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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2114423
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth. "Sendak's Life and Works are explored in affectionate detail, including many colour and b/w illustrations and folding plates, a moveable scene and a facsimile of the tiny mock-up that Sendak first made for the story that would later become Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0370303865. Light wear to cover edges. Light page browning.

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SING ROUND THE YEAR
Written by Donald Swann. Illustrated by Roy Spencer.
Stock no. 1402464
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Songs of Praise, selected and composed by Donald Swann. Green boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0370010701. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Light browning to board edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Small hole to front endpaper. Pale browning to endpapers and a couple of marks otherwise contents clean. Slight musty smell to book. Orange and green dustwrapper is price -cut and a little edge worn.

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ENCHANTMENT IN THE GARDEN
Written by Shirley Hughes. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1108957
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

"A lonely little girl whispers into the ear of a marble statue boy and breathes life into his soul...". Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Superb colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370323327. Top of spine bumped. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some light edge-creasing.

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THE LOVE FOR THREE ORANGES
Written by Frank Corsaro. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1808214
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Stone cloth with gilt title to spine and brown/red vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations and endpapers. The Glyndebourne Version. ISBN: 0370305779. 'D' inked to vertical edge of text block but no damage inside seen. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Contents fine. Clear acetate wrapper has loss to top and bottom (possibly the reason for the 'D').

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STUFF AND NONSENSE
Written by Laura Cecil. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 2112374
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Compiled by Cecil. An anthology of stories and poetry for younger readers - to be read aloud. 92 pages. ISBN: 0370313070. A little bumping along cover edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing and a couple of small nicks.

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THE HUNTED KING
Written by Laurence Meynell.
Stock no. 1108651
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Earlham Library Series. Yellow cloth with black title ot spine. Novel based on Charles I's son when he is hunted from place to place in southern England. A little bumping to a couple of cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with fading to spine and a few marks; couple of small nicks to edges.

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THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS
Written by William Stobbs. Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Stock no. 1501680
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 32 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A couple of small stains to rear cover. A little foxing and a few small marks to contents. Fingering to some pages. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn and ever so slightly grubby.

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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TUNNEL
Written by Carol Kendall. Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1309974
Published by The Bodley Head. 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Bodley Head Library Reprint. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0370009258. Minimal bumping to spine. Price-cut wrapper is lightly browned to spine and has a couple of tiny marks to panels.

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PROFESSOR BRANESTAWM'S DICTIONARY
Written by Norman Hunter. Illustrated by Derek Cousins.
Stock no. 1207708
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1973. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A humourous and interesting look at the english language! Purple boards. B/w illustrations throughout. 64pp. 7.5 x 5". ISBN: 0370012496. Wrapper price-clipped with faded spine.

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TIM'S LAST VOYAGE
Written by Edward Ardizzone. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1805216
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Water-colour and b/w line drawings, many double spread. Pink and green pictorial boards. ISBN: 0370020030. Corners rubbed. Contents fine. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a closed tear to top edge of front panel which is repaired to verso with tape.

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CASTAWAY CAMP
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Charlotte Hough.
Stock no. 1305435
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition.

Red boards. Black titles and vingettes. Illustrated end papers. B/w illustrations to text. Colour frontis. 208 pages. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A few light marks to covers and spine slightly discoloured. Contents clean.

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HEREAFTERTHIS
Written by Joseph Jacobs. Illustrated by Paul Galdone.
Stock no. 1305411
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st UK 1973. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

From a folktale by Joseph Jacobs. Oblong format. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0370020286. Slight wear to spine and corners. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears to top and tail of spine.

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