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MRS BEAK-DUCK AND HER FRIENDS IN THE WOOD
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 2127277
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. 1933. Good condition.

Small format. Reissue. Boards have strips and circules, with colour pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Top 1" of spine is MISSING; splits to base of spine. Browning also to spine. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Creasing to some pages. Grubby marks and foxspots etc. to contents.

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PUGWASH ALOFT
Written by John Ryan. Illustrated by John Ryan.
Stock no. 2127232
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1958. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations. Some fade marks to spine, which also has 1" loss to top and smaller chips and nicks to base. Joints have been strengthened with white paper tape. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges. Binding/stitching is starting to come loose, so that binding is now weak. Wrapper is very torn and chipped with loss, but picture to front panel is still complete.

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WANDA GAGG'S STORY BOOK
Written by Wanda Gagg.
Stock no. 2127231
Published by Coward-McCann Inc.. Circa 1932. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Beige cloth, black and orange titles and silhoueets to front cover. B/w illustrations. Compliation of 3 of the author's stories: Milliions of Cats; The Funny Thing; Snippy and Snappy. Light bumping to spine and corners. A few grubby marks to covers. Half-title page is MISSING. Front endpaper is detached and has large tape repairs to tears. Contents are still very good.

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BILLY WINKS
Written by Cicely Englefield. Illustrated by Cicely Englefield.
Stock no. 1816409
Published by John Murray. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of an impertinent lizard and how he lost his tail. Fuschia and green pictorial boards. Delightful woodcuts throughout. 41pp plus booklist. 6.75 x 5". Light rubbing to board edges. Fading to top and tail of cloth spine. Blue pencil crayon scribble to front board. Contents clean. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few chips which affect 'Bil' of the title to spine (missing).

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THIS IS WASHINGTON, D.C.
Written by M. Sasek. Illustrated by M. Sasek.
Stock no. 2127215
Published by Universe Publishing. 2013. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Children's Classic. Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. American edition. ISBN: 9780789322326. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE BOPPO BOOK
Written by Robert Cotton. Illustrated by Cameron.
Stock no. 2127213
Published by Purnell. 1974. Very good condition.

The Bear Who Cares. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0361028520. Bumping and wear, with some chipping to spine. Also browned. NOT price-cut. Page edge browning.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by George Soper.
Stock no. 2127182
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue pictorial boards. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 259 pages. Spine and a couple of cover edges are unevenly browned. Bottom corner of front endpaper has been snipped off. Some foxing. All plates present. Wrapper is torn with upto 2" loss to base of spine; loss to corners and top edge of front panel. This is a 2nd impression.

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THE MYSTERY THAT NEVER WAS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 2127073
Published by Collins. 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Enid Blyton's Junior Story Books. This most peculiar mystery was made up by four children to entertain Uncle Rob. Then the pretend mystery became real! Yellow boards, red title to spine. B/w illustrations. 160 pages. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Some page browning. Wrapper is faded to spine with edge-creasing and chipping; minimal loss.

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NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHS & LEGENDS
Written by O.B. Duane.
Stock no. 2126989
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1860193773.

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THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1980
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126983
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Annual Volume No. 13. ISBN: 0703001760. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with orange 'spot' to top of front panel.

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THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1981
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126982
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimiles of The Magnet. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Annual Volume No. 14. ISBN: 0703001981. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE HOWARD BAKER EASTER OMNIBUS 1978
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126981
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Annual Volume No. 9. Featuring Billy Bunter, Harry Wharton, Tom Merry etc. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001388. Pale browning to cover edges. Light bumping to corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and some browning.

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