THE FOLIO BOOK OF THE ENGLISH CHRISTMAS
Written by Geraldine Beare; Edwin Lees; Laurie Lee; Eleanor Farjeon; Kenneth Grahame; Henry James; George Eliot; Charles Dickens; Cecil Beaton; et al. Illustrated by John Holder.
Stock no. 1817939
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2002. Fine condition.

Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and red/green decorations to titles. A Collection of Seasonal Writing Selected by Beare. 7 colour plates, including frontis. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. Contained in publisher's green slipcase which has a few marks to one side.
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A DIVERSITY OF CREATURES
Written by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 2131373
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine, elephant head vignette to front. A mix of poems and stories. 441 pages and 4 page booklist to rear. Wear to cover edges. Name and address label to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is marked with edge-creasing; tears and chips; a few small bits of loss.
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EVERY GIRL'S STORY BOOK
Written by Leonora Fry; Elinor Stretton; W.H. Morris; Dora Chapman; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by G.W. Goss; et al..
Stock no. 2131241
Published by The Avenue Press. Circa 1937. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cloth spine. Front cover shows girls out walking - two are looking at a map. First story is 'Drama by Car' by Fry. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Some wear and spotting to spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; grubby marks and foxspots, but minimal loss.
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TINY TOTS
Written by Ethel Talbot; Hilda F. Moore; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; H.R. Millar; et al..
Stock no. 2131239
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. Circa 1922. Good condition.

Cloth spine, black title. Front cover shows 3 young girls standing in the street and looking at a copy of Tiny Tots! First story is 'The Three Imps'. Colour, two-tone and b/w illustrations. Front cover is a bit bowed. Some bumping and chipping to corners. Grubby marks to rear cover. Foxing and some margin marks. Tears to a few page margins.
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FASCINATING STORIES FOR GIRLS
Written by Jessie Leckie Herbertson; Ethel Talbot; Mary Shrewsbury; Barbara E. Todd; et al. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley; G.E. Studdy; et al..
Stock no. 2131182
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

The Jolly Bookshelf series. Yellow pictorial covers, tennis player to front, hockey player to spine. 9 stories and 1 poem. 4 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 96 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks to covers. Inscription in pencil to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.
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THE NEW BLUE BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Anne Page; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston; K.W. Coales; et al..
Stock no. 2131181
Published by Oxford University Press. 1935. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial boards showing girl hanging from rigging of yacht. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story 'The Wallflowers' by Page. Bumping and wear to edges, corners and spine. A few marks to covers; scuffing. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Contents are still very good.
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THE LOVESOME BOOK FOR LITTLE FOLK
Written by Kay Rossiter; P.B. Longson; Lee Anderson; et al. Illustrated by B. Spurr; P.B. Longson; Lesley Gordon; et al..
Stock no. 2131159
Published by The Epworth Press. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cloth spine, pictorial front cover with advert to rear cover. Edited by Rossiter. First story is 'Betty and the Dream-Man'. Includes dot-to-dots and musical score. Bumping to top and tail of spine and corners; a little chipping to corners. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges. Dot-to-dots and a couple of other puzzle/colouring pages have been completed, but erased (can still see indentations etc). Wrapper is creased with some edge-tears and chips; a little loss.
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SHORT STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Sibyl B. Owsley; Evelyn Whitaker; et al. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman; et al..
Stock no. 2131155
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1950. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth spine, decorated blue boards. Four colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. First story "Maisie and the Fairies" by Owsley. Top and tail of spine are bumped and faded, with marks. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with creasing; tears and loss to top edges of panels. Smaller loss along bottom edges of panels.
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MY FAVOURITE STORY
Written by Enid Blyton; Angela Brazil; Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; et al. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1317827
Published by The Thames Publishing Co.. Very good condition.

Selected stories for girls, including 'Rescue in the snows' by Brent-Dyer and Father Time and his Pattern Book by Blyton. Large format, cloth spine, pictorial boards. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. 13 stories. 125 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Light damp stain to edge of frontis. A few fingermarks to contents.
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HAPPY DAYS
Written by Mabel Mackintosh. Illustrated by K. Harrow; et al..
Stock no. 1317826
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Edited by Mackintosh. Large format. Cloth spine with pictorial front board showing two young girls baking. 6 colour plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. Spine bumped. Corners worn and cover edges rubbed. Heavy foxing to contents.
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JUST WHAT I LIKE
Written by K.E. King; A.R.T. Haverfield; Norman Hunter; Madeline Barnes; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Warwick Reynolds; Gordon Robinson; Florence Mary Anderson; Ruth Cobb; et al..
Stock no. 1317823
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards with cloth spine. A collection of short stories by various authors. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. First story 'The Little Brass Knob'. Spine bumped. Corners worn. Covers slightlty edge rubbed. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Frontis is part detached at top.
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FLYING ADVENTURES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Stanley Orton Bradshaw; et al..
Stock no. 2131067
Published by John Hamilton. Almost very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 3 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Bumping and chipping to corners and top and tail of spine. Grubby marks to covers. Foxing.
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