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BOBBY BEAR'S ANNUAL 1933
Written by Aunt Kitsie.
Stock no. 1811478
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1933. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Colour pictorial front cover. Front cover: BB up ladder pasting on title, while Maisie Mouse and Ruby Rabbit spill paste pot. 'Makes another splash!'. B/w and Colour illustrations. Cloth spine a little worn at edges. Board edges rubbed and worn at corners. Rear board a little scuffed. Faint pencil inscription to front pastedown. White paper repair to top and tail of front joint. Some puzzles done. Grubby marks to contents.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 17TH YEAR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley; Maurice Clifford; E.M. Hunter. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Ernest A. Aris; Sylvia Venus; Nina K. Brisley; et al..
Stock no. 1404920
Published by Partridge. circa 1926. Slightly better than good condition.

Red spine with black title and vignette of a child climbing a flagpole. Pictorial board showing a girl with a red umbrella holding a doll with houses and other children in the background. Blue & red pictorial endpapers by Brisley. Colour plates. Full page four tone illustrations plus two tone illustrations. Spine bumped, worn and a little faded. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Rear board has a couple of small indents and is marked. Front is grubby and a little scratched. Front joint and some hinges are cracked. Endpapers are browned. Inscription in ink plus a pencil drawn circle to the verso of the frontis. Couple of plates (one colour and one four tone) have ragged edges. Some foxing mostly to page edges and grubby marks to contents.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 18TH YEAR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley; John Lea; Evelyn Whitaker; et al. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Nina K. Brisley; Florence Mary Anderson; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; et al..
Stock no. 1404919
Published by Partridge. circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Red spine with black title and vignette of a child climbing a flagpole. Black pictorial board showing children on scooters. Red titles. Pictorial endpapers with 4 different nursery rhymes. Colour plates. Full page four tone illustrations plus two tone illustrations. First story is A Tale of the Tinies. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges a little rubbed. Bottom of rear board bumped. Rear board is a little grubby. Light scuffing/scratch marks to front board. Front joint reinforced. Rear joint and some hinges cracked. Endpapers are browned. Name and date to verso of title page. Creasing to bottom of some pages. Light foxing mainly to page edges plus some grubby marks although many pages are clean.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1899
Written by George Manville Fenn; Alfred J. Fuller; L.L. Weedon. Illustrated by Ernest Nister; Edith Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1404914
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1899. Slightly better than good condition.

Red spine with pictorial front board showing three children and a bike. Pictorial endpapers. 6 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Some scuff/scratch marks to rear board. Boards are grubby. Joints and some hinges are cracked. Tears to some pages at margin edges. 2 plates are detached. Foxing to endpapers and some page edges. Some light fingering to contents.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1903
Written by Alfred J. Fuller; E. Nesbit; George Manville Fenn; Evelyn Everett-Green. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; K Street.
Stock no. 1404912
Published by Ernest Nister. 1903. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictorial boards front showing children on stepping stones through stream. Six chromolithograph plates, packed full of b/w text illustraitons. First story 'Our pantomime' by L.L. Weedon Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed and rubbed. Some scratches to boards. Covers generally grubby. Joints and some hinges cracked. Frontis is partially detached at the top and has a small tear. One plate is detached but present. Another two plates are partially detached. Erased inscription to box on front pastedown. Endpapers and page edges are browned. Some foxing and fingering.

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THE GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 11
Written by Gordon Stables; et al. Illustrated by John Allen; et al..
Stock no. 1505417
Published by Girl's Own Paper. 1890. Good condition.

Contains issues from October 5th 1889 - September 27th 1890. Large format. Red cloth with gilt titles and decorations. 11 colour or b/w plates including title page. Front cover and spine very stained and marked (damp?). Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small dark mark to rear cover. Joints cracked. Some pages are loose but none seem to be totally detached. Some foxing and an odd mark but most pages are clean.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 20TH YEAR
Written by George Manville Fenn; E. Nesbit; Olive Molesworth; L.L. Weedon; et al. Illustrated by Edith A. Cubitt; A.E. Jackson; Ernest Nister.
Stock no. 1404902
Published by Ernest Nister. 1908. Slightly better than good condition.

20th year of publication. Blue spine, pictorial boards, front cover shows children dancing round a pole. 6 colour plates. B/w plates and illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. 132 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed and worn. Some scratches and marks to rear board. One hinge practically broken, just holding on by a few threads. Prize presentation inscription to verso of endpaper. Some small tears at inner margin. Page edges browned. A few light foxspots mainly to endpapers.

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CASSELL'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by Arthur Applin; Nancy M. Hayes; Christine Chaundler; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Eric Wood; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Florence Mary Anderson; E. Dorothy Rees; et al..
Stock no. 1404898
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth spine with sporting vignette. Pictorial front cover shows four children opening a large orange door/book? Colour and b/w illustrations. 184 pages. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Large scratches to front board. Damp mark to rear board which is grubby. Name in ink to top of front endpaper plus initials to front pastedown and endpaper. Both joints cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges also cracked. Browning to pages. Grubby marks to margins, including to some plates.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; G.H. Thompson; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1404897
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial paper board to front shows two young girls under a red umbrella with shopping in their arms and small dog next to them, other young ladies in background. Plain endpapers. B/w and two tone illustrations throughout. Wain illustrations are on page 36 and 37 'Pussy's Birthday Party', 128 'Catching the Train and 129 'An Exciting Gallop'. 144 pages. Six colour plates. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Covers grubby with some scratches to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Both joints beginning to crack. Some hinges pulled. Pages browned. One plate detached, the bottom edge of which is grubby. One other plate is partially detached. Margins and verso of plates are marked.

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THE CONNIE CHRISTIE ANNUAL
No author listed. Illustrated by Connie Christie.
Stock no. 1505399
Published by Australian Digest Pty. Ltd.. circa 1946. Almost very good condition.

Large format, 11 x 8.5", dark blue pictorial covers show two children reading Fairy Stories and Verse. Colour and b/w illustrations. Contains: Judy's Holiday, Animal Nurseryland, A Happy Day and Merry Tales. Spine rebacked. A little wear to cover edges. To/From box completed in pen. Light browning to endpapers. A couple of small ink spots to first pages otherwise contents clean and bright.

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THE CHILDREN'S TREASURY OF PICTURES AND STORIES NO. XIX
Written by Angela Brazil; Tom Bevan; Queenie Scott-Hopper; et al. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1505396
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title, cream pictorial boards with picture of girl and lamb to front. 4 Colour plates by Anderson, b/w text illustrations throughout. Includes 2 stories by Brazil Mixed Pickles and The Refugees. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby, rear is worst. A couple of hinges cracked. Just an odd mark to contents. All plates present.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 10TH YEAR
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson; Alice Talwin Morris; Jessie Pope; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Helen Stratton; H.M. Brock; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1505386
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette, pictorial front cover shows boy tying skates on girl. Illustrated endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light scratch to front cover and a little rubbing. Rear cover is grubby and marked. Inscription dated 1915 to front pastedown. Two pictorial labels to verso of frontis. A few hinges cracked. Contents fingered. Odd margin tear. Heavy foxing to first and last pages with just a few fox spots to contents.

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