RHYME STEW
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1330560
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Hare likes a flutter, the Tortoise cheats, and they're racing for right of veto on a vegetable patch; the Emperor's new ski clothes tickle the court ladies but leave him cold on the slopes... Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 0224026607. Very slight rubbing to cover edges. Couple of small dents to top edges. Foxing and a few grubby marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is foxed to flaps and slightly edge rubbed.

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CAUTIONARY TALES AND OTHER VERSES
Written by Hilaire Belloc. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds.
Stock no. 1208923
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Olive green, yellow & red pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. Yellow endpapers. 160 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some light shelf-scuffing.

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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Written by Tim Rice; Andrew Lloyd Webber. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1830715
Published by Pavilion Children'S Books. 1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Based on the smash-hit musical of the same name that has become a classic in children's entertainment, this book retells in verse and pictures one of the most exciting action-packed stories in the Old Testament. Revised edition. White matt pictorial boards. Large format. Colour illustrations throughout in Blake's unique style. Unpaginated. ISBN: 9781843651031. A lovely copy.

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ROGER WAS A RAZOR FISH AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Jill Bennett. Illustrated by Maureen Roffey.
Stock no. 1830708
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. 1st USA 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of twenty-two short verses compiled by Jill Bennett. Specially selected to offer an enticing adventure in poetry for young readers. White boards. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0688419860. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, covered with clear laminate and stuck to boards. Name in ink to front endpaper. Last page (acknowledgements) is a little grubby. Else contents clean.

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AN ELEGY ON THE GLORY OF HER SEX MRS. MARY BLAIZE
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1330460
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

R. Caldecott's Picture Books. Oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 22 pages. Covers are slightly grubby with a slight chip in the paper at front edge of spine. Some light foxing else contents clean.

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FOURTEEN SONGS FROM WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Written by A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330359
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.; Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.. 6th 1925. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cloth spine, brown boards with title label to front. Songs with music and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight grubbiness to cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge torn with minimal loss. Vertical crease to spine edge of front panel of wrapper.

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R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK NO. 1
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1330257
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small square format. Cream pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations (a few double spreads). B/w text illustrations. Contains The Diverting History of John Gilpin, The Three Jovial Huntsmen and An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog. 5.5 by 4.5 inches. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Pale page browning to endpapers else contents clean. Small margin tear to inner margin of title-page. Dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine with light wear to top and tail.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S BOOK OF VERSE
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1330191
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1978. Very good condition.

White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations every page. ISBN: 0603015484. Spine and corners bumped. Contents have been pulled and coming away from covers slightly.

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I ONLY HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES
Written by Kenneth Williams. Illustrated by Beverlie Manson.
Stock no. 1330147
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Accompanied by his cat, a small boy dreams up wonderful worlds in which he plays many roles - among them the king of the castle, an explorer in a jungle and the ringmaster of a circus. Glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Large colour illustrations with smaller b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0460061755. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Light finger creases to page margins. Light scuffing to the blue endpapers. There is a light damp stain which affects the top margins of most pages (very light).

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THE KING'S BREAKFAST
Written by A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1830164
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.; Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

One of the most popular poems in that most popular book 'When We Were Young' is 'The King's Breakfast,' here is has been isolated with music written especially for it. Also contains 'Feed-my-Cow' set to music. Music by Fraser-Simpson. Cloth spine, pink pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. VI and 17 pages. A few minor foxspots to boards. Endpapers browned. Joints starting to crack but the binding is still tight. A few marks to contents but generally clean. Pink pictorial dustwrapper has a large piece missing from lower front panel and is edge-worn with a few closed tears (some of which have been repaired with clear tape to verso) and small chips, a little grubby.

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THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK: AN AGONY IN EIGHT FITS
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Henry Holiday.
Stock no. 1830116
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1935. Very good condition.

The 'Miniature' edition. Small format, 6.25 x 4". Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. 9 b/w illustrations. Spine has a slight lean and is faded. Rear edge of spine has some minor fraying of cloth. Endpapers and text block browned. Rear hinge pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean.

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ALLIGATOR PIE
Written by Dennis Lee. Illustrated by Frank Newfeld.
Stock no. 1329945
Published by Macmillan Of Canada. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Poems for children. ISBN: 0771595913. Minimal bumping to spine. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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