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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Ravenor Bullen; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 739451
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Circa 1914. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial front board shows a girl at the seaside listening to a shell. Green pictorial endpapers. 24 colour plates mounted on brown paper (2 cat plates by Wain and 5 plates by Aris), numerous b/w text illustrations throughout (including many non-cat illus by Wain). 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn, edges rubbed. A couple of scratch marks to front cover and covers slightly grubby with foxing on rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. One colour plate (of a teddy) is lightly creased and one Wain plate has a light corner crease. Contents are clean.

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STRANGE SCAVENGING CREATURES
Written by Ken Hoy. Illustrated by Isabel Bowring.
Stock no. 591671
Published by Brown Wells & Jacobs Ltd.. 1994. Very good condition.

Dare to Find Out About series... Glazed pictorial boards. A nature pop-up book. Realistic illustrations combine with an informative, and sometimes surprising, text to bring these creatures to life as never before. ISBN: 1873829582. Bumping to a couple of corners. One leg broken on the Cockroach pop-up. Light foxing throughout.

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ALBERT IN SCOTLAND
Written by Alison Jezard. Illustrated by Margaret Gordon.
Stock no. 591605
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 64 pages. ISBN: 0575003685. Corners are a bit bumped. Pictorial wrapper has a few edge-tears to it and some edge-chips and is price-cut.

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THE HOPPING BASKET
Written by Paul Jennings. Illustrated by Gerald Rose.
Stock no. 591637
Published by Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Pictorial wrapper has 1" tear to top of spine and a couple of other small edge-tears and chips. Spine is browned. Contents are fine. A lovely copy!

Price: £85.00 £63.75.

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BOXER AND OTHER STORIES
Written by C.T. Stoneham; et al.
Stock no. 591638
Published by The Bruce Publishing Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A collection of popular stories. Red cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour frontis & b/w illustrations. 156 pages. Spine is faded. Edges are worn. Light foxing.

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THE TIP TOP BOOK 1949
No author listed.
Stock no. 591649
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1949. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Colour frontis. Two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners are worn. Maze puzzle has been completed. A couple of corners of pages are creased. Some foxing.

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ANIMAL LIFE IN FACT, FANCY AND FUN
Written by S. Louis Giraud.
Stock no. 990859
Published by Daily Sketch & Sunday Graphic Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Bookano Living Models Series. Large oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. 6 colour pop-ups and numerous b/w illustrations. All pop-ups in good working order, except giraffe pop-up which needs minor repair. Page-edge browning and some childish colouring. Cover edges and corners worn. Title and first page have cuts at lower edge. Rear joint cracked exposing webbing.

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COUNTING ZOO
Written by Lynette Ruschak. Illustrated by May Rousseau.
Stock no. 991011
Published by Envision Publishing. 1st 1997. Fine condition.

Large pop-up numbers jump off the pages of this sturdy colourful book. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 185707422X. Two pop-ups have very slight creasing. All pop-ups in excellent working order.

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COUNTING ZOO
Written by Lynette Ruschak. Illustrated by May Rousseau.
Stock no. 991012
Published by Envision Publishing. 1st 1997. As new condition.

Large pop-up numbers jump off the pages of this sturdy colourful book. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 185707422X. All pop-ups in excellent working order.

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CRAZY MIX OR MATCH
Written by Eric Hill. Illustrated by Eric Hill.
Stock no. 991017
Published by Collins. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Tall format. Spiral bound. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Pages split into three to make all sorts of crazy pictures. ISBN: 0001384228.

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DAMPFLOKOMOTIVEN
Written by Keith Moseley. Illustrated by Keith Moseley.
Stock no. 991025
Published by Ueberreuter. Fine condition.

Ein Dreidimensionales Buch Fur Alle Eisenbahnfreunde. Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Text in German. ISBN: 3800014505. Still sealed in original shrinkwrap which is torn.

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A DAY IN THE PARK
Written by Carlo A. Michelini; Marinella Nava. Illustrated by Giulia Orecchia.
Stock no. 991030
Published by Universe Publishing. 1st 1994. As new condition.

To create your own park, open the pages and fix together. Spiral bound shaped book. ISBN: 1555509924.

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