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LOLLY POPKIN
Written by Dorothy Ann Lovell. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 1321661
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition.

Lolly Popkin is a little girl who is given a woolly lamb which she discovers can talk! Green cloth. Dark blue title to spine and illustration to front cover. Full page colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 129 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small spots to covers. Name and address in ink to front pastedown.

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PONSONBY AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1321660
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A True Story About Cats. Green cloth, navy titles. B/w illustrations. 194 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Some slight browning and rubbing to cover edges. Contents lightly browned and a few brown spots to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with loss and grubby.

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BILLY BUNTER'S HAT TRICK
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1321652
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Magnet No. 31. Issue nos. 1325-1327, 1456, 1531-1532, 1573-1574. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703000632. Spine slightly bumped. Some very light browning to cover edges. Booksellers sticker (Foyles) to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is bright with minimal rubbing at edges.

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DICK O' THE FENS: A TALE OF THE GREAT EAST SWAMP
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Frank Dadd.
Stock no. 1822483
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red pictorial boards showing huntsmen in gilt to spine and front board. Gilt titles, bevelled edges. Green text block. Twelve full page illustrations in b/w. 383 pages plus 32 page publisher adverts to rear. Spine lightly faded and lightly worn to top & tail. Corners lightly rubbed. Name stamp and erasure marks to free front endpaper. Scattered foxspots throughout. Hinges pulled but binding tight.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1822382
Published by Daily Express. 1941. Fair condition.

The last hardcover annual to be published during the war years and widely considered to be the best Rupert annual ever. Front cover shows Rupert holding a paddle and waving while Algy looks on from a little boat. First story Rupert and the Red Egg. 118 pages. Spine missing, edges rubbed & worn. Boards a little dull. Front joint cracked. Rear joint starting to crack. Name in belongs to box. Heavy pencil erased from verso of title page and also belongs to box. Page 77 has loss to lower margin but this does not affect the text. Contents browned and a little grubby. A good reading copy.

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JOCK OF THE GREAT WAR
Written by Lucy Jackson. Illustrated by Jucy Tucker.
Stock no. 2135374
Published by Utl Printing. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

Jock is an Irish Terrier. Large format. Green pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0952040727. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. A few grubby margin marks. Light foxing to outer page edges.

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THE SPIDER'S PALACE
Written by Richard Hughes. Illustrated by George Charlton.
Stock no. 1321637
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1931. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, gilt titles, gilt whale vignette to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some light darkening to cover edges. Grubby erasure mark to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents. Light tobacco smell to contents. Remains of dustwrapper is foxed and browned with some stains.

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ROLAND THE MINSTREL PIG
Written by William Steig. Illustrated by William Steig.
Stock no. 1321630
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0241890144. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper has tears at edges with some tape repairs on verso and is lightly browned on rear panel.

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MINI MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OKLAHOMA INDIANS
Written by Lu Celia Wise. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1321627
Published by Oklahoma State Department Of Education. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 64 pages. Covers are edge rubbed and lightly scuffed. Some loss of paper covering to top and tail of spine. Pencil erasure mark to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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MAXIE'S MICE
Written by Marlene Reidel. Illustrated by Marlene Reidel.
Stock no. 1321615
Published by MacMillan. 1st UK 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

White pictorial boards. Full-page colour pictures. Minimal text. Large format. ISBN: 0333235452. Spine slightly bumped. Browning to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is browned and torn at edges with tape repairs on verso.

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LUCY & TOM'S A.B.C.
Written by Shirley Hughes. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1321614
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Oblong format. White glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour pictures. ISBN: 0575033983. Spine and corners bumped. One gathering is pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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HOW THE WHALE BECAME
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by George Adamson.
Stock no. 1321607
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A collection of stories about the days when the world was brand new, and the animals were still making up their minds just what they wanted to be. Blue mottled boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 72 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned with a few light foxspots. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to base of spine, crease and tear to lower corner of rear panel and slightly grubby on rear.

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