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THE ROMANCE OF NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse; Mrs. J.W. Whymper.
Stock no. 1208914
Published by James Nisbet & Co.. 2nd 1861. Almost very good condition.

1st Series, Second Edition. The author seeks to paint a series of pictures, the reflections of scenes and aspects in nature, which in his mind awaken poetic interest, leaving them to do their proper work. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine, gilt vignette of monkey and boys to front board. 12 b/w illustrations, drawn by Wolf and engraved by Whymper. xiv and 372 pages including index, 4 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Spine & corners ligthly rubbed & worn. New endpapers. Illustrations contents page detached but present. Contents are tight but grubby. All plates present. A decent copy for its age.

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PHILIP HENRY GOSSE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Written by R.B. Freeman; Douglas Wertheimer.
Stock no. 1208913
Published by Wm. Dawson & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

P.H. Gosse (1810-88) was among the most distinguished natural historians in the nineteenth century. He was a true field naturalist, and all his work is pervaded with his own observations. This bibliography is the result of a collaboration between an expert on Gosse and natural-history writing in general in an attempt to provide a complete inventory of all the writings of Gosse, with full bibliographical descriptions and analysis of various editions, issues and bindings. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xviii and 148 pages including index. ISBN: 0712909354. A nice copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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PRICKLY PIG
Written by Gillian McClure. Illustrated by Gillian Mcclure.
Stock no. 1830724
Published by Andre Deutsch Limited. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A hedgehog goes in search of a home for his long winter sleep. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 023396780X. Pictorial dustwrapper is covered with clear laminate and stuck to pastedowns, faded to spine. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Contents clean.

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WEATHER WITCH
Written by Joanna Stubbs. Illustrated by Joanna Stubbs.
Stock no. 1830723
Published by Andre Deutsch Limited. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When Mr Mulally left the city and bought a cottage in the country he would have been happy digging in his garden if it wasn't for the rain. Why wouldn't it stop? One evening the sad Weather Witch, who lived in the well at the bottom of the garden, came to visit him. As they chatted she cheered up and the rain stopped. Mr Mulally realised that if he could keep the Weather Witch happy his life in the country would not be spoiled by the rain... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0233966595. Pictorial dustwrapper is covered with clear laminate and stuck to the pastedowns, the laminate is lightly browned. Name in ink to front endpaper. Edges of endpapers stained from the adhesive of the laminate. A few minor marks to contents which are otherwise bright.

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APT. 3
Written by Ezra Jack Keats. Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats.
Stock no. 1830722
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st UK 1972. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

On a day when rain softens the sounds of the city, Sam hears someone in his building playing the harmonica. Curious, he and his little brother try to find out where the music is coming from... The brief text of this sensitive story is illuminated by the richly expressive pictures of Ezra Jack Keats. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0241021456. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, faded to spine and has a few closed tears to edges.

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THE FIREBIRD AND OTHER RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES
Written by Jacqueline Onassis. Illustrated by Boris Zvorykin.
Stock no. 1830721
Published by Allen Lane. 1st UK 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Four classic Russian Fairy Tales edited and with an introduction by Jacqueline Onassis. Large format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Purple endpapers. Beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. 78 pages. ISBN: 0713911727. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block. Name in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is strengthened to horizontal edges on verso with masking tape, edges are rubbed and worn, large mark left by a label to front panel.

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MR. BEAR, POSTMAN
Written by Chizuko Kuratomi. Illustrated by Kozo Kakimoto.
Stock no. 1830719
Published by Macdonald Futura Publishers Ltd.. 1st UK 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When Mr. Bear taught himself how to ride a bicycle, everyone wondered why he had done it. They soon learned the answer: he had taken on the job of village postman... Square format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0354080784. Top & tail of spine bumped. Lower horizontal edge of boards is crushed towards spine edge. Contents are lovely. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine, creased to lower rear edge, a little grubby, faded to spine.

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MR. BEAR'S SHADOW
Written by Chizuko Kuratomi. Illustrated by Kozo Kakimoto.
Stock no. 1830718
Published by Macdonald Futura Publishers Ltd.. 1st UK 1980. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In the morning when the rabbit children played at jumping on Mr. Bear's shadow, it was very big. When he woke up from his little snooze, it was midday and his shadow had shrunk. Poor Mr. Bear thought that he must have shrunk. Suddenly everything looked very big and he felt very small. Square format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0354081136. Boards lightly rubbed at corners. Contents excellent. Dustwrapper is faded to top and spine, lightly browned with one or two minor marks, corners lightly rubbed.

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MR. BEAR, BAKER
Written by Chizuko Kuratomi. Illustrated by Kozo Kakimoto.
Stock no. 1830717
Published by Macdonald Futura Publishers Ltd.. 1st UK 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

Mr. Bear spends a day baking for the rabbit baker as he ruined some flour by sleeping on it! Large square format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0354081357. Spine and corners lightly shelf-rubbed. Fading to top edge of rear board, creasing to spine. Contents lovely!

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THE TWILIGHT BOOK
Written by Jonny Boatfield. Illustrated by Jonny Boatfield.
Stock no. 1830716
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An interactive, inventive picture book. More than a story about a boy trying to rescue a little girl, it is also a game of search and find. Hours of fun. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout with speech bubbles. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0747544700. Light bumping to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at spine.

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JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Written by Tim Rice; Andrew Lloyd Webber. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1830715
Published by Pavilion Children'S Books. 1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Based on the smash-hit musical of the same name that has become a classic in children's entertainment, this book retells in verse and pictures one of the most exciting action-packed stories in the Old Testament. Revised edition. White matt pictorial boards. Large format. Colour illustrations throughout in Blake's unique style. Unpaginated. ISBN: 9781843651031. A lovely copy.

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RAILWAY PASSAGE
Written by Charles Keeping. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830713
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Charming story of the residents of Railway Passage, and how their individual lives change when their Residents Consortium win the football pools! Illustrated endpapers and wonderful and extensive colour illustrations throughout. Large format. Pictorial boards. Unpaginated. ISBN: 019279700X. Boards lightly browned across top edge. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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