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THE DICKIE-BIRDIE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1325538
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

A book of poems about birds. Off-white cloth with green title and pictorial onlay to front. 12 beautiful colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers slightly browned at spine and edges. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed.

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THINGS IN THE FOREST - A BOOK FOR THE YOUNG
Written by Mary Kirby; Elizabeth Kirby.
Stock no. 1325342
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1894. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt vignettes to front cover and spine and a gilt title-label to spine. 41 b/w engravings. 144 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.

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THE VERY WORRIED SPARROW
Written by Meryl Doney. Illustrated by Gillian Gaze.
Stock no. 1325049
Published by Lion Publishing. 1st 1978. Almost very good condition.

A story based on the words of Jesus Christ. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0856480959. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink (partially crossed out) and erased pencil price to front free-endpaper. Small biro mark to first page of text.

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KIOU THE OWL
Written by Vassilissa. Illustrated by Romain Simon.
Stock no. 1324305
Published by Andre Deutsch Limited. 1st UK 1982. Very good condition.

Pere Castor Books. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0233975055. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A-/ written in biro to front pastedown. A few light marks to rear endpapers. Contents clean.

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CUCKOO
Written by Lida; Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by Rojan.
Stock no. 1324304
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Good condition.

Pere Castor's Wild Animal Books no. 8. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour lithographs. Text by Lida, translated by Fyleman. Fifth impression. Name and address in pencil inside front cover. Foxing to contents. Page corner tips creased. Covers edge worn and grubby. Both flaps are torn at folds to lower 2"

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BIRDS OF THE VILLAGE
Written by James Fisher. Illustrated by P.F. Millard.
Stock no. 1323945
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. Circa 1945. Almost very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 20. Colour pictorial paperwraps. Colour lithographs and b/w drawings. Initials in ink to front cover. Staples rusty. Some foxing. Remains of a label to inside of front cover. Small chip to lower edge of front cover and a tiny nick to same area of first page (no loss there). Some light fingering else a clean copy.

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THE TALE OF THE FAITHFUL DOVE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1323617
Published by Frederick Warne & Co. Inc.. 1st USA 1956. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Beige cloth with blue titles. B/w text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. A few small damp(?) spots to top edge of rear cover. Front endpapers are browned. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn with minimal loss at spine and corners. Wrapper is brpwned, particularly to spine. A nice copy of the first edition, first issue, USA edition.

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THE PIGEON ACE
Written by Enid Marx. Illustrated by Enid Marx.
Stock no. 1323524
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Light foxing to covers. Foxing to contents. One page has a large tear and crease, two others have small tears. Still a nice copy of a scarce book.

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THE STORY OF KURRI KURRI THE KOOKABURRA
Written by Leslie Rees. Illustrated by Margaret Senior.
Stock no. 1323479
Published by John Sands Pty. Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards. 42 pages. Colour and two-tone illustrations. Covers are slightly edge worn. Inscription in ink and brown foxspot(?) to front pastedown. Small brown mark to lower edge of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby/marked with some edge tears/creases.

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PENDENNIS THE PELICAN
Written by Eric Joysmith. Illustrated by Eric Joysmith.
Stock no. 1323477
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Red cloth, cream title and illustration to front. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges. Endpapers partly browned. Child's name in pencil to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing. Front joint is partly cracked at top and bottom. Some hinges cracked.

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A TALE OF TWO ROBINS
Written by G.J. Renier. Illustrated by Allen W. Seaby.
Stock no. 1323341
Published by Peter Davies Ltd. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a family of robins through three generations. Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes to front cover. 109 numbered pages. B/w text illustrations throughout, the robins all with their red breasts! This edition states "First published in November Nineteen hundred & thirty-three" (most others say 1934). Spine slightly bumped and faded. Light rubbing to lower edge of rear cover and a faint mark to centre of rear cover. Endpapers slightly browned. Some foxing to textblock. White dustwrapper is slightly grubby and a little browned to spine.

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ZOO BIRDS
Written by David Seth-Smith. Illustrated by Maurice Wilson.
Stock no. 1323333
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book no. 68. Oblong format. Paper wraps. Beautiful colour and b/w pictures of exotic birds. A nice, clean copy.

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