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A TALE OF TWO ROBINS
Written by G.J. Renier. Illustrated by Allen W. Seaby.
Stock no. 1323341
Published by Peter Davies Ltd. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a family of robins through three generations. Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes to front cover. 109 numbered pages. B/w text illustrations throughout, the robins all with their red breasts! This edition states "First published in November Nineteen hundred & thirty-three" (most others say 1934). Spine slightly bumped and faded. Light rubbing to lower edge of rear cover and a faint mark to centre of rear cover. Endpapers slightly browned. Some foxing to textblock. White dustwrapper is slightly grubby and a little browned to spine.

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THE STRONG-TAIL
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 2140949
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

How he jumped onto the moon. Part of the Rummy Tales series. Small format, 4.5 x 3.25". Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and two tone illustrations. Staples to spine have rusted, so brown marks to pages near them. Some cover creasing. A few marks. Illustrations and contents are still nice and bright!

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THE WILD HAMSTER
Written by Alain Vaes. Illustrated by Alain Vaes.
Stock no. 2140566
Published by Little, Brown and Company. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Dark orange cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0316895040. Foxing to a few pages, especially title page. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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JOHNNY CROW'S GARDEN A PICTURE BOOK
Written by L. Leslie Brooke. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 2140507
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1954. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

White cloth spine with red title, red cloth sides with white title and colour pictorial onlay to front. Full page colour plates & b/w text drawings. Text in rhyme. Foxing to prelims, outer page edges and last few pages; A few hinges are a bit pulled. One colour plate is detached, but loosely inserted; creased along margin. Wrapper has edge-creasing and small tears; tape repairs (showing through) to verso; some marks.

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CYRIL AND PAT
Written by Emily Gravett. Illustrated by Emily Gravett.
Stock no. 2140328
Published by Two Hoots. 1st thus 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Colour illustrations. Cyril is a squirrel, Pat is a rat. No one thinks they should be friends...but why not? ISBN: 9781509857289.

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MOUSE HOUSE
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2140325
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Easy to read text. ISBN: 9780857551771.

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TACLUS TIDY
Written by Emily Gravett; Mari George. Illustrated by Emily Gravett.
Stock no. 2140318
Published by Rily Publications Ltd. 1st 2016. Fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Adaption to Welsh Language by George. Text in Welsh and English. ISBN: 9781849673426.

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TOO MUCH STUFF!
Written by Emily Gravett. Illustrated by Emily Gravett.
Stock no. 2140317
Published by Two Hoots. 1st 2020. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A funny rhyming story set in the same forest as the bestselling 'Tidy', all about the perils of having too much stuff! ISBN: 9781509857333.

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A HOUSE IN TOWN
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies.
Stock no. 2140272
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1ST 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744507278. Bumping to corners. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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ALGERNON AND THE PIGEONS
Written by Valdine Plasmati. Illustrated by Kazue Mizumura.
Stock no. 2140205
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Some light wear to cover edges. Page edge browning. Name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing and browning.

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THE THREE MULLA-MULGARS
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
Stock no. 2140155
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1st thus 1921. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. 12 b/w and colour plates, including frontis. 275 pages. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by author, with inscription in ink to front endpaper. Also includes a letter from Walter de la Mare to a previous owner (letter dated 1931). Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning to spine. Front joint next to free front endpaper is cracked. Page edge browning. Foxing/browning to some pages internally.

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THE STORY OF BABAR THE LITTLE ELEPHANT
Written by Jean De Brunhoff; Merle S. Haas. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 2140116
Published by Random House Children'S Books. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Babar with signboard. Orange pictorial boards with blue spine. Large format. Translated from the French by Haas. Colour illustrations. Type-text (not original handwriting style). ISBN: 9780394805757. Wrapper is edge-creased with one small tear to top of front panel.

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