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THE JOLLY BOOK - ELEVENTH YEAR
Written by Harold Avery; Angela Brazil; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; G.E. Studdy; Harold Earnshaw; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1405242
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1920. Slightly better than good condition.

For boys and girls. Pictorial boards showing a boy and girl skating on front and a boy and a girl on spine. Black titles to spine and orange titles to front board. Colour plates plus black and white illustrations. Brazil story is 'The Scallywag Boys'. First story is The Spoil Sport by Avery. 10.25" x 8". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some fading to spine. Front cover and edges rubbed and worn. Rear cover grubby and marked. Top of rear board next to spine badly bumped. Top inner corner of contents also bumped. Front joint badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges pulled. Dated inscription to front endpaper. Page 17/18 is detached from book. Browning to endpapers. A few small marks otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE JOLLY BOOK - TENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Angela Brazil; Constance Heward; Queenie Scott-Hopper; et al. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy; Harold Earnshaw; Lawson Wood; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1405240
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth pictorial spine, yellow covers show children dressed as clowns. 16 colour plates. 320 pages. Edited by Chisholm. First story: The Khaki Boys by Angela Brazil. Spine bumped and a little worn. Corners bumped and worn. Bottom edge of front board worn. Other edges rubbed. Light browning to edge of rear board and a few marks to front board. Browning to endpapers and prelims. Name and inscription to verso of frontis. A few foxspots to page edges. Some marks to text block edge otherwise contents generally clean.

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LITTLE FOLKS 1912
Written by Dorothea Moore; John Comfort; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Noel Harrold; et al..
Stock no. 1405232
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1912. Good condition.

Volume 76. Green pictorial cloth. Gilt titles. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is 'Penelope - Poet' by Dorothea Moore. 10" x 7" Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. A few light marks to rear board. Both joints cracked. Title page and prelims missing. Inscription to verso of frontis. Colouring to a few b/w illustrations. Biro has been used to outline some smaller illustrations. Biro drawing on reverse of one illustration which does affect a small part of text. Small hole to one colour plate. Some foxing and grubby margin marks.

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WARD LOCK & CO'S WONDER BOOK 1927
Written by Harry Golding. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; Margaret Tarrant; Chris G. Temple; Alan Wright; et al..
Stock no. 1405231
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. 1927. Good condition.

Twenty-second year of issue. Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows child with a plate of fruit. 12 colour plates plus two-tone and b/w illustrations to text throughout. Pictorial endpapers by Alan Wright. First story is The Magic Knocker by Christine Chaundler. 264 pages. 10" x 7.25". Spine bumped and worn with splits to top and bottom. 5.5" split in cloth at front edge. Corners bumped and very worn. Board edges rubbed and scuffed. Scuffing and some marks to boards. Front joint cracked at top. Endpapers browned. Name and address in ink to verso of front endpaper. Ink tracing of picture beneath on tissue guard for frontis. 3 plates are MISSING. Foxing and some grubby margin marks.

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PUCK ANNUAL 1925
No author listed. Illustrated by Sidney Stanley; C.E.B. Bernard; Warwick Reynolds; M.E. Brett; et al..
Stock no. 1505713
Published by The Amalgamated Press Limited. 1925. Almost very good condition.

A Picture and Story Book for Boys and Girls. Cloth spine, yellow pictorial front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. 195 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Rear cover grubby. Ink inscription to front pastedown, bottom corner of front endpaper is creased. Contents very good.

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BUBBLES ANNUAL 1924
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Helen Jacobs; Herbert Foxwell; et al..
Stock no. 1315755
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1924. Very good condition.

Large format approx. 12.5 x 9.5". Cloth spine, pictorial front cover, advert to rear. Colour and b/w illustrations. 100 pages. Some Louis Wain illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn with clear tape to lower corner of front cover. Cover edges rubbed. Small white address label to front pastedown. Old tape mark and an embossed stamp to front endpaper. Contents light browned but clean.

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PIP & SQUEAK ANNUAL 1934
No author listed.
Stock no. 1315731
Published by Daily Mirror. 1934. Very good condition.

Dark green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners worn, covers edge rubbed. Pale page browning. Rear joint is partly cracked. Envelope for "magic red frame" is still intact but worn and the frame itself is there but damaged with creases and a tear.

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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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CHATTERBOX ANNUAL 1927
Written by J. Erskine Clarke; et al.
Stock no. 1208382
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1927. Very good condition.

Front cover shows galleon. First story is "The Dim Red Dawn" by Mrs. Hobart Hampden. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 316 pages. Competition closing date is January 1928. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Front cover slightly scuffed, rear cover slightly marked. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Contents bright and clean.

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THE OOJAH ANNUAL
Written by Flo Lancaster. Illustrated by H.M. Talintyre.
Stock no. 1315692
Published by H.A. and W.L. Pitkin Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Front shows Uncle Oojah playing large drum. First story "When Uncle Oojah Was Kidnapped". Spine slightly bumped, corners worn. Light foxing otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and grubby with slight loss at spine and foxing on verso.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - THIRTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Dorothy Russell; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Frank Hart; Joyce Mercer; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; Chloe Preston; G.E. Studdy; Harry Woolley; Frank Hart; et al..
Stock no. 2120403
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1925. Almost very good condition.

For all Boys and Girls who are Good Chums. Edited by Chisholm. Pictorial cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows Punch and Judy show. 16 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 287 pages. Spine is faded, with some scuffing. Bumping to corners, with a bit of chipping. Inscriptions to front endpaper, with tape mark. Some foxing and page browning throughout. All plates present.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 26TH YEAR
Written by Norman Gale; Jessie Attwell; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Hilda Cowham; Arthur A. Dixon; et al..
Stock no. 2120401
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Edited by Capt. Edric Vredenberg. Stories, songs and poems. Front cover shows young girl holding mistletoe above her collie dog. Red cloth spine. Colour plates, numerous b/w & two-tone illustrations. Preface is entitled 'Poppy Heads and Dandelion Clocks'. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners; some chipping. Faded spine. Partially cross out inscription in ink to front endpaper. Name and address label to front pastedown. Small inscription to rear endpaper. Some foxing and browning; grubby margin marks.

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