ANIMAL STORY
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ROSIE AND TORTOISE
Written by Margaret Wild.
Illustrated by Ron Brooks.
Stock no. 586955
Published by Ted Smart.
Circa
2000.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A wise and tender book about welcoming a new baby into the family. ISBN: 0670889601. Pictorial wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- TORTOISES
- RABBITS (CHILDRENS)
SUSIE AND ALFRED IN THE NIGHT OF THE PAPER BAG MONSTERS.
Written by Helen Craig.
Illustrated by Helen Craig.
Stock no. 586927
Published by Walker Books.
1st
1985.
Nearly fine condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. SIGNED by author on title page. A couple of corners are lightly bumped.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- PIGS (CHILDRENS)
UNCLE REMUS OR THE STORY OF MR. FOX AND BRER RABBIT
Written by Joel Chandler Harris.
Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Rene Bull.
Stock no. 737200
Published by Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Limited.
Circa
1942.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
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. A dozen or so pinholes to rear cover (a couple of which penetrate the last few pages). Inscription in ink to front endpaper (dated 1942). Light foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Green wrapper (with pictorial onlay to front) is edge creased with tears at corners which are repaired with magic tape on verso, creasing to top edge of rear panel and the same pinholes affecting the rear cover. Very slight loss at corners. A nice copy of this attractive but scarce edition.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- RABBITS (CHILDRENS)
- BLACK INTEREST
A LITTLE CHAFF
Written by Margaret Lavington.
Illustrated by Helen Urquhart.
Stock no. 737072
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head.
1st
1919.
Almost very good condition.
A cheerful little book of rhymes based on the farm and its animals. Green pictorial boards, cloth spine. 3 colour plates and 2-tone (black and yellow) illustrations to contents throughout. Cover edges rubbed, corners worn. A few small dents to cover edges. New endpapers front and rear (which are lightly foxed). Contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- ANIMAL STORY
ZEBROLOGY
Written by H.A. Rey.
Illustrated by H.A. Rey.
Stock no. 737037
Published by Chatto & Windus.
1st
1937.
Almost very good condition.
Small oblong format. Cream pictorial card wraps. A story without words showing how the zebra came to be. 8 delightful colour pictures. Author's first English title. Inscription in ink (dated 1937) on front cover. Covers lightly creased with some slight scuffing on rear cover. Some light foxing to contents.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- PICTURE BOOK
GODHANGER
Written by Dick King-Smith.
Illustrated by Andrew Davidson.
Stock no. 585471
Published by Doubleday.
1st
1996.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The animals of Godhanger Wood live in fear of the cruel gamekeeper; dreading his death-dealing daily round; terrified that they'll be next on the bloody gibbet... Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0385407785. Spine slightly bumped. Contents mint. Pictorial wrapper slightly creased at edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
WILLOW WITCHES BROOK
Written by Mollie Kaye.
Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 430838
Published by Collins.
1st
1944.
Good condition.
One in the series of Potter Pinner books. Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Cute colour illustrations. Spine browned. Corners and edges are bumped and worn. A few crease marks to covers. Grubby marks to covers. Joints are a little cracked. Erased inscription in pencil in belongs to box. Contents are bright.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
PADDY FINDS A JOB
Written by John S. Goodall.
Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 584147
Published by Macmillan Children's Books.
1st
1981.
Fine condition.
A pop-up picture book featuring Paddy the Pig. Glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour pop-ups. No text. Oblong format. ISBN: 0333315782. SIGNED by author on front cover. A superb copy.
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- CHILDRENS
- POP-UP
- ANIMAL STORY
- PIGS (CHILDRENS)
- PICTURE BOOK
- ACTION BOOKS
SELWYN THE SEALION
Written by Myrtle Jerrett.
Illustrated by Myrtle Jerrett.
Stock no. 736197
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The fact the Selwyn was proved a dunce turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. Oblong format. Blue cloth spine, white pictorial boards. Colour lithograph illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners slightly bumped. Pale foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, minimal loss to top and tail of spine, grubby and foxed.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CIRCUS
- LITHOGRAPHS
MY BOOK OF CATS & KITTENS
No author listed.
Illustrated by Masha.
Stock no. 626385
Published by Collins.
1st
1970.
Very good condition.
An anthology of prose & stories for children. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Two-tone & colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001381342. Insect damage to bottom corner of last few pages and to the rear endpapers. Slight lingering smell present.
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- CHILDRENS
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- ANIMAL STORY
GODHANGER
Written by Dick King-Smith.
Illustrated by Andrew Davidson.
Stock no. 582094
Published by Doubleday.
1st
1996.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The animals of Godhanger Wood live in fear of the cruel gamekeeper; dreading his death-dealing daily round; terrified that they'll be next on the bloody gibbet... Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0385407785. Some edge-creasing to pictorial wrapper.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
MY BRIMFUL BOOK
Written by Dana Bruce.
Illustrated by Tasha Tudor; Margot Austin; Wesley Dennis.
Stock no. 582146
Published by Collins.
1965.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Large format. Dark red titles to imitation cloth covers. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. Favourite poems of childhood, Mother Goose Rhymes and Animal Stories. Edited by Bruce. Cover edges are worn. Foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is very edge-torn and chipped with pieces of loss to edges and some repairs with sticky tape.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
- MOTHER GOOSE
- RHYME
- ANTHOLOGY - POETRY
- ANIMAL STORY