ADAMS, RICHARD.

Watership Down.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1973. 0140306013. "A saga about a motley band of rabbits who desert their ancient warren, and set out on an epic search for a new home." Pp. 478. Pages toned. Paperback, slight sunning to spine, a few minor creases to covers. G.

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Book number: 12126

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Keywords: Adams Watership Juvenile Fiction Rabbits Children 49317 Childrens Fiction

ADAMS, RICHARD.

Watership Down.

London: Allen Lane / Kestrel Books, 1982. 0713915137. First in this edition, published ten years after the original. Pp.478, owner's name to inside front board, a few spots to closed page edges not affecting pages internally. Dark green cloth. Dustwrapper (illustrated by Pauline Baynes) is price-clipped and has sunning to spine, creasing and small chip to top of spine and 2cm vertical tear to top rear corner at fold. Scarce in this edition. VG/G+.

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Book number: 45765

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Richard Adams Watership Down Children Fiction Rabbits Pauline Baynes 47317 Childrens Fiction

ANDERSEN, HANS. (TRANSLATED BY NAOMI LEWIS).

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales.

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1994 (rep). "This selection of Andersen's fairy tales includes his best-known and most-loved stories". Pp 194. Some b/w illustrations. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 18718

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Andersen Juvenile Fiction Thumbelina Snow Queen Little Mermaid A13758 Childrens Fiction

ANDERSEN, HANS.

The Snow Queen. (Illustrated by Pauline Hohly).

London: Rylee Ltd, nd. (c.1969). A Fairy Tale in Seven Stories. 32cms x 24cms. Unpaginated. Illustrated in colour throughout by Pauline Hohly. Illustrated laminated boards, some edge wear, stain to lower front and rear corners, bump to lower rear corner. G+.

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Book number: 50062

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Hans Andersen Snow Queen Illustrated Pauline Hohly Children Fiction Fairy Tale 51580 Childrens Fiction

ANON. [WILLY SCHMERLE].

Olly Nolly Elephant.

The Netherlands: Clifford Series, nd. (c.1960). A children's story book. 15.5cms x 15cms. Unpaginated. Colour and black & white illustrations throughout, colour illustrated endpapers, pages toned. Illustrated laminated boards, wear to top and tail of spine. G+.

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Book number: 48631

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Keywords: Willy Schermele Olly Nolly Elephant Clifford Series Illustrated Childrens Fiction Story Book 50070 Childrens Fiction

ATWOOD, MARGARET.

Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes. (Illustrated by Dusan Petricic).

London: Bloomsbury, 2005. 0747572925. First British edition. "Rude Ramsay has reached the end of his rope! Sick of dining on rock-hard rice, wrinkled ravioli and raw rhinoceros, Ramsay and Ralph the red-nosed rat resolve to leave their rectangular residence on a quest for a more refreshing repast." 24cms x 25cms. Unpaginated. Illustrated throughout in colour by Serbian illustratorDušan Petricic. Illustrated laminated boards. VG.

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Book number: 48317

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Margaret Atwood Rude Ramsay Roaring Radishes Dusan Petricic Illustrated Children Fiction 49764 Childrens Fiction

AVERY, HAROLD.

Play The Game. A School Story.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, nd.(c.1908). 0. Boys school story about a football team. Pp.343, colour frontispiece + 3 further colour plates by E.Shepard, prze bookplate of Halstead Council School to inside front board, endpapers grubby. Green illustrated cloth with gilt title to front and illustration and gilt title to spine, edges rubbed. G+.

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Book number: 38446

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Harold Avery Play Game School Story Football Westacres Boys Fiction Halstead Fred Bailey 39293 Childrens Fiction

BAKER, MARGARET J.

Castaway Christmas. (Illustrated by Richard Kennedy).

Harmondsworth: Penguin/Puffin, 1967. 1st Penguin edition. "What a prospect for Christmas! Miranda, Pinks and their brother Lincoln find themselves stranded in a strange house with no money, no food, and flood water rising all around them. Then Lincoln gets marooned on a tiny island and is rescued in the nick of time by his dog swimming across to him with a rope. This is an exciting, interesting story showing exactly how resourceful ordinary children can be when they are reallyup against it". Pp.140, occasional illustrations by Richard Kennedy, pages toned, gift message to inside front cover. Paperback, creasesing to spine and rear cover. Scarce. G+.

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Book number: 49364

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Keywords: Baker Castawat Christmas Illustrated Richard Kennedy Miranda Pinks Lincoln Children Fiction 51091 Childrens Fiction

BLUE BEACON.

Set of Ten Blue Beacon Booklets. (On the Farm).

Ginn, nd. (c.1950s). Scarce set of ten Blue Beacon Booklets, easy readers with colour illustrations of farm animals. Each booklet measures 13.5cms x .5cms, and has six pages of colour illustrations and six pages of simple text. Titles are: 1.Old Lob's Book; 2.Mr Dan's Book; 3.Mother Hen's Book; 4.Percy's Book; 5.Master Willy's Book; 6.Miss Tibs' Book; 7.MrsCuddy's Book; 8.Dobbin's Book; 9.Mr Grumps' Book; 10.Mr Fox's Book. Stiff card covers with blue and white chequered cartoon images of the characters. A few minor spots to covers and internally, but overall a clean set with lovely bright illustrations. Very Good.

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Book number: 51983

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction: : Booklets

Keywords: Blue Beacon Booklets Children Early Learning Farm Animals Old Lob Mr Dan Dog Mother Hen Percy Chick Master Willy Pig Miss Tibs Cat Mrs Cuddy Cow Dobbin Horse Mr Grumps Goat Fox Illustrated 53261 Childrens Fiction: : Booklets

BEMELMANS, LUDWIG.

Madeline in London.

London: Sphere, 1969. 0. In which Pepito moves to London, and Madeline and the girls go to visit him. First Sphere edition. 22.5cms x 17cms. Pp.56, illustrated throughout, small corner losses affecting pp.5/6, 43/44 and 53/54. Paperback, crease to lower rear cover. Good.

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Book number: 40398

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Keywords: Bemelmans Madeline London Childrens Fiction Pepito Illustrated 41422 Childrens Fiction

BEMELMANS, LUDWIG.

Madeline.

London: Sphere, 1968. The first in the "Madeline" series. Sphere edition in association with Andre Deutch Ltd. 22.5cms x 17cms. Pp.48, illustrated throughout but with some blurring to the colour plates on pp. 10, 11,14 and 15, small chip to lower corner pp.13/14,23/24, and 29/30. Paperback, some creasing to covers. Good.

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Book number: 40399

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Keywords: Bemelmans Madeline Paris Childrens Illustrated Fiction 41423 Childrens Fiction

BENNETT, C.M.

Tim Kane's Treasure.

London: Nisbet, nd.(c.1930). 0. The Cavalcade series. "The Brotherhood of the Gallows Tree, taking with them loot of fabulous value, treacherously left their fellow buccaneers. Then that reckless rascal, Captain Tim Kane, secretly buried the treasure. Desperate adventures both at sea and ashore followed the attempt to recover the vast fortune." Pp.284/3(ads for books), yellow and black frontispiece, clean throughout. Bright orange cloth with procession of silhouetted horse riders to lower front edge, minor uneven sunning to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper has minor edge wear and is now in a removable clear protective wrap. Scarce in dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Book number: 38454

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Keywords: Bennett Tim Kane Treasure Cavalcade Series Buccaneers Spanish Main Pirates Boys Adventure Fiction Novel 34940 Childrens Fiction

BERNA, PAUL.

Flood Warning. Translated from the French by John Buchanan-Brown. Illustd. by Charles Keeping.

Harmondsworth: A Puffin Book, 1962. !st English ed. Children's story about a flood in France cutting off a school. Pp. 165/Biography. 24 b/w line drawings. Toning to pages. P/b. Illustd. cover. G.

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Book number: 10395

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Keywords: Berna Buchanan Brown Keeping Flood Warning French Juvenile Fiction A3358 Childrens Fiction

BEST, HERBERT.

Garram The Hunter. A Boy of the Hill Tribes.

Harmondsworth: Puffin / Penguin, 1941. 1st Puffin / Penguin edition. "Herbert Best, during a dozen years spent in one of the Colonial services, became familiar with the African hills where Garram and his tribe lived and hunted." Garram, is the son of a tribal chief in the Nigerian hills. When danger threatens, he is advised by the rainmaker to leave for the good of the tribe. With his faithful hunting dog, he travels to Yelwa, where he saves the life of the Emir and becomes Captain of the Guard. Pp.141, occasional illustrations by Erick Berry.occasional minor foxing mainly affecting endpapers. Paperback, some spotting to front, creasing to lower front corner, chipped tears to top and tail of spine. Scarce. Good.

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Book number: 49559

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Herbert Best Garram Hunter Boy Hill Tribes Illustrated Erick Berry Africa Boys Adventure 50801 Childrens Fiction

UNCLE BILL (WILLIAM T KENNEDY).

The Delightful Adventures of Toby Ant.

Ft.Lauderdale:Privately printed, 1980. Read-Aloud Bedtime stories. "The Toby Ant stories were invented by a father seeking a way to calm his children during that all important bed-time period." Pp.4/86, inscribed by the author to copyright page, typed re-order slip pasted to inside rear cover. Stiff card covers, ink number to front and rear covers. G+.

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Book number: 27813

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Keywords: Uncle Bill Kennedy Delightful Adventures Toby Ant Bedtime Stories Read-Aloud Signed Fiction Children 25588 Childrens Fiction