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NODDY'S ARK OF BOOKS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 589049
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Five small format paperwrap books contained in shaped pictorial slipcase with opening door at front. Story books are: Noddy and the flying elephant; Big-ears loses some jewels; Noddy and the 3 bears; Noddy's car rides in the air; Noddy and the big balloon. B/w illustrations. Some surface paper damage to a couple of covers and edges. Child's writing to rear cover of 'Noddy and the Flying Elephant' and margin of page 9. Contents internally are beautifully clean and very good. Contained in the original Noddy's Ark slipcase, which is also in very good condition - still bright with only light wear.

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US
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 595719
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Black cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Six colour plates plust b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Corners worn, cloth spine worn with holes and fraying. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Contents clean.

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THE LONESOMEST DOLL
Written by Abbie Farwell Brown. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 596084
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A charming story of the proud little queen and her beautiful lonesome doll. 31 unique illustrations including four in colour. Attractive tan pictorial cloth, black title to spine. A rare Rackham title being published only in America. Spine just very slightly bumped. Pale stain to front cover which is hardly noticeable. Tiny bookseller's stamp to front pastedown. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Very light water stain to margins of pages in second half of book. Pages very lightly browned. First gathering pulled at hinges and slightly misaligned. Closed tear to gutter edges of first gathering. Prelims almost detached. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby with a few light stains, chipped at corners with a few small edge-tears. Difficult to find in good condition due to paper used being of poor quality, this is an exceptionally bright copy, rare in original wrapper.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S DESERT ISLAND
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 604491
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1906. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Large, oblong format. Wonderful colour illustrations. Corners worn. Small dent to top edge of front and rear cover. Rear cover slightly scuffed. One margin tear internally. Covers beautifully bright, contents near fine.

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THE GOLLIWOGG AT THE SEA-SIDE
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 615072
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. Circa 1902. Good condition.

Green cloth spine. Oblong format. Bold colour illustrations throughout. Inscription in ink to title-page. Vertical crease to front board, covers worn and stained at edges. A few pages with tape repairs and closed tears to margins. Pictures bright. Reduced from £250.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S BICYCLE CLUB
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 615075
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. Circa 1898. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Blue cloth spine. Profusely illustrated in bright colours. Corners worn, covers slightly grubby. Spine a little bit rubbed to head and tail. A few faint finger marks to margins otherwise contents bright and clean. A very nice early edition.

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CATONINETALES A DOMESTIC EPIC
Written by Hattie Brown; W.J. Linton. Illustrated by Hattie Brown; W.J. Linton.
Stock no. 615425
Published by Lawrence and Bullen. 1st 1891. Very good condition.

A Domestic Epic. Natural hessian binding. W.J. Linton writing under the pseudonym of Hattie Brown. Edition limited to 330 copies. Poetry about cats. B/w end-of-chapter drawings. Copy no. 251. Slight browning of spine and covers. Offsetting to endpapers. An amusing little book.

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MONSTER RUPERT 1934
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 625325
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Orange boards and spine. Front cover shows Rupert and his friend Peter in a room with two barrels and a trunk. Coloured picture of Rupert on spine. 6 stories, first one is 'Rupert at the Seaside'. Colour frontis as cover. 50mm thick. 9 x 6". Unpaginated. Repaired spine has been restored at top. Covers scuffed and slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Inscription in ink to verso of first page. A few faint margin marks but contents generally bright and clean.

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THE BLACK PUPPY BOOK
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 626881
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1909. Good condition.

This is a book about all sorts of puppy dogs and their games and sports. It may serve to amuse you, but should it fail, well, this is only a puppy dog's tale. Pictorial paper boards, green cloth spine. B/w and full page colour illustrations. Contents detached from covers. Covers scuffed, edges worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. 2 b/w illustrations have some blue crayon colouring, a few pencil marks. Top & tail of sections worn else text block still tight.

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WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS
Written by Christopher Morley. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 652881
Published by Doubleday, Page & Company. 1st USA 1922. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

4 colour plates and 9 b/w line drawings. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover and spine. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. 227pp. Cr 4to. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed to head and tail. A couple of finger-marks to page margins otherwise contents bright. Original pictorial dustwrapper is slightly edge-chipped with a little loss to spine, 2" closed tear to top of front. A super first edition.

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MARGOT THE MIDGET AND LITTLE BEAR'S CHRISTMAS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 653034
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1922. Good condition.

The third Rupert book ever! Small format, cream pictorial boards. Brown and white captioned pictures to every page. Story in verse. REDUCED PRICE. Professionally rebacked. Boards a little worn and grubby. A few margin marks to contents. Otherwise a very nice copy of this scarce Rupert book.

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