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THE IMPROBABLE CAT
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
Stock no. 1329048
Published by Puffin Books; The Penguin Group. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Red boards, gilt title to spine and gilt decoration of cat before a fire to front. B/w illustrations. 107+ pages. 'Something happens in this story which I can't account for. Something crazy - impossible - horrific'... ISBN: 0670912891. Slight damp stains to top edge of rear cover. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, faded to spine and grubby to rear panel.

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MY BROTHER'S GHOST
Written by Allan Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1329047
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A touching tale of loss, love and endurance. Small format. Green boards with gilt titles and illustration to front. 87 pages. Red endpapers. ISBN: 067088779X. Minimal foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE FLOWER FAIRIES
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1829246
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cream boards, silver titles. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0723248397. A few foxspots to endpapers else contents are clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and front edges, has a few minor grubby marks and is scuffed to rear panel.

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THE LAST POLAR BEARS
Written by Harry Horse. Illustrated by Harry Horse.
Stock no. 1328937
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. A story told through a series of extraordinary letters. ISBN: 0670848670. Spine bumped. Evidence of erased pencil marks to top edge of front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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THE SCHOOLMOUSE
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Phil Garner.
Stock no. 1328840
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Flora, a young mouse of above-average intelligence, makes use of her classroom home by joining in the lessons. But she is left alone to continue her education when her family flee across country. Green board with gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations throughout. 142 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". ISBN: 0670850616. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and has the remains of a label to rear panel (was covering barcode).

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THE TERRIBLE TRINS
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Diz Wallis.
Stock no. 1328839
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. A heart-warming tale of three courageous mice... ISBN: 0670854611. Top edge of textblock foxed else fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed and is a tiny bit faded to spine.

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FAMILY ALBUM
Written by Penelope Lively.
Stock no. 1328776
Published by Fig Tree; The Penguin Group. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The authors 16th novel in which she delves into the mystery of family life. Brown boards, metallic blue title to spine. 259 numbered pages. ISBN: 9781905490455. Wrapper is price-cut and just a little edge-rubbed.

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A NARROW SQUEAK AND OTHER ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Amanda Harvey.
Stock no. 1328754
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Be they soft and furry, sharp and prickly or smooth and scaly, all the animals in this collection are quite irresistable! Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0670842532. Spine bumped. Top edge of textblock is lightly foxed else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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BEATRIX POTTER THE COMPLETE TALES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1328599
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. Circa 2012. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Bringing together all 23 of the Peter Rabbit stories plus 4 other works. Large, heavy format. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Cream boards, blue titles and vignettes. 400 pages. ISBN: 9780723268123. 5th printing. Minimal bumping to spine. A few light marks to spine. Contents fine. Contained in a pictorial slipcase.

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NUT CRACKER
Written by David Walser. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1326479
Published by Puffin; The Penguin Group. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Paper engineering by Iain Smyth. Pictorial boards with heart-shaped cut out to cover. 5 elaborate glitter illustrations - one at rear is 3-D. ISBN: 9780141384542. A few small, light scratches to cover edges. One tiny foxspot to the 3d image else contents are fine.

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MATISSE THE MASTER: A LIFE OF HENRI MATISSE VOLUME TWO, 1909-1954
Written by Hilary Spurling.
Stock no. 1826356
Published by The Penguin Group. Circa 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Whitbread Book of the Year 2005. Red cloth spine with gilt title, beige paper boards. B/w photos & illustrations, a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780241133392. Fourth printing.

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A MISCHIEVOUS LITTLE RABBIT TALES OF DANGER AND DARING
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1325649
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 196 pages. ISBN: 9780723267850. Tiny spot to front cover else a fine copy. Contained in a matching slipcase with printed price blotted out on lower edge.

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