I ONLY HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES
Written by Kenneth Williams. Illustrated by Beverlie Manson.
Stock no. 1826627
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 lightly faded, worn to top & tail with slight loss to surface paper, boards appear slightly scuffed. Corners lightly rubbed.Endpapers a little rubbed. Contents otherwise clean.

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THE BONNIE BOOK
Written by Githa Sowerby. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1325918
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1917. Good condition.

White pictorial boards with gilt title to front. Pretty colour pictures accompany verse for children. Covers are edge worn with chipping of paper covers are edges and to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Joints cracked. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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THE MERRY BOOK
Written by Githa Sowerby. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1325917
Published by Oxford University Press. Good condition.

A book of verses for children. Small format. White boards with picture to front. Colour illustrations throughout with verses on pages opposite. Printed on one side of the paper only. Covers worn and grubby. Endpapers foxed. Some hinges pulled.

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THE WISE BOOK
Written by Githa Sowerby. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1325916
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.. Circa 1909. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Cream pictorial boards. Pretty colour pictures accompany children's verse. Corners bumped. Foxing to covers. Spine has been relaid with glue, glue marks to spine edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers.

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THE HAPPY BOOK
Written by Githa Sowerby. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1325915
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Good condition.

Cream pictorial boards. Pretty colour pictures accompany children's verse. Covers are worn and a bit grubby. Spine chipped with slight loss and browning from old tape which is no longer present. Stitching pulled causing contents to be slightly loose. A few light marks to pages.

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THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Henry Holiday.
Stock no. 1325908
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1924. Almost 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 faded. Lower edge of front cover stained. Name and date in ink and an embossed address stamp to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.

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FABLES AND SATIRES
Written by Harold Morland. Illustrated by Helen Kapp.
Stock no. 1325821
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Salmon pink cloth, black titles. 80 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers lightly foxed. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is grubby and edge chipped with small tape repairs on verso.

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FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE SPRING
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1325641
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale brown paper boards with black title and chequerboard design. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Blue pictorial endpapers. Beautiful colour pictures. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, a little grubby and slightly stained to rear panel. Name and date in ink to top edge of front panel. A nice copy of an early edition.

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THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK
Written by Lewis Carroll; Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Jeffrey Fisher.
Stock no. 1826047
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial boards. An agony, in Eight Fits. Blue cloth spine with gilt title, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Introduction by Rosen. Based on the Penguin Books edition first published in 1967 and reprinted with revisions in 1974, with minor emendations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few light marks and is lightly scuffed.

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THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
Written by Robert Browning. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325612
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. 10 x 8.5". ISBN: 0723205868. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and has an edge tear to rear panel.

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THE DICKIE-BIRDIE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1325538
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

A book of poems about birds. Off-white cloth with green title and pictorial onlay to front. 12 beautiful colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers slightly browned at spine and edges. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed.

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UNDER THE WINDOW PICTURES AND RHYMES FOR CHILDREN
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325428
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1900. Fair condition.

Dark green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Green endpapers. 64 pages, colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight loss of surface paper to spine corners of front cover. Cover edges worn. Hinges are pulled causing binding to be loose. Some page margin tears and light stains.

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