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WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS YOUNG
Written by Helen Reid Cross.
Illustrated by Helen Reid Cross.
Stock no. 1303379
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Binding is tied up with ribbon. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Covers are a little bit grubby and edge rubbed. Silk tie is also a little grubby and worn. Foxing to insides of covers and to page edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHRISTMAS
- FAIRY TALES
US
Written by Cecil Aldin.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1302906
Published by Humphrey Milford.
1st
1922.
Very good condition.
Black cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Six colour plates plust b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Spine slightly frayed at top and bottom. Corners just a little worn and edges slightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Joints cracked. Some light fingering else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- DOGS - TERRIERS
TOBY AT TIBBS CROSS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1302642
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1942.
Almost very good condition.
Cream cloth with green title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. An exciting story with a background of farm life in wartime. Spine and corners bumped and spine very slightly darkened. Covers just a little bit grubby. Foxing throughout else clean.
THE BIG BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Margaret Stuart Lane.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Allan Carter; et al..
Stock no. 1302567
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1928.
Very good condition.
The Big Books series edited by Herbert Strang. Pictorial boards and spine (monkey to spine). 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Sai the Panther". Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is just a tiny bit grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to page edges else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
CAPTAIN ANNE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1102671
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1939.
Good condition.
Brown cloth with dark titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Covers are grubby, marked and unevenly faded. Corners and spine are bumped and worn, with a little fraying to cloth. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Some foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 1302458
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1935.
Very good condition.
Embossed red cloth covers, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine slightly bumped. A few light marks to covers. Book leans to one side slightly. Prize plate to front endpaper. Light foxing to contents else clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
JUST FOR A CHANGE
Written by May Byron.
Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 385719
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Very good condition.
A little girl changes places with her doll... Small format (4.75 x 3.75"). Blue boards with white title and colour vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations and b/w vignettes throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn, covers very slightly grubby. Name in ink to front pastedown. Prelims are missing, book opens to page "The Wish". Light foxing and fingering but contents generally clean.
GRANDMAMMA'S BOOK OF RHYMES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Elizabeth Turner.
Illustrated by Maud Reed Cooper.
Stock no. 448398
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1927.
Very good condition.
Decorated light brown cloth with cream title label. Illustrated endpapers. Charming colour illustrations throughout. 51 pages. Large format. Introduction by G.K.Chesterton. Covers a bit grubby.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- RHYME
- CHILDRENS
HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 1921
Written by Herbert Strang; et al.
Stock no. 447261
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1921.
Almost very good condition.
13th year. Large format. Cloth spine. Covers are worn. 2" tear to rear base of rear joint. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing. All plates are present.
NANCY RETURNS TO ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 446207
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Circa
1938.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Cloth covers with swan design, black titles and borders. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Half-title page has one *, therefore believed to be 2nd edition. Foxing to spine, margins and outer page edges. Wrapper is lightly marked to spine, with wear to corners.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
DIMSIE AMONG THE PREFECTS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 383116
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1940.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Pale blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 288 pages. Cream and brown frontis plate. Spine bumped. A couple of tiny foxspots to front cover. Endpapers, prelims and outer page edges foxed and page edges lightly browned. Blue pictorial wrapper is edge worn and torn with tape repairs on verso. Small ink mark to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
DINAH LEAVES SCHOOL
Written by Marjory Royce.
Stock no. 444611
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1934.
Very good condition.
Colour pictorial boards. Colour frontis. 369 pages. Corners are worn, with small split to top of spine. Foxing to outer page edges and prelims.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)