FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Neil Philip. Illustrated by Isabelle Brent.
Stock no. 1330397
Published by Little, Brown and Company. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New English Versions by Neil Philip. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0316913227. Spine and corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Small worn patch to lower edge of rear cover. Some light finger creasing at margins else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed at edges.

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TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Rowland Hilder.
Stock no. 1830492
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st thus 1929. Very good condition.

12 striking colour plates plus b/w decorations and a map of Treasure Island. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles and borders. Pictorial endpapers. xi and 260 pages. Top edge gilt. Spine lightly browned. Vertical rear board edge cloth is 'nibbled'. Browning to text block. Name in ink to verso of frontis. A few scattered foxspots present. Generally a nice looking copy.

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THERE WAS MAGIC IN THOSE DAYS
Written by Norrey Jephson O'Conor. Illustrated by J. Gower Parks.
Stock no. 1830480
Published by Elkin Mathews & Marrot. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

An Irish fairy tale based on The King of the Leprecane's Journey to Emania. Orange cloth spine, green patterned paper boards, white title blocks with orange titles. Colour plates. 62 pages. Boards and spine browned. Top & tail of spine lightly frayed, title block to spine has loss and is unreadable (faded). Board corners lightly worn, edges of boards rubbed. Browning to endpapers. Some foxing present. A few small marks to contents.

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THE BEAVER TWINS
Written by Jane Tompkins. Illustrated by Enos B. Comstock.
Stock no. 1830479
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A lively and amusing story of the doings of two little beavers in their native wilderness home. Brown cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 111 pages. Board corners lightly rubbed, boards clean. Text block browned. One hinge pulled but binding tight. Gift inscription in ink to half-title page else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, 1.75" loss centre of spine and a small yellow sticker with a green cross through to lower spine.

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THE GIRL OF INK & STARS
Written by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Illustrated by Olia Muza.
Stock no. 1830478
Published by The Chicken House. 1st thus 2022. Slightly better than very good condition.

Special Gift Edition. Isabella's island is no longer a happy place. Even the songbirds have gone - fllying backwards into the sea. When her best friend disappears, Isabella is determined to help find her. As the daughter of a map-maker, she knows how to navigate by the stars. But nothing can prepare her for the dangers ahead, the love that she will feel - or the sacrifices that must be made. For beyond the dry rivers and dead forests, a fiery myth is stirring from its sleep. Also contains new story: Joya's Firest Snow. Blue paper spine with silver title and stars, pictorial paper boards. Ribbon page marker. Colour illustrations. 323 pages plus acknowledgments. ISBN: 9781913696313. Spine a little cocked. Tiny mark to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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WILLIAM'S BAD RESOLUTION
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330394
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1958. Very good condition.

Formerly entitled 'William and A.R.P.'. Red boards with title to spine with black background. Black vignette of William's head to front cover. B/w frontis and text illustrations. 252 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Pages are browned but otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased, slightly browned to spine.

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WILLIAM THE DETECTIVE
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330393
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, loss to top of spine.

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WILLIAM AND THE BRAINS TRUST
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330391
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with small vignette of William's head to front and title in red on black square background to spine. 252 pages. 6th impression, cheap edition. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents are browned with a slight musty smell else clean. Price-cut dustwrapper (cut by publisher) is just a little worn at spine and corners.

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WILLIAM AND THE TRAMP
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330390
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William to front cover. B/w illustrations. 248 pages. 4th impression (cheap edition). Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with minimal loss and small tear to top edge of rear panel.

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THE MOULDY
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1330389
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

In the great garden of the world there was peace before Mouldy came... Mouldy is a mole. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Blue endpapers. 10 x 7.5". Unpaginated. ISBN: 0224020927. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. White (plain) label stuck to title page just above publisher details. Contents otherwise fine.

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GREAT GRANDMOTHER GOOSE
Written by Helen Cooper. Illustrated by Krystyna Turska.
Stock no. 1330388
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

80 rhymes from medieval sources. Brown mottled boards with brown cloth spine. Gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations ISBN: 0241895502. Minimal rubbing to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at corners.

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GALLANT OLD ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1330387
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Small oblong format. Black boards, white titles and vignette to front. Colour pictures throughout. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Light marks to front cover. Endpapers foxed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is torn and creased to front panel which patch of loss to top edge.

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