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AMELIARANNE KEEPS SCHOOL
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 441849
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1940. Slightly better than very good condition in a very 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". Light wear to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper has a few closed edge-tears with minor chips to corners and one score mark to rear panel.

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AMELIARANNE GOES TOURING
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 441843
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1941. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Charming colour pictures. Top and tail of spine faded to very edges. Inscription in ink to first page, else contents and covers are bright and sharp. Pictorial wrapper is a little grubby, with small chips to top and tail of spine and corners.

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AMELIARANNE GOES TOURING
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 440294
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Charming colour pictures. A little browning to top and tail of spine. Bumping to a couple of corners. Light damp stains to lower edges of covers. Some light foxing internally. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with browning to spine, small pieces of loss to top and tail of spine; piece of loss across top of rear panel.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 379828
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Pretty colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light marks to covers. Small closed tears to margins of two plates. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins (affecting a couple of plates - pictures remain bright). Foxing to page edges. A nice copy of a scarce edition.

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THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 738893
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Bound in publishers deluxe binding of brown leather with embossed decoration at front edges and with gilt titles. Top edge gilt. Two-tone green pictorial endpapers. 12 tissue-guarded colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny worn patch to lower edge of rear cover. Some very faint marking to covers. Light foxing throughout. Lower corner of half-title and frontis creased, tiny nick to edge of half-title page. All other plates fine condition.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 738815
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Pretty colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges very very slightly grubby. Large but light foxspots throughout. One plate was detached, now reinserted but with slightly ragged edges. A nice copy of the first edition.

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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 590317
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1ST 1929. Very good condition.

A jovial domestic portrayal of Goldsmith's classic. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Dark green cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 232 pages. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners are bumped. A few light marks to rear cover. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and outer page edges. Front hinge next to frontis and title page is cracked. All plates are present and beautifully bright!

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AMELIARANNE GOES TOURING
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 589994
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Wear to cover edges. Browning to top and tail of spine. Foxing to endpapers and a couple of internal pages. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut, browned, with a few grubby marks and has a couple of closed edge-tears.

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PAM'S SECRET-HOUSE
Written by Natalie Joan. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 587891
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition.

Paperboards, colour pictorial onlay. Colour illustrations of Pam and her dollies. Colour pictorial endpapers. Small format. 0.5" missing from top and bottom of backstrip. Corners rubbed. Contents very good.

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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 576038
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1ST 1929. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A jovial domestic portrayal of Goldsmith's classic. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Dark green cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 232 pages. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Hinge between frontis and half-title page cracked. Contents fine. A few tiny foxspots to edge of textblock. Pictorial wrapper is soiled and torn with loss at edges.

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SONG DEVICES AND JINGLES
Written by Eleanor Smith. Illustrated by Florence Young; S.B. Pearse; Kathleen Nixon.
Stock no. 575842
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Light brown cloth spine. Paper boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. One plate missing. Frontis has margin tears repaired with tape. Corners rubbed. Contents bright and clean.

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AMELIARANNE GOES DIGGING
Written by Lorna Wood. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 574486
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1950. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine. Red pictorial boards. Charming colour illustrations. A couple of tiny chips to edge of wrapper. A super copy.

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