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NODDY'S HOUSE OF BOOKS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1314491
Published by Sampson Low. 2nd 1955. Very good condition.

Six small format paperwrap books contained in pictorial slipcase shaped like a house with opening door at front. B/w illustrations. The Tiny Noddy Books nos 1-6: A Tale of Little Noddy; Noddy Has More Adventures; Noddy Goes to the Seaside; Noddy has a Shock; Noddy Off to Rocking-Horse Land; Noddy and Big-Ears Have a Picnic. Each book is small format (3.5" x 3") with pictorial cardwraps, 36 b/w illustrations with text below. Staples are rusty. Covers are just a little edge worn, some creases and small tears to covers. Contents of books are clean. Box is worn with crease to top front and erased pencil writing to front.

CHOO CHOO 'ROUND THE WORLD
Written by Helen Sterling. Illustrated by Charlotte Steiner.
Stock no. 2116049
Published by Pilot Press Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Colour pictorial boards. Cut-out square to middle of pages, so that the 'Choo Choo' can travel through all the pages!! Colour illustrations. Spine is bumped and browned, with wear. A little page browning, with some foxing. 'Choo Choo' is still attached at either pastedown - so can travel through the pages still. Wrapper is unevenly brown and worn, with edge-tears and chips. Big pieces missing from spine; some scuffing.

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1314250
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Seen through the eyes of a child. Adapted from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor production. Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. A Tuck Book with four delightful colour pop-up scenes. Covers very slightly grubby and edge rubbed. Some foxing and fingering to page margins else contents clean. Pop-ups in good working order.

TOBY TWIRL'S DILLYPADDLE POP-UP BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1606130
Published by Sampson Low. 1954. Good condition.

Spiral bound, oblong format. 5 pop-up scenes. Covers bowed. Some splitting around spiral binding. Contents are generally very good, clean and bright. Pop-ups in working order.

NOAH'S ARK
Written by Jasper Dimond. Illustrated by Jasper Dimond.
Stock no. 1313650
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

A book and press-out model. Large oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0241109663. Spine and corners slightly bumped. The book originally came in a slipcase but this is missing. Contents are fine and unused.

RUPERT AND THE POSTMAN
Written by Mick Wells. Illustrated by Mick Wells.
Stock no. 1109262
Published by Michael Stanfield Holdings. 1975. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. TV play book. Read the story, press out the characters and play the game. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0860320014. Some browning. Press out characters are unused.

THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2114423
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth. "Sendak's Life and Works are explored in affectionate detail, including many colour and b/w illustrations and folding plates, a moveable scene and a facsimile of the tiny mock-up that Sendak first made for the story that would later become Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0370303865. Light wear to cover edges. Light page browning.

TIP & TOP BUILD A MOTORCAR
Written by V. Kubasta. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2114414
Published by Bancroft & Co. Ltd.. 1961. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. 6 double-page pop-up scenes. Title is "Tip Top Build A Motorcar". Bumping and a little browning to spine and cover edges. A few marks to covers. Pop-ups are in good working order; just a few tears. Some marks to contents. Box on crane to last scene is MISSING.

VELVET PAWS AND SHINY EYES
Written by Carol Cassidy Cole. Illustrated by Dudley Ward; Leo. L. Stead.
Stock no. 2114353
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1940. Almost very good condition.

"The Adventures of a Little Boy in Nature's Wonderland among Furry Friends and Feathery". Pockets contain card models of animals which can be taken out and made to stand up. B/w illustrations. Pretty pale blue pictorial boards. 232pp. 8.5 x 6.5". An unusual novelty book. Spine appears to have been repaired - still has a couple of splits to top and tail. Scuffing and wear to covers; a few grubby marks. All characters that stand up are still present in their correct places. A few page margin marks. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Couple of page corners have chips of loss. A cute book - in good condition for it's age - with all pieces present!

ANIMAL LIFE IN FACT, FANCY AND FUN
Written by S. Louis Giraud.
Stock no. 2114240
Published by Daily Sketch & Sunday Graphic Ltd.. Very good condition.

Bookano Living Models series. Reissue of the Bookano Zoo No. 1. Oblong format. Pictorial boards. 6 pop-up animals. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Chipped to edges. A little damage to front endpaper. All pop-ups in excellent working order.

123 BOUNCY BOXES AND BOARD BOOK
Written by Paul Strickland.
Stock no. 2112977
Published by Ragged Bears Limited. Fine condition.

Six exciting bouncy 123 pop-out cubes plus a 123 board book. Contained in a presentation box. ISBN: 1857140834. Spine is a bit faded. UNUSED - still contained in original shrink-wrap!

ANDY PANDY'S JUMP-UP BOOK
Written by Maria Bird. Illustrated by Matvyn Wright.
Stock no. 2112969
Published by Purnell. Almost very good condition.

From the television Watch With Mother programme. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. 5 pop-up scenes, colour illustrations. Large format. 2-3" split, with some chipping to top of spine. Corners are bumped. First pop-up has some creasing, rest are in excellent working order.