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THE FAVOURITE PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Helena Maguire; William Foster.
Stock no. 1301482
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1896. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

'Untearable'. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board. 16 full-page colour illustrations plus sepia line drawings. Floral decorated endpapers. All edges dyed pink. Short animal tales told in verse. Spine slightly bumped, corners just a little worn. A tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Endpapers are lightly browned with a couple of small crayon marks to front free-endpaper, also light vertical crease to edge of front free-endpaper which has a tiny tear at base. Staples are rusty. Contained in original paper dustwrapper (b/w illustration to front) which has a couple of small closed edge tears. Dustwrapper has done its job and kept the covers beautifully bright and clean!

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TINY TOT'S FIRST BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by E.e. Houghton; et al..
Stock no. 1301041
Published by Nister & Co.. circa 1929. Very good condition.

No. 3812. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing mother on a bench with little boy and girl reading Tiny Tot's First Book. Contains ABC, Alphabet in writing letters, counting, telling the time, rhymes, short stories etc. B/w text illustrations and a few full-page colour illustrations. Slight wear to top and tail of spine, corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Page edge browning else contents clean. Small tear to lower edge of rear free-endpaper.

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WILD ANIMAL STORIES
Written by George Manville Fenn; Arthur J. Daniels; et al. Illustrated by E.B.S. Montefiore.
Stock no. 819382
Published by Ernest Nister. 1st circa 1898. Almost very good condition.

A Panorama Picture Book. Printed in Bavaria 867. Large oblong format. Green cloth spine, pictorial paper boards with colour illustration of leopard on a tree branch with five monkeys. 6 full page colour three dimensional scenes. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Top corner of spine bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Hinges pulled. One double page spread with text on one side and three dimensional scene on facing page is detached. Small closed tear with no loss to one lower page margin. A very nice copy. All panoramas in excellent condition. Reduced from £420.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 26TH YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; M.A. Hoyer; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; et al..
Stock no. 810010
Published by Ernest Nister. 1914 Very good condition.

Brown cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows Town Crier surrounded by children. Full page colour illustrations and b/w illustrations throughout. First story 'When daddy's ship came home' by L.L.Weedon. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some browning and fade marks to top and tail of spine. Foxing internally and to outer page edges. Margin tears to a few pages. A little damp staining to rear endpaper.

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REVOLVING PICTURES
Written by Ernest Nister.
Stock no. 596841
Published by Collins. 1979. Very good condition.

A reproduction from an Antique Book by Ernest Nister. Original published in 1892. Pictures changed by moving the tab. Glazed boards. ISBN: 0001956477. A few marks to covers. All revolving pictures appear to be in very good working order.

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LITTLE FRIENDS AT THE SEASIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 596852
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Fair condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows two children petting a seaside donkey, with donkey rides in the background. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some chipping to covers. A few marks to covers. Binding is weak, with joints cracked and stitching starting to come loss in a few places. Some colouring internally. One page is frayed at edges. Large damp stain to rear cover.

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MY NURSERY TALE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 596560
Published by Nister & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1928. Very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing, what looks like a 'Sleeping Beauty' scene. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations throughout. A little bumping, wear and chipping to cover corners. Inscriptions in ink to front pastedown and front endpaper. Foxing and browning to outer page edges and page margins.

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BARKS AND REMARKS AND SOME OF HIS LARKS, BY OUR DOG DASH
Written by L.L. Weedon; Mary E. Boyle; et al.
Stock no. 379352
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1896. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Beige cloth spine, pictorial front board. Floral decorated endpapers. Full-page colour (chromolithograph) and b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped, corners worn (covered with clear tape). Edges slightly rubbed and a couple of tiny dents to top edge of front cover. Small splash mark to front cover. Inscription in ink and some extra writing to front endpaper. Joints reinforced with clear tape. Contents lightly browned else clean. One page has a small tear to lower margin. A nice copy.

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PLAYFELLOWS
No author listed.
Stock no. 378640
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1904. Very good condition.

Our Little Folks Library. No. 1186. Small format (3.75 x 3.25"), brown cloth spine with cream pictorial front board. 4 colour illustrations and a few b/w text illustrations. Binding professionally reinforced with new endpapers. Slight marking to inner margins from rusty staples (now replaced).

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MEIN ZAUBERKARUSSELL
Written by Ingrid Rudolph.
Stock no. 991424
Published by Obv. Fine condition.

Facsimile of an Ernest Nister moveable book. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Text in German. ISBN: 3215063433. Perfect working order.

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REVOLVING PICTURES
Written by Ernest Nister.
Stock no. 590328
Published by Collins. 1979. Fine condition.

A reproduction from an Antique Book by Ernest Nister. Original published in 1892. Pictures changed by moving the tab. Glazed boards. ISBN: 0001956477. All revolving pictures are in excellent working order.

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THE LITTLE PEOPLE'S SCRAP BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 738413
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1907. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial front board. Blue and white floral decorated endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout with some simple text phrases. Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Spine bumped and rubbed at head and tail. Some scuff/scratch marks to covers. Some grubby fingermarks and light page browning to margins. Contents otherwise clean. A nice copy.

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