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STORYLAND FARM BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1315734
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1912. Almost very good condition.

"Storyland" Series. No. 3408. Stories featuring farm animals. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Mounted colour plate for frontis (girl being followed by a lamb). B/w text illustrations. First story is "The Lost Lamb". Spine slightly bumped and rubbed, small hole to centre of spine. Corners worn. Covers a bit grubby and scuffed. Prize inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents are foxed and browned and slightly fingered otherwise clean.

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SEASIDE FRIENDS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1208379
Published by Ernest Nister. 1st 1912. Very good condition.

Sunshine series. Red spine. Pictorial front board. Mounted colour frontis. B/w illustrations throughout. Nister no. 3415. Covers scuffed and a little grubby. Prize inscription in ink and oval school stamp to front endpaper. Pages lightly browned else clean.

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WE PRAISE THEE O GOD TE DEUM CALENDAR FOR 1911
No author listed.
Stock no. 1405096
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Very good condition.

White cloth spine. Beige boards with red and black titles plus red and white vignette to front board. Elaborate colour illustrations and borders. A list of important dates in the church's calendar. 6" x 4.5" Spine and corners bumped. Spine grubby. Covers a little marked and grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Staples rusty. Contents clean. Illustrations in very good condition.

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JOLLY TARS
Written by M.M. Jamieson. Illustrated by M.M. Jamieson.
Stock no. 1405092
Published by Ernest Nister. Slightly better than good condition.

Little Mother Stories series. Small format. Blue cloth spine and blue pictorial boards. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped, a little worn and browned. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. A few scratches to onlay. Covers a little grubby. Both joints and several hinges badly cracked making the binding loose but all pages are still attached. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Small tear to bottom of frontis. Some page browning and grubby marks to contents.

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SUNNY DAYS
Written by L.T. Meade; George Manville Fenn; Evelyn Everett-Green; F.E. Weatherly; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Ada Dennis; et al..
Stock no. 1404989
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1906. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Cream pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine is a little faded. Couple of deep scratches to front board. Light marks to rear board. Board edges a little scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Rear endpaper torn by margin with some browned taped mending a couple of tears. Both joints badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges cracked. Browned tape to hinge of several pages including frontis and title page. One colour plate is creased. Some fingering and page browning otherwise contents are generally clean.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 2119852
Published by Ernest Nister. Almost very good condition.

Purple suede soft covers. Colour illustrations. Covers are browned to edges and spine, with some spotting. Creasing also to suede cover edges. Front joint is cracked, with some of spine binding showing.

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HAPPY HEARTS AND MERRY EYES
Written by L.T. Meade; Evelyn Everett-Green; L.L. Weedon; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; W. Foster; Gordon Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1505464
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1922. Almost very good condition.

A book of stories and verses. Large format. Cloth spine with pictorial front board showing children in a cart being pulled by a donkey. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "The Goose Step". Stains to both bottom corners and top edge of rear cover. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Rear cover is mottled. Inscription in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Browning to endpapers and page edges. One hinge cracked. Light creasing to top inside corner of all pages. Just an odd mark to contents.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1899
Written by George Manville Fenn; Alfred J. Fuller; L.L. Weedon. Illustrated by Ernest Nister; Edith Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1404914
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1899. Slightly better than good condition.

Red spine with pictorial front board showing three children and a bike. Pictorial endpapers. 6 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Some scuff/scratch marks to rear board. Boards are grubby. Joints and some hinges are cracked. Tears to some pages at margin edges. 2 plates are detached. Foxing to endpapers and some page edges. Some light fingering to contents.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1903
Written by Alfred J. Fuller; E. Nesbit; George Manville Fenn; Evelyn Everett-Green. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; K Street.
Stock no. 1404912
Published by Ernest Nister. 1903. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictorial boards front showing children on stepping stones through stream. Six chromolithograph plates, packed full of b/w text illustraitons. First story 'Our pantomime' by L.L. Weedon Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed and rubbed. Some scratches to boards. Covers generally grubby. Joints and some hinges cracked. Frontis is partially detached at the top and has a small tear. One plate is detached but present. Another two plates are partially detached. Erased inscription to box on front pastedown. Endpapers and page edges are browned. Some foxing and fingering.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 20TH YEAR
Written by George Manville Fenn; E. Nesbit; Olive Molesworth; L.L. Weedon; et al. Illustrated by Edith A. Cubitt; A.E. Jackson; Ernest Nister.
Stock no. 1404902
Published by Ernest Nister. 1908. Slightly better than good condition.

20th year of publication. Blue spine, pictorial boards, front cover shows children dancing round a pole. 6 colour plates. B/w plates and illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. 132 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed and worn. Some scratches and marks to rear board. One hinge practically broken, just holding on by a few threads. Prize presentation inscription to verso of endpaper. Some small tears at inner margin. Page edges browned. A few light foxspots mainly to endpapers.

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THE STEAMBOAT
Written by M.C. Gillington; C.B.; et al.
Stock no. 1404862
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1895. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps with green cloth spine. Front cover shows some children on board a boat. Slight shaping to front cover. 4 colour and several b/w illustrations. Cover edges are rubbed. Rear cover repaired at top margin. Small closed tear to rear cover which is grubby. Pages are browned with a little foxing and a few grubby marks.

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WHAT THE CHILDREN LIKE
Written by F.E. Weatherly; Ernest Nister; et al. Illustrated by Ernest Nister.
Stock no. 1404845
Published by Ernest Nister. circa 1897. Slightly better than good condition.

A pop-up book with introduction by Weatherly. 5 pop-up scenes plus numerous b/w illustrations. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board shows children dancing around a Christmas tree. Decorative endpapers. Nister no. 853. Spine bumped and worn. Corners bumped and very worn. Board edges are scuffed. Boards are scratched and a bit grubby. Front joint cracked. Endpapers and page edges browned. Staples rusty. One page, which has ragged edges, is detached. 4" tear to last page of text plus other smaller tears to page edges and margins. Light colouring to several illustrations. Some fingering to contents. Horse's tail slightly creased in second pop-up, and couple of small patches of surface paper damage in deer pop-up. Other pop-ups nice and bright.

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