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KING OF THE VAGABONDS
Written by Colin Dann.
Stock no. 1328755
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sammy is curious to explore beyond the boundaries of the garden and he has an unusual curiosity about his father. Does the band of wild, vagabond cats hold the answer. Blue boards with silver titles to spine. 155 pages. ISBN: 0091719607. Spine and corners bumped. Book plate (with compliments from the Sunshine Club) to front pastedown (hidden by wrapper flap). Light foxing to endpapers and to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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ANGUS LOST
Written by Marjorie Flack. Illustrated by Marjorie Flack.
Stock no. 1328722
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1933. Fair condition.

Angus is a Scottish Terrier. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Yellow pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and foxed. Front joint is broken but stitches are holding it together. Some light foxing and a light musty smell to contents. Small mark to title-page.

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KATJE THE WINDMILL CAT
Written by Gretchen Woelfle. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1328709
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A heroic tale inspired by a true story that took place over 500 years ago. Oblong format. Glazed decorated boards. Wonderful colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744580161. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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MY KITTEN BOOK
Written by Sheena Morey. Illustrated by Kippy.
Stock no. 1328695
Published by Childhood Publications Limited. Very good condition.

Black pictorial boards. Cute colour pictures printed on black paper. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean.

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TIMOTHY
Written by Elizabeth Ramal. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 1328694
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, blue titles and vignette. Illustrated endpapers. Lovely colour and b/w lithograph illustrations throughout. 47 pages. 8.5 x 6.25". Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine. Wrapper is well worn and a bit grubby, most of wrapper spine is missing, what remains is very fragile.

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ONE DAY ON BEETLE ROCK
Written by Sally Carrighar. Illustrated by Eileen Mayo.
Stock no. 1328693
Published by Pleiades Books Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

What happens to the whole animal community of Beetle Rock, in the High Sierra, during one typical day. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 152 pages. B/w plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pencil writing to front free-endpaper has been erased. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped and a little grubby.

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THE ALMOST ALL-WHITE RABBITY CAT
Written by Meindert Dejong. Illustrated by H.B. Vestal.
Stock no. 1328689
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story about a remarkable cat and the remarkable people who lived in her apartment building; a happy book written by a master storyteller. Orange boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Full page b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718819985. Spine bumped. Foxing to endpapers and a musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and foxed on verso.

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THE EASTER CAT
Written by Meindert Dejong. Illustrated by Mary Dinsdale.
Stock no. 1328688
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st UK 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. Family tensions interwoven with Millicent's longing for a cat of her own. ISBN: 0718818776. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to prelims and to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, grubby to rear panel and has a "Lutterworth Children's Author" sticker to front panel.

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SCRUFFY THE LITTLE BLACK HEN
Written by Cicely Englefield. Illustrated by Cicely Englefield.
Stock no. 1328683
Published by John Murray. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

White pictorial boards. Lovely colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Covers are a bit grubby and marked, spine browned and rubbed. Price cut from lower corner of front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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THE EXTRAORDINARY TUG-OF-WAR
Written by Letta Schatz. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1328680
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st UK 1969. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Oblong format. Full page colour illustrations. Hippopotamus tugged and Elephant tugged. The rope grew tighter - but nothing happened! ISBN: 0370015037. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing to textblock but contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn with large tears and slight loss.

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RUBY
Written by Michael Emberley. Illustrated by Michael Emberley.
Stock no. 1328669
Published by Little, Brown and Company. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ruby is a small but determined mouse in a red cloak and she sets out to deliver a batch of triple-cheese pies to her granny... Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0316888591. Spine and spine edges of wrapper are sunned.

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BORKA THE ADVENTURES OF A GOOSE WITH NO FEATHERS
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1328662
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

50th Anniversary Edition. Large format. Green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780857550835. Some light/faint spotting to covers. Contents fine.

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