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BIGGLES HITS THE TRAIL
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1326369
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1941. Fair condition.

Pyramid Edition. Blue cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 256 pages, Covers are worn and grubby. Rear edge of spine is split. Contents are grubby.

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THE JOYOUS BOOK
Written by Natalie Joan. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1325919
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1925. Good condition.

A book of children's verse. White boards with embossed colour design to front cover. Full page colour illustrations. Covers a bit grubby. Spine has been replaced with blue cloth. Small and neat inscription in ink to front pastedown. Tear to inner margin of front free-endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers. Some page margins are grubby, slight surface paper damage to lower margin of "What the Bunnies Said". Water colour stencils painted and some pencil doodles to blank pages of some pages.

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THE BONNIE BOOK
Written by Githa Sowerby. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1325918
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1917. Good condition.

White pictorial boards with gilt title to front. Pretty colour pictures accompany verse for children. Covers are edge worn with chipping of paper covers are edges and to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Joints cracked. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Rie Cramer; Lilian A. Govey.
Stock no. 1325898
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1936. Good condition.

Blue/grey cloth with black title to spine and vignette to front cover. 12 colour plates and b/w chapter headings. 349 page. Spine and corners bumped. Fading/spotting to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint cracked showing webbing beneath (between free-endpaper and frontis).Title-pate is detached but still present (old tape marks on verso of title-page and contents page where it was previously stuck in). Heavy foxing to contents.

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 19TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Charles Mason; Gunby Hadath; L.R. Brightwell; Charles Turley; Major J.T. Gorman; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall; C.E. Brock; Marcia Lane Foster; Ellis Silas; Otway M'Cannell; et al..
Stock no. 1325686
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1926. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine and boards. 6 colour plates. B/w illustrations throughout. 208 pages. First story is "Cannon Balls" by Mason. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Slight chipping to pictorial onlay on spine. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing.

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 12TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1325673
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1920. Fair condition.

12th year. Orange cloth spine. Brown pictorial front board showing sailor. 6 colour plates, 4 b/w plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. Interesting article on the Channel Tunnel! Boards edge worn. Spine bumped with slight fraying. Some slight scuffing to covers. Two plates loose with ragged edges. Endpapers browned. Name plate and child's name in pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing and other marks to page margins. Lower corner of page 87/88 cut off (text not affected).

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 14TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; et al; Charles Turley; Gunby Hadath. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325672
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1922. Good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boy in foreground with a metal container, campfire and tent in background. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. A collection of adventure stories for boys. 160 pages. First story is "The Flapper" by Mason. Covers are edge worn. Spine bumped with split at rear edge. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers slightly browned. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Thora Stowell; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Winifred Darch; et al. Illustrated by Howard K. Elcock; Mary Strange Reeve; M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1325625
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with pictorial onlay of girl in yellow dress, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one playing a whistle(?). 6 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 168 pages. First story is 'The Sea-Eagle' Nest' by Francklyn. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn. Onlay to spine is a little sunned. Crease to corner of front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Brenda Girvin; Thora Stowell; Lilian Holmes; Winifred Darch; et al. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; Grace Lodge; Florence Harrison; C.E. Brock; H.R. Millar; et al..
Stock no. 1325624
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1923. Very good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows three girls sitting on grass, one reading a book. First story is "The Influence of Anne" by D.F. Bruce. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn. Some slight chipping to edges of onlay to spine. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing and some fingering to page edges and margins.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; M.I.K. Carruthers; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Brenda Girvin; Barbara Euphan Todd; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.D. Johnston; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325622
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1925. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

7th year. Brown cloth spine with pictorial onlay showing girl with holly. Pictorial front board shows same girl walking dog. First story is "Black Into White" by Carruthers. Also includes "Biddy's Bright Idea" by D.F. Bruce. 6 colour plates including frontis by Harrison. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped, top edge of pictorial onlay on spine is slightly worn. Lower edge of front cover is rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light browning to endpapers and heavy foxing to textblock and page margins else contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with some tape repairs on verso. Small hole to base of wrapper spine.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Angela Brazil; Christine Chaundler; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Wal Paget; et al..
Stock no. 1325621
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front board showing girl on a gondola. First story "The Night Riders" by Esmee Rhoades. 168 pages. Colour plates, b/w illustrations to text. Brazil story is 'Sylvia's Saturday Tea-Party'. Spine bumped. Covers are edge worn with surface paper loss to edge of front cover. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to contents.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Christine Chaundler; et al. Illustrated by Grace Lodge; C.E. Brock; Helen Stratton; C.E. Brock; et al.; et al.; et al..
Stock no. 1325620
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Fair condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing girl playing tennis. Includes "A Horrible Fix" by D.F. Bruce. Colour plates, b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and worn with splits. Covers edge worn. Scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name in pencil to front pastedown and some green crayon marks to front free-endpaper. Pencil scribbles to margins of a couple of plates. Biro mark to margin of a text page. Pencil doodles to rear endpapers. Heavy foxing and fingering. Pages 46/7 have large brown marks (from something which was pressed between the pages.

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