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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 48
Written by Dillon Wallace; Harold Avery; Robert Baden-Powell; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Alfred Pearse; Arch Webb; et al..
Stock no. 1826143
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1926. Very good condition.

Volume 48 1925-26. Large heavy format. Green pictorial cloth. Colour plates (some of which fold-out) and b/w illustrations. Rear board lightly scuffed. Top & tail of spine a little grayed, spine edges rubbed. Lower edge of boards rubbed, lower corners worn through cloth to boards. Front board is lovely and bright. Minor foxing and browning to endpapers. Front joint just starting to crack from bottom. A few scattered foxspots to contents. Mostly clean.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 29TH YEAR
Written by Edric Vredenburg; May Wynne; Margaret Baker; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Harry G. Theaker; Louis Wain; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1826141
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Front cover shows girl in mop cap and pink/green gown with 2 boys in medieval clothes, one dressed as a jester. Red cloth spine with black titles. Pretty colour plates plus numerous b/w and two-tone illustrations. First story is "Rosalie, the Dark-Haired Princess". Board edges rubbed & worn, tail of spine rubbed & frayed. Boards scuffed and grubby. Joints cracked, rear joint starting to split at top. Front endpapers have cutouts of children glued down on them and some surface paper damage. Name in ink to belongs to box. Grubby marks to contents. Hinges pulled, binding a little worn but holding. 6 colour plates present.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by Henrietta Merriman; Phyllis I. Norris; C. Bernard Rutley; M.E. Buckingham; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Alfred Bestall; Peter Fraser; et al..
Stock no. 1325125
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing two girls at a fence looking at lambs. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. First story is "A Good Word for Captain Bob" by Merriman. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine, two small white spots to front cover. Partially erased inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE SUNSHINE CHILDREN
Written by May Wynne.
Stock no. 1824376
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1938. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. The Children's Own Series. Boards browned and with some scuffing andf faint scribble. Corners worn. Handwritten presentation plate to front endpaper. Name & address in ink to rear endpaper. Some foxing present.

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THE JOLLY BOOK - FIFTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Gordon Whitehead; Amy Steedman; Gunby Hadath; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; Laurie Tayler; Harold Earnshaw; Albert Morrow; Harry Woolley; Warwick Reynolds; et al..
Stock no. 1506869
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, blue pictorial matt boards show boy and girl, boy blindfolded. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 287 pages. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Covers grubby and marked. Endpapers browned. A couple of hinges starting to crack. All plates present. Contents generally clean.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 29TH YEAR
Written by Edric Vredenburg; May Wynne; Margaret Baker; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Harry G. Theaker; Louis Wain; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1405243
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1927. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows girl in mop cap and pink/green gown with 2 boys in medieval clothes, one dressed as a jester. Red cloth spine with black titles. Pretty colour plates plus numerous b/w and two-tone illustrations. First story is "Rosalie, the Dark-Haired Princess". Spine bumped and a little faded with 29 written in blue biro. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Rear board a little creased. Covers grubby. Front joint starting to crack. Inscription in ink to front endpaper along with old tape mark. Name in belongs to box. Front endpaper browned. A little foxing to page edges. Crosswords completed in pencil otherwise contents clean.

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THE JOY BOOK CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 1924
Written by Hilda Cowham; Clarence Winchester; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Jacques Browne; Alfred Bestall; et al..
Stock no. 1315727
Published by E. Hulton & Co. Ltd.. 1924. Almost very good condition.

Stories and pictures for little folk. Cloth spine, yellow pictorial front board showing golly and other toy friends in a plane. 207 pages. Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone text illustrations. First story is "Christmas Snowflakes" by Cowham. Covers are edge worn and spine is bumped. Light foxing, mainly to endpapers are page edges and some very light fingering to page margins. Some hinges are pulled causing contents to be a little loose bit still firmly attached. Generally a nice copy.

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THE HAUNTED RANCH
Written by May Wynne. Illustrated by John Harris.
Stock no. 2113598
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black titles and border. Colour frontis. Dean's Reward Series. 247 pages. Heavy dent to top edge of front cover and some corresponding pages. Small split to top of spine. Corners are bumped. Browning to cover edges. Some foxing. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with piece of loss to rear cover; some to corners.

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A TERM TO REMEMBER
Written by May Wynne. Illustrated by Savile Lumley.
Stock no. 1605737
Published by Aldine Publishing Company. c. 1939. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. 192 pages. Some scuffing to board edges. Inscription to front endpaper. Rear joint pulled.

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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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MALYS ROCKELL
Written by May Wynne.
Stock no. 1106172
Published by Ward, Lock & Co.. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Brown pictorial cloth with black titles. B/w plates. 256 page.s Top and tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Covers bright. Light browning to free endpapers. Wrapper browned and edge-torn with loss.

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