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ST. NICHOLAS VOL XXXIX PART 1 NOVEMBER 1911 TO APRIL 1912
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827386
Published by The Century Co.; Frederick Warne & Co.. 1912. Good condition.

An Illustrated Magazine For Young Folks. Red cloth covers with black and gilt decoration. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and browned. Split in cloth at front edge of spine plus smaller splits at top and bottom. Corners bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. Rear joint broken. Front joint beginning to crack. Some hinges cracked. Browning to endpapers and some pages. Foxing and some grubby marks. Small tears to edges of a few pages.

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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS
Written by George Fyler Townsend.
Stock no. 1325914
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1879. Good condition.

"A New Edition Revised With Notes by the Rev. Geo. Fyler Townesend, M.A.". Lansdowne Fairy Library. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. B/w plates. 632 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Covers grubby and marked. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Hinges are cracked and pulled causing contents to be a little loose and a couple of slightly ragged page edges. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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UNDER THE WINDOW PICTURES AND RHYMES FOR CHILDREN
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325428
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1900. Fair condition.

Dark green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Green endpapers. 64 pages, colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight loss of surface paper to spine corners of front cover. Cover edges worn. Hinges are pulled causing binding to be loose. Some page margin tears and light stains.

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110TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter; Emma Thompson. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter; Eleanor Taylor.
Stock no. 1324994
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st thus 2012. Fine condition.

Special limited edition (of 1000 copies) being a celebration of Peter Rabbit's 110th year. It contains clothbound volumes of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson - as well as an individually signed letter from this acclaimed writer. The cloth pattern was specially commissioned from renowned design studio Timorous Beasties. ISBN: 9780723268697. The books and presentation box are in fine condition. Contained in a white cardboard slip and a brown numbered box (this is copy no. 691). The outer box is just slightly worn at corners. A super set. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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JACK LOCKE
Written by Gordon Stables.
Stock no. 1324699
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1888. Very good condition.

A tale of the War and the Wave. Green pictorial cloth with gilt title-blocks. 192 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers very slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Some foxing else contents clean.

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TWO LITTLE PILGRIMS' PROGRESS
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by R.W. Macbeth.
Stock no. 1324487
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 215 pages. B/w illustrations. Orange decorated endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small mark to edge of rear cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Top edge of textblock is dusty.

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LITTLE SAINT ELIZABETH AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by Reginald Birch; Alfred Brennan; et al..
Stock no. 1324483
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1893. Almost very good condition.

Other stories are The Story of Prince Fairyfoot, The Proud Little Grain of Wheat, Behind the White Brick. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. Decorated endpapers. B/w plates. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fading to cover edges. Joints cracked. Foxing to textblock.

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LITTLE ANN AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Jane Taylor; Ann Taylor. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1323487
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1920. Good condition.

Green cloth spine and corners, cream pictorial boards. Black title to spine. Title to front is Little Ann A Book. Grey endpapers. Colour illustrations. 64 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some browning and scratch marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint is cracked showing webbing beneath. Some grubby marks to page margins. Light browning to half title-page.

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LITTLE FOLKS' FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Constance Haslewood.
Stock no. 2138762
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. First story is 'Puss In Boots'. Also includes: Little Red Riding Hood; Cinderella; Jack and the Beanstalk; Dick Whittington; Little Snowdrop; Tom Thumb. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping to bottom corner of front cover. Rear cover is badly damp stained, with some pencil scribbling. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Contents are still generally very good.

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THE THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 2138751
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Good condition.

Card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books. Covers are very creased; splits to spine. Tear to corner of front cover. Some foxing and margin marks, although contents are still generally very good.

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THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2137919
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1909. Very good condition.

Small format. Brown boards, white title to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 85 pages. Tape 'repair' to base of spine. Insert with book says that this item has at one time been rebacked with original endpapers retained. There are no noticeable signs of this - so if it has been full rebacked in the past it has been professionally and very well done indeed! Grubby marks to pictorial onlay. Corners are a little bumped, with wear. Some browning and marks to outer page edges.

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THE PIE AND THE PATTY PAN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2136938
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Dark brown boards. pictorial onlay to front, titles in grey. Larger format. 6.5 x 5.5". Early reprint (pre-1919). Chip to top of spine. Some white (possibly scuff) marks to covers. Front endpaper is MISSING. Grubby margin marks with foxing.

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