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AUTUMN SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 2106107
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1926. Very good condition in a almost very 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. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper has some edge-tears and chips, with a little loss; browned; creased; some grubby marks.

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FIVE OF THEM
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1306410
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1912. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 247 pages plus catalogue to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Rear cover is a little grubby with a gilt London Council stamp to centre. Prize plate to front pastedown. Front joint (between endpaper and half-title) cracked. Foxing to contents else clean.

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TWIN PICKLES
Written by Ellen Campbell. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.
Stock no. 1106734
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1912. Almost very good condition.

A Story of Two Australian Children. Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. Bumping and wear to covers, corners and spine. Presentation plate to front pasetdown. Some foxing and browning.

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JOSEPHINE'S PANTOMIME
Written by Mrs. H.C. Cradock. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1306250
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

Large format. Cream cloth spine. Beige boards with pictorial onlay to front. 8 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Spine bumped, corners worn. A few light spots to covers. Some pale foxing and front joint just starting to crack else contents clean.

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LITTLE GREYCOAT
Written by Ellinor Davenport Adams.
Stock no. 2105262
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

The Pinnacle Library. Pictorial boards, showing girl, with dolly, reading a book. 1.5" split to base of spine; smaller split to top of spine. Corners and edges are bumped and worn. Some grubby margin marks.

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MADGE'S MISTAKE
Written by A.E. Armstrong.
Stock no. 2105257
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Recollection of Girlhood. Red decorated cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded. Corners are bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. Light foxing. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with loss to top and tail of spine and some damp marks.

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THE FORM THAT LIKED TO BE FIRST
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by W. Spence.
Stock no. 1305935
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1948. Almost very good condition.

Beige cloth, purple titles to front and spine. 272 pages. 4 b/w plates. Spine and corners are bumped with some slight wear to top front corner. Front endpapers have been replaced and the front joint (between half-title and frontis) is partially cracked. Light foxing throughout else contents clean.

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THIS TIME NEXT TERM
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1305934
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with white titles. 4 b/w plates. Very slight bumping to spine and corners, a few tiny dents to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (dated 1945). Light foxing to prelims and heavy foxing to page edges. Pictorial wrapper is just slightly edge rubbed/nicked and a little grubby on rear panel.

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DIANA OF THE RANGES
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by C. Caney.
Stock no. 1804685
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pink cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 240pp. SIGNED by the author by way of a gift inscription to front endpaper. Spine faded, cover edges faded. Pictorial wrapper is slightly edge-chipped and has 1.5" loss to top of spine.

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THE BLACK PATCH PIRATES
Written by Robert Aitchen. Illustrated by Robert Aitchen.
Stock no. 1305781
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Superb full-page colour illustrations plus b/w drawings. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Some very light foxing and fingering, title-page and last text page lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE ROBBER KITTEN
Written by R.M. Ballantyne. Illustrated by F.A. Williams.
Stock no. 1305765
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1931. Very good condition.

Large format. Burgundy cloth spine, pictorial front board. 32 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Green, brown and white pictorial endpapers. Spine slightly bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Small grubby mark to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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UNCLE JEM'S STELLA
Written by Mrs. Herbert Martin.
Stock no. 1206165
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1923. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt title blocks. Colour frontis. 284 pages. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Corners worn. Boards scuffed.

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