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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Florence Harrison; Ethel Talbot; Angela Brazil; Violet M. Methley; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Warwick Reynolds; Frank Wiles; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1507661
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial paper boards show girl in red blazer with tennis racket, cloth spine. 4 colour plates, 1 colour plate by Florence Harrison. B/w and two tone illustrations. First story is 'The Socialist' by Mrs. J.D. Westwood. 208 pages. Spine bumped, worn and browned with a few marks. Corners and cover edges worn. Marks to covers. Small amount of crossed out writing to front endpaper. Grubby mark to top corner of half-title page. Rear joint and a couple of hinges cracked but binding is firm. Light foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present.

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GRETA'S DOMAIN
Written by Bessie Marchant. Illustrated by W. Rainey.
Stock no. 1407052
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Slightly better than good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles to spine and front. 6 b/w plates. 282 pages plus 32 page book list at rear. Some bumping to spine and corners. Corners rubbed. Couple of little bumps to top and bottom of rear board. Book leans to one side. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint and some hinges badly cracked meaning binding feels loose. Marks mostly to margins of some pages. 1 plate is MISSING and one is detached.

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AUTUMN SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1507198
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1930. Slightly better than good condition in a slightly better than 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. Spine bumped and worn with a couple of marks. Wear to corners with some loss of surface from top corner of front cover. Rear cover is marked (water?) with light crease to bottom corner. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Light stains to bottom edges of endpapers and some pages. Foxing throughout. All plates present and in very good condition. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped, also grubby with stains and with hole to centre of spine. Some tape repairs to tears on verso.

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ST. GEORGE FOR ENGLAND
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1406635
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

A tale of Cressy and Poitiers. Dark green pictorial cloth, gilt title block and picture to spine, gilt title to front cover. 8 b/w plates. 352 pages. All edges green.. All page edges olive. Purple endpapers. 8 b/w plates including frontis. 352 pages, 32 pages of adverts. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Gilt to title dulled. Couple of marks to rear board. Front joint and hinges cracked. Inscription to front pastedown. Frontis and front endpaper partially detached. Fingering to page margins including margins of some plates. Some wear to olive covering of page edges. Undated.

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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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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Florence Harrison; Lucy Bickersteth; Margaret Middleton; et al. Illustrated by Frank E. Wiles; Florence Harrison; Radcliffe Wilson; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1506890
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Front cover shows a girl waving a hankie, ice-skating. First story is 'Pen the Poacher' by Joan. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, slightly browned and grubby. Wear to corners and cover edges. A couple of small patches of surface paper damage to front cover. Rear cover a little grubby. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Small bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Contents very good just some light foxing.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' STORY BOOK
Written by Angela Brazil; Josephine Elder; Doris Pocock; Dorothea Moore; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; C.E. Brock; P.B. Hickling; et al..
Stock no. 1406409
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, pictorial front board showing school girl with tennis racket. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates and numerous b/w text illustrations. 208 pages. 9.75 x 7.25". Spine bumped and rubbed with small splits to top and bottom. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Covers grubby and marked. Front joint cracked and mended with tape. Frontis detached. Slight colouring to one plate. Pencil scribble to rear endpapers and some other pages. Red pen and pencil scribble to verso of one plate. A little foxing and some fingering to page margins.

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FAIRIES OF THE TREES
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1405768
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1940. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Light brown chequered boards, dark title to front and spine. Pictorial onlay to front board of "The Mulberry Fairy". 24 colour plates throughout. Small format, 5.5 x 4.25". Blue illustrated endpapers. Bumping to spine and corners. Pencil writing erased from title page. Pages browned. Couple of hinges are cracked. Some light foxing to verso of illustrations. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped. Wrapper is grubby. Foxing to verso.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 16TH YEAR
Written by Mrs. George Wemyss; Natalie Joan; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Agnes Richardson; M.A. Peart; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1506186
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Pale blue cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy reading book, girl with black cat under her arm and other characters in the background.Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 176 pages. First story is "How We Let Lodgings" by Mrs. G. Wemyss. Angela Brazil story is "A Terrible Handful". Spine bumped and worn with nicks to cloth at ends. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby with a few marks and scratches, small amount of surface paper damage to front cover. A couple of hinges cracked. Ink inscription to verso of front endpaper. Pale stain to edge of title page and small stain to lower margin of frontis. Contents generally clean. All plates present.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 23RD YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes; Will H. Ogilvie; Jessie Pope; Evelyn Smith; et al. Illustrated by Frank Adams; Warwick Reynolds; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1506153
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth spine, front cover shows girl & boy reading a book on floor. Colour plates. Two-tone & b/w illustrations. Some bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Front joint partially cracked, one hinge cracked. Belongs to box on front endpaper completed in pen. Light foxing, fingermarks and a few marks to contents but many ages are clean. All plates present.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 20TH YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes; Constance Heward; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Cicely Mary Barker; et al..
Stock no. 1506151
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cream/beige cloth spine with black title and illustration, pictorial front board showing boy and girl making a daisy chain. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "After The Party" by Barnes. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Covers grubby with some scratches. Spine browned. One hinge cracked. Light stain to bottom of front endpapers. Some margin tears. A few marks and fox spots to contents but many pages are clean.

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ADVENTURE ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Written by F.V. Monk; H.T. Winter.
Stock no. 1608412
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A summary of mankind's aerial achievements. With Eight Half-tone Plates and Diagrams. Blue cloth boards, black titles. 224 pages. Spine is bumped and faded, with small split / hole at side. Names in ink to front endpapers. Foxing to textblock.

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