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PUFF AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Katharine Macquoid. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan.
Stock no. 2131054
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1888. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles and two colour decorations. Colour & b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks to covers. Margin tear, with small loss to edge of front endpaper. Foxing throughout. Margin marks.

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THE FIRST DOG
Written by Jan Brett. Illustrated by Jan Brett.
Stock no. 1817625
Published by Harcourt, Inc. Circa 1988. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An exciting tale of adventure in prehistoric times, the author convincingly portrays the growth of the warm bond between man and animal that must, long, long ago, have resulted in the first domesticated dog. Large format. Beige cloth boards with black title to spine. Full colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0152276505. Reprint, 'K' printing.

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THE TALE OF THREE BAD PUPS
Written by Gladys Davidson.
Stock no. 2130451
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1957. Almost very good condition.

Blue boards with pale blue title to spine and small vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Large easy-to-read text. Marks and wear to covers. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1947
Written by G.E. Studdy. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 2130432
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1947. Good condition.

Red pictorial boards showing Bonzo playing with a jack-in-the-box. Red cloth spine. Full colour frontis. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Spine is faded with some faded writing. Chipping along cover edges. Corners are bumped. Frontis is MISSING. Foxing to prelims, last few pages and outer page edges and margins.

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1948
Written by G.E. Studdy. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 2130320
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1948. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows Bonzo wearing a crown and sat on a donkey. Colour frontis, two-tone illustrations throughout. Contains a story entitled "The Little Nigger Boy". Spine is faded and worn. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Frontis is MISSING! Foxing. Name in belongs to box and inscription in ink to same page. A few closed edge tears to lower margins (no loss). Page 13/14 detached at top gutter edge. A few marks to contents.

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MY DOG
Written by Maurice Maeterlinck. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2128944
Published by George Allen and Co. Ltd.. 1st 1913. Good condition.

Stories of a cute little bulldog. Translated by A. Teixera de Mattos. Brown cloth, gilt titles. Large pictorial onlay to front cover. 6 colour plates. Bumping and wear along cover edges. Scuffing to onlay to front cover. Damp marks to covers and to some pages (mostly margins) internally. Piece of top of front endpaper has been cut out. Foxing. A few hinges are pulled, so that webbing/stitching can be seen. All plates present.

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WILLIAM AND THE MUTT
Written by Denise Hill. Illustrated by Jane Paton.
Stock no. 2128259
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1ST 1977. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. An Antelope Book. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0241895413. Foxing to outer page edges.

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THE TWINS
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2127770
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1910. Good condition.

Large format. 24 gorgeous colour plates. The story of Snip and Snap, two spaniel puppies. Grey paperboards with colour onlay to front. Pictorial endpapers. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Couple of splits to spine, which is also grubby, with a little fraying to top and tail. Some scuffs and surface paper damage to onlay to front cover. Damp marks to edges of rear covers, but only goes through a little to rear endpapers. Damp marks also to corners of front cover. Page browning, with the odd foxspot. Hinges are pulled in places, so that binding is starting to weaken, a few magic tape repairs. Illustrations are still wonderful!!

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THE MONGREL PUPPY BOOK
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2127769
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1912. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth spine, buff paper boards, black title and illustration of mongrel puppies behind bars to front. 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Life and adventures of a mongrel pup! Spine has completely faded to brown and has splits and chips, with some loss and fraying to cloth. Chipping along cover edges. Bumping to corners. A little bowing to front cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning; odd foxspot. Contents are still generally very good.

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THAT LITTLE WHITE PUPPY
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1816543
Published by Humphrey Milford. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Pictorial paper boards, red title to front. Ribbon to front board. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. That Little White Puppy has his first visit to the country. Paper boards slightly bubbled. Ribbon to front board fading and damp stain to inside front cover. Browning to endpapers, contents clean.

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THE THREE JOVIAL PUPPIES
Written by E.D. Cuming. Illustrated by J.A. Shepherd.
Stock no. 2127501
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine, dark pictorial covers. Colour illustrations and rhymes. A tale of three foxhound puppies. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping to cover edges. A few scuff marks to covers. Foxing and some page browning. Appears to rear joint has been repaired.

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WALT DISNEY'S 101 DALMATIONS
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 2127211
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Adapted by Arthur Groom. Blue pictorial glazed boards. Featuring characters from the Disney film, based on the book 'The hundred and one dalmatians' by Dodie Smith. Colour illustrations. Some bumping, wear and fading to spine.

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