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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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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. 1506036
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1926. Fair condition.

Orange cloth spine, front cover shows girl & boy reading a book on floor. Colour plates. Two-tone & b/w illustrations. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Covers grubby. Joints badly cracked, holding by threads, a few hinges cracked too so binding feels weak. Colouring to some b/w illustrations. Last text page partially detached. A few marks to contents. All plates present but one is detached.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 3RD YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Clifton Bingham; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Alice Talwin Morris. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; John Hassall.
Stock no. 1405424
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1907. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette. Pictorial front board showing children round a brazier. Colour and b/w illustrations. First story is Bastable Cove by Strang. 192 pages Spine bumped, rubbed and darkened. Corners bumped and very worn. Board edges worn. Covers scuffed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some hinges cracked. Top corner of frontis missing. Colouring to one b/w illustration. Some foxing. Grubby marks to most page margins. A few small margin tears.

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MERRY DAYS
Written by Madeline Barnes; Mabel M. Stevenson; et al. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; Frank Hart; E. Dorothy Rees; et al..
Stock no. 1405336
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1929. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, front board shows boy and girl in snow (girl carrying parcels). Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. First story is "How Toby Came To Tea" by E.S. Spine bumped and frayed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges worn. Front board is scratched and rear board grubby. Some hinges cracked. Inscription to front endpaper plus '1 Hedges' stamped in ink. A second inscription plus name and address in belongs to box. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Neat colouring to some b/w illustrations.

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THE ROUNDABOUT STORY BOOK
Written by Stan Hope; Jessie Pope; Evelyn Stebbing; et al. Illustrated by Frank Adams; C.E.B. Bernard; Ernest A. Aris; Leigh Kidman; Harry Woolley; et al..
Stock no. 1505806
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two children on fairground ride. Colour and b/w illustrations. Stories and rhymes. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers a bit grubby and marked, pen sum written to front cover. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Some light foxing and a couple of grubby fingermarks to contents.

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JUST WHAT I LIKE
Written by John Lea; D.M. Percy Smith; Madeline Barnes; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Peter Fraser; Harold Earnshaw; G.W. Goss; et al..
Stock no. 1505791
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1948. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards with green cloth spine. A collection of short stories by various authors. 8 colour plates and b/w text illustrations. First story 'Bobby's Ride'. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Small patch of surface paper damage and pen word by title. Rear cover slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. 2" tear to title page alongside spine. Name in pen in belongs to box. Dot-to-dot completed in pencil. Light foxing.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 10TH YEAR
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson; Alice Talwin Morris; Jessie Pope; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Helen Stratton; H.M. Brock; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1505764
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1913. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette, pictorial front cover shows boy tying skates on girl. Illustrated endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. Spine bumped, worn and slightly darkened. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Rear cover grubby. Rear joint just starting to crack. Ink inscription in belongs to box. Light foxing and a few marks to contents but most pages are clean.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 28TH YEAR
Written by Norman Hunter; Cicely Englefield; Barbara Euphan Todd; Cicely Mary Barker; et al. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman; H.M. Brock; Harry Rountree; Cicely Mary Barker; Rene Bull; et al..
Stock no. 1505762
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front board by Topham showing children with puppies. Cream Spine with black titles and vignette. Orange and green flowered endpapers. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations throughout. First story is "The Hole In The Road" by Madeline Barnes. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges are bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby with light scratches to front cover. Both joints and a couple of hinges starting to crack. A couple of margin tears. Puzzle partially completed. Some foxing and browning. Contents generally clean. All colour illustrations present.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 34TH YEAR
Written by W.J. Banks; Barbara C. Freeman; Norman Hunter; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Vernon L. Soper; Rene Bull; et al..
Stock no. 1505759
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1938. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial boards, cloth spine. Front cover shows two children dancing in costume. First story 'Children of the Igloo'. Colour plates & b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped and worn with nicks to cloth at ends, also darkened. Wear to corners and cover edges. Some light scratches and foxing to covers. Both joints and a few hinges cracked. Ink inscription, dated 1938, to verso of frontis. Just an odd mark/fox spot to contents. One colour plate has been stuck into place with clear tape, now yellowed.

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