RHYME STEW
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1330560
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Hare likes a flutter, the Tortoise cheats, and they're racing for right of veto on a vegetable patch; the Emperor's new ski clothes tickle the court ladies but leave him cold on the slopes... Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 0224026607. Very slight rubbing to cover edges. Couple of small dents to top edges. Foxing and a few grubby marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is foxed to flaps and slightly edge rubbed.

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BIRL THE STORY OF A CAT
Written by Alexander M. Frey. Illustrated by Hans Fischer.
Stock no. 1330461
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue cloth, red titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. 108 pages. A story about a cat with character. Minimal bumping to spine. Slight/faint damp stain to top edge of front cover. Musty smell to contents else clean. Price-cut wrpaper is edge worn and browned to spine.

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AUGUST ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1330409
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Five children in a caravan, and a horse between its shafts, in pursuit of an absent-minded aunt whose address they didn't exactly know! A story of the Lockett family. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxing to textblock and page margins else contents clean.

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THE ROALD DAHL TREASURY
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake; Raymond Briggs; Babette Cole; et al..
Stock no. 1330399
Published by Jonathan Cape. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Complete stories, extracts, rhymes and memoirs in four themed sections: Animals; Magic; Family, Friends and Foes; and Matters of Importance. Red boards with white title to spine. 444 pages. Cream endpapers. Packed full of colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780224046916. 21st printing. Spine bumped. Covers edge rubbed. Small mark to lower edge of textblock, top edge slightly dusty. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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THE BIRTHDAY BOOK
Written by Michael Morpurgo; Quentin Blake; et al. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley; Emma Chichester Clark; et al..
Stock no. 1330398
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An illustrated treasury of stories and poems in aid of The Prince's Foundation for Children & the Arts in celebration of HRH The Prince of Wales's sixtieth birthday. Edited by Morpurgo and Blake. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780224083607. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small marks to prelims else contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is creased at edges and very slightly faded to spine

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THE MOULDY
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1330389
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

In the great garden of the world there was peace before Mouldy came... Mouldy is a mole. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Blue endpapers. 10 x 7.5". Unpaginated. ISBN: 0224020927. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. White (plain) label stuck to title page just above publisher details. Contents otherwise fine.

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'IN THE BEGINNING,' SAID GREAT-AUNT JANE
Written by Helen Bradley. Illustrated by Helen Bradley.
Stock no. 1330365
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt titles to front and spine. Large, oblong format. Yellow endpapers. Colour paintings throughout. ISBN: 0224011499. Slight bumping to spine. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased, faded to spine.

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GREAT NORTHERN?
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330362
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 351 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss to top of spine and 1" loss to base of spine. Spine of wrapper is llightly browned and has a small patch of surface paper damage (removal of a small label?).

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UNTITLED (THE BEE BOOK)
Written by Kit Williams. Illustrated by Kit Williams.
Stock no. 1830435
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Object of this puzzle book is to guess the title! (Actual title is The Bee On The Comb). Glazed pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0224019066. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Boards a little scuffed. Uneven fading to rear board. Pale foxing to title page else contents clean.

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CROWNS
Written by Katharine Hull. Illustrated by Pamela Whitlock.
Stock no. 1830395
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

A story about 4 ordinary, quite nice, quite nasty children. Dark blue cloth, silver title to spine and 4 crown vignettes to front. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. 319 pages. A few pale marks to boards. Mark to lower edge of text block. Glue residue to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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GREAT NORTHERN?
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330180
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 351 numbered pages. 5th impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped, tiny nick to top of spine. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, rear panel is very slightly grubby from scuff marks.

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KILVERT'S DIARY (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Francis Kilvert; William Plomer.
Stock no. 1830294
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1980. Very good condition.

Chosen and Edited by William Plomer. Three volumes. Green cloth spine with gilt titles, beige marbled effect boards. B/w photos. Top edges green. ISBN: 0224012991. Reprint of the 1977 edition. A very respectable set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor marks.

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