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AUNT MARY'S TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1314287
Published by Harvey And Darton. 5th 1924. Almost very good condition.

For the Entertainment and Improvement of Litte Boys (Addressed to her Nephews). Fifth Edition. Small format. Red leather spine with marble-effect boards. 174 pages. B/w frontis. Spine and corners are worn, some rubbing to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Page browning and some fingering/foxing to contents. Stitching loose to one gathering of pages (but they are still attached - pg 3 -11).

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REDSKIN AND COWBOY
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse.
Stock no. 1403483
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1899. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. A Tale Of The Western Plains. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some rubbing to board edges. Spine darkened. Couple of marks to boards which are a little grubby. Name and date to verso of frontis. Some hinges pulled. A few light foxspots and some fingering to margins otherwise contents are generally clean.

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WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1403481
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt. Edges olive green. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates plus 1 map and 7 battle-field plans. 384 pages + 32 pages booklist. Spine bumped and worn and browned. Picture is wearing off. Bottom front corner badly bumped. Other corners also bumped and all corners are rubbed. Marks to boards. Inscription in ink to half title page. Endpapers browned. Foxing mainly to prelims and a little to page edges otherwise contents are clean.

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WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1403478
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and front board. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges a little rubbed. Small indent and faint marks to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning and a little foxing otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE LION OF THE NORTH
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by John Schonberg.
Stock no. 1403303
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus. Brown, green and gilt pictorial cloth. 12 b/w plates. 382 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. Early reprint - no date. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Couple of small splits to top of spine. Board edges are bumped and a little rubbed. A few marks to endpapers. Rear endpaper is creased at edge. Name stamp to top of half title page. A few foxspots and a little light fingering otherwise contents generally clean. Top corners of a few pages are lightly creased.

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THE KICKLEBURYS ON THE RHINE
Written by M.A. Titmarsh.
Stock no. 1314124
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 2nd 1866. Almost very good condition.

2nd edition. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 87 pages plus publishers booklist to rear. Top edge gilt. 15 plates hand-coloured. Tissue-guard to frontis. Yellow endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few light spots to covers. Light pink damp stains to edges of endpapers. Browning to half-title, tissue-guard of frontis and to last page of booklist. Foxing and some page edge darkening throughout. A good example of the 2nd edition.

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MISS MOUSE AND HER BOYS
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1605976
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1897. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth with black illustration to front and spine, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. Corners bumped, some wear and splitting to spine. Spine scuffed with some fading of gilt. Joints cracked, inscription to front pastedown. One plate MISSING. One plate has been coloured.

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A HISTORY OF FRANCE
Written by Mrs. Markham.
Stock no. 1605970
Published by John Murray. 1859. Good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. "For The Use Of Young Persons". Spine and corners bumped and worn, covers scuffed. Partial splitting of joint at frontis. Rear joint cracked. Contents very good. Some corner creasing.

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THE GIRLS AND I
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1605969
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1892. Good condition.

Orange cloth with black decorations, gilt title to spine. 192 pages plus 44 page booklist & index to rear. 7 full-page b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some marks to rear board and light wear to cloth of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Embossed stamp to front endpaper, inscription to verso. One plate missing.

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AUNT JUDY'S MAY-DAY VOLUME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Written by Aunt Judy; Mrs. Gatty. Illustrated by F. Gilbert; A.W. Cooper; R. Newcombe.
Stock no. 1503072
Published by Bell and Daldy. 1869. Almost very good condition.

For young people edited by Mrs Gatty. Red three quarter leather binding with marbled boards and text block. Raised bands to spine with gilt lines and titles. Black title block. Contains November 1868 to April 1869. B/w illustrations. 380 pages. Spine worn with chip from top and bottom edge. Bumping to corners. Wear to corners, cover edges and some of leather. Slight loss from edge of marbling on front cover. Slight scuffing to marbling. Marks to pastedowns, appear to correspond with leather. Pencil writing about contents to title page. A few marks/fingermarks to prelims, contents generally clean.

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JOHNNIE VENTURE
Written by C.E.W..
Stock no. 1313237
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1st 1887. Almost very good condition.

A story of an exciting journey. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. 128 pages. 7 b/w plates plus vignette to title-page. Spine and corners bumped and worn, covers a bit grubby, darkened to spine. Endpapers browned, inscription in ink to front endpaper. Grubby fingermarks otherwise contents clean.

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THE FAMILY CIRCLE PICTURE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1313221
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1881. Very good condition.

Large format. Attractive pictorial green cloth with gilt title to front cover, black title to spine and bevelled edges. Floral decorated endpapers. 104 pages, all edges gilt. B/w illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few light marks to covers else bright and clean. Inscription in ink to half-title and a small ink mark to verso of front-endpaper. Half-title and last text page are lightly browned. One page has a horizontal tear to centre of page. Some light fingermarks to page margins otherwise a nice, clean copy.

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