HECTOR PROTECTOR AND AS I WENT OVER THE WATER
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1830709
Published by The Bodley Head. 1975. Very good condition.

Two nonsense nursery rhymes wonderfully illustrated by full-page colour pictures. Oblong format. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0370007743. Second impression. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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ROLLER SKATES
Written by Ruth Sawyer. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1330414
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st UK 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When Lucinda was ten, her parents left New York for a year, and their only daughter - taking her trunk, her toy theatre, her guitar and her roller skates - went to stay with Miss Peters. For one glorious year Lucinda was free to go roller-skating throughout the streets of New York, discovering for herself all that lay outside her strictly regulated home. A book which won the Newbury Medal and which has delighted children in America since 1936, this is the first UK edition. Blue boards. B/w text illustrations. 186 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some light foxing to endpapers and textblock and some erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at edges, very slightly faded to spine and has a couple of marks to rear panel.

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DO YOU HAVE THE TIME, LYDIA?
Written by Evaline Ness. Illustrated by Evaline Ness.
Stock no. 1830495
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st UK 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Lydia never had enough time. She always always painting pictures, reading books, hammering nails, gathering shells, sewing clothes and baking cakes, but she never managed to finish anything. And she was too busy to care. The day came when she really needed some time. Against the background of a sunny tropical island, this is the tale of how Lydia finds out that "If you make time, you will have time." Matt colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0370020022. Light browning to board edges and some faint foxspots to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is foxed and lightly worn to top & tail of spine.

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THE CRUISE OF THE MAIDEN CASTLE
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330341
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1948. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A holiday on the canals! Green cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper has been reinforced on inside edges with clear tape. There is minimal loss to top and tail of wrapper spine.

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CRAZY CASTLE
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330335
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Heather Stubbs' new pony, Pride of Persia has been stolen... Green boards, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. 179 pages plus booklist to rear. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Front joint is cracked. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed and browned to spine with a small black mark at top.

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DRUMBEATS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Richard Kennedy.
Stock no. 1330334
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A desperate drama taking place in the steaming, tortuous jungle of Central Africa. Orange boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 155 pages. B/w illustrations. Contains a SIGNED letter from the author (to the binder?). Spine bumped. Slight mark to top corner of front cover. Some light foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tears at corners and slightly grubby to rear panel. "Collins Young Elizabethan Book of the Month" wrapround label to wrapper (loose).

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TREASURE FOR THREE
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330330
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A sequel to Ponies and Poachers and The Cruise of the Maiden Castle. Green boards, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. 212 pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Ink school stamp and presentation inscription in black biro to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with minimal loss and rear panel grubby.

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THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN
Written by Rudolf Tesnohlidek. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1329220
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st UK 1986. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of Sharp-Ears the fox, heroine of this classic Czech novel. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Attractive colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370306031. Some light foxing to endpapers and to textblock else covers and contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn at edges and faded to spine.

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LEWIS CARROLL E. NESBIT HOWARD PYLE
Written by Roger Lancelyn Green; Anthea Bell; Elizabeth Nesbitt.
Stock no. 1329178
Published by The Bodley Head. 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Bodley Head Monographs. Revised and re-set. Purple boards, gilt title to spine. 219 pages. ISBN: 0370008855. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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STEEPLE FOLLY
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Charlotte Hough.
Stock no. 1329032
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1950. Good condition.

Purple cloth, black titles to spine. A story of the Lockett family. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 271 pages. Spine bumped and slightly faded, small hole to front edge of spine. Covers are mottled. Foxing to textblock.

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HORSESHOES AND HANDLEBARS
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Sheila Rose.
Stock no. 1329023
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Which is the best way to travel, by horse or by bicycle? Green boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 224 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and a tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, also affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, slightly grubby to rear panel and just a little rubbed to spine.

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ANGUS AND THE CAT
Written by Marjorie Flack. Illustrated by Marjorie Flack.
Stock no. 1328721
Published by The Bodley Head. 4th 1945. Very good condition.

Angus is an inquisitive Scottie dog who now has a cat living in his home - a cat who boxes Angus's ears and takes his food and sits in his sunshine... Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing to contents and light foxing to covers.

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