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FEE FI FO FUM
Written by Osbert Sitwell.
Stock no. 1326295
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A collection of fairy stories retold from a somewhat different angle, not so much for children as for their mothers and fathers... Red cloth. 230 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and rubbed at edges. Tiny hole to centre of spine.

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THE OLD MAN'S BIRTHDAY
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 1326267
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Good condition.

Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. 332 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded and a little spotted. Endpapers browned. Erased pen marks to front endpapers. Some light foxing/browning to textblock else contents clean.

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STEFFAN GREEN
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 1326121
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1940. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. A novel from the creator of "Just William". Reprint of July 1940 (same month as first edition). Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded. Name in ink and initials in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is very slightly grubby but generally contents clean.

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THERE ARE FOUR SEASONS
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 1326120
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1937. Very good condition.

Burnt orange cloth with black title to spine. 317 pages. Reprint of October 1937. Spine and corners slightly bumped, spine and cover edges faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Henry Holiday.
Stock no. 1325908
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1924. Almost very good condition.

The 'Miniature' edition. Small format, 6.25 x 4". Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. 9 b/w illustrations. Spine faded. Lower edge of front cover stained. Name and date in ink and an embossed address stamp to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.

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JUST SO STORIES
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 1324332
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1902. Very good condition.

Red and black and white pictorial cloth with white titles. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Title to spine and border edges rubbed off. Name in pencil to front fly-leaf. Foxing to endpapers, crease to corner of rear free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby. Contents generally clean.

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THE CIRCUS OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1323940
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1952. Good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth, blue titles. B/w illustrations. 316 pages. Covers are a bit grubby and foxed. Spine and corners bumped. Some dents to cover edges. A couple of light marks to textblock else contents clean.

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CRACK THE ANT
Written by David Ross; Sephanie Ross.
Stock no. 1824097
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A picture book for very, very junior science enthusiasts - and what small child has not been fascinated by watching a tiny ant scurrying about its business? Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Base of spine split for 0.5" to rear edge. Boards very slightly browned. A few grubby marks to contents, mainly to margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with a little loss, a little grubby.

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THE STONE-FACED BOY
Written by Paula Fox. Illustrated by Donald A. Mackay.
Stock no. 2140482
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comic and rueful story about people and the human condition, especially in families. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Name in ink to front endpaper. Couple of marks to endpapers. Wrapper: corners worn, price-cut.

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PUCK OF POOK'S HILL
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 2140436
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1906. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Top edge gilt. 20 b/w plates. 306 pages. Bumping and wear along cover edges and to corners. Large split along cloth at back of spine; a little fraying; spine is also browned. Some marks and spots to covers. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.

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JASPER
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Gertrude Demain Hammond.
Stock no. 1323082
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1906. Good condition.

Orange decorative cloth. Gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 235 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock.

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THE WOOD-PIGEONS AND MARY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 1323081
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1901. Very good condition.

Orange cloth with black and gilt titles. B/w frontis and plates. 192 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, covers slightly grubby. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock. Light musty smell to contents.

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