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ADVANCE IN THE AIR
Written by F.V. Monk; H.T. Winter.
Stock no. 1818733
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The advances in the science and art of aerial travel of the time. Written for boys and girls. Blue cloth. B/w photos and diagrams. Top edge blue. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing to text block and prelims. A few grubby marks present. One gathering is bound upside-down pages 128-144. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and scuffed to rear panel.

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ROBINSON CRUSOE, THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON AND GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Written by Daniel Defoe; J.R. Wyss; Jonathan Swift. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 1318464
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Retold For Little Folk. Pictorial front board showing ship on rough sea. Colour & b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Front joint has been repaired but free-endpaper is missing. Foxing to some pages and to textblock.

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LIE-DOWN STORIES
Written by Natalie Joan. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1318353
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Stories by Natalie Joan, delightfully illustrated with 8 colour plates and b/w drawings in the text. Beige cloth spine with black title, pictorial front board showing mother putting child to bed. 77 pages. 10" x 7.25". Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Front joint has been repaired with white paper tape. Contents are pulled causing them to be a little loose. Some light foxing and other marks but generally contents clean.

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THE JENNY WREN STORY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1318352
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board. 2 colour plates by Lucie Attwell, B/w text illustrations by various artists. First story is "The Sick Doll's Diary". 9.75" x 7". Spine and corners worn, lower 1" of spine was split and has been glued down. Edges rubbed. Joints cracked. Foxing and grubby fingermarks to contents.

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DO YOUR DUTY
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 2131403
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1904. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth and spine, with gilt title to spine. Colour frontis + 7 b/w illustrations. 112 pages + catalogue to rear. 7x 4.75". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine browned. Covers mottled and a little rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents, some heavy.

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THE GOLDEN BUDGET OF NURSERY STORIES
No author listed.
Stock no. 2131356
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine showing Puss in Boots. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. Wear to cover edges and corners. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Colouring to some b/w illustrations internally.

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ROAD, RAIL AND SEA
Written by Clare Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2131319
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. A Picture-Book For Little Folk. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks to covers. Uneven fading and marks to spine. Scuffing. Joints are partially cracked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edge edges.

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JUST WHAT I LIKE
Written by K.E. King; A.R.T. Haverfield; Norman Hunter; Madeline Barnes; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Warwick Reynolds; Gordon Robinson; Florence Mary Anderson; Ruth Cobb; et al..
Stock no. 1317823
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards with cloth spine. A collection of short stories by various authors. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. First story 'The Little Brass Knob'. Spine bumped. Corners worn. Covers slightlty edge rubbed. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Frontis is part detached at top.

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THE CALF THAT LOST ITS MOO
Written by Patrick Sinclair. Illustrated by Patrick Sinclair.
Stock no. 2131091
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear, with scuffing to corners and cover edges. New Pastedowns. Foxing and marks.

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THE PARTY BOOK
Written by Madeline Barnes. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 2130778
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Large format. Pictorial front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping along edges. Front endpaper is MISSING. Foxing to outer page edges and page margins.

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THE TALE OF THREE BAD PUPS
Written by Gladys Davidson.
Stock no. 2130451
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1957. Almost very good condition.

Blue boards with pale blue title to spine and small vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Large easy-to-read text. Marks and wear to covers. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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JOSEPHINE KEEPS HOUSE
Written by Mrs. H.C. Cradock. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 2130344
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial boards. 8 coloured illustrations plus b/w drawings. 63 pages. 7 x 5.5". The Miniature Series. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and outer page edges. Colour frontis is creased. Wrapper is grubby with some wrinkling; appears to have damp marking to verso.

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