WHITE, PAUL.

Jungle Doctor's Monkey Tales.

London: Paternoster Press, 1957. 1st edition. "Once again Jungle Doctor casts his spell over us in these intriguing Fables, and makes his hidden meaning crystal clear as each story proceeds. The fable of the Monkey, the Mirror and the Red Paint, of the Medically-Minded Monkey, of the Goat who Wanted to Become a Lion, and other stories.." Pp.73, with 79 illustrations by Graham Wade. Green cloth, red illustrated dustwrapper rubbed with edge wear and small losses to top and tail of spine. VG/Good.

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Book number: 51012

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Paul White Jungle Doctor Monkey Tales Children Fiction African Animal Fables Moral Christian Tales 52453 Childrens Fiction

WHITE, PAUL.

Jungle Doctor's Tug-of-War.

London: The Paternoster Press, 1958. 1st edition. Fables. "Toto, whose monkey-wisdom so often leads him astray..is involved in a series of adventures that ultimately end happily enough in the great escape from the forest fire, where he and his friends find safety in the shadow of the great rock." Pp.73, with 88 illustrations by Harry Rogers, toning to illustrated endpapers. Green cloth, dustwrapper rubbed with fading to spine and chipped edge tears. G+/G.

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Book number: 51021

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Paul White Jungle Doctors Tug of War Fables Illustrated Harry Rogers Missionary Toto Monkey Children Fiction 52461 Childrens Fiction

WHITE, CONSTANCE M.

Sandra Takes Command.

London: Hutchinson, 1960. "Sandra didn't just want to be any kind of actress; she didn't see herself as a film star r anything like that. No, acting for Sandra was a serious, dedicated business - the most important thing in her school life. That's why she tried to form a Drama Group among her schoolmates; that's partly why she failed; failed because she was too ambitious, too keen to take command.." Pp.192, pages toned. Red cloth, dustwrapper has edge wear with small losses to top and tail of spine. G/G+.

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Book number: 43784

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Constance White Sandra Takes Command Girls Schoolgirl Story 45116 Childrens Fiction

WIGGIN, KATE DOUGLAS.

The Story of Patsy. (Illustrated by Cecil W. Quinnell).

London: Gay and Hancock, Ltd, 1920. 0. 14cms x 11cms. Reprint. First story written by the later author of "Rebecca of Sunnybrooke Farm" to finance her training kindergarten in San Francisco. Pp.68/3, colour frontispiece by Cecil W.Quinnell + 3 further colour illustrations, gift message and embossed bookseller's stamp(F.T.Groom, Bury St Edmunds) to front free endpaper, browning to endpapers and a few occasional minor spots throughout. Grey/green cloth with 'art nouveau' style decoration surrounding pasted down colour illustration(as per the frontispiece) to front board. G+. ** "Kate Douglas Wiggin, nee Smith was an American children's author and educator. She was born in Philadelphia, and was of Welsh descent. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the "Silver Street Free Kindergarten"). With her sister in the 1880s she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers." (FantasticFiction).

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Book number: 35097

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Kate Douglas Wiggin Story Patsy Cecil W Quinnell Illustrated Kindergarten Children Fiction 35402 Childrens Fiction

WILLEBEEK LE MAIR, H. (ILLUSTRATIONS)./ MOFFAT, ALFRED (ORIGINAL TUNES HARMONIZED BY).

Our Old Nursery Rhymes.

London: Augener Ltd / Philadelphia: McKay, David, 1911. Landscape format. 23cms x 29cms. Pp.69, 32 full page illustrated plates with music and rhymes to facing pages,some spotting to endpapers. Blue/grey cloth, oval colour onlay illustration to front board, gilt title to front and spine, minor wear to corner tips. VG.** Henriette Willebeek Le Mair (1889-1966) was a Dutch illustrator of children's books. Showing artistic talent from childhood, she was encouraged by her parents. Her first book “Premieres Rondes Enfantines” was published in France in 1904 when she was just 15 years old. Her most prolific period of work was between the years of 1911 to 1917. Like many other artists of the time, her work also appeared on sets of postcards and children’s china. Her style of characterisation is similar to Kate Greenaway. In 1920 she married Hubertus Paulus Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken (1883–1958), the leader of the Sufi Movement in Netherlands, and adopted the name "Saida".

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Book number: 45056

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Willebeek le Mair Illustrated Alfred Moffat Tunes Old Nursery Rhymes Children Fiction 46532 Childrens Fiction

WILLEY, BEE. (ILLUSTRATOR).

The Dragon and the Magic Key.

London: Electric Paper, 1995. 1897584032. 1st edition. "Beautifully illustrated and packed with pop-ups, flaps and tabs, this delightful story combines the best traditions of a classic fairy tale with all the fun of an interactive book". 28.5cms x 22cms. Unpaginated. Illustrated in full colour throughout by Bee Willey, with pop-ups flaps and pull-out tabs. Illustrated laminated boards. VG.

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Book number: 46378

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Bee Willey Dragon Magic Key Childrens Illustrated Pop-Up Flaps Tabs 47960 Childrens Fiction

WILSON, JACQUELINE.

Lola Rose. (Illustrated by Nick Sharratt).

London: Doubleday, 2003. 0385601840. Rep. Pp.288, occasional b/w illustrations by Nick Sharratt. Black illustrated boards. VG.

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Book number: 30007

Catalogue: Childrens Fiction

Keywords: Jacqueline Wilson Lola Rose Nick Sharratt Childrens Fiction 28042 Childrens Fiction