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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Winifred Darch; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; Mary Strange Reeve; et al..
Stock no. 1325618
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1926. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front and spine, front shows girl feeding doves. Includes "Captain Betsy" by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. 6 colour plates. 160 pages. Spine bumped. Covers slightly edge worn. Inscription in ink (partially faded) to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing and some fingering to page margins. Scarce dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, tear to top of spine tape repaired on verso, rear panel has large section of loss to top edge and some smaller pieces of loss at other edges.

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THE ORANGE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Captain Charles Gilson; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.J. Ford; Cyrus Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1325524
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Circa 1925. Good condition.

Orange and pale blue pictorial boards. 9 colour plates. Numerous b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Cover edges rubbed. Scuffing to rear cover. Name and date in ink to belongs to box. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and some page margins, some fingermarks to pages.

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THE GOLDEN BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Lawrence R. Bourne; Harold Avery; Lionel Edwards; et al. Illustrated by Arch Webb; R.H. Brock; C.E. Brock; Lionel Edwards; et al..
Stock no. 1325500
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1922. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth spine. Pictorial front board, showing pirate scene. First story is 'Musholme' by Lawrence R. Bourne. Colour frontis and 5 other plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock, some foxing to page margins. A couple of small margin tears, including one of the plates.

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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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WINNING HIS NAME
Written by Herbert Strang. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 1325221
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928. Very good condition.

The New Ensign Series for Boys. A romance of Stuart days. Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 412 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, small split to base of spine. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Prize plate and a school ink stamp (small) to front pastedown. Some foxing to textblock.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by Henrietta Merriman; Phyllis I. Norris; C. Bernard Rutley; M.E. Buckingham; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Alfred Bestall; Peter Fraser; et al..
Stock no. 1325125
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing two girls at a fence looking at lambs. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. First story is "A Good Word for Captain Bob" by Merriman. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine, two small white spots to front cover. Partially erased inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing else contents clean.

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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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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Florence Harrison; Lucy Bickersteth; Margaret Middleton; et al. Illustrated by Frank E. Wiles; Florence Harrison; Radcliffe Wilson; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324978
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1929. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Front cover shows a girl waving a hankie, ice-skating. First story is 'Pen the Poacher' by Joan. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers edge worn. Some scuffing to covers. White cloth spine is grubby. Rear cover edges are grubby/slightly damp stained. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis (with a small 'merry christmas' sticker to top corner of same page). Heavy foxing to page edges and textblock.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 10TH YEAR
Written by Bessie Marchant; C. Bernard Rutley; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Thora Stowell; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Joan Griffith; Mary Strange Reeve; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324967
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial front cover shows two young ladies in cloche hats carrying Christmas presents. Pictorial spine. Orange and grey endpapers showing an Arabian scene. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to contents and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss to top edge of rear panel, foxed on verso with some light foxing showing through to front panel.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 9TH YEAR
Written by Nancy M. Hayes; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Eleanor Helme; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324965
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial front board showing a young lady sat on a fence. First story 'That ordinary girl'. 6 colour plates, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Heavy foxing. Old price to front free-endpaper (blotted out with pencil). Scarce dustwrapper is grubby, foxed, worn and torn with tape repairs on verso. Small section of loss to lower edge of rear cover has been patched with paper of similar colour.

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