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HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Written by J.K. Rowling.
Stock no. 1819742
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fifth in the Harry Potter serie. Adult binding: black boards (instead of pictorial), gilt title to spine. 766 pages. ISBN: 0747569401. Page browning throughout. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and panel spine edges. Slight musty odour present.

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STRUWWELPETER
Written by Heinrich Hoffmann.
Stock no. 1319068
Published by George Routledge and Sons Limited. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing Shock-Headed Peter. Colour printed on one side of page only. 24 numbered pages. The English Struwwelpeter or Pretty Stories. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Cover edges rubbed. Light finger creases to pages and some foxspots but generally contents clean.

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GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Written by Jonathan Swift; W. Dingwell Fordyce.
Stock no. 1319067
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Good condition.

Red boards, cloth spine. Pictorial onlay to front. 8 colour tipped-in plates by "BS". 64 pages. 10.5 x 8". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers scuffed. Last text page and rear of frontis mount are browned. Foxing to contents. One plate has had a pencil grid drawn onto it. Light tobacco smell to contents.

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TOPSY THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A WINTER LAMB
Written by Muriel Catling. Illustrated by Muriel Catling.
Stock no. 1319066
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. Very good condition.

Brown cloth with green title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 11.25 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A few small spots to covers. Foxing to contents else clean.

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THE FIRELIT FOREST
Written by Norah K. Colman. Illustrated by B. Ross Jones.
Stock no. 1319065
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1946. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. Delightful colour plates and b/w illustrations of forest animals. Spine and corners bumped, some slight fading at cover edges. Damp staining to rear cover, and rear pastedown has become pale pink from damp. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Small mark to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby and damp stained on rear panel. Loss to top and tail of spine.

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PLAYTIME STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Harry B. Neilson; Levine Helmer; et al..
Stock no. 1319054
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Front cover shows girl walking a large dog in the snow. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First item is "Cheerful Conversation". 1 b/w Louis Wain illustration entitled "A bogus Father Christmas". Spine slightly bumped and grubby. Corners worn. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Endpapers have been professionally replaced. Contents are browned and foxed.

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WIGWAM ISLAND
Written by Elinore Havers. Illustrated by Phyllis Ladyman.
Stock no. 1319041
Published by Country Life. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of the four Conways and two Westwood boys. Brown boards with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Slight fading to spine and cover edges. Front free-endpapers have been replaced. Foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is worn with loss to spine and corners and heavily foxed on verso (showing through on panels a little).

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BILL BADGER AND THE PINE MARTENS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Geoffrey Higham.
Stock no. 1319037
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Small format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Covers edge rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Light foxing and fingering to contents but generally clean. Price-cut wrapper is browned and chipped with loss, also edge rubbed.

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MISS FLUFFY BEAR'S SCHOOL
Written by E.E. Ellsworth.
Stock no. 1319035
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

6 delightful stories with b/w illustrations in Blackie's Easy-To-Read Series. Light brown cloth with dark brown titles and vignette of fox to front. Child's ink marks to front free-endpaper and to small illustration on title-page, a few light fingermarks to endpapers. Contents otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners, rear panel is a grubby.

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THE FOURTH HOLIDAY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda Boswell; et al..
Stock no. 1319031
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red cloth spine. Green boards. Gilt titles. Colour illustrations. First story is "Silly Sammy". Spine and corners bumped, slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and creased, loss to top of spine and 2" loss to base (further tears to spine).

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PICKLES
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2133295
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Telling the story of Pickles the puppy who is always getting into a pickle! Large format. Brick red cloth spine, with gilt title. Green cloth covers with orange and gilt titles. 24 delightful colour plates. Spotting to covers. Bumping to covers. Some hinges are pulled; a few gatherings are detached/stitching is broken. Chipping to page edges; a little loss; foxing. Wrapper is badly creased and torn with some loss; most of picture to front is complete.

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MERRY AND BRIGHT
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2133294
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Brown boards with large pictorial onlay to front. Delightful full-page colour illustrations of doggies. Bumping to spine and corners. A few marks/browning to covers. Foxing throughout.

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