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MY VERY OWN BOOK
Written by Natalie Joan; Marie Bayne; Harold Earnshaw; et al. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker; Honor C. Appleton; Ernest A. Aris; Florence Harrison; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1325503
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1934. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine. Pictorial boards showing child with teddy and book. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First item is A Feather in Her Cap. Spine bumped and worn, covers edge worn. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Grubby fingermarks to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn with slight loss and a bit grubby on rear panel.

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MY NICEST STORY BOOK
Written by Ada Leonora Harris; Evelyn Smith; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Ruth M. Arthur; et al. Illustrated by Helen Jacobs; Jack Orr; Harry Rountree; Harry B. Neilson; Honor C. Appleton; Anne Anderson; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 1325501
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Orange cloth spine, pictorial front board showing a girl reading surrounded by toys. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is Tales Of A Grandfather. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and slightly worn. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Name in green crayon to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock, endpapers and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss, rear panel is grubby with tears.

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THE GOLDEN BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Lawrence R. Bourne; Harold Avery; Lionel Edwards; et al. Illustrated by Arch Webb; R.H. Brock; C.E. Brock; Lionel Edwards; et al..
Stock no. 1325500
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1922. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth spine. Pictorial front board, showing pirate scene. First story is 'Musholme' by Lawrence R. Bourne. Colour frontis and 5 other plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock, some foxing to page margins. A couple of small margin tears, including one of the plates.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR TINIES
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by Cicely Englefield; Lilian A. Govey; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1325498
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Good condition.

Red pictorial boards, front shows a baby girl "I See You!". Colour frontis, b/w and 3-colour illustrations. First story is Two Little Hens. Covers are edge worn and scuffed, spine bumped. Name and address in red crayon to verso of frontis. Messy tick marks and some writing to contents pages. Some hinges cracked. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR BROWNIES
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Madge S. Smith; Constance Savery; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Grace Lodge; A.H. Watson; M.D. Johnston; Barbara C. Freeman; et al..
Stock no. 1325497
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards "Glad & Gay". Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. First story is A Brownie Brew. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint (between endpaper and half-title) is cracked. Some hinges pulled. Foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Florence Harrison; Natalie Joan; K.W. Coales; M.A. Peart; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; May Smith; K.W. Coales; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1325496
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1933. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows two children on a bike "merry days". Colour frontis (possibly by Harrison?) plus b/w and 3-colour illustrations. First story is The Magic Goose Quill. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Rear cover scuffed. Endpapers are browned. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Rear joint is broken but the binding is still holding (by glue?). Some hinges cracked. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; S.M. Hills; M. Horace Smith; M.A. Peart; et al. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1325495
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Good condition.

Pictorial boards showing children "in the hayfield". First story is Cornpop and Wen - Two Milllers. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations (some 3-colour). Spine and corners bumped. Corners bumped, top rear corner worn. Dent to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to contents.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Dorothy Brown; Catherine A. Morin; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Alan Wright; Grace Lodge; Winifred M. Ackroyd; Lilian A. Govey; et al..
Stock no. 1325494
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1936. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Scene shows children with kites "play-time". Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Crinkley's Lamb". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers a bit faded and grubby. Some evidence of erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks and also some light foxing.

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THE OXFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MARITIME HISTORY (4 VOLUMES)
Written by John B. Hattendorf; et al.
Stock no. 1825866
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth with black title labels to spine and front cover; gilt titles. Volume 1 covers Actium, Battle of, Ex Voto; Volume 2: Factory Ship, Navies: Japan; Volume 3: Navies: Portugal, Shipyards; Volume 4 Siebe, Augustus, Zheng He, Index. ISBN: 9780195130751. Minor scuffing to gilt title affecting 'A' of 'Maritime' to front of volume 1, minor scuffing of gilt titles to spines. A few minor grubby marks to text blocks. Contents are clean.

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THE RED BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Mary Cowden Clarke; Bessie Marchant; Angela Brazil; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey; Harold C. Earnshaw; N.M. Price; Chas. Pears; et al..
Stock no. 1325454
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, spine, red boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small mark to top of spine. Foxing throughout.

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THE PURPLE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; G. Lusignan; Captain Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; Thomas Somerfield; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325452
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, purple pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "William the Silent" by Lusignan. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped. Endpapers are browned. Foxing. Name in pencil (heavy) in belongs to box.

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THE NEW BUFF BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Hugh Banstead; Gunby Hadath; Jeffrey Havilton; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325451
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Buff pictorial boards. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is "Lost, Stolen or Strayed" by Banstead. Spine bumped, covers edge rubbed and a bit grubby (light white mark to rear cover). Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing, mainly to textblock. Some hinges cracked.

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