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IN DOORS AND OUT
Written by Clifton Bingham; Mrs. Percy Dearmer. Illustrated by W.H.C. Groome; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 379335
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

'Pictures and stories for little folk'. Red pictorial boards, large format. Grey endpapes. Packed with colour, two-tone and b/w plates and text illustrations, including one b/w doggy illustration by Wain. First story is 'The Snow Man'. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some light rubbing and spotting to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to page margins, first few pages a little grubby. One page has a large closed tear which has been neatly repaired.

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HIS UNFINISHED VOYAGE
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by D. Mays.
Stock no. 436404
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1937. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles. Small decoration to spine. 6 b/w plates. 255 pages. Spine and corners are bumped, with some wear. Marks to covers. Crossed out ink inscription to front endpaper. An early reprint. A few grubby margin marks. All plates are present.

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SPRING SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 378942
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Grey boards with blue titles, pictorial onlay to front. Blue cloth spine. 12 poems with music by Linnell, each has accompanying colour tipped-in plate. A beautiful book! Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Corners worn and some wear to cover edges. A few small ink spots to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown and inscription in ink to endpaper. Foxing throughout. Light browning to verso of front and rear fly-leaf. Front joint cracked. 1.5" tear to lower margin of title-page. Plates all present and in fine condition.

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AUTUMN SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 594244
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

From Flower Fairies of the Autumn. Grey paper boards with blue titles, blue cloth spine. Pictorial onlay to front board. 12 poems with accompanying tipped-in colour plates and music by Linnell. A lovely book. Front endpaper missing. Name in ink to top of first blank page. A few minor foxspots present. All plates present. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with loss at corners and a little grubby. Overall a nice copy.

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SPRING SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 378604
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Grey boards with blue titles, pictorial onlay to front. Blue cloth spine. 12 poems with music by Linnell, each has accompanying colour tipped-in plate. A beautiful book! Spine bumped and rubbed, corners worn. Some very light foxing and fingering. Top page corner tips lightly creased. A nice copy.

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THE BESSIE MARCHANT OMNIBUS BOOK
Written by Bessie Marchant.
Stock no. 434834
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Contains: The Gold-Marked Charm; Sally Makes Good; Three Girls in Mexico. Red cloth, black titles. A few grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby with a few small edge-tears and chips with a little loss to top and tail of spin.e

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BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 591169
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1932. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

With Cortez in Mexico. Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates plus 2 maps. Book: all plates present. Spine a bit bumped. Very neat inscription in ink to front endpaper. Minimal foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is worn to spine with some loss to base.

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ST. GEORGE FOR ENGLAND
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 591164
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. 4 b/w plates. Green cloth, black/red pictorial spine. Book: all plates present. Front endpaper missing.

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WHEN LONDON BURNED
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 591163
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1895. Almost very good condition.

Blue and gilt pictorial cloth. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates. 388 pages plus 32 page booklist. A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. Book: all plates present. Inscription in ink to half-title. Boards scuffed.

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BOTH SIDES THE BORDER
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Ralph Peacock.
Stock no. 591118
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower. Navy blue and brown pictorial cloth, gilt. All edges green. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 pages booklist. Some slight foxing to contents. Top and tail of spine bumped. Small scratch to front cover. Bookplate to front pastedown. All plates present. A nice bright copy.

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BINGO AND BABS
Written by Alan Wright. Illustrated by Alan Wright.
Stock no. 588165
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1921. Very good condition.

A Picture Story. With 12 colour plates and other illustrations by Wright. Large format. Pale blue cloth spine, with grey boards, dark title to top of front cover and colour pictorial onlay. Some grubby brown marks to covers. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Browning and foxing to endpapers and some to pages throughout book.

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SPRING SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 737291
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Grey boards with blue titles, pictorial onlay to front. Blue cloth spine. 12 poems with music by Linnell, each has accompanying colour tipped-in plate. A beautiful book! Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Joints cracked but not broken. Some light foxing and fingering. All plates present and in fine condition. White pictorial wrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss at corners and grubby.

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