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FLIGHT OF THE HUIA
Written by Kerry-Jane Wilson.
Stock no. 1826641
Published by Canterbury University Press. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

Ecology and Conservation of New Zealand's frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals. Once home to the mighty moa, New Zealand is the only place in the world where tuatara, Jurassic-style frogs and other bizarre creatures such as kiwi and kakapo still survive. This book presents a history of faunal change in New Zealand and a review of the ecology and conservation of those animals. Pictorial cardwraps. A few colour photos. ISBN: 0908812523. Messy mark from a label removal to rear cover. Spine lightly faded. Tiny nick to front vertical edge of cover. Contents clean.

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SLEEPY TIME TALES OF PRIMROSE WOOD
Written by Sheila Hodgetts.
Stock no. 2138067
Published by Purnell & Sons, Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cardwraps. Small oblong format. Twelve New Five Minute Bedtime Stories. Two tone illustrations. Creasing and grubby marks to spine. Browning and foxing to outer page edges and some to page margins.

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THE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2131896
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, burgundy titles, pictorial onlay to front cover. 58 pages. Small format. ISBN: 0723205981. Wrapper is browned to spine, with some grubby marks.

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THE STORY OF THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GO
No author listed. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2126686
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Large colour illustrations pages, with text on opposite page. Some b/w illustrations. Rebacked, with new cloth spine, but still retains original colour pictorial endpapers, which have been restuck. Uneven fading to cover edges; some marks. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. A few grubby finger marks. Text pages are uncut at long edge (published like this). Colour illustrations are lovely and bright.

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THE FANCIFUL FROG
Written by Ant Belmont. Illustrated by Ant Belmont.
Stock no. 2123856
Published by ABC. 1st 2014. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A classic story of the princess and the frog with a twist in the tale and a happy ending. Told in rhyme. Small format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780957550513. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper, with dedication to previous owner.

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THE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316349
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1906. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. Contained in a green hinged box with silver title and triangular onlay to front. Also includes a green leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723257299. This is copy no. 59. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to the binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BEE FROG
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Barbara Firth.
Stock no. 1315856
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Bee Frog liked to pretend she was a very fierce dragon... Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to each page with text surrounding. ISBN: 9781844285419. Top corners bumped. Contents fine.

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FEARLESS FREDDY'S SUNKEN TREASURE
Written by Bamber Gascoigne. Illustrated by Christina Gascoigne.
Stock no. 2117716
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.; Walker Books. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416065104. Bumping to spine and corners. Middle binding is a bit pulled.

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SENOR FREDERICO - THE SINGING, MALLORCAN FROG
Written by Christine Margaret Pickering. Illustrated by Christine Margaret Pickering.
Stock no. 2114182
Published by Pen Press. 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781780031224. SIGNED by author - 'To Devon, Best Wishes'. A few small marks to covers.

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THE CAPTAIN, OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
Written by T. Payten Gunton. Illustrated by L Thorpe.
Stock no. 1501856
Published by The Grant Educational Co. Ltd.. 1952. Slightly better than good condition.

Adventures in Animal Land series. Blue cloth covers with yellow titles and large vignette of frog in Captain's outfit on front cover. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 214 pages. Ex-lib with stamps etc. and ticket pocket on front endpaper. Fraying to cloth around edges of covers. Spine worn, covers a little grubby. Small ink numbers stamped near title. Pen mark to title page otherwise contents generally clean.

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PETER-KVAEK
Written by Louis Moe. Illustrated by Louis Moe.
Stock no. 1108586
Published by Henrik Koppels Forlag. 1921. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Text in Danish. A frog fairy tale. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations. Some damp marking to covers and spine. Scuffing also to covers, with heavy wear to corners. Illustrations are still beautifully bright; a few grubby margin marks; one b/w illustration has been coloured in by a child.

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FROGS
Written by Gerald Donaldson. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 448814
Published by Windward. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A charming and amusing collection of tales including the powers and perculier habits of frogs! Cream boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 127 pages. 11 x 8.5 inches. ISBN: 0711200378. Top and tail of spine and corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Wrapper slightly unevenly faded with rubbed corners.

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