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THE BABY'S BOUQUET
Written by Lucy Crane. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 2130295
Published by George Routledge & Sons. Good condition.

Brown cloth spine, pictorial boards. Square format. Decorated endpapers. Printed in colours by Edmund Evans. "A Fresh Bunch of Old Rhymes and Tunes". Companion volume to "The Baby's Opera". Rebacked (new spine). Original covers; some paper chipping, with loss. Heavy wear and bumping to corners. Contents have some tape/paper repairs to binding/pages. Chipping to page edges, some browning. A reading copy.

EDMUND DULAC'S PICTURE BOOK FOR THE FRENCH RED CROSS
No author listed. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2130268
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1915. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Large format. Yellow cloth covers with black titles and vignettes. 19 tipped-in colour plates and 1 b/w portrait of Dulac. Published for The Daily Telegraph by Hodder & Stoughton. Some browning to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and margins. All plates present. Several plates have creasing to them. Wrapper is MISSING spine, but most of front and rear panels are present - torn and chipped with some marks.

TEDDY! WHERE ARE YOU?
Written by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1317698
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Grace and Rebecca want to know what a teddy bear is - they've never seen one. Their grandfather searches for his old one-eyed teddy, but it is nowhere to be found. He takes his granddaughters to a toyshop to buy a teddy, but there are only colourful toys. The manager resolves the problem. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0862644844. Tiny price sticker to rear cover else fine.

THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
Written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 2129423
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Very good condition.

In a part of English high society where gossip runs rampant, a tangle of love has formed. Lady Sneerwell is in love with a young, rebellious man named Charles Surface. However, Charles is in love with Maria, as is his brother Joseph. Maria is in love with Charles, but Lady Sneerwell and Joseph plot to ruin this relationship through rumors of unfaithfulness on Charles' part... Lovely burgundy decorated lilac cloth covers, gilt titles. 25 exquisite tipped-in colour plates and other b/w text illustrations. 195 pages. 10.75 x 8 inches. Spine and rear cover have faded from lilac to grey. Red and black marks to rear cover. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Odd margin mark. All plates present. Plates in fine condition!

DAVID GENTLEMAN'S PARIS
Written by David Gentleman. Illustrated by David Gentleman.
Stock no. 2129316
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0340518693. SIGNED by author to small bookplate stuck to verso of front endpaper. Small bump to edge. Pictorial wrapper has very light edge-wear and couple of tiny nicks.

DOGS OF EVERY DAY
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2129089
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

"These verses specially written to accompany Mr. Aldin's drawings have appeared in the pages of "Punch" from time to time". Large format. Red cloth, dark titles. 12 monochrome plates plus some b/w text illustrations. Spine is browned. A few grubby and scuff marks to covers. A few pale foxspots. Illustrations are very good!

FUN & FANTASY A BOOK OF DRAWINGS
Written by A.A. Milne; E.V. Knox. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 2128979
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Introduction by A.A. Milne. 7 colour plates, with verses by E.V. Knox. B/w illustrations. The artists illustrations from Punch Magazine. Heavy bumping and wear to covers; some splash/stains to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Some corner creasing. Contents are still very good. Wrapper is grubby, creased with tears and chips; a few pieces of loss; some tape repairs.

THE PETER PAN CALENDAR 1976
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2128891
1976. Almost very good condition.

Beautiful Rackham Illustration from 'Peter Pan' for each different month! Card wraps. Some chipping to top 'spine'; a little loss. Acetate cover has corner missing. Creasing to cover corners and some page corners. Rear cover is creased. Some browning. Some fading to front cover. Illustrations are still very good.

BILL THE MINDER
Written by W. Heath Robinson. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2128694
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. ISBN: 0340277327. Some light wear to spine and corners. Bookplate with ink name to front endpaper. A few marks to outer page edges. Original glassine (clear plastic) wrapper has tear to top of spine and partially across front panel.

MRS. TICKLER'S CARAVAN A STORY FOR CHILDREN
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2128641
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Mr. Tickler led a hard life - he was never allowed inside Mrs. Tickler's beautiful caravan because he snored all night and sneezed all day! Then he bought a Magic Handkerchief at the fair... Delightful pastel colour illustrations. Pictorial boards and endpapers. Blue cloth spine. 91 pages. Some light bumping and wear to corners. Small dent along bottom edge of front cover. Some fading to rear cover. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. A few grubby margin marks.

WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
Written by William Feaver.
Stock no. 2128535
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two Centuries of Children's Book Illustration. Large format. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0500270759. Contents are excellent. Light fading to spine.

THE BIG BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2128140
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Rediscover the magic of childhood with "The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes," a timeless collection of beloved verses and songs. This carefully prepared edition gathers together classic nursery rhymes, offering a treasury of early learning for children and adults alike. Soft green leather/suede covers, gilt titles. Gilt page edges. Marbled endpapers. Colour frontispiece. Some two-tone colour plates. B/w illustrations throughout. Larger format. 320 pages. Heavy wear and some damage to cover edges. A few marks to covers; a few nicks. Joints starting to crack and therefore a little fragile although text block binding is firm. Pastedowns are starting to come away from suede at edges with slight loss to lower rear corner. Some damp marks along a few edges. Tiny pinhole to last 10 pages caused by insect. Some margin marks and foxing, but contents are still generally very good in this more unusual format of this title!