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GIRLS' TREASURY OF STORIES
Written by Ethel Talbot; Violet M. Methley; Jessie Leckie Herbertson; Elsie J. Oxenham; et al. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1326854
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1937. Very good condition.

The "Leader" series. Blue cloth spine with black title and decoration, blue boards with black title and decoration. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is Mr. Mystery, Oxenham story is Helen Wins. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges slightly worn. Prize plate and Sunday School ink stamp to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; C. Bernard Rutley; Violet M. Methley; Ethel Talbot; M.E. Buckingham; Ruth Cobb; et al. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; Ruth Cobb; Ernest A. Aris; Inez Topham; et al..
Stock no. 1324980
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Orange cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl and a black dog in a motor car. First story is "The Little French Ghost" by Joan. Colour and b/w plates, b/w text illustrations. Covers are edge worn, front cover is lightly scratched and rear cover is a bit grubby. Spine is grubby. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Florence Harrison; Ethel Talbot; Angela Brazil; Violet M. Methley; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Warwick Reynolds; Frank Wiles; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324827
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial paper boards show girl in red blazer with tennis racket, cloth spine. 4 colour plates, 1 colour plate by Florence Harrison. B/w and two tone illustrations. First story is 'The Socialist' by Mrs. J.D. Westwood. 208 pages. Covers edge rubbed, corners worn. Spine bumped. Small stain to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Pencil doodle erased on verso of frontis. Foxing to contents and some light fingering.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by M.E. Buckingham; Ruth Cobb; Natalie Joan; Violet M. Methley; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324768
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Front cover shows a young woman in hat leading a horse. First story is 'The Cat That Ruled a Village' by Buckingham. 4 colour plates, b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn, scuffed and rear cover is grubby. Ink address stamps to front endpapers and also written in ink too. Some heavy foxing and some light fingering to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Florence Harrison; Ethel Talbot; Angela Brazil; Violet M. Methley; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Warwick Reynolds; Frank Wiles; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1507661
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial paper boards show girl in red blazer with tennis racket, cloth spine. 4 colour plates, 1 colour plate by Florence Harrison. B/w and two tone illustrations. First story is 'The Socialist' by Mrs. J.D. Westwood. 208 pages. Spine bumped, worn and browned with a few marks. Corners and cover edges worn. Marks to covers. Small amount of crossed out writing to front endpaper. Grubby mark to top corner of half-title page. Rear joint and a couple of hinges cracked but binding is firm. Light foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present.

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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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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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THE CHEERY BOOK FOR BOYS & GIRLS
Written by Paul Beaufoy; Violet M. Methley; Josephine Elder; et al.
Stock no. 443867
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

Large format. Bright yellow pictorial boards and spine. Front shows boy and girl reading a book. First story is "The Expelling of Jimmie Russle" by Beaufoy. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Covers a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present. Some foxing.

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THE CHEERY BOOK FOR BOYS & GIRLS
Written by Paul Beaufoy; Violet M. Methley; Josephine Elder; et al.
Stock no. 724183
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Bright yellow pictorial boards and spine. Front shows boy and girl reading a book. First story is "The Expelling of Jimmie Russle" by Beaufoy. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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