ANIMAL STORY
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THE TEASHOP BY THE WATER AND OTHER TALES
Written by Marjorie-Ann Watts.
Illustrated by Marjorie-Ann Watts.
Stock no. 1328928
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Seven delightful stories of real living creatures. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 47 pages. Two-tone text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine ends. Some foxing to textblock and page margins else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
UNCLE REMUS OR THE STORY OF MR. FOX AND BRER RABBIT
Written by Joel Chandler Harris.
Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Rene Bull.
Stock no. 1328892
Published by Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Limited.
Circa
1941.
Good condition.
Very large format (12.5 x 10"). Beige cloth with brown and red title and colour illustration to front. With twelve tissue-guarded colour plates by Rountree and eighty-four pen and ink text illustrations by Bull. A wonderful edition of this classic story. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Damp stain to lower edge of front cover (also affecting pastedown inside). Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to page margins throughout. Some light damp staining to edges of plates and tissue-guards (not affecting the actual illustrations). One of the plates has a closed tear to the inner margin at base. Still a decent copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- RABBITS (CHILDRENS)
- BLACK INTEREST
SPIDER DOG
Written by Primrose Cumming.
Illustrated by Barbara Turner.
Stock no. 1328891
Published by Country Life Ltd..
1st
1936.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A litter of Sussex Spaniel puppies was destined to be drowned but rescued in the nick of time. Light brown/peach cloth with brown titles. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and some pages. Some fingering to pages. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to top of spine, Spine browned and some browning to panels. Large but light circular stain to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- DOGS
- DOGS - GUNDOG
- SPANIELS
- ANIMAL STORY
ADVENTURES OF PUFFIN
Written by Ursula Moray Williams.
Illustrated by Mary Shillabeer.
Stock no. 1328884
Published by George G. Harrap & Company Ltd..
1st
1939.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and border lines to front cover. 197 numbered pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Spine slightly browned. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Looks like a section from the original dustwrapper(?) has been cut out and stuck to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed. Top edge of textblock is dusty and also slightly stained (does not affect page margins).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- PUFFINS
THE CLOCK STRUCK TWELVE
Written by Paul Biegel; Patricia Crampton.
Illustrated by Tineke Schinkel.
Stock no. 1328869
Published by Glover & Blair Limited.
1st UK
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A fairy story about Ninochka, the fairy with broken wings who feared she would never dance again and her faithful companion Yaaling the frog. Translated from the Dutch into English by Crampton. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 115 pages. ISBN: 0906681006. Spine bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and just a little grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRIES
- ANIMAL STORY
- FROG
ACE
Written by Dick King-Smith.
Illustrated by Liz Graham-Yooll.
Stock no. 1328868
Published by Victor Gollancz.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Ace is a young pig that befriends the farmer so that he can't bear to send him to market wtih the other piglets. 'Who ever heard of a pig that can understand the Queen's English! Can you imagine such a thing, Ace...?' Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0575047259. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased and slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- PIGS (CHILDRENS)
THE CITY CATS
Written by Colin Dann.
Stock no. 1328862
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An exciting follow-up to King of the Vagabonds. Brown boards, silver title to spine. 135 pages. ISBN: 0091763703. Contents are browned and foxed. Erased pencil mark to front free-endpaper. Spine bumped, small indentation to top edge of front cover. Dustwrapper has a small tear to lower corner of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
THE BOY AND THE DONKEY
Written by Diana Pullein-Thompson.
Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1328849
Published by Collins.
1st
1958.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Duggie is left to look after Tammy the small grey donkey... Blue boards, silver title to spine. 191 numbered pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly marked. Foxing to endpapers. Light page browning throughout. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and slightly chipped, grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DONKEYS
PRETTY POLLY
Written by Dick King-Smith.
Illustrated by David Parkins.
Stock no. 1328838
Published by Viking.
1st
1992.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Abigail's family think she's mad to try teaching a hen to talk!... ISBN: 0670836877. Slight foxing to top of textblock else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CHICKENS (CHILDRENS)
PLAIN BABY
Written by Grace Couch.
Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328830
Circa
1945.
Very good condition.
Small oblong format. Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations of Potto the baby Hippo. A "Spikey" Book. Minimal wear to corners. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- HIPPOS
SOMETHING LIKE A LION
Written by Grace Couch.
Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328829
Circa
1945.
Very good condition.
Small oblong format. Cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. A "Spikey" Book. Corners slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- LIONS
QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE
Written by Grace Couch.
Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328828
Circa
1945.
Good condition.
A "Spikey" Book. Small oblong format. Orange cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Book has been bent in half at one point with creases to covers and light creases to pages. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- ELEPHANT