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THE ALMOST ALL-WHITE RABBITY CAT
Written by Meindert Dejong. Illustrated by H.B. Vestal.
Stock no. 1330490
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story about a remarkable cat and the remarkable people who lived in her apartment building; a happy book written by a master storyteller. Orange boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Full page b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718819985. Spine and corners bumped. Light staining to spine edges. Light foxing to textblock. Musty smell else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel. A small tape repair on verso to top of spine.

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THE LOST PEOPLE OF MALPLAQUET
Written by Andrew Dalton. Illustrated by Jonny Boatfield.
Stock no. 1330113
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

The second volume in the Malplaquet triliogy. Jamie needs to protect the Lilliputians! Glazed pictorial boards. B/w text illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 9780718830496. SIGNED by the author by means of an inscription (to Naomi) on verso of front free-endpaper. Minimal bumping to spine.

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THE NEW EMPIRE OF MALPLAQUET
Written by Andrew Dalton. Illustrated by Jonny Boatfield.
Stock no. 1330112
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st PB 2009. Nearly fine condition.

The third and final part of the trilogy about the adventures of Jamie and his tiny friends who secretly live in the picturesque garden of Malplaquet. Cardwraps. 194 pages. B/w text illustrations. Printed by Lightning Source. ISBN: 9780718830939. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Light crease to lower corner of front cover.

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FIELD AND HEDGEROW
Written by Richard Jefferies; Samuel J. Looker. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker.
Stock no. 1830135
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st thus 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies With an Introduction and Notes by Samuel J. Looker. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. 388 pages. Spine has a slight lean. A few marks to boards. Bookplate to front endpaper. A little foxing to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a large closed tear to lower half of front panel repaired to verso with selotape and a smaller closed tear to top of front panel (no loss), has some foxing and is a little grubby.

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WILD LIFE IN A SOUTHERN COUNTY
Written by Richard Jefferies; Samuel J. Looker. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1830134
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st thus 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Animals and flowers, clouds, wagons and country crafts - these were the natural material around which Jefferies spun his web of lovely prose; and Marlborough Forest, Burderop, Aldbourne, Surbiton, and above all, Coate and Coate Farmhouse, the settings which he has chosen here. With an Introduction and Notes by Samuel J. Looker. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. 384 pages. Lower corners of boards bumped. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Bookplate to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at edges, lightly faded to spine, and a little grubby.

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THE BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR JULY 2, 1644
Written by John Henry Crockatt. Illustrated by Graham Humphreys.
Stock no. 1829268
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Marston Moor was the earlier of the two major battles of the English Civil War. "When and Why" Books. Written for the ten- to fourteen-year-olds. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 071882198X. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to top edge of text block. Minor pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, lightly rubbed at edges, tiny closed tear to lower front edge, rear panel is browned and a little grubby.

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THE ALMOST ALL-WHITE RABBITY CAT
Written by Meindert Dejong. Illustrated by H.B. Vestal.
Stock no. 1328689
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story about a remarkable cat and the remarkable people who lived in her apartment building; a happy book written by a master storyteller. Orange boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Full page b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718819985. Spine bumped. Foxing to endpapers and a musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and foxed on verso.

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THE EASTER CAT
Written by Meindert Dejong. Illustrated by Mary Dinsdale.
Stock no. 1328688
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st UK 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. Family tensions interwoven with Millicent's longing for a cat of her own. ISBN: 0718818776. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to prelims and to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, grubby to rear panel and has a "Lutterworth Children's Author" sticker to front panel.

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THE ADVENTURES OF MARY CONTRAIRY
Written by Ethel Talbot.
Stock no. 1328085
Published by Lutterworth Press. Fair condition.

In The Little Books series. Pictorial front board. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 46 pages. Backstrip is badly damaged with loss. Corners worn. Front joint between endpaper and half title-page is cracked. Some foxing to contents else contents clean.

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THE STORY OF MOTHER HUBBARD AND THE SILVER SIXPENNY
Written by Ethel Talbot. Illustrated by H.K.A. Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1328082
Published by Lutterworth Press. Good condition.

A Little Book. Pictorial boards. Colour frontis (not by Robinson), b/w text illustrations. 46 pages. Backstrip missing. Corners worn and some dents to cover edges. Some light foxing and fingermarks else contents clean.

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LITTLE DOTS' DOG BOOK
Written by Gladys M. Spratt. Illustrated by Peggy Lumley.
Stock no. 1328081
Published by Lutterworth Press. Good condition.

A Little Book. Pictorial boards. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 46 pages. Backstrip missing. Corners worn. Small nick to edge of front cover. Hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose. Some grubby fingermarks and light foxing.

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THE STORY OF LITTLE BO-PEEP
Written by Ethel Talbot. Illustrated by H.K.A. Robinson.
Stock no. 1328079
Published by Lutterworth Press. Good condition.

The Little Books series. Pictorial front board. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 46 pages. Backstrip missing. Corners worn. A couple of margin marks and some foxing else contents clean. Front joint cracked.

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