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OUR DARLINGS - 19TH VOLUME
Written by Dr. Barnardo; E. Everett Greene; M.S. Comrie; et al. Illustrated by M. Irwin; et al..
Stock no. 1325929
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine shows children on a beach with campfire and a kettle. 5 mounted colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 424 pages. First story is "Friends or Foe?". Spine and corners worn, slight loss to top and tail of spine and chipping to spine edges. Damp stain to top corner of front cover. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Charles Herbert; et al. Illustrated by S.I. Venus; K.I. Noble; Basil Reynolds; et al..
Stock no. 1325928
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Circa 1924. Fair condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows children around Father Christmas, who has a sackful of toys over his shoulder. Full length story is 'Miss Interference' by Charles Herbert. Colour plates mounted on brown stiff paper. Other illustrations in b/w. Covers are edge worn, creased and grubby. Spine bumped and worn along edges. Writing in crayon inside front covers. Title-page and contents page are detached but still present. Most of the b/w illustrations have some colouring to them.

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OUR DARLINGS - 22ND VOLUME
Written by G. Stebbing; Catharine Shaw; Mabel Mackintosh. Illustrated by Louis Wain; A.H. Collins; et al..
Stock no. 1325927
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine, front cover shows 3 children on a beach with small wrecked boat behind them. First story is "Never Give In" by Stebbing. Includes a couple of b/w illustrations of cats by Wain. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Scratch mark to front cover. Heavy page browning to endpapers and lighter page browning to margins. Some foxing to textblock.

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OUR DARLINGS - 31ST VOLUME
Written by M.S. Comrie; Catharine Shaw; W.A. Atkinson; Mabel Mackintosh; et al. Illustrated by Levine Helmer; Fred S. Howard; D. Peachey; May Gladwin; et al..
Stock no. 1325926
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Fair condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl in red cloak holding holly and a basket of fruit. First story is "In The Tyrant's Grip" by Comrie. Colour plates and numerous other illustrations. Spine bumped and grubby. Covers edge worn. Rear cover is grubby and spotted. Front joint is almost broken, rear joint cracked. Page browning and some fingering to margins.

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SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1910
Written by M. Bainbridge; Queenie Scott-Hopper; Percy J. Barrow; Flora Waddington; Bessie Marchant; et al. Illustrated by G.E. Robertson; A. Bauerle; et al..
Stock no. 1325877
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1910. Almost very good condition.

Copyright date is 1910. Red cloth spine with black title and decoration. Front board shows a boy and girl leaving church (girl has red and white striped socks on!). Colour plates showing scenes from the life of David. Packed full of b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Tape repairs/reinforcements to edges of covers (tape folded over onto pastedowns inside). Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Old tape mark to front free-endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to some page margins. Light foxing to textblock and some page browning. Not as bad as it sounds!

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 1914
Written by Herbert Strang; Walter C. Rhoades; et al; Harold Avery; Tom Bevan. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325847
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1914. Good condition.

Green paperboards, pictorial onlay to front shows boy rescuing another from a cliff fall. Pictorial spine. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is "The Coward" by Rhoades. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly damp stained. Prize plate to front pastedown. Vertical crease to edge of front free-endpaper. Joints starting to crack. Heavy foxing and grubby fingermarks to contents.

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LITTLE PEOPLE'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Norman Gale; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Chloe Preston; Joyce Mercer; Louis Wain; Phyllis Cooper; et al..
Stock no. 1826140
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1923. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette of children reading. Pictorial front board showing children with balloons. Colour plates plus b/w and two tone illustrations by many illustrators. 112 pages including book list. First story is Birds and Bubbles. Board edges rubbed & worn. Boards scuffed and scratched. Cloth spine faded but title still bold. Browning to contents. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink dated 1923 to free front endpaper. Plate facing page 56 is detached. Colouring, and pencil scribbles to some b/w illustrations. Hinges pulled, binding is worn but holding. Musty odour present.

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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Thora Stowell; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Winifred Darch; et al. Illustrated by Howard K. Elcock; Mary Strange Reeve; M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1325625
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with pictorial onlay of girl in yellow dress, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one playing a whistle(?). 6 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 168 pages. First story is 'The Sea-Eagle' Nest' by Francklyn. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn. Onlay to spine is a little sunned. Crease to corner of front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Brenda Girvin; Thora Stowell; Lilian Holmes; Winifred Darch; et al. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; Grace Lodge; Florence Harrison; C.E. Brock; H.R. Millar; et al..
Stock no. 1325624
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1923. Very good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows three girls sitting on grass, one reading a book. First story is "The Influence of Anne" by D.F. Bruce. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn. Some slight chipping to edges of onlay to spine. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing and some fingering to page edges and margins.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Christine Chaundler; et al. Illustrated by Grace Lodge; C.E. Brock; Helen Stratton; C.E. Brock; et al.; et al.; et al..
Stock no. 1325620
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Fair condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing girl playing tennis. Includes "A Horrible Fix" by D.F. Bruce. Colour plates, b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and worn with splits. Covers edge worn. Scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name in pencil to front pastedown and some green crayon marks to front free-endpaper. Pencil scribbles to margins of a couple of plates. Biro mark to margin of a text page. Pencil doodles to rear endpapers. Heavy foxing and fingering. Pages 46/7 have large brown marks (from something which was pressed between the pages.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Christine Chaundler; et al. Illustrated by Grace Lodge; C.E. Brock; Helen Stratton; C.E. Brock; et al.; et al.; et al..
Stock no. 1325620
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Fair condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing girl playing tennis. Includes "A Horrible Fix" by D.F. Bruce. Colour plates, b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and worn with splits. Covers edge worn. Scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name in pencil to front pastedown and some green crayon marks to front free-endpaper. Pencil scribbles to margins of a couple of plates. Biro mark to margin of a text page. Pencil doodles to rear endpapers. Heavy foxing and fingering. Pages 46/7 have large brown marks (from something which was pressed between the pages.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Christine Chaundler; et al. Illustrated by Grace Lodge; C.E. Brock; Helen Stratton; C.E. Brock; et al.; et al.; et al..
Stock no. 1325620
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Fair condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing girl playing tennis. Includes "A Horrible Fix" by D.F. Bruce. Colour plates, b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and worn with splits. Covers edge worn. Scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name in pencil to front pastedown and some green crayon marks to front free-endpaper. Pencil scribbles to margins of a couple of plates. Biro mark to margin of a text page. Pencil doodles to rear endpapers. Heavy foxing and fingering. Pages 46/7 have large brown marks (from something which was pressed between the pages.

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