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THE MINSTREL AND THE DRAGON PUP
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 1831553
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One fine spring day a down-at-heel minstrel finds a beautiful egg on the seashore. To help it hatch, he plays a tune on his harp. Out comes a dragon pup, no bigger than a kitten - and a special friendship is born. This book tells of the adventures of the pup and the minstrel. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 42+ pages. ISBN: 0744521742. SIGNED by the illustrator (with dedication) to colophon page. Top corners of boards lightly worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is foxed to verso (not visible to front).

HOW TOM BEAT CAPTAIN NAJORK AND HIS HIRED SPORTSMEN
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1831084
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

This is the story of Tom who likes to fool around. His aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong thought he was playing, and that too much playing was bad for kids. So she called in Captain Najork to teach him a lesson. But - it turns out fooling around was the exact thing to do to teach Tom what he needed to learn.Large format. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 9781406343830. A lovely copy.

THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
Written by Susan Hill. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830974
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tales of Christmas past and present, in the country and the city, among the rich and the poor, the young and the old - Christmas in its many different moods and aspects. Green boards, gilt title to spine. A collection of five Christmas stories by Susan Hill, with wood engravings by John Lawrence. 143 pages. ISBN: 0744525012. Boards and contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly foxed to verso (not visible to front) and is lightly scuffed.

THE VOYAGE OF THE ARCTIC TERN
Written by Hugh Montgomery. Illustrated by Nick Poullis.
Stock no. 1330514
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A classic tale of treason, treachery and treasure that sweeps across many centuries and different lands. Mottled green boards with browne spine. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744592518. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Some light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper has the remains of a small price label to rear panel and has a tiny mark to top edge of front panel on verso (not visible to front of wrapper). Wrapper is very slightly edge creased. The wrapper sounds awful but it is still very nice!

THE ARPINO ASSIGNMENT
Written by Geoffrey Trease. Illustrated by Paul Leith.
Stock no. 1330178
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A story based in the time of World War II. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 074450810X. Light bumping and fading to top of spine. Ink name stamp and date in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning and light foxing to textblock. Wrapper is very slightly edge-creased with a couple of small nicks.

WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Written by Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
Stock no. 1329913
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large oblong format. Matt pictorial boards with title to spine. Full page colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406319408. Slight rubbing to corners of book. Contents are fine. Slipcase is just a little bumped at corners.

MOUSEWING
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Martin Baynton.
Stock no. 1329218
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

William Mayne's Animal Library. Glazed pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Lovely colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 9.25 x 7.75". ISBN: 0744507294. Slight foxing to top edge of textblock.

LEAPFROG
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Barbara Firth.
Stock no. 1329216
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial laminated boards. Lovely colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 074450726X. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Slight fading to spine.

BARNABAS WALKS
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Barbara Firth.
Stock no. 1329215
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition.

The story of Barnabas the Guinea Pig. Glazed pictorial boards. Lovely colour illustrations. ISBN: 074450533X. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Slight fading to spine.

TIBBER
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Jonathan Heale.
Stock no. 1329214
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Story about a cute cat. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744505356. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Slight fading to spine.

THE LITTLE BEAR STORIES
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Barbara Firth.
Stock no. 1329008
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A beautiful volume containing the four stories about Little Bear and Big Bear: Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?; Let's Go Home, Little Bear; You and Me, Little Bear and Well done, Little Bear. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744581540. Some very light/faint foxing to top edge of textblock.

FUN WITH MRS THUMB
Written by Jan Mark. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1328763
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Mrs. Thumb is a genteel wooden doll living quietly in her doll's house when one day, the cat comes to play... Text in rhyme. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744525349. Slight fading to wrapper spine.