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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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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1895
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; G. Stoddart; et al..
Stock no. 1405194
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1895. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with black titles to spine. Front cover shows 5 little bee men dancing on some leaves. Gilt title and silver date. Blue & white frontis and numerous b/w illustrations. 192 pages. 9.5" x 7.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little browned. Red mark to rear board and dark mark to front board. Some foxing and a few scratches. Both joints cracked showing webbing beneath. Several hinges cracked. Front end paper is missing. Browning to endpaoers. Corners cut off rear endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page edges plus tissue guard. Some grubby marks to margins.

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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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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 21ST YEAR
Written by Mrs. George Wemyss; Madeline Barnes; Queenie Scott-Hopper; Doris Pocock; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley; Joyce Lankester Brisley; Nina K. Brisley; Rosa C. Petherick; Ernest A. Aris; Cicely Mary Barker; et al..
Stock no. 1315640
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1924. Very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with black title and illustration. Pictorial front board shows boy watching girl make cats cradle in hands (oriental dragon on wall behind). Colour plates and illustrations, b/w text illustrations. First story is "How We Stole an Uncle From Australia". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Light scratch marks to front cover. Grubby mark to verso of front free-endpaper and frontis (possibly remains of a squashed insect!). Light fingering else contents clean.

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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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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315557
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1919. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows girl in pink dress holding a baby towards a parrot. Colour plates, b/w and two-tone text illustrations by numerous illustrators. First story is "The Brown Man". 128 pages. Covers are edge worn. Spine is bumped and rubbed. Staining/browning to rear cover. Name in ink and a mark to top edge of front pastedown. Page browning to contents. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL FOR LITTLE PEOPLE - 16TH YEAR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley; Gurney Slade; Margaret Rhodes; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; Beatrice Mallet; Rene Cloke; et al..
Stock no. 1315556
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Front cover shows dog in spectacles. Colour plates. Colour illustrations. First story "A Wolf-Cub to the Rescue". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Rear joint and some hinges cracked causing contents to be a little loose. Foxing to pages, mainly at margins and some grubby fingermarks.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 7TH YEAR
Written by Nora Chesson; Helen Marion Burnside; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Hilda Cowham; M. Bowley.
Stock no. 1315555
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows girl in red jacket pulling sleigh with holly. Pretty colour plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. First story is "The Magic Apple Tree". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some scratching to covers. Lower front corner has tape repairs. Small address label to front pastedown and inscription in ink to endpaper. Front joint cracked. Name in ink to top margin of title-page. Contents are generally clean.

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