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INQUISITIVE JESSIE
Written by Mrs. Carus-Wilson. Illustrated by M. Bowley.
Stock no. 1402313
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

The story of inquisitive Jessie Stokes whose curiosity got her in trouble. Green pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 48 pages. Small format. Spine bumped and worn. Corners bumped and rubbed. Board edges are also rubbed. Covers are a little grubby. Name in ink to endpaper. Endpapers and page edges are browned. Couple of hinges are beginning to crack.

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A PAINTING BOOK OF LITTLE DUTCH FOLK
Written by Walter Chapman. Illustrated by Ethel Parkinson.
Stock no. 1207995
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1915. Slightly better than good condition.

Large oblong format. Beige boards with large colour pictorial onlay to front. White cloth spine. Colour illustrations with b/w pictures to paint. Verses by Chapman. Some pictures coloured in with mixed ability! Corners worn. Boards a little grubby.

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JACK'S BIG RACE
Written by Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 2001078
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Large format. ISBN: 0862648084. SIGNED by author. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE BELGIAN TWINS
Written by Lucy Fitch Perkins. Illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
Stock no. 1502123
Published by Jonathan Cape. 2nd 1942. Very good condition.

With an introduction by Rhoda Power. Pink cloth, black titles to front cover and spine. B/w illustrations. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers very faded, spine browned. Covers and spine are a bit grubby. Belongs to box completed in ink. Some light marks and stains to endpapers and contents but contents generally clean. Text block a bit grubby.

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PRINCE PRIGIO
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Robert Lawson.
Stock no. 1402308
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a young prince whose mother didn't believe in fairies and would n't invite them to the christening. They came anyway and one of their gifts was the quality of being too clever which led to the prince being unpopular.Orange cloth boards with blue title to spine and vignette to front board. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 108 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and rubbed. Browning to board edges. Couple of marks to rear board. Inscription in ink to front flyleaf. Foxing mainly to endpapers and page edges otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased. Loss to top and bottom of spine with a few closed tears. Some sellotape to verso of wrapper to repair some of the tears.

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RUPERT AND THE WONDERFUL BOOTS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1402306
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1946. Almost very good condition.

"Telling you how the Wonderful Boots take Rupert Little Bear flying over villages and castles and into many adventures with Brigands and an evil Ogre". Large format card wrapped book. A Tourtel story reprinted in colour. An advert for the next in the series on last page but no copy has been traced. 14 x 9.25". Spine scuffed and rubbed. Corners creased. Old price (2/6) in ink to top of front cover. Covers a little grubby. Some creasing to corners of contents which are clean. Staples a little rusty.

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GHOSTLY BEASTS
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Amanda Harvey.
Stock no. 1605767
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A collection of short stories and poems. Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224064630.

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ENCHANTMENT IN THE GARDEN
Written by Shirley Hughes. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1108957
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

"A lonely little girl whispers into the ear of a marble statue boy and breathes life into his soul...". Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Superb colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370323327. Top of spine bumped. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some light edge-creasing.

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TWO IN A VALLEY
Written by Stephen Gwynn. Illustrated by R. Beddington.
Stock no. 1605745
Published by Rich and Cowan. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. B/w plates and illustrations. A book about the Cotswolds. Spine bumped, some dents to board edges. Some foxing. Wrapper is browned and foxed with tears and edge chips, a little loss.

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A TERM TO REMEMBER
Written by May Wynne. Illustrated by Savile Lumley.
Stock no. 1605737
Published by Aldine Publishing Company. c. 1939. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. 192 pages. Some scuffing to board edges. Inscription to front endpaper. Rear joint pulled.

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NODDY THE CRY-BABY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Beek.
Stock no. 1207982
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co.. 1st 1954. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour illustrations, 3 per page. A Noddy Strip Book.

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SAMMY GOES TO FAIRYLAND
Written by Eileen Gibb.
Stock no. 1207974
Published by Ian Allan. Very good condition.

The Adventures of Sammy The Shunter No. 5. Small oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour pictures and b/w text illustrations. Name in ink in belongs to box. Corners rubbed.

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