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THURSDAY RIDES AGAIN
Written by Michael Bond. Illustrated by Beryl Sanders.
Stock no. 1814771
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The second book about Thursday the orphan mouse. Pale green boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 128 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0245593403. Possibly a proof copy as there are three pages with ink corrections to spelling, these three pages are listed on the front flap of dustwrapper. Light browning to horizontal edges of boards. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn, and tape mark to tail of spine and gutter edges.

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OLD FRENCH NURSERY SONGS
Written by Horace Mansion. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1208893
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1915. Almost very good condition.

Dark grey boards, blue cloth spine. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Beautiful colour plates. Music by Horace Mansion. Songs in French. All plates present. Spine bumped, corners worn. Wear to lower edges. Covers scuffed. Name in ink to front pastedown. Closed tear to lower margin of page 15. Contents clean.

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RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth.
Stock no. 1814767
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth. Gilt title to spine. Large pictorial onlay to front. Blue pictorial endpapers. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Front board a little marked and pictorial onlay scuffed. Bookplate to verso of front endpaper. Scattered foxing throughout. All plates present with some pale foxing to margins. One hinge pulled.

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OLD FRENCH NURSERY SONGS
Written by Horace Mansion. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1208799
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1915. Very good condition.

Green boards, blue cloth spine. Large pictorial onlay to front cover. Beautiful colour plates. Music by Horace Mansion. All plates present. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners worn. A few very small scuff marks to onlay. Endpapers browned. Some foxspots to contents. Two pages have small closed tear at lower margin. Plates clean and bright.

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POLLYANNA OF THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS
Written by Harriet Lummis Smith.
Stock no. 1507668
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with dark titles and border to spine and front cover. 208 pages. Spine faded. Top rear corner bumped. A little foxing/darkening to top edges of covers. 1" square blue label to front pastedown. Browning to endpapers. A few fox spots to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears to ends of spine and folds. Spine faded. A couple of small marks to rear panel.

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AMELIARANNE CAMPS OUT
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 1407081
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1945. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Cloth spine with pictorial boards. Colour endpapers. Superb colour illus throughout. Also b/w illus surrounding text. Spine and corners bumped. Corners worn. Spine faded especially at top and bottom. Small bumps to bottom of rear board. Board edges rubbed. Some foxing to covers. Light foxing to endpapers and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with several tears including to front fold. Creasing to top and bottom of panels. Loss to top and bottom of spine and bottom of front panel. Wrapper is foxed and grubby.

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LITTLE DUTCHY - NURSERY SONGS FROM HOLLAND
Written by Will Ransom. Illustrated by Rie Cramer; Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1507493
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Nursery Songs From Holland. Large format. Blue cloth spine. Brown boards with very large colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour frontis plus 12 mounted colour plates. Poems plus songs and music. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Name to top edge of front cover. A few small marks to covers. Contents are clean but there is foxing throughout.

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THE SLEEPY-SONG BOOK
Written by Eugene Field; May Byron; Florence Campbell. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1506909
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1915. Almost very good condition.

Music by H.A.J. Campbell. Large format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and large pictorial onlay to front cover. 13 colour plates. 83 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wear and a few marks to onlay. Spine lightly browned and gilt darkened. Rear cover slightly grubby with a few light scratches. Small ink blot affects top edge of pages 28/29. Top page corners lightly creased from bumped corners. A few small marks to endpapers. Light foxing and a few fingermarks to contents. All plates present.

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POLLYANNA'S JEWELS
Written by Harriet Lummis Smith.
Stock no. 1406007
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. Dark blue titles and borders. 256 pages. Spine and corners a little bumped. Spine faded and a little foxed. Front board slightly bowed. Small piece of blue sticky paper to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. A few foxspots to page edges. Dustwrapper is edgeworn and torn with small area of loss to bottom of rear panel. Spine is faded. Foxing to flaps and verso.

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THE EVERYDAY FAIRY BOOK
Written by Anna Alice Chapin. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1505962
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. circa 1921. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine, black titles. Pictorial front board showing little girl laid on her back under a grape vine. 7 colour plates. Large format. 159 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine and top edge of rear cover slightly darkened. Spots of wear to front cover. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Light browning to endpapers and prelims. A little foxing and an odd mark to contents.

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THE EVERYDAY FAIRY BOOK
Written by Anna Alice Chapin. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1405361
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1926. Almost very good condition.

Large format, green cloth spine, large pictorial onlay to front cover. 7 colour plates, 160 pages. 11.5" x 8.5". Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Rear board is grubby. Mark to inner margin of plate opposite page 68 which doesn't affect the illustration. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to page edges and prelims otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1315197
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Grey/green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 12 pastoral colour plates capture the spirit of this well-loved book. B/w text illustrations. Grey/green pictorial endpapers. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers are sunned, light scratch mark to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned, light foxing to textblock and heavier foxspots to prelims. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with damp stains to sides of spine, 2" loss to top of spine and a small patch of loss to centre of rear panel.

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