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THE SEVEN WISE SCHOLARS
Written by Ascott R. Hope; Dr. R. Macfie. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1406462
Published by Blackie & Son. 1887. Almost very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 223 pages + 32 page booklist to rear. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small splits in cloth at top and bottom of spine. Covers are marked and grubby. Some hinges are cracked. Name and date to front flyleaf. A little foxing. Grubby marks to some margins.

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 13TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Claude E. Benson; et al; Leslie Beresford; Hylton Cleaver. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1506670
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1921. Slightly better than good condition.

Cloth spine, green boards with front showing a lad with a fishing rod. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Jealous in Honour" by Benson. 13th year. 176 pages Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Splits to spine edges, backstrip possibly glued into place, a little loss of cloth from top of spine. Cover a bit grubby, front cover scratched. Endpapers browned and foxed. Q1441 in pen to front endpaper and small smudge to top corner. Foxing, mainly to text block and prelims. A few marks to contents.

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THE SCHOOL GIRL'S ANNUAL
Written by Flora Klickmann. Illustrated by Maude Angell; Louis Wain; Persis Kirmse; G.L. Stampa; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1506659
Slightly better than good condition.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl and horse's head. Title on front cover reads School Girl's Stories. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 128 pages. Includes two articles and b/w illustrations by Louis Wain. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers a bit grubby, scuffed and rear cover is darkened. Front joint cracked between frontis and title page. A couple of hinges starting to crack. Endpapers browned, white marks to rear endpapers. Text pages very good.

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THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1506407
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. 1st 1899. Poor condition.

Being the adventures of the Bastable children in search of a fortune. Blue/green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. B/w frontis and 16 other plates. 296 pages and catalogue to rear. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small line indentation to top of front cover. Looks like an unsuccessful attempt has been made to clean the covers which are now part shiny/part matt and unevenly coloured and marked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Joints are cracked. Frontis and one other plate MISSING, a few have small ink spots to them. Some grubby margin marks. A reading copy.

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THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1506329
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. 1st 1899. Good condition.

Being the adventures of the Bastable children in search of a fortune. Blue/green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. B/w frontis and 16 other plates. 296 pages and catalogue to rear. All edges gilt. Spine bumped and worn with nicks to cloth at top and some loss of cloth from bottom edge. Heavy bumping to top corners, lower corners lightly bumped. Covers are grubby, front cover marked, rear cover scuffed. Gilt dulled on spine. Front joint badly cracked between front endpaper and following page, holding by binding threads. Top set of threads pulled affecting first couple of gatherings. Rear joint cracked showing webbing, one hinge cracked. Endpapers browned and lightly foxed, rear are also grubby, verso of front endpaper has splash marks and partial footprint. Tiny bookseller's label to front pastedown. Foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present, tissue guard to frontis heavily foxed.

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DR. JOLLYBOY'S ABC
No author listed. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1316190
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. circa 1898. Very good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial boards. Full-page illustrations with words to find for each letter of the alphabet. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight grubbiness to covers. Foxing to endpapers. Page edge browning and some grubby fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 84
Written by D.H. Parry; Geoffrey H. White; Nancy M. Hayes; Eveline M. Williams; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; C.E. Brock; E. Dorothy Rees; A.C. Michael; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1505823
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1916. Very good condition.

Green cloth, front shows onlay of young girl and boy listening intently to service man, white titles, black and white decoration. 9 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 415 pages. 4 serial stories, The Adventures of Madcap Guy, Bobbie and Betty Under the Sea, Gilbert the Outlaw and The Rabbits That Ran Away. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine slightly darkened and gilt dulled. Covers slightly grubby with wear to onlay and title. Rear joint cracked. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Light browning to endpapers. Just an odd mark and fox spot to contents.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 10TH YEAR
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson; Alice Talwin Morris; Jessie Pope; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Helen Stratton; H.M. Brock; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1505764
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1913. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette, pictorial front cover shows boy tying skates on girl. Illustrated endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. Spine bumped, worn and slightly darkened. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Rear cover grubby. Rear joint just starting to crack. Ink inscription in belongs to box. Light foxing and a few marks to contents but most pages are clean.

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SWEETHEART TRAVELLERS
Written by S.R. Crockett. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; W.H.C. Groome.
Stock no. 1505717
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1st USA 1895. Almost very good condition.

A Child's Book for Children, for Women and for Men. A story featuring cycle touring in the 19th century. Blue/grey pictorial cloth. 69 b/w illustrations, some full-page. 314 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly grubby. Front endpaper MISSING. One hinge cracked and small margin hole to one page. Some foxing, mainly to endpapers and page edges.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 10TH YEAR
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson; Alice Talwin Morris; Jessie Pope; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Helen Stratton; H.M. Brock; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1505386
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette, pictorial front cover shows boy tying skates on girl. Illustrated endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light scratch to front cover and a little rubbing. Rear cover is grubby and marked. Inscription dated 1915 to front pastedown. Two pictorial labels to verso of frontis. A few hinges cracked. Contents fingered. Odd margin tear. Heavy foxing to first and last pages with just a few fox spots to contents.

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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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THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1503431
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. 4th 1902. Slightly better than good condition.

Being the adventures of the Bastable children in search of a fortune. Lovely red cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. B/w frontis and 16 other plates. 296 pages. All edges red. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Some marks to covers, top edge of front cover faded. Front joint a little cracked. Book plate to front endpaper. 1 plate is detached, 2 have colouring. Foxing and a few marks to contents.

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