PERKIN THE PEDLAR
Written by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated by Clare Leighton.
Stock no. 1503988
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

The story of the twenty six children of Zeal Monachorum who did not know their ABC, until one day Perkin the Pedlar came by. Pictorial cloth boards with blue titles. Colour and b/w illustrations. 206 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers grubby. Ink stamp to front pastedown. Ink blot to lower edge of text block has seeped a little onto about 50 pages. Light foxing and an odd mark to contents.

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REDSKIN AND COWBOY
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse.
Stock no. 1403483
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1899. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. A Tale Of The Western Plains. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some rubbing to board edges. Spine darkened. Couple of marks to boards which are a little grubby. Name and date to verso of frontis. Some hinges pulled. A few light foxspots and some fingering to margins otherwise contents are generally clean.

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IN THE HEART OF THE ROCKIES
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Godfrey C. Hindley.
Stock no. 1403482
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1895. Almost very good condition.

A Story of Adventure In Colorado. Grey cloth with gilt titles and two colour decorations to spine and front cover. 8 plates. 352 pages + 32 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers grubby and slightly rubbed. Name and address in ink to verso of front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Light foxing and grubby fingermarks to page margins throughout. Rear endpaper is creased. A few hinges are cracked.

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A BOOK OF SAINTS
Written by J.M. Marsh. Illustrated by J.M. Marsh.
Stock no. 1810633
Published by Student Christian Movement Press. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ten christian saints. Each saint has a full page silhouette by way of illustration. Yellow paper boards with black titles and silhouette to front. Spine and corners bumped, top of spine torn across, boards a little grubby. Some minor scattered foxing to contents. Hinges pulled but stitching firm. Dustwrapper is worn at corners and spine with loss and browned/grubby.

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WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1403481
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt. Edges olive green. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates plus 1 map and 7 battle-field plans. 384 pages + 32 pages booklist. Spine bumped and worn and browned. Picture is wearing off. Bottom front corner badly bumped. Other corners also bumped and all corners are rubbed. Marks to boards. Inscription in ink to half title page. Endpapers browned. Foxing mainly to prelims and a little to page edges otherwise contents are clean.

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WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1403478
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and front board. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges a little rubbed. Small indent and faint marks to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning and a little foxing otherwise contents generally clean.

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WITH COCHRANE THE DAUNTLESS
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.H. Margetson.
Stock no. 1403475
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1897. Very good condition.

A Tale of The Exploits of Lord Cochrane In South American Waters. Pale blue pictorial cloth with gilt, black and blue decorations. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Board edges rubbed. Spine darkened. Gilt a little worn. A few marks to boards. Name in purple ink to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to top of title page. Endpapers browned. A few hinges pulled. Some foxing and fingering otherwise contents are generally clean.

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THE POP-UP BUCK ROGERS
Written by Phil Nowlan. Illustrated by Dick Calkins.
Stock no. 1403471
Published by Pleasure Books. 1935. Very good condition.

Strange adventures in the spider-ship. Pictorial boards. 3 colour pop-ups. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners a little bumped and rubbed. Couple of light foxspots to covers which are a little grubby. Foxing mostly to page edges. A little creasing to the reptile's tail in the last pop-up where it doesn't quite fit in the book. Buck Roger's gun and hand also a little creased. Pop-ups otherwise in excellent condition. This copy would make a wonderful gift

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THE GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 17
No author listed.
Stock no. 1503964
Published by Girl's Own Paper. 1896. Very good condition.

October 1895 to September 1896. Large heavy format. Dark blue textured boards with leather corners and spine. Gilt titles and bands to spine. 10 plates listed, 2 are colour. 832 pages. Spine and corners worn with some loss of surface. Small split to top of spine. White marks (damp?) to covers. Three names in pen to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Contents are very good, just an odd mark. All plates present. Book has slight musty smell.

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WHO'S WHO IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS A TREASURY OF THE FAMILIAR CHARACTERS OF CHILDHOOD
Written by Margery Fisher.
Stock no. 1403445
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 3rd 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A personal collection of characters, some famous and others less familiar, from the world of children's fiction. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine and vignette to front board. Red and white pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w plates plus b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0297770373. Spine bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is edge worn and creased. Spine is faded. Small tear to front panel is mended with tape on verso. Couple of small marks.

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THE BIG BOOK FOR TINIES
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby; Enid Warne Browne; B. Butler; et al..
Stock no. 1503943
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. circa 1932. Slightly better than good condition.

Matt pictorial paper boards entitled 'Baby's Play Time' to front depicting small girl pulling doll in trolley, dark red titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour plates, two tone and b/w illustrations. First story is Mrs Brown Hen. Large print text. Edited by Strang. Spine is bumped and worn with some loss of surface paper at either end also slightly faded and marked. Corners and cover edges worn. Covers a bit grubby and scuffed. Front joint cracked next to frontis. Rear joint and some hinges also cracked. Browning to endpapers and prelims, heavy foxing to contents. Small dated inscription to prelims. One plate detached and has large corner crease. Creasing to title page.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1941
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 1503942
Published by News Chronicle. 1941. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial covers. 4 colour plates. Front cover shows characters - two of them playing musical instruments. First story is 'Mr. Noah's Guardian Angel'. Spine is worn and chipped with loss from top and bottom. Bumping to corners. Wear to corners and cover edges. Covers a little grubby and scuffed. Both joints and a couple of hinges cracked. Remains of label and ink inscription to front pastedown. Mark to verso of frontis. Contents are browned with a little foxing and just a few marks.

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