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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Evelyn Smith; Angela Brazil; Alice Parry Gunn; Joyce M. Westrup; Lilian Holmes; Lady Middleton; et al. Illustrated by Frank E. Wiles; P.B. Hickling; C.E. Brock; Radcliffe Wilson; et al..
Stock no. 1324963
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

White cloth spine, with red title. Pictorial front cover shows a girl in a sunhat picking flowers. First story is 'Two Cats-and One Other'. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn. White spine is slightly grubby. Some scuff marks to front cover. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Small ink name stamp to front free-endpaper. Some red biro annotations/markings to the play in one act - "Unbleached Calico". Some hinges pulled. Foxing, mainly to textblock.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1324901
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. Circa 1910. Fair condition.

Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Large pictorial onlay to front. Decorated endpapers. 12 colour plates with tissue-paper guards. Numerous b/w text illustration. Top edge gilt. Covers are very worn and badly dampstained. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Name in ink to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Endpapers lightly browned. Front joint cracked between endpaper and half-title, showing webbing beneath. Some light fingering but contents generally clean.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by R.J.E. Moony.
Stock no. 1324866
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Grey cloth with red titles and ship vignettes. Blue floral decorated endpapers. 8 colour plates. Top edge red, others untrimmed. Spine bumped and faded. Some slight foxing to spine edges, rubbing to front edge of spine is causing some slight splitting in the cloth. Endpapers partly browned. Heavy foxing, mainly at page edges. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Florence Harrison; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.A. Peart; Alan Wright; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324841
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Blue boards, pictorial onlays to front and spine (of girl and boy with dog). Colour frontis plus other plates, colour and b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. First story is "The Heart of Gold". Covers are edge worn, splits to spine and damage/loss at top. Foxing to covers (heavy). Some heavy foxing to contents and textblock. Last hinge is cracked.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 23RD YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Humfrey Jordan; Gunby Hadath; L.R. Brightwell; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall; Marcia Lane Foster; Terence Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324833
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1930. Very good condition.

Pictorial front board shwoing sailors on a sailing boat with another in the background. Large pictorial onlay to red cloth spine. First story is "The Master" by Jordan. Colour and b/w plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and covers edge rubbed. Foxing to contents, heavy to textblock.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Florence Harrison; Ethel Talbot; Angela Brazil; Violet M. Methley; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Warwick Reynolds; Frank Wiles; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324827
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial paper boards show girl in red blazer with tennis racket, cloth spine. 4 colour plates, 1 colour plate by Florence Harrison. B/w and two tone illustrations. First story is 'The Socialist' by Mrs. J.D. Westwood. 208 pages. Covers edge rubbed, corners worn. Spine bumped. Small stain to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Pencil doodle erased on verso of frontis. Foxing to contents and some light fingering.

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UNCLE OOJAH'S BIG ANNUAL
Written by Flo Lancaster; Bertha Leonard; Leonora Fry; et al. Illustrated by Irene Heath; Lilian Buchanan; Cora Paterson; et al..
Stock no. 1324792
Published by Allied Newspapers Limited. Circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows Uncle Oojah in a jester's costume. Ovaltine advert on rear cover. 128 pages. Colour plates and b/w texti llustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn, some splitting to the spine edges. Foxing to contents. Hinges cracked and pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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THE ROVER BOOK FOR BOYS 1929
Written by R.L. Garden; Randolph Mitchell; Jack Ballantine; et al. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1324787
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1929. Good condition.

Colour pictorial boards, front cover shows two boys riding on camels. 4 colour plates, including frontis. B/w illustrations. First story is 'The Shepherd of the Air' by R.L. Garden. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges worn. Spine faded. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned with slight damp staining at page edges.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Richard Bird; T.C. Bridges. Illustrated by W.E. Wightman; H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 1324781
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1927. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth spine with black title and vignette. Pictorial front board shows yacht. 4 colour plates, 12 b/w plates plus b/w illustrations to text. First story "Accounts Squared" by Bird. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to contents and textblock.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Percy F. Westerman; H. Mortimer Batten; Hylton Cleaver; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; Warwick Reynolds; H.M. Brock; Chas. Pears; et al..
Stock no. 1324779
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1922. Good condition.

Front cover shows two boys playing rugby. First story is 'The Mystery of the S.S. Aracluta' by Westerman. Colour frontis and b/w plates. Boards edge worn and grubby. Spine bumped and darkened. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Charles Gilson; Percy F. Westerman; et al. Illustrated by D.L. Mays; Terence Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324777
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Front cover shows aeroplane on ground with white titles. First story is 'A Bolt From the Blue' by Gilson. Colour and b/w plates. Covers are edge worn. Spine bumped and grubby, rear cover grubby. Light foxing throughout.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Richard Bird; Percy F. Westerman; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by Thomas Henry; Rowland Hilder; W. Edward Wigfull; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1324776
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine with pictorial front cover showing a boy hunting with natives holding spears in background. First story is 'Time Signals' by Richard Bird. Colour frontis + 3 other colour plates and b/w illustrations. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped and slightly grubby. Grubby marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout, heavy at textblock.

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