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POLONIUS PENGUIN AND THE FLYING DOCTOR
Written by Anthony Abrahams. Illustrated by Hilary Abrahams.
Stock no. 1312261
Published by Dobson Books Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Polonius Penguin and his friend Petronella Puffin were bored... Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine bumped, corners rubbed. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and last couple of pages, a few very faint fingermarks else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with white sticky labels on verso as reinforcements. Verso of wrapper is lightly foxed.

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THE MOUSE, THE PENCIL AND THE PAINTED COCKEREL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1312121
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Westminster Books. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour illustrations. Covers are a bit edge worn and chipped with small patch of surface paper damage to front cover. Slight crease to page edges and light page browning else contents clean.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) A SEASIDE HOLIDAY
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 2113326
Published by Country Life Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Large format, cloth spine, pictorial boards. Bright colour lithographic illustrations throughout. Heavy bumping to a couple of corners. A little foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with large tear to spine - 2/3rds of wrapper spine MISSING; other tears and chips; some with loss. Wrapper is also marked.

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THREE ROLY-POLY PIGLETS
Written by Philip Schuyler Allen. Illustrated by Louis Moe.
Stock no. 2113315
Published by Collins. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations throughout. The brave trio Wee Wee, Squeak and Squeal are bored with their lot, finding life on the farm rather dull, so they go into the big world where they have many exciting adventures and some very unpleasant ones. A few grubby marks to covers. Light wear along cover edges. Foxing to some pages. Wrapper has a few closed tears, with chips; minimal loss (mostly chips of loss to corners); grubby with some foxing and creasing.

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THE POBBLE AND THE RUNCIBLE CAT
Written by Muriel Lamb. Illustrated by Virginia Smith.
Stock no. 1502244
Published by Blackie. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Pobble and his great friend, the Runcible Cat, had a great many extraordinary, exciting and often quite frightening adventures after Pobble lost his toes... Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. ISBN: 0216900492. A little bumping to spine and corners. Uneven fading to covers. Name in pen to front endpaper and some foxing to endpapers. A couple of stains to text block which have affected page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few tears and with small area of loss from bottom of front panel. Labels stuck to verso to strengthen edges. Foxing on verso.

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THE PICNIC
Written by Charles Molin; William Mayne. Illustrated by Leslie Wood.
Stock no. 1402365
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

Dormouse Tales series. Oblong format. Blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Molin is the pseudonym of William Mayne. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A little scuffing to board edges. Staples are rusty. Some foxing and page browning otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE CARAVAN PUPPETS
Written by Michael Bond. Illustrated by Vanessa Julian-Ottie.
Stock no. 2113109
Published by Collins. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0001841351. A little bumping to spine and corners. A few marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of inch tear to base of spine.

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THE OTHER SIDE
Written by G.G. Desmond. Illustrated by Percy Billinghurst.
Stock no. 1710342
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1903. Good condition.

Pictorial board. 4 Colour plates and other b/w illustrations. 196 pages, top edge gilt. New endpapers. Tape residue mark to rear board. A few margin marks.

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POSSUM MAGIC
Written by Mem Fox. Illustrated by Julie Vivas.
Stock no. 2112904
Published by Omnibus Books. 1983. Very good condition.

A story about two possums living deep in the Australian bush. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0949641057. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few grubby margin marks.

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THE CHURCH MICE AT CHRISTMAS
Written by Graham Oakley. Illustrated by Graham Oakley.
Stock no. 2112845
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Another delightful tale in the Church Mice series. Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0333305493. Bookplate to front pastedown. Tape marks to very edges of pastedowns. Inscription in ink to title page, which also has large crease. Some page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with tape marks to flaps; a little faded to spine.

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BABAR AT HOME
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 1710302
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition.

Maroon pictorial boards, light blue cloth spine, wonderful colour illustrations throughout. Blue/grey pictorial endpapers, Very large format. 40 pages. Edges worn. Corners bumped. Covers scuffed. Front and rear joint partly cracked. Name in ink to top of title page. Some page have closed tears a couple neatly repaired.

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TALES FROM BERNARD SHAW TOLD IN THE JUNGLE
Written by Gwladys Evan Morris. Illustrated by Phyllis A. Trery.
Stock no. 1311767
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Yellow pictorial cloth. Striking colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Light foxing and some grubby fingermarks but generally contents clean.

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