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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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THE STORY OF A FIERCE BAD RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208653
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, pictorial onlay to front board, green titles. 34 numbered pages. Small format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0723206112. Boards slightly rubbed at edges. Front endpaper has a few small mrks and a corner crease else contents fine. Wrapper is slightly marked and rubbed at corners.,

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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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OUR LITTLE ONES' ANIMAL PICTURE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1316429
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1920. Good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. 4 large colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Animals featured include Horses, Donkeys and Zoo animals. Covers have been leant on for writing. Splits to spine causing pages to be split at inner margin. Contents lightly browned with some grubby fingermarks but generally clean.

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THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1406168
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Beige boards with red titles and pictorial onlay. Small format. Colour illustrations. 52 pages. Bumping to spine and corners and a small bump to top of rear board. Slight fading to bottom of boards. A couple of hinges are cracked. Contents very good, just an odd fox spot. Price -cut dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped. Wrapper is grubby.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1506601
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1961. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Peach boards, green titles, pictorial onlay to front board. 59 pages. Top of spine bumped. Faint broken lines of tape residue to top and bottom edges of covers and to endpapers. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Margin mark to last two pages. Dustwrapper has yellowed tape along all edges and is a little grubby. Browned on verso.

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THE TALE OF JOHNNY TOWN-MOUSE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1506599
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1956. Slightly better than good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, pictorial onlay to front cover and green titles. 58 pages. A little bumping to spine and corners, nicks to bottom edge of spine. Spine lightly browned but browner at base. Light brown marks to bottom edge of front cover. A few hinges cracked. Large pen inscription to front endpaper. Light marks to a couple of pages. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped, loss from base of spine and a couple of bigger tears to front panel. Also grubby with tape residue to rear panel.

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HEARD BY A MOUSE
Written by Irene G. Heath. Illustrated by Irene G. Heath.
Stock no. 1316159
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Warne's Cosy Corner Books series. Small format, white pictorial boards. Children's poetry with colour and b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn but minimal loss.

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THE BOX OF 'MRS' BOOKS
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1316083
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 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. 2 of the volumes (Cackle and Polly) have small marks to covers, 1 volume has a couple of tiny edge tears to front cover. Books are otherwise bright and clean.Box is very worn, half of top of box missing.

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JOHNNY CROWS NEW GARDEN
Written by L. Leslie Brooke. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1505924
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1948. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Blue pictorial paper boards, black titles. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 7 x 5.5". Spine bumped with small splits to top. Lower edges rubbed. Foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with tears to top of lightly browned spine. Small closed tear to front panel below title. Light foxing to top edges of flaps.

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