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FANCY THAT! (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1326734
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Three volumes of astonishing stories form the imaginations of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake. Contains How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen, Rosie's Magic Horse and Monsters. All have pictorial boards and colour illustrations. Contained in a pictorial slipcase. ISBN: 9781406353242. Spines of books are slightly browned else a fine set.

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WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Written by Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
Stock no. 1326247
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Large oblong format. Matt pictorial boards with title to spine. Full page colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406319408. A couple of page corner tips creased else covers and contents fine. Slipcase is just a tiny bit bumped and rubbed at edges and has a small split at top edge.

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MELISANDE
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by P.J. Lynch.
Stock no. 1326246
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1989. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With an introduction by Naomi Lewis. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744511054. Covers unfortunately are badly damp(?) stained and edge rubbed. Contents fine and dustwrapper slightly rubbed at spine and corners.

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THE BEE-MAN OF ORN
Written by Frank R. Stockton. Illustrated by P.J. Lynch.
Stock no. 1826383
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In the ancient country of Orn... there lived an old man who was called the Bee-man because his whole time was spent in the company of bees. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744596122. A lovely copy, pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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HOW TOM BEAT CAPTAIN NAJORK AND HIS HIRED SPORTSMEN
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1826257
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406343830. Boars lightly browned and lightly shelf worn at top & tail of spine. Contents clean.

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THE SNOW QUEEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Naomi Lewis. Illustrated by Christian Birmingham.
Stock no. 1325400
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Retold by Naomi Lewis. A magical Winter's tale of a young girl and her quest to save the boy she loves. Large format. Blue pictorial boards. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406306347. Small glue(?) mark to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Clear dustwrapper with white 'snow' pattern is slightly nicked at corners.

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MICHAEL FOREMAN'S MOTHER GOOSE
Written by Iona Opie; Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1325102
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Foreword by Iona Opie. Blue oblong boards with gilt title to spine. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744507758. SIGNED by the artist to half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fingermarks to prelims else a clean copy. Price-cut wrapper is slightly faded to spine and ever so slightly rubbed at spine and corners.

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FANCY THAT! (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1324643
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Three volumes of astonishing stories form the imaginations of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake. Contains How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen, Rosie's Magic Horse and Monsters. All have pictorial boards and colour illustrations. Contained in a pictorial slipcase. ISBN: 9781406353242. All books have very slightly browned spines, otherwise they are fine. Contained in pictorial slipcase which is slightly knocked at edges.

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THE BEST OF AESOP'S FABLES
Written by Aesop; Margaret Clark. Illustrated by Charlotte Voake.
Stock no. 1824194
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Retold by Margaret Clark. A selection for younger chldren "to dispel altogether the 'preacherly' tone from the best of Aesop's shrewd and funny stories". Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 61 pages. ISBN: 0744510090. A lovely copy.

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IT'S A SECRET!
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2140334
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Where do cats go when they go out at night? ISBN: 9781406314472. A few light knocks along cover edges and to corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small grubby marks.

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IT'S A SECRET!
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2140298
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Where do cats go when they go out at night? ISBN: 9781406314472. SIGNED by author, with dedication 'Best Wishes to David'. Some light edge-creasing to wrapper.

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THE HOB STORIES (4 VOLUMES)
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Patrick Benson.
Stock no. 2140269
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Includes the four coloured 'Hob' Stories; Green, Yellow, Blue and Red. Inscriptions in ink to prelim pages of 'Red' book. Bumping and light wear to spine and corners.

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