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JUST SO STORIES
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 1208924
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Printed as a single volume. Red cloth boards, cream titles and illustration of elephant having its trunk pulled by a crocodile to front. B/w illustrations. 189 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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PRICKLY PIG
Written by Gillian McClure. Illustrated by Gillian Mcclure.
Stock no. 1830724
Published by Andre Deutsch Limited. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A hedgehog goes in search of a home for his long winter sleep. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 023396780X. Pictorial dustwrapper is covered with clear laminate and stuck to pastedowns, faded to spine. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Contents clean.

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MR. BEAR, POSTMAN
Written by Chizuko Kuratomi. Illustrated by Kozo Kakimoto.
Stock no. 1830719
Published by Macdonald Futura Publishers Ltd.. 1st UK 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When Mr. Bear taught himself how to ride a bicycle, everyone wondered why he had done it. They soon learned the answer: he had taken on the job of village postman... Square format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0354080784. Top & tail of spine bumped. Lower horizontal edge of boards is crushed towards spine edge. Contents are lovely. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine, creased to lower rear edge, a little grubby, faded to spine.

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MR. BEAR'S SHADOW
Written by Chizuko Kuratomi. Illustrated by Kozo Kakimoto.
Stock no. 1830718
Published by Macdonald Futura Publishers Ltd.. 1st UK 1980. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In the morning when the rabbit children played at jumping on Mr. Bear's shadow, it was very big. When he woke up from his little snooze, it was midday and his shadow had shrunk. Poor Mr. Bear thought that he must have shrunk. Suddenly everything looked very big and he felt very small. Square format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0354081136. Boards lightly rubbed at corners. Contents excellent. Dustwrapper is faded to top and spine, lightly browned with one or two minor marks, corners lightly rubbed.

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MR. BEAR, BAKER
Written by Chizuko Kuratomi. Illustrated by Kozo Kakimoto.
Stock no. 1830717
Published by Macdonald Futura Publishers Ltd.. 1st UK 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

Mr. Bear spends a day baking for the rabbit baker as he ruined some flour by sleeping on it! Large square format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0354081357. Spine and corners lightly shelf-rubbed. Fading to top edge of rear board, creasing to spine. Contents lovely!

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PETER RABBIT'S EASTER
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by J.L.G..
Stock no. 1208912
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1921. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped with slight fading to top and tail. Boards are faded. Endpapers lightly browned and front free-endpaper has light corner crease. A couple of small margin marks else contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped with very slight loss, tape repairs on verso.

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PETER RABBIT'S WEDDING DAY
Written by Beatrix Potter; May Wynne. Illustrated by Bess Goe Willis.
Stock no. 1208911
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1927. Very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped, rubbed and faded. Some slight fading to covers. Child's name in heavy pencil to belongs to box on front free-endpaper. Contents are clean.

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PETER RABBIT AND THE BIG BROWN BEAR
Written by Beatrix Potter; Charles Stuart Macleod. Illustrated by Bess Goe Willis.
Stock no. 1208910
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1927. Almost very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed (corners slightly worn). Front cover is faded, edges of rear cover also faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Staples rusty. Contents clean.

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PETER RABBIT'S BIRTHDAY
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by J.L.G..
Stock no. 1208909
Published by Henry Altemus Company. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine slightly faded and some fading to cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Small edge tear to front free-endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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WHEN PETER RABBIT WENT TO SCHOOL
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by J.L.G..
Stock no. 1208908
Published by Henry Altemus Company. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Some fading to cover edges. Name in pencil in belongs to box on front free-endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins and some slight foxing to textblock.

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THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330513
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st US 1908. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

American Edition with New York address to title-page. Blue paper boards with green titles and oval onlay to front cover. The text on pg15 still carries the misprint of "muffatees". Spine very slightly bumped and browned. A couple of hinges are slightly pulled. Name and date in ink to half title-page. Contained in a very scarce, original glassine wrapper which is a little frayed at edges with a few small chips and slight loss. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330512
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

Deluxe edition. Beautiful lilac cloth with gilt titles and decoration, small colour onlay to front cover. 84 numbered pages (printed on one side only), all edges gilt. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A light, faint splash mark to front cover. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper and a 'blind' booksellers stamp to same page. Foxing to textblock. Some light fingering to page margins but generally contents clean. A nice copy of the deluxe edition.

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