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GAY GO UP
Written by Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by Decie Merwin.
Stock no. 1506134
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. Childrens Poetry. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. 1"crack to front joint. A couple of hinges cracked. Pages 23-26 DETACHED. A little foxing and an odd mark to contents.

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THE FAIRIES
Written by William Allingham. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 1315956
Published by Michael O'Mara books Limited. 1st UK 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Fairies, with it's combination of humor, fantasy, enchantment, and mischief- will weave it's spell afresh each time it is read! Oblong format. Orange boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 1854790374. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small marks to covers. Some light wrinkling of pages else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly wrinkled and just a little rubbed at corners.

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TOP OF THE HEAP
Written by Ant Belmont. Illustrated by Ant Belmont.
Stock no. 2121934
Published by Ant Belmont. 1st 2013. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards; gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780957550506. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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BLESS THIS DAY
Written by Elfrida Vipont. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1315870
Published by Collins. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A book of prayer for children. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrated endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations surrounding text throughout. 95 pages. Spine and corners bumped, light grubby mark to cover edges. Light musty smell to contents which are clean. Price-cut wrapper is grubby and slightly edge worn, there is a white sticky paper reinforcement to top edge on verso.

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FROM FRIEND TO FRIEND A CALENDAR FOR 1912
No author listed. Illustrated by Fred Hines; Eddie J. Andrews; et al..
Stock no. 1505944
Published by Ernest Nister. 1912. Very good condition.

A calendar for the year 1912. Beautiful chromolithographs. 6 x 4.5". White cloth spine. Cream covers with blue titles and decoration. Colour chromolithographs. Green illustrations on pages with verses and months. Covers slightly grubby with a little bubbling to front cover and faint stains, looks like been splashed with water. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Staples strating to rust. Contents clean and colours bright.

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THE FARMER'S BOY
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1505849
Published by George Routledge & Sons. circa 1890. Good condition.

One of R. Caldecott's Picture Book. 9 x 8". 8 colour plus b/w illustrations. 30 pages. Tape stuck along full length of spine. Rear cover partially faded and slightly grubby along bottom edge. Contents detached from covers and string binding broken so pages are loose. A little foxing and an odd fingermark to contents.

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CRUSADERS
Written by Hugh Chesterman; Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Hugh Chesterman.
Stock no. 1315571
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

A book of poems. Blue cloth, black titles and large pictorial onlay to front. 2 tipped-in colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. 78 pages. Spine and corners bumped. A few light marks to covers, white mark to base of spine. Inscription in ink (biro) to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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MARY'S MENAGERIE
Written by Arthur Layard. Illustrated by Arthur Layard.
Stock no. 1315484
Published by Hurst & Blackett Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. White pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 44 pages. Mary had a Little Lamb... a Little Bear... a Little Crab... etc told in Rhyme. Spine bumped and slightly frayed at top and tail. Covers edge worn and slightly grubby. New Endpapers. Foxing to contents and a few fingermarks at margins.

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FIDDLESTICKS
Written by David Naylor. Illustrated by Ian Hassall.
Stock no. 1315461
Published by The Diamond Press Limited. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Nonsense verse. Orange cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. 118 pages. Full-page colour and two-tone text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers ever so slightly grubby. Prize plate to front endpaper. Foxing to contents. A few small page edge nicks.

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THE FOX JUMPS OVER THE PARSON'S GATE
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1505391
Published by George Routledge & Sons. Good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books. Wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Bottom 2" of spine split. Covers grubby with some corner creasing. Front cover partially detached from pastedown. Small bookseller's sticker to title page. Neat colouring to a few of the b/w illustrations. Foxing throughout with a few margin marks. Pencil dog doodle to rear pastedown.

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THE GLUGS OF GOSH
Written by C.J. Dennis. Illustrated by Hal Gye.
Stock no. 1404884
Published by Angus & Robertson. 1918. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Decorated endpapers. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Story in verse. Spine bumped and browned. Cloth at top and bottom of spine is fraying. Corners bumped. Bump to front edge of boards. Board edges are browned. Rear joint beginning to crack. Bookplate and name in ink to front endpapers. Page edges browned. Foxing to endpapers. Small tears to a few pages. Some corners creased.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1404868
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 125 pages. Top edge gilt. Spine bumped and browned. Cloth split at top. Corners bumped and worn. Top of boards browned. Inscription in ink to prelim. Endpapers browned. Stitching to top of one gathering of pages undone. Some foxing and light fingering otherwise contents generally clean.

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