BOBBY BLUEGUM PLAYS FATHER CHRISTMAS
Written by Patricia Carey. Illustrated by Patricia Carey.
Stock no. 1330073
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Father Christmas had a fit of the blues because no-one had ever filled a stocking for him... along comes Bobby Bluegum the koala who promised to do the job for him and promised the old man a Happy Christmas into the bargain. Cream boards, red title and vignette to front cover. 45 pages, each with a colour illustration above or below the text. Spine and corners bumped, spine worn. A few light marks to covers. Front joint is cracked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Light finger-creases to page margins. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, loss to top of spine. Title on rear panel of wrapper (Sweet Home) has been crossed out.

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THE KING'S BREAKFAST
Written by A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1830164
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.; Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

One of the most popular poems in that most popular book 'When We Were Young' is 'The King's Breakfast,' here is has been isolated with music written especially for it. Also contains 'Feed-my-Cow' set to music. Music by Fraser-Simpson. Cloth spine, pink pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. VI and 17 pages. A few minor foxspots to boards. Endpapers browned. Joints starting to crack but the binding is still tight. A few marks to contents but generally clean. Pink pictorial dustwrapper has a large piece missing from lower front panel and is edge-worn with a few closed tears (some of which have been repaired with clear tape to verso) and small chips, a little grubby.

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THE TYGER TRAY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329917
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A rich blend of mystery and excitement involving an Indian tray, a tiger skin and some very powerful hocus-pocus! Purple boards with gilt title to spine. B/w woodcut illustrations. ISBN: 041665830X. Minimal shelf bumping to spine and corners. Pale page browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. A few small, light marks to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly faded to spine.

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TEN-MINUTE TALES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1329869
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 10th 1943. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

29 varied stories for children. Small format. Grey cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 185 pages. Minimal shelf buming to spine and corners. Circular nameplate to front pastedown is covering an inscription (some of which has been tippexed over). Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with minimal loss to spine and corners and some slight creasing to front flap.

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SEMOLINA SILKPAWS COMES TO CATSTOWN
Written by Gladys Williams. Illustrated by Ronald Ferns.
Stock no. 1328779
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first in the series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers/ Delightful single-colour line drawings. Old tape marks to endpapers and to covers. Some foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has tape marks to flaps and a couple of foxspots to rear panel.

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SHAKESPEARE AND THE BIRDS
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Persis Kirmse.
Stock no. 1328687
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wonderful b/w illustrations accompany quotations from Shakespeare. Red cloth, black titles. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn, grubby and browned to spine with inscription in ink to front panel.

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SHAKESPEARE WITH THE PETS
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Persis Kirmse.
Stock no. 1328686
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles. Wonderful b/w illustrations of cats and dogs with quotations from Shakespeare. Spine slightly bumped. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is foxed and browned (particularly to spine) and worn at top and tail of spine.

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ANIMALS WE USE
Written by Arnrid Johnston. Illustrated by Arnrid Johnston.
Stock no. 1328636
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine. Colour illustrations throughout. Covers are edge worna nd grubby, spine faded. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown.

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THE TALE OF A WYE FISHERMAN
Written by H.A. Gilbert.
Stock no. 1828866
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The history of the River Wye from a fisherman's point of view, from early times until the abolition of fresh-water netting. Light brown cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. vii and 160 pages including index, plus 8 page Methuen's general literature list to rear. Pale fading to lower edge of boards with some rubbing of edges. Text block is browned and heavily foxed. Some scattered foxing to contents, mainly to margins. Blue dustwrapper is very browned (discoloured) and grubby, spine is scuffed, top & tail of spine and corners worn with a chip to top of spine.

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BABAR'S FAIR
Written by Laurent De Brunhoff; Olive Jones.
Stock no. 1328502
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition.

First published under the title 'La Fete de Celesteville'. Translated from French by Jones. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416933807. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Slight cracking to spine edges. Contents clean.

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BABAR'S KINGDOM
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 1328363
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1970. Almost very good condition.

Little Babar Books 7. Smaller format, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416154808. Old price sticker to rear cover. Some slight scuffing to cover edges. Musty smell to contents.

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SEVEN O'CLOCK TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1328045
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1943. Good condition.

Thirty short stories for children. Yellow cloth, red titles. B/w illustrations. 185 pages. Covers damp stained. Light vertical crease to centre of front cover. Spine and corners bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some slight damp marking to prelims and light foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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