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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Mrs. George Corbett; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1310567
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial boards with front showing 3 girls playing with a hoop. Mounted colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. First story is "Little Miss Robinson Crusoe" by Corbett. Includes some b/w cat illustrations by Wain. Spine bumped. Corners worn and edges slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers partially browned. A nice copy.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Esther Branthwaite; Duncan McLaren; F. Anstey; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1310566
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1912. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows young boy sailor with a small girl on his shoulder. First story is "Molly's Decision" (this is a long story serialised throughout the annual) by Branthwaite. Colour plates mounted on green paper plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and faded with small dark mark to centre. Covers edge rubbed. Endpapers browned, small piece chipped from lower edge of front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to page edges. One plate has slight damage to edges, one mount has very slight paper damage to verso.

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PLAYBOX 1908
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1501384
1908. Very good condition.

12 issues of the Playbox comic January to December 1908. Bound in embossed maroon cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine slightly rubbed. Neat name and date to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents lightly browned, otherwise clean.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1916
Written by Elsie Blomfield; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; N. Buchanan; et al..
Stock no. 1310493
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1916. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows girl in red cape carrying holly and ivy followed by elves. Maroon cloth spine. 191 pages. 9.5 x 7.5". Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone text illustrations throughout, many Wain cats. Covers are edge worn and grubby to rear. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned. Pencil writing (name and date) to title-page. Contents clean.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1917
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; E. Blomfield; G Sidney; et al..
Stock no. 1501369
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1917. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth spine. Front board shows 2 children on ice-skates, carrying a large kite! With about 200 illustrations, including a few Louis Wain cat illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges rubbed and worn. Rear cover slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Odd margin mark/grubby fingermark. Light browning to pages 148/149. Contents otherwise very good. A nice copy.

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OUR DARLINGS
No author listed. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; Ambrose Dudley; et al..
Stock no. 1501367
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front board shows children carol singing. Tipped-in colour plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. Includes 3 colour plates by Wain plus some b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners and board edges worn. Small pieces of paper missing from both front and rear board. Front board lightly scratched. Tiny hole near to centre of front endpaper. A little foxing and one or two marks otherwise contents generally clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1951 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2110632
Published by Daily Express. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert at front of a huge snow scene. 1st story Rupert and Doctor Lion. 124 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Split to spine at rear, which has been neatly repaired. Some foxing. Not price-cut or inscribed. Some foxing and grubby margin marks.

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LITTLE FOLKS
Written by Ethel Talbot; C. Chandler; et al. Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1708198
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1915. Good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows boy and girl in barrel boat with dog. Edges very worn, rear cover has some scuffing.

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LITTLE FOLKS 1918
Written by Anne Dickson; et al. Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson; Ernest A. Aris; Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 2109574
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1918. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour plates. First story 'In sound of the Guns by Anne Dicks' Endpapers creased. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Covers mottled and scuffed.

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THE GRACIE FIELDS' GAY STREET BOOK
Written by Gracie Fields; Enid Blyton; Gunby Hadath; Robert Harding; et al.
Stock no. 1309400
Published by Latimer House Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cloth spine, pictorial boards. B/w photo frontis of Gracie Fields and children having a sing-song. 3 colour plates. Two-tone text illustrations. 124 pages. Spine and cover edges slightly rubbed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some slight loss, name in ink to top edge of rear flap.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1995
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 2109518
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

No. 60. 75th anniversary edition. Front cover shows Rupert on winged horse. ISBN: 1874507465. Fading to spine and a couple of cover edges. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Contents are bright.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2001
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1108415
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2001. Fine condition.

No. 66. Front cover shows Rupert on a seahorse. ISBN: 190283660X. Book: not price-cut or inscribed

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