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FORTY FINE LADIES
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1109160
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

Limited edition of 250 copies. White vellum spine, burgundy cloth, gilt titles. Large format. B/w and two tone illustrations. Top edge gilt. Verses to do with fox-hunting which have appeared in Punch previously . SIGNED by author and illustrator. This is copy no. 96. Vellum spine is grubby. Some foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents are very nice!

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ZOO BABIES
Written by G.E. Farrow. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2114158
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green boards with red titles and picture of a bear to front cover. Full page two and three colour illustrations. Spine is faded, with chipping. Bumping and wear to edges. A few marks to covers. Some grubby margin marks and foxing.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1949
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2113912
Published by Daily Express. 1949. Good condition.

Last Rupert annual issued in card wraps - Rupert carol singing. 1st story Rupert & Ninky. 120 pages. 9.5x7 ins. Spine has 2" loss to base and 1.5" loss to top; smaller bit of loss to middle. Cover corners are creased. Some foxing. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Contents are still very good; a few margin marks, else contents are bright.

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THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK QUIBBA
Written by Helen Bannerman.
Stock no. 2113901
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1903. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Green cloth with black title to spine and vignette to front cover, with red titles to front cover. 143 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine is browned, with bumping. Some wear to cover edges. Corners are bumped. New endpapers, that have a little foxing. Some grubby margin marks.

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A SONG OF THE ENGLISH
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1312289
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format, 9.75 x 7.5". Blue cloth, gilt titles and green decorations. 16 tipped-in colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some hinges cracked. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxspots else contents clean. All plates present and in fine condition. Dustwrapper has slight loss to top and tail of spine (and a slightly larger section of loss to top of front panel beside spine edge. Very scarce in dustwrapper.

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THE TALE OF SQUIRREL NUTKIN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1312249
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Dark blue boards. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 84 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine slightly darkened. Some purple paint(?) marks and a biro scribble to front cover. Child's pencil writing to front pastedown and address in ink to endpaper. Child's drawings and writing to four of the blank pages. Grubby fingermarks to contents. This is the third printing of the first edition.

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BILLY-BOB TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by May Smith.
Stock no. 1311995
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Pink cloth, blue titles. Full page b/w illustrations. 148 pages. Spine bumped and lightly browned at base. Small 'splash' mark to rear cover. Light page browning and foxing else contents clean. Contained in an original, extremely scarce dustwrapper which is slightly grubby/foxed, lightly faded to spine and has a very small tear to top edge of rear panel. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
Written by A.E. Bonser; Sidney Woolf; E.S. Bucheim. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2113416
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

A collection of stories and illustrations which originally appeared in "Little Folks" between 1896 and 1902, during which period most of the numbers of the magazine contained some of Rackham's drawings. Large format. 36 tinted line-drawn plates and text illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt titles to spine; brick red titles and vignette to front cover. 144 pages. One of the more unusual Rackham items. 2nd issue. Small splits and chips to top and tail of spine; some fraying to cloth. Corners are bumped and worn. Marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Some grubby margin marks. B/w line drawing to title page has been coloured with water colours.

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THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS
Written by R. Barham. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2113415
Published by William Heinemann. 1929. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in 1897 by J.M. Dent and then enlarged and revised in 1907. First reprinted by Heinnemann in 1909. 24 tipped-in colour plates and 12 full-page tinted illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt title, brown decorations to spine and front cover. 549pp. Cr 4to. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Front joint next to half-title page is cracked. Some foxing. Creasing to tissue-guard of frontis. A few hinges are pulled - binding starting to become a little weak in a couple of places. Foxing to outer page edges. All plates present. Original wrapper is edge-creased, with some grubby marks; a couple of small pieces of loss to corners.

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THE LORAX
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 2113324
Published by Collins. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 000195458X. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little browning to spine and a couple of cover edges. Couple of small nicks/chips to top and tail of spine. Contents are excellent! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THREE ROLY-POLY PIGLETS
Written by Philip Schuyler Allen. Illustrated by Louis Moe.
Stock no. 2113315
Published by Collins. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations throughout. The brave trio Wee Wee, Squeak and Squeal are bored with their lot, finding life on the farm rather dull, so they go into the big world where they have many exciting adventures and some very unpleasant ones. A few grubby marks to covers. Light wear along cover edges. Foxing to some pages. Wrapper has a few closed tears, with chips; minimal loss (mostly chips of loss to corners); grubby with some foxing and creasing.

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FOX IN SOCKS
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 2113310
Published by Beginner Books; Random House. 1st USA 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour pictorial boards. Easy-to-read text. Colour illustrations. American edition. Some light wear to corners and spine. Small inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents are excellent! Wrapper has top corner cut from front flap; edge-creased with a few closed tears and nicks; minimal loss.

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