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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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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Evelyn Smith; Angela Brazil; Alice Parry Gunn; Joyce M. Westrup; Lilian Holmes; Lady Middleton; et al. Illustrated by Frank E. Wiles; P.B. Hickling; C.E. Brock; Radcliffe Wilson; et al..
Stock no. 1324963
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

White cloth spine, with red title. Pictorial front cover shows a girl in a sunhat picking flowers. First story is 'Two Cats-and One Other'. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn. White spine is slightly grubby. Some scuff marks to front cover. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Small ink name stamp to front free-endpaper. Some red biro annotations/markings to the play in one act - "Unbleached Calico". Some hinges pulled. Foxing, mainly to textblock.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Margaret Middleton; Florence Harrison; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston; C.E. Brock; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1324962
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cream cloth spine with blue title. Pictorial front board shows girl with tennis racquet. Colour plates. B/w text illustrations. First story is "One Crowded Hour" by Margaret Middleton. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped and grubby. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Title page is slightly torn at inner margin. Foxing to contents, mainly textblock.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by E.L. Haverfield; Florence Harrison; Angela Brazil; E.E. Cowper; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; C.E. Brock; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1324961
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cream cloth spine with green title. Pictorial front board shows girl in yellow dress holding a book. First story is "The Mascot Pigs" by Haverfield. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and grubby. Cover edges worn. Front cover is slightly scuffed. Embossed address stamp to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Endpapers partly browned.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 16TH YEAR
Written by Shirley Grey; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324843
Published by Oxford University Press. 1934. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, blue titles and vignettes. First story is "The Family Streak" by Grey. Also includes "The Monster of Loch Shee" by D.F. Bruce. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight browning to spine and lower edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Tiny booksellers sticker as well. Heavy foxing else contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is browned and slightly grubby, worn to edges with creasing to top of spine.

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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Florence Harrison; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.A. Peart; Alan Wright; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324841
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Blue boards, pictorial onlays to front and spine (of girl and boy with dog). Colour frontis plus other plates, colour and b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. First story is "The Heart of Gold". Covers are edge worn, splits to spine and damage/loss at top. Foxing to covers (heavy). Some heavy foxing to contents and textblock. Last hinge is cracked.

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THE TINY FOLKS' ANNUAL
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; Millicent Sowerby; Lilian A. Govey; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324838
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Fair condition.

Edited by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Blue boards, pictorial onlays to front and spine. Front shows a boy and a girl on a toy horse. Colour frontis and illulstrations, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Rear cover is grubby and faded at edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Heavy foxing to textblock, some light foxing to contents. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Some of the b/w illustrations have been coloured in. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Some hinges cracked causing contents to be a little loose.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 23RD YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Humfrey Jordan; Gunby Hadath; L.R. Brightwell; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall; Marcia Lane Foster; Terence Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324833
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1930. Very good condition.

Pictorial front board shwoing sailors on a sailing boat with another in the background. Large pictorial onlay to red cloth spine. First story is "The Master" by Jordan. Colour and b/w plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and covers edge rubbed. Foxing to contents, heavy to textblock.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Winifred F. Peck; Florence Harrison; C. Bernard Rutley; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; Ruth Cobb; et al..
Stock no. 1324830
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Front board shows a girl in skirt and blazer with a black dog on a lead. First story is "The First Flight" by Peck. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations throughout. Corners are worn, edges rubbed. Spine and rear cover slightly grubby, front cover lightly scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Angela Brazil; E.E. Cowper; Josephine Elder; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1324829
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Cloth spine, cream front board showing dark-haired girl with hat on. First story is "The Luck of the School" by Angela Brazil. 4 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Front cover and spine a little grubby. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint (between frontis and title-page) is cracked showing webbing beneath. Some foxing and fingering to contents. Plate opposite page 56 is loose but still present.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Lady Middleton; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324828
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Light cloth spine with green titles. Pictorial front board showing girl with a bicycle. First story is: A Girl from the Colonies by Natalie Joan. Colour and b/w plates. B/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Scuffed to front cover and grubby to rear. Spine also a bit grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to contents and some hinges slightly pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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