UNCLE AND HIS DETECTIVE
Written by J.P. Martin. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2125759
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Uncle (the elephant) is trunkdeep in trouble again! Bright yellow boards, silver title to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. 172 pages. Bumping and browning along cover edges. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some foxing and browning to pages. Wrapper is browned with some edge-creasing; a couple of closed tears and chips; minimal loss.

THE FORGOTTEN TRADE
Written by Nigel Tattersfield.
Stock no. 2124207
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Comprising the log of the Daniel and Henry of 1700 and Accounts of the Slave Trade from the Minor Ports of England, 1698-1725. With a foreword by John Fowles. ISBN: 0224029150. Pages are browned. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine.

MRS WEBER'S DIARY
Written by Posy Simmonds. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds.
Stock no. 1814820
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1979. Very good condition.

Mrs Wendy Weber and her friends as glimpsed in the Guardian. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224017195. Reprint in the first year of publication. Covers grubby. Contents clean.

THE TROKEVILLE WAY
Written by Russell Hoban.
Stock no. 1814611
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

When Nick Hartley loses his third fight with bully Harry Buncher, he comes out of it with a lump on his head and all his senses strangely heightened. On his way home he meets sometime magician Moe Nagic who has an unusual jigsaw puzzle to sell... Brown boards with silver title to spine. ISBN: 0224046314.

THE QUEEN WHO CAME TO TEA
Written by Helen Bradley. Illustrated by Helen Bradley.
Stock no. 1507704
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The delights of an Edwardian childhood captured by Helen Bradley's incomparable pictures. Large oblong format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. ISBN: 0224015451. Top of spine bumped. Slight fading to bottom edges of covers and small mark near title. Just a few fox spots to margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn, base of spine and bottom edge of front panel slightly faded, flaps browned.

THE DAYDREAMER
Written by Ian McEwan. Illustrated by Anthony Browne.
Stock no. 1407142
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

"Peter unlocks the door to the secret world of his imaginings and invites us to step inside". Green boards, gilt titles to spine. Cream endpapers. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0224036718. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed. Book feels unread.

THE SHOPPING BASKET
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1208667
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1982. Very good condition.

A simple story with plenty of bright colour illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Yellow end papers. Unpaginated. Large format. ISBN: 0224018647. Faint browning to covers and edge of prelims. Two pages have small patch of surface loss, not affecting text or illustrations, else contents near fine.

PINK FURNITURE
Written by A.E. Coppard. Illustrated by Nancy Bankart Gurney.
Stock no. 1506894
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1930. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

A tale for lovely children with noble natures. Pale pink cloth, blue titles. 251 pages. Full-page b/w illustrations. Spine browned. Top edges of covers and top of text block darkened. Endpapers lightly browned. Odd fox spot to text block. Contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears and chips, spine browned, also browning to folds and top edge.

THE BIG I AM
Written by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1316253
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This work is a view of God, a "synopsis" which is designed to accompany God's comments on the creation of the universe, and in which the author tells us what God observes and thinks about mankind. Steadman's view of the Creation. A journey into uncharted territory... Large square format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Lavish colour illustrations. ISBN: 022402471X. Small indentation to lower edge of rear cover, corners ever so slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little scuffed.

QUINTILIAN AND THE CURIOUS WEATHER SHOP
Written by John Hatfield. Illustrated by John Hatfield.
Stock no. 1315784
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. ISBN: 0224616897. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Browning to edges of endpapers and prelims, foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper has a few small marks but is generally clean and complete.

THE PICTS AND THE MARTYRS
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1405132
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine, blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers depicting map for the book. B/w illustrations throughout. 303 pages. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners are bumped. Some marks to covers. Book leans slightly to one side. Small pieces missing from bottom of some pages and from come page corners. Foxing to page edges

PIGEON POST
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1404304
Published by Jonathan Cape. 2nd 1936. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers of the Hill Country. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped and a little faded. Slight bumping to corners. Small mark to rear board. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Enapapers lightly browned and foxed. Some foxing and marks to contents but many pages are clean.