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Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1302906
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

Black cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Six colour plates plust b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Spine slightly frayed at top and bottom. Corners just a little worn and edges slightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Joints cracked. Some light fingering else contents clean.

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LITTLE ANN AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Jane Taylor; Ann Taylor. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1302889
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1882. Very good condition.

Olive green spine and corners, cream pictorial boards. Yellow endpapers. Blue edges. 64 pages. 9.25 x 6". Printed by Edmund Evans. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Cover edges lightly rubbed and covers slightly scuffed. Inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. Joints cracked. Grubby fingering and other marks and light page browning but contents are generally clean.

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MISS MOUSE AND HER BOYS
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1302863
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1897. Very good condition.

Orange cloth with black illustration to front and spine, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers are a little bit grubby. Gilt to spine is a bit dull. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed, tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Foxing to title-page. Some hinges pulled. Some light fingering else contents clean.

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A BOOK OF DAYS FOR LITTLE ONES
Written by Clare Bridgman. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1702347
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1st 1901. Fair condition.

The Bairn Books. Pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. 120 Pages. Covers scuffed and faded. Front joint broken with rest of binding weak. One page tipped back in with tape. Some colouring, and a little pencil writing to a couple of pages.

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HENRIETTA TAKING NOTES
Written by E. Crosby Heath.
Stock no. 1302678
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1912. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark blue cloth with gilt title to spine, cream title and illustration to front cover. 304 pages plus catalogue to rear. Top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. "Compliments" label stuck to front endpaper from John Bull (insurance) Xmas 1915. Pale browning to endpapers. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed and marked. A nice copy of a scarce title.

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A BOY AND A BOX
Written by Mrs. Frank Lee.
Stock no. 1103198
Published by David C. Cook Publishing Co.. Circa 1924. Very good condition.

3/4 blue cloth, gilt titles, marbled boards. Some b/w illustrations. 93 pages. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front free endpaper.

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THE TESTING OF THE TORMENT
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1103039
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Circa 1927. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The second in the 'Torment' trilogy. Grey decorated cloth, oval pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis and 3 b/w plates. 214 pages. Information of reprint date on copyright page has been carefully erased, leaving impression that it is a 1st edition. Wrapper is torn with loss to top and tail of spine and corners of front panel.

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LOUIS WAIN'S ANIMAL SHOW WITH STORIES IN PROSE AND VERSE
Written by Louis Wain. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1801849
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial paper boards showing two tabby cats and a dog to front, red title to front, black title to spine. B/w animal illustrations throughout, many of cats and dogs. Not paginated. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Much of back strip missing but title can be made out. Boards have a nice, clean appearance. One or two minor margin marks and tiny tears else contents nice. A nice copy of a scarce Wain title.

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THE PLAY'S THE THING!
Written by Enid Blyton; Alec Rowley. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1102900
Published by The Home Library Book Company; George Newnes Limited. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

12 musical plays for children aged 8 to 15. 24 full-page b/w drawings by Alfred Bestall and music by Alec Rowley. Very large format. Russet cloth, gilt title and decorations to spine. Pictorial endpapers. 240 pages. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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THE BIG BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Margaret Stuart Lane. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Allan Carter; et al..
Stock no. 1302567
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928. Very good condition.

The Big Books series edited by Herbert Strang. Pictorial boards and spine (monkey to spine). 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Sai the Panther". Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is just a tiny bit grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to page edges else contents clean.

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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1895
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Charles Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1801707
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1895. Almost very good condition.

Burgundy cloth spine. Cream pictorial boards. Colour and b/w text illustrations. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, a few early Charles Robinson illustrations, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Mr. Old Year" by Mrs. Molesworth. B/w and colour illustrations throughout. Edges rubbed with slight loss of surface paper.Joints cracked, hinges tight. A few margin marks but contents generally nice and clean.

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THE PICTURE SHOW
No author listed.
Stock no. 1302306
Published by Ernest Nister. circa 1895. Good condition.

Green cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing girl dressed in clown suit. "A Novel Picture book For Children". Four pop-up colour pictures. B/w text illustrations. Spine worn at top and tail. Corners worn and cover edges rubbed. Joints and hinges cracked, front free-endpaper missing. A few loose pieces to first pop-up and skipping rope is twisted (but still intact), other 3 pop-ups in excellent working order. Some tears to inner margins and some loose pages caused by the cracked hinges. Some light page browning and fingering. Still a nice copy of a very scarce Nister pop-up.

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