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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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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN 16TH YEAR
Written by Florence Harrison; Violet M. Methley; Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; C.E. Brock; Millicent Sowerby; et al..
Stock no. 1807693
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1928. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, large pictorial onlay to spine and front board, front board shows boy cooking over an open fire whilst girl is passing sticks for fire. First story is 'The Griffins' by Florence Harrison. Colour frontis shows 'The Brownie Gets His Cream'. Colour & b/w illustrations. Boards clean, worn at corners. Name in ink to front pastedown. A few minor foxspots and light marks to margins. Colour plate "She bore away from the danger" has been neatly trimmed away on bottom margin (about an inch missing) but still bears the title of the plate and has a few small closed tears to vertical edge. Pictorial wrapper has neat inscription in ink to front panel, is edge-worn and has loss at edges. Overall, still a decent copy.

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MAN'S IMPACT ON VEGETATION
Written by W. Holzner; M.J.A. Werger; et al.
Stock no. 1708644
Published by Dr. W. Junk. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Geobotany 5. B/w diagrams. B/w photos. 370 Pages. ISBN: 9061936853. Covers unevenly faded.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL 1903
Written by George Manville Fenn; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1401705
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1903. Good condition.

Volume 25 Saturday 4th October 1902-Saturday 26th September 1903. Large format. Red pictorial cloth with gilt title and date to spine. Pictorial endpapers depicting events in the reigns of the Edwards of England. 12 colour plates. B/w illustrations including Louis Wain cats. Corners and some board edges bumped and rubbed. Top and bottom of spine are bumped. Cloth split to front of top of spine with small tear to top of word 'annual'. Some cloth missing to top and bottom of spine which is browned. Front joint is cracked. Browning and a little foxing to endpapers. Three tissue guards are missing from colour plates. Some page browning and foxing to contents which are generally clean.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Mrs. George Corbett; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1310567
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1915. Almost very 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. Spine bumped. Corners worn and edges slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers partially browned. A nice copy.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Esther Branthwaite; Duncan McLaren; F. Anstey; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1310566
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1912. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows young boy sailor with a small girl on his shoulder. First story is "Molly's Decision" (this is a long story serialised throughout the annual) by Branthwaite. Colour plates mounted on green paper plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and faded with small dark mark to centre. Covers edge rubbed. Endpapers browned, small piece chipped from lower edge of front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to page edges. One plate has slight damage to edges, one mount has very slight paper damage to verso.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1916
Written by Elsie Blomfield; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; N. Buchanan; et al..
Stock no. 1310493
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1916. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows girl in red cape carrying holly and ivy followed by elves. Maroon cloth spine. 191 pages. 9.5 x 7.5". Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone text illustrations throughout, many Wain cats. Covers are edge worn and grubby to rear. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned. Pencil writing (name and date) to title-page. Contents clean.

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