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  • MANDA. by HALE, Kathleen.
    HALE, Kathleen.
    MANDA.

    London: John Murray, 1952. First edition, small 4to., pp.(ii),30, pictorial paper-covered boards, colour pictorial title, colour and b/w illustrations on alternate double-pages throughout; 1.5cm closed tear to upper LH corner of front free endpaper, foxing to endpapers, light surface soil to rear board, rubbing and light wear to extremities, with partial wear to paper covering of spine, and loss to paper (for 4cms) at upper section of upper joint, an attractive and good+ copy.

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  • MONA MINIM AND THE SMELL OF THE SUN. by FRAME, Janet. Illustrated by: JACQUES, Robin.
    FRAME, Janet. Illustrated by: JACQUES, Robin.
    MONA MINIM AND THE SMELL OF THE SUN.

    New York: George Braziller, 1969. First edition, red cloth, gilt, top edges yellow, colour plates, b/w and dichromatic illustrations; light mustiness, else near-fine, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket, which has 4cm closed tear to foot of front flap-fold, 2cm closed tear to foot of spine, a few further tiny closed nicks to edges, and light sunning to spine, else complete and very good indeed.

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  • Retold by: CORRIN, Sara; CORRIN, Stephen. Illustrated by: LE CAIN, Errol.
    MRS. FOX’S WEDDING.

    London: Faber and Faber, 1980. First edition, oblong squat 4to., pp.(30), glazed pictorial boards, colour frontispiece, colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout; a very good, clean copy.

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  • AJO.
    NELL AND THE CHINA TWINS. The Dinky Tile Books: The Green Tile Book.

    London, Glasgow & Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited, 1933. 8vo., pp.(xix), cloth-backed glazed pictorial card boards, 9 colour plates, pictorial endpapers in black and white; light toning to title and rear free endpaper, small bookseller’s stamp to rear paste-down endpaper, lightly rubbed to extremities, with some discolouration to rear board, a slight crease a very good copy of this scarce title.

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  • Pictures by, SENDAK, Maurice. Translated bym FIRKUSNY, Tatiana; MORGAN, Maritza; JONES, Robert T. Afterword by, JONES, Robert T.
    ONCE AND FUTURE MYTHS. The Power of Ancient Stories in Modern Times.

    London: The Bodley Head, 1986. First UK edition, 8vo.,pp. 185, green cloth, gilt, colour illustrations, pictorial endpapers and title page; a very good copy, in a very good unclipped pictorial dust-jacket, which is lightly rubbed to extremities with light wear to upper corner of front hinge and to front lower edge.

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  • ORLANDO AND THE THREE GRACES. by HALE, Kathleen.
    HALE, Kathleen.
    ORLANDO AND THE THREE GRACES.

    London: John Murray, 1965. First edition, oblong 8vo., pp.30, pictorial paper-covered boards, alternating colour and b/w illustrations throughout; light foxing to fore-edges, rubbing to extremities, very slight bowing to front board, overall a very good copy indeed.

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  • DU BOIS, William Pene.
    OTTO IN AFRICA.

    Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1962. First UK edition, tall 8vo., pp.(xxxvii), textured yellow pictorial paper-covered boards, lettered and stamped in red, pictorial endpapers, double-page title in colour, double-page colour plates with accompanying text throughout; a couple of tiny nicks to top edges of boards, a very good copy indeed, in very good(+) pictorial price-clipped dust-jacket, which has 1cm closed tear to foot of spine, slight rubbing to extremities, and slight surface soil, as well as a little partial darkening - now in a protective cover.

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  • POEMS FOR CHILDREN. by DE LA MARE, Walter.
    DE LA MARE, Walter.
    POEMS FOR CHILDREN.

    London: Constable & Co, 1930. Signed limited edition of 125 copies, of which this copy is numbered 65 and signed by the author, 8vo.,pp. xxxiii,264, plain boards with beige cloth spine and title label to spine with gilt lettering; toning and light foxing to endpaper and to edges of text block, with occasional light foxing to margins, rubbing to title label and light wear to corners of boards, otherwise a very good copy. No dust-jacket.

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  • Retold by YEOMAN, John. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. [Signed by the illustrator]
    QUENTIN BLAKE’S THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD THE SAILOR

    London: Pavilion, 1996. 4to., pp. 117, pictorial hardcover, colour pictorial endpapers, b/w and colour illustrations; light rubbing to extremities, with slight bubbling to laminate coating at margins of boards, else very good indeed. No dust-jacket.

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  • WILLIAMSON, Henry. Illustrated by C. F. Tunnicliffe.
    SALAR THE SALMON.

    London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1936. First edition, 8vo., pp.323, 16 colour plates, 15 b/w illustrations, pictorial endpapers, moire cloth, silver lettering and pictorial title inlay, uncut, top-edge silver; ownership autograph to front free endpaper, sunned to spine, also affecting the upper margin of the front board, else a very good copy indeed.

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  • Written for children by, PERRAULT, Mr. Newly Decorated by, AUSTEN, John.
    TALES OF PASSED TIMES.

    London: Selwyn & Blount, 1922. 9781788167239 thus, large 8vo.,pp. 63, blue card board, pictorial paper title label, colour illustrations, colour frontispiece; webbing visible to inner hinge, contents firm, toning to margins and endpapers, light foxing to margins, rubbing and toning to spine and corners, small closed tear with some creasing to head of spine, otherwise a very good copy. No dust-jacket.

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  • TALES OF PASSED TIMES WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN. by PERRAULT, Charles. Decorations by: AUSTEN, John.
    PERRAULT, Charles. Decorations by: AUSTEN, John.
    TALES OF PASSED TIMES WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN.

    Adelphi: Selwyn and Blount Ltd. 8vo., pp.63, blue paper-covered boards with inlaid pictorial plate, colour frontispiece and pictorial title, colour and b/w illustrations, including double-page colour plate; light partial toning to endpapers, a very good copy, in a slightly chipped pictorial dust-jacket.

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  • BARRIE, J.M. Illustrated by: BLAMPIED, Edmund.
    THE BLAMPIED EDITION OF PAN PETER: THE ORIGINAL TEXT OF PETER & WENDY BY J.M BARRIE, Newly Illustrated.

    London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. First edition, 4to., pp. cream cloth lettered in navy, tipped-in colour frontispiece with captioned tissue-guard, colour plates, b/w illustrations, pictorial endpapers; a fresh and near-fine copy, in price-clipped pictorial dust-jacket, which has closed tears, creasing and small areas of loss to extremities, as well as more extensive closed tear from front lower edge.

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  • JANSSON, Tove.
    THE BOOK ABOUT MOOMIN, MYMBLE AND LITTLE MY.

    London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1965. Second impression (first published in 1953), English text, 4to., pp.(26), cloth-backed pictorial boards with decorative aperture to front board, cut-out details throughout, full colour illustrations; contents (a single quire) loose within boards, crease to lower inner corners throughout, a little rubbing to extremities, and just slight surface soil to covers, a very good copy.

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  • THE DREAMLAND EXPRESS. by Written and illustrated by: MILLAR, H.R.
    Written and illustrated by: MILLAR, H.R.
    THE DREAMLAND EXPRESS.

    London: Humphrey Milford, 1927. First edition, oblong 4to., pp.96, pictorial cream cloth spine printed in black, pictorial paper-covered boards in colour, colour pictorial title, colour and b/w plates including double-page colour plate, b/w vignettes; stitching occasionally visible between leaves, rubbing and light wear to extremities, a good copy.

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  • CHISHOLM, Louey; illustrated by CAMERON, Katherine
    THE ENCHANTED LAND Tales Told Again by Louey Chisholm

    London and Edinburgh: T.C.& E.C, Jack, 1906. Large 8vo., pp. xv,211, cream pictorial cloth, uncut, t.e.g., decorative gilt to spine and boards, gold endpapers, colour frontispiece, 29 colour plates not including frontispiece, occasional spots of foxing throughout, otherwise internally clean, small tear lower margin of frontispiece page, area of loss to lower margin of contents page and a smaller area of loss to page 1, light rubbing to boards, particularly affecting the corners, light surface soil, overall still a very good copy.

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  • THE FAIRIES UP-TO-DATE. by Verses by, ANTHONY, Edward & Joseph. Pictures by, DE BOSSCHERE, Jean.
    Verses by, ANTHONY, Edward & Joseph. Pictures by, DE BOSSCHERE, Jean.
    THE FAIRIES UP-TO-DATE.

    London: Thornton Butterworth, 1925. First edition, 8vo.,pp. 189, grey paper covered boards, burgundy lettering, colour plates, decorative borders to text; ownership inscription to front free endpaper, toning to margins and endpapers, some water damage to rear endpapers, with some light rippling to margins of rear board, toned to edges of text block and to extremities of boards, otherwise very good, in a good unclipped pictorial dust-jacket, piece missing to front upper margin with some title text missing, circular hole to lower section of spine, rubbed and creased to extremities, with chipping and wear to head and foot of spine and corners.

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  • THE FAITHFUL BULL. by HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. [Signed by the artist]
    HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. [Signed by the artist]
    THE FAITHFUL BULL.

    London: Hamish Hamilton Children’s Books, 1980. First edition thus, signed by the artist, 4to., pp.(30), glazed pictorial hardcover, colour-illustrated throughout, including pictorial endpapers and pictorial title; autographed and dated by Michael Foreman to front free endpaper verso, foxing to endpapers, occasional light foxing within, a very good copy.

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  • THE GOOD TIGER. by BOWEN, Elizabeth. Illustrated by: BLAKE, Quentin.
    BOWEN, Elizabeth. Illustrated by: BLAKE, Quentin.
    THE GOOD TIGER.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1970. First edition thus, large 8vo., pp.29, pale green hardcover, gilt, 22 dichromatic illustrations in orange and black; slight paper splitting to head and foot of front inner hinge, light foxing to edges, otherwise very good indeed, in price-clipped pictorial dust jacket, which has light creasing/rubbing to head and foot of spine, else very good+.

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  • SQUIRE, Charles.
    THE GREAT KHAN'S TREASURE. A Story of Adventure in Chinese Tartary.

    London: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1902. First edition, 8vo., pp.288, pictorial green cloth, lettering in gilt and black, b/w frontispiece, 5 further b/w illustrations, coloured endpapers; ownership plate to front free endpaper, toning to endpapers, light toning throughout, light foxing to edges, light rubbing to extremities and spine slightly sunned, a very good copy.

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