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THE LITTLEST ONE: HIS BOOK
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 1328717
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A new edition of The Littlest One and The Littlest One Again with additional poems. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vignettes. 160 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped with slight fading at top and tail. Endpapers partially browned. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and verso of wrapper is browned.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR BROWNIES
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Madge S. Smith; Constance Savery; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Grace Lodge; A.H. Watson; M.D. Johnston; Barbara C. Freeman; et al..
Stock no. 1325497
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards "Glad & Gay". Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. First story is A Brownie Brew. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint (between endpaper and half-title) is cracked. Some hinges pulled. Foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; S.M. Hills; M. Horace Smith; M.A. Peart; et al. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1325495
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Good condition.

Pictorial boards showing children "in the hayfield". First story is Cornpop and Wen - Two Milllers. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations (some 3-colour). Spine and corners bumped. Corners bumped, top rear corner worn. Dent to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; C. Bernard Rutley; Violet M. Methley; Ethel Talbot; M.E. Buckingham; Ruth Cobb; et al. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; Ruth Cobb; Ernest A. Aris; Inez Topham; et al..
Stock no. 1324980
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Orange cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl and a black dog in a motor car. First story is "The Little French Ghost" by Joan. Colour and b/w plates, b/w text illustrations. Covers are edge worn, front cover is lightly scratched and rear cover is a bit grubby. Spine is grubby. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Thora Stowell; Jessie Pope; et al. Illustrated by E.E. Brier; A.H. Watson; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1324758
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Front board shows two children on a swing "ever so high!". First story is "Six and Twenty Fairy Cows". Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations to text. Spine slightly bumped. Mark to top edge of front cover. Light foxing to textblock. Some hinges cracked and pulled but binding still tight.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Jocelyn Oliver; M.A. Peart; Natalie Joan; et al. Illustrated by E.E. Brier; M.D. Johnston; A.H. Watson; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324757
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows children in sailing boat "happy days". Colour frontis. B/w and 3-tone text illustrations. First story is "One Last Ride". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents. Some hinges pulled and cracked but binding still tight.

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THE ROMANCE OF READING FIRST SERIES BOOK III PLEASANT PATHS
Written by R.K. Polkinghorne; M.I.R. Polkinghorne. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Florence Harrison; Helen Jacobs; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 1324630
Published by Oxford University Press. 1953. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth. Some colour plates plus many b/w text illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine faded. Small dent to lower edges of covers. Some page corners lightly creased, lower corner of last text page neatly removed (text not affected).

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TOLD AGAIN
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 1324223
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Traditional tales told by de La Mare. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 320 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper.

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TOLD AGAIN
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 2140292
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition.

White cloth with gilt tiles to spine and front cover; vignette also to front cover. Traditional tales told by Walter de la Mare. Limited edition to 260 copies. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. SIGNED by author to verso of half-title page. This is Copy No. 88. Grubby marks and spots, with cup ring mark to covers. Foxing; heaviest to endpapers, prelims, outer page edges; some throughout.

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THE CHILDREN'S CARGO
Written by Cynthia Asquith; A.A. Milne; Walter De La Mare; Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Margaret Tempest; Daphne Jerrold.
Stock no. 2140258
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1930. Almost very good condition.

Beige cloth boards, with paper title to spine and front cover. 8 tipped in colour plates and b/w illustrations. Paper title labels are very browned, with some to spine missing. Marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. All plates present.

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TOLD AGAIN
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 1322909
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Traditional tales told by de La Mare. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 320 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small dent to edge of rear cover. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Some foxing to contents.

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PILLICOCK HILL
Written by Herbert Asquith. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 2137480
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1928. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Verses by Asquith. Set to music by Alec Rowley. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Slight scuff to front cover. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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