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WE WANT A STORY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Bowe.
Stock no. 1506331
Published by Murfett Pty. Ltd.. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition.

Australian Edition. Cloth spine, green pictorial thick card covers with black titles, 7 x 4.75". 14 stories. 96 pages. B/w illustrations. Wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Spine foxed with faint blue mark near top. Light crease across front cover. Covers grubby with dark stain to top edge of rear cover, small brown marks to top edge of front cover. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Rear joint just starting to crack. Browning to endpapers, prelims and page edges.

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THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1506329
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. 1st 1899. Good condition.

Being the adventures of the Bastable children in search of a fortune. Blue/green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. B/w frontis and 16 other plates. 296 pages and catalogue to rear. All edges gilt. Spine bumped and worn with nicks to cloth at top and some loss of cloth from bottom edge. Heavy bumping to top corners, lower corners lightly bumped. Covers are grubby, front cover marked, rear cover scuffed. Gilt dulled on spine. Front joint badly cracked between front endpaper and following page, holding by binding threads. Top set of threads pulled affecting first couple of gatherings. Rear joint cracked showing webbing, one hinge cracked. Endpapers browned and lightly foxed, rear are also grubby, verso of front endpaper has splash marks and partial footprint. Tiny bookseller's label to front pastedown. Foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present, tissue guard to frontis heavily foxed.

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THE ADVENTURES OF MR. PINK-WHISTLE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1405855
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 4th 1945. Slightly better than good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The extraordinary adventures of a funny little man who goes about the world trying to put things right! Red cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers are damp stained. Name and address in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers marked (damp?). Rear endpaper has mended tear. Pencil ticks to book list at front of book. Foxing to page edges. Light mark to a couple of pages. Dustwrapper is edge worn with several tears, some of which have been mended on verso with white paper. Wrapper is grubby. Light damp markings to verso.

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LITTLE ANN AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Jane Taylor; Ann Taylor. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1405847
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. circa 1917. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth spine and corners, cream pictorial boards. Black title to spine. Title to front is Little Ann A Book. Grey endpapers. Colour illustrations. 64 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Light pencil marks and some scratches to boards . Browning to top of boards. Joints and some hinges cracked. Foxing throughout. Some marks to endpapers.

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ERNEST THE ELEPHANT
Written by Barbara Catford. Illustrated by Nancy Catford.
Stock no. 1506316
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1st 1935. Slightly better than good condition.

Small format 6 x 5". Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. 69 pages. Wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Splits to top of spine with 1/4" loss of backstrip. Covers slightly grubby and spine browned. One hinge cracked. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Light browning and foxing to endpapers. Contents very good.

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PERCY THE PENGUIN
Written by Nancy Catford. Illustrated by Nancy Catford.
Stock no. 1506315
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1st 1936. Almost very good condition.

Small format 6 x 5". Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. The story of Percy and his friend Barney the Black Bear. 69 pages Wear to spine, corners and cover edges. 1/4" missing from top of spine. Covers slightly grubby and spine browned. Ink inscription to front pastedown. A couple of hinges cracked. Light browning to title page. Contents generally clean.

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MERRY ANIMAL TALES
Written by Madge A. Bigham. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1405820
Published by George G. Harrap & Company. 1919. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine with pale green paper boards & pictorial onlay to front, dark titles, 9.75 x 7". 4 colour plates. 127 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Covers are grubby and a little marked. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Front endpaper lightly creased. Endpapers browned. Foxing mostly to page edges.

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BOY BLUE RHYMES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1405811
Published by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. Fine condition.

Small format 5 x 4". Pictorial covers - Little Boy Blue to front and Baa, Baa, Black Sheep to rear. 2 cloth leaves gives 6 rhymes with colour illustrations. Book in excellent condition. Contained in publisher's original film bag which is creased. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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SIMPLE THINGS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1405810
Published by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. Fine condition.

Small format 5 x 4". Yellow pictorial covers -elephant to front and balloon animal to rear. 2 cloth leaves gives illustrations of items. No text. Book is in excellent condition. Contained in publisher's film bag which is creased and has a small tear to front cover. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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PETS' PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1405808
Published by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. Fine condition.

Small format 5x4"/ Pictorial covers showing dog to front and Guinea Pigs to verso. 2 cloth leaves plus inside of covers gives 6 pictures of animals. No text. Book in excellent condition. Contained in publisher's original film bag which is creased. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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SIMPLE THINGS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1405807
Published by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. Nearly fine condition.

Small format 5 x 4". Yellow pictorial covers -elephant to front and balloon animal to rear. 2 cloth leaves gives illustrations of items. No text. Light crease to front cover. Contents excellent. Contained in publisher's original film bag which is creased, film at front is torn. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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PETS' PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1405806
Published by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. Fine condition.

Small format 5x4"/ Pictorial covers showing dog to front and Guinea Pigs to verso. 2 cloth leaves plus inside of covers gives 6 pictures of animals. No text. Book in excellent condition. Contained in publisher's original film bag which is creased. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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