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TOT AND TIM ANNUAL
Written by Constance Heward; Cecily M. Rutley; Katharine Oldmeadow; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; Harry B. Neilson; Charles Robinson; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1505728
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Slightly better than good condition.

Cloth spine with blue titles and vignette. Pictorial front cover shows three children playing with hoops. Colour and b/w illustrations. 132 pages. First story is The Freckled Fairy by Heward. Spine bumped, wear to writing on spine. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers grubby, rear cover is worst, some light foxing. Pencil writing about contents to front endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to contents mainly to margins. Some foxing. All plates present.

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THE JOLLY BOOK - ELEVENTH YEAR
Written by Harold Avery; Angela Brazil; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; G.E. Studdy; Harold Earnshaw; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1405242
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1920. Slightly better than good condition.

For boys and girls. Pictorial boards showing a boy and girl skating on front and a boy and a girl on spine. Black titles to spine and orange titles to front board. Colour plates plus black and white illustrations. Brazil story is 'The Scallywag Boys'. First story is The Spoil Sport by Avery. 10.25" x 8". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some fading to spine. Front cover and edges rubbed and worn. Rear cover grubby and marked. Top of rear board next to spine badly bumped. Top inner corner of contents also bumped. Front joint badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges pulled. Dated inscription to front endpaper. Page 17/18 is detached from book. Browning to endpapers. A few small marks otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE JOLLY BOOK - TENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Angela Brazil; Constance Heward; Queenie Scott-Hopper; et al. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy; Harold Earnshaw; Lawson Wood; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1405240
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth pictorial spine, yellow covers show children dressed as clowns. 16 colour plates. 320 pages. Edited by Chisholm. First story: The Khaki Boys by Angela Brazil. Spine bumped and a little worn. Corners bumped and worn. Bottom edge of front board worn. Other edges rubbed. Light browning to edge of rear board and a few marks to front board. Browning to endpapers and prelims. Name and inscription to verso of frontis. A few foxspots to page edges. Some marks to text block edge otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE CHILD'S CHRISTMAS
Written by Evelyn Sharp. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1405238
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1906. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth covers with gilt titles and vignettes to front and spine. Pale green pictorial endpapers. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 227 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cloth fraying a little at top and bottom of spine and a small split in cloth to rear of spine. Spine browned. Bump to top of front board. Spotting and marks to covers. Some hinges are cracked. Browning to endpapers. Marks to bottom corners of both endpapers. Book plate to verso of front endpaper. Bottom of a couple of plates detached and a couple have small closed tears. Crease to margin of one plate. Some foxing to margins and page edges and a few marks to contents

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LITTLE FOLKS 1912
Written by Dorothea Moore; John Comfort; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Noel Harrold; et al..
Stock no. 1405232
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1912. Good condition.

Volume 76. Green pictorial cloth. Gilt titles. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is 'Penelope - Poet' by Dorothea Moore. 10" x 7" Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. A few light marks to rear board. Both joints cracked. Title page and prelims missing. Inscription to verso of frontis. Colouring to a few b/w illustrations. Biro has been used to outline some smaller illustrations. Biro drawing on reverse of one illustration which does affect a small part of text. Small hole to one colour plate. Some foxing and grubby margin marks.

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WARD LOCK & CO'S WONDER BOOK 1927
Written by Harry Golding. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; Margaret Tarrant; Chris G. Temple; Alan Wright; et al..
Stock no. 1405231
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. 1927. Good condition.

Twenty-second year of issue. Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows child with a plate of fruit. 12 colour plates plus two-tone and b/w illustrations to text throughout. Pictorial endpapers by Alan Wright. First story is The Magic Knocker by Christine Chaundler. 264 pages. 10" x 7.25". Spine bumped and worn with splits to top and bottom. 5.5" split in cloth at front edge. Corners bumped and very worn. Board edges rubbed and scuffed. Scuffing and some marks to boards. Front joint cracked at top. Endpapers browned. Name and address in ink to verso of front endpaper. Ink tracing of picture beneath on tissue guard for frontis. 3 plates are MISSING. Foxing and some grubby margin marks.

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SWEETHEART TRAVELLERS
Written by S.R. Crockett. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; W.H.C. Groome.
Stock no. 1505717
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1st USA 1895. Almost very good condition.

A Child's Book for Children, for Women and for Men. A story featuring cycle touring in the 19th century. Blue/grey pictorial cloth. 69 b/w illustrations, some full-page. 314 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly grubby. Front endpaper MISSING. One hinge cracked and small margin hole to one page. Some foxing, mainly to endpapers and page edges.

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OUR DARLINGS' PLAYTIME
No author listed.
Stock no. 1505714
Published by Nister & Co. Ltd.. circa 1929. Very good condition.

Our Darlings Series. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl on swing, boy pushing, green titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 32 pages. 10 x 8". A little wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly grubby. Name and date (1929) in ink to front endpaper. Pages clean but lightly browned.

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PUCK ANNUAL 1925
No author listed. Illustrated by Sidney Stanley; C.E.B. Bernard; Warwick Reynolds; M.E. Brett; et al..
Stock no. 1505713
Published by The Amalgamated Press Limited. 1925. Almost very good condition.

A Picture and Story Book for Boys and Girls. Cloth spine, yellow pictorial front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. 195 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Rear cover grubby. Ink inscription to front pastedown, bottom corner of front endpaper is creased. Contents very good.

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THE WONDERLAND ANNUAL 1921
No author listed.
Stock no. 1505703
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1921. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows two children in a big chair reading a book with characters all around them. Spine bumped, faded and worn with splits to rear edge. Wear to corners and cover edges. Covers grubby and marked. Small patch of surface paper damage by title has been coloured in. A couple of hinges cracked. A few small marks to contents but generally clean.

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ROB LINDSAY AND HIS SCHOOL
Written by H.C. Preston MacGoun. Illustrated by Preston MacGoun.
Stock no. 1405214
Published by William J. Hay; Samuel Baxter's & Sons. 1905. Almost very good condition.

A Reminiscence of Seventy-Five Years Ago. Grey/buff pictorial boards, cream spine. Described as 'A simple chapter in the homelier life of Scotland'. 45 pages. 7 x 5.75". Lovely b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, browned and worn with 3"split to one side. Small part of backstrip is missing. Corners worn. Covers grubby. Couple of hinges cracked. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to page edges. Page edges uncut.

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FAITHFUL FRIENDS
Written by Clifton Bingham; et al. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin; Arthur Rackham; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1405213
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictures and Stories for Little Folk. Red cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows horse and dog touching noses. 6 2-colour plates plus 3 double-page spreads by Aldin, 5 plates by Rackham and a small b/w vignette by Wain. Spine and corners a little grubby. Small bump to edge of front board. Rear board and edges of front board grubby. Light browning to endpapers and prelims. Some foxing mainly to page edges otherwise contents very good. Colour illustrations are bright.

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