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THE UGLY FIVE
Written by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Stock no. 1327532
Published by Alison Green Books. 1st 2017. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A picture book celebrating real-life 'Ugly Five' animals in Africa (Wildebeest, Warthog, Hyena, Vulture and Marabou Stork. Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Full-page colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781407174198. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is just a little rubbed at corners.

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THE JUNGLE BOOK
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Stock no. 1327529
Published by Templar Publishing. Circa 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Kipling's animal favourites are brought to life in stunning illustrations by award-winning artist Ingpen. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781840117189. 6th printing. Spine slightly bumped. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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ALL MARY
Written by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williams.
Stock no. 1327527
Published by The Owl Man. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Revised and re-issued. Red boards, gilt titles and vignette. B/w text illustrations. 130 pages. ISBN: 1900186004. Spine bumped at base and neat barcode sticker to rear cover else a fine copy.

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THE INQUISITIVE HARVEST MOUSE
Written by Noel Barr. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1827759
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 497. Cream boards with square pictorial onlay to front and titles. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. Boards a little grubby, corners lightly rubbed. Browning to endpapers. A few marks to contents. First gathering a little loose, hinge pulled. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with tiny amounts of loss mainly to corners, and a little scuffed.

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RAJA THE ELEPHANT (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827756
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. This is the cloth lined edition. The story of an Indian elephant. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. Covers a little grubby, corners are rubbed. '3' written in pencil to inside front cover. Text block browned. Creased to lower gutter edge. Contents generally clean.

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MISKA THE SEAL (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827755
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. This is the cloth lined version. A story founded on facts about fur seals born on the Pribilof Islands. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. '9' written to front cover and '2' to inside front cover. Corners lightly rubbed. Covers lightly scuffed. Foxing to inside covers. Contents otherwise clean.

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PETER THE PANDA
Written by Patience Powell.
Stock no. 1827752
Published by Perry Colour Books Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Peekobook. Very small format. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Undated. Boards rubbed and worn at corners. Contents creased. Staples rusty.

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HURRAH FOR MARY MOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1827751
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

Small oblong format strip book. Pictorial card wraps with red front cover and red linen spine. Rear cover has b/w illustration of Mary Mouse looking at notice board which has 8 Mary Mouse titles on it, from 'Dolls' House' to Hurrah'. 124 red and black illustrations. Light staple rust marks showing to front of spine. Very minor surface paper loss to lower edge of front cover (due to rubbing). Rear cover is browned and a bit grubby. Text block browned. Contents clean. Overall a nice copy.

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TISBURY BLUE
Written by Jim Smith. Illustrated by Jim Smith.
Stock no. 1327310
Published by The Hobnob Press. 1st 1985. Nearly fine condition.

Tisbury is a remarkable cat that lived in a corner shop. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0946418012. SIGNED by the author with a small doodle to front free-endpaper. Spine very slightly bumped. A few small, light scratch marks to rear cover. Contents fine.

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A STORY ABOUT DUCKS
Written by Jack Townend. Illustrated by Jack Townend.
Stock no. 1327308
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Small, oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light sellotape(?) mark to fore-edge of front cover. Stitching pulled causing contents to be a little loose but still tightly bound.

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THE ADVENTURES OF TINKER THE HOLE-EATING DUCK
Written by Patrick Woodroffe. Illustrated by Patrick Woodroffe.
Stock no. 1327273
Published by Dragon's World. 1st 1976. Good condition.

Anyone can make a hole, Tinker did something very different... he ate them! Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0905895444. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded and has a 2" split to base of spine. Barcode sticker to rear cover. Contents clean.

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TRISS
Written by Brian Jacques. Illustrated by David Elliot.
Stock no. 1827411
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Tale of Redwall. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0670910678. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents browned else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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