POOR UNCLE HARRY
Written by Raymond Jacberns. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham.
Stock no. 1325420
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 6 colour plates. 275 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine is slightly browned and there is a light damp(?) stain to edge of front cover. Inscription in pencil to half title-page. Foxing to contents. Some hinges slightly pulled.

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SOMEBODY'S PLAYMATES
Written by George Manville Fenn; Clifton Bingham; Edric Vredenburg. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; R.J. Wealthy.
Stock no. 2137694
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing rabbit in open hutch eating and two puppies looking up at it. 2 colour plates, including frontis. Two-tone, black and white and silhouette illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffing to covers; a little chipping. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby marks and foxspots.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - NINTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Dorothy Russell; Constance Heward; Dixon Rutherford; et al. Illustrated by Peter Fraser; Honor C. Appleton; Hilda Cowham; Mabel Lucie Attwell; et al..
Stock no. 1318355
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows black cat and white dog, blue spine with white titles and horse's head. First story is 'The Housing Problem'. 287 pages plus one page book list. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Small dent to top edge of rear cover. Vertical crease to rear cover. Endpapers browned. Heavy foxing to contents, mainly textblock and some other marks.

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BLACKIE'S STORY-TIME BOOK
Written by Chris Tent; Gladys Davidson; Theodora Wilson Wilson; May Byron; Florence Harrison; et al. Illustrated by Agnes Richardson; Thomas Maybank; Harold C. Earnshaw; Louis Wain; Florence Harrison; N. Buchanan; Hilda Cowham; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 2124405
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with black title. Pictorial paper boards show young boy saluting behind a young girl waving a handkerchief. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. A book of stories by various authors and illustrated by various illustrators. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some uneven fading to spine. Scuffing and marks to covers, with heavy wear and chipping to corners. Some foxing and finger marks.

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THE JOLLY BOOK - SIXTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Hugh Orton; Bessie Marchant; Mary Shrewsbury; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; Hilda Cowham; Harold Earnshaw; Thomas Henry; et al..
Stock no. 1208815
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1926. Very good condition.

Pictorial cloth spine shows boy hanging from title. Pictorial front cover shows two children fishing, they have caught a boot. 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 278 pages. First story: The Magic Matchbox. Spine rubbed and bumped, illustration on spine faded. Edges rubbed and corners worn. Prize-plate to front endpaper. Occasional faint fingering and foxing to contents.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 27TH YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes; Eleanor B. Simeon; Evelyn Smith; Natalie Joan; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Hilda Cowham; Harry Rountree; Florence Mary Anderson; S.G. Hulme Beaman; et al..
Stock no. 1506891
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1931. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows three children, rocking horse and dog, black titles. Colour plates, plus colour, tint and b/w illustrations. 200 pages. First story - Tommy's Topper by Madeline Barnes. Spine bumped, worn and grubby with a vertical crease from top to bottom. Corners and cover edges worn. Covers grubby. Rear joint and a couple of hinges cracked. Ink inscription in To box on front endpaper and 1930 written to verso of frontis. A few marks to contents but most pages are clean. A little foxing.

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PLAYBOX ANNUAL 1913
No author listed. Illustrated by S.J. Cash; Hilda Cowham; E.M. Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1506177
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1913. Good condition.

Green cloth spine, pictorial front board. Colour plates, b/w and two-tone illustrations. 208 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers grubby with some light scratches and browning. Ink name to front endpaper. Front joint three quarters broken between frontis and title page. A few marks and some fingering to contents but many pages are 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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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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LITTLE FROLIC
No author listed. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Ernest A. Aris; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; et al..
Stock no. 1505771
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1934. Very good condition.

Large format 11 x 8". Pictorial covers show continuous snow scene, two children on front, one in green jumper, girl with sheep to rear. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is A Washing Day. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Very light browning to spine and 1" split to front edge. To/From box completed in ink on front pastedown. One hinge starting to crack. A few fox spots to text block. Contents clean.

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TOT AND TIM ANNUAL
Written by Constance Heward; Cecily M. Rutley; Katharine Oldmeadow; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; Harry B. Neilson; Charles Robinson; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1505728
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Slightly better than good condition.

Cloth spine with blue titles and vignette. Pictorial front cover shows three children playing with hoops. Colour and b/w illustrations. 132 pages. First story is The Freckled Fairy by Heward. Spine bumped, wear to writing on spine. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers grubby, rear cover is worst, some light foxing. Pencil writing about contents to front endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to contents mainly to margins. Some foxing. All plates present.

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LITTLE & GOOD
No author listed. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham.
Stock no. 1315754
Very good condition.

Large, tall format (13.5 x 7.5"). White pictorial cardwraps. Wonderful colour and two-tone illustrations. 12 pages (unpaginated). Covers are a bit grubby and foxed. Staples rusty. A few foxspots and fingermarks at page margins else contents clean. A very scarce item.

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