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HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE 1890
No author listed.
Stock no. 1505383
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1890. Good condition.

An Illustrated Weekly. Vol VI - No. 261 Nov 16, 1889 to Vol VI - No. 312 Nov 8, 1890. Large volume. Red covers with gilt and black title and decorations. 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 832 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn, small split to top of darkened spine. Covers grubby and marked. Both joints cracked, showing webbing beneath, and some hinges cracked. Prize plate and small bookseller's label to front endpaper. Some foxing, worst on verso of plates. Contents mostly clean.

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CASSELL'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Olaf Baker; Irene Davison; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Angusine Macgregor; G.F. Christie; et al..
Stock no. 1404866
Good condition.

Compiled by the editor of "Little Folks". Red spine with black titles and vignette of yacht. Pictorial boards showing two people and a small dog at a station. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and faded. Cloth fraying at top and bottom, with a couple of small splits. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Rear board very grubby. Scratches to boards. One hinge broken - just holding by threads. Other hinges cracked. Top of prelims partially detached. Clear tape used on some hinges. Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some foxing and grubby marks.

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THE CHILDREN'S PRIZE 1867 - 68
Written by J. Erskine Clarke.
Stock no. 1404850
Published by William Macintosh. 1868. Almost very good condition.

Contains 24 issues from January 1867 to December 1868. Green boards with gilt titles to spine. Two colour plates and b/w illustrations. SIGNED by Gillian Avery. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Bubbling to cloth on front board. A few light marks to boards. Front joint is cracked by frontis. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to some pages and endpapers. Foxing to some pages and tissue guards, otherwise contents are clean.

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THE CHILD'S OWN MAGAZINE 74TH VOL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1505349
Published by The Child's Own Magazine Office. 1907. Very good condition.

74th annual volume. Glazed pictorial boards show children on a beach with donkeys. Adverts to rear cover and endpapers. Serial story is 'Two Little New Zealanders'. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 148 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Rear cover slightly scuffed. Worm hole through front cover and damage for 1.75" along front joint. Ink inscription to verso of frontis. Just an odd mark to contents.

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CASSELL'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Olaf Baker; Irene Davison; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Angusine Macgregor; G.F. Christie; et al..
Stock no. 1404838
1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Compiled by the editor of "Little Folks". Red spine with black titles and vignette of yacht. Pictorial boards showing two people and a small dog at a station. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Corners and board edges are worn. Scratches to covers. Rear board is grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Closed tears to inner margin of some pages, plus 3" tear to one colour illustration. Small piece torn off corner of one page. Foxing, particularly to prelims and page edges. A few margin marks otherwise contents generally clean.

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CASSELL'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Murray Fisher; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Olaf Baker; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Ernest A. Aris; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1404837
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1911. Almost very good condition.

Compiled by the editor of "Little Folks". Red spine with black titles and vignettes of rabbits. Pictorial front board showing a small mouse band. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour and two tone illustrations. Spine bumped and a little worn with a closed tear about half way down. Corners are bumped and very worn. Board edges are rubbed. Small patch of surface paper damage to rear board which is grubby and marked. Some scratch marks to covers. Rear joint beginning to crack. Some hinges are cracked. Light browning to endpapers. Erased pencil writing to front endpaper. Some foxing mainly to prelims and page edges. A few light marks otherwise contents are generally clean.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1901
Written by Alfred J. Fuller; George Manville Fenn; L.T. Meade; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1404831
Published by Ernest Nister. 1901. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth spine, cream boards with picture of children playing hunting to front. Two b/w illustrations by Louis Wain (cats) - one entitled "The Doctor" and the other is double-spread, entitled "The Cats' Excursion". Chromolithograph plates plus b/w and tinted text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge rubbed, slightly grubby and scratched. Small white mark to spine. Some hinges cracked. Frontis partially detached at bottom of page. Browning and foxing to contents. A few marks otherwise contents generally clean,

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2005
Written by James Henderson; Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1315422
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2005. Fine condition.

No. 70. Front cover shows Rupert skating on ice with Zeph holding onto his scarf. ISBN: 085079305X.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2012
Written by Beth Harwood; Stuart Trotter. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2119516
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2012. Fine condition.

Cover shows Rupert at the seaside holding his suitcase and a bucket and spade. Annual no. 77. ISBN: 9781405263412. Book: not price-cut or inscribed.

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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. 2119425
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1933. Almost 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. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping and small splits to edges. Grubby marks to covers. Bookplate to front endpaper. Some foxing and page browning.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 7TH YEAR
Written by Agness E. Cash; John Lea; Elsie Blomfield; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Elsie Blomfield; A.L. Bowley; Arthur Cooke; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315363
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Front cover shows children watching Santa Claus disappear into a forest. First story is The Brownietown Christmas Alphabet. Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners worn. Cover edges slightly rubbed. Rear cover is a bit scuffed. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to contents (some heavy). One page corner has not been trimmed correctly during the binding process and is creased.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 2ND YEAR
Written by Dorothea Moore; Evelyn Everett-Green; Brenda Girvin; et al. Illustrated by M. Bowley; H.G.C. Marsh; Louis Wain; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1315362
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows children in a snowy scene on toy horses. First story is Three Little Sabots. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners worn, cover edges slightly rubbed. Joints cracked and endpapers browned. Foxing and some grubby marks to page margins.

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