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TIME STOPS FOR NO MOUSE
Written by Michael Hoeye.
Stock no. 1312526
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A Hermux Tantamoq adventure. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Blue endpapers. 261 pages. ISBN: 0670913065. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Light page browning throughout. Contains a bookmark promoting the title.

COMPLETE VERSION OF YE THREE BLIND MICE
Written by John W. Ivimey. Illustrated by Walton Corbould.
Stock no. 1312442
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Pink pictorial boards. Delightful colour and b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped, some very slight fading to cover edges. A few large but light foxspots to contents. Light musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' price sticker above and is just a little grubby.

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!

COMIC CAPERS OF BUNNIKINS
No author listed. Illustrated by A. Fairfax Muckley.
Stock no. 1502494
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Title to front cover is spelt 'Bunnykins', title to half-title page and title page is spelt 'Bunnikins'. Pictorial covers show rabbit wedding, black and red titles. 4.75 x 6.5". Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 47 pages. Easy-to-read text. Backstrip is missing and has been replaced with brown tape. Corners and cover edges worn. Covers grubby. Both joints cracked. Final page has loss from being previously stuck to pastedown. Last colour plate partially detached. Contents generally clean.

SENOR FREDERICO - THE SINGING, MALLORCAN FROG
Written by Christine Margaret Pickering. Illustrated by Christine Margaret Pickering.
Stock no. 2114182
Published by Pen Press. 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781780031224. SIGNED by author - 'To Devon, Best Wishes'. A few small marks to covers.

ANTHONY BROWNE'S KING KONG
Written by Edgar Wallace; Merian C. Cooper. Illustrated by Anthony Browne.
Stock no. 1109104
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Anthony Browne has always acknowledged this classic cult movie to be one of the most potent influences on his work. Never before appearing as a full colour book, there will not be a dry eye in the house as the last page is turned. Blue cloth. 92 pages. 11.75 x 9". ISBN: 1856812588. Some light wear along cover edges. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased, with 1" closed tear to top of front panel.

THE ADVENTURES OF SQUIRREL FLUFFYTALE
Written by Dolores McKenna.
Stock no. 1402406
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1951. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of Brownie Squirrel's journey to a party. Green boards with gilt title. Black & white pictorial endpapers. 6 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 37 pages. Spine and corners a little bumped. Browning to endpapers. Pencil erased from top of verso of front endpaper. Colour plates all present but not in right order. They may have been reinserted into book. One plate has ragged edges and is a little detached from the book and has a couple of shiny marks (?glue).Pictorial dustwrapper is edgeworn and torn with a little loss. Front panel is creased. Wrapper is grubby.

THE MYSTERY OF CABBAGE-PATCH HOUSE
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1312267
Published by Partridge. Good condition.

Small format, 6 x 5". Brown boards with large onlay to front cover. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine worn and chipped. Corners bumped and rubbed. Some fading to edges of rear cover. Small booksellers label to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. "The butterfly" written in child's hand underneath text illustration on last text page. Margin tear to inside margin of frontis. Child's name written in biro a couple of times to title-page (with some doodles as well).

POLONIUS PENGUIN AND THE FLYING DOCTOR
Written by Anthony Abrahams. Illustrated by Hilary Abrahams.
Stock no. 1312261
Published by Dobson Books Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Polonius Penguin and his friend Petronella Puffin were bored... Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine bumped, corners rubbed. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and last couple of pages, a few very faint fingermarks else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with white sticky labels on verso as reinforcements. Verso of wrapper is lightly foxed.

THE MOUSE, THE PENCIL AND THE PAINTED COCKEREL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1312121
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Westminster Books. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour illustrations. Covers are a bit edge worn and chipped with small patch of surface paper damage to front cover. Slight crease to page edges and light page browning else contents clean.

ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) A SEASIDE HOLIDAY
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 2113326
Published by Country Life Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Large format, cloth spine, pictorial boards. Bright colour lithographic illustrations throughout. Heavy bumping to a couple of corners. A little foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with large tear to spine - 2/3rds of wrapper spine MISSING; other tears and chips; some with loss. Wrapper is also marked.

THREE ROLY-POLY PIGLETS
Written by Philip Schuyler Allen. Illustrated by Louis Moe.
Stock no. 2113315
Published by Collins. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations throughout. The brave trio Wee Wee, Squeak and Squeal are bored with their lot, finding life on the farm rather dull, so they go into the big world where they have many exciting adventures and some very unpleasant ones. A few grubby marks to covers. Light wear along cover edges. Foxing to some pages. Wrapper has a few closed tears, with chips; minimal loss (mostly chips of loss to corners); grubby with some foxing and creasing.