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BUILDING A HOUSE
Written by Richard Leacroft. Illustrated by Richard Leacroft.
Stock no. 1323326
Published by Penguin. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial paperwraps. Colour lithographs and b/w drawings. Puffin Picture Book No. 60. A few small, light marks to covers. Publisher's price sticker of 2/- to front cover. Contents clean.

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THE STORY OF PLANT LIFE
Written by Isabel Alexander. Illustrated by Isabel Alexander.
Stock no. 1323324
Published by Penguin Books. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book no. 58. Pictorial paper wraps. colour and b/w illustrations. Covers slightly browned at edges. Staples rusty. Pencil no. (58) erased from front cover.

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DOGS
Written by Maurice Wilson. Illustrated by Maurice Wilson.
Stock no. 1323322
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book 56. Oblong format, paperwraps. Colour and b/w lithograph illustrations throughout. Some browning to cover edges. Staples rusty. Some pale browning to contents.

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THE TALE OF NOAH AND THE FLOOD
Written by W.E. Williams. Illustrated by Clarke Hutton.
Stock no. 1323221
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book no. 54. Oblong format. Pictorial paper wraps. Colour and b/w lithograph illustrations. Covers slightly edge rubbed and grubby. Name in ink to top edge of front cover. Slight creasing to corners of covers and some page corner tips creased.

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WONDERS OF SEA LIFE
Written by E.G. Boulenger. Illustrated by Peggy Jeremy.
Stock no. 1323219
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition.

A Puffin Picture book no. 51. Pictorial boards. Illustrated with lithographs throughout. Covers are edge worn with chipping to top of spine. Foxing throughout and a musty smell to contents.

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THE STORY OF FURNITURE
Written by Gordon Russell. Illustrated by Jacques Groag.
Stock no. 1323218
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book 50. Oblong format, pictorial paper covers. Colour and b/w illustrations. The story of furniture from ancient times. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Light foxing to page edges.

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THE STORY OF CHINA
Written by Tsui Chi. Illustrated by Carolin Jackson.
Stock no. 1323216
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial paper wraps. Colour and b/w text illustrations. 7 x 8.75". Puffin Picture book no. 47. Some foxing to cover edges. Lower 1" of spine split. Some page corners lightly creased. Foxing to page edges.

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ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA
Written by Sheila Hawkins. Illustrated by Sheila Hawkins.
Stock no. 1323215
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

Puffin picture book no. 45. Oblong format, paper wraps. Colour and b/w lithographed illustrations. Lithographed by Brown & Bibby. Name in ink and old price in pencil to front cover. Foxing to covers, inside covers and to page edges.

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OUR HORSES
Written by Lionel Edwards. Illustrated by Lionel Edwards.
Stock no. 1323214
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book no. 43. Pictorial paper wraps. Colour and b/w lithographed illustrations. Lithographed by Charles and Read Ltd. 2nd issue of 1st edition. Covers slightly grubby and edge worn. Small tear to top edge of front cover and slight loss to lower spine corner of front cover. A few small marks to page margins else contents clean.

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MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB AND OTHER NURSERY SONGS
Written by H.A. Rey. Illustrated by H.A. Rey.
Stock no. 1323193
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book 91. Oblong format. Pink pictorial paper wraps. Delightful colour illustrations. Words and music. Printed prices on covers have been covered with small, white 2/6 price stickers. Slight fading to spine. Staples rusty. Contents clean.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) A CAMPING HOLIDAY
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 2140228
Published by Country Life. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition.

Very large format, approx 14.25" x 10.5". Green pictorial paper boards. Endpapers are b/w footprint design. Colour illustrations throughout. White spine. The first Orlando adventure. SIGNED by author 'With love to Katie' on verso of front endpaper. Spine is browned, with wear. Scuff/score marks to edge of rear cover. Bumping and chipping to corners and cover edges. Foxing and browning to outer page edges and some page margins.

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TALES FROM THE BALLET SWAN LAKE PETROUCHKA
Written by Deryck Lynham. Illustrated by Sylvia Green.
Stock no. 2139965
Published by Sylvan Press. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Colour lithographed illustrations. Some fading and spotting to spine. Bumping and wear along cover edges; some grubby marks. Page corner creasing. Some foxing.

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