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A SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY SCARSDALE MISCELLANY
Written by Philip Riden; J.V. Beckett; J.P. Polak; et al.
Stock no. 2113468
Published by Derbyshire Record Society. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Contains 'The Scarsdale Surveys of 1652-62' edited by Beckett and Polak; 'The Autobiography of Leonard Wheatcroft'; Lawrence Oxley's Accounts, 1672-81 etc. ISBN: 0946324166. Some marks to outer page edges. Pages internally have some wrinkling.

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LITTLE TALES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Lucy Laing; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Inez Topham; Lilian Rowles; et al..
Stock no. 2113101
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Front cover shows two rabbits and mouse fishing. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story "On guard". The Pinnacle Series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffing to covers and edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing; mostly to outer page edges.

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JACK FROST DAYS
Written by John Lea; Ethel Talbot; Edith Millard; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Agnes Richardson; Alice M. Cook; N. Parker; M. Morris; et al..
Stock no. 2113059
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1923. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. A Collins Picture BOok. Front cover shows children sledging. An anthology of stories and rhymes. Colour & b/w illustrations. Covers are a little bowed. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Prize plate to front endpaper, with inscriptions in ink. A few grubby margin marks.

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THE KIDDIES' ANNUAL
Written by Nellie Fielding; Ethel Talbot; John Lea; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Savile Lumley; Harry Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1311837
Published by The Epworth Press; J. Alfred Sharp. circa 1923. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial front board showing children on tricycle with dog running beside them. First story is "The Young Adventurers" by Fielding. Colour plates plus b/w and two-colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some slight wear to cover edges. Prize plate to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and torn and a little grubby on rear panel, tape repairs/reinforcements on verso.

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GREEN FIELDS
Written by Hilda T. Skae; Cecily M. Rutley; Theodora Wilson Wilson; et al. Illustrated by Ruth Cobb; A.E. Jackson; John Hassall; et al..
Stock no. 1311788
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1923. Almost very good condition.

Stories and verses. Large format. Green cloth spine, front board shows a girl with dolls and a puppy under an umbrella, sheltering from the rain. First story is "Peter's Adventure Under The Sea" by Rutley. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Small, light damp stain to edge of rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Some light foxing and fingering, old price in biro to front pastedown.

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OLD AND NEW CHESTERFIELD ETC.
Written by Tatler; John Richard Walbran; Grant W. Macdonald; Alfred Wallis; J.J. Sheahan; John George Bishop; et al.
Stock no. 2112523
Almost very good condition.

This is EIGHT volumes collected and bound into one book. Titles are: Old and New Chesterfield; A Guide to Ripon, Fountains Abbey, Aldborough, Brimham Rocks, Newby Hall, Hackfall, Tanfield and Several Places of Interest in Their Vicinity; A Brief Account of the Parish of Holbeach and Its Church of All Saints; Bemroses' Guide to Matlock, Bakewell, Chatsworth; Haddon Hall etc.; Hand-Book to Beverley; The Practical Guide to the City of York; The Brighton Pavilion and Its Royal Associations; The Abbey of Saint Alban. Black leather spine and corners. Uneven browning and mottling to covers. Wear to cover edges and corners. Ink stamps to a few pages. Some foxing and browning. Some pages have been cut down severely at margins - but text all appears to be present.

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YOUNG ENGLAND (58TH ANNUAL)
Written by Jay Watts; Lawrence A. Audrain; et al.
Stock no. 1808353
Published by The Pilgrim Press. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, ice hockey player to front, black title to spine and skier vignette. 2 colour plates, b/w illustrations and plates. 240 pages. First story is "Dinka's Drum" by Jay Watts. Spine worn with small split to top. A few grubby marks to contents.

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TOMMY TICKLE
Written by Clifton Bingham; et al. Illustrated by E. Heatly.
Stock no. 1311457
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. circa 1911. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red stiff cardwraps with silver title and vignettes to front. Red, black and white and b/w illustrations. Covers faded at edges with some light damp staining. Inscription in ink to inside front cover. Contents detached at top staple, lower staple weak and may not hold for much longer.

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THE GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 57
Written by Gladys M. Spratt; Elsie J. Oxenham; Alfred Bestall; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2112187
Published by The Girl's Own Paper Office. Circa 1936. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large heavy format. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Includes Oxenham story "Peggy and the Brotherhood". Light bumping and wear to spine and a couple of corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing and page browning. Scarce wrapper is foxed, with some edge-creasing and closed tears; a few small chips of loss.

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THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND VOLUME XL JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1900
Written by E. Harcourt Burrage; S.L. Heward; Mabel Quiller-Couch; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1108608
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. 1900. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. A monthly magazine for boys and girls. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine is mottled/damp marked. Corners are bumped, with some chipping. Page browning.

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WHISKERS TO THE RESCUE AND OTHER CHILDREN'S STORIES
Written by Elizabeth Kimber; W.H. Hunter; et al.
Stock no. 1108546
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Larger format. Red/brown cloth with black titles to spine and front cover, with rabbit vignette also to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Some damp marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Wrapper is nearly torn in two down one fold; chipping and some nicks; a little loss; creased.

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STORIES FOR LITTLE FOLK
Written by Christine Chaundler; Dorothy Russell; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Katharine Oldmeadow; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by Topham; et al..
Stock no. 1108499
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cloth spine. Repeated pattern to boards; boy and girl stood underneath tree, looking up. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story is 'The Little Old Woman and the Queen That Came To Tea' by Chaundler. Stories and rhymes. Pinnacle Series. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little chipped and nicked to corners; minimal loss; some edge-creasing.

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