WE DIDN'T MEAN TO GO TO SEA
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1325458
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine and blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers, b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0224021230. Spine very slightly bumped. Rear panel of wrapper is slightly grubby, slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

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THE RED BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Mary Cowden Clarke; Bessie Marchant; Angela Brazil; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey; Harold C. Earnshaw; N.M. Price; Chas. Pears; et al..
Stock no. 1325454
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, spine, red boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small mark to top of spine. Foxing throughout.

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THE PURPLE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; G. Lusignan; Captain Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; Thomas Somerfield; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325452
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, purple pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "William the Silent" by Lusignan. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped. Endpapers are browned. Foxing. Name in pencil (heavy) in belongs to box.

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THE NEW BUFF BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Hugh Banstead; Gunby Hadath; Jeffrey Havilton; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325451
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Buff pictorial boards. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is "Lost, Stolen or Strayed" by Banstead. Spine bumped, covers edge rubbed and a bit grubby (light white mark to rear cover). Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing, mainly to textblock. Some hinges cracked.

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THE GREEN BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Charles Dickens; Angela Brazil; Bessie Marchant; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by John Campbell; Lilian A. Govey; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325450
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine and green decorated boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. B/w text illustrations. First story is "The Magic Fish Bone" by Charles Dickens. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges rubbed. Spine browned. Contents are browned with heavy foxing to textblock (some to margins). Some hinges cracked.

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THE LILAC BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; E.L. Haverfield; Florence Bone; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; W. Rainey; C.E. Brock; Edward Thornton; et al..
Stock no. 1325449
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1930. Good condition.

Purple cloth spine with black title and illustration, Lilac pictorial boards. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Grubby fingermarks to contents and some foxing. Slight paper damage to top corner of front free-endpaper (pencil erasure?).

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MYSTERY MINE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Terry Freeman.
Stock no. 1325441
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

The 12th Lone Pine story set in the Yorkshire moors. Cardwraps. 278 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 9781847451200. Minimal rubbing to corners and a tiny mark to textblock else a fine copy.

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THE ENGLISH SPELLING-BOOK
Written by William Mavor. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325430
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1885. Almost very good condition.

Accompanied by a progressive series of easy and familiar lessons. Pictorial boards. B/w text illustrations. 108 pages. Covers are a little grubby and worn. Circular cup(?) mark to front cover. Endpapers are lightly browned. Contents are clean.

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QUEEN VICTORIA'S JUBILEE GARLAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325429
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1887. Good condition.

Small, oblong format. Cardwraps held together with a silk ribbon. 4 colour plates. Covers are grubby. Silk ribbon has been replaced with silver paper(?). Some grubby marks inside covers but plates still bright and clean.

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UNDER THE WINDOW PICTURES AND RHYMES FOR CHILDREN
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325428
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1900. Fair condition.

Dark green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Green endpapers. 64 pages, colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight loss of surface paper to spine corners of front cover. Cover edges worn. Hinges are pulled causing binding to be loose. Some page margin tears and light stains.

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MOTHER GOOSE OR THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325426
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1881. Good condition.

2nd issue of 1st edition. Pink cloth spine. Green lattice to cream cloth covers. Upside Down 'G' to Goose on front cover. Olive green endpapers. 2nd issue of the first edition. Covers are grubby with bumping to spine and corners. Name in ink (partially erased) to front free-endpaper. Hinges are cracked and pulled (showing stitching beneath) but the binding is still generally tight. Some pages are slightly grubby.

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DAME WIGGINS OF LEE AND HER SEVEN WONDERFUL CATS
Written by John Ruskin. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325425
Published by George Allen. 1st 1885. Good condition.

A Humorous Tale Written Principally by a Lady of Ninety. Brown cloth, gilt vignette & title to front. 22 woodcuts. With new illustrations by Greenaway. 3rd issue of first edition. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers scuffed and marked. Front joint is cracked, hinges pulled showing stitching beneath but binding still tight. This is a well loved edition and the pages are quite grubby in places.

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