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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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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL FOR LITTLE PEOPLE WITH 'COME TO LIFE' PICTURES
Written by Rose Yeatman Woolf; Maud Morin; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; G. Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1325964
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles. Pictorial boards with front showing a boy holding a terrier dog and rear showing a black kitten and three chicks. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Two pop-up scenes - In the Toy Shop and The Lord Mayor's Show. First story is "The Magic Gift". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly scratched and grubby. Frontis has slightly ragged edges. Foxing and fingering to page margins else contents clean. Pop-ups in excellent condition.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Catherine A. Morin; Grace C. Floyd; et al. Illustrated by Harry G. Theaker; C.E.B. Bernard; Louis Wain; Gordon Robinson; Chris Temple; et al..
Stock no. 1325961
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial boards, front shows girl in green dress in foreground, boy in kilt and other girls behind. Colour plates, b/w and two-tone text illustrations. First story is "The Little Roundy Man Finds A Chimney". Spine bumped and slightly darkened. Covers are edge worn, rear cover is slightly grubby and scuffed. Pencil writing and doodles to front endpapers, crayon drawing and pencil doodles to rear endpapers. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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YOUNG ENGLAND (36th ANNUAL)
Written by K.M. Eady; Rowland Walker; T.C. Bridges; et al. Illustrated by Edgar Holloway; John F. Campbell; Rex Osborne; et al..
Stock no. 1325947
Published by Pilgrim Press. 1915. Good condition.

An illustrated magazine for boys. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing and page browning throughout. Some creasing to page margins.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Tinsley Pratt; F. Anstey; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1325931
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Front cover shows ice skaters. First story is 'When Hawkins Sailed the Sea'. Includes roughly 6 Louis Wain b/w text illustrations. Colour plates mounted on green paper. Spine and covers are edge worn. Rear cover is grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown (partially covering a Wain illustration). Tissue-guard to frontis torn with lower half missing. Inscription in pencil to top margin of title-page. Grubby fingermarks and foxing to text. One plate (opp page 272) has 1" closed tear.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Albert Lee; Mabel Mackintosh; Catharine Shaw; et al. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; May Gladwin; et al..
Stock no. 1325930
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy and girl pulling a girl (with teddy bear) in a sledge (plate is duplicated inside). 288 pages. Colour plates mounted on green paper, b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "The Golden Passports" by Lee. Covers are edge worn. Spine has been rebacked with red cloth. There is a section of surface paper missing to lower corner of rear cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name plate to verso of frontis. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Page corner tips are creased and there is some light fingering to page margins.

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OUR DARLINGS - 19TH VOLUME
Written by Dr. Barnardo; E. Everett Greene; M.S. Comrie; et al. Illustrated by M. Irwin; et al..
Stock no. 1325929
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine shows children on a beach with campfire and a kettle. 5 mounted colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 424 pages. First story is "Friends or Foe?". Spine and corners worn, slight loss to top and tail of spine and chipping to spine edges. Damp stain to top corner of front cover. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Charles Herbert; et al. Illustrated by S.I. Venus; K.I. Noble; Basil Reynolds; et al..
Stock no. 1325928
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Circa 1924. Fair condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows children around Father Christmas, who has a sackful of toys over his shoulder. Full length story is 'Miss Interference' by Charles Herbert. Colour plates mounted on brown stiff paper. Other illustrations in b/w. Covers are edge worn, creased and grubby. Spine bumped and worn along edges. Writing in crayon inside front covers. Title-page and contents page are detached but still present. Most of the b/w illustrations have some colouring to them.

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OUR DARLINGS - 22ND VOLUME
Written by G. Stebbing; Catharine Shaw; Mabel Mackintosh. Illustrated by Louis Wain; A.H. Collins; et al..
Stock no. 1325927
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine, front cover shows 3 children on a beach with small wrecked boat behind them. First story is "Never Give In" by Stebbing. Includes a couple of b/w illustrations of cats by Wain. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Scratch mark to front cover. Heavy page browning to endpapers and lighter page browning to margins. Some foxing to textblock.

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OUR DARLINGS - 31ST VOLUME
Written by M.S. Comrie; Catharine Shaw; W.A. Atkinson; Mabel Mackintosh; et al. Illustrated by Levine Helmer; Fred S. Howard; D. Peachey; May Gladwin; et al..
Stock no. 1325926
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Fair condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl in red cloak holding holly and a basket of fruit. First story is "In The Tyrant's Grip" by Comrie. Colour plates and numerous other illustrations. Spine bumped and grubby. Covers edge worn. Rear cover is grubby and spotted. Front joint is almost broken, rear joint cracked. Page browning and some fingering to margins.

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MY FAIRY TALE BOOK
Written by Tetta Ward; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Dorothy King; et al. Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1325903
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine, beautiful colour illustration of fairies to front board and one story has 2 text and 1 full-page b/w illustrations by Harrison. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations throughout. First story is "The Giant who Kept a School" by Ward. Covers are very worn and spine is as well. Frontis is detached with ragged edges. Heavy foxing. Some grubby fingermarks and other marks.

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SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1910
Written by M. Bainbridge; Queenie Scott-Hopper; Percy J. Barrow; Flora Waddington; Bessie Marchant; et al. Illustrated by G.E. Robertson; A. Bauerle; et al..
Stock no. 1325877
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1910. Almost very good condition.

Copyright date is 1910. Red cloth spine with black title and decoration. Front board shows a boy and girl leaving church (girl has red and white striped socks on!). Colour plates showing scenes from the life of David. Packed full of b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Tape repairs/reinforcements to edges of covers (tape folded over onto pastedowns inside). Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Old tape mark to front free-endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to some page margins. Light foxing to textblock and some page browning. Not as bad as it sounds!

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