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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Reginald Spink. Illustrated by H. Baumhauer.
Stock no. 1329761
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1961. Very good condition.

8 colour plates plus b/w line drawings. Childrens Illustrated Classics series. Cream and blue decorated cloth with matching endpapers. 245 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Light creasing to first few pages. Foxing to textblock.

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INDIAN FAIRY TALES
Written by M. Dorothy Belgrave; Hilda Hart. Illustrated by Harry Theaker.
Stock no. 1329760
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover. 6 colour plates (also mentions a plate to the cover, but this must be either a dustwrapper or a different binding?). B/w text illustrations. 104 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly darkened. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some foxing.

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THE KATHLEEN FIDLER OMNIBUS
Written by Kathleen Fidler. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 1329759
Published by Collins. 1st 1946. Good condition.

A delightful collection of stories, all of which have been broadcast on the B.B.C.'s Children's Hour radio show. Large format, blue cloth with silver titles. 6 beautiful full-page colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn, spine split with slight loss at top. Covers edge rubbed. Address label to front free-endpaper. Front free-endpaper is lightly creased. There are a few small and light margin marks else contents are clean. Last plate is almost detached.

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FOUR GREEK HEROES
Written by Jennie Hall.
Stock no. 1329758
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1928. Almost very good condition.

All-Time Tales series. Leonidas, Phidias, Themistocles, Socrates. Blue cloth with red titles and decoration. 135 numbered pages. B/w frontis and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some rubbing to cover edges and spine faded. Name and address(?) in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout, heavy to textblock. Originally published in 1913, reprinted in this series 1928.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1986
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329757
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition.

Tall laminate boards - Rupert with net and tadpoles in jar. 1st story Rupert & the Strange Airman. 100 pages. (In 1986 Alfred Bestall, the first illustrator of Rupert annuals, died at the age of 93). ISBN: 0850791596. Minimal shelf bumping to spine and corners. Contents are fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1959
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329756
Published by Daily Express. 1959. Good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards. Front cover has head and shoulders of Rupert with sea in the background. First story is Rupert and the Copper Bird. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Child's name in ink to belongs to box. Price NOT cut but there is some ink to the dotted line where it should be cut. Colouring contest page mostly completed. Textblock and page edges grubby.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1974
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1329755
Published by Daily Express. 1974. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert in the snow holding a chick made of snow. 1st story Rupert and the Iron Spade. The first cover design and endpapers by Alex Cubie. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Name in belongs to box. Inscription in ink to top margin of title-page. Price CUT. Foxing else contents clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1976
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1329754
Published by Daily Express. 1976. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert waving with a toy train. 1st story Rupert and the Jumping Men. 10x7 inches. 115 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. NOT inscribed or price-cut. Pale page edge browning else contents clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1978
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329753
Published by Daily Express. 1978. Very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert on the back of a sledge, waving. First story is Rupert and the Rivals. The first Rupert annual to be drawn by John Harrold. 115 pages. 10x7 inches. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Pale page browning. Child's inscription in ink to belongs to box (and margin below). Price NOT cut. A nice copy.

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THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Mabel Peacock.
Stock no. 1329752
Published by The British and Foreign Bible Society. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Specially written by Enid Blyton to celebrate the Bible Society's 150th Anniversary. Green cloth. Orange and black illustrations. 63 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". Spine slightly bumped. A few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and very slightly grubby to rear panel.

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SOME OF AESOP'S FABLES
Written by Aesop; Alfred Caldecott. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1329750
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1883. Good condition.

Some of aesop's fables with modern instances shewn in designs by Randolph Caldecott from new translations by Alfred Caldecott. The engravings by J.D. Cooper. Large format. Brown pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some creasing to corners and rubbing to cover edges. Small and neat inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to contents and some light foxing.

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THE HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE PICTURE BOOK
Written by Randolph Caldecott. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1329749
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1907. Very good condition.

A lovely compilation of four tales told in rhyme. Rhymes are: Where are you Going My Pretty Maid; Hey Diddle Diddle and Baby Bunting; A Frog He would A-wooing go; The fox jumps over the parson's gate. Full-page colour illustrations, b/w text illustrations throughout. Beige pictorial cloth. Oblong format, 8 x 9.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers very slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper, same page is also lightly creased. Some foxspots and fingermarks to contnets but generally clean.

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