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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1506624
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, with gilt title labels. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. 4 colour plates. 336 pages. Purple endpapers. Spine bumped, worn and darkened, gilt title block rubbed, some loss from lady and child. A little bumping and wear to corners. A few small marks to covers, picture on front is rubbed with some spots of loss. Presentation plate to front pastedown, surface paper damage to plate. Joints and some hinges cracked but binding is firm. Small tear to top edge of front endpaper. An odd mark to contents. Some foxing, especially top of first few text pages. All plates present.

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TALES OF THE UNTAMED
Written by Seton Gordon; H. Mortimer Batten; A.W. Strachan; et al. Illustrated by Edgar Norfield; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 1316221
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Very good condition.

Tales of animal adventure. First story is 'The Monarch of Tamarack Bend' by George Frederick Clarke. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles and vignettes. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and rear cover, gilt to spine dulled. Endpapers browned, foxing to textblock.

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ELSIE J. OXENHAM OMNIBUS FOR GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1506248
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Three complete full length novels, including 'Win through', 'At home', and 'Play up'. Orange covers with black titles. Top edge red. Minimal bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some darkening to spine and cover edges. Presentation plate to front endpaper. One hinge cracked. Contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of chips and tears to base of spine and base of rear fold. Darkening to bottom edge.

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THE WHITE ELEPHANT
Written by William Dalton. Illustrated by Harold Piffard.
Stock no. 1405597
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth grey and black decoration, gilt titles and small circular onlay to front. Gilt titles and oblong onlay to spine. Colour plates and title page. 335 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine is browned and the picture rubbed. Cover edges browned. A few light marks to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Dated inscription to verso of half title page. Foxing mainly to endpapers and prelims.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS AT HOME
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1506015
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1932. Slightly better than good condition.

Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 276 pages plus book list. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine and cover edges alongside faded. White blotches to rear cover and spine. A couple of hinges cracked. Some light browning and foxing otherwise contents very good.

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HOLIDAY STORIES
Written by M.I.K. Carruthers; Violet M. Methley; Constance Heward; Barbara E. Todd; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Ethel K. Burgess; E. Dorothy Rees; Norman Sutcliffe; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1505973
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1937. Very good condition.

Stories and rhymes. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two children and trunk. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A couple of marks to covers. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Light browning to endpapers. Contents very good.

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THE GIRLS OF ROCKLANDS SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Elsie Anna Wood.
Stock no. 1405487
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st thus 1930. Almost very good condition.

First part of "Jen Of The Abbey School". Orange cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis. 91 pages plus 4 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned. Covers a bit grubby. Small ink mark to front board and '17' in ink to front endpaper. Some hinges cracked. Light browning to endpapers. Foxing and light fingering to some pages.

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TOT AND TIM ANNUAL
Written by Constance Heward; Cecily M. Rutley; Katharine Oldmeadow; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; Harry B. Neilson; Charles Robinson; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1505728
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Slightly better than good condition.

Cloth spine with blue titles and vignette. Pictorial front cover shows three children playing with hoops. Colour and b/w illustrations. 132 pages. First story is The Freckled Fairy by Heward. Spine bumped, wear to writing on spine. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers grubby, rear cover is worst, some light foxing. Pencil writing about contents to front endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to contents mainly to margins. Some foxing. All plates present.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1405185
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, gold title to front and spine. Front cover has gilt border. 4 sepia plates. 228 pages. Spine bumped and very faded. Corners bumped and worn. A little fading to rear cover. A few light marks. Front joint is cracked showing webbing beneath. Small piece cut from front endpaper. Date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing especially to prelims and page edges. Contents otherwise clean.

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NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; Joyce Mercer; et al..
Stock no. 1315360
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Very good condition.

The 'Wonderland' Series. Red cloth spine, pictorial boards show boy serving tea and girl sat sewing. Colour frontis plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations uncredited but frontis and most others appear to be by Robinson, a couple of rhymes at back of book are illustrated by Mercer. Very slight wear to spine and corners. Last few lower page corners creased. Contents clean.

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WIRELESS IN TOYTOWN
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 1314930
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. Grey endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few light scuff marks to covers. Vertical crease to frontis. Grubby fingermarks to contents. Evidence of removal of name(?) plate to rear pastedown.

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MICKEY MOUSE: 3 WEE LITTLE BOOKS
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 2117990
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

A set of three small format (3.5 x 3") books: Mickey Mouse at the Carnival; Mickey Mouse's Uphill Fight; Mickey Mouse's Misfortune. Each book has pictorial cardwraps, 32 pages, b/w text illustrations. Cover of 'At the Carnival' has now become detached. Other covers are starting to come loose (glue has aged). A little foxing. Some erased pencil writing to inside covers.

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