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BOODY THE GREAT GOBLIN AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1326810
Published by H.A. and W.L. Pitkin Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pitkin Pleasure book. Blue textured boards. Gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 80 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR CHILDREN
Written by Elizabeth Gould; Alfred Bestall; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Gordon Robinson; Barbara C. Freeman; Peter Fraser; et al..
Stock no. 1325969
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine, front showing children pulling a small boat ashore. First story is "Mr. Percy Pickles" by Gould. Includes "Zammy the Zebra" by Bestall. Colour frontis. B/w plates and illustrations. Covers are slightly edge worn and lightly foxed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing, heavy to textblock.

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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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THE PURPLE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; G. Lusignan; Captain Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325521
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine and purple pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. Large format. First story is "William the Silent" by Lusignan. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Some slight fading to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock.

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THE PURPLE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; G. Lusignan; Captain Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; Thomas Somerfield; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325452
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, purple pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "William the Silent" by Lusignan. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped. Endpapers are browned. Foxing. Name in pencil (heavy) in belongs to box.

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ALL ABOUT MISS FLORA BROOM
Written by K.A. Lund. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson.
Stock no. 2135187
Published by Dean & Son. 1914. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine, grey boards with red titles and colour pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. 47 pages. Uneven browning to cover edges. A few scuffs to covers.

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JUST WHAT I LIKE
Written by K.E. King; A.R.T. Haverfield; Norman Hunter; Madeline Barnes; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Warwick Reynolds; Gordon Robinson; Florence Mary Anderson; Ruth Cobb; et al..
Stock no. 1317823
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards with cloth spine. A collection of short stories by various authors. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. First story 'The Little Brass Knob'. Spine bumped. Corners worn. Covers slightlty edge rubbed. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Frontis is part detached at top.

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COSY CORNER TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Gordon Robinson; G.F. Christie; et al..
Stock no. 1506852
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Short stories and rhymes. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two children and dog by grandfather clock. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. Contains b/w cat illustration by Wain. Spine bumped, worn, faded and foxed with a couple of small splits. A little wear to corners and cover edges. Front cover lightly scuffed with scribble to title. One hinge cracked. Contents edge browned and foxed.

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THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS VOL 65
Written by Hilda T. Skae; F.J.S. Bennett; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Peacock; Marjorie Slade; Gordon Robinson; Winifred Barham; Joyce Mercer; et al..
Stock no. 1506240
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue cloth spine, yellow and red pictorial front cover shows 3 children under cherry tree. Volume LXV on verso of title page. 140 pages. Adverts to rear cover and endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine lightly browned. Covers scuffed and slightly grubby. One hinge cracked. Name and address in pencil to verso of frontis. Large tear through text to page 133/4. Contents have some foxing but are generally clean otherwise.

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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. 1505918
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1926. Almost very 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 a little worn and darkened. Wear and bumping to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby with scuffing and small amount of scribble to rear cover. New endpapers. Belongs to box completed in pencil. Fingering to lower margins, mostly in first half of book. One colour plate partially detached with tear to inner margin.

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PIXIE PLAYTIME
No author listed. Illustrated by Agnes Richardson; Gordon Robinson; Edgar Norfield; M.M. Gell; et al..
Stock no. 1505796
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. circa 1935. Slightly better than good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Pictorial covers show continuous scene of pixies racing on tortoises. Red title page. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Stories and rhymes. First story: Two Little Stars. Bumping and wear to spine and corners, slight loss of surface at ends of spine. Erased writing on front pastedown. Contents lightly browned but clean. Foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with a few small pieces of loss. Small hole to rear fold. Brown tape stuck to worst tear on verso.

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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. 1315560
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1925. Very 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, corners worn. Covers slightly edge rubbed with a few indentations at edges. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Pale page browning and foxing. Some fingermarks to page margins but generally contents clean.

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