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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1895
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; G. Stoddart; et al..
Stock no. 1405194
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1895. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with black titles to spine. Front cover shows 5 little bee men dancing on some leaves. Gilt title and silver date. Blue & white frontis and numerous b/w illustrations. 192 pages. 9.5" x 7.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little browned. Red mark to rear board and dark mark to front board. Some foxing and a few scratches. Both joints cracked showing webbing beneath. Several hinges cracked. Front end paper is missing. Browning to endpaoers. Corners cut off rear endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page edges plus tissue guard. Some grubby marks to margins.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 22ND YEAR
Written by Edric Vredenburg; A.L. Harris; Grace C. Floyd; Hilda Hart; et al. Illustrated by J.A. Labrousse; Rosa C. Petherick; Louis Wain; Hilda Cowham; Ruth Cobb; G.H. Thompson; et al..
Stock no. 2120402
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette. Pictorial front cover shows boy about to kiss girl under the mistletoe, she's holding teddy, dog in front. Edited by Vredenburg. 6 colour plates, incl. 2 by Wain. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 128 pages. Heavy crease to corner of rear cover. Chipping and wear to other covers. Couple of splits to spine, with some fraying to cloth. Binding is a bit weak - some pages have partially come away at hinge. Name in ink to front endpaper with tape mark. All plates are present - but frontis has chipping along edge, with some loss and at least one other plate has margin tear. Pages 31/32 and one plate are Detached. A reading copy.

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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. 2120401
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'. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners; some chipping. Faded spine. Partially cross out inscription in ink to front endpaper. Name and address label to front pastedown. Small inscription to rear endpaper. Some foxing and browning; grubby margin marks.

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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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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315557
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1919. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows girl in pink dress holding a baby towards a parrot. Colour plates, b/w and two-tone text illustrations by numerous illustrators. First story is "The Brown Man". 128 pages. Covers are edge worn. Spine is bumped and rubbed. Staining/browning to rear cover. Name in ink and a mark to top edge of front pastedown. Page browning to contents. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 21ST YEAR
Written by Edric Vredenburg; M.I.K. Carruthers; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; M.A. Peart; Hilda Cowham; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315552
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title and illustration. Front pictorial board shows boy and girl in wintry scene with puppy, mistletoe and basket of goodies. 6 colour plates (including one of cats by Wain - A Beauty of Japan). B/w and two-tone illustrations throughout. First story is December's Guest. 21st issue of Father Tuck's annual. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Rear cover is scuffed and slightly grubby with a few scratch marks. Page browning and some foxing otherwise contents clean.

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HAPPY HOURS
Written by Elizabeth S. Perks; Jessie Pope; Nancy M. Hayes; et al. Illustrated by Ethel K. Burgess; R.H. Facey; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1505514
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. circa 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictures and Stories. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows boy with geese, wonder books advert to rear cover. Endpapers by Thomas Maybank. 3 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, worn and slightly faded. Wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. A few hinges and bottom 2" of front joint cracked. Dated ink inscription to half title page. One small illustration coloured in. Light browning and a few marks and fox spots to contents.

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HAPPY HEARTS AND MERRY EYES
Written by L.T. Meade; Evelyn Everett-Green; L.L. Weedon; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; W. Foster; Gordon Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1505464
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1922. Almost very good condition.

A book of stories and verses. Large format. Cloth spine with pictorial front board showing children in a cart being pulled by a donkey. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "The Goose Step". Stains to both bottom corners and top edge of rear cover. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Rear cover is mottled. Inscription in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Browning to endpapers and page edges. One hinge cracked. Light creasing to top inside corner of all pages. Just an odd mark to contents.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 5TH YEAR
Written by Dorothea Moore; John Lea; Fay Inchfawn; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; Harold C. Earnshaw; Savile Lumley; Margaret Tarrant; Chris Temple; et al..
Stock no. 1505453
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. circa 1913. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine with black titles and black vignette, pictorial front board shows small girl riding on shoulders of older girl. Advert to rear cover. Blue pictorial endpapers. Colour plates, two-tone and b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped with a few small, light marks. Wear to corners and cover edges. Rear cover slightly grubby. Paper covering rear joint split for 1" at top and bottom. Nick to outside edge of front endpaper. Dated ink inscription to verso of frontis. A couple of hinges cracked. Brown mark, mostly to inner margins of two pages, one of which is a two-tone illustration page. A few fox spots and fingermarks but generally clean otherwise.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by John Lea; Christine Chaundler; Elsie Blomfield; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; G.E. Studdy; Ernest A. Aris; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; et al..
Stock no. 1404925
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette of a boy climbing a flag pole. Pictorial front board showing a horse eating hay from a girl's skirt with her dog looking on. Advert for 'The Children's Friend' to verso. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and two tone illustrations. Spine bumped and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Rear board scuffed and grubby. Rear joint beginning to crack, showing some webbing. Endpapers browned. Bumping to inner top corner. Some foxing and grubby marks but many pages clean.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by Dorothea Moore; Ethel Talbot; Queenie Scott-Hopper. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Joyce Lankester Brisley; H.G.C. Marsh; et al..
Stock no. 1404924
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front board showing a boy and a girl on a cloud. Includes 4 b/w illustrations and endapers illustrated by Louis Wain. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Some bumping to bottom edge of boards. Covers a little grubby. Vertical crease to front endpaper. Couple of hinge are cracked. Browning to endpapers and contents. Some light foxing otherwise contents are clean.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; G.H. Thompson; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1404897
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial paper board to front shows two young girls under a red umbrella with shopping in their arms and small dog next to them, other young ladies in background. Plain endpapers. B/w and two tone illustrations throughout. Wain illustrations are on page 36 and 37 'Pussy's Birthday Party', 128 'Catching the Train and 129 'An Exciting Gallop'. 144 pages. Six colour plates. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Covers grubby with some scratches to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Both joints beginning to crack. Some hinges pulled. Pages browned. One plate detached, the bottom edge of which is grubby. One other plate is partially detached. Margins and verso of plates are marked.

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