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A CAT CAME FIDDLING
Written by Paul Kapp. Illustrated by Irene Haas.
Stock no. 328034
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st uk 1957. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

'... and other rhymes of childhood'. Adapted and made into songs by Kapp. Red cloth spine with pictorial green boards. Musical scores and b/w illustrations throughout. 80 pages. Foxing to endpapers with inscription to front endpaper. Contents clean and bright. Dustwrapper price-cut and edge worn with one closed tear to front and some grubby markings.

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THE WORLD'S BEST STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Winifred Biggs. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 328126
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd.; T. Nelson & Sons. Very good condition.

Green pictorial boards with gilt titles. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations throughout. 624 pages. Spine bumped and covers a little marked. Contents lightly foxed.

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MORO AT THE HOLIDAY CAMP
Written by Kurt Eigl. Illustrated by Wilfried Zeller-Zellenberg.
Stock no. 328539
Published by Nelson. 1st 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The second story about Moro the Little Black Donkey and his friends. Blue boards, black title and vignette to front. Colour illustrations. A nice bright copy in pictorial wrapper which is a bit grubby and has 3 tape reinforcements to front fold.

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THE MARGARET AND MARY BAKER STORY BOOK
Written by Margaret Baker. Illustrated by Mary Baker.
Stock no. 328939
Published by T. Werner Laurie Ltd.. Circa 1941. Very good condition.

Containing The Dog,The Brownie & The Bramble Patch - The Little Girl Who Curtsied To The Owl - The Lost Merbaby. Yellow cloth covers, blue vignettes to front, rear & spine. B/w silhouette illustrations throughout. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Light foxing to endpapers. Contents clean.

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A LITTLE UNION SCOUT
Written by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrated by George Gibbs.
Stock no. 328995
Published by McClure, Phillips & Co.. 2nd 1904. Very good condition.

Red cloth, black titles and borders. 8 tinted b/w plates. 181 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight darkening to cover edges. Large but neat inscription in ink to front pastedown (school prize). Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean.

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BRONCHO
Written by Richard Ball. Illustrated by G.D. Armour.
Stock no. 330356
Published by Country Life Ltd.. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine, brown boards. Dark brown titles. Lovely b/w sketches. Very slight wear to spine and corners. Contents clean. A nice copy.

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UNDER MOTHER'S WING
Written by Lucy Clifford. Illustrated by J.K..
Stock no. 330517
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. Very good condition.

Short stories and poems. Green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to each page. 32 pages. Spine professionally rebacked, new endpapers. Corners slightly worn, some loss of paper to rear side of spine and a couple of small tears to front side. Contents a little grubby and foxed.

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THE ADVENTURES OF OTAIL AND THE JOLLY HOLLYBOYS
Written by Anne Hope. Illustrated by Gertie Breary.
Stock no. 376804
Published by J. Salmon. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cardwraps. Blue text. Colour illustrations. Cover edges rubbed. Contents bright and clean.

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THE WISHING TABLE
Written by Brothers Grimm; Joan Cherry. Illustrated by Erhard Amadeus-Dier.
Stock no. 376912
Published by Polytint Limited. Circa 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Polytint Fairy Tales, No 1. Dark pink cloth spine, pictorial boards. Pink and white striped endpapers. Lovely colour illustrations. Unpaginated. 10.5 x 7.5". Edges very lightly rubbed with very slight wear. Contents clean and bright. Matching red pictorial wrapper lightly rubbed and worn at edges with a closed edge tear that has been repaired to verso with a wide label.

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TONS OF FUN FOR CHILDREN
No author listed. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Freda M. Rose; et al..
Stock no. 376925
Published by McCorquodale & Co.. Good condition.

Bright yellow pictorial boards. Front cover (illus by E. Dorothy Rees) shows children and a dog in a boat. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Corners rubbed. Pages browned. Title page has centre picture removed. One hinge cracked.

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JACK AND JILL
Written by May Byron. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 379298
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Very good condition.

Large format (29 x 25.5cm). Brown cloth spine, blue pictorial boards - front shows black silhouettes of Jack and Jill (dog and cat) in front of full white moon. Cream pictorial endpapers. 24 short chapters each with a colour plate. Spine slightly bumped. Light rubbing to cover edges. Some foxing and discolouration to front board and light scuffing to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint just starting to crack. Foxing to contents but plates beautifully bright and contents generally clean.

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TINY TADPOLE AND OTHER TALES
Written by Frances Freeling Broderip. Illustrated by Thomas Hood.
Stock no. 379614
Published by Griffith and Farran. 1st 1862. Almost very good condition.

Embossed green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. 176 pages, all edges gilt. 6 hand-coloured plates with tissue-guards. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers a little darkened. Grubby fingermarks to page margins throughout (including to plate margins but actual illustrations still lovely and bright). Foxing to tissue-guards. A light scratch mark to margin of frontis affects the picture a little bit.

Price: £125.00 £87.50.

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