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KASPAR PRINCE OF CATS
Written by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1407118
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Everything changes with a cat like Kaspar around as Johnny found out when he discovered Kaspar in a basket at the Savoy hotel. Blue boards with silver cat vignette to front cover and silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007266999. A little bumping to spine. Dustjacket is edge rubbed.

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THE LITTLE CAT BABY
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Fritz Wegner.
Stock no. 1507244
Published by Puffin. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0670912867. Dustwrapper is very slightly grubby on rear panel.

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THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1507133
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1950. Slightly better than good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Light brown boards with brown titles. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. 59 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Most hinges cracked so binding feels loose. Just an odd mark to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped. Loss from ends of spine. Panels grubby with a few marks.

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THE TALE OF THE TABBY TWINS
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1406448
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Pale blue boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 colour plates, green and white text illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners. Spine and board edges browned. Covers grubby. Light browning to endpapers. Foxing and fingering to some pages. Light marks to the margins of a couple of plates and to verso of another. Plates are otherwise in very good condition.

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THE TABBY-FUR FAMILY
Written by Tracey May. Illustrated by Hilda Boswell.
Stock no. 1506828
Published by R.A. Publishing Co. Ltd.. circa 1950. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial stiff card wraps, 9.5 x 7.25", red border to front cover, blue to rear cover. 8 text pages and 8 full-page colour illustrations. Spine very worn, some wear to corners and cover edges. Staples rusty. Covers slightly grubby. Light foxing to inside of covers. Contents clean.

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THE TALE OF THE PIE AND THE PATTY-PAN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316341
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1905. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan. Contained in a grey hinged box with silver title and circular onlay to front. Also includes a grey leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723256861. This is copy no. 59. There are a couple of light scuff/scratch marks to top of presentation box else fine. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front, small dent to one edge of the box. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316340
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2007. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1907. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Tom Kitten. Contained in a brown hinged box with silver title and rectangular onlay to front. Also includes a brown leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 9780723258957. This is copy no. 59. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1406168
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Beige boards with red titles and pictorial onlay. Small format. Colour illustrations. 52 pages. Bumping to spine and corners and a small bump to top of rear board. Slight fading to bottom of boards. A couple of hinges are cracked. Contents very good, just an odd fox spot. Price -cut dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped. Wrapper is grubby.

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DAME WIGGINS OF LEE AND HER SEVEN WONDERFUL CATS
Written by John Ruskin. Illustrated by Robert Broomfield.
Stock no. 1506506
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A humorous tale written principally by a lady of ninety, edited with additional verses by Ruskin. Oblong format. Pictorial boards, 31 pages. Colour illustrations. Top of spine bumped. Wear to ends of spine and corners. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of tears and chips. 1" tear to bottom edge of rear panel. Spine lightly browned.

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THE ADVENTURES OF FRISKERS AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Marian Isabel Hurrell. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1405778
Published by Robert Culley. circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

Brown boards with dark titles to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 16 coloured illustrations (including cover) 161 pages. Small format. 5.5" x 4". Corners bumped. Board edges rubbed. Spine re-covered. Dated inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint cracked. Endpapers browned. Foxing throughout. Some grubby marks to verso of some plates. All plates present.

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JONES OF COLORADO
Written by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1608670
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Steadman visits his friend hoping to avoid distractions and finish a new book. Instead, he met Jones and succumbed utterly to the cat's sly charm. He decided to buy a brand-new sketchbook - and this is the result... ISBN: 0091809452. SIGNED by author on title page. Price-cut wrapper has a small closed edge tear and 'signed copy' stickers.

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THE POBBLE AND THE RUNCIBLE CAT
Written by Muriel Lamb. Illustrated by Virginia Smith.
Stock no. 1405650
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pobble and his great friend, the Runcible Cat, had a great many extraordinary, exciting and often quite frightening adventures after Pobble lost his toes... Yellow boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. ISBN: 0216900492. A little bumping to top and bottom of spine. Red marks to the top of the text block otherwise contents are excellent. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn and rubbed with a couple of small tears.

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