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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR BABY
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1828595
Published by Humphrey Milford. Almost very good condition.

A board book for young children. Front cover shows young child in highchair wearing a blue gown and eating snacks, yellow background. Blue cloth spine. 12 colour illustrations with text below plus full pages of text. Text in green. Undated. Front board lightly rubbed at edges, rear board grubby and rubbed at corners. Spine a little browned and slightly worn at top & tail. A few grubby marks to contents but generally a nice example.

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THE MAMMOTH WONDER BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by J.R. Crossland; J.M. Parrish. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1328201
Published by Odhams Press Ltd.. 1st 1935. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Crossland and Parrish. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth with embossed illustration to front and spine, gilt title to spine. Colour plates by Anne Anderson, b/w illustrations by various artists to text throughout. 768 pages. First story is "The Story of Hiawatha". Minimal bumping to spine. Looks unread. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge rubbed and lightly faded.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY STORIES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1327907
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Fair condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover, pictorial onlay to front. 11 stories. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn with fraying of cloth. Covers slightly faded and marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint is cracked, hinges pulled. Foxing to contents.

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TOT AND TIM ANNUAL 9TH YEAR
Written by Barbara E. Todd; Constance Heward; Violet Metheley; Madeline Barnes; et al. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; Grace Lodge; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1325965
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1928. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, front cover shows two children playing at Tally-Ho. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 139 numbered pages. First verse is "The Lane in May" by Tadema. Covers are grubby and edge-worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing.

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GRIMMS' FAIRY TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 1325896
Published by The Children's Press. Good condition.

Pictorial front cover illustrated by A.H.Watson shows a blonde haired girl holding the hands of some kind of spirit being(?). First story is 'The House in the Wood'. 4 colour plates. B/w text illustrations throughout. Covers are edge worn with chipping to the paper covering of the spine edges. Browning and foxing to contents which are otherwise clean.

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THE DICKIE-BIRDIE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1325538
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

A book of poems about birds. Off-white cloth with green title and pictorial onlay to front. 12 beautiful colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers slightly browned at spine and edges. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed.

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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Florence Harrison; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.A. Peart; Alan Wright; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324841
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Blue boards, pictorial onlays to front and spine (of girl and boy with dog). Colour frontis plus other plates, colour and b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. First story is "The Heart of Gold". Covers are edge worn, splits to spine and damage/loss at top. Foxing to covers (heavy). Some heavy foxing to contents and textblock. Last hinge is cracked.

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THE TINY FOLKS' ANNUAL
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; Millicent Sowerby; Lilian A. Govey; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324838
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Fair condition.

Edited by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Blue boards, pictorial onlays to front and spine. Front shows a boy and a girl on a toy horse. Colour frontis and illulstrations, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Rear cover is grubby and faded at edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Heavy foxing to textblock, some light foxing to contents. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Some of the b/w illustrations have been coloured in. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Some hinges cracked causing contents to be a little loose.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324755
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1926. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Front board showing "The Swing". Colour frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations. First story: The Mill Wheel. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Covers are grubby. Inscription in pencil to verso of frontis. Hinges pulled but binding still tight. Foxing to contents.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey; Anne Anderson; Alan Wright; et al..
Stock no. 1324752
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1925. Good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Scene shows two children with kites "on the hilltop". Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Lennie the Woodman". Spine is bumped and browned with damage at top (split and slight loss of surface paper). Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight. Some foxing to contents.

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OLD ENGLISH NURSERY SONGS
Written by Horace Mansion. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1324627
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Music by Horace Mansion. 8 quite charming colour plates plus b/w drawings illustrate this selection of nursery rhymes. Includes musical score for voice and piano. Buff boards with blue pictorial onlay to front cover. 11 x 8.5". 88 pages. Spine and corners bumped, top corner of rear cover quite badly worn. Scuffing to front cover edges. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. One of the plates is loose with ragged edges. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some foxing to contents.

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ANDERSEN'S FAIRY STORIES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 2140235
Published by The Children's Press. Circa 1930. Good condition.

Yellow cloth spine. Paperboards with large colour onlay to front. 8 pretty colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 128 pages. Bumping and wear to cover edges, corners and spine; damp staining to rear cover and to some page edges internally. Inscription in ink to prelims. Foxing and browning.

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