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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1891
Written by C.J. L'Estrange; Mrs. Molesworth; L. Haskell; et al.
Stock no. 1801464
Published by Ernest Nister. 1891. Almost very good condition.

A Volume of Pictures & Stories for Little Folk. Edited by L'Estrange. Blue cloth spine is untitled. Pictorial paper front board shows older child reading a book to young child sat on her lap and two young girls at her feet with cats around. 6 Chromolithographs and many b/w illustrations. Some surface paper loss to lower front corner of covers, edges rubbed, corners worn. Boards scuffed and marked. Front endpaper missing. Joints pulled. Small closed tear and slight loss to lower corner of half-title page. Page-edge browning. A few marks to contents but generally a nice copy with all plates present.

Price: £68.00 £51.00.

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MOUSE IN THE MOON
Written by Jo Holleyman. Illustrated by Jo Holleyman.
Stock no. 1302095
Published by Sandle Brothers Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Pictorial boards. 30 pages. Full page colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge torn and creased but only very minimal loss.

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ALMANACK FOR 1885
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1302088
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1885. Very good condition.

Dark cream pictorial boards, yellow cloth spine. Blue/green endpapers. Enchanting illustrations throughout, mostly of young ladies in typical Greenaway dress. 4 x 3". Slight rubbing to corners of covers. Small white label to rear pastedown. Contents clean.

Price: £74.00 £55.50.

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THE BIG NODDY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Beek.
Stock no. 1701509
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; C.A. Publications Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cloth spine, green pictorial boards. The Third Big Noddy Book. First story "The Little Clockwork Car". Colour illustrations throughout. Belongs to box has partly erased crayon inscription, otherwise a lovely clean bright book. Wrapper has a few small closed edge tears with small chip to base of spine.

Price: £60.00 £45.00.

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THE NEW BIG NODDY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1701507
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; C.A. Publications, Ltd.. 1st 1955. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fifth Big Noddy Book. Large format. Green cloth spine. Orange pictorial boards showing Noddy playing cricket. Colour illustrations. First story is 'Noddy and the Wooden Horse'. Wrapper is scuffed with some small chips to top of spine.

Price: £60.00 £45.00.

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THE BOYS AT MENHARDOC
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by C.J. Staniland.
Stock no. 1302071
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1912. Very good condition.

A story of Cornish nets and mines. Blue decorated cloth with pictorial onlay to front, gilt title to spine and front cover. Colour frontis plus 6 b/w plates. 352 pages. Top edge gilt. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. A few light marks to covers. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light fingering to page edges else contents clean.

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THE BEEZER BOOK 1984
No author listed.
Stock no. 1701467
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1984. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0851162835. Wear to corners and top and tail of spine. Price-cut.

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LIONBOY: THE CHASE
Written by Zizou Corder.
Stock no. 1101937
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, red title to spine. Charlie is on the run from an amazing floating circus with six homesick, beautiful Lions. Second in the 'Lionboy' series. ISBN: 0141380527.

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GOLD AND SOME OTHERS
Written by Peggie C. Moody.
Stock no. 1101923
Published by R.T.S Lutterworth Press. Circa 1942. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black titles and vignette. One colour frontis. Bookplate to front endpaper. Some scuffing to covers. Foxing. Wrapper is heavily edge chipped with fading and grubby marks.

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THE EARLY HERDSMEN
Written by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp.
Stock no. 1101646
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1923. Very good condition.

Green and black decorated cloth boards. B/w illustrations. 231 pages. Top and tail of spine have small splits with a little fraying to cloth.

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THE SCARLET HERRING AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Edward Abbott Parry. Illustrated by A. D. Rusden.
Stock no. 1101558
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 1st 1899. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with red and black title and vignette to front; gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. 252 pages. Covers are browned, with some wear. A few finger marks to endpapers.

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JOSEPHINE'S PANTOMIME
Written by Mrs. H.C. Cradock. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1301850
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cream cloth spine. Beige boards with pictorial onlay to front. 8 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. A few light foxspots to contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is just a little bit grubby and has a 5cm closed tear to top of spine edge on front panel (for some reason the wrapper appears to be 0.5cm too short for the book!).

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