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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1895
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; G. Stoddart; et al..
Stock no. 1405194
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1895. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with black titles to spine. Front cover shows 5 little bee men dancing on some leaves. Gilt title and silver date. Blue & white frontis and numerous b/w illustrations. 192 pages. 9.5" x 7.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little browned. Red mark to rear board and dark mark to front board. Some foxing and a few scratches. Both joints cracked showing webbing beneath. Several hinges cracked. Front end paper is missing. Browning to endpaoers. Corners cut off rear endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page edges plus tissue guard. Some grubby marks to margins.

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THE MAIDS OF LA ROCHELLE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1405186
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1924. Almost very good condition.

The third of the La Rochelle books. Red illustrated board showing a girl sat at an easel and another girl looking over her shoulder plus a girl writing on the spine. Black titles to front board and spine. 4 b/w plates. 294 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little faded. Some marks to covers. Both joints cracked.Name and address to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Foxing throughout. A few grubby marks to margins.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1405185
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, gold title to front and spine. Front cover has gilt border. 4 sepia plates. 228 pages. Spine bumped and very faded. Corners bumped and worn. A little fading to rear cover. A few light marks. Front joint is cracked showing webbing beneath. Small piece cut from front endpaper. Date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing especially to prelims and page edges. Contents otherwise clean.

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ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Herbert J. Draper.
Stock no. 1405183
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1894. Slightly better than good condition.

Dark red pictorial boards. 12 b/w plates plus map of France. 384 pages plus Blackie's Book List. A tale of the Huguenot wars. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Some light marks to covers. Front joint badly cracked and rear joint beginning to crack. Bumping to bottom of rear board. Several hinges are cracked leaving the binding a little loose. Name to top of front endpaper on both front and verso. Inscription in ink to half title page. Some foxing to page edges otherwise contents generally clean.

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CRAZY CHARLIE
Written by Ruth Brown. Illustrated by Ruth Brown.
Stock no. 1208407
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Everyone was terrified of Crazy Charlie the crocodile. He had the most enormous teeth and he ate everything that he saw. But one day something terrible started to happen to Crazy Charlie - his beautiful teeth began to fall out... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0905478517. A few faint marks to covers. Spine very slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents clean. A very good copy of this scarce book.

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INSPECTOR MOUSE
Written by Bernard Stone. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1315724
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0905478843. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Child's name in pencil to front free-endpaper.

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FERGUS TRAVELS SOUTH
Written by Avril Rowlands. Illustrated by John Horton.
Stock no. 1315719
Published by Hillside Publishing. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

The McDorwuff Books. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719705371. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Light rubbing to corners. Original publishers price sticker to rear cover.

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NURSE MATILDA
Written by Christianna Brand. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1315709
Published by Brockhampton Press. 2nd 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Red boards with gilt decorations. Red endpapers, text block and page marker. B/w line drawings. 128 pages. Spine very slightly bumped. Some light marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents otherwise fine. Price-cut wrapper is a little edge rubbed and sunned to spine.

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CHATTERBOX ANNUAL 1927
Written by J. Erskine Clarke; et al.
Stock no. 1208382
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1927. Very good condition.

Front cover shows galleon. First story is "The Dim Red Dawn" by Mrs. Hobart Hampden. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 316 pages. Competition closing date is January 1928. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Front cover slightly scuffed, rear cover slightly marked. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Contents bright and clean.

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SEASIDE FRIENDS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1208379
Published by Ernest Nister. 1st 1912. Very good condition.

Sunshine series. Red spine. Pictorial front board. Mounted colour frontis. B/w illustrations throughout. Nister no. 3415. Covers scuffed and a little grubby. Prize inscription in ink and oval school stamp to front endpaper. Pages lightly browned else clean.

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HAPPY HOLIDAY STORIES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1208369
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Stories for girls. Large format. Pictorial boards showing girls with caravan. First story Heroine Helen. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine browned with slight loss of picture at top and tail. Corners worn. Small Christmas sticker on front pastedown. To/From box completed. Small edge-tear to top of frontis. Pages lightly browned else clean.

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THRILLS OF THE SKYWAYS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1208366
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Very good condition.

A collection of short stories. Pictorial boards. Red cloth spine. Colour frontis, b/w plates and illustrations. 124 pages. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Corners worn. Rear cover scuffed. Front cover bright and clean. Pages lightly browned else clean.

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