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CASSELL'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by Arthur Applin; Nancy M. Hayes; Christine Chaundler; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Eric Wood; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Florence Mary Anderson; E. Dorothy Rees; et al..
Stock no. 1404898
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth spine with sporting vignette. Pictorial front cover shows four children opening a large orange door/book? Colour and b/w illustrations. 184 pages. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Large scratches to front board. Damp mark to rear board which is grubby. Name in ink to top of front endpaper plus initials to front pastedown and endpaper. Both joints cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges also cracked. Browning to pages. Grubby marks to margins, including to some plates.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; G.H. Thompson; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1404897
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial paper board to front shows two young girls under a red umbrella with shopping in their arms and small dog next to them, other young ladies in background. Plain endpapers. B/w and two tone illustrations throughout. Wain illustrations are on page 36 and 37 'Pussy's Birthday Party', 128 'Catching the Train and 129 'An Exciting Gallop'. 144 pages. Six colour plates. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Covers grubby with some scratches to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Both joints beginning to crack. Some hinges pulled. Pages browned. One plate detached, the bottom edge of which is grubby. One other plate is partially detached. Margins and verso of plates are marked.

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THE CHILDREN'S TREASURY OF PICTURES AND STORIES NO. XIX
Written by Angela Brazil; Tom Bevan; Queenie Scott-Hopper; et al. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1505396
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title, cream pictorial boards with picture of girl and lamb to front. 4 Colour plates by Anderson, b/w text illustrations throughout. Includes 2 stories by Brazil Mixed Pickles and The Refugees. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby, rear is worst. A couple of hinges cracked. Just an odd mark to contents. All plates present.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 10TH YEAR
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson; Alice Talwin Morris; Jessie Pope; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Helen Stratton; H.M. Brock; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1505386
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette, pictorial front cover shows boy tying skates on girl. Illustrated endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light scratch to front cover and a little rubbing. Rear cover is grubby and marked. Inscription dated 1915 to front pastedown. Two pictorial labels to verso of frontis. A few hinges cracked. Contents fingered. Odd margin tear. Heavy foxing to first and last pages with just a few fox spots to contents.

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CASSELL'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Olaf Baker; Irene Davison; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Angusine Macgregor; G.F. Christie; et al..
Stock no. 1404866
Good condition.

Compiled by the editor of "Little Folks". Red spine with black titles and vignette of yacht. Pictorial boards showing two people and a small dog at a station. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and faded. Cloth fraying at top and bottom, with a couple of small splits. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Rear board very grubby. Scratches to boards. One hinge broken - just holding by threads. Other hinges cracked. Top of prelims partially detached. Clear tape used on some hinges. Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some foxing and grubby marks.

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THE STEAMBOAT
Written by M.C. Gillington; C.B.; et al.
Stock no. 1404862
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1895. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps with green cloth spine. Front cover shows some children on board a boat. Slight shaping to front cover. 4 colour and several b/w illustrations. Cover edges are rubbed. Rear cover repaired at top margin. Small closed tear to rear cover which is grubby. Pages are browned with a little foxing and a few grubby marks.

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WHAT THE CHILDREN LIKE
Written by F.E. Weatherly; Ernest Nister; et al. Illustrated by Ernest Nister.
Stock no. 1404845
Published by Ernest Nister. circa 1897. Slightly better than good condition.

A pop-up book with introduction by Weatherly. 5 pop-up scenes plus numerous b/w illustrations. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board shows children dancing around a Christmas tree. Decorative endpapers. Nister no. 853. Spine bumped and worn. Corners bumped and very worn. Board edges are scuffed. Boards are scratched and a bit grubby. Front joint cracked. Endpapers and page edges browned. Staples rusty. One page, which has ragged edges, is detached. 4" tear to last page of text plus other smaller tears to page edges and margins. Light colouring to several illustrations. Some fingering to contents. Horse's tail slightly creased in second pop-up, and couple of small patches of surface paper damage in deer pop-up. Other pop-ups nice and bright.

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CASSELL'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Olaf Baker; Irene Davison; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Angusine Macgregor; G.F. Christie; et al..
Stock no. 1404838
1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Compiled by the editor of "Little Folks". Red spine with black titles and vignette of yacht. Pictorial boards showing two people and a small dog at a station. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Corners and board edges are worn. Scratches to covers. Rear board is grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Closed tears to inner margin of some pages, plus 3" tear to one colour illustration. Small piece torn off corner of one page. Foxing, particularly to prelims and page edges. A few margin marks otherwise contents generally clean.

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CASSELL'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Murray Fisher; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Olaf Baker; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Ernest A. Aris; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1404837
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1911. Almost very good condition.

Compiled by the editor of "Little Folks". Red spine with black titles and vignettes of rabbits. Pictorial front board showing a small mouse band. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour and two tone illustrations. Spine bumped and a little worn with a closed tear about half way down. Corners are bumped and very worn. Board edges are rubbed. Small patch of surface paper damage to rear board which is grubby and marked. Some scratch marks to covers. Rear joint beginning to crack. Some hinges are cracked. Light browning to endpapers. Erased pencil writing to front endpaper. Some foxing mainly to prelims and page edges. A few light marks otherwise contents are generally clean.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1901
Written by Alfred J. Fuller; George Manville Fenn; L.T. Meade; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1404831
Published by Ernest Nister. 1901. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth spine, cream boards with picture of children playing hunting to front. Two b/w illustrations by Louis Wain (cats) - one entitled "The Doctor" and the other is double-spread, entitled "The Cats' Excursion". Chromolithograph plates plus b/w and tinted text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge rubbed, slightly grubby and scratched. Small white mark to spine. Some hinges cracked. Frontis partially detached at bottom of page. Browning and foxing to contents. A few marks otherwise contents generally clean,

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OFF AND AWAY! PICTURES AND STORIES FOR EVERY DAY
Written by Fay Inchfawn; Ethel J. Barks; Sheila E. Braine; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; A.L. Bowley; Elsie Blomfield.
Stock no. 1404829
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial boards. 4 colour plates plus two tone illustrations. Endpapers are adverts. Spine bumped and worn, showing webbing, with 2" split to bottom. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Some surface paper damage to rear cover which is a little grubby. Front cover slightly bowed and a bit grubby. Endpapers browned. Some foxing. Colouring to many pictures. Pencil drawing to verso of one plate. Faint scribble to a couple of pages plus some grubby marks. A reading copy.

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NELSON'S JOLLY BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Edwin Chisholm; C. Charlcot; C. Bernard Rutley; Ben Draper; et al.
Stock no. 2119433
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a boy in a speedboat. First story is 'The Secret of Walton Cove' by Charlcot. 6 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some grubby marks to spine. Marks to rear cover. Bookplate to front endpaper. Grubby marks to outer page edges and some page margins.

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