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KEEPING UP WITH TEDDY ROBINSON
Written by Joan G. Robinson. Illustrated by Joan G. Robinson.
Stock no. 1328783
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reading With Mother series. Cream boards, purple title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Spine very slightly bumped. Name in ink to front pastedown. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel.

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THE LITTLEST ONE AGAIN
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328782
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

A book of poems for children. Grey boards, green titles and vignette. 4 colour plates. 55 numbered pages plus publication list to rear. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Some grubby marks to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Heavy foxing to contents.

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THE LITTLEST ONE
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328781
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1918. Very good condition.

4 pretty colour plates illustrate this collection of poems for young children. Dark brown boards with gilt title and silhouette vignette. Light brown spine with black title. Dark brown endpapers. 45 numbered pages. Cr 8vo. Spine slightly bumped, corners slightly worn. Fading to cover edges. Heavy foxing to contents.

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AMELIARANNE KEEPS SCHOOL
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 1328758
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ameliaranne is in charge of the school while Miss Pennywinn goes to the city. Coloured pictorial boards and coloured pictures throughout. 8.5 x 6". Spine and corners slightly bumped, covers lightly edge rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut, torn at top spine/corners and lightly browned to spine.

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THE LITTLEST ONE: HIS BOOK
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 1328717
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A new edition of The Littlest One and The Littlest One Again with additional poems. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vignettes. 160 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped with slight fading at top and tail. Endpapers partially browned. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and verso of wrapper is browned.

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THE MAGIC SEA-SHELL
Written by Margaret J. Baker. Illustrated by Marjorie-Ann Watts.
Stock no. 1328715
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Flying Foal Books. Blue boards, black title to spine and mermaid vignette to front cover. 95 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, some slight discolouration to cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Hampshire Education Committee ink stamp to front free-endpaper ('staffroom copy' written in ink below). Foxing to textblock. One page incorrectly cut during binding process resulting in a crease to the lower corner tip and also the page is a little larger than the rest. Price-cut wrapper is worn and torn with some pieces of loss, rear panel is a bit grubby.

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THE GOOD LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Ursula Moray Williams.
Stock no. 1328637
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1943. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Blue cloth spine. Red pictorial covers. Scissor cut and line drawing illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Large bump to top corner of rear cover, small split to top edge of front cover. A few small ink spots to rear cover. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing but contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped, worn and torn with large section of loss to lower edge of rear panel.

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FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328536
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

To collect Danish atmosphere for this classic, Harrap's sent Rackham to Denmark for a week in November 1931 where he took "notes & notes for dear life". The resulting studies of cottages, architectural details, courtyards, farm machinery and so on appear in the 12 magnificent colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations in this book. Brick red cloth, gilt titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Peach and white pictorial endpapers. 288 pages.Large format. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Scuffing to covers. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper and inscription in ink to verso of same. Small margin tear to one page (23) and also to lower margin of plate opposite page 48 (does not affect the illustration at all). Foxing to textblock. A few small fingermarks to some pages.

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FAMOUS ANIMAL TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1328500
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Grey pictorial endpapers. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Stories include: The Tar-Baby; How Brer Rabbit Was Too Sharp For Brer Fox; Who Killed Cock Robin?; The Mad Tea-Party; The Three Bears; etc. Spine and corners bumped. Spine worn at top and tail and printed title/illustration rubbed. Corner creases to a couple of pages and tiny margin tear to one page. A nice copy.

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THE QUEEN'S CROWN
Written by Lucy W. Bellhouse. Illustrated by Barbara Moray Williams.
Stock no. 1328386
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1940. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 95 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped, a few foxspots to covers. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper was in two pieces (torn along front spine fold) and has now been repaired with tape on verso. Other tape repairs also to verso.

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AMELIARANNE'S WASHING DAY
Written by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 1328346
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1942. Fair condition.

Peach boards with colour onlay to front. Colour pictures throughout, pictorial pastedowns. Spine covering mostly chipped off. Stitching pulled but binding still tight. Some light foxing and fingering.

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THE BOOK OF EPIC HEROES (ROMANCE OF KNOWLEDGE SERIES))
Written by Amy Cruse.
Stock no. 1828380
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1927. Almost very good condition.

Attractive green cloth with gilt titles and borders, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour and b/w plates, b/w text illustrations. 316 pages. Reprint. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Texty block a little grubby to base, lightly browned with some foxing. Top corner of blank front endpaper cut out and removed. Some foxing to contents.

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