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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 7TH YEAR
Written by Agness E. Cash; John Lea; Elsie Blomfield; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Elsie Blomfield; A.L. Bowley; Arthur Cooke; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315363
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Front cover shows children watching Santa Claus disappear into a forest. First story is The Brownietown Christmas Alphabet. Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners worn. Cover edges slightly rubbed. Rear cover is a bit scuffed. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to contents (some heavy). One page corner has not been trimmed correctly during the binding process and is creased.

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LITTLE FROLIC
No author listed. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al.; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert.
Stock no. 1404675
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Large format. Attractive colour pictorial boards and spine with front showing child in Santa suit with teddies by Christmas tree. 8 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 1 b/w illustrations of dogs playing cricket by Wain. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Bottom of board edges rubbed. Small prize plate stuck to front endpaper. Some marks including to endpapers otherwise contents generally clean. All plates present. Pictorial wrapper is edge worn and creased. Large tear between front panel and spine. Tear across spine and onto front panel. A few other smaller edge tears and slight loss to top and bottom of spine. Browned to verso.

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HANDY PANDY! A PICTURE STORY BOOK
Written by A. Pembury; Y.B. Sew; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; M. Bowley; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315070
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

By the editor of "The Children's Friend". Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one holding two apples behind her back. Colour plates, two-tone illustrations throughout. First story is "The Nursery Fire" told in verse. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Rear cover is slightly grubby, front cover a little scuffed. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to contents and some light fingering.

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THE STORY OF EBENEZER BRISTLES
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1314881
Published by Humphrey Milford. circa 1920. Fair condition.

A Uncle Toby Book. Brown cloth spine, chequered pictorial front board. B/w text illustrations plus colour plates. Ebenezer Bristles is a hedgehog. Covers are edge worn and scuffed. Damp damage to page edges throughout. A couple of pages are loose but still present. A reading copy of an early edition.

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BIRDS OF OUR GARDENS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Roland Green; Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1503507
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1942. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

B/w photos and drawings. Green cloth, gilt titles. 160 pages. 8 x 5.5 inches. Spine bumped. Erased name to front endpaper and rear pastedown. Contents browned with some light foxing. Tiny hole to rear joint. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few tears and chips, tear to base of spine repaired on verso with clear tape. Most of surface paper is missing from spine and is also missing from edges of front panel. A couple of small holes to grubby rear panel.

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NEW PLAYS FROM OLD STORIES
Written by Hermon Ould. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1402702
Published by Oxford University Press. 1924. Slightly better than good condition.

Contains three stories (Peter the Pied Piper, The Princess in the Sleeping Wood, Rip van Winkle) adapted into plays. Black boards with gilt titles to front and spine and vignette to front cover. Colour plates. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Fading to gilt on spine and some of gilt on front cover. Front endpaper is MISSING. Browning to endpapers which are also a little grubby. Some foxing and a few margin marks.

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ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Stephen Southwold. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton; Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1312417
Published by George G. Harrap & Company Ltd.. 1st thus 1933. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth spine with pictorial front board (design by Aris). Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 126 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers partly browned, foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge chipped with only minimal loss.

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DOWN ON THE FARM
Written by R.K. Polkinghorne; M.I.R. Polkinghorne. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1402522
Published by George Newnes Limited. circa 1947. Almost very good condition.

Jerry's first visit to a farm and what he saw there. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 47 pages. Spine bumped, rubbed and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Some scuffing to board edges. Cover grubby. Light creasing to endpaper. A little foxing and a few grubby marks to page margins.

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THE MYSTERY OF CABBAGE-PATCH HOUSE
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1312267
Published by Partridge. Good condition.

Small format, 6 x 5". Brown boards with large onlay to front cover. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine worn and chipped. Corners bumped and rubbed. Some fading to edges of rear cover. Small booksellers label to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. "The butterfly" written in child's hand underneath text illustration on last text page. Margin tear to inside margin of frontis. Child's name written in biro a couple of times to title-page (with some doodles as well).

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BUNNIKIN BRIGHTEYES THE INDIAN
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1312264
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. circa 1916. Good condition.

Small format. Green cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour plates. Brown and white illustrations. Corners worn, spine and covers edge rubbed. Joint between front free-endpaper and title-page is cracked. Name in pencil to verso of first plate. Pale page browning. A few light fingermarks and small margin tears and a few pages with small black marks to lower corners.

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A LITTLE SILK APRON
Written by Dorothy Richards. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1709002
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 4th 1949. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 474. A Tasseltip Tale. Pictorial paper boards. Light wear to cover edges. Contents are bright. A few hinges are a little pulled and stitching becoming a little weak in a couple of places. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped with loss to corners, small tape repair to top of front panel and top of spine and is grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper.

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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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