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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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RUPERT ANNUAL 1989
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1324832
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Almost very good condition.

No. 54. Tall format glazed boards - Rupert & chums with snowman. 1st story Rupert and the Boomerarrow. Pictured by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850791871. Spine and corners bumped. Covers very slightly grubby. Child's name in ink to front pastedown (and small ink mark at lower margin), to belongs to box, to top margin of title-page and to rear pastedown. Puzzle pages done in pencil. Pencil circle around illustration of Rupert on page 61. Some light finger creasing else but contents generally clean.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Winifred F. Peck; Florence Harrison; C. Bernard Rutley; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; Ruth Cobb; et al..
Stock no. 1324830
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Front board shows a girl in skirt and blazer with a black dog on a lead. First story is "The First Flight" by Peck. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations throughout. Corners are worn, edges rubbed. Spine and rear cover slightly grubby, front cover lightly scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Angela Brazil; E.E. Cowper; Josephine Elder; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1324829
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Cloth spine, cream front board showing dark-haired girl with hat on. First story is "The Luck of the School" by Angela Brazil. 4 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Front cover and spine a little grubby. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint (between frontis and title-page) is cracked showing webbing beneath. Some foxing and fingering to contents. Plate opposite page 56 is loose but still present.

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THE TRIGAN EMPIRE
Written by Dan Lawrence.
Stock no. 1825097
Published by Hamlyn. 1978. Very good condition.

A fantastic space world of adventure and conflict. Contains seven stories of the Trigan Empire. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0600387887. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Boards scuffed. Text block browned and a little grubby. Couple of hinges pulled. Contents clean. Remains of label to rear board.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Lady Middleton; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324828
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Light cloth spine with green titles. Pictorial front board showing girl with a bicycle. First story is: A Girl from the Colonies by Natalie Joan. Colour and b/w plates. B/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Scuffed to front cover and grubby to rear. Spine also a bit grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to contents and some hinges slightly pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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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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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Ruth Cobb; C. Bernard Rutley; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Ruth Cobb; Alfred Bestall; et al..
Stock no. 1324826
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Orange cloth spine, black title. Pictorial front board shows two girls in hiking gear, one looking at map. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story is 'The Treasure Hunt' by Joan. Frontis by Bestall. 208 pages. Covers edge rubbed, corners worn. Spine bumped and rubbed. Prelims pulled, nearly detached. Some foxing to contents.

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CHRONICLES: ART & DESIGN (THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG)
Written by Daniel Falconer; Alan Lee.
Stock no. 1825078
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Explores and celebrates the creative vision of the second film in Acadfemy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson's trilogy adaptation of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. This lavish volume follows Bilbo, Gandalf andf Thorin's Company of Dwarves eastward, through hitherto unseen regions of Middle-earth, on their quest to reclaim the lost realm of Erebor from the Dragon Smaug. Large oblong format. Pictorial textured boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780007487271. Corners lightly bumped, minor knock to lower rear edge and rear vertical edge. Contents fine.

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STEPSISTERS FOR LORNA
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1324810
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Complete and unedited. Pictorial cardwraps. 223 pages. B/w text illustrations. Part of the Wynyards School Series. ISBN: 1904417310. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. A few tiny light marks to textblock else contents fine.

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UNCLE OOJAH'S BIG ANNUAL
Written by Flo Lancaster; G.F. Christie; et al. Illustrated by Irene Heath; Helen Jacobs; et al..
Stock no. 1324793
Published by Allied Newspapers Limited. 1932. Very good condition.

Red pictorial boards with pictorial spine. Front cover shows Oojah passing an annual with his trunk. First story is Uncle Oojah's Happy Island by Lancaster. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some page browning and foxing. Some hinges cracked causing contents to be slightly loose.

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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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