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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Charles Gilson; Percy F. Westerman; et al. Illustrated by D.L. Mays; Terence Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324777
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Front cover shows aeroplane on ground with white titles. First story is 'A Bolt From the Blue' by Gilson. Colour and b/w plates. Covers are edge worn. Spine bumped and grubby, rear cover grubby. Light foxing throughout.

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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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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL 1924
Written by Hylton Cleaver; H. Mortimer Batten; Charles R. Gibson; Percy F. Westerman; E. Talbot; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Gordon Browne; H.R. Millar; et al..
Stock no. 1324775
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1924. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boys in a sailing boat. Colour frontispiece. B/w plates and illustrations throughout. 288 pages. First story is "A Famous Name" by Hylton Cleaver. Boards edge worn and slightly grubby. Spine worn. Damp stain to edges of front free-endpaper. Some foxing.

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BACILLI AND AGROBIOTECHNOLOGY: PHYTOSTIMULATION AND BIOCONTROL VOLUME 2
Written by Tofazzal Islam; M. Mahfuz Rahman; et al.
Stock no. 1825071
Published by Springer. 1st 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

Bacilli in Climate Resilient Agriculture and Bioprospecting. A comprehensive resource for researchers and students involved with studying the roles of Bacilli in sustainable crop production technologies. Green glazed boards. Colour illustrations and charts. Printed by Printforce, the Netherlands (a print on demand company). ISBN: 9783030151744. Corners of boards lightly rubbed, base of text block slightly grubby. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents fine.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Percy F. Westerman; Richard Bird; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324769
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Front cover shows two boys canoeing across lake. First story is 'French Leave' by Westerman. Colour and b/w plates. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Light grubbiness to rear cover. Foxing throughout.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by M.E. Buckingham; Ruth Cobb; Natalie Joan; Violet M. Methley; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324768
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Front cover shows a young woman in hat leading a horse. First story is 'The Cat That Ruled a Village' by Buckingham. 4 colour plates, b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn, scuffed and rear cover is grubby. Ink address stamps to front endpapers and also written in ink too. Some heavy foxing and some light fingering to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Frances Joyce; Ruth Cobb; Natalie Joan; Bessie Marchant; Elizabeth Gould; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Ruth Cobb; C.E. Brock; Edith Hilder; Rowland Hilder; et al..
Stock no. 1324767
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine. Yellow front board shows girl with bobbed hair and in a blue dress looking at a book. First story is "Stop Me and Buy One" by Frances Joyce. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners worn, edges rubbed. Front cover is slightly grubby. Ink name stamp to front free-endpaper and another name written in ink over the top of one of the stamps. Light foxing and fingering to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Constance Bickersteth; Primrose Cumming; Ruth Cobb; et al. Illustrated by Ruth Cobb; R.H. Brock; Alfred Bestall; Eileen Soper; et al..
Stock no. 1324765
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows girl with hockey stick. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story "Lance" by Bickersteth. Spine bumped and a bit grubby. Corners worn, covers edge rubbed. Small patch of surface paper damage to top front corner. Some foxing and other marks to page edges/margins.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 1ST YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Harold Avery; Tom Bevan; et al.
Stock no. 1324763
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1919. Fair condition.

First year of publication. Green cloth spine, pictorial front cover showing Scout with flag and bugle. First story is "Luck of the Leopard" by Stacey Blake. 4 colou plates, b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper has been blotted out with blue biro scribbles. Belongs to box filled in. Small word in ink to verso of frontis. Frontis is detached but still present. Heavy foxing and some fingering to contents. Hinges are a little pulled causing contents to be slightly loose (binding still tight).

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 2ND YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; John Martin; W. Percival Westell; Harold Avery; et al. Illustrated by Savile Lumley; N. Sotheby Pitcher; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324762
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Green pictorial front board shows a boy scout in shorts with a union jack flag and a castle in the background. First story is "Hogmanay Camp" by Martin. 4 colour plates. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Some wear to cover edges. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name in ink in belongs to box. Endpapers are browned. Heavy foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Thora Stowell; Jessie Pope; et al. Illustrated by E.E. Brier; A.H. Watson; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1324758
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Front board shows two children on a swing "ever so high!". First story is "Six and Twenty Fairy Cows". Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations to text. Spine slightly bumped. Mark to top edge of front cover. Light foxing to textblock. Some hinges cracked and pulled but binding still tight.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Jocelyn Oliver; M.A. Peart; Natalie Joan; et al. Illustrated by E.E. Brier; M.D. Johnston; A.H. Watson; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324757
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows children in sailing boat "happy days". Colour frontis. B/w and 3-tone text illustrations. First story is "One Last Ride". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents. Some hinges pulled and cracked but binding still tight.

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