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SPADES AND FEATHERS
Written by Tyler Whittle. Illustrated by Raymond Sheppard; Tyler Whittle.
Stock no. 1323186
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Searching for the lost plate of a ruined Norfolk monastery is the main theme of this story. Peach boards with black title to spine and small avocet vignette to front cover. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Endpapers are maps of Crome's Broad. Some slightly bumped. Some very slightly browning to lower cover edges. Small patch of white paper transfer to base of spine (from dustwrapper). Contents are foxed and browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn, foxed on verso with damp stains to edges and tape repairs on verso.

CLOUDLAND
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2140333
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Young Albert falls off a cliff but is saved by the cloud children! Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0224045814. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is creased with some browning; repaired tear to top of spine.

WHERE'S JULIUS?
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2140332
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colourful illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0224024116. Spine is faded/browned.

OI! GET OFF OUR TRAIN
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2140330
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1989. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224026984. Bumping to spine and corners. Small tear to base of spine. Creasing to front endpaper.

MR GUMPY'S RHINO
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2140327
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780857552013.

MOUSE HOUSE
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2140325
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Easy to read text. ISBN: 9780857551771.

THE PEACOCK PARTY
Written by Alan Aldridge; George E. Ryder. Illustrated by Alan Aldridge; Harry Willock.
Stock no. 2139979
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Green glazed pictorial boards. A Sequel to The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. Superb colour illustrations with a double-spread fold-out at rear of book. ISBN: 0224015915. Fading to spine and a couple of cover edges. Browning to page edges. 'PROOF' stamp to title page. Fold-out page to rear has crease along one edge.

THE HEYDAY OF NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Lynn Barber.
Stock no. 2137276
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w illustrations. A witty and entertaining account of the popular passion for natural history from 1820-1870. Large format. ISBN: 022401448X. Page browning; a few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine; surface paper damage to top edge of front panel.

COURTNEY
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1322715
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. When the children bring Courtney home he's just a loveable scruffy old dog. But the mongrel-that-nobody-wants has the most amazing talents! ISBN: 0224038680. Spine and corners bumped, a couple of small dents to lower cover edges. Spine and spine edges slightly faded. Contents clean.

THE TYGER VOYAGE
Written by Richard Adams. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1322712
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1976. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial green boards. Orange endpapers. Lovely colour illustrations facing each page of verse. 30 pages. 10 x 7.75 inches. ISBN: 0224012371. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners and minimal fading to spine. Small erasure patch to top corner of front free-endpaper. Reprint in same year as first edition.

THE SHOPPING BASKET
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2136462
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

A simple story with plenty of bright colour illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Yellow end papers. Unpaginated. Large format. ISBN: 0224018647. Some browning to covers.

NAPOLEON AT THE BRIARS
Written by Faith Compton Mackenzie.
Stock no. 2136213
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with silver title to front cover. Limited edition to 1000 copies. This is Copy No. 928.Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned with some foxing; nicks and chips, with minimal loss; grubby marks.