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BABAR'S FRIEND ZEPHIR
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 621831
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1947. Good condition.

Yellow cloth spine, blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Large format Edges and corners worn. Covers creased and scratched. A few closed edge tears to some page margins. A few grubby marks. Page 21 has lower 1.5" page completely detached but present. Page edgs a little worn. Inscription in ink to title page.

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THE GOLDEN BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
Written by T.C. Micklem.
Stock no. 621843
Published by Blandford Press. Circa 1955. Good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows blackbirds in a pie. Cloth spine has 1" tear to one side at centre height. Boards scuffed and scratched. Corners bumped and worn. Front and rear joints cracked. Pencil writting to front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso front endpaper. A little colouring to page 42.

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THE HOODED CROW
Written by J.R. Monsell. Illustrated by J.R. Monsell.
Stock no. 621853
Published by Basil Blackwell. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A tale told in verse. Pictorial paper boards. Yellow cloth spine. Two tone illusrations. Edges a little bumped. Spine worn and unevenly darkened. Edges unevenly darkened. Foxing and browning to 1st and last few pages. Wrapper almost split in half at spine, chipped and torn with some loss and grubby.

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MISSEE LEE
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 621873
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1941. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers of Miss Lee's Islands. B/w illustrations. 335 pages. Spine bumped. Small bump to top and bottom front edge. Light foxing mainly to outer page edges and a few corner creases. Inscription in ink to title page.

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THROUGH MERRIE ENGLAND
Written by F.L. Stevens. Illustrated by Francis D. Bedford.
Stock no. 621915
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition.

The Pageantry and Pastimes of the Village and the Towm. Blue cloth, black titles and illustration to front and spine. Pictorial endpapers. Delightful colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Corners worn. Spine discoloured. Top spine frayed. Couple of small nicks to spine. Tiny pin holes to rear cover. Light discolouration to edges of cover. Foxing mainly to outer page edges and page margins.

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SLEEPY CASTLE
Written by Sibyl B. Owsley. Illustrated by Chris G. Temple.
Stock no. 622037
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title & decoration. Front cover shows children in night clothes gathering around town crier holding lamp. First story is Ronnie and the Beehive. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Base of cloth spine starting to fray. A few marks to rear board. Possible that colour plates may have been removed. Foxing present.

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YOUNG JACK
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 622085
Published by Oxford University Press. 1924. Almost very good condition.

A Story of Road & Moor. Matt pictorial boards. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Edges rubbed & worn. Some surface paper lifting mainly around spine. 0.75" loss of surface paper to top of spine affecting letters in title. Name, address and date stamp to front endpaper. A few light foxspots else contents clean.

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MATTHEW ONCE MORE
Written by M. Joyce Davies. Illustrated by M. Joyce Davies.
Stock no. 622106
Published by The Readers Library Publishing Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

Matt pictorial boards with blue borders. Colour illustrations. Story of Matthew Mouse. Edges rubbed & worn. Backstrip missing. Front board bowed. Covers grubby. Contents grubby.

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THE HOLE AND CORNER BOOK
Written by B. Parker. Illustrated by N. Parker.
Stock no. 622119
Published by W. & R. Chambers. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial boards show family of rabbits peeping from covers. Brown & white illustrations. Animal rhymes. Covers lightly scuffed. Edges rubbed & worn. 1" and 0.25" loss of surface paper from base and top of spine. Cloth at base of spine split. Pale foxing throughout. Overall, a nice copy.

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ALPHABEARS
Written by Kathleen Hague. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 622123
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A simple rhyming text not only provides an introduction to the alphabet but also a story book for young children and a picture book to enchant readers of all ages. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 041650180X. Top front corner bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper very lightly scuffed.

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GAY COMPANY
Written by Catherine Scales. Illustrated by Moubray Leigh.
Stock no. 622145
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Our feelings sally forth as we follow George the cat and his friend down the long white road; laughter and friendliness are aroused by the very plodding of the tramp, and in 'Sarah and the Artist' there is fantasy light as gossamer. Beige cloth spine with dark blue titles. Blue cloth with dark blue vignettes to front and rear. Colour and delicate b/w drawings by Leigh. 188 pages. Spine lightly foxed. One or two foxspots to contents. Rear endpaper browned. Some hinges pulled. Price-cut dustwrapper edge-worn with slight loss and grubby.

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PONSONBY AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 622149
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

A True Story About Cats. Green cloth, navy titles. B/w illustrations. 194 pages. Spine foxed and discoloured. Small bump to spine about 1/3 of the way up from base. Splash marks to rear cover. White mark to front cover. Front board slightly bowed. Light foxing to outer page edges.

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