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R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE No. 2
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 2126738
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Beige pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. Contains The Three Jovial Huntsmen; Sing A Song For Sixpence; The Queen of Hearts; The Farmer's Boy. Grubby marks and scuffs to covers. Couple of holes to cloth to front cover. Some foxing.

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THE TALE OF LITTLE PIG ROBINSON
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2126374
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1930. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title. Brown vignette & lettering. Pictorial endpapers. 6 colour plates plus b/w drawings. Larger format than the other "Tales". 96 pages. Spine is browned. Some foxing to covers. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing also to pages throughout.

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THE BOOK OF ROBIN HOOD
Written by A.L. Haydon. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 2125194
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

An account of the brave deeds and merry pranks of the famous outlaw. Green boards, black titles. 263 pages. 6 colour plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; couple of doodles (now faded) to covers. Appears that front endpaper is missing. Foxing. All plates present.

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THE BOX OF 'MRS' BOOKS
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 2124955
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

A small square box (4.25 x 4.25") containing six of the "Mrs." books: Mrs. Purr; Mrs. Nibble; Mrs. Cackle, Mrs. Polly, Mrs. Bear and Mrs. Waddle. Each book has pictorial paperwraps, colour and two-tone illustrations. Staples to spines of books have rusted. Contained in a nearly very good cardboard box, which has 1" split to one edge and some other marks and scuffs; some creasing.

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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1317186
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1927. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Boys' and Girls' Gift Books series. Red boards with black titles and borders to front and spine. Colour frontis plate. 310 pages. Spine bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is grubby and foxed, tear to lower edge of rear panel (with loss) and hole to top of spine (mainly affecting GW of Gwynfa).

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MOTHER GOOSE OR THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 2123902
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1956. Good condition.

Beige leather with gilt titles and borders. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans Ltd. Spine is worn and faded; bottom 3" are split, small piece of loss to base. A few marks to covers. Printers code is: 368.456.

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THROUGH MERRIE ENGLAND
Written by F.L. Stevens. Illustrated by Francis D. Bedford.
Stock no. 1208892
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Pageantry and Pastimes of the Village and the Town. Green boards, gilt titles and illustration to front and spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Delightful colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Browning to edge of textblock with a few light foxspots to contents. A lovely bright copy in scarce original dark green wrapper which is slightly grubby to rear, rubbed at edges with slight loss and closed tear at corners and a small hole on rear panel, repaired with clear tape on verso.

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AN ELEGY ON THE GLORY OF HER SEX MRS. MARY BLAIZE
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1208818
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

R. Caldecott's Picture Books. Oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 22 pages. Covers lightly browned. Content bright and clean.

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KANGAROO COOLAROO
Written by Lydia S. Eliott. Illustrated by Joyce Horne.
Stock no. 2123788
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1956. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of Coolaroo, a tiny kangaroo. B/w illustrations. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; some small chips and nicks; scuffing and grubby marks.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS
Written by S. Vere Benson.
Stock no. 2123616
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Observers book No. 1. Brown cloth with black titles to spine and front. Describing two hundred and twenty-six species with 200 illustrations, 100 of which are in full colour. Damp spotting along edges of covers. Name to front endpaper. Hinge next to half-title page is partially cracked. Contents are still excellent. Wrapper has become a bit faded in places. Edge-chipped with a few tears and small pieces of loss. What looks like ink splash marks and dark brown spots, also to wrapper. Still remarkably full wrapper for its age.

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APPLEY DAPPLY'S NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208652
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1975. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, green titles, onlay to front board. 34 numbered pages. Small format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0723206139. Base of spine just very slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly marked and creased.

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THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1507133
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1950. Slightly better than good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Light brown boards with brown titles. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. 59 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Most hinges cracked so binding feels loose. Just an odd mark to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped. Loss from ends of spine. Panels grubby with a few marks.

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