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LUCIE ATTWELL'S ANNUAL 1973
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1316513
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition.

Orange pictorial glazed boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations. 93 pages. Published 1973 for 1974. ISBN: 060307006X. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Fading to spine and cover edges. Grubby mark to spine edge of rear cover). Contents browned but otherwise clean.

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PLAYWAYS ANNUAL
Written by Enid Blyton; et al.
Stock no. 1813337
Published by Playways Office. 1955. Very good condition.

Full length Blyton story is 'The very big secret'. Blue spine, pictorial boards, colour plates and two tone text illustrations. Edges and corners of boards worn. Boards a little scuffed. Name and address in belongs to box. Crossword puzzle on page 41 neatly completed in pencil.

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MICKEY MOUSE ANNUAL 1945 FOR 1946
Written by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1506903
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1945. Very good condition.

Red pictorial boards show Mickey and friends carol singing, dark blue cloth spine. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations throughout. 189pp. 8.5 x 6.5". Spine, corners and cover edges bumped with wear. Mark to spine. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Faint erased writing to one crossword. Contents very good. Light foxing to text block and endpapers.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 27TH YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes; Eleanor B. Simeon; Evelyn Smith; Natalie Joan; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Hilda Cowham; Harry Rountree; Florence Mary Anderson; S.G. Hulme Beaman; et al..
Stock no. 1506891
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1931. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows three children, rocking horse and dog, black titles. Colour plates, plus colour, tint and b/w illustrations. 200 pages. First story - Tommy's Topper by Madeline Barnes. Spine bumped, worn and grubby with a vertical crease from top to bottom. Corners and cover edges worn. Covers grubby. Rear joint and a couple of hinges cracked. Ink inscription in To box on front endpaper and 1930 written to verso of frontis. A few marks to contents but most pages are clean. A little foxing.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Florence Harrison; Lucy Bickersteth; Margaret Middleton; et al. Illustrated by Frank E. Wiles; Florence Harrison; Radcliffe Wilson; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1506890
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Front cover shows a girl waving a hankie, ice-skating. First story is 'Pen the Poacher' by Joan. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, slightly browned and grubby. Wear to corners and cover edges. A couple of small patches of surface paper damage to front cover. Rear cover a little grubby. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Small bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Contents very good just some light foxing.

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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Thora Stowell; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Winifred Darch; et al. Illustrated by Howard K. Elcock; Mary Strange Reeve; M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1506885
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with pictorial onlay of girl in yellow dress, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one playing a whistle(?). 6 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 168 pages. First story is 'The Sea-Eagle' Nest' by Francklyn. Spine browned, bumped and worn with a little loss from top edge of onlay. Wear to corners and cover edges. Uneven fading and a few marks to covers. A couple of hinges cracked. A little foxing, mainly to text block. One plate partially detached.

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 16TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1506880
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1923. Very good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial boards show cricketer. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Exciting stories for boys. 176 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine lightly browned/faded and titles worn. A few marks to covers. Light browning to endpapers. Foxing to text block. Contents generally clean. Repaired margin tear to one plate and page either side.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - EIGHTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; S.G. Hulme Beaman; Mrs. H.C. Cradock; Barbara E. Todd; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Lloyd; M. Board; S.G. Hulme Beaman; Woolley; Frank Adams; et al..
Stock no. 1506873
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

White spine with black title, pictorial front cover shows girl and boy sitting in hammock reading book. 6 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 190 pages. First story is A Surprise for the Piggledy Gnome. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Bump to front cover has bent board at top and damaged top and outside edge. Spine and front cover a bit grubby. A couple of hinges cracked but binding is firm. Contents generally clean. A little foxing. All plates present but two have darkened edges, one of these has ragged edges too.

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THE JOLLY BOOK - FIFTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Gordon Whitehead; Amy Steedman; Gunby Hadath; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; Laurie Tayler; Harold Earnshaw; Albert Morrow; Harry Woolley; Warwick Reynolds; et al..
Stock no. 1506869
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, blue pictorial matt boards show boy and girl, boy blindfolded. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 287 pages. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Covers grubby and marked. Endpapers browned. A couple of hinges starting to crack. All plates present. Contents generally clean.

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MAGAZINE FOR THE YOUNG 1863
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506837
Published by John & Charles Mozley; Joseph Masters And Son. 1863. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth covers with gilt title to spine, small embossed decoration to centre of covers. Small format 6 x 4. January to December 1863. 428 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn, small holes to cloth at ends of spine. Spine browned. Covers grubby. Joints cracked. Foxing to contents and some pages have brown marks. Light browning, mainly to endpapers.

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MAGAZINE FOR THE YOUNG 1866
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506835
Published by John & Charles Mozley; Joseph Masters And Son. 1866. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth covers with gilt titles to spine, small embossed decoration to centre of covers. Small format 6 x 4. January to December 1864. 428 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers marked, small brown spot to front cover, white marks to spine. Rear joint is weak. 3" tear to page 43/44. Contents browned with some foxing.

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SPARKLER ANNUAL 1938
No author listed.
Stock no. 1406353
Published by The Fleetway House. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing a party scene featuring a clown. Advert to rear board. Colour frontis plus 2 other colour plates and 2 picture stories with colour illustrations. B/w and two tone illustrations. 108 pages. First story is Monk's Clue. Spine bumped and browned. Cloth is frayed at edges and there is a small split on rear spine. Corners bumped and darkened. Board edges rubbed. Covers a little grubby. Some erased writing from front pastedown and endpaper. Rear joint beginning to crack. Name and address to belongs to box. Pages browned.

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