BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 23RD YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes, Will H. Ogilvie, Jessie Pope, Evelyn Smith, et al
Illustrated by Frank Adams, Warwick Reynolds, Harry Rountree, et al.
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.
BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 23RD YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes, Will H. Ogilvie, Jessie Pope, Evelyn Smith, et al.
Illustrated by Frank Adams, Warwick Reynolds, Harry Rountree, et al..
Stock no. 1506153
circa.
1926.
Hardback.
Almost very good condition.
Orange cloth spine, front cover shows girl & boy reading a book on floor. Colour plates. Two-tone & b/w illustrations. Some bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Front joint partially cracked, one hinge cracked. Belongs to box on front endpaper completed in pen. Light foxing, fingermarks and a few marks to contents but many ages are clean. All plates present.
BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 23RD YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes, Will H. Ogilvie, Jessie Pope, Evelyn Smith, et al.
Illustrated by Frank Adams, Warwick Reynolds, Harry Rountree, et al..
Stock no. 1506036
circa.
1926.
Hardback.
Fair condition.
Orange cloth spine, front cover shows girl & boy reading a book on floor. Colour plates. Two-tone & b/w illustrations. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Covers grubby. Joints badly cracked, holding by threads, a few hinges cracked too so binding feels weak. Colouring to some b/w illustrations. Last text page partially detached. A few marks to contents. All plates present but one is detached.
BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 23RD YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes, Will H. Ogilvie, Jessie Pope, Evelyn Smith, et al.
Illustrated by Frank Adams, Warwick Reynolds, Harry Rountree, et al..
Stock no. 1305091
circa.
1926.
Hardback.
Good condition.
Orange cloth spine, front cover shows girl & boy reading a book on floor. Colour plates. Two-tone & b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn, some scuffing to front cover, rear cover slightly grubby and spine slightly darkened. Name and address in pencil in belongs to box. Some grubby fingermarks and light foxing to contents.
Front cover
Contents
- LONG STORIES:
- The Twins and He by Margaret Middleton
- Esmeralda's Emerald Eye by Evelyn Smith
- The Broken Cup (Play) by Jessie S. MacRobert
- Snapdragon by M.C. Reynolds
- Why The Rabbits Bobbed Their Tails by A.R.T. Haverfield
- James by A.M. Westwood
- SHORT STORIES AND VERSE:
- Funnyfellows by Elsie Smeaton Munro
- The Duster Princess by M.A. Boyce
- My Ship by John Short
- The Voyage of "The Joyous Venture" by F.M. Tyler
- The Gypsies by W.H. Ogilvie
- Punctuation by W.K.H.
- Anyone Coming? by Jessie Pope
- The Horse that Knew it was Friday by Evelyn Smith
- Dragonland by Frank Watkins
- Miss Marguerita Brown by Mabel M. Stevenson
- My Home-made Canoe by V.E. Jenkins
- Eleanor Drew by Frank Watkins
- Grown Up by W.K.H.
- My Park by K.E. Flewin
- Bunnykins and his Big Game by Nesta Reed
- The Sea Fiught by Brighton Early
- The Big Sister by Natalie Joan
- My Little Curtain (Song) - words by Charlotte Druitt Cole, music by Olive Linnell
- Dressing Up by Jessie Pope
- What a Pity! by Frank Watkins
- Lady-Slippers by Marguerite MacGregor
- Giving him Time by W.K. Holmes
- Betsy M'Bone by Margaret G. Rhodes
- Monty Montague by Madeline Barnes
- Peter's Peas by Edward MacDuff
- The Water-Nixies by Dora Mary Williams
- When the Sun touched Mui Mang by S.M. Hills
- The Joke that Went Wrong by Q.K.
- The Obedient Tortoise by Brighton Early
- Ten Minutes by Constance Heward
- The Pigeons by Catherine B. MacLean
- THe King's Nose by Phyllis M. Stone
- The Fairy Doctors by Mary Pearce
- Wasteful! by Clara Middleton
- The King who Dropped his Aitches by Phyllis M. Stone
- Bully! by Jessie Pope
- The Short-tempered Princess by Ada Leonora Harris
- The Turkey's Wing by Isaac Motes
- The Girls of St. Michael's by Vera Hessey
- A Surprising Find by Catherine B. MacLean
- No Change by Q.K.
- Missing by Annie Ingham
- What a Donkey! by W.K.H.
- A Very Odd Hour or Two by Frank Hart
- Feeling Small by ffrida Wolfe
- The Lost Doll by Phyllis Thomson
- Just Suppose! by Marguerite MacGregor
- George and a Saucepan by Madeline Barnes
- Leaves by Frank Watkins