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COLLINS' CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by Katharine Tynan; Christine Chaundler; Ethel Talbot; Katharine Oldmeadow; et al. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton; A.A. Dixon; Agnes Richardson; R. James Williams; et al..
Stock no. 2125067
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Large format, cloth spine, front cover shows two children sledging, three stood behind. 5 colour plates plus 23 full page colour illustrations, b/w illustrations to text. 184 pages. First story is Chris's Knight by Tynan. Heavy bumping and wear along cover edges and to spine; some chipping. Fading to spine. Foxing to rear cover and throughout book.

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THE BALFOUR NURSERY RHYMES PAINTING BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124999
Published by Balfour Publications. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Card wraps. Includes 7 Nursery rhyme pictures to paint. One page shows the full colour finished picture to copy on the facing page. Vertical creasing to covers. A few small edge tears to covers. Belongs to box has been completed in ink. Only 1 picture in this painting book has been attempted.

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THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith.
Stock no. 2124989
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. 1981. Very good condition.

Larger format. Colour pictorial boards, with gilt titles. An Illustrated Junior Library Edition. All edges green. ISBN: 0448060205. Some wear and chips to cover edges and top and tail of spine. A few foxspots and small stain to outer page edges.

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ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124988
Published by Geddes & Grosset. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Stories Old and New series. Cream glazed pictorial boards with green spine. 160 pages. Colour plates. ISBN: 185534145X. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased and a bit faded to spine.

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THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Gareth Floyd.
Stock no. 2124987
Published by Collins. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. Collins Childreen's Classics Series. ISBN: 0001956671. Wrapper is price-cut and edge-creased with damp stain to bottom of rear panel.

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BLUE PETER
Written by Alina Lewitt. Illustrated by Lewitt-Him.
Stock no. 2124968
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1943. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Peter is a blue dog! A little fraying to cloth at top of spine. Wear to cover edges. Binding is weak; joint between front endpaper and title page is broken. Rear joint is partially cracked. Some hinges are pulled. The odd foxspot. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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THE STORY OF SLEEPING BEAUTY
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Evelyn Bowmar.
Stock no. 2124963
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 413. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Top 1-2" of spine are split (both sides), with some creasing. Smaller split to base of spine. Light damp mark to bottom of rear cover. A bit of surface paper damage to front endpaper/pastedown, where something was once stuck. Couple of closed margin tears to endpapers. A few margin marks. Illustrations are in excellent condition. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips, with some substantial loss to edges.

Price: £74.00 £55.50.

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AMELIARANNE GIVES A PARTY
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 2124960
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth spine, with black titles. Front cover shows a girl offering her cheek to a boy for a kiss. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine is unevenly faded. Corners are bumped and worn, with a little chipping. Inscription in ink and ink stamp name to front endpaper. A few light margin marks. Contained in a LATER wrapper (3/6 net) which is torn and creased, with loss to top and tail of spine and a couple of edges; faded to spine.

Price: £50.00 £37.50.

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THE LITTLE BROWN BEARS AT THE ZOO
Written by Chris Temple. Illustrated by Chris Temple.
Stock no. 2124957
Published by Lutterworth Press. Circa 1950. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. The Little Brown Bear Books. Two colour and b/w illustrations. Spine is browned. A few marks to covers. Browning to endpapers. A little foxing.

Price: £70.00 £52.50.

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THE BOX OF 'MRS' BOOKS
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 2124955
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

A small square box (4.25 x 4.25") containing six of the "Mrs." books: Mrs. Purr; Mrs. Nibble; Mrs. Cackle, Mrs. Polly, Mrs. Bear and Mrs. Waddle. Each book has pictorial paperwraps, colour and two-tone illustrations. Staples to spines of books have rusted. Contained in a nearly very good cardboard box, which has 1" split to one edge and some other marks and scuffs; some creasing.

Price: £80.00 £60.00.

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THE MAGIC PUDDING
Written by Norman Lindsay. Illustrated by Norman Lindsay.
Stock no. 2124946
Published by Cornstalk Publishing Company. 2nd 1924. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and his friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff. 2nd (Australian) edition. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine appears to have been repaired (maybe reglued) to base of spine; original splits show, with some fading. Corners are bumped. Fading to cover edges. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. A few page margin marks. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with 1-2" MISSING to base of spine; smaller piece of loss along top edge of rear panel.

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ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN
Written by Sara Hawks Sterling. Illustrated by Rowland Wheelwright.
Stock no. 1815999
Published by J. Coker & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front board. 4 colour plates. 118 pages. Spine worn with 2" split to lower front edge and 0.5" split to top front edge. Edges rubbed, corners worn exposing boards. Front board is scuffed. A few scattered foxspots, mainly to prelims and text block. Inscription in ink to half-title page. A few margin marks. All plates present.

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