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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; K. Wallis Coales; M.I.K. Carruthers; Jocelyn Oliver; et al. Illustrated by K.W. Coales; Mary S. Reeve; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324753
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Scene shows a girl on a white horse "in the paddock". Colour frontis, b/w and 3-tone text illustrations. First story is "The Little Girl Who Put Her Tongue Out". Spine bumped. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Some light marks to covers. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Cracke between frontis and title-page else contents clean.

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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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THE HISTORY OF SANDFORD AND MERTON
Written by Thomas Day.
Stock no. 1324650
Published by George Routledge & Sons. Circa 1899. Almost very good condition.

Corrected and revised by Cecil Hartley. Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles to spine and front. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. 448 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to textblock.

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BONNY BAIRNS
Written by Annie Ingham; Elsie Blomfield; Natalie Joan; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Cicely Mary Barker; et al..
Stock no. 1324632
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boy and girl on a sledge on a river which has iced over. Colour frontis by Florence Harrison. B/w text illustrations throughout. A book of short stories and verses. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Large but light stain to rear cover. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and to page margins. One hinge is cracked showing webbing beneath.

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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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NUMBER TWELVE JOY STREET
Written by Mabel Marlowe; Madeleine Nightingale; Rose Fyleman; Eleanor Farjeon; et al. Illustrated by L.R. Brightwell; Mary Baker; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1324626
Published by Basil Blackwell. Good condition.

Blue decorated cloth. 6 tipped-in colour plates. B/w text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine slightly browned. Ex-Libris plate to front free-endpaper. Joint at front free-endpaper and half title-page is cracked showing webbing. Half title-page is MISSING. Hinges are cracked and pulled, some showing stitching at spine. This is causing the contents to be a bit loose in the binding but the contents are still tight. There is some colouring to the b/w illustrations and some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Also, some foxing.

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NUMBER NINE JOY STREET
Written by Michael Lynn. Illustrated by L.R. Brightwell; Eve Garnett; C.T. Nightingale; et al..
Stock no. 1324625
Published by Basil Blackwell. Good condition.

A medley of prose & verse for boys and girls. Contributors include Laurence Housman, Compton Mackenzie, Hugh Chesterman etc. One story illustrated in colour, packed with b/w illustrations. Cream cloth with blue titles and decorations on covers. Spine and corners rubbed, spine slightly browned. Half title-page is detached at lower 2". Colouring to quite a number of the b/w illustrations. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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ENID BLYTON'S TREASURY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Stanley Lloyd; Geoffrey Higham; E. Mansell; et al..
Stock no. 1324609
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

A treasury of stories, puzzles, things to make and much more. Numerous colour plates and b/w illustrations. Green cloth, gilt titles. 214 pages. Published for Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper, name in black crayon to free-endpaper. Contents are browned but clean.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Winifred Darch; Bessie Marchant; et al. Illustrated by Grace Lodge; Mary S. Reeve; M.D. Johnston; et al..
Stock no. 1324607
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1937. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows The Games Captain (girl with a tennis racquet). First story is "The Sea Eagles' Nest" by Francklyn. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Covers are edge worn. Contents are browned but clean.

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THE WOULDBEGOODS
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by Edmund Blampied; et al..
Stock no. 1324603
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1934. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis by Blampied and 7 b/w plates by various artists. 330 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded and gilt rubbed away. Name in ink and a few other small marks to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned but clean.

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LITTLE SAINT ELIZABETH AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by Reginald Birch; Alfred Brennan; et al..
Stock no. 1324483
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1893. Almost very good condition.

Other stories are The Story of Prince Fairyfoot, The Proud Little Grain of Wheat, Behind the White Brick. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. Decorated endpapers. B/w plates. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fading to cover edges. Joints cracked. Foxing to textblock.

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ARTES MUNDI: WALES INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ART PRIZE 2004
Written by Tessa Jackson. Illustrated by Janine Antoni; Tim Davies; Jacueline Fraser; et al..
Stock no. 1824684
Published by Artes Mundi; Seren. 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Artes Mundi Prize is a landmark in Wales' artistic engagement with the rest of the world. The Prize has been established to celebrate visual culture within a global context. Showcasing artists who have achieved recognition in their own country and are emerging internationally. The emphasis is upon those who are working with ideas of human form or presence, and producing art which adds to our understanding of the human condition. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1854113690. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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