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.

Buy now for £64.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

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.

Buy now for £280.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1901
Written by Alfred J. Fuller; George Manville Fenn; L.T. Meade; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1404831
Published by Ernest Nister. 1901. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth spine, cream boards with picture of children playing hunting to front. Two b/w illustrations by Louis Wain (cats) - one entitled "The Doctor" and the other is double-spread, entitled "The Cats' Excursion". Chromolithograph plates plus b/w and tinted text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge rubbed, slightly grubby and scratched. Small white mark to spine. Some hinges cracked. Frontis partially detached at bottom of page. Browning and foxing to contents. A few marks otherwise contents generally clean,

Buy now for £68.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

WINTER FUN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1505327
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1903. Very good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows three children skating, title in red and green is snow covered. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. Short stories and verses. A little wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Some pale browning to cover edges. Rear cover slightly grubby. Presentation inscription to front endpaper. Staples rusty. A few marks to margins but generally clean. Some light foxing and browning to contents. Large crease to one page corner.

Buy now for £18.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

MERRY GAMES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1315271
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1903. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows boy and girl playing badminton. Blue decorated endpapers. Mounted colour frontis. B/w and two-tone text illustrations. First story is "Vera's Visit To Dollyland". Spine bumped. Corners worn. Light scuffing to rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Tiny booksellers ink stamp to rear endpaper. Some foxing and fingering and light page browning to contents.

Buy now for £54.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

SEASIDE PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1315268
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1912. Good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front board shows children putting flag into top of a sand castle. Mounted colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. First story is "The New Yacht". Spine worn and split at top and tail. Corners worn. Scuff marks to rear cover and a few light scratch marks to front. Prize inscription in ink to front endpaper. Hinges are pulled causing contents to be loose, one gather is almost detached but just holding on. Some grubby fingermarks to contents.

Buy now for £28.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1907
Written by Alfred C. Playne; George Manville Fenn; Clifton Bingham; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Edith A. Cubitt; et al..
Stock no. 1404723
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1907. Slightly better than good condition.

19th Year of Publication. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a fisherman and 2 children looking out to sea. 6 colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Story by Fenn is Our Soldier Boy. Spine bumped, worn and faded with small splits to top and bottom. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Some scratches to covers. Both joints and some hinges cracked. Front endpaper partially detached. A little surface paper damage to front endpaper where a list had been stuck. Page browning and some foxing plus some marks to contents, including a co A few small tears to margins. One plate is creased.

Buy now for £38.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1890
Written by Robert Ellice Mack; L. Haskell; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Edith Scannell; et al..
Stock no. 1404721
Published by Ernest Nister. 1890. Slightly better than good condition.

Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles and flower vignette to spine and gilt titles and vignette of a girl skipping to front. 6 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 1st item is a poem - Goodbye. One b/w plate by Wain entitled 'The Cats Party.' Spine bumped, worn and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Cover edges darkened and covers a little marked. Front and rear joints badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges cracked. One plate is loose and has ragged edges. Foxing and browning especially to prelims. A few light marks otherwise contents generally clean.

Buy now for £74.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1903
Written by Alfred J. Fuller; Clifton Bingham; L.L. Weedon; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; K Street.
Stock no. 1404714
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1903. Slightly better than good condition.

Grey cloth with pictorial front board showing children walking on stepping stones. Colour and b/w plates.First story is Our Pantomime by L.L. Weedon. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Covers grubby and marked. Front joint cracked showing webbing below. Inscription in ink and previous owners address label to front pastedown. Name and address in ink (name has been crossed out and written in again) to front endpaper. Small tape mark to top of front endpaper. Hinges beginning to crack. Foxing and some marks throughout book. Plates all present but are foxed at margins. Some small margin tears.

Buy now for £34.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

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. 1404712
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1899. Good condition.

Brown pictorial spine with pictorial front board showing three children and a bike. Pictorial endpapers. 6 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Scratches and marks to covers. Previous owners address label to front pastedown. Small strip of browned tape to top of front endpaper. Joints and several hinges cracked. One gathering of pages loose. Half title page detached, frontis partially detached. Tears to inner margins of some pages. Some closed tears mended with tape which has now browned. Page edges browned. Some marks to margins. 3 colour plates missing

Buy now for £28.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 26TH YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; M.A. Hoyer; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Dora McLaren; E. Stuart Hardy; et al..
Stock no. 1404699
Published by Ernest Nister. 1913. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles to front and spine and pictorial onlay to front. Full page colour illustrations and b/w illustrations throughout. First story 'When daddy's ship came home' by L.L.Weedon. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. Half of pictorial onlay on front missing. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Rear joint and some hinges beginning to crack. A few tears to inner margins and a couple to page edges. Foxing and some marks to contents.

Buy now for £48.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

PICTURES AND PLUMS FOR FINGERS AND THUMBS
Written by Edric Vredenburg; et al.
Stock no. 1314999
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1893. Good condition.

Large format (12.25 x 10.25"). Cloth spine, pictorial front board. Pretty chromolithographs and b/w illlustrations. Short stories and rhymes. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small, light scratches to covers. Spine slightly discoloured. New endpapers. First gathering is detached at staples. One page has a small section torn at lower margin. Light fingermarks and page browning else contents clean.

Buy now for £98.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List