THE BIG BUDGET FOR CHILDREN
Written by Natalie Joan; W. Kersley Holmes; Ethel Talbot; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 2119425
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1933. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Covers show children ice skating and on a sledge. First piece is 'The Warning' by Natalie Joan. B/w illustrations and some plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping and small splits to edges. Grubby marks to covers. Bookplate to front endpaper. Some foxing and page browning.

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WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1315237
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt. Edges olive green. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates plus 1 map and 7 battle-field plans. 384 pages + 32 pages booklist. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Illustrations to spine and front cover rubbed away slightly. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to contents throughout and light page browning to the catalogue pages at rear.

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THE BIG BOOK OF FABLES
Written by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1505140
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth with super gilt titles and vignettes of animals to front cover and spine. Green pictorial endpapers. 28 colour plates plus numerous b/w text illustrations. 293 pages. Spine bumped and faded with a little wear, spine feels stiff so possibly some glue applied to verso. Corners worn, lower front corner bumped. 1.5" abrasion to rear cover with slight loss of cloth. A few other small marks to covers. Joints cracked, showing webbing. Name in ink to half-title page. Light foxing to endpapers, prelims and a few fox spots throughout. A few marks to contents but generally clean. All plates present.

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THE BIG BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1505036
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1903. Slightly better than good condition.

A fantastic collection of nursery rhymes! Dark red boards with gilt decorations and titles. Gilt page edges. Colour frontis piece. Many two tone colour plates. B/w text illustrations throughout. 320 pages. 10 x 7.5". Spine bumped and worn with small splits to top and bottom edges, also a little faded and gilt dulled. Corners worn, especially bottom corners. Darkening to covers and rear cover is marked, front less so. Front joint just starting to crack, a few hinges cracked. Light red stain to edge of prelims, grubby mark to margin of frontis Marks and fingermarks to contents and some light foxing but many pages are clean.

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GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS
No author listed. Illustrated by Rie Cramer.
Stock no. 1314915
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Yellow pictorial boards, full page colour illustrations throughout. 7 x 5.5". Unpaginated. Spine and corners bumped. Some pale foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper has edge tears which have been tape repaired on verso.

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THE BIG BOOK OF FAIRY TALES
Written by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1404468
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with beautiful gilt illustration to front cover and highly decorated spine. 12 superb colour plates plus 16 black-and-red plates and numerous b/w text illustrations. Large format. All edges gilt. Spine bumped and cloth faded but gilt remains fairly bright. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Couple of little bumps to board edges. Some marks to covers. Both joints are cracked showing webbing beneath but binding remains firm. Dated inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing to endpapers and some pages otherwise contents are clean. Plates are all present and in very good condition.

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BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 1504639
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1891. Slightly better than good condition.

Or With Cortez in Mexico. Pictorial green cloth with gilt title to spine, black titles to front cover. Bevelled edges. 10 b/w plates and 2 maps. 384 pages plus 32 page catalogue to rear. All edges olivine. Spine bumped with wear and small splits to cloth at either end. Heavy wear to corners. Spine browned, uneven fading to covers. Wear to cover edges. Both joints and a few hinges cracked but binding still firm.Contents generally clean with light page edge browning. All plates present.

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JOSEPHINE GOES TRAVELLING
Written by Mrs. H.C. Cradock. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1504622
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1940. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cream cloth spine. Beige boards with large pictorial onlay to front. 8 attractive colour plates. B/w text illustrations. A little bumping to spine and corners. A few small marks to covers. Light lines to onlay (only visible at certain angles). Front cover ever so slightly bowed. Pencil inscription to front endpaper, small bookseller's ink stamp to front pastedown. Half-title page and last text page very browned. Foxing, mainly to endpapers and page edges. Brown spots affect lower margins on a few pages including one plate. Dustwrapper has loss, mainly from top of spine and lower corner of front panel. Also has a few small tears and is grubby.

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CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1404263
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1893. Almost very good condition.

Greyish blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. Burgundy endpapers. B/w frontis and 7 other plates, plus 1 map. 352 pages plus 32 pages of adverts to rear. All edges olivine. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Corners bumped and rubbed. White mark to rear panel and small red mark to top of front panel. Board edges a little rubbed. Writing to top of title page - possibly an inscription - some of the writing is faded. Several hinges are cracked. Heavy foxing to first couple and last couple of pages. Foxing to some other pages but many pages are clean.

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THE IMPOSSIBLE PREFECT
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by Leo Bates.
Stock no. 1504223
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1947. Slightly better than good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Lindsay's appointment as a prefect at River Place school astonishes the sixth form, because Lindsay is apparently as casual as she is popular. But the Head knows of what good stuff she is made. Green cloth with brown titles to spine and front. 304 pages, top edge green. 4 b/w plates. Spine bumped and faded, Wear to corners. Brown marks and foxing to spine and cover edges. Ink name and address to front pastedown, Book 14 written to front endpaper. Some light browning and foxing. Dustwrapper has numerous tears, some large, but not a great deal of loss. Creased, edge worn and grubby with foxing.

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CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Walter Paget.
Stock no. 2116470
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1900. Very good condition.

A story of escape from Siberia. Green pictorial cloth. Gilt titles. 8 b/w plates plus a map of Russia. 352 pages plus 32 page booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little chipping/fraying to cloth at top and tail of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown.

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AT ABOUKIR AND ACRE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1403674
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.; William Briggs. 1st Canadian 1899. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates and 3 battle plans. 352 pages + 32 page booklist. A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt. Spine is bumped, worn and faded. Corners are bumped and worn. Couple of marks to rear cover. Name and date to front endpaper. Transfer sticker has been stuck to half-title page with slight transfer of colour to opposite page. Endpapers a little browned. Foxing to prelims and page edges but most pages clean.

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