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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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THE WESTOW TALISMAN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1325868
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An adventure story for boys. Lord Fancis Westow finds it necessary to send the famous Westow Talisman to Egypt by aeroplane... Light tan cloth, brown titles. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with very slight loss and grubby to rear panel and spine.

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CHUCKLES
Written by Jessie Pope. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 1826484
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front cover showing kitten and puppy. Blue cloth spine. Colour plates and two-tone illustrations throughout. Minimal text in verse below pictures. Board edges rubbed and worn. Boards grubby. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. A few margin marks. All plates present. Musty odour present.

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THE LEADER OF THE LOWER SCHOOL
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by John Campbell.
Stock no. 1826261
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1927. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial cloth, cream titles. Colour frontis plate, 4 b/w plates. 7 x 5". 256 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small split to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page browning; some foxing. Wrapper spine is very browned with foxing and couple of small pieces of loss to base; grubby marks also to wrapper; some edge-creasing.

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DADDY CAT
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1325677
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1915. Fair condition.

Cloth spine, dark green paper boards with pictorial onlay to front. 35 colour illustrations including half-title page and title page. All about 'Daddy Cat'. Covers are worn with some creasing and some slight surface paper damage. Spine bumped and rubbed. Contents are well fingered with creases and some small tears. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to lower margin of frontis (doesn't actually affect the illustration). Overall a good reading copy of a scarce Wain book.

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PEACOCKS OR WHAT LITTLE HANDS CAN DO
Written by W. Percy Smith. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.
Stock no. 1325340
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1900. Almost very good condition.

Red decorated cloth with gilt titles. 176 pages plus 32 page booklist to rear. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers a bit grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. Hinges pulled and cracked but binding still tight.

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DEERSLAYER OR, THE FIRST WAR-PATH
Written by James Fenimore Cooper.
Stock no. 1325266
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1899. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth with gilt titles. 252 pages plus 8 page booklist. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name plate and a small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by T.C. Bridges; David Balfour; Richard Bird; Jeffrey Havilton; et al. Illustrated by Savile Lumley; Reginald Cleaver; Ernest Prater; et al..
Stock no. 1325134
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing boys climbing the cliff's at a seaside. First story is "Linderby's Lesson" by Bridges. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly browned. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing, mainly at textblock. Some hinges cracked.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by W.K. Holmes; Percy F. Westerman; E.E. Cowper; S. Beresford Lucas; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; et al..
Stock no. 1325133
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows boys leaping over a fence. First story is 'Polton of the M.T.' by Holmes. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations and plates. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and faded. Page browning. Some hinges cracked.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by Jim Pennant; Percy F. Westerman; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; A. Mason Trotter; et al..
Stock no. 1325132
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Orange pictorial boards showing boy swimming and sausages being cooked on camp fire. First story is "The Guardian" by Pennant. Westerman story is "Trapped". Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. Covers edge rubbed. Spine bumped. Rear cover is lightly foxed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing, heavy to textblock.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by J.W. Ellis; E.E. Cowper; Jeffrey Havilton; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Ernest Prater; Savile Lumley; T. Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1325129
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing boys sailing. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. First story is "Rosie to the Rescue". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by C. Bernard Rutley; Harold Markham; S. Beresford Lucas; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by M. MacKinlay; Savile Lumley; et al..
Stock no. 1325128
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing boys jumping hurdles. First story is "The Thunderer" by Rutley. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine bumped, spine and corners slightly worn. Spine slightly browned. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Heavy foxing. Some joints cracked. Heavy pencil mark to front free-endpaper has been erased.

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