UNCLE REMUS OR THE STORY OF MR. FOX AND BRER RABBIT
Written by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Rene Bull.
Stock no. 1328892
Published by Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Limited. Circa 1941. Good condition.

Very large format (12.5 x 10"). Beige cloth with brown and red title and colour illustration to front. With twelve tissue-guarded colour plates by Rountree and eighty-four pen and ink text illustrations by Bull. A wonderful edition of this classic story. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Damp stain to lower edge of front cover (also affecting pastedown inside). Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to page margins throughout. Some light damp staining to edges of plates and tissue-guards (not affecting the actual illustrations). One of the plates has a closed tear to the inner margin at base. Still a decent copy.

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DICKY DUCK & WONDERFUL WALTER
Written by Lynda Rountree; Christine E. Bradley. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 1328233
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Colourful pictorial boards and spine showing Dicky Duck and Walter Rabbit. B/w pictorial endpapers. Full colour frontis, red and green plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. Stories by Lynda Rountree, verses by Christine Bradley. A chunky book 1.75" thick. Covers are edge worn (and touched up with matching orange pen), scuffing/slight scratching to covers. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Joints have been reinforced with white paper. Page browning to endpapers, foxing to contents. Some grubby fingermarks and some loss to page margins. Dot-to-dot has been completed then the pencil has been erased. Unfortunately the frontis is MISSING from this copy, the other plates are still present but the edges are slightly worn. A nice copy of a very scarce book.

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THE SECRET MOUNTAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 1326757
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1949. Almost very good condition.

The third story of the strange adventures of the Secret Island children. Green cloth, black title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. 8.25 x 6". Spine and corners bumped. Fading to cover edges. Some erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 42
Written by Charles Gilson; H. Mortimer Batten; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; T.H. Robinson; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1826144
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1920. Good condition.

Large format. Maroon pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates. Boards lightly scuffed, spine lightly faded and lightly creased. Front hinge is broken and therefore prelims to page ix are loose/detached. Otherwise binding is tight. Folding frontis is torn in two along fold. Page edge browning and a few scattered foxspots. All plates are present. A working copy only.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 47
Written by Geoffrey R. Pocklington; Charles Gilson; E. Talbot; et al. Illustrated by L.R. Brightwell; Gordon Browne; Alfred Pearse; T.H. Robinson; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1325376
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1925. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Large format. 11 colour and b/w plates plus b/w illustrations. Vol XLVII on spine. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges slightly rubbed. Light marks to rear cover. Some slight foxing else contents clean.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Richard Bird; Percy F. Westerman; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by Thomas Henry; Rowland Hilder; W. Edward Wigfull; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1324776
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine with pictorial front cover showing a boy hunting with natives holding spears in background. First story is 'Time Signals' by Richard Bird. Colour frontis + 3 other colour plates and b/w illustrations. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped and slightly grubby. Grubby marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout, heavy at textblock.

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THE SECRET MOUNTAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 2140505
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1949. Almost very good condition.

The third story of the strange adventures of the Secret Island children. Green cloth, black title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. 8.25 x 6". Bumping and wear to spine and corners; fading to spine and edges. A few scuff marks. Boards are a little bowed. Foxing and grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges.

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NUMBER TWO JOY STREET
Written by A.A. Milne; Walter De La Mare; Rose Fyleman; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Alec Buckels; C.T. Nightingale; et al..
Stock no. 2140030
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1924. Almost very good condition.

A Medley of Prose & Verse for Boys and Girls. Large format. Cream cloth with blue decorations and titles. 8 colour plates tipped-onto brown card. Packed with b/w text illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning to spine. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Foxing, browning and some margin marks.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 42
Written by Charles Gilson; H. Mortimer Batten; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; T.H. Robinson; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 2136472
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1920. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Maroon pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates. Some marks and spotting to covers. Wear and chipping to corners. Page browning and foxing.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 41
Written by H. Mortimer Batten; Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; George Soper; T.H. Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 2136470
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1919. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates. Pictorial spine. Scuffing and bumping to covers; some marks. Small tear to cloth at top of front cover. All plates present. Fold-out page has some chipping, mis-fold and tear to fold.

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LOUIS WAIN'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Harry Rountree; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1319478
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Slightly better than good condition.

Brown cloth spine with dark brown title and illustration, pictorial front board. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations (mostly Wain but others also). Spine is grubby. Covers are edge worn and also grubby, a couple of small scratch marks to front cover. New endpapers. Some light foxing. Some colouring to some of the b/w illustrations and some erasing as well. There is a musty (tobbaco?) smell to the contents.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 31ST YEAR
Written by Barbara C. Freeman; Norman Hunter; Ruth Ainsworth; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Cicely Mary Barker; Peter Fraser; Kenneth Harrow; et al..
Stock no. 2128131
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Beige cloth spine with dark titles. Pictorial front cover shows four children at a campfire. Colour plates plus colour and b/w illustrations. Marks to spine; splash mark to top. Scuff marks to covers. Wear and bumping to corners. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Foxing and some grubby margin marks.

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