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110TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter; Emma Thompson. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter; Eleanor Taylor.
Stock no. 1324994
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st thus 2012. Fine condition.

Special limited edition (of 1000 copies) being a celebration of Peter Rabbit's 110th year. It contains clothbound volumes of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson - as well as an individually signed letter from this acclaimed writer. The cloth pattern was specially commissioned from renowned design studio Timorous Beasties. ISBN: 9780723268697. The books and presentation box are in fine condition. Contained in a white cardboard slip and a brown numbered box (this is copy no. 691). The outer box is just slightly worn at corners. A super set. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

JACK LOCKE
Written by Gordon Stables.
Stock no. 1324699
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1888. Very good condition.

A tale of the War and the Wave. Green pictorial cloth with gilt title-blocks. 192 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers very slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Some foxing else contents clean.

TWO LITTLE PILGRIMS' PROGRESS
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by R.W. Macbeth.
Stock no. 1324487
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 215 pages. B/w illustrations. Orange decorated endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small mark to edge of rear cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Top edge of textblock is dusty.

LITTLE SAINT ELIZABETH AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by Reginald Birch; Alfred Brennan; et al..
Stock no. 1324483
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1893. Almost very good condition.

Other stories are The Story of Prince Fairyfoot, The Proud Little Grain of Wheat, Behind the White Brick. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. Decorated endpapers. B/w plates. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fading to cover edges. Joints cracked. Foxing to textblock.

LITTLE ANN AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Jane Taylor; Ann Taylor. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1323487
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1920. Good condition.

Green cloth spine and corners, cream pictorial boards. Black title to spine. Title to front is Little Ann A Book. Grey endpapers. Colour illustrations. 64 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some browning and scratch marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint is cracked showing webbing beneath. Some grubby marks to page margins. Light browning to half title-page.

LITTLE FOLKS' FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Constance Haslewood.
Stock no. 2138762
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. First story is 'Puss In Boots'. Also includes: Little Red Riding Hood; Cinderella; Jack and the Beanstalk; Dick Whittington; Little Snowdrop; Tom Thumb. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping to bottom corner of front cover. Rear cover is badly damp stained, with some pencil scribbling. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Contents are still generally very good.

THE PIE AND THE PATTY PAN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2136938
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Dark brown boards. pictorial onlay to front, titles in grey. Larger format. 6.5 x 5.5". Early reprint (pre-1919). Chip to top of spine. Some white (possibly scuff) marks to covers. Front endpaper is MISSING. Grubby margin marks with foxing.

MOTHER GOOSE OR THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1321776
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1914. Almost very good condition.

An early edition. Small format, green cloth spine with black title and cream pictorial boards. 52 pages, colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Cover edges rubbed with a dent and small patch of wear to lower edges. Covers slightly browned. Endpapers lightly browned. One hinge cracked.

THE BABY'S BOUQUET
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1321689
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1908. Almost very good condition.

A fresh bunch of old rhymes and tunes, with music. A Companion to the 'Baby's Opera'. Brown cloth spine. Green and cream pictorial boards. Colour pictures printed by Edmund Evans. Spine slightly bumped. Corners worn. Foxing to contents.

THE TALE OF JOHNNY TOWN-MOUSE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1321686
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Pale green boards, green titles. 84 numbered pages. Small format. Charming colour illustrations throughout. Minimal bumping to spine. Covers slightly grubby and spine browned. Contents clean.

TALES FROM NURSERY LAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Constance Haslewood.
Stock no. 1321519
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Good condition.

Pictorial boards. 64 pages. Colour illustrations. Re-backed with blue cloth spine. Covers are edge worn, scuffed and a little grubby. New endpapers. Contents are browned and well fingered.

WALTER CRANE'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1320310
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1900. Almost very good condition.

Comprising of The Baby's Opera, The Baby's Bouquet and The Baby's Own Aesop. Ltd edition of 500 copies in the UK and 250 copies in the USA. White spine with gilt title, pale brown cloth. 192 pages with top edge gilt and other edges untrimmed. Colour illustrations throughout. This is copy no. 489. White spine is grubby and split at edges. Spine and corners bumped. Cloth slightly grubby/marked. Foxing to endpapers. Light foxing and light fingermarks to page margins.