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LE GRAND LIVRE DES PETITS SKIEURS
Written by Antje Vogel.
Stock no. 1506744
Published by Coppenrath. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Large format, 13.25 x 9.5". Blue cloth covers with white vignettes of skiers, dogs and birds. Title and decoration on onlay on front cover. Colour illustrations with tips and advice for young skiers. All text in French. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Sticker to top corner of front cover and small mark near bottom. Crease to top corner of last page. Contents clean.

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THE THREE GOOD FRIENDS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506743
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Almost very good condition.

A Coloured Picture Book For The Nursery. Containing nursery rhymes and Little Red Riding Hood plus sixteen coloured (chromolithograph) illustrations. Untearable - pages mounted on cloth. Brown decorated cloth with gilt title labels and small oval floral onlay to front cover. Large format 11.5 x 8.75". Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Some darkening to cover edges. Onlay and gilt on front cover ribbed. A few short scratches to rear cover. Endpapers browned. Light foxing to contents but colours are bright and pages are generally clean.

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THAT CURLY HEADED ROGUE
Written by Lilian Cheesman. Illustrated by Lilian Cheesman.
Stock no. 1506734
Published by Jarrolds. circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with dark title. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. Covers grubby with water marks to some edges. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little foxing and browning to contents. All plates present.

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LITTLE PICKY GOES TO SCHOOL
Written by Henry Phelps. Illustrated by Bruno Frost.
Stock no. 1506732
Published by The Conrad Press Ltd.. 1st 1944. Almost very good condition.

Picky's mother took him all round the neighbourhood showing him many people and things. Would you like to know where they went and what they saw? Cloth spine, black front cover shows two birds sat on signpost. Colour illustration and verse for each letter of the alphabet. A little bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light crease to bottom corner of front cover. Covers slightly grubby. Ink inscription and corner crease to front endpaper. One hinge cracked. Light foxing to endpapers and an odd mark to contents.

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THE LION AND THE UNICORN
Written by Hans Baumann. Illustrated by Ulrik Schramm.
Stock no. 1506730
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st UK 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Anne is afraid of the dark and to her brother's surprise it is from the gentle unicorns her uncle carves as figure-heads for sailing ships that she finally learns courage. Red cloth, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. 49 pages. Translated by Katharine Potts. A little wear to spine and corners. Nick to top edge of rear cover. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Light page edge browning to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few tears and chips, slight loss from top of spine. Rear panel grubby.

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THE GIANT SURPRISE - A NARNIA STORY
Written by Hiawyn Oram. Illustrated by Tudor Humphries.
Stock no. 1406226
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Inspired by the stories of C.S.Lewis. Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 10" x 10" ISBN: 0007143206. Spine a little bumped. Contents excellent. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn. Chip to top rear corner.

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HOW LIFE GOES ON THE DOLPHIN
Written by Iliane Roels; Claude Nicolas. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1506711
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Chambers Quest Books. Interesting and attractive information books for 7-11 year olds. White glazed boards, pictorial front cover shows dolphins. Colour illustrations throughout. Adapted from the text written by Nicolas. ISBN: 0550319166. Some light browning to covers. Original price label to rear cover. White marks to top edge of front endpaper, looks like it has been stuck to top edge of pastedown. Contents clean.

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THE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316349
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1906. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. Contained in a green hinged box with silver title and triangular onlay to front. Also includes a green leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723257299. This is copy no. 59. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to the binding) written in blue biro to front. 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. 1316346
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1904. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Contained in a blue hinged box with silver title and square onlay to front. Also includes a blue leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723249881. This is copy no. 23. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front. 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. 1316343
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1904. Small format book with cream Italian leather and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Contained in a blue hinged box with silver title and square onlay to front. Also includes a blue leather foil-blocked bookmark and 6 individual prints. ISBN: 0723249887. This is copy no. 59. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'leather' written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF THE PIE AND THE PATTY-PAN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316341
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1905. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan. Contained in a grey hinged box with silver title and circular onlay to front. Also includes a grey leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723256861. This is copy no. 59. There are a couple of light scuff/scratch marks to top of presentation box else fine. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front, small dent to one edge of the box. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316340
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2007. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1907. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Tom Kitten. Contained in a brown hinged box with silver title and rectangular onlay to front. Also includes a brown leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 9780723258957. This is copy no. 59. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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