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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Thora Stowell; Jessie Pope; et al. Illustrated by E.E. Brier; A.H. Watson; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1324758
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Front board shows two children on a swing "ever so high!". First story is "Six and Twenty Fairy Cows". Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations to text. Spine slightly bumped. Mark to top edge of front cover. Light foxing to textblock. Some hinges cracked and pulled but binding still tight.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Jocelyn Oliver; M.A. Peart; Natalie Joan; et al. Illustrated by E.E. Brier; M.D. Johnston; A.H. Watson; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324757
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows children in sailing boat "happy days". Colour frontis. B/w and 3-tone text illustrations. First story is "One Last Ride". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents. Some hinges pulled and cracked but binding still tight.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Margaret Baker; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Grace Lodge; H.R. Millar; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324756
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1929. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Front board showing "Our Ship". Colour frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations. First story is The Fairy Tree. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine slightly browned. Some hinges pulled. A little foxing to contents, mainly at page edges.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324755
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1926. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Front board showing "The Swing". Colour frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations. First story: The Mill Wheel. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Covers are grubby. Inscription in pencil to verso of frontis. Hinges pulled but binding still tight. Foxing to contents.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.A. Peart; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1324754
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928. Good condition.

Pictorial paper boards entitled 'Fairy Lights' shows children with Chinese lanterns. Colour frontis by Florence Harrison plus b/w and two-tone illustrations (one or two by F.Harrison). Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Rear cover is grubby. Browning and foxing to contents. Some pencil colouring to endpapers, especially rear endpapers. One b/w illustration has been coloured in with watercolours. Hinges pulled but binding still tight. Name in heavy pencil to rear free-endpaper.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; K. Wallis Coales; M.I.K. Carruthers; Jocelyn Oliver; et al. Illustrated by K.W. Coales; Mary S. Reeve; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324753
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Scene shows a girl on a white horse "in the paddock". Colour frontis, b/w and 3-tone text illustrations. First story is "The Little Girl Who Put Her Tongue Out". Spine bumped. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Some light marks to covers. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Cracke between frontis and title-page else contents clean.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey; Anne Anderson; Alan Wright; et al..
Stock no. 1324752
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1925. Good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Scene shows two children with kites "on the hilltop". Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Lennie the Woodman". Spine is bumped and browned with damage at top (split and slight loss of surface paper). Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight. Some foxing to contents.

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WILLIAM THE FILM STAR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324725
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Formerly entitled William and the Evacuees. Red boards, black title label to spine. Vignette to front cover. 160 pages. Abridged edition. Ninth impression (cheap edition). Spine and corners slightly bumped. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Light page browning throughout and light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to spine and rear panel.

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JUST WILLIAM'S LUCK
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324722
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title label to spine. Small vignette of boys head to front board. B/w frontis piece and text illustrations. 256 pages. 7.5 x 5". Fifth impression. Spine bumped. Some foxspots and contents browned throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and grubby to rear panel.

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WILLIAM'S BAD RESOLUTION
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324717
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1958. Fair condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Formerly entitled 'William and A.R.P.'. Red boards with title to spine with black background. Black vignette of William's head to front cover. B/w frontis piece and text illustrations. 252 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and worn with small splits to top and tail of spine. Cover edges worn. Evidence of library labels being removed from front endpapers and erasure of an ink stamp to title-page. Endpapers have been replaced and hinges reinforce. Contents are well browned and fingered with some small margin tears. Some hinges cracked. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some felt-tip pen marks to margins. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased with only slight loss to top of spine. SOLD WITH ALL FAULTS (no returns).

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WILLIAM AND THE SPACE ANIMAL
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324715
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William to front. B/w illustrations. 158 pages. Abridged Impression. Third impression (cheap edition). Spine very slightly bumped. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge browned and slightly edge rubbed but complete.

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WILLIAM THE GOOD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324706
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1935. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. 251 pages and 1 page book list to rear. Tenth impression. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded, covers slightly marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Slight page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some loss to spine and corners.

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