ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Stock no. 1322207
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A selection of stories and rhymes chosen, arranged and in some part rewritten by Mare. Red decorated cloth with gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 420 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby, browned to spine with some loss at top of spine.

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LOLLY POPKIN
Written by Dorothy Ann Lovell. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 1321661
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition.

Lolly Popkin is a little girl who is given a woolly lamb which she discovers can talk! Green cloth. Dark blue title to spine and illustration to front cover. Full page colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 129 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small spots to covers. Name and address in ink to front pastedown.

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HOW THE WHALE BECAME
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by George Adamson.
Stock no. 1321607
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A collection of stories about the days when the world was brand new, and the animals were still making up their minds just what they wanted to be. Blue mottled boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 72 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned with a few light foxspots. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to base of spine, crease and tear to lower corner of rear panel and slightly grubby on rear.

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BILLY BOBTAIL
Written by Alec Buckels. Illustrated by Alec Buckels.
Stock no. 1314843
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1933. Very good condition.

Oblong format. White pictorial boards. Simple b/w drawings throughout. Billy Bobtail is a rabbit. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, tiny nick to side of spine. Covers a little grubby and foxed. Light foxing to endpapers. Name in ink (Alec Buckels - but no idea if this is an authentic author signature or not!) to front endpaper. A couple of page hinges slightly cracked. Creases to some pages from the binding process. Contents clean.

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THE ADVENTURES OF DUDLEY AND GILDEROY
Written by Marion B. Cothren; Algernon Blackwood. Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky.
Stock no. 2113105
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Adapted from Algernon Blackwoods story. Yellow cloth with blue titles and vignette. B/w text illustrations to contents. 35 pages. Browning/darkening to top and bottom edges of covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing and a few grubby marks. Wrapper is very faded and browned, with marks; edge-torn and chipped with some pieces of loss; creased.

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SHADOWMANCER
Written by G.P. Taylor.
Stock no. 1207795
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 2003. Fine condition.

A world of superstition, magic and witchcraft where nothing can be taken for granted, and the ultimate sacrifice might even be life itself. Uncorrected proof copy. Grey cardwraps. ISBN: 0571220460. SIGNED by author. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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TUMBLEDOWN DICK
Written by Howard Spring. Illustrated by Steven Spurrier.
Stock no. 2111002
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 3rd 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. All People and No Plot. Some fading to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few grubby marks. Wrapper is torn and chipped with creasing and marks; some loss.

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ALL SORTS OF DAYS
Written by Doris Rust. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 2109529
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition.

Six stories for the very young. Red boards with blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven fading to covers, with damp marks. White correction fluid to front pastedown, with new inscription in ink over the top. Some foxing.

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HOW THE WHALE BECAME
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by George Adamson.
Stock no. 1303954
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of stories about the days when the world was brand new, and the animals were still making up their minds just what they wanted to be. Blue mottled boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 72 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Light page browning to half-title page else contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little grubby on rear panel and slightly worn at top and tail of spine. A nice copy of the scarce first edition.

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SHAGGY AND SPOTTY
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by David Lucas.
Stock no. 738107
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

The two dogs (Shaggy and Spotty) set off for the fair - for the jollity, the music, the shouting and excitement... Pictorial glazed boards. Large colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 9.5 x 9.5". ISBN: 0571190871. Spine bumped, a few small dents to cover edges. Front cover is light discoloured. Some light marking to endpapers else contents fine.

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SHADOWMANCER
Written by G.P. Taylor.
Stock no. 425573
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st UK 2003. Very good condition.

A world of superstition, magic and witchcraft where nothing can be taken for granted, and the ultimate sacrifice might even be life itself. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0571220460. SIGNED by author - 'To David' on title page. Creasing to a few corners.

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THE FAIR IN THE WILD WOOD
Written by Dorothy Clewes. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 711291
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, silver titles and vignette. Illustrated endpapers. B/w and colour illustrations throughout. 48 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". SIGNED by the author. Spine and corners are slightly bumped. Very slight loss to top edge of front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is slightly worn at spine and corners. A nice bright copy.

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