POOR CECCO
Written by Margery Williams Bianco. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1327890
Published by George H. Doran Company. 1925. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt title and vignette to front cover. Tipped-in colour frontis plus 6 other colour plates. B/w chapter tailpieces. 2nd printing with 'B' to the colophon page. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. A nice, clean copy.

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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1327888
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Specially rebound in modern green leather binding, with raised bands to spine, title blocks, with gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers. All edges are marbled. Numerous b/w illustrations. Wear and chipping to leather on spine and edges. Some scuffing. Front joint is partially cracked in a few places. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Some foxing and browning.

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THE BROWN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1327887
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1904. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt decoration to spine and illustration to front. All edges gilt. 8 colour plates. Numerous b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly marked. Top 1" of front fly-leaf neatly removed. Top corner tip of rear free-endpaper removed. Some page corner tips lightly creased. Some hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose but binding still tight.

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THE CRIMSON FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1327886
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1903. Good condition.

Crimson cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine and gilt decoration to front cover. Eight colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 371 pages. All edges gilt. Pink pictorial endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine creased and slightly faded. A few light marks to rear cover. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose but binding still tight.

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WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1327885
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 10th 1925. Very good condition.

Deluxe edition in publisher's blue calf binding. Gilt border to front cover with floral motif at corners and vignette of little girl in mop cap. Gilt vignettes and floral decoration to spine. All edges gilt. Cream and blue pictorial endpapers. Charming verses and b/w illustrations. The first of the Milne Pooh quartet in which we meet Winnie-the-Pooh for the first time in a poem entitled Teddy Bear. 'A bear, however hard he tries, Grows tubby without exercise...' Complete with blue ribbon page marker. This is the second deluxe edition. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine very slightly browned. Indentation to centre of front cover, pencil mark to rear cover. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Small patches of surface paper damage to both pastedowns. Page marker is detached but still present. Some joints are cracked and some are lightly pulled but the binding is still tight.

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LITTLE SINBAD THE SAILOR
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1828135
Published by Partridge. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

A story about a frog called Sinbad. Small format. Blue paper boards with large colour pictorial onlay to front cover. 4 Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine browned, boards grubby, rear board unevenly faded. Inscription in ink to front pastedown dated 1928. Contents are a little grubby with minor foxspots. Child's writing to rear pastedown (one word 'Them'?).

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IN WHEELABOUT AND COCKALONE
Written by Grace Rhys. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant; Megan Rhys.
Stock no. 1327694
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1919. Very good condition.

Green cloth, black title and vignette to spine and large colour onlay to front cover (illus Tarrant). 4 colour plates featuring fairies by Tarrant. B/w text illustrations by Rhys. 238 pages, edges untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped. Small imperfection in cloth to rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE SCARLET HERRING AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Edward Abbott Parry. Illustrated by A. D. Rusden.
Stock no. 1827946
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Green cloth with red and black title and vignette to front; gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. 252 pages. Boards a little grubby. Gilt text block nice and bright. Light browning to endpapers. Top margin of prelims a little chipped and torn (likely from being prised open). Front joint is pulled between verso of front endpaper and half-title page else binding is tight.

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THE STORY OF THE STUBBYDUB
Written by Rab; Rachel Cassels Brown. Illustrated by Rab; Rachel Cassels Brown.
Stock no. 1327311
Published by W. Westall & Co., Ltd.. Circa 1918. Very good condition.

The Stubbydub is a peculiar creature with pointed ears and webbed hands and feet. Pictorial boards. Full page colour and b/w illustrations. Large format. Covers edge worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Tear to one of the last pages at lower edge (not a colour plate).

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THE CORAL ISLAND: A TALE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN
Written by R.M. Ballantyne. Illustrated by Ethel Larcombe; Harold Copping.
Stock no. 1327304
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1911. Very good condition.

Blackie's Crown Library series. Blue decorated cloth (Ethel Larcombe binding). B/w frontis by Copping. 262 pages plus publication list to rear. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to prelims, last few pages and text block (affecting some page margins) else contents clean.

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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1327262
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1924. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gitl title to spine, embossed title and decoration to front cover. Colour frontis. 310 pages, top edge dyed blue. Spine and corners bumped. Some slightly darkened, a few small and light marks to covers. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Foxing else contents clean.

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QUEEN OF THE ABBEY GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by E.J. Kealey.
Stock no. 1327259
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1929. Very good condition.

Bright green pictorial cloth. Black titles and border. Colour frontis. 314 pages plus publication list at rear. 8 x 5.5". A chunky volume. Spine and corners bumped. Slight rubbing to spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Some light foxing and page browning.

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