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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 13
Written by Talbot Baines Reed; Gordon Stables; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1325971
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1891. Good condition.

Large, heavy format. 3/4 red leather binding. Colour chromolithograph frontis. Numerous b/w plates and illustrations. October 4th 1890 to August 29th 1891. Rebacked with burgundy cloth spine, retaining original title piece. New endpapers. Frontis is MISSING and has been replaced with the plate which was opposite page 1. 1 other plate MISSING (Our British Cavalry). Fold-out plate opposite page 289 is creased. Browning and fingering to contents.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR CHILDREN
Written by Natalie Joan; W. Kersley Holmes; Ethel Talbot; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325970
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1933. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Covers show children ice skating and on a sledge. First piece is 'The Warning' by Natalie Joan. B/w illustrations and some plates. Covers are slightly edge worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR CHILDREN
Written by Elizabeth Gould; Alfred Bestall; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Gordon Robinson; Barbara C. Freeman; Peter Fraser; et al..
Stock no. 1325969
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine, front showing children pulling a small boat ashore. First story is "Mr. Percy Pickles" by Gould. Includes "Zammy the Zebra" by Bestall. Colour frontis. B/w plates and illustrations. Covers are slightly edge worn and lightly foxed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing, heavy to textblock.

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OUR GANG ANNUAL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325968
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

"Come Aboard" With the Jolly Rascals". A delightful book about Hal Roach's Rascals. Pictorial boards and spine. 124 pages. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some fading to spine. Heavy browning to contents.

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TOT AND TIM ANNUAL 9TH YEAR
Written by Barbara E. Todd; Constance Heward; Violet Metheley; Madeline Barnes; et al. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; Grace Lodge; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1325965
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1928. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, front cover shows two children playing at Tally-Ho. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 139 numbered pages. First verse is "The Lane in May" by Tadema. Covers are grubby and edge-worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL FOR LITTLE PEOPLE WITH 'COME TO LIFE' PICTURES
Written by Rose Yeatman Woolf; Maud Morin; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; G. Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1325964
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles. Pictorial boards with front showing a boy holding a terrier dog and rear showing a black kitten and three chicks. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Two pop-up scenes - In the Toy Shop and The Lord Mayor's Show. First story is "The Magic Gift". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly scratched and grubby. Frontis has slightly ragged edges. Foxing and fingering to page margins else contents clean. Pop-ups in excellent condition.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Catherine A. Morin; Grace C. Floyd; et al. Illustrated by Harry G. Theaker; C.E.B. Bernard; Louis Wain; Gordon Robinson; Chris Temple; et al..
Stock no. 1325961
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial boards, front shows girl in green dress in foreground, boy in kilt and other girls behind. Colour plates, b/w and two-tone text illustrations. First story is "The Little Roundy Man Finds A Chimney". Spine bumped and slightly darkened. Covers are edge worn, rear cover is slightly grubby and scuffed. Pencil writing and doodles to front endpapers, crayon drawing and pencil doodles to rear endpapers. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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EVERY BOY'S ANNUAL 1881
Written by Edmund Routledge; W.H.G. Kingston; et al.
Stock no. 1325952
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1881. Good condition.

Red decorated cloth. Colour frontis and title-page. B/w plates and text illustrations throughout. 668 pages, all edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Spine split at top of front edge. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked causing frontis to be detached. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Contents clean.

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YOUNG ENGLAND (36th ANNUAL)
Written by K.M. Eady; Rowland Walker; T.C. Bridges; et al. Illustrated by Edgar Holloway; John F. Campbell; Rex Osborne; et al..
Stock no. 1325947
Published by Pilgrim Press. 1915. Good condition.

An illustrated magazine for boys. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing and page browning throughout. Some creasing to page margins.

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ENID BLYTON'S MAGAZINE ANNUAL No. 4
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1325935
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt titles. Endpapers are games. 1st story is "When Timmy Chased the Cat! - A Tale of the Famous Five". 141 pages. Spine and corners bumped, small dent to top edge of front cover. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Name and address (and inscription) in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Crossword done in child's heavy pencil writing. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with some loss.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Tinsley Pratt; F. Anstey; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1325931
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Front cover shows ice skaters. First story is 'When Hawkins Sailed the Sea'. Includes roughly 6 Louis Wain b/w text illustrations. Colour plates mounted on green paper. Spine and covers are edge worn. Rear cover is grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown (partially covering a Wain illustration). Tissue-guard to frontis torn with lower half missing. Inscription in pencil to top margin of title-page. Grubby fingermarks and foxing to text. One plate (opp page 272) has 1" closed tear.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Albert Lee; Mabel Mackintosh; Catharine Shaw; et al. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; May Gladwin; et al..
Stock no. 1325930
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy and girl pulling a girl (with teddy bear) in a sledge (plate is duplicated inside). 288 pages. Colour plates mounted on green paper, b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "The Golden Passports" by Lee. Covers are edge worn. Spine has been rebacked with red cloth. There is a section of surface paper missing to lower corner of rear cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name plate to verso of frontis. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Page corner tips are creased and there is some light fingering to page margins.

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