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GREAT GRANDMOTHER GOOSE
Written by Helen Cooper. Illustrated by Krystyna Turska.
Stock no. 1330388
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

80 rhymes from medieval sources. Brown mottled boards with brown cloth spine. Gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations ISBN: 0241895502. Minimal rubbing to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at corners.

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WHILE THE BELLS RING
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Janet Rawlins.
Stock no. 1330233
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w drawings. A story about people and the Yorkshire Dales. 96 pages. ISBN: 024189932X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly browned (as is usual with this wrapper).

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THE INCLINE
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1330232
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. A powerfully direct statement about adolescent emotions and human relationships. 191 pages. ISBN: 0241021383. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine slightly bumped. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at spine ends.

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DON'T GO OUT TONIGHT
Written by Babette Cole. Illustrated by Babette Cole.
Stock no. 1329885
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

A Creepy Concertina Pop-Up. Unfold this clever pop-up book into six hilarious scenes, all in full dimension and with moveable parts! Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0241107326. Slight wear to corner tips of covers and pages. Pop-ups in excellent working order.

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GENTLEMAN JIM
Written by Raymond Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1329261
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

The sad story of Jim the toilet-cleaner who only wanted to raise his station in life a little... Colour drawings with speech balloons. 12 x 9". Unpaginated. Glazed boards. ISBN: 0241102812. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Faint score marks to rear cover. Inscription in red felt-tip pen to front free-endpaper. Fingermarks to page margins and endpapers but generally contents clean.

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THE STORY OF FUZZY WUZZY AND WOOLLY WONDER
Written by Hester Wagstaff. Illustrated by Hester Wagstaff.
Stock no. 1329228
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Fuzzy Wuzzy and Woolly Wonder are two unique bob-tailed sheepdogs (having taught themselves to read). Oblong format. Beige cloth with red title and black vignette to front. Wonderful colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pencil writing to verso of front free-endpaper. Some large foxspots else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is foxed and edge rubbed, light damp stain on rear panel of wrapper and a few small edge tears.

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THE 13 CLOCKS
Written by James Thurber. Illustrated by Marc Simont.
Stock no. 1329151
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

"How can anyone describe this book? It isn't a parable, fairy tale or a poem, but rather a mixture of all three"! Burgandy boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrated endpapers. Large colour text illustrations. 124 pages. 8.5" x 5.5". Spine slightly bumped. Some foxspots and light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped and a little grubby to rear panel.

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WHILE THE BELLS RING
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Janet Rawlins.
Stock no. 1328967
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w drawings. A story about people and the Yorkshire Dales. 96 pages. ISBN: 024189932X. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is browned with damage at base of spine.

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GLAD RAGS
Written by Joan Lingard.
Stock no. 1328942
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The sequel to 'Rags and Riches'. Seb and his sister Sam are looking forward to a holiday... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0241130158. Minimal bumping to spine.

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THE INCLINE
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1328826
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. A powerfully direct statement about adolescent emotions and human relationships. 191 pages. ISBN: 0241021383. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small brown spot affects a few pages (6-11). Dustwrapper is foxed to flaps and on verso and is just a little worn at corners.

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PIG IN THE MIDDLE
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Mary Russon.
Stock no. 1328825
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 160 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Top edge of textblock is slightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, creased at top edge of front panel with a couple of small tears, rear panel is very slightly grubby.

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THE WHITE DEER
Written by James Thurber. Illustrated by James Thurber.
Stock no. 1328788
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1946. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, white titles. B/w illustrations. Covers are damp stained with slight wear to cover edges. Erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. A few small foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to top of spine and browned to spine and rear panel.

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