THE ELDEST SON
Written by Barbara Willard.
Stock no. 1328880
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Mantlemass Series. Brown boards, silver title to spine. 205 numbered pages. ISBN: 0722652577. Spine slightly bumped. Top edge of textblock is dusty and slightly foxed. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at edges and is faded to spine.

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A PECULIAR GIFT
Written by Lance Salway.
Stock no. 1328870
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Nineteenth Century Writings on Books for Children. Selected and Introduced by Lance Salway. Beige/olive boards, purple title to spine. B/w illustrations. 572 pages including index. ISBN: 0722651406. Spine bumped. Top edge of textblock is lightly foxed and partially stained. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

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THE BABY'S CATALOGUE
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1328768
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The lives of five families through the course of a day - and a night - showing a vast array of baby paraphernalia. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bold, easy to read text. ISBN: 0722657773. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with very slight loss to top of spine.

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THE BAT-POET
Written by Randall Jarrell. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1328757
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a little brown bat who couldn't sleep during the day... Green boards, gilt title to spine. Light brown endpapers. Beautiful b/w illustrations throughout. 42 pages. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0722653581. Contents are browned, light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' price sticker above cut. Small nick to top of spine.

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KATE CRACKERNUTS
Written by K.M. Briggs.
Stock no. 1828989
Published by Kestrel Books; Penguin Books Ltd. 1st thus 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Revised edition. The story of Kate 'Crackernuts' is moving and dramatic - steeped in the folklore and politics of 17th century Scotland, amid witch hunts and religious argument, inter-family disputes and the wars between Royalists and Parliamentarians. The story of the timeless struggle of personal convictions of truth against powerful forces of opposition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. ISBN: 0722655576. Browning and foxing to top edge of text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly browned to spine. Musty odour present.

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GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM
Written by Michelle Magorian.
Stock no. 1328469
Published by Kestrel Books; Penguin Books Ltd. 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Two days before the declaration of War in 1939 Willie along with hundreds of other children was evacuated from London. He found himself in Little Weirwold and takes some time to adapt to the quiet of the countryside and Tom Oakley the old man with whom he lodges. Winner of The Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Dark green boards, metallic title to spine. 304 pages. ISBN: 0722657013. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock. Book leans to one side a little. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (with 'new' price sticker above cut), is badly sunned to spine and has a small tear to top of spine.

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THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Written by Franz Bonn. Illustrated by Franz Bonn.
Stock no. 1328391
Published by Kestrel Books. 1978. Very good condition.

A reproduction of the 1878 antique pop-up book. Contain 4 pop-up scenes of theatre stage and characters from fairy tales. ISBN: 0722655363. Spine and corners bumped. A couple of tiny scuff marks to lower edge of front cover. Some slight creasing to rear pastedown (binding error).

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THE GREAT MENAGERIE AN ADAPTION OF THE ANTIQUE POP-UP BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328390
Published by Kestrel Books; Penguin. 1979. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. 6 pop-up pages. ISBN: 0722656483. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Colour from the small cloth tabs has transferred to the pages.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1327734
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A handsome new edition with the characters sensitively portrayed and the action evocatively and faithfully depicted by the 1963 winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Colour plates plus b/w line drawings. Pale green boards. Gilt title to spine. 240 pages. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. ISBN: 0722657463. Spine slightly bumped. Some light finger creases to first few pages and a couple of page margins are slightly creased. Dustwrapper rubbed/creased at top edge (where it has been moved in and out of the slipcase), small tear to top of spine. Slipcase has a few very small marks at top edges.

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THE CONJUROR'S BOX
Written by Ann Lawrence. Illustrated by Brian Alldridge.
Stock no. 1327469
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A strange and exciting story full of colour, magic and humour. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 190 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0722668066. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine and rear spine edge.

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GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM
Written by Michelle Magorian.
Stock no. 1326074
Published by Kestrel Books; Penguin Books Ltd. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Two days before the declaration of War in 1939 Willie along with hundreds of other children was evacuated from London. He found himself in Little Weirwold and takes some time to adapt to the quiet of the countryside and Tom Oakley the old man with whom he lodges. Winner of The Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Dark green boards, metallic title to spine. 304 pages. ISBN: 0722657013. Reprint. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and a little edge creased.

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THE SLY CORMORANT AND THE FISHES
Written by Aesop; Brian Patten. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1325013
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Adaptations into poetry of the Aesop Fables. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Blue endpapers. Superb colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0722653603. Spine slightly bumped. Pale page browning else contents fine. Dustwrapper is very lightly browned.

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