MORE PLEASANT SURPRISES
Written by F.E. Weatherly.
Stock no. 1318965
Published by Ernest Nister. 1st 1893. Very good condition.

Large format. 13 x 10 inches. Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. 8 chromolitho moveable pictures. Pull the tab and the picture changes. B/w illustrations. Text in verse. Spine bumped and some light rubbing to cover edges. A few light spots to front edge of spine and some light scuffing to rear cover. Generally covers bright. Joints are cracked. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. The second moveable image is not working - could possibly be repaired. Otherwise, all others in excellent working order. Some light foxing and page browning and the pull-tabs are just a little grubby from fingering. Overall a super copy of a scarce moveable book.

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THE FABLES OF AESOP
Written by Aesop; Samuel Croxall.
Stock no. 1318929
Published by Milner. 1837. Fair condition.

Instructive applications by Croxall. Small format. Brown cloth. Gilt title to spine. 296 pages. Illustrated with 100 b/w engravings. Pull-out b/w frontispiece. Covers are worn and grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown, further writing in ink to rear endpapers. Front free-endpaper is missing. Contents are foxed and very grubby.

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THE YOUNG PILGRIM OR ALFRED CAMPBELL'S RETURN TO THE EAST
Written by Mrs. Hofland.
Stock no. 1318927
Published by A.K. Newman and Co.. 1841. Good condition.

"And his travels in Egypt, Nubia, Asia Minor, Arabria Petrea, etc". New edition, with additions. Red embossed cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine and vignette to front covers. Yellow endpapers. 239 pages, all edges gilt. 6 b/w engraved plates (each with two illustrations). Spine and corners bumped, a few small dents to cover edges. Covers grubby. Endpapers grubby. Heavy foxing and fingering to contents.

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THE AFFECTIONATE BROTHERS
Written by Mrs. Hofland.
Stock no. 1318826
Published by A.K. Newman and Co.. Circa 1853. Good condition.

New Edition. Burgundy leather spine and corners. Marble effect boards. 173 pages. B/w frontis. Leather spine and corners and endpapers have been professionally replaced. Browning, foxing and grubby fingering to contents. Names and other writing in ink to verso of frontis.

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THE CHILD'S COMPANION AND JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318823
Published by The Religious Tract Society. 1858 Good condition.

New Series. Small format. Brown embossed clotgh with gilt title to spine. Colour Kronheim frontis and b/w engravings. 380 pages. Cream endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine faded. Front joint is cracked. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Some light foxing and fingering.

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THE SCHOOL-FELLOWS
Written by Miss Sandham.
Stock no. 1318822
Published by J. Souter. 2nd 1819. Good condition.

Second Edition. A moral tale. Rebound in peach cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. 288 pages. A few light spots to cloth. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to contents and some grubby fingering. Name and date in pencil to top margin of title-page. First gathering of pages is detached at the top stitch.

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PHILIP AND ARTHUR, OR THE CHATTERTON CHILDREN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318795
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1867. Almost very good condition.

Very small format (4.5 x 3"). Green embossed cloth covered cardwraps with gilt vignette to front. 96 pages, all edges gilt. Yellow endpapers. Colour frontis. Covers edge rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Musty smell to contents.

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THE BASKET OF FLOWERS
Written by Christoph Von Schmid.
Stock no. 1318794
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1860. Almost very good condition.

A Tale for the Young. Translated from the French by J.H. St. Lilac embossed cloth with gilt. Cream endpapers. 4 b/w plates. 186 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby with faded spine. Front free-endpaper removed. Name and address in ink to verso of frontis. Some grubby marks to contents.

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ALWAYS HAPPY!
Written by Maria Elizabeth Budden.
Stock no. 1318793
Published by Grant and Griffith. 1850. Good condition.

Or, anecdotes of Felix and his sister Serena written for her children by a Mother. 16th edition. Small format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 172 pages plus 8 page publication list to rear. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight damp staining and light marks to covers. Foxing and page browning to contents. Musty smell to contents.

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SHORT STORIES FROM EUROPEAN HISTORY - SWEDEN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318790
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1851. Almost very good condition.

Small fromat. Embossed grey cloth with gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers. 198 pages plus publication list to rear. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Marks to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Musty smell to contents.

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THE OLD WOMAN AND HER CHICKEN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318702
Published by Darton & Co.. Circa 1856. Good condition.

Embossed red cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. 4 colour plates (with tissue guards) to include title-page. Half title-page states "There is No Such Thing as a Trifle". 63 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Darkening to covers. Foxing to textblock. Grubby fingermarks to page margins thoughout. Musty smell to contents (tobacco?).

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A YEAR OF COUNTRY LIFE; OR, THE CHRONICLE OF THE YOUNG NATURALISTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318701
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1853. Good condition.

Embossed brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Cream endpapers. 247 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spinea nd corners bumped and worn, cover edges rubbed. Cloth scuffed. Tiny binder's (S.Curtis) sticker to front pastedown. Foxing and fingering to textblock and page margins.

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