OUR DARLINGS
Written by Mrs. George Corbett; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1310567
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial boards with front showing 3 girls playing with a hoop. Mounted colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. First story is "Little Miss Robinson Crusoe" by Corbett. Includes some b/w cat illustrations by Wain. Spine bumped. Corners worn and edges slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers partially browned. A nice copy.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Esther Branthwaite; Duncan McLaren; F. Anstey; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1310566
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1912. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows young boy sailor with a small girl on his shoulder. First story is "Molly's Decision" (this is a long story serialised throughout the annual) by Branthwaite. Colour plates mounted on green paper plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and faded with small dark mark to centre. Covers edge rubbed. Endpapers browned, small piece chipped from lower edge of front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to page edges. One plate has slight damage to edges, one mount has very slight paper damage to verso.

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THE FAVOURITE STORY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Gordon Robinson; Anne Anderson; Inez Topham; et al..
Stock no. 1501391
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Very good condition.

Tan colour cloth spine with black title. Colour pictorial front board. B/w pictorial rear board. Pictorial endpapers. Unpaginated. Short stories and poems. Contains 7 b/w illustrations by Louis Wain. Spine slightly bumped and worn. Corners and cover edges a little worn. Covers very slightly grubby with foxing to spine edge and inside edge of rear cover. Some old tape marks to endpapers. A couple of repaired margin tears. Foxing to text block edges. Contents generally clean.

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PLAYBOX 1908
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1501384
1908. Very good condition.

12 issues of the Playbox comic January to December 1908. Bound in embossed maroon cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine slightly rubbed. Neat name and date to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents lightly browned, otherwise clean.

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JUMPING MOUSE
Written by Brian Patten. Illustrated by Mary Moore.
Stock no. 1807542
Published by The Hawthorn Press. 2nd 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. A folk-tale. Purple pictorial boards and endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781903458990.

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LIVING TOWNS
Written by E.H. Dance. Illustrated by H.C. McBeath.
Stock no. 1807539
Published by Longmans. 1964. Very good condition.

Man's Heritage series. The history of the town, a children's book. Cardwrap booklet with brown cloth spine. B/w illustrations. 60 pages. Second impression. Light rubbing to edges of card covers. Small name in ink to top of title page. Slight bowing of contents. Contents are clean.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1916
Written by Elsie Blomfield; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; N. Buchanan; et al..
Stock no. 1310493
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1916. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows girl in red cape carrying holly and ivy followed by elves. Maroon cloth spine. 191 pages. 9.5 x 7.5". Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone text illustrations throughout, many Wain cats. Covers are edge worn and grubby to rear. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned. Pencil writing (name and date) to title-page. Contents clean.

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THE AMATEUR COOK
Written by Katharine Burrill; Annie M. Booth. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1310466
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Good condition.

Pale green pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates plus b/w text illustrations. 296 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned and looks like it may have been re-glued at top. Pale foxing/browning to grubby covers. Foxing and a few other spots to contents.

Price: £54.00 £40.50.

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THE ADVENTURES OF MARY CONTRAIRY
Written by Ethel Talbot.
Stock no. 1401672
Published by Lutterworth Press. Almost very good condition.

Miss Mary Contrairy's house blows away because she does not look after it. This is the story of how she gets it back. Yellow pictorial boards. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Backstrip is missing. Corners bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is grubby and marked. Bump to bottom of rear edge. Some hinges cracked. Foxing to contents.

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JIMMY LINNET'S LODGER
Written by Maben. Illustrated by Maben.
Stock no. 1401671
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition.

Jimmy Linnet is a most charming character, and always seems to turn up at the right time to help his many woodland friends when they are in trouble. White pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 48 pages. Corners bumped. Spine bumped and rubbed with small split at top. Bottom 2cm of backstrip missing. Covers are grubby with marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink plus small crossing out in ink to front endpaper. Some browning mainly to endpapers. A few foxspots.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1917
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; E. Blomfield; G Sidney; et al..
Stock no. 1501369
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1917. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth spine. Front board shows 2 children on ice-skates, carrying a large kite! With about 200 illustrations, including a few Louis Wain cat illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges rubbed and worn. Rear cover slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Odd margin mark/grubby fingermark. Light browning to pages 148/149. Contents otherwise very good. A nice copy.

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THE CHASE OF THE GOLDEN METEOR
Written by Jules Verne. Illustrated by George Roux.
Stock no. 2111169
Published by Grant Richards. 1909. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to front, yellow title to spine. 24 b/w plates. Translated from the french by Frederick Lawton. 292 pages. Spine is a bit browned. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front joint is a bit cracked. Partially removed presentation plate to front pastedown - some surface paper damage now. Some foxing and browning.

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