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THE SONGS THE LETTERS SING BOOK TWO
Written by S.N.D.. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1830710
Published by The Grant Educational Co. Ltd.. 1st 1939. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine. Brown pictorial paper boards. Colour and b/w pictures. Easy to read text. 40 pages. Boards a little grubby and marked. Text block browned. Lower stitch of binding loose so contents move a little. Contents lightly browned. Top & tail of inner spine worn. A good working copy.

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HECTOR PROTECTOR AND AS I WENT OVER THE WATER
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1830709
Published by The Bodley Head. 1975. Very good condition.

Two nonsense nursery rhymes wonderfully illustrated by full-page colour pictures. Oblong format. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0370007743. Second impression. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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ROGER WAS A RAZOR FISH AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Jill Bennett. Illustrated by Maureen Roffey.
Stock no. 1830708
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. 1st USA 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of twenty-two short verses compiled by Jill Bennett. Specially selected to offer an enticing adventure in poetry for young readers. White boards. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0688419860. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, covered with clear laminate and stuck to boards. Name in ink to front endpaper. Last page (acknowledgements) is a little grubby. Else contents clean.

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DARK DREAMS
Written by C.L. Rinaldo.
Stock no. 1830707
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A young boy, Carlo, is sent to live with his grandmother when his father goes to fight in WWII. He is unable to stand up to the members of the tough neighbourhood gang. He is befriended by Joey J who has all the strengths that Carlo lacks but is himself victimised for he is brain damaged. Carlo's battle on Joey J's behalf and his confrontation with the people who intend to commit Joey J to a home for the mentally handicapped, make this a memorable and touching story. Purple cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 154 pages. ISBN: 0575019530. Boards clean. Endpapers lightly browned. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine, foxing to verso (not visible to front).

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THE OLDEST CITY IN THE WORLD
Written by Charles Brown. Illustrated by A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1830706
Published by The Religious Tract Society. Circa 1923. Good condition.

Being addresses to children on Bunyan's "Holy War". Red cloth pictorial boards with black titles. 4 colour plates including title page and frontispiece, 4 b/w plates. 130 pages. Spine browned, boards damp stained and browned. Text block lightly browned. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Half-title page browned. Lower corner tip removed from page 33/34. One or two minor marks to contents. A working copy.

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PETER RABBIT'S EASTER
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by J.L.G..
Stock no. 1208912
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1921. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped with slight fading to top and tail. Boards are faded. Endpapers lightly browned and front free-endpaper has light corner crease. A couple of small margin marks else contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped with very slight loss, tape repairs on verso.

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PETER RABBIT'S WEDDING DAY
Written by Beatrix Potter; May Wynne. Illustrated by Bess Goe Willis.
Stock no. 1208911
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1927. Very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped, rubbed and faded. Some slight fading to covers. Child's name in heavy pencil to belongs to box on front free-endpaper. Contents are clean.

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PETER RABBIT'S BIRTHDAY
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by J.L.G..
Stock no. 1208909
Published by Henry Altemus Company. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine slightly faded and some fading to cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Small edge tear to front free-endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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WHEN PETER RABBIT WENT TO SCHOOL
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by J.L.G..
Stock no. 1208908
Published by Henry Altemus Company. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Some fading to cover edges. Name in pencil in belongs to box on front free-endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins and some slight foxing to textblock.

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THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330513
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st US 1908. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

American Edition with New York address to title-page. Blue paper boards with green titles and oval onlay to front cover. The text on pg15 still carries the misprint of "muffatees". Spine very slightly bumped and browned. A couple of hinges are slightly pulled. Name and date in ink to half title-page. Contained in a very scarce, original glassine wrapper which is a little frayed at edges with a few small chips and slight loss. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330512
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

Deluxe edition. Beautiful lilac cloth with gilt titles and decoration, small colour onlay to front cover. 84 numbered pages (printed on one side only), all edges gilt. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A light, faint splash mark to front cover. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper and a 'blind' booksellers stamp to same page. Foxing to textblock. Some light fingering to page margins but generally contents clean. A nice copy of the deluxe edition.

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THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330511
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st thus 1916. Very good condition.

Grey boards, green titles. Circular pictorial onlay to front cover. 52 pages printed on one side only. Originally published in a concertina-style panorama format, this is the small book format. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Spine slightly browned. Light score mark to rear cover. Contents are clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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