AN ELEGY ON THE GLORY OF HER SEX MRS. MARY BLAIZE
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1330460
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

R. Caldecott's Picture Books. Oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 22 pages. Covers are slightly grubby with a slight chip in the paper at front edge of spine. Some light foxing else contents clean.

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FOURTEEN SONGS FROM WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Written by A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330359
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.; Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.. 6th 1925. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cloth spine, brown boards with title label to front. Songs with music and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight grubbiness to cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge torn with minimal loss. Vertical crease to spine edge of front panel of wrapper.

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R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK NO. 1
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1330257
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small square format. Cream pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations (a few double spreads). B/w text illustrations. Contains The Diverting History of John Gilpin, The Three Jovial Huntsmen and An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog. 5.5 by 4.5 inches. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Pale page browning to endpapers else contents clean. Small margin tear to inner margin of title-page. Dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine with light wear to top and tail.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S BOOK OF VERSE
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1330191
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1978. Very good condition.

White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations every page. ISBN: 0603015484. Spine and corners bumped. Contents have been pulled and coming away from covers slightly.

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I ONLY HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES
Written by Kenneth Williams. Illustrated by Beverlie Manson.
Stock no. 1330147
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Accompanied by his cat, a small boy dreams up wonderful worlds in which he plays many roles - among them the king of the castle, an explorer in a jungle and the ringmaster of a circus. Glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Large colour illustrations with smaller b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0460061755. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Light finger creases to page margins. Light scuffing to the blue endpapers. There is a light damp stain which affects the top margins of most pages (very light).

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THE KING'S BREAKFAST
Written by A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1830164
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.; Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

One of the most popular poems in that most popular book 'When We Were Young' is 'The King's Breakfast,' here is has been isolated with music written especially for it. Also contains 'Feed-my-Cow' set to music. Music by Fraser-Simpson. Cloth spine, pink pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. VI and 17 pages. A few minor foxspots to boards. Endpapers browned. Joints starting to crack but the binding is still tight. A few marks to contents but generally clean. Pink pictorial dustwrapper has a large piece missing from lower front panel and is edge-worn with a few closed tears (some of which have been repaired with clear tape to verso) and small chips, a little grubby.

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THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK: AN AGONY IN EIGHT FITS
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Henry Holiday.
Stock no. 1830116
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1935. Very good condition.

The 'Miniature' edition. Small format, 6.25 x 4". Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. 9 b/w illustrations. Spine has a slight lean and is faded. Rear edge of spine has some minor fraying of cloth. Endpapers and text block browned. Rear hinge pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean.

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ALLIGATOR PIE
Written by Dennis Lee. Illustrated by Frank Newfeld.
Stock no. 1329945
Published by Macmillan Of Canada. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Poems for children. ISBN: 0771595913. Minimal bumping to spine. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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NATURE BIRTHDAY BOOK
Written by Christine H. Rolland. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1329936
Published by Collins. Circa 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Windsor Birthday Books series. Green boards, silver title to spine and title/vignettes to front cover. 3 little verses or sayings for each day of the year. Illustrations at the top of each page. A sweet little book. 5.5 x 4.25". Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Contnets UNUSED. Dustwrapper is foxed, light browned to spine.

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R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1329748
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Contains: The Diverting History of John Gilpin; The House That Jack Built; the Babes In The Wood; An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog. Beige and red pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. All edges red. Covers are grubby and rubbed. Spine rebacked with original backstrip laid down. Possibly has new endpapers (professionally done if so). Name plate to front pastedown. Grubby fingermarks to contents but still a decent copy for a book over 100 years old!

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R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK No. 2
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1329741
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1919. Almost very good condition.

Containing: The Three Jovial Huntsment; Sing a Song For Sixpence; The Queen of Hearts; The Farmer's Boy. Beige pictorial cloth. Colour illustrations throughout. Page edges red. 9.5 x 8.25". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Small stains to lower edge of front cover. Rear cover is faded. Corners are slightly worn. Page 25/6 of Sing a Song for Sixpence is repaired with tape. Light creasing to front free-endpaper. Some light fingering else contents clean.

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R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK No. 1
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1329740
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1910. Good condition.

Containing The Diverting History of John Gilpin; The House That Jack Built; An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog; The Babes in the Wood. Square format. Pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. Decorated pale orange endpapers (publisher's motif?). Spine and corners bumped. Some small dents to cover edges and some scuffing and scratches to cloth. Covers a bit grubby. Inscriptions in ink to front free-endpaper (one crossed out). Front free-endpaper is creased. Front joint is cracked. Pages 23-26 of John Gilpin have been torn and now repaired with tape. A couple of the b/w illustrations have been coloured in with water-colour paint. There is some foxing throughout. A few small margin tears. Not as bad as it sounds, still a reasonable copy for a book that is over 100 years old!

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