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73728 THE BEATRIX POTTER COLLECTION: Volume One


by Beatrix Potter


All of your favourite Beatrix Potter stories are available in two volumes. Volume one contains The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The Tailor of Gloucester, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of Two Bad Mice, The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan, The Tale


of Mr Jeremy Fisher, The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit, The Story of Miss Moppet, The Tale of Tom Kitten, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, The Tale of Pigling Bland and Appley Dapply’s Nursery Rhymes. 412 page paperback with beautiful b/w illus. ONLY £2


73729 THE BEATRIX POTTER COLLECTION: Volume Two by Beatrix Potter


Volume two contains The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse, The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, The Tale of Mr Tod, The


Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, The Tale of Little Pig Robinson and Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes. 430 page paperback with beautiful b/w illus. ONLY £2


73999 URCHIN OF THE RISING STARS by M. I. McAllister


The first adventure in The Mistmantle Chronicles. When the rule of the kind and fair King Brushen and Queen Spindle is overturned by a wicked plot from within the court, life for the animals of Mistmantle becomes very unhappy. There is forced labour, rationing and - even worse - the threatened culling of the weak and young. The animals of Mistmantle realise that they must fight back, and soon the quiet and gentle Urchin finds himself in the middle of a desperate struggle to save the island and its inhabitants from a terrible fate. A spellbinding, anthropomorphic epic. 331 paperback pages, line drawings.


£6.99 NOW £2.50


74016 FRANKENSTEIN: A Pop-Up Book by Sam Ita


There are pull tabs, huge pop-out scenes as the monster rises, Velcro dots that go pop, the castle leaping from the pages and the experiments under glass as we unleash a depraved monster upon the world. A dramatic, three- dimensional retelling of Mary Shelley’s legendary Frankenstein it has book-style panels, speech balloons and spectacular colour illustrations which literally rise up and off the page. A graphic novel with pop-ups, special import suit ages 12 to adult collectors. £19.99 NOW £8


74490 HOW THE WHALE BECAME AND


OTHER STORIES by Ted Hughes Poetic and funny creation stories in which the late great poet Ted Hughes describes how animals came to be as we know them now. We follow the animals’ progress like the vain Hare dashing from hill to hill hoping to win the heart of the moon, a huge Whale growing in God’s garden who has to face a lifetime in the ocean and a jewel-like Bee created from the tears of a lonely demon who must forever seek sweetness from the flowers. Jackie Morris’s beautiful watercolours capture the magical quality of the stories - the elephant, the cat, the donkey and how they came about in different ways. 11 stories for ages six and up. 92 huge pages in softback. £9.99 NOW £3.75


74518 UNDER THE SPELL OF THE MOON: Art for Children From the World’s Great


Illustrators edited by Patricia Aldana Some of the world’s greatest picture book illustrators have chosen a favourite poem, riddle or game from their own childhood and created a work of art to illustrate it. For example, the collection opens with Quentin Blake. His unmistakeable style of artwork is spread across the double pages. Angela Lago from Brazil has her brightly coloured characters doing acrobatics and her handwritten text is translated into English. Indian, Slovakian, Polish or Swedish, each country’s style is characterised and the border design frames each stunning artwork. 80 page softback. £7.99 NOW £3


74647 FAIRIES AT BEDTIME: Tales of Inspiration and Delight


for you to Read with Your Child - to Enchant, Comfort and Enlighten by Karen Wallace and Lou Kuenzler These are not just any old fairy tales. They have been especially chosen to offer insights and assistance into the handling of your child’s ordinary concerns - school, family, making friends, settling into a new home and so on. The tales are designed to appeal to children between the ages of five and eight but can be enjoyed by a much wider age range. They deal with honesty, empathy, perseverance, hard work, sharing, compassion, bravery and many more vital themes. There are also sections on meditation and visualisation. 144 softback pages 24cm x 19cm, colour. £11.99 NOW £3.50


74785 JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK SHAPED BOOK by Frederick Warne


Based on the original and authorised edition by Beatrix Potter, here are the unmistakeable watercolour drawings of our favourite farmyard duck, Jemima with her pink floral shawl and bright blue bonnet. Remember the handsome gentleman she found in the woods reading a newspaper? He was of course the sly fox who asked Jemima to join him for a dinner party. What happens next? A beautiful shaped board book, 12pp published by Penguin. Suit ages two and up. $3.99 NOW £2


75468 MUSGROVE THE NANNY OF NOTTING


HILL by Ilona Rodgers Hermione is a little girl. She lives in London in a place called Notting Hill. She has a dolls’ pram, a teddy bear, a father and a mother. Also a nanny called Musgrove. He is a big brown rat. He wears green galoshes and reads out-of-date newspapers. With the author’s own handwritten text and very appealing colour illustrations, the rat and the little girl are the best of friends in the beginning of this collectable series. 32pp. £6.95 NOW £3


75465 CHRISTMAS WITH MUSGROVE, THE NANNY OF


NOTTING HILL by Ilona Rodgers This year, for the first time, Hermione was going to spend Christmas with Musgrove and his family in Kent, in a village called Groombridge. It was a long journey by taxi from Notting Hill, a


train from Charing Cross, and a walk from Groombridge station and the ground was covered in frost when they got there. Hermione decided that Aunt Aurelia definitely needed a new pair of specs. They eat delicious food by the fireside, look through the family photograph album, cut holly with red berries and decorate the Christmas tree before meeting a young reindeer and Father Christmas himself, climbing out of the chimney. 32 pages in colour with dedication page. Utterly charming. £6.95 NOW £3


75466 MUSGROVE AND THE EASTER EGGS by Ilona Rodgers


Hermione and Musgrove were making a cake for Easter and need to paint some hard boiled eggs as well. Putting on his bowler hat, the pair set off to the Fresh and Wild shop on Westbourne Grove to buy half a dozen eggs, very organic, freshly laid in an Easter basket. The decorative eggs on the following pages are simply gorgeous, but best of all are the six chattering-pattering chicks with their stripes and dots and orange snowflakes! Utterly charming, with dedication page, colour. 32pp. £6.95 NOW £3


75467 MUSGROVE AND THE GIANT TURNIP by Ilona Rodgers It was Sunday afternoon. Musgrove was looking through his old newspapers. Hermione was sorting out the contents of the wooden glovebox…presently she came across a crimpled envelope containing seeds from Aunt Aurelia’s prize-winning turnip. But since they don’t have a garden, there is no suitable place in Notting Hill to grow a turnip so they set off to Kensington Gardens and fetched water from the Serpentine. Day by day it grew bigger and bigger. We meet the Park Attendant, a Rat in distress, Officer Cluff and other characters in this delightful tale. 32pp with colour artworks and a dedication page. £6.95 NOW £3


75469 MUSGROVE, THERE’S SOMETHING IN MY SHOE! by Ilona Rodgers


We have the entire set of five collectable books with Ilona Rodgers’ handwritten text and funny and appealing colour artwork. It was a summer’s morning in Notting Hill. Musgrove has just finished writing a letter to


his Aunt Aurelia. Does his friend Hermione have a penny for the stamp? Musgrove puts on his bowler hat and picks up his cane. Hermione sat on the step, took off her little red shoe and out of it leapt… a giant frog, pink from top to toe. The frog smiled at the shoe, gave it a slurpy kiss, turned right around and joyfully hopped away to Portobello Market. The wan-looking worm wears a Fedora hat, the spotty newt a rakish cap and does a jaunty jig and Hermione buys a swirly lollipop which lasted all the way home. Sheer delight, set in London with bus stop and post box references in the zany artwork. 32pp. £6.95 NOW £3


75464 MUSGROVE: Set of Five by Ilona Rodgers Buy the set and save £5. £34.75 NOW £10


73983 PIPER by Emma Chichester Clark


Almost in black outline silhouettes, beautiful watercolours occupy nearly all the page of this storybook. Piper is a gentle puppy, courageous and anxious to please. He does his best to follow his mother’s advice, but when his grim new master treats him badly, he is terrified and runs away. Will his quiet courage be better appreciated in the big city? See this loveable black Labrador plunge across the river and bravely save an old lady’s life. They live happily ever after. Quality reprint. Ages 5+. $17 NOW £2.50


23799 WIND IN THE WILLOWS by Kenneth Grahame


Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad, have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on and by the river, and at the imposing residence of Toad Hall. 192pp. Paperback. ONLY £2


74632 MONSTEROLOGIST: A Memoir in Rhyme by Bobby Katz


From the death of Count Dracula, we meet trolls, ogres, werewolves, grendels, the Golem, Medusa, Cyclops, ping pong with King Kong, chill with Godzilla, read Bluebeard’s personal ad and take advice from Frankenstein’s monster. And yes there are more zombies and ghouls


in this rare collection of letters, notes and memorabilia, many folded into the pages and reproduced in ‘facsimile’, with big fold out pages and peep holes. Big colourful design, glossy endpapers and mock leather blood-red and gold embossed hardback design. Ages 8 and up. £12.99 NOW £4.50


74673 PUSS IN BOOTS by Charles Perrault The classic tale of Puss in Boots is retold here with gorgeous illustrations. Puss in Boots is a cunning cat belonging to an old miller’s son who tells people his poor master is really the Marquis of Caracas. He has elegant boots and a swagger and is a ruthless hunter who does not scruple to challenge the enormous Ogre to turn himself into a tiny mouse. When the Ogre falls for this trick, Puss gobbles him up and appropriates the Ogre’s castle for the use of his upwardly-mobile master. After that there is no problem about engineering his master’s marriage to the King’s daughter. One huge picture shows Puss resting in the centre of a luxurious carpet in the baronial home where the guests are feasting. Farrar Strauss 1990 edition, 28 x 22cm, dedication page. 32pp, full colour illustrations by Fred Marcellino which won the Caldecott award. $17.99 NOW £5


20320 COMPLETE NONSENSE by Edward Lear The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, Calico Pie and The Pobble Who Has No Toes, together with Edward Lear’s crazy limericks, have entertained adults and children alike for over 100 years. This edition, illustrated by the author, contains all the verse and stories of The Book of Nonsense, More Nonsense, Nonsense Songs, Nonsense Stories and Nonsense Alphabets and Nonsense Cookery. It has a biographical Preface by Lear himself, and concludes with some delightful ‘heraldic’ sketches of his cat, Foss. 272pp. Paperback. ONLY £2


73982 PINOCCHIO READ AND LISTEN: Book


and CD by Carlo Collodi and Jane Fior Actor Robert Lindsay reads this classic story on the audio CD with music and sound effects alongside this Dorling Kindersley Classic edition. Pinocchio’s story is exciting and accessible and the photographs show the setting of the original book, and the wonderful narrative illustrations enliven the story. He is the wooden puppet who yearns to be a real boy who bungles his way through life from one escapade to another. Will he finally realise his heart’s desire? Colour illus. $9.99 NOW £3.50


74889 BETTY THE BALLERINA: PRESS-OUT


DOLL AND STORY BOOK by Rand McNally


Betty the Ballerina is to star in Swan Lake which begins at 8pm tonight. Use the cardboard book cover to make a stand for the model of Betty, a rose for her hair, set the stage, complete with plants, before dressing her in one of the nine costumes together with bags and accessories, all of which can be


carefully cut out from the pages of this large book. Comes with tabs in the old-fashioned way. A little storybook is inserted into the centre. Colour. ONLY £2


75338 JOSIE AND HER DOLL: PRESS-OUT DOLL AND STORY BOOK


Josie can stand up on her own, or can sit in her brightly painted country-style high chair or indeed her beautifully decorated cradle. Dress up your dolly with the tabs in these traditional frilly outfits, pinafores, flower basket, bag, basket with kittens and her Victorian overcoat and over bootees. Dress her in costumes and accessories, all of which can be carefully cut out from the pages of this large book. Comes with tabs in the old-fashioned way. A little storybook to keep. ONLY £2


75339 MARY AND THE FANCY DRESS


PARTIES: PRESS-OUT DOLL AND STORY BOOK


Queen of the May, a satin blue frock, Japanese kimono complete with black wig, Easter Bunny, a cockleshell pink dress with matching big hat, Mary had a little lamb and a pantomime costume which is a tutu and crown can all be assembled into the setting of Mary’s garden as we see her dress up ready for the party. Use the cardboard book cover to make a stand before dressing her in costumes and accessories, all of which can be carefully cut out from the pages of this large book. Comes with tabs in the old-fashioned way. With a little storybook to keep.


ONLY £2


75337 CATHY DRESSES UP: PRESS-OUT DOLL AND STORY BOOK by Rand McNally


Here is pretty, dark-haired Cathy with ringlets, a little doggie, angel, kitten, roses for her hair, ‘Queen of the Roses’ bouquet, Snow Queen, Spanish Lady lace costume and more. Use the cardboard book cover to make a stand before dressing her in costumes and accessories, all of which can be


carefully cut out from the pages of this large book. Comes with tabs in the old-fashioned way. A little storybook is inserted into the centre. ONLY £2


Children’s COLLECTABLES


Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.


- Anaïs Nin 75692 HISTORIC ROYAL


PALACES: Curators’ Choice by Lucy Worsley, Sebastian Edwards et al


11 curators have chosen objects that excite and speak particularly to them and bring their expert knowledge and skill to bring to life the people who have lived and worked at some of the most famous royal palaces in Britain,


offering up over nine centuries of history, craftsmanship and art. The five remarkable institutions are the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace and the Banqueting House. Many items indigenous to the palaces are owned by The Royal Collection from Henry VIII’s magnificent tapestries to the bright red exquisite baby shoes of Edward VII, lovingly kept by Queen Victoria. The 37 gems include a self portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi from Hampton Court Palace, Queen Victoria knickers from Kensington Palace, a recreation of the wine fountain from Base Court, Hampton Court Palace, Queen Charlotte’s state bed, a stained glass window from the White Tower, Tower of London, Princess Margaret’s menu book 1996, Princess Elizabeth’s painted picnic room from Kew Gardens, a small diamond crown from 1870 made by Garrards and the legendary intriguing 17th century maze at Hampton Court Palace. 80pp, colour photos. $14.95 NOW £6


74260 VENETIAN GLASS MOSAICS 1860-1917 by Sheldon Barr


The mosaics of Venetian manufacturers are now, quite rightly, treasured for the splendid masterpieces they are, and it is they that form the subject of this richly illustrated and very highly informative volume. The 1850s found Venice in a deplorable state. Fragments from both San Marco and Santa Maria Assunta on Torcello were being detached and sold to wealthy tourists. A lawyer called Antonio Salviati was horrified by the decline of the noble arts of glass and mosaic making and was determined to bring them back to life. He found two similarly inspired allies, the Muranese abbot and glass historian Vincenzo Zanetti and the Mayor of Murano, Antonio Colleoni, who wanted to resurrect the moribund industries in order to provide much-needed employment for the people of his island. This compelling account relates how these three men set about revitalizing a number of industries which, in the past, had been sources of both great wealth and pride. This superb volume records many splendours, such as the amazing mural depicting Aurora and Cephalus on the vault of the avant-foyer of the Opéra Garnier, Paris, and the glorious maritime façade of the Palazzo Barbarigo Stabilimento Venice, and is a book to cherish. 143 pages 30.5cm x 24.5cm. Colour with list of illustrated examples of the mosaic makers’ work. £39.50 NOW £16


74457 HENRY DUNAY: A Precious Life


by Penny Proddow, Marion Fasel et al Master-jeweller Henry Dunay learned the trade as an apprentice on Cacioli’s New York workbench. The excitement of Manhattan’s jewellery quarter in the 1950s included going out onto the sidewalk to see visiting stars such as Sinatra, and in his early 20s Henry Loniewski changed his name to the more elegant Dunay and started his own workshop in the Bowery. At the start of his career when he invented a process for creating faceted gold and he made huge efforts to have his collections sold at Neiman Marcus, supplier to the world’s richest women including film stars like Grace Kelly. When gold prices soared in the early eighties, Dunay had to rethink his approach to jewellery making, and he moved into coloured stones with striking success. Among the creations pictured here are a choker of orange moonstones with matching earrings, a stunning diamond and platinum necklace with 600 carats of vanilla moonstones, and an original city brooch concept. Non-jewellery creations include precious eggs and spectacular works of jewelled art, for instance a garnet sphinx of Ammenemes on a granite base. 224pp, sumptuously illustrated in colour. £36 NOW £11.50


74696 JEWELS OF TIME: The World of Women’s Watches


by Roberta Naas


It is only recently that the power- watch has become a key part of a woman’s wardrobe. This incredibly beautiful book features around 100 watches with huge photographs


accompanied by inspirational texts, sometimes poetic, sometimes historical or descriptive. The first wristwatch in serial production was made by Cartier in 1904. Amelia Earhart chose an Omega for her transatlantic solo flight. Celebrity watches featured here include Jackie Kennedy’s Piaget watch with a jade dial and jewelled surround dating to 1965, and the opulent Bulgari snake watch from the same decade which Elizabeth Taylor wore in her role as Cleopatra. Enamel watches allow artists a free rein in creating romantic designs, and among those pictured here are examples inspired by the dreamlike paintings of Chagall, the Art Nouveau designs of Mucha, and the Chinese imperial dragon. Watches of the 21st century have been focusing on wildlife, including Cartier’s tiger, lemur and tortoise designs, Chopard’s monkey and penguin, Boucheron’s jewelled elephant and Van Cleef and Arpels’ giraffes, inspired by the writings of Jules Verne. Bulgari sums it all up with the radiating colours of an abstract Garden of Eden. 304pp, spectacular colour photography. 28 x 26 x 3cm. £45 NOW £20


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