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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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LITTLE PEOPLE'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Norman Gale; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Chloe Preston; Joyce Mercer; Louis Wain; Phyllis Cooper; et al..
Stock no. 1826140
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1923. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette of children reading. Pictorial front board showing children with balloons. Colour plates plus b/w and two tone illustrations by many illustrators. 112 pages including book list. First story is Birds and Bubbles. Board edges rubbed & worn. Boards scuffed and scratched. Cloth spine faded but title still bold. Browning to contents. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink dated 1923 to free front endpaper. Plate facing page 56 is detached. Colouring, and pencil scribbles to some b/w illustrations. Hinges pulled, binding is worn but holding. Musty odour present.

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GOLDEN LOCKS AND PRETTY FROCKS
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Hilda Hart; Grace C. Floyd; M. Dorothy Belgrave. Illustrated by Agnes Richardson.
Stock no. 1324637
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1918. Very good condition.

Cloth spine with black titles, brown paper boards with white titles, black and pale yellow vignettes, onlay shows two children looking at fairy in boat. 14 stories. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 136 pages plus 4 page book list. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Odd small mark to covers. Ink inscription to half-title page dated 1918. Small bookseller's price label to rear pastedown. A couple of hinges cracked. Endpapers browned. Foxing to text block. Odd grubby fingermark to contents. All plates present, a couple are starting to detach from bottom.

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SOMEBODY'S PLAYMATES
Written by George Manville Fenn; Clifton Bingham; Edric Vredenburg. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; R.J. Wealthy.
Stock no. 2137694
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing rabbit in open hutch eating and two puppies looking up at it. 2 colour plates, including frontis. Two-tone, black and white and silhouette illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffing to covers; a little chipping. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby marks and foxspots.

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HOLIDAY FROLICS AT THE FARM
Written by Evelyn Everett-Green; Edric Vredenburg; Mary Boyle; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Mabel F. Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1505913
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1910. Very good condition.

Red pictorial boards with cloth spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Stories and verses. 88 pages plus book list. Spine bumped and worn. Wear to corners and cover edges. A few small marks to covers. Nick to edge of half-title page. Contents very good just some light browning and foxing.

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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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PAGES TO PLEASE YOU
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Queenie Scott-Hopper; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Elsie Blomfield; G.H. Thompson; et al..
Stock no. 1505512
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with black title, pictorial covers, front shows two horses and a cockerel, back shows dog and two sheep. Colour frontis plus two-tone and b/w illustrations. A mix of short stories and rhymes edited by Vredenburg. Spine slightly faded and worn. Some bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby with a few light scratches. Inscription to front pastedown. One hinge cracked, first gathering pulled. A little light browning and a few marks to contents. Odd small margin tear.

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GRANNY'S STORIES
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Margery Williams; Nora Chesson; et al. Illustrated by M. Bowley; E.M. Taylor; T. Noyes Lewis; Mabel Lucie Attwell; et al..
Stock no. 1505486
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1909. Almost very good condition.

Stories and poems. First story is The Wizard's Ring. Pictorial front board showing Granny with two girls. Edited by Vredenburg. Red cloth spine. Colour frontis with b/w and two tone illustrations. Father Tuck's "Golden Gift" series. Spine bumped. Wear to corners and cover edges. Rear cover slightly grubby. Name and date in pencil and small red marks with small patches of surface paper damage to front pastedown. Outside edge of front endpaper and frontis creased and nicked. A couple of hinges cracked. Endpapers and contents browned with a couple of marks.

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SOMETHING TO TELL YOU
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Grace C. Floyd; Lilian Holmes; et al. Illustrated by M. Bowley; A.L. Bowley; Hilda Cowham; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1505485
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1924. Good condition.

Father Tuck's Children's Own Library series. Stories in Prose and Verse. Cloth spine, pictorial covers, front shows two children with rake and armfuls of weeds, rear shows girl with swans. Colour frontis, two tone and b/w illustrations. First story: The Welsh Fire Dragon. Spine bumped, small holes along rear edge, also slightly darkened. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers a bit grubby with light scratches and small spots of surface paper damage. Name and date to front endpaper. Pencil writing to frontis, pencil underlining of text on one page and erased pencil words on a few pages and rear endpapers. Some fingering and a few marks to contents.

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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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SUNNY DAY STORIES
Written by Edric Vredenburg; M.A. Hoyer; Sheila E. Braine. Illustrated by E. Heatly; Gordon Robinson; A.L. Bowley; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Hilda Cowham.
Stock no. 1404880
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Stories and rhymes. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two children sat on a rock fishing. 10.25 x 7.75". Colour frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. Spine a little bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Bubbling to paper at top of front board. Boards are grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Couple of hinges are cracked. Some page browned. Foxing and light fingering to some pages.

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