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ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Stock no. 1322207
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A selection of stories and rhymes chosen, arranged and in some part rewritten by Mare. Red decorated cloth with gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 420 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby, browned to spine with some loss at top of spine.

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THE LEGEND OF LUKE
Written by Brian Jacques. Illustrated by Fangorn.
Stock no. 1322145
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A tale of Redwall. Turquoise blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations to chapter heads. ISBN: 0091768624. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased to top and tail of spine.

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THE BEAR WHO WENT BOO!
Written by David Walliams. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1322134
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2015. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A mischievous picture book packed with snow and surprises. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780008149536. Dustwrapper is a little rubbed/worn at spine and corners and has a tear to top rear corner.

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THREE LITTLE PIGS
Written by Dorothy M. Wheeler. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 2136246
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping and a few nicks to top and tail of spine. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few margin marks.

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RICKY THE RABBIT
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2136061
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. An eight page story of Ricky the Rabbit with a stunning fold out pop-up scene to the rear of the book. No. 106 to bottom left corner of front cover. Title to title page is 'Easter' - but this IS text of 'Ricky the Rabbit' when compared to other copies. Creasing and tape repairs to cover corners. Paper tape repairs to strengthen joints. Creasing to page corners; browning. Pop-up has been repaired - but now broken - figures to front of pop up do not 'pop' and have come unstuck (torn). Inscription in ink to belongs to/dedication/gift page.

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FRED
Written by Posy Simmonds. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds.
Stock no. 2135983
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

Everyone in the neighbourhood was terribly sad to hear from Nick and Sophie that their cat Fred had died. Late one night they are awakened by a curious 'Meeeyow'. Something baffling was about to begin in the garden which will amaze even the most experienced catwatcher... Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations with balloon captions. ISBN: 0224024485. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner and small cat drawing. Spine is browned with a few small knocks. Contents are still excellent!

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BILL BADGER'S VOYAGE TO THE WORLD'S END
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1321847
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Captain Bill Badger and his friends are off on a journey to World's End, where they have been told they can have their leaky old barge made new again. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations throughout. 88 pages. Early Bird Series No. 12. ISBN: 071820171X. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some light spotting to textblock. Slight evidence of erased pencil marks to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper flaps are lightly browned else a nice, bright wrapper.

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JUNK, THE PUPPY
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 2135896
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1937. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial paperboards showing puppy in dog kennel. B/w illustrations of cute little pup. Grubby marks to covers. Bumping and chipping to corners. Front joint is partially broken at top of pages; binding starting to become weak. Marks to outer page edges and page margins.

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DOG NELSON, A.B.
Written by Gordon Vice-Admiral Campbell. Illustrated by Peter Fraser.
Stock no. 2135780
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1938. Good condition.

Cream boards with blue vignette to front. Red cloth spine. Colour frontis plate, contains many b/w text illustrations and colour plates throughout. 91 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". Chipping/heavy bump to top edge of front cover. Staining and browning to covers and to pages throughout. Stains get larger to page near rear of book. A reading copy. Frontis is nearly detached.

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THE JUNGLE BOOK
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 2135611
Published by Viking Kestrel. 1st thus 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Cream endpapers. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations throughout. 9.5 x 6.25". 175 pages. ISBN: 0670802417. Light edge-creasing to wrapper; spine a bit sunned.

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PRICKLY ORPHANS
Written by Ann Williams. Illustrated by Tony Morris.
Stock no. 2135587
Published by MacDonald. 1ST 1987. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0356117057.

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THE LITTLE MOUSE, THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY, AND THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR
Written by Don Wood; Audrey Wood. Illustrated by Don Wood.
Stock no. 2135575
Published by Child's Play (International) Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition.

A beautifully illustrated, easy to read book. Large colour illustrations to each page with a small paragraph of text. Unpaginated. 10.75 x 9.75". ISBN: 0859531821. Fading to edge of front cover next to spine.

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