THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH
Written by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1323346
Published by The Golden Cockerel Press. 1st thus 1933. Very good condition.

A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle's house for a few days. The plot becomes a complex love story that is resolved in time for a festive Christmas. Printed for members of The Limited Editions Club. Limited to 1500 copies, this is no. 1263. Large format. Yellow cloth, green title to spine and vignette to front cover. Top edge is cut and dyed blue, other edges untrimmed. 7 beautiful colour plates. Covers are foxed, spine is slightly browned. Some light foxing and some browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Burgundy slipcase is edge worn, title on spine has faded

HOW TO DRAW FARM ANIMALS
Written by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1323340
Published by The Studio Limited. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small fromat, 6.75 x 5.25". Green cloth. B/w drawings throughout. Advice on drawing the animals as well as factual notes on each breed. 64 pages. An uncommon little book. Spine very slightly bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly worn at spine with some foxspots to base of spine and also front panel of wrapper. Dustwrapper is browned on verso.

HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2140767
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 16 gorgeous colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Top edge red. Spine is faded. 5th printing. Slip case is very good - faded to some edges; a few marks.

THE DOVES WATER-BARROW
Written by Peg Smythies. Illustrated by Peg Smythies.
Stock no. 2140636
Published by Steve Ball. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

A true story about a little boy and his Burmese Cat. Text set against double page spread illustrations.

HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2140567
Published by Folio Society. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 16 gorgeous colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Top edge red. 8th printing. A little fading to spine. Slip case is a bit better than very good.

MANKA THE SKY GIPSY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2140183
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

The Story of a Wild Goose. Cream cloth spine, with gilt title; blue cloth covers. B/w frontis and b/w text illustration. 258 pages. Staining to top of spine, which is also browned and bumped. Small nick to blue cloth where it attaches to cloth spine on front cover. Bumping to corners. Browning to cover edges and page edges.

THE LORD FISH
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 2140153
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

7 Fairy Tales by Walter de la Mare: The Lord Fish, A Penny A Day, The Jacket, Dick and the Beanstalk, Hodmadod, The old Lion, Sambo and the Snow Mountains. Lilac cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. 4 full-page b/w illustrations including the illustrated title page, b/w chapter headers. 289 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some scuffing. Brown marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to outer pages edges.

THE ADVENTURES OF HERR BABY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 2140039
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1881. Almost very good condition.

Pale pink pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 171 pages, all edges stained pink. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; Browning to covers, with some other marks. Ex-Lib. with some usual markings; surface paper damage and inserts to prelims. Some foxing and margin marks.

LITTLE MISS PEGGY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1323085
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1887. Almost very good condition.

Orange decorated cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 195 pages. Catalogue to rear dated September 1887. Black endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, spine darkened with some slight fraying of cloth to edges. Tissue-guard to frontis is browned. Some page corner tips are creased.

CARROTS JUST A LITTLE BOY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 2139972
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1934. Very good condition.

The story of a young boy nicknamed Carrots due to his red hair. The book focuses on Carrots' experiences and adventures, highlighting his personal growth, the challenges he faces, and his interactions with family and friends. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine; blue decorations to front cover. 7 b/w plates. 241 pages plus publisher advert to rear. Spine is faded. Some marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.

A SUMMER ON THE NENE
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2139837
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

BB forsakes his familiar caravan and Landrover and embarks on the motor cruiser Jolly Enterprise on the quiet byway of the River Nene in Northamptonshire. Green mottled boards, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. Colour frontispiece. 158 pages. 10 x 6 inches. ISBN: 0718207513. Bumping to base of spine. Foxing and browning to outer page edges and prelim pages. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips.

THE CUCKOO CLOCK
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 1323008
Published by MacMillan Publishers Ltd.; Godfrey Cave. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile reprint of the 1931 children's edition. Illustrated with 16 colour plates and numerous line drawings. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge purple. ISBN: 0333290593. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is faded at spine and edges and has a damp stain to lower edge of rear panel.