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RUPERT AND THE MAGIC TOY MAN
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 631092
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1925. Very good condition.

The first book of six in the Rupert Little Bear Series. Cream decorative boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. Brown cloth spine with black title. Plain endpapers. Titles of the first three books in the series on rear cover. Pages printed in blue, red or brown with one illustration to each page. REDUCED PRICE. Boards a little grubby. Corners and edges slightly worn. Inscription in ink dated Xmas 1925 on front pastedown, so this is a reprint in first year of publication.. A few small closed margin tears. One page has a few margin marks otherwise contents bright and clean. A very nice copy of an exceptionally rare early edition in its original binding.

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THE STORY OF TABBYKIN TOWN IN SCHOOL AND AT PLAY
Written by Kittycat. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 821396
Published by C.W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

'Kittycat' is a Pseudonym for Louis Wain. Tall, slim format. Beige paper covers with colour pictorial onlay to front. 12 pages. Thirteen illustrations to the text including five colour. Staple binding as issued. Minor foxing to covers. Contents lightly marked by fingering. Closed tears at lower stapled edge of pages, expertly and invisibly repaired. A nice copy of a rare Louis Wain item.

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MUMMY'S BEDTIME STORY BOOK
Written by Marion. Illustrated by Jessie M. King.
Stock no. 821398
Published by Cecil Palmer. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial printed paper boards. Yellow, blue & white pictorial endpapers. Bright two tone and full colour illustrations throughout. 56 pages. An excellent example of Jessie M. King's illustrative style. Edges rubbed, corners lightly worn. Backstrip has slight loss at top and tail of spine through general wear and tear. Else backstrip complete with scuffing at edges. Covers generally nice and bright with a few marks to rear cover. A few very pale foxspots to prelims and endpapers else a very nice, clean copy.

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RICKY THE RABBIT
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 384457
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. 1961. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. An eight page story of Ricky the Rabbit with a stunning fold out pop-up scene to the rear of the book. No. 106 to bottom left corner of front cover. Cover edges slightly rubbed and spine a little worn. Some light page edge browning and fingering to text pages, corner tips lightly creased. Staples rusty. The ear of the goat is missing and there are a couple of minor creases otherwise the pop-up scene is in excellent condition.

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UNCLE'S ANIMAL BOOK
Written by G.E. Studdy. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 820294
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1926. Good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Written in rhyme. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Edges and corners are worn. Some grubby marks to covers. Front joint repaired. Rear joint is split for approx. 3". A few b/w illustrations have been neatly coloured in. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper.

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WILD ANIMAL STORIES
Written by George Manville Fenn; Arthur J. Daniels; et al. Illustrated by E.B.S. Montefiore.
Stock no. 819382
Published by Ernest Nister. 1st circa 1898. Almost very good condition.

A Panorama Picture Book. Printed in Bavaria 867. Large oblong format. Green cloth spine, pictorial paper boards with colour illustration of leopard on a tree branch with five monkeys. 6 full page colour three dimensional scenes. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Top corner of spine bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Hinges pulled. One double page spread with text on one side and three dimensional scene on facing page is detached. Small closed tear with no loss to one lower page margin. A very nice copy. All panoramas in excellent condition. Reduced from £420.

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NANCY RETURNS TO ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 446207
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cloth covers with swan design, black titles and borders. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Half-title page has one *, therefore believed to be 2nd edition. Foxing to spine, margins and outer page edges. Wrapper is lightly marked to spine, with wear to corners.

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THE MAGIC MIRROR
Written by William Gilbert. Illustrated by W.S. Gilbert.
Stock no. 383552
Published by Alexander Strahan. 1st 1866. Good condition.

A round of tales for young and old. Purple cloth with gilt titles and decorative borders. 290 pages, all edges gilt. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine faded and rear cover just lightly spotted. Front joint is cracked and a couple of hinges also cracked. Light foxing throughout. A few marks to page margins but contents are generally clean.

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SPRING-HEELED JACK
Written by Philip Pullman. Illustrated by David Mostyn.
Stock no. 383494
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition.

A Story of Bravery and Evil. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 112 pages. ISBN: 0385269757. Minimal bumping to base of spine. One very light mark to edge of textblock else contents seem unread.

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THE KHAKI BOYS AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Angela Brazil.
Stock no. 383312
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1923. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The two other stories are "The Scallywag Boys" and "The Slap-Bang Boys". Blue decorated cloth with white titles. 122 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. A few tiny pinholes to front cover. Endpapers are lightly browned. Name plate to front endpaper (which has partly browned). Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and quite grubby. Nelson's Red Star Series.

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RUPERT AND EDWARD AND THE CIRCUS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 383253
Published by Sampson Low. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. A Rupert Cut Out Story Book. B/w story panel plus colour figures to cut out. Slight rubbing to cover edges and some very slight scuffing to covers. Staples are rusty, cover has come away from lower staple. Contents unused. A super copy of an exceptionally scarce Rupert book.

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WILLIAM AND A.R.P.
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 383164
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st thus 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cheap edition. Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped with some slight fading to base. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers and foxing to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased with loss to spine and corners, some tape repairs on verso.

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