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BOY BEYOND THE MIST
Written by Eric Houghton. Illustrated by Marjorie-Ann Watts.
Stock no. 1328945
Published by Ronald Whiting & Wheaton Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards , silver title to spine. 159 pages. B/w illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Some slight browning to wrapper.

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GLAD RAGS
Written by Joan Lingard.
Stock no. 1328942
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The sequel to 'Rags and Riches'. Seb and his sister Sam are looking forward to a holiday... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0241130158. Minimal bumping to spine.

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ENID BLYTON'S MAGAZINE ANNUAL No. 3
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1328938
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1956. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt titles. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 141pp. 8 x 5 inches. 1st story is "Five - and a Half-Term Adventure! A Tale of the Famous Five". Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers browned. Browning and foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is worn at edges with light damp stain to base of spine.

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THE LAST POLAR BEARS
Written by Harry Horse. Illustrated by Harry Horse.
Stock no. 1328937
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. A story told through a series of extraordinary letters. ISBN: 0670848670. Spine bumped. Evidence of erased pencil marks to top edge of front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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THE THREE TOYMAKERS
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Ursula Moray Williams.
Stock no. 1328936
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Good condition.

The story of three toymakers who live in the Black Forest and of the wonderful toys they made for the prize offered by the King. Orange cloth, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 2 double-sided colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Front free-endpaper removed. Neat inscription in ink to half title-page. Foxing and spotting to contents, some grubby fingermarks to margins of plates.

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MIDWINTER NIGHTINGALE
Written by Joan Aiken.
Stock no. 1328935
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. A chilling welcome greets Dido Twite.... ISBN: 0224064894. Some very light foxing to textblock.

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ROUGH WATER
Written by Roland Pertwee. Illustrated by Margery Gill.
Stock no. 1328933
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Continuing the story of the Islanders in the west country. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned and lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly chipped, spine slightly browned.

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A REDWALL WINTER'S TALE
Written by Brian Jacques. Illustrated by Christopher Denise.
Stock no. 1328932
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A masterful tale of winter magic. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Charming colour illustrations. ISBN: 0091769485. Light rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine.

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THE BROKEN FIDDLESTICK
Written by John Smith. Illustrated by David A. Goddard.
Stock no. 1829180
Published by Longman Young Books. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Delightful story of a boy who learns to play the violin from a gypsy. Benjamin's family disappear and he becomes involved in an extraordinary adventure during which he learns the magical secret of the fiddlestick. Paperboards with illustrated front board. Beautiful b/w illustrations throughout. 61 pages. ISBN: 0582153263. Minor fading to lower edge of boards. Minor air-bubbles to spine edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at spine edges and has some fading.

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THE TOYMAKER
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Terry Milne.
Stock no. 1328930
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of a toymaker who made his daughter some very special dolls... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744519292. Tiny mark to top of front flap else a fine copy.

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THE TEASHOP BY THE WATER AND OTHER TALES
Written by Marjorie-Ann Watts. Illustrated by Marjorie-Ann Watts.
Stock no. 1328928
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Seven delightful stories of real living creatures. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 47 pages. Two-tone text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine ends. Some foxing to textblock and page margins else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn.

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ALBERT POLICE BEAR
Written by Alison Jezard. Illustrated by Margaret Gordon.
Stock no. 1328925
Published by Victor Gollancz. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One of Albert and Henry's most astonishing adventures, involving the Queen of England herself... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0575019395. Spine and corners slightly bumped, some light fading to cover edges. Light foxing to endpapers. Top edge of textblock is slighty grubby. Dustwrapper is slightly discoloured and slightly browned to flaps.

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