THE VOICES OF SPRING FLOWERS AND OTHER TALES
Written by M.S..
Stock no. 589729
Published by William and Robert Chambers. 1862. Good condition.

Small format. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and small vignette to front cover. B/w frontis. Chamber's' Library for Young People Second Series. Joints cracked. Top and tail of spine chipped. Bookplate to front endpaper. Contents page detached.

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MERRY CONCEITS AND WHIMSICAL RHYMES
Written by Charles H. Ross. Illustrated by Charles H. Ross.
Stock no. 737995
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1866. Good condition.

Blue embossed cloth, gilt title to spine and gilt decoration/title to front cover. Colour illustrations to each page with rhyme below (printed on one side of the page only). 62 pages. Spine and corners worn, covers slightly grubby and spine a bit darkened. Name in pencil (underscored) to front endpaper. Front joint cracked. Name in ink to booklist on rear fly-leaf. Lower corner tip of front free-endpaper torn off. Contents are a bit foxed and fingered but considering the age of the book still very good.

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TALES IN VERSE FOR THE YOUNG
Written by Mary Howitt.
Stock no. 737996
Published by Darton And Clark. 1865. Good condition.

Blue embossed cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. 207 pages. States "New Edition" on the title page. Contains b/w illustrations which have been hand-coloured for publication. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers a bit grubby and spine slightly darkened. Front joint cracked. Evidence of removal of bookplate to front pastedown, embossed address stamp and date in crayon to front endpaper. A few hinges pulled. Contents are well fingered with some slight foxing but still very good.

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THE LOOKING GLASS FOR THE MIND OR INTELLECTUAL MIRROR
Written by M. Berquin. Illustrated by I. Bewick.
Stock no. 737997
Published by John Harris; G. Whittaker. 17th 1827. Very good condition.

"Being an elegant collection of the most delightful little stories and interesting tales; chiefly translated from that much admired works L'Ami Des Enfans." Black leather binding with gilt title and flower vignettes to spine. Marble effect endpapers. 74 b/w woodcut illustrations to text. 259 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A couple of tiny dents to cover edges. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Front joint just starting to crack. Some foxing to page margins. Very light damp stain to edges of title-page and preface. Pages 13-16 have a light brown stain to lower corners. Overall a very nice copy of this antiquarian children's book.

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THE BIRTH-DAY
Written by Eliza Lee Follen.
Stock no. 587253
Published by James Munroe And Company. 1848. Slightly better than good condition.

A Sequel to the Well-Spent Hour. Small format. Red embossed cloth, gilt titles to spine. 2 b/w plates. Contents very good. Spine chipped with loss at top and tail. Spine and covers faded to brown.

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THE ITALIAN'S CHILD AND OTHER TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 585236
Published by W. & R. Chambers. 1884. Very good condition.

Blue decorative cloth. Gilt titles. B/w frontis. All edges gilt. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Dustwrapper: corners rubbed.

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LITTLE BIRDIE'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 585087
Published by Seeley, Jackson and Halliday. Circa 1883. Fair condition.

Brown cloth spine, colour pictorial stiff card wraps. B/w illustrations. Contents very good though detached. Inscription in ink to inside of front cover. Corners worn.

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LAURA AND LUCY
Written by Charlotte Adams.
Stock no. 584785
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1866. Fair condition.

Blue embossed cloth, gilt title blocks. 275 pages. Rear joint split with two pages detached. Top and tail of spine chipped.

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WORDS BY THE WAY-SIDE
Written by Emily Ayton. Illustrated by Henry Anelay.
Stock no. 584733
Published by Grant and Griffith. 1855. Good condition.

The Children and the Flowers. Red embossed cloth, gilt titles and decorations. B/w plates. Front endpaper missing. Prelims foxed. Spine split with chips at top and tail.

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THE SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE
Written by Thomas Hughes. Illustrated by Richard Doyle.
Stock no. 733176
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1859. Very good condition.

'Or the long vacation ramble of a London clerk'. By the author of 'Tom Brown's school days'. Blue cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title. B/w text illustrations. 228 pages plus booklist to rear. 7 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Light dampstaining to lower edges of endpapers. Joints very slightly cracked. Some light foxing. A nice copy.

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COUNTRY WALKS OF A NATURALIST WITH HIS CHILDREN
Written by Rev. W. Houghton.
Stock no. 576307
Published by Groombridge & Sons. 1870. Very good condition.

Full blue leather binding. Gilt titles, decorations and raised bands to spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. 8 colour plates and numerous b/w wood engravings. 2nd edition. Inscription in ink to half-title. Prelims and last few pages foxed. Corners worn.

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NURSE HEATHERDALE'S STORY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 672481
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1891. Almost very good condition.

Orange decorative cloth, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w plates. 191 pages plus 55 page publishers booklist. Edges rubbed. One plate detached. One gathering a bit loose.

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