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Written by Ruth Brown. Illustrated by Ruth Brown.
Stock no. 1807947
Published by Andersen Press. 1985. Very good condition.

Caterpillar searches for something to eat but all is not as it seems... Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Interesting colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862640210. Top & tail of spines worn, corners lightly rubbed. Fingermarks to verso of front endpaper else contents clean. Lower corners lightly creased where corner was bumped.

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THE STORY OF THE NIBBLER FAMILY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1311100
Almost very good condition.

Holborn Series. Pictorial paperwraps. 8 pages with 4 colour text illustrations. The story of a family of mice. Covers lightly edge rubbed, rear cover slightly grubby. Staples rusty.

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THE SILENT HUNTER
Written by Phyllis Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Sheppard.
Stock no. 1501551
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1939. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The story of a Lynx whose hunting ground is in the forests of Sweden. Captured by a boy who loves the wild creatures of the wood it is at last released to live its own happy life. Beige cloth, brown titles & borders with vignette of lynx to front cover. 222 pages. Top edge brown. B/W illustrations. A little bumping to spine and corners. Spine and some cover edges slightly browned. Endpapers browned. A few light fox spots otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears, creasing and some loss especially at top of spine.

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THE ADVENTURES OF OTAIL AND THE JOLLY HOLLYBOYS
Written by Anne Hope. Illustrated by Gertie Breary.
Stock no. 1310953
Published by J. Salmon. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cardwraps. Blue text. Colour illustrations. Spine is slightly creased/rubbed. Small mark to top corner of front cover. Light crease to lower corner of front cover. Contents clean.

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DOCTOR DOLITTLE IN THE MOON
Written by Hugh Lofting. Illustrated by Hugh Lofting.
Stock no. 2111628
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Grey cloth, purple titles and borders. Pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine is browned, with some damp marks to edges. Chipping and fraying to cloth, especially to bottom edge of front cover. Some foxing and page browning, but contents are generally very good. Wrapper is very browned and marked; some damp stains, chipping, with a little loss and tears/creasing.

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BABAR AT HOME
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 1310749
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st UK 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. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Scuffing/scratch marks to rear cover. Joints are cracked/broken but the binding is still holding. Evidence of old tape repairs to rear joint (tape now missing). Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Some slightly grubby marks and fingering to contents but generally clean.

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THE MOULDY
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 2111605
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition.

In the great garden of the world there was peace before Mouldy came... Mouldy is a mole. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Blue endpapers. 10 x 7.5". Unpaginated. ISBN: 0224020927. Spine is faded. Light wear to cover edges. 'Proof copy' ink stamp to front endpaper.

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FRISKY FOX GETS A PRESENT
Written by E.E. Ellsworth. Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey.
Stock no. 1310625
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Small oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. Some rubbing to spine and corners. Centre hinge is broken but binding still holding tight by stitches. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby and has a small tear to top corner of front panel.

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THE ADVENTURES OF MONK AND BUN
Written by Rex Tucker. Illustrated by Lois Castellain.
Stock no. 1310611
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Seven Stories for Children. Monk is a monkey and Bun is a rabbit. Pink cloth boards, blue title to spine and vignette of Monk and Bun to front. Black, red & white illustrations. 63 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. White pictorial wrapper is edge worn and just a little foxed and grubby.

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JUMPING MOUSE
Written by Brian Patten. Illustrated by Mary Moore.
Stock no. 1807542
Published by The Hawthorn Press. 2nd 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. A folk-tale. Purple pictorial boards and endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781903458990.

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JIMMY LINNET'S LODGER
Written by Maben. Illustrated by Maben.
Stock no. 1401671
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition.

Jimmy Linnet is a most charming character, and always seems to turn up at the right time to help his many woodland friends when they are in trouble. White pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 48 pages. Corners bumped. Spine bumped and rubbed with small split at top. Bottom 2cm of backstrip missing. Covers are grubby with marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink plus small crossing out in ink to front endpaper. Some browning mainly to endpapers. A few foxspots.

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THE BIRTHDAY PARTY OF MOSSY MOUSE
No author listed. Illustrated by Doris Whibley.
Stock no. 1310443
Published by McCorquodale & Co.. Very good condition.

An All-Picture Series of Children's Books. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Lovely colour illustrations every page. Covers are a bit grubby. A few ink spots to covers. Staples rusty. Contents clean.

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