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A BOOK OF RHYMES FOR YOUNG READERS
Written by Florence Harrison; Jessie Pope; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Nina K. Brisley; Helen Jacobs; et al..
Stock no. 1327691
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Orange cloth,black titles to spine. 4 colour plates including 2 by Harrison (one with fairies!), numerous b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front free-endpaper neatly removed. Foxing else contents clean.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 16TH YEAR
Written by Mrs. George Wemyss; Natalie Joan; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Agnes Richardson; M.A. Peart; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1326307
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pale blue cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy reading book, girl with black cat under her arm and other characters in the background.Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 176 pages. First story is "How We Let Lodgings" by Mrs. G. Wemyss. Angela Brazil story is "A Terrible Handful". Covers are edge worn. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Endpapers lightly foxed. Name and address in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to textblock, some light fingermarks to page margins.

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MY FAIRY TALE BOOK
Written by Tetta Ward; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Dorothy King; et al. Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1325903
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine, beautiful colour illustration of fairies to front board and one story has 2 text and 1 full-page b/w illustrations by Harrison. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations throughout. First story is "The Giant who Kept a School" by Ward. Covers are very worn and spine is as well. Frontis is detached with ragged edges. Heavy foxing. Some grubby fingermarks and other marks.

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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; M.I.K. Carruthers; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Brenda Girvin; Barbara Euphan Todd; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.D. Johnston; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325622
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1925. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

7th year. Brown cloth spine with pictorial onlay showing girl with holly. Pictorial front board shows same girl walking dog. First story is "Black Into White" by Carruthers. Also includes "Biddy's Bright Idea" by D.F. Bruce. 6 colour plates including frontis by Harrison. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped, top edge of pictorial onlay on spine is slightly worn. Lower edge of front cover is rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light browning to endpapers and heavy foxing to textblock and page margins else contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with some tape repairs on verso. Small hole to base of wrapper spine.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Winifred Darch; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; Mary Strange Reeve; et al..
Stock no. 1325618
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1926. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front and spine, front shows girl feeding doves. Includes "Captain Betsy" by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. 6 colour plates. 160 pages. Spine bumped. Covers slightly edge worn. Inscription in ink (partially faded) to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing and some fingering to page margins. Scarce dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, tear to top of spine tape repaired on verso, rear panel has large section of loss to top edge and some smaller pieces of loss at other edges.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Florence Harrison; Natalie Joan; K.W. Coales; M.A. Peart; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; May Smith; K.W. Coales; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1325496
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1933. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows two children on a bike "merry days". Colour frontis (possibly by Harrison?) plus b/w and 3-colour illustrations. First story is The Magic Goose Quill. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Rear cover scuffed. Endpapers are browned. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Rear joint is broken but the binding is still holding (by glue?). Some hinges cracked. Foxing else contents clean.

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FUN AND NONSENSE
Written by Willard Bonte. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Willard Bonte.
Stock no. 1325402
Published by H.M. Caldwell Company. Good condition.

Green cloth spine, pictorial boards (illustrated by Harrison). A book of rhymes, each with a colour illustration opposite and borders to the rhymes. Covers are edge worn. Joints cracked. Grubby marks to page margins, some foxing and margin tears.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR TINY FOLKS 17TH YEAR
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by Enid Warne Browne; Lilian A. Govey; Angusine Macgregor; Florence Harrison; E. Dorothy Rees; et al..
Stock no. 1325094
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1930. Good condition.

Pictorial front board illustrated by M.D. Johnston, illustration shows three young children feeding the birds with a puppy at the feet of the children. Colour plates and illustrations, b/w text illustrations. First story is "The Orange Umbrella". Covers are edge worn, spine has splits to front edge. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Frontis is detached but still present. Foxing to textblock and to page margins, also some slight page browning.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Florence Harrison; Lucy Bickersteth; Margaret Middleton; et al. Illustrated by Frank E. Wiles; Florence Harrison; Radcliffe Wilson; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324978
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1929. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Front cover shows a girl waving a hankie, ice-skating. First story is 'Pen the Poacher' by Joan. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers edge worn. Some scuffing to covers. White cloth spine is grubby. Rear cover edges are grubby/slightly damp stained. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis (with a small 'merry christmas' sticker to top corner of same page). Heavy foxing to page edges and textblock.

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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Florence Harrison; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.A. Peart; Alan Wright; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324841
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Blue boards, pictorial onlays to front and spine (of girl and boy with dog). Colour frontis plus other plates, colour and b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. First story is "The Heart of Gold". Covers are edge worn, splits to spine and damage/loss at top. Foxing to covers (heavy). Some heavy foxing to contents and textblock. Last hinge is cracked.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Winifred F. Peck; Florence Harrison; C. Bernard Rutley; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Florence Harrison; Ruth Cobb; et al..
Stock no. 1324830
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Front board shows a girl in skirt and blazer with a black dog on a lead. First story is "The First Flight" by Peck. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations throughout. Corners are worn, edges rubbed. Spine and rear cover slightly grubby, front cover lightly scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents.

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