THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL 1903
Written by George Manville Fenn; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1401705
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1903. Good condition.

Volume 25 Saturday 4th October 1902-Saturday 26th September 1903. Large format. Red pictorial cloth with gilt title and date to spine. Pictorial endpapers depicting events in the reigns of the Edwards of England. 12 colour plates. B/w illustrations including Louis Wain cats. Corners and some board edges bumped and rubbed. Top and bottom of spine are bumped. Cloth split to front of top of spine with small tear to top of word 'annual'. Some cloth missing to top and bottom of spine which is browned. Front joint is cracked. Browning and a little foxing to endpapers. Three tissue guards are missing from colour plates. Some page browning and foxing to contents which are generally clean.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Mrs. George Corbett; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1310567
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial boards with front showing 3 girls playing with a hoop. Mounted colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. First story is "Little Miss Robinson Crusoe" by Corbett. Includes some b/w cat illustrations by Wain. Spine bumped. Corners worn and edges slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers partially browned. A nice copy.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Esther Branthwaite; Duncan McLaren; F. Anstey; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1310566
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1912. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows young boy sailor with a small girl on his shoulder. First story is "Molly's Decision" (this is a long story serialised throughout the annual) by Branthwaite. Colour plates mounted on green paper plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and faded with small dark mark to centre. Covers edge rubbed. Endpapers browned, small piece chipped from lower edge of front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to page edges. One plate has slight damage to edges, one mount has very slight paper damage to verso.

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THE FAVOURITE STORY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Gordon Robinson; Anne Anderson; Inez Topham; et al..
Stock no. 1501391
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Very good condition.

Tan colour cloth spine with black title. Colour pictorial front board. B/w pictorial rear board. Pictorial endpapers. Unpaginated. Short stories and poems. Contains 7 b/w illustrations by Louis Wain. Spine slightly bumped and worn. Corners and cover edges a little worn. Covers very slightly grubby with foxing to spine edge and inside edge of rear cover. Some old tape marks to endpapers. A couple of repaired margin tears. Foxing to text block edges. Contents generally clean.

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PLAYBOX 1908
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1501384
1908. Very good condition.

12 issues of the Playbox comic January to December 1908. Bound in embossed maroon cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine slightly rubbed. Neat name and date to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents lightly browned, otherwise clean.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1916
Written by Elsie Blomfield; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; N. Buchanan; et al..
Stock no. 1310493
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1916. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows girl in red cape carrying holly and ivy followed by elves. Maroon cloth spine. 191 pages. 9.5 x 7.5". Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone text illustrations throughout, many Wain cats. Covers are edge worn and grubby to rear. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned. Pencil writing (name and date) to title-page. Contents clean.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1917
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; E. Blomfield; G Sidney; et al..
Stock no. 1501369
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1917. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth spine. Front board shows 2 children on ice-skates, carrying a large kite! With about 200 illustrations, including a few Louis Wain cat illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges rubbed and worn. Rear cover slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Odd margin mark/grubby fingermark. Light browning to pages 148/149. Contents otherwise very good. A nice copy.

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OUR DARLINGS
No author listed. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; Ambrose Dudley; et al..
Stock no. 1501367
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front board shows children carol singing. Tipped-in colour plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. Includes 3 colour plates by Wain plus some b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners and board edges worn. Small pieces of paper missing from both front and rear board. Front board lightly scratched. Tiny hole near to centre of front endpaper. A little foxing and one or two marks otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE TALE OF PRISCILLA PURR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 2109601
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Red boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 plates of which 13 are colour and 1 is b/w, green and white text illustrations. Browning to spine and cover edges. Some bumping to spine and corners. Wear to cover edges. Some foxing. Light margin marks. Illustrations are lovely and bright!

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LOUIS WAIN'S FATHER CHRISTMAS
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1309075
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Grey decorated front board with pictorial onlay which shows portrait of a ginger cat with green background. Rear cover is blank. 5 tipped-in colour plates (one duplicating the onlay to front cover) plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Rear cover slightly browned. Endpapers lightly browned and light page edge browning throughout.

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THE TALE OF THE TABBY TWINS
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1308109
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Pale blue boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 colour plates, green and white text illustrations. Covers are grubby, there is slight wear to base of spine. A couple of hinge are partly cracked. Some light fingering else contents clean. There is a light tobacco smell to the contents.

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THE TALE OF NAUGHTY KITTY CAT
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1308108
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Beige boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 colour plates, green and white text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small marks to rear cover. Some hinges pulled/cracked. A few light fingermarks else contents clean. There is a light tobacco smell to the contents.

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