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A HORSE BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 2137491
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

One of Mary Tourtel's first books before she went on to create Rupert Bear! Dumpy Books For Children series No. 10. Small format. Green cloth with dark green titles and stripes. Colour pictures with text facing, printed on one side of the paper only. A delightful little book! Foxing and browning to covers, with some uneven fading. Small nick to cloth at base of spine. Front joint is a bit cracked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning. A few hinges are a little pulled.

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THE OTHER SIDE
Written by G.G. Desmond. Illustrated by Percy Billinghurst.
Stock no. 1322220
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial board. 4 Colour plates and other b/w illustrations. 196 pages, top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Some grubby marks to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers foxed and browned. Some fingermarks to page margins. A few leaves have been roughly opened causing some slight ragged edges.

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A BACHELOR'S LONDON
Written by Frederic Whyte.
Stock no. 2134327
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Memories of the Day before Yesterday 1889-1914. Green cloth with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Darkening to spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE ADVENTURES OF SAMUEL AND SELINA
Written by Jean C. Archer. Illustrated by Jean C. Archer.
Stock no. 1316133
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1902. Very good condition.

Small format. The Dumpy Books For Children Series No. 13. Green cloth with dark green titles and borders. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners just a little bumped and rubbed. Some light browning to spine. Endpapers lightly browned. A couple of hinges are slightly pulled else contents are bright, clean and tight.

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THE ADVENTURES OF SAMUEL AND SELINA
Written by Jean C. Archer. Illustrated by Jean C. Archer.
Stock no. 2117195
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1902. Almost very good condition.

Small format. The Dumpy Books For Children Series No. 13. Green cloth with dark green titles and borders. Colour illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks to covers. Front cover is a bit bowed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint a little cracked. Some browning to pages, a few grubby marks; couple of small nicks to page edges.

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A TRIP TO TOYLAND
Written by Henry Mayer. Illustrated by Henry Mayer.
Stock no. 1314646
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1900. Very good condition.

Large oblong format with red cloth spine and green pictorial boards. Packed with full-page colour plates. Printed one side only. Spine bumped. Corners slightly worn and some very slight rubbing to cover edges. Covers are just a little marked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers are lightly browned. Some foxing and fingering to contents which are generally clean.

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WALLY WANDEROON AND HIS STORYTELLING MACHINE
Written by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrated by Karl Moseley.
Stock no. 1504003
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1904. Almost very good condition.

Beige pictorial covers. A chunky book. 18 b/w plates plus frontis. 294 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine darkened, covers a bit grubby and scuffed. Ink name and tick to front endpaper. Some foxing and browning, mainly to endpapers and prelims.

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WALLY WANDEROON AND HIS STORYTELLING MACHINE
Written by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrated by Karl Moseley.
Stock no. 2115758
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1904. Almost very good condition.

Beige pictorial covers. A chunky book. 18 b/w plates plus frontis. 294 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Light scuffing to covers. Front endpaper is MISSING. Foxing to outer page edges. Light page browning. All plates present.

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THE BEDTIME BOOK
Written by Mrs. Ernest Ames. Illustrated by Mrs. Ernest Ames.
Stock no. 1313582
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1901. Good condition.

Large oblong book, 8 x 10". Cloth bound pictorial boards. Full page colour illus throughout accompanied by adaptations of well known nursery rhymes. Printed one side of paper only. 103 pages. Covers are edge worn with some slight loss of surface paper. Spine bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers have been replaced. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins/edges. Generally contents clean.

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LITTLE WHITE BARBARA
Written by Eleanor S. March.
Stock no. 1808883
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1902. Very good condition.

Small format. Printed to one side of pages only. Colour illustrations. 95 pages. Dumpy Book No. 18. Spine lightly browned. Pages have finger creasing and one or two grubby marks. Overall a lovely example.

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THE OTHER SIDE
Written by G.G. Desmond. Illustrated by Percy Billinghurst.
Stock no. 1710342
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1903. Good condition.

Pictorial board. 4 Colour plates and other b/w illustrations. 196 pages, top edge gilt. New endpapers. Tape residue mark to rear board. A few margin marks.

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SEA & COAST FISHING
Written by F.G. Aflalo.
Stock no. 1808197
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1901. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black title and illustration to front. Top edge gilt. 228 pages including index plus adverts to rear. Spine browned, a few marks to boards. Front hinge split but binding tight. A few hinges pulled. A few grubby marks to contents. Overall a good working copy.

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