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THE BEST OF GIRL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1815627
Published by Prion Books. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

For girls growing up in 1950s Britain, Girl, companion to the legendary Eagle, was essential reading. The Best of Girl is a fascinating window onto this hilariously wholesome bygone age of fine upstanding virtue for those too young to remember it, and a completely compulsive nostalgia trip for those who aren't. Very Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour pictorial endpapers. 144 pages. ISBN: 9781853756115.

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TIGER TIM'S ANNUAL 1938
No author listed.
Stock no. 1815524
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows 'Feeding Time at Tiger Tim's Zoo'. Green cloth spine. A Picture and Story-Book for Boys and Girls! First story is The Coming of the Paleface. Board edges rubbed, corners worn. Base of spine frayed. Name in belongs to box. Front and rear joint cracked. Hinges pulled wide but binding still tight. Rust/grease mark to gutter edges of page 11-19 (see photo). Brown mark to page 10 & facing page 11 affects illustrations only. A few light fingermarks to contents.

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GIRL ANNUAL No. 9
Written by Clifford Makins.
Stock no. 2124105
Published by Longacre Press. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a bit of chipping to corners. Crossword is NOT done. Wrapper is price-cut and edge-creased with a few small nicks; damp mark to one edge.

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GIRL ANNUAL No. 11
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124104
Published by Longacre Press Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth spine. Pictorial boards showing girl skiing. A few light marks to outer page edges. Crossword is NOT done. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine and edge-creased; a few small nicks at edges.

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GIRL ANNUAL NO. 3
Written by Marcus Morris.
Stock no. 2124102
Published by Hulton Press Ltd.. Circa 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cloth spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. Crossword done. Name in ink to belongs to page. Light foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has large close tears and is creased; some loss to base of spine.

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PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL 1959
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124089
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1959. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Bumping and wear to cover edges. Surface paper damage to rear cover. Light foxing.

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PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL 1960
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124088
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1960. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Title page has 2-3" closed tear.

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PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL 1956
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124087
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1956. Fair condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. B/w photos. Grubby marks to rear cover. Some chipping along cover edges. Front joint is broken and front endpaper is missing. Rest of contents appear to be generally very good.

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THE JOLLY BOOK - SIXTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Hugh Orton; Bessie Marchant; Mary Shrewsbury; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; Hilda Cowham; Harold Earnshaw; Thomas Henry; et al..
Stock no. 1208815
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1926. Very good condition.

Pictorial cloth spine shows boy hanging from title. Pictorial front cover shows two children fishing, they have caught a boot. 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 278 pages. First story: The Magic Matchbox. Spine rubbed and bumped, illustration on spine faded. Edges rubbed and corners worn. Prize-plate to front endpaper. Occasional faint fingering and foxing to contents.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - SEVENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Dorothy Russell; Ethel Talbot; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; Mabel Lucie Attwell; S.B. Pearse; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1609756
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1919. Good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy and girl giving rabbit a carrot. 320 pages. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Corners and board edges worn with some surface loss. Boards scuffed, with some marks and fading. Some scattered foxing.

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THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS 1906
No author listed.
Stock no. 1814727
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1906. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Red and yellow boards with an onlay of winter scene of family with horse and carriage approaching. Adverts to rear cover. 13 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 164 pages. 9.5 x 7.25". Boards browned, edges rubbed, corners worn. Front joint cracked and weak. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few margin marks.

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THE PRIZE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS VOLUME 62
Written by Bertha Leonard; et al. Illustrated by Marjorie Slade; Eve Garnett; V. Edgecombe Jenkins; et al..
Stock no. 1814679
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. Very good condition.

Volume LXII. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board shows two children on beach looking at sunset, pears soap advert to rear cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 140 pages. Edges rubbed, corners worn, small nick to front edge of cloth spine. Front joint weak, front endpaper part detached. A few grubby marks.

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