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TALES FROM FAIRYLAND
Written by Rosa Annesley.
Stock no. 1325921
Published by Charles Taylor. 1st 1893. Good condition.

A collection of stories. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles, illustration to front cover is of a sunset with a young boy flying on a bat over a pond with a frog sat on a toadstool. B/w illustrations. Floral endpapers. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and spine slightly darkened. Name and address in ink (neat) to verso of front free-endpaper. Contents are well browned with a few small, light marks to margins.

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A SKETCH-BOOK OF R. CALDECOTT'S
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1325842
Published by George Routledge & Sons. Circa 1906. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Beige cloth with green cloth spine and corners. Colour and sepia illustrations throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink and name in ink to front free-endpaper, embossed library stamp to same page. Contents clean.

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FAVOURITE PICTURE BOOK FOR THE NURSERY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325562
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1st 1871. Almost very good condition.

Four sections entitled "Pictures for Pets with rambling rhymes", "Illustrated Proverbs for the Nursery", "The Queen and Princesses of Dolly Land" and "New Scenes of Monkey Life". Each section has four rhymes and four vibrant oil-colour plates. Green decorated cloth with large pictorial onlay to front. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, some small indentations to lower cover edges. Gilt to spine has been rubbed away. Endpapers have been replaced. Margins of title-page are worn. Foxing and some fingering throughout. A nice copy of a scarce book.

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QUEEN VICTORIA'S JUBILEE GARLAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325429
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1887. Good condition.

Small, oblong format. Cardwraps held together with a silk ribbon. 4 colour plates. Covers are grubby. Silk ribbon has been replaced with silver paper(?). Some grubby marks inside covers but plates still bright and clean.

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DAME WIGGINS OF LEE AND HER SEVEN WONDERFUL CATS
Written by John Ruskin. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325425
Published by George Allen. 1st 1885. Good condition.

A Humorous Tale Written Principally by a Lady of Ninety. Brown cloth, gilt vignette & title to front. 22 woodcuts. With new illustrations by Greenaway. 3rd issue of first edition. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers scuffed and marked. Front joint is cracked, hinges pulled showing stitching beneath but binding still tight. This is a well loved edition and the pages are quite grubby in places.

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TOPO
Written by G.E. Brunefille. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325424
Published by Marcus Ward & Co.. 1881. Good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 44 pen and ink drawings 7 x 5.25". 140 pages plus 4 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Some light stains to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Joints cracked. Endpapers browned. Textblock is grubby. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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PAGE, SQUIRE, AND KNIGHT: A ROMANCE OF THE DAYS OF CHIVALRY
Written by W.H. Davenport Adams.
Stock no. 1325411
Published by The Book Society. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles and vignettes. 113 b/w illustrations. 326 pages. The base of the spine mentions W. Mack but inside the book it says published by The Book Society. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers are faintly damp spotted. Light page browning to contents.

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FRANK
Written by Maria Edgeworth.
Stock no. 1325409
Published by George Routledge & Sons. Good condition.

Beige cloth with black decorations to spine and front cover, gilt title labels and two small colour onlays to front cover. Gilt title to spine. Hand coloured frontis and title-page. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Slight page browning and foxing.

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NORMAN VALLERY; OR, OVER TO OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD
Written by W.H.G. Kingston. Illustrated by Adrien Marie.
Stock no. 1325263
Published by Gall & Inglis. Circa 1889. Very good condition.

Brown decorated cloth, gilt title label to spine and gilt title and vignette to front cover. Cream endpapers. B/w plates. 256 pages, all edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate and a small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some foxing.

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THE SWEDISH FOSTER-BROTHERS
Written by Sarah S. Baker.
Stock no. 1325262
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Circa 1899. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth with gilt title to spine. 127 pages. B/w frontis and title-page. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown, prize plate to verso of front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.

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EVA AND HER PLAYFELLOWS A BOOK OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE YOUNG
Written by C.M. Smith.
Stock no. 1325259
Published by Dean & Son. Circa 1862. Good condition.

Blue embossed cloth with gilt decoration. Cream endpapers. 4 hand-coloured plates (including the title-page). 255 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped, wear to top of spine. Covers scuffed. Glue marks to joints. Some hinges pulled.

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PHOEBE'S FORTUNES
Written by Mrs Robert O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1325258
Published by Strahan & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1890. Good condition.

Blue decorated cloth with gilt title labels. B/w engravings. 343 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Cloth slightly grubby/scuffed. Prize plate to front pastedown. One gather of pages is almost detached (the staples have rusted). Some foxing to contents.

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