BLOTS AND TITTERS
Written by Aug. J. Ferreira. Illustrated by E.J. Proctor.
Stock no. 1301535
Published by Greening & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1905. Very good condition.

"Being a Visit to Pandelicia and other Fairy Fancies". Grey pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 152 pages. Colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine slightly browned and some light discolouration to covers. Letter "A" written to top of spine in ink. A.4. written in ink to front pastedown. Light foxing and page edge browning. Vertical crease to frontis. Some hinges cracked and some grubby fingering.

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THE ROSE AND THE LILY
Written by Mrs. Octavian Blewitt. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 1201458
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1877. Almost very good condition.

Pink cloth with elaborate gilt decorations. B/w frontis by Cruikshank. Believed to be the last book illustrated by him. The Rose And The Lily, How They Became the Emblems of England and France. A Fairy Tale. 62 pages + 36 page booklist dated October 1876. Top of spine chipped with loss. Spine browned and bumped and base. Small mark to front cover. Some page edges ragged from uneven opening.

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IN WHEELABOUT AND COCKALONE
Written by Grace Rhys. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant; Megan Rhys.
Stock no. 385242
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1918. Good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine and large colour onlay to front cover (illus Tarrant). 4 colour plates featuring fairies by Tarrant. B/w text illustrations by Rhys. 238 pages, top edge green. Spine and corners bumped and worn, covers are a bit grubby and gilt to spine has faded. Front free-endpaper removed. Front and rear joints cracked causing contents to be a bit loose. Some grubby fingermarks to contents. Hinges pulled/cracked. Pages 58 and 59 lightly scribbled on with blue crayon. A decent copy of a very scarce Tarrant item.

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THE WISE GRASSHOPPER
Written by Constance Barnes.
Stock no. 822073
Published by Art & Educational Publishers Limited. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Whilst missing her spaniel who has disappeared in the garden, Jane is astonished to find fairies in the garden. Through them, she meets the Wise Grasshopper who helps her to learn how fairies and human kindness work together to solve many human problems. Red cloth spine. Blue pictorial paper boards. Full page colour illustrations plus b/w text illustrations. Edges lightly rubbed, covers clean and bright. Front joint starting to pull. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few small chips and closed tears. Overall, an excellent copy.

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THE LITTLE BIRTHDAY HORSE
Written by Hilda Boswell. Illustrated by Hilda Boswell.
Stock no. 379734
Published by Hutchinson's Books for Young People. Circa 1951. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations throughout. Covers edge worn and a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to inside of front cover. 3.5cm tear to lower spine of covers and page margins. Centre pages detached but still present, pages beneath have 10cm tear to spine. Pages are a bit grubby but pictures still nice and bright. A very scare Hilda Boswell item.

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FAIRY FOLK AT WORK
Written by Phyllis Bain. Illustrated by Dudley W. Bain.
Stock no. 379355
Published by Thos. Holdsworth & Sons, Ltd.. Circa 1951. Good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Vibrant colour pictures. Covers creased and grubby, corners worn with splits to top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink to inside of front cover (dated 1951). Page corner tips very lightly creased. A light damp stain affects the top margins of most pages. Light foxing throughout, mainly to insides of covers. Some animal ink stamps to edge of inside of rear cover. Not as bad as it sounds - contents still generally bright and clean.

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GUM TREE BROWNIE AND OTHER FAERIE FOLK OF THE NEVER-NEVER
Written by Tarella A. Quin. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 595653
Published by George Robertson & Co.. 1st 1907. Slightly better than very good condition.

Green cloth covers with bevelled edges, red title to front with illustration of a Brownie swinging in a cobweb. Marbled endpapers. Packed with charming pen-and-ink illustrations, many full-page. A typically stylised Outhwaite fairyland. 184 pages. Oblong format. Spine bumped and rubbed at top and tail. Corners slightly worn. Two small dents to cover foredges, Contents near fine with just the occasional very pale mark. A super copy of this rare fairy book.

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SPRING SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 378942
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Grey boards with blue titles, pictorial onlay to front. Blue cloth spine. 12 poems with music by Linnell, each has accompanying colour tipped-in plate. A beautiful book! Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Corners worn and some wear to cover edges. A few small ink spots to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown and inscription in ink to endpaper. Foxing throughout. Light browning to verso of front and rear fly-leaf. Front joint cracked. 1.5" tear to lower margin of title-page. Plates all present and in fine condition.

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AUTUMN SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 594244
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

From Flower Fairies of the Autumn. Grey paper boards with blue titles, blue cloth spine. Pictorial onlay to front board. 12 poems with accompanying tipped-in colour plates and music by Linnell. A lovely book. Front endpaper missing. Name in ink to top of first blank page. A few minor foxspots present. All plates present. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with loss at corners and a little grubby. Overall a nice copy.

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SPRING SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 378604
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Grey boards with blue titles, pictorial onlay to front. Blue cloth spine. 12 poems with music by Linnell, each has accompanying colour tipped-in plate. A beautiful book! Spine bumped and rubbed, corners worn. Some very light foxing and fingering. Top page corner tips lightly creased. A nice copy.

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GUM TREE BROWNIE AND OTHER FAERIE FOLK OF THE NEVER-NEVER
Written by Tarella A. Quin. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 378493
Published by Robertson & Mullens Ltd.. 1925. Good condition.

Oblong format. Pink cloth spine, patterned boards. B/w illustrations throughout by Ida S. Rentoul. Spine and corners bumped with wear to corners. Edges rubbed. Covers a bit grubby. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned, foxing to contents. Quite a number of the illustrations have been very neatly coloured in. A very scarce book.

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SPRING SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 737291
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Grey boards with blue titles, pictorial onlay to front. Blue cloth spine. 12 poems with music by Linnell, each has accompanying colour tipped-in plate. A beautiful book! Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Joints cracked but not broken. Some light foxing and fingering. All plates present and in fine condition. White pictorial wrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss at corners and grubby.

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