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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1310057
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1940. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles and borders. B/w frontis. 310 pages. Spine and corners bumped, very slight fading to spine. Small name in ink to front pastedown and another to dedication page. Contents are browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (with new price-sticker above), is edge worn with 1" loss to top of spine.

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THE TALE OF TIMMY TIPTOES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1309940
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Small format. Orange boards, green titles. 84 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped, some slight wear to cover edges. A few small fingermarks to contents but generally clean. Price-cut wrapper is a bit grubby and is torn at front fold.

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MRS WADDLE HOW SHE MAKES A FORTUNE
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1309550
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Small square format (4" x 4"). Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and two-tone illustrations. Covers slightly grubby. New staples and very neat tape reinforcements to inner margins of some pages. Small tear to front edge of spine.

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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1401412
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1924. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth with embossed decoration to front and blind titles, gilt title to spine with author/publisher name in black. Colour frontis plate. 310 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine a little fades. Boards a little grubby. Endpapers are browned. Top of text block is a little grubby. A couple of joints slightly cracked.

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THE STORY OF FOUR LITTLE SABOTS
Written by Dora W. Merritt; Dora W. Pearsall. Illustrated by Dora W. Merritt.
Stock no. 1207654
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1932. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Warne's Cosy Corner Books Series. Small format. Light blue paperboards, dark blue title and decoration. Dark blue cloth spine, with silver title. Colour illustrations throughout. 56 pages. Wrapper internally foxed and torn at edges with some loss.

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CECILY PARSLEY'S NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1108305
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

Red boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. White titles to front cover and spine. 52 numbered pages. 5 x 4.25". Fading to spine and some cover edges. Scuffing to covers, with a few marks. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; nicks to corners of spine. Grubby marks and foxing to endpapers and some pages internally; odd corner or page crease.

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ANIMAL LIFE OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Edward Step.
Stock no. 2106809
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt and black titles. Gilt vignette of fox head to front board. Colour and b/w plates. The Wayside and Woodland Series. Some wear to cover edges and corners. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing. Wrapper has large tear to spine (almost torn in half); browned to spine; small pieces of loss to top of spine.

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CREATIVE SCISSOR CUTTING
Written by Charles Dealtry.
Stock no. 1107234
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers. Wrapper is grubby with ink stamp (publisher's file copy) to front panel. 2 x 2-3" tears to front panel; small piece of loss to base of spine.

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LET THERE BE LIGHT
Written by D. Newsome. Illustrated by D. Newsome.
Stock no. 1107218
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book of prayers for children. 12 full-page plates in colour and decorative text drawings in red and black. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks/foxspots to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with wear to edges, a few marks and chips; creased.

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WARNE'S STORY BOOK OF ANIMALS
Written by Aunt Louisa.
Stock no. 1107061
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows children giving a dog a bath. With 8 plates in colour. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. 'Property Room' ink stamp to verso of frontis (publishers file copy). Some page browning. Wrapper is price-cut with large tear to base of spine and some creasing; also grubby.

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A DAY IN A CHILD'S LIFE
Written by Myles B. Foster. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1705224
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine. Cream pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to text throughout. Music by Foster. Edges-worn.

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MONA ST. CLAIRE
Written by Annie E. Armstrong. Illustrated by Gertrude Demain Hammond.
Stock no. 1305648
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Attractive blue embossed cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 311 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light browning to endpapers. "Property Room" ink stamp to front endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss to top and tail of spine and a large section of loss to top corner of front panel. Still a decent copy of a very scarce book.

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