MY PETS AND THEIR WAYS
No author listed. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin; J.H. Hartley; G.F. Christie; Hubert Whatley; et al..
Stock no. 1506027
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl, two dogs, cat and duck, red titles. Colour and b/w illustrations. Short stories and verses. First story is Mischief. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Top third of spine faded. Covers slightly grubby with some light scratches. Ink inscription to verso of frontis and belongs to box completed in frontis. Light browning and foxing to contents. Colouring to a few of the b/w illustrations.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Mrs. George Corbett; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1506020
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1915. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial boards with front showing 3 girls playing with a hoop. Mounted colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. First story is "Little Miss Robinson Crusoe" by Corbett. Includes some b/w cat illustrations by Wain. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine faded and silver rubbed. A few marks to covers and two scratches to onlay. Joints cracked, rear joint showing webbing. Label, with name on, stuck to front endpaper covering writing, label partially removed below. Edge of front endpaper creased with small tears. Contents generally clean, all plates present.

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FIRST STEPS
Written by Mabel A. Marsh. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Angusine Macgregor; J.H. Hartley; Florence Hardy; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1505974
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Slightly better than good condition.

A Picture Reading Book for Little Folks. Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing a mother in a chair reading this book to her little toddler, white border. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, heavy wear to corners and some wear to cover edges. Front joint split for half its length. One hinge badly cracked. Name erased from front pastedown and belongs to box. All lower page corners bumped. Light browning to endpapers. Contents generally clean.

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HOLIDAY STORIES
Written by M.I.K. Carruthers; Violet M. Methley; Constance Heward; Barbara E. Todd; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Ethel K. Burgess; E. Dorothy Rees; Norman Sutcliffe; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1505973
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1937. Very good condition.

Stories and rhymes. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two children and trunk. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A couple of marks to covers. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Light browning to endpapers. Contents very good.

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HAPPY FOLKS
No author listed. Illustrated by Frederick Spurgin; Gregor McGregor; Beatrice Gower; M.M. Gell; et al..
Stock no. 1505972
Published by Art & Humour Publishing Co. Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Stories and rhymes. Cloth spine, large pictorial onlay to front cover shows children in garden with bubbles. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 102 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Bump to outside edge of rear cover. A couple of marks to covers. Front endpaper is MISSING. One hinge cracked. Contents generally clean with some light foxing and browning to edges. 1 plate is loose.

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PLAYTIME AT THE FARM
No author listed. Illustrated by W. Foster; N. Buchanan; et al..
Stock no. 1505970
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Good condition.

The Playtime Series. Cloth spine, oval on front cover shows three children on gate, goose below, daisies in corners, red and green titles. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. No. 3404 Spine bumped and worn. Heavy wear to corners. Covers a bit grubby. Joints cracked, rear one badly. Prize plate to front pastedown. One hinge cracked. Some light foxing, browning and an odd mark to contents.

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FROM FRIEND TO FRIEND A CALENDAR FOR 1912
No author listed. Illustrated by Fred Hines; Eddie J. Andrews; et al..
Stock no. 1505944
Published by Ernest Nister. 1912. Very good condition.

A calendar for the year 1912. Beautiful chromolithographs. 6 x 4.5". White cloth spine. Cream covers with blue titles and decoration. Colour chromolithographs. Green illustrations on pages with verses and months. Covers slightly grubby with a little bubbling to front cover and faint stains, looks like been splashed with water. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Staples strating to rust. Contents clean and colours bright.

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ROUND THE YEAR STORY BOOK
Written by Alan Hyder; Berta Lawrence; Vivien Batchelor; et al. Illustrated by Rene Cloke; Lunt Roberts; Neave Parker; Eileen Soper; et al..
Stock no. 1505917
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows children playing each with a month on them. First story is 'The Girl Who Liked Fairy Tales. Pretty colour plates and two-tone text illustrations. 163 pages. Base of spine bumped. Minimal wear to spine and corners. A couple of hinges starting to crack. Just a odd fox spot otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is badly torn around bottom half of spine and along rear fold and into rear panel, with creasing but very little loss. Small tears and creasing to top of spine. A few other chips and tears to edges.

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THE JOLLY BOOK - ELEVENTH YEAR
Written by Harold Avery; Angela Brazil; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; G.E. Studdy; Harold Earnshaw; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1505914
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1920. Almost very good condition.

For boys and girls. Pictorial boards showing a boy and girl skating on front and a boy and a girl on spine. Black titles to spine and orange titles to front board. Colour plates plus black and white illustrations. Brazil story is 'The Scallywag Boys'. First story is The Spoil Sport by Avery. 10.25" x 8". Spine bumped with some rubbing to vignette. Wear to corners and cover edges. A few marks and scratches to covers. Pencil writing about contents to front endpaper. Some browning to endpapers, prelims and last couple of pages. Evidence of something having been stuck to rear endpaper. Contents very good.

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HOLIDAY FROLICS AT THE FARM
Written by Evelyn Everett-Green; Edric Vredenburg; Mary Boyle; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Mabel F. Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1505913
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1910. Very good condition.

Red pictorial boards with cloth spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Stories and verses. 88 pages plus book list. Spine bumped and worn. Wear to corners and cover edges. A few small marks to covers. Nick to edge of half-title page. Contents very good just some light browning and foxing.

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THE BUMPER BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Dora Percy Smith; Marjory Royce; et al. Illustrated by Ruth Cobb; Topham; Cicely Englefield; et al..
Stock no. 1505877
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1928. Slightly better than good condition.

Orange pictorial boards show circus pictures, two children and clown to front, lion in hat to spine, ringmaster and horse to rear. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 128 pages. 8.5 x 7". A chunky volume of stories and rhymes. First story is The Dancing Bear. Covers slightly darkened. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Clear tape stuck to corners. A few hinges cracked. Name in ink to verso of frontis and pencil inscription to verso of title page. Some foxing and an odd mark to contents. All plates present but one is detached and two are partially detached.

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THE BUMPER BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Dora Newton; Dora Percy Smith; Olive Chandler; E.S. Duffin; Marjory Royce; et al. Illustrated by Cyril Cowell; Frank Adams; Margaret Tempest; Ruth Cobb; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1505876
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1927. Good condition.

Pictorial boards show children stroking horse to front cover, both riding horse to spine, yellow titles. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is Joan Visits a Farm. 128 pages. 8.5 x 7". A chunky volume of stories and rhymes. Covers darkened and grubby. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front edge of spine cracked. Large ink inscription to verso of frontis. A few hinges cracked so binding feels weak. Some light foxing and an odd mark to contents. One plate is MISSING and one partially detached.

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