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SIX AND TWENTY BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Clifton Bingham. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 1325042
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1889. Almost very good condition.

An ABC of children told in rhymes... Awkward Ada, Dirty Dick, Kind-Hearted Kitty, Particular Paul, etc etc. Each rhyme is illustrated with a full-page colour illustration. Green decorated cloth with black title to spine and cream title to front cover. All edges are gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some stains (minor) to front cover. Apart from some foxing the contents are clean and bright.

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MOLLY WHUPPIE
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1325038
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Molly and her two sisters find themselves lost in the forest.... they come across a house which isn't the safe refuge they hoped for! Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Oblong 7.5 x 9.75". ISBN: 0571119425. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some slight creasing in the laminate to spine edges and lower cover edges. Contents are fine.

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HIAWATHA'S CHILDHOOD
Written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1325037
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Full-page colour illustrations. A short passage from The Song Of Hiawatha. ISBN: 0571132863. Some evidence of heavy pencil markings erased to front free-endpaper. Contents fine.

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MR MISTOFFELEES WITH MUNGOJERRIE AND RUMPELTEAZER
Written by T.S. Eliot. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1325036
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An exuberant interpretation of two poems from Eliot's classic "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 057115347X. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is complete and bright.

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GROWLTIGER'S LAST STAND AND OTHER POEMS
Written by T.S. Eliot. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1325034
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With: The Pekes and the Pollicles and The Song of the Jellicles. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Superb colour pictures throughout. A brilliant new interpretation of three favourite poems from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. ISBN: 0571138829. Foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is price-cut.

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THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
No author listed. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1325032
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

A board book. Cloth spine. Colour illustrations to each page with text below. A nice copy, some slight fingering to page margins.

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FAMILY RHYMES
Written by Lucian Stephens. Illustrated by Kathleen Atkins.
Stock no. 1325030
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

For Children, Parents and all those who find it easier to grow old than to grow up! Green cloth with dark green titles and vignette. B/w text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Foxspots to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is faded at edges with a couple of small tears, rear panel is slightly grubby.

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NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1325027
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

"A Look With Mother Book". Oblong format. A board book. Each page has a colour picture and nursery rhyme. Covers edge worn and a little grubby. Some foxing but contents otherwise clean.

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THE GREAT CUP-TIE
Written by Laurence Meynell. Illustrated by Gareth Floyd.
Stock no. 1325026
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Early Bird Series. Pictorial boards. 87 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718210212. Spine slightly bumped. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Slight grubby crease mark to rear cover. Contents clean.

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WHEN YOU LOOK BACK
Written by Eve Knight.
Stock no. 1325023
Published by Cobden-Sanderson Ltd.. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An anthology of letters to children from illustrious persons (including Joseph Conrad, Alexandre Dumas, Hans Andersen, Catherine of Aragon, etc). Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 178 pages, top edge green, others untrimmed. Spine slightly bumped with some fading. Some slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped, browned to spine with small stain to centre.

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THE NEW HISTORY OF SANDFORD AND MERTON
Written by F.C. Burnand. Illustrated by Linley Sambourne.
Stock no. 1325019
Published by Bradbury, Evans And Co.; Bradbury. 2nd 1873. Almost very good condition.

"Being a true account of their adventures of "Masters Tommy and Harry", with their beloved tutor, "Mr. Barlow"". Red cloth, gilt title to spine, decoration to front cover. 76 b/w illustrations. 268 pages, all edges gilt. Spine bumped. Covers a bit grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Hinges cracked.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by Katharine Cameron.
Stock no. 1325017
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd.. Circa 1934. Very good condition.

Green cloth, dark green titles and pictorial onlay to front cover. 8 pretty colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Lower corner tip of front cover is slightly worn. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Contents are clean but with a slightly smell of tobacco.

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