THE STOLEN WHITE ELEPHANT
Written by Mark Twain. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Stock no. 2126036
Published by P.I.C.. 1st AUSTRALIA 1987. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. Australian edition. ISBN: 0958784523. Bumping to spine and corners. Uneven mottling to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with tear to top of spine; a few grubby marks.

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THE AUTOCRAT OF THE NURSERY
Written by L.T. Meade. Illustrated by T. Pym.
Stock no. 2126022
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1884. Good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt/black titles. B/w illustrations. 2-3" split to base of spine, with some fraying to cloth. A couple of other smaller splits to spine. Browning to spine. Wear and bumping to corners, with some chipping. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby margin marks and foxing.

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BILLIE THE BUNNIE
Written by Patience Powell. Illustrated by Patience Powell.
Stock no. 2126018
Published by Perry Colour Books Ltd.. Circa 1949. Very good condition.

Small format. Pictorial front cover. A Peekobook. Colour illustrations. Bumping and wear to top and tail of spine. Some light scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some light foxing. Illustrations are still lovely and bright!

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CHILDREN STILL
Written by John F. Macpherson. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 2125999
Published by Shakespeare Head Press. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 4 tipped-in colour plates. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner to front endpaper. Also includes a hand written postcard from the author to the same previous owner. Chipping along bottom of spine; some fraying/loss to cloth. Bumping to corners. A few marks to covers. Some foxing. What look like browned glue marks to pastedowns. All plates present.

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KATE GREENAWAY'S PAINTING BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 2125981
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Very good condition.

Outlines from various Greenaway works for Boys and Girls to paint. Green pictorial boards. 62 pages. Delightful b/w illustrations throughout to paint. (No text). Front cover shows two girls with doll and paint brush Foxing and some dark patches to covers. Contents are very good - no page has been painted!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1968
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1610693
Published by Daily Express. 1968. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert & chums watching large ball coming down from the sky. The last Rupert annual to include Magic Paintings. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners bumped, with a little wear. Inscription to front endpaper. NOT price-cut. Belongs To box completed in ink. Grubby mark to list of contents. Scattered foxing. Four of the Magic Paintings have been completed; four appear to be untouched.

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MR. PIPPLEWICK'S BRIGHT IDEAS
Written by Beth Hogg; Garry Hogg.
Stock no. 2125856
Published by Hampster Books. Very good condition.

Early Reader Series No. 40. Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations. Bumping to corners. Brown marking to top of rear cover.

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES - SIMPLE SIMON
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Gustav Hjortlund.
Stock no. 2125845
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. Good condition.

Yellow pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 9.5 x 7.5". Boards are a little bowed. chipping along edges and to base of spine. Splash marks to front cover. Browning to rear cover. Ink marks to title page. Contents are generally very good.

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BILL OF THE BLACK HAND
Written by Wolf Durian.
Stock no. 2125813
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1935. Good condition.

A very tall story. Yellow cloth with black titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. Translated from the German by Marie L. Barker. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers are unevenly faded with cup ring and other grubby marks. Foxing.

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EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
Written by Eric Quayle.
Stock no. 2125802
Published by David & Charles; Barnes & Noble Books. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An important reference work covering over 400 years of children's literature. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos. Green cloth with gilt titles top spine. 256 pages. ISBN: 0715383078. Bumping to base of spine. Wrapper is faded to spine and a couple of edges.

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UNCLE AND HIS DETECTIVE
Written by J.P. Martin. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2125759
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Uncle (the elephant) is trunkdeep in trouble again! Bright yellow boards, silver title to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. 172 pages. Bumping and browning along cover edges. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some foxing and browning to pages. Wrapper is browned with some edge-creasing; a couple of closed tears and chips; minimal loss.

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PROBLEM PARTY
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1317421
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story of the Lockett family. Peach cloth, green title to spine. B/w illustrations. 214 pages. Spine and corners bumped. A few light foxspots. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss to spine ends. Remains of spine is browned and there are tape repairs on verso. Wrapper is foxed and marked on rear panel.

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