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THE STORY OF BABAR THE LITTLE ELEPHANT
Written by Jean De Brunhoff; A.A. Milne. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 1325607
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1984. Very good condition.

Preface by A.A. Milne. Very large format. Blue cloth spine. Orange glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Reissue of the first English edition published in 1934. ISBN: 0416576508. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight fading to cover edges. Large but neat inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper (dated 1992), light crease to same page. Fox-spots to textblock and one large spot to title-page else contents clean.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1325457
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, with black title label and gilt title to spine. Plain endpapers. 12 Colour plates. B/w chapter headers. Top edge green. ISBN: 0416532608. Minimal bumping to spine. Some very light browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed and creased at edges, some slight lifting of laminate to lower front panel.

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THE MYSTERIOUS TALE OF GENTLE JACK AND LORD BUMBLEBEE
Written by George Sand; Gela Jacobson. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
Stock no. 1325236
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

Told in English for the first time. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 74 pages. ISBN: 0416085326. Spine and corners bumped. Small old price label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1825436
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1956. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, with black title label and gilt title to spine. Plain endpapers. 12 Colour plates. B/w chapter headers. Top edge green. ISBN: 0416532608. Reprint. Boards clean, gilt title bright. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. All plates present. Green pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, small closed tear (no loss) to lower front edge, uneven fading to lower half.

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THE MYSTERIOUS TALE OF GENTLE JACK AND LORD BUMBLEBEE
Written by George Sand; Gela Jacobson. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
Stock no. 1324378
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

Told in English for the first time. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 74 pages. ISBN: 0416085326. Contents are fine. Spine and corners are bumped and slightly worn.

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LORD OF THE FOREST
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1323759
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. 127 pages. A boy herding pigs in a Sussex forest plants an acorn in 1272. This is the story of the giant oak which grew from the acorn. ISBN: 0416836003. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is price-cut, sunned to spine and top edges (as is usual with this item).

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GIDEON IN AFRICA
Written by Benjamin Rabier. Illustrated by Benjamin Rabier.
Stock no. 1824208
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Red cloth spine. The adventures of Gideon the duck and his animal friends. ISBN: 041686290X. Spine lightly faded, boards a little grubby but still nice and bright. Contents are lovely and bright.

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THE STORY OF BABAR THE LITTLE ELEPHANT
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 2140107
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1968. Almost very good condition.

Orange pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Larger format. 8th edition. ISBN: 0416580408. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping and wear; some loss to laminate. Page creasing. Foxing to outer page edges. Musty odour.

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LITTLE PICKLE
Written by Peter Collington. Illustrated by Peter Collington.
Stock no. 2135563
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Mischievous Little Pickle is always in trouble of one kind or another. But life is at its most exciting during the adventure that begins as a quiet walk with Mum - and becomes a perilous voyage at sea! No text - a story entirely told through pictures. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 041654780X. Spine is faded; browning to top corner of rear cover.

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A CHILD'S BOOK OF PRAYERS
No author listed. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 1317810
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0416596401. Light wear to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut, creased to front flap and has a small brown (burn?) mark to top edge of rear panel. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly faded.

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THE LAND OF NOD AND OTHER POEMS FOR CHILDREN
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 1817622
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st UK 1988. Nearly fine condition.

Poems selected and illustrated by Hague. Large format. Blue cloth spine . White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 51 pages ISBN: 0416128726. Couple of tiny dents to top edge of front board. Corners lightly bumped.

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BEAR HUGS
Written by Kathleen Hague. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 2130834
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Nothing feels better than a hug from a teddy bear! 9 heartwarming poems. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Delightful colour pictures. ISBN: 0416148220. Wrapper spine is faded.

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