OUR DARLINGS
Written by Tinsley Pratt; F. Anstey; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1325931
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Front cover shows ice skaters. First story is 'When Hawkins Sailed the Sea'. Includes roughly 6 Louis Wain b/w text illustrations. Colour plates mounted on green paper. Spine and covers are edge worn. Rear cover is grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown (partially covering a Wain illustration). Tissue-guard to frontis torn with lower half missing. Inscription in pencil to top margin of title-page. Grubby fingermarks and foxing to text. One plate (opp page 272) has 1" closed tear.

Buy now for £34.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE BOOK OF GNOMES
Written by F.E. Weatherly. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy.
Stock no. 1322248
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1903. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, pictorial front board. 8 colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. A story told in verse. Spine bumpe and rubbed, cover edges rubbed. Some slight scuffing/wear to covers. Small tear to lower margin of title-page. Title-page browned. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins but generally a nice copy of a scarce Nister book.

Buy now for £680.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

STORIES FOR ALL TIMES
Written by Sheila E. Braine; Evelyn Everett-Green; E. Nesbit; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Rosa C. Petherick; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1505700
Published by Nister & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

No. 5081. Chunky format (4cm thick). Red cloth spine, pictorial front board shows girl whispering in boy's ear. First story is "Peace With Honour" by Geraldine Glasgow. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations (including one Wain cat plate accompanying a verse called "All Afloat" by Clifton Bingham. Reprint, no date. Minimal bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Contents lightly browned with some foxing and an odd mark. One hinge cracked.

Buy now for £34.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

SUNNY DAYS
Written by L.T. Meade; George Manville Fenn; Evelyn Everett-Green; F.E. Weatherly; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Ada Dennis; et al..
Stock no. 1404989
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1906. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Cream pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine is a little faded. Couple of deep scratches to front board. Light marks to rear board. Board edges a little scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Rear endpaper torn by margin with some browned taped mending a couple of tears. Both joints badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges cracked. Browned tape to hinge of several pages including frontis and title page. One colour plate is creased. Some fingering and page browning otherwise contents are generally clean.

Buy now for £24.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1903
Written by Alfred J. Fuller; E. Nesbit; George Manville Fenn; Evelyn Everett-Green. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; K Street.
Stock no. 1404912
Published by Ernest Nister. 1903. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictorial boards front showing children on stepping stones through stream. Six chromolithograph plates, packed full of b/w text illustraitons. First story 'Our pantomime' by L.L. Weedon Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed and rubbed. Some scratches to boards. Covers generally grubby. Joints and some hinges cracked. Frontis is partially detached at the top and has a small tear. One plate is detached but present. Another two plates are partially detached. Erased inscription to box on front pastedown. Endpapers and page edges are browned. Some foxing and fingering.

Buy now for £45.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1907
Written by Alfred C. Playne; George Manville Fenn; Clifton Bingham; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Edith A. Cubitt; et al..
Stock no. 1404723
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1907. Slightly better than good condition.

19th Year of Publication. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a fisherman and 2 children looking out to sea. 6 colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Story by Fenn is Our Soldier Boy. Spine bumped, worn and faded with small splits to top and bottom. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Some scratches to covers. Both joints and some hinges cracked. Front endpaper partially detached. A little surface paper damage to front endpaper where a list had been stuck. Page browning and some foxing plus some marks to contents, including a co A few small tears to margins. One plate is creased.

Buy now for £38.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1903
Written by Alfred J. Fuller; Clifton Bingham; L.L. Weedon; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; K Street.
Stock no. 1404714
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1903. Slightly better than good condition.

Grey cloth with pictorial front board showing children walking on stepping stones. Colour and b/w plates.First story is Our Pantomime by L.L. Weedon. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Covers grubby and marked. Front joint cracked showing webbing below. Inscription in ink and previous owners address label to front pastedown. Name and address in ink (name has been crossed out and written in again) to front endpaper. Small tape mark to top of front endpaper. Hinges beginning to crack. Foxing and some marks throughout book. Plates all present but are foxed at margins. Some small margin tears.

Buy now for £34.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 26TH YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; M.A. Hoyer; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Dora McLaren; E. Stuart Hardy; et al..
Stock no. 1404699
Published by Ernest Nister. 1913. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles to front and spine and pictorial onlay to front. Full page colour illustrations and b/w illustrations throughout. First story 'When daddy's ship came home' by L.L.Weedon. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. Half of pictorial onlay on front missing. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Rear joint and some hinges beginning to crack. A few tears to inner margins and a couple to page edges. Foxing and some marks to contents.

Buy now for £48.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 22ND YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; George Manville Fenn; Olive Molesworth; L.L. Weedon; Sheila E. Braine; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; E. Stuart Hardy; G.H. Thompson; et al..
Stock no. 1314970
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1910. Very good condition.

22nd year of publication. Cloth spine, pictorial front board shows a boy and a girl sledging. 6 colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. 131 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small indentation to edge of rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light page browning throughout, some grubby marks to margins and some light foxing.

Buy now for £70.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1907
Written by Alfred C. Playne; George Manville Fenn; Clifton Bingham; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Edith A. Cubitt; et al..
Stock no. 1109462
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1907. Very good condition.

19th Year of Publication. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a fisherman and 2 children looking out to sea. 6 colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Story by Fenn is Our Soldier Boy. Edges rubbed, corners worn. A little fraying to cloth spine edges. A few light score marks to front board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page browning. Hinges pulled. A few margin tears. Contents clean.

Buy now for £60.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

TERRY, THE TROOP-HORSE
Written by Beatrix De Burgh. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy.
Stock no. 1108925
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1902. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Green cloth with black titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks and some scuffing to covers. Prize plate to front endpaper. Some page browning; couple of pages are creased.

Buy now for £30.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 25TH YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; Evelyn Everett-Green; Clifton Bingham; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; E. Stuart Hardy; Gordon Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1307930
Published by Ernest Nister. 1913. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles, pictorial onlay to front cover shows little girl holding two young dogs. First story is "A Hole in Fairyland". 179 pages. Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light wrinkles in cloth covers. Name and address in ink to front pastedown, date in crayon to endpaper. Front joint is just starting to crack. Some light fingering and page browning to margins else contents clean.

Buy now for £80.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List