Pookie Believes in Santa Claus by Ivy L Wallace - 1953

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Illus by the author. Collins. London. 1954 (Reprint). 4to. In very worn bds, reading copy only. Childrens illus fiction. Pookie was a white rabbit with wings.

Great Britain: Collins, 1955. Unpaginated, 10 1/4" H. Charming colour and b&w illustrations throughout. "Christmas was approaching and all the Woodland Folk were busy with their preparations. Every creature in the whole wood seemed happy and excited - except one - and that one was Pookie, the little white rabbit with wings. In Pookie's little rabbit mind there was a big question which filled him with unhappiness. 'Was there really a Santa Claus?' Belinda, Wigglenose, Nommy-Nee and even Wise Elf said, 'Yes, of course there must be!' but nobody had any proof. So, all by himself, Pookie set out to find Santa Claus!" Book has a light musty odour, light edge wear - mostly at the top/bottom of the spine and at the corners. Dust jacket has several medium sized pieces missing, several tears, some heavy creases, some clour off-setting on the rear panel, protected in a removable mylar sleeve.. Not Signed. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Fair. Illus. by Ivy L. Wallace..

Collins, 1957. Hardcover. Good. 1957. Reprinted. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Colour illustrations by author. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping, but a tear to spine and an associated crease to front board. Boards are slightly bowed.

Published by Ted Smart, 2000. 1st thus edition.. Hardback. Nearly Fine/Very Good. Illustrated by Wallace, Ivy L.. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Pookie decides to find the out the truth about Santa Claus and as a result he and his friends have the best Christmas ever! Text revised by Wallace. Large format. Red spine, cream boards with colour illustrations to front and rear. Beautiful colour illustrations. Lower front corner lightly bumped. Else a fine copy. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly faded to spine and lightly creased.

London: W H Allen, 1956 Book. Illus. by Ivy L Wallace. No Book, D/W ONLY. No Binding. Reprint Dustwrapper. NO BOOK - ONLY THE DUSTWRAPPER - reprint c1956, not price-clipped, some rubs and nicks, but no loss, VG, a nice marry if you have a book lacking the d/w.

London: Collins Publishers for the Children, 1955. 2nd reprint ed.. Hardback quarto, no jacket, good plus condition, pictorial boards, full-page colour drawings & endpapers, small black & white drawings, spine ends chipped, some edgewear (mostly spine & corners tips covers), minimal creasing & toning pages, owner's written name title page. 24 pp. A classic Pookie tale for children by Ivy Wallace, the fifth in a series. Pookie is a white rabbit who has tiny wings and he really wants large wings. He helps Belinda to have a happy Christmas and believe in Santa Claus. The beautiful full-page illustrations will appeal to children of all ages. (Pookie sitting in Christmas tree on front cover. Early reprint edition.).

Collins Book in very good condition. Dust Jacket half torn off and has been taped back, large chips, tears, edgewear.

London: Wm. Collins Sons, 1954. 22 unnumbered pp. color illustrated hard cover. Beautiful detailed color and black and white illustrations by author. Pookie the rabbit with wings sees Santa Claus and his dilemma trying to convince his friends. Part of Pookie series, first printing 1953. Measures 8" x 10" light wear on cover edges, small amount of foxing beginning on some pages but intact pages with no tears.

London: Collins, 1957. 4th printing. Nice copy. large octavo. pictorial boards 24pp., illusts., Neat ownership details & minimal rubbing at extremities o/w a very good copy & with a nice spine. Internally very good indeed