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SOMEBODY'S PLAYMATES
Written by George Manville Fenn; Clifton Bingham; Edric Vredenburg. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; R.J. Wealthy.
Stock no. 2137694
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing rabbit in open hutch eating and two puppies looking up at it. 2 colour plates, including frontis. Two-tone, black and white and silhouette illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffing to covers; a little chipping. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby marks and foxspots.

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THE SECOND COLLECTION OF BULL TERRIER TALES
Written by Molly Rosalyn Weeks.
Stock no. 2136931
Published by Bernard Kaymar Ltd.. Circa 1991. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1871285011. Some cover corner creasing.

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LITTLE FOLK'S BEDTIME BOOK
Written by Betty Coombs; et al. Illustrated by Fel.
Stock no. 2134470
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations. First story is 'What Shall I do?' by Coombs. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few scuff marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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IDEAL BOOK FOR TINIES
Written by Doris M. Lee; Dorothy M. Sheppard; C.M. Drury; Christine E. Bradley; et al.
Stock no. 2134469
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. First story is 'Bobbity Elf's New Suit' by Lee. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins.

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THE WORLD'S BEST STORIES FOR BOYS & GIRLS
Written by Winifred Biggs. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 2133906
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd.; T. Nelson & Sons. Very good condition.

Green pictorial boards with gilt titles. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations throughout. 624 pages. Selected by Biggs. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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ENID BLYTON READERS 1
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1319086
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1950. Almost very good condition.

Decorated cardwraps. Two-tone text illustrations throughout. 128 pages. 13 short stories, the first being "The Peppermint Party". Spine and corners a little worn. Covers a little grubby. School ink stamp to verso of front cover. Small nick to the top of the first few pages. Tick marks to contents list and occasional margin mark but contents generally clean.

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PLAYTIME STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Harry B. Neilson; Levine Helmer; et al..
Stock no. 1319054
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Front cover shows girl walking a large dog in the snow. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First item is "Cheerful Conversation". 1 b/w Louis Wain illustration entitled "A bogus Father Christmas". Spine slightly bumped and grubby. Corners worn. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Endpapers have been professionally replaced. Contents are browned and foxed.

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ENID BLYTON READERS 1
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1318985
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1959. Almost very good condition.

Decorated cardwraps. Two-tone text illustrations throughout. 128 pages. 13 short stories, the first being "The Peppermint Party". Covers slightly edge rubbed and grubby. Staples rusty. Small white sticker stuck to base of spine (and wraps around onto covers). 2" tear to inner margin of title-page.

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WONDERMENT: THE LISBETH ZWERGER COLLECTION
Written by Theodor Storm; E.T.A. Hoffmann; Oscar Wilde; O. Henry; E. Nesbit; Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger.
Stock no. 1318963
Published by North South Books. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Six of the world's beloved children's stories: Little Hobbin, The Nutcracker, The Canterville Ghost, The Gift of the Magi, The Deliverers of Their Country, How the Camel Got His Hump. Foreword by Peter Sis. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. 170 numbered pages. ISBN: 9780735841871. SIGNED by artist to title-page. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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BEDTIME STORIES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318932
Published by Birn Brothers Ltd.. Circa 1951. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows a clock in the background with a boy and a girl infront - the boy is reading to the little girl, who is cuddling a doll of colour. First story is 'The Lollipop Shop'. Two-tone illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Light creases to covers. Name in ink in belongs to box. Some foxing and fingering to page margins.

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SHAMROCK AND SPEAR TALES AND LEGENDS FROM IRELAND
Written by F.M. Pilkington. Illustrated by Roy Spencer.
Stock no. 2132483
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth covered boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. A few knocks to cover edges. Marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned with some edge-creasing.

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THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK
Written by Jane Eayre Fryer. Illustrated by Edwin John Prittie.
Stock no. 1318521
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

Or Adventures Among the Story People. Blue cloth covers with pictorial onlay. Gilt titles to spine. 4 colour plates plus 24 two-tone full page illustrations. 286 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Corner/margin loss to one page (2"x1"), text unaffected. Grubby fingermarks and foxing to contents. Endpapers lightly browned.

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