MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Thora Stowell; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Winifred Darch; et al. Illustrated by Howard K. Elcock; Mary Strange Reeve; M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1505231
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. circa 1924. Slightly better than good condition.

Cloth spine with pictorial onlay of girl in yellow dress, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one playing a whistle(?). 6 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 168 pages. First story is 'The Sea-Eagle' Nest' by Francklyn. Slight bumping and wear to spine, corners and lower edge of front cover. A couple of small marks to rear cover and fading to edges. Spine and front cover general lovely and bright. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Hinge cracked next to first page of text and first gathering pulled so feels very loose. A few hinges cracked. Contents generally clean with just a little foxing.

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SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1904
Written by E.W. Grierson; S.L. Heward; Bessie Marchant; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; A.G. Walker; Helen Miles; et al..
Stock no. 1315246
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1904. Very good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boy and girl on steps of a house talking to a man with a wooden leg. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is "How The King Escaped". Spine bumped, corners and cover edges lightly rubbed. A few scuff marks to front cover. Prize inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some foxing to textblock.

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LITTLE CHICKS PLAY BOOK
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Millicent Sowerby; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1404750
Published by Humphrey Milford. Slightly better than good condition.

Mrs. Strang's Play Books series. A board book which opens front and rear. 6 board pages printed on both sides with small sentence of text below large colour illustrations. Corners bumped and worn. Cloth on edges is fraying in a couple of places. Front board browned and a bit grubby. Surface paper damage to bottom of rear board which has a couple of marks and is grubby. Browning and a few margin marks to contents

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 26TH YEAR
Written by Norman Gale; Jessie Attwell; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Hilda Cowham; Arthur A. Dixon; et al..
Stock no. 1315209
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Edited by Capt. Edric Vredenberg. Stories, songs and poems. Front cover shows young girl holding mistletoe above her collie dog. Red cloth spine. Colour plates, numerous b/w & two-tone illustrations. Preface is entitled 'Poppy Heads and Dandelion Clocks'. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn. Lower edges spine and covers are browned. Endpapers browned. Some light fingering to page edges else contents clean.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 26
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; et al. Illustrated by Alice Havers; Walter Paget; et al..
Stock no. 1315182
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1888. Almost very good condition.

Issues 609 to 631 bound together and including "The House of Surprises" by L.T.Meade bound in at the back "being the Little Folks Annual for 1888" which includes a colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Brown pictorial cloth with gilt. 2 other colour plates. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Ink name stamp to front endpaper. Some foxing.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1907
Written by Alfred C. Playne; George Manville Fenn; Clifton Bingham; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Edith A. Cubitt; et al..
Stock no. 1404723
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1907. Slightly better than good condition.

19th Year of Publication. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a fisherman and 2 children looking out to sea. 6 colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Story by Fenn is Our Soldier Boy. Spine bumped, worn and faded with small splits to top and bottom. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Some scratches to covers. Both joints and some hinges cracked. Front endpaper partially detached. A little surface paper damage to front endpaper where a list had been stuck. Page browning and some foxing plus some marks to contents, including a co A few small tears to margins. One plate is creased.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1890
Written by Robert Ellice Mack; L. Haskell; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Edith Scannell; et al..
Stock no. 1404721
Published by Ernest Nister. 1890. Slightly better than good condition.

Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles and flower vignette to spine and gilt titles and vignette of a girl skipping to front. 6 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 1st item is a poem - Goodbye. One b/w plate by Wain entitled 'The Cats Party.' Spine bumped, worn and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Cover edges darkened and covers a little marked. Front and rear joints badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges cracked. One plate is loose and has ragged edges. Foxing and browning especially to prelims. A few light marks otherwise contents generally clean.

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HAPPY DAYS
Written by Alice Talwin Morris; Aston Moore; et al. Illustrated by John Hassall; N. Buchanan; et al..
Stock no. 1404716
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing children bowling hoops. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby with a few marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to belongs to box plus a sticker (with a biblical verse) to front pastedown. Rear joint beginning to crack. Browning to title and last text page. Foxing and some marks mainly to page margins.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1899
Written by George Manville Fenn; Alfred J. Fuller; L.L. Weedon. Illustrated by Ernest Nister; Edith Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1404712
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1899. Good condition.

Brown pictorial spine with pictorial front board showing three children and a bike. Pictorial endpapers. 6 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Scratches and marks to covers. Previous owners address label to front pastedown. Small strip of browned tape to top of front endpaper. Joints and several hinges cracked. One gathering of pages loose. Half title page detached, frontis partially detached. Tears to inner margins of some pages. Some closed tears mended with tape which has now browned. Page edges browned. Some marks to margins. 3 colour plates missing

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 26TH YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; M.A. Hoyer; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Dora McLaren; E. Stuart Hardy; et al..
Stock no. 1404699
Published by Ernest Nister. 1913. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles to front and spine and pictorial onlay to front. Full page colour illustrations and b/w illustrations throughout. First story 'When daddy's ship came home' by L.L.Weedon. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. Half of pictorial onlay on front missing. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Rear joint and some hinges beginning to crack. A few tears to inner margins and a couple to page edges. Foxing and some marks to contents.

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NURSERY RHYME RAG BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh; Gertrude E. Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1315078
Published by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. circa 1914. Slightly better than very good condition.

Produced for Suchard advertising their products in children's rhyme. 10 cloth pages/covers with colour illustrations. Extremely rare. Pale foxing to contents otherwise contents fine. A super copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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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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