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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Mrs. George Corbett; et al.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1506020
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
circa
1915.
Slightly better than good condition.
Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial boards with front showing 3 girls playing with a hoop. Mounted colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. First story is "Little Miss Robinson Crusoe" by Corbett. Includes some b/w cat illustrations by Wain. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine faded and silver rubbed. A few marks to covers and two scratches to onlay. Joints cracked, rear joint showing webbing. Label, with name on, stuck to front endpaper covering writing, label partially removed below. Edge of front endpaper creased with small tears. Contents generally clean, all plates present.
HOLIDAY STORIES
Written by M.I.K. Carruthers; Violet M. Methley; Constance Heward; Barbara E. Todd; Cecily M. Rutley; et al.
Illustrated by Ethel K. Burgess; E. Dorothy Rees; Norman Sutcliffe; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1505973
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press.
circa
1937.
Very good condition.
Stories and rhymes. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two children and trunk. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A couple of marks to covers. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Light browning to endpapers. Contents very good.
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- CHILDRENS
ROUND THE YEAR STORY BOOK
Written by Alan Hyder; Berta Lawrence; Vivien Batchelor; et al.
Illustrated by Rene Cloke; Lunt Roberts; Neave Parker; Eileen Soper; et al..
Stock no. 1505917
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd..
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows children playing each with a month on them. First story is 'The Girl Who Liked Fairy Tales. Pretty colour plates and two-tone text illustrations. 163 pages. Base of spine bumped. Minimal wear to spine and corners. A couple of hinges starting to crack. Just a odd fox spot otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is badly torn around bottom half of spine and along rear fold and into rear panel, with creasing but very little loss. Small tears and creasing to top of spine. A few other chips and tears to edges.
THE JOLLY BOOK - ELEVENTH YEAR
Written by Harold Avery; Angela Brazil; Ethel Talbot; et al.
Illustrated by Lawson Wood; G.E. Studdy; Harold Earnshaw; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1505914
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
1920.
Almost very good condition.
For boys and girls. Pictorial boards showing a boy and girl skating on front and a boy and a girl on spine. Black titles to spine and orange titles to front board. Colour plates plus black and white illustrations. Brazil story is 'The Scallywag Boys'. First story is The Spoil Sport by Avery. 10.25" x 8". Spine bumped with some rubbing to vignette. Wear to corners and cover edges. A few marks and scratches to covers. Pencil writing about contents to front endpaper. Some browning to endpapers, prelims and last couple of pages. Evidence of something having been stuck to rear endpaper. Contents very good.
HOLIDAY FROLICS AT THE FARM
Written by Evelyn Everett-Green; Edric Vredenburg; Mary Boyle; et al.
Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Mabel F. Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1505913
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co..
circa
1910.
Very good condition.
Red pictorial boards with cloth spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Stories and verses. 88 pages plus book list. Spine bumped and worn. Wear to corners and cover edges. A few small marks to covers. Nick to edge of half-title page. Contents very good just some light browning and foxing.
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THE BUMPER BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Dora Percy Smith; Marjory Royce; et al.
Illustrated by Ruth Cobb; Topham; Cicely Englefield; et al..
Stock no. 1505877
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
circa
1928.
Slightly better than good condition.
Orange pictorial boards show circus pictures, two children and clown to front, lion in hat to spine, ringmaster and horse to rear. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 128 pages. 8.5 x 7". A chunky volume of stories and rhymes. First story is The Dancing Bear. Covers slightly darkened. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Clear tape stuck to corners. A few hinges cracked. Name in ink to verso of frontis and pencil inscription to verso of title page. Some foxing and an odd mark to contents. All plates present but one is detached and two are partially detached.
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THE BUMPER BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Dora Newton; Dora Percy Smith; Olive Chandler; E.S. Duffin; Marjory Royce; et al.
Illustrated by Cyril Cowell; Frank Adams; Margaret Tempest; Ruth Cobb; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1505876
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
circa
1927.
Good condition.
Pictorial boards show children stroking horse to front cover, both riding horse to spine, yellow titles. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is Joan Visits a Farm. 128 pages. 8.5 x 7". A chunky volume of stories and rhymes. Covers darkened and grubby. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front edge of spine cracked. Large ink inscription to verso of frontis. A few hinges cracked so binding feels weak. Some light foxing and an odd mark to contents. One plate is MISSING and one partially detached.
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- CHILDRENS
LITTLE FOLKS 1879
Written by W.H.G. Kingston; et al.
Stock no. 1505858
Published by Cassell Petter & Galpin.
1879.
Slightly better than good condition.
Brown cloth covers with black and gilt decoration, onlay of small girl to front. B/w illustrations. 380 pages plus book list. Serial stories are Two Fourpenny Bits, Harry Maxwell; or Schoolboy Honour and Over the Rocky Mountains. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and bottom corner of rear cover damp stained. Yellow tape stuck down full length of front joint, rear joint cracked. One hinge badly cracked. Name in pen and pencil writing about contents to front endpaper. First couple of gatherings pulled. Contents generally clean with some light foxing and browning.
LITTLE FOLKS VOL 106
Written by John Mowbray; Nancy M. Hayes; Eveline M. Williams; et al.
Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson; Harry Woolley; C.E.B. Bernard; Harry Rountree; S.B. Pearse; Harold Earnshaw; et al..
Stock no. 1505855
Published by The Amalgamated Press Limited.
1927.
Almost very good condition.
Cloth spine with black titles and vignette, pictorial front cover shows boy in jester's outfit, advert to rear cover. 13 colour plates plus b/w photos and illustrations. 416 pages. Serial stories are Feversham's Fag, The Guides at Calamity Hill and The League of Adventurers. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine slightly darkened. Dent to outside edge of front cover. Covers slightly grubby. One hinge cracked. Some foxing and light browning. Contents generally clean. All plates present.
LITTLE FOLKS VOL 84
Written by D.H. Parry; Geoffrey H. White; Nancy M. Hayes; Eveline M. Williams; et al.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; C.E. Brock; E. Dorothy Rees; A.C. Michael; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1505823
Published by Cassell & Company Limited.
1916.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, front shows onlay of young girl and boy listening intently to service man, white titles, black and white decoration. 9 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 415 pages. 4 serial stories, The Adventures of Madcap Guy, Bobbie and Betty Under the Sea, Gilbert the Outlaw and The Rabbits That Ran Away. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine slightly darkened and gilt dulled. Covers slightly grubby with wear to onlay and title. Rear joint cracked. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Light browning to endpapers. Just an odd mark and fox spot to contents.
BRIGHT EYES
Written by Mrs. L. Shorey; et al.
Stock no. 1405339
Published by George Stoneman.
1897.
Slightly better than good condition.
An annual for young folks. Large format. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing a boy and girl fishing. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "The Little Browns of Hollow Glen" by Mrs. L. Shorey. Spine bumped and worn with tiny splits to top and bottom. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Some small patches of surface paper damage to rear cover. Front cover is grubby. Front joint and some hinges cracked. Name written on front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to some pages plus brown marks to several pages where something has possibly been pressed into them.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
MERRY DAYS
Written by Madeline Barnes; Mabel M. Stevenson; et al.
Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; Frank Hart; E. Dorothy Rees; et al..
Stock no. 1405336
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
circa
1929.
Slightly better than good condition.
Large format. Cloth spine, front board shows boy and girl in snow (girl carrying parcels). Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. First story is "How Toby Came To Tea" by E.S. Spine bumped and frayed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges worn. Front board is scratched and rear board grubby. Some hinges cracked. Inscription to front endpaper plus '1 Hedges' stamped in ink. A second inscription plus name and address in belongs to box. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Neat colouring to some b/w illustrations.
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- ANTHOLOGY - STORY