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ENGLISH FASHIONS
Written by John Mortimer. Illustrated by Victor Ross.
Stock no. 1323702
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 76. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Lithographs. Name in ink to front cover. Foxing to covers and contents. Ink address stamp of previous seller to inside front cover. Publisher's 'new' price sticker inside rear cover stating 2/-.

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THE HOLIDAY TRAIN GOES TO AMERICA
Written by Peter Heaton. Illustrated by Peter Heaton.
Stock no. 1323669
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Baby Puffin Book no. 6. Pictorial paper wraps. Colour lithographed illustrations. Printed by W.S. Cowell. Covers foxed and edge rubbed. Staples rusty. Lower staple has been pulled away from front cover. Neat name written in ink to front cover. Foxing inside covers. Some light fingering to contents but generally clean.

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HISTORIC HOUSES OF GREAT BRITAIN
Written by Helen Leacroft. Illustrated by Richard Leacroft.
Stock no. 1323613
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1968. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial paperwraps. Colour lithographs and b/w drawings. Puffin Picture Book No. 118. Covers slightlly grubby and foxed. Foxing to page edges.

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THE STORY OF A THREAD OF COTTON
Written by Harry Ballam. Illustrated by Stanley Herbert.
Stock no. 1323601
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 99. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations, lithographed by W.S. Cowell. Cover edges rubbed and corner tips creased. Minimal loss to lower corner of rear cover. Contents generally clean.

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PENDENNIS THE PELICAN
Written by Eric Joysmith. Illustrated by Eric Joysmith.
Stock no. 1323477
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Red cloth, cream title and illustration to front. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges. Endpapers partly browned. Child's name in pencil to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing. Front joint is partly cracked at top and bottom. Some hinges cracked.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) THE FRISKY HOUSEWIFE
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1824060
Published by Country Life. 1st 1956. Good condition.

Orlando aquires a shop... First title on rear cover published by John Murray is Orlando, and the Three Graces. Orange pictorial boards. Price to lower front is 9s 6d net. Fabulous colour lithographs. Boards worn at corners, spine split to top and tail with slight loss. Edges of boards lightly rubbed. Boards a little grubby. A few marks and small foxspots to contents. Binding is tight.

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REPRESENTATIVE ART OF OUR TIME (8 VOLUMES)
Written by Charles Holme.
Stock no. 1824054
Published by Offices Of The Studio. 1st 1903. Very good condition.

With original etchings & lithographs, also reproductions of oil & water-colour paintings, pastels, &c. A set of 8 (complete) very large format grey card-wrap booklets with string binding. Each volume has an essay and 6 plates. Eight volumes with light edge0wear and browning to cover edges. All plates are present. Volume III has some foxing to a plate or two and facing blank pages, Volume VII has foxing to pages and plates are foxed on verso of page. Volume VIII has foxing to 1st plate and facing blank page. Some top edges unopened. All contained in a large presentation folder with ribbon clasp, folder is very worn, browned and scufffed, foxing to inside boards, spine is split. A nice, complete set.

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POEMS OF DEATH
Written by Phoebe Pool. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton.
Stock no. 1323378
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Excursions into English Poetry series. Pictorial cloth. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, browned to spine and has a small patch of surface paper damage to lower corner of front panel.

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INSECT LIFE
Written by Arthur Smith. Illustrated by Arthur Smith.
Stock no. 1323331
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 66. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. There is a library label (unused) stuck to the inside front cover. Otherwise a nice, clean copy.

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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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