THE BLACKBIRD IN THE LILAC
Written by James Reeves. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1829552
Published by Oxford University Press. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Poems for Children. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. B/w line drawings. xi and 95 pages. Reprint. Text block browned, some foxing. Endpapers browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing to gutter edges and a few light grubby marks to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and has some foxing especially to verso. Musty odour present.

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PEACOCK PIE
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Louise Brierley.
Stock no. 1329238
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

75th anniversary edition. Blue boards with white title to spine. B/w and colour illustrations throughout. 111 pages. 9.5 x 6.5". ISBN: 0571139892. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is lightly foxed on verso and slightly faded to spine.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1329210
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 8th 1903. Very good condition.

Dark green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. B/w text illustrations. 136 pages plus publication list to rear. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Gilt to spine slightly dulled. Name plate to front free-endpaper and small white sticker with name in ink written to front pastedown. Light foxing and fingering else contents clean.

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WORDS BEASTS & FISHES
Written by Marmaduke Dixey. Illustrated by Clifford Webb.
Stock no. 1329182
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1936. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

21 witty and accomplished fables. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Striking b/w illustrations. Spine and corners and slightly rubbed. Some light spotting to covers. Endpapers slightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby with some loss (especially to top and tail of spine).

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CAUTIONARY TALES AND OTHER VERSES
Written by Hilaire Belloc. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds.
Stock no. 1829305
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Olive green, yellow & red pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. Yellow endpapers. 160 pages. Minor bump to top of spine else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor marks and scuffs.

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THE LITTLE ONE IN BETWEEN
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1329063
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

A book of 26 delightful verses accompanied with 4 beautiful colour plates. Blue cloth covers, gilt title to spine and small embossed vignette. 59 pages. Cr 8vo. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to contents.

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MARKO'S WEDDING
Written by Ian Serraillier. Illustrated by Victor Ambrus.
Stock no. 1329053
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Re-tellings of heroic folk poetry from Serbia and of old ballads and a folk tale from England and Scotland. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 111 pages. ISBN: 0233961054. Spine bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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NUTSHELL LIBRARY
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1329045
Published by Harper & Row. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Set of 4 volumes - "Chicken Soup With Rice", "Pierre", "One Was Johnny" and "Alligators All Around". Pink cloth, brown titles and vignettes. Colour illustrations. Approx 30 pages to each volume. Small books being, 3.5 x 2.5". Contained in a pictorial slip-case. Books are fine. Wrappers are a little browned, the spine of One Was Johnny is rubbed and the panels of Alligators are browned. Wrapper of Chicken Soup has the small off-white band to base of spine. Slipcase is just a little rubbed at corners.

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JOYCE STRANGER'S BOOK OF HANAK'S ANIMALS
Written by Joyce Stranger. Illustrated by Mirko Hanak.
Stock no. 1329021
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Prose and poems accompany enchanting pictures of animals. White cloth, gilt title to spine. 103 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0460066242. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Some slight browning at cover edges and foxing to top edges. Pale page browning and light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE FLOWER FAIRIES
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1829246
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cream boards, silver titles. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0723248397. A few foxspots to endpapers else contents are clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and front edges, has a few minor grubby marks and is scuffed to rear panel.

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A BOOK OF THE SEASONS
Written by Eve Garnett. Illustrated by Eve Garnett.
Stock no. 1328975
Published by Frederick Muller Limited. 1969. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

An anthology of seasonal poetry. Brown cloth spine, white pictorial boards. 4 full-page colour illustrations and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0584620047. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Light foxing to textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, foxed to spine.

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PANSIES
Written by Clifton Bingham; Frances Ridley Havergal; et al.
Stock no. 1328973
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1933. Good condition.

White cloth, gilt title and decoration to front cover. Lovely colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. White covers are grubby, ink imprint to front cover. Front joint and some hinges cracked. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Staples rusty. A few small brown spots to some page margins.

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