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THE TOYMAN AND OTHER VERSES
Written by Mary Dobson.
Stock no. 2129893
Published by Humphrey Milford. Circa 1956. Very good condition.

Cloth spine. Title to front cover is: The Toyman and Other Songs of India For Children. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE OXFORD DISTRICT
Written by James J. Walker.
Stock no. 2127987
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1926. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Chipping to spine, with some creasing. A few marks to covers. Corners are creased. Bookplate to inside front cover. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Small name in ink to first page; some foxing.

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SCRAPPETTY HOP AND PEARLY TOP
No author listed.
Stock no. 2127926
Published by Humphrey Milford. Circa 1919. Good condition.

Miniature Sized book - 2.5" x just under 2.5". Bound together with string through boards and pages. Full colour onlay to front cover. Colour frontis. 31 pages. Split all the way down back side of spine; still kept together by string. A few damp marks to cover edges. Frontis has become detached (by small tear) to top binding. Contents are still generally very good.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by A.E. Jackson.
Stock no. 2127734
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1936. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 252 pages. Bumping and wear along cover edges. Some browning to spine. All plates present. Some marks to page 241. Wrapper is torn and creased with loss along edges; some grubby marks.

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PETER PAN'S ABC
Written by J.M. Barrie. Illustrated by Flora White.
Stock no. 2125360
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Good condition.

Pale cloth covers with gilt titles. Oblong pictorial onlay to front cover, with other decorations bordering it. Colour plates throughout, which accompany the alphabet. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some grubby marks to covers. Erased pencil drawing to front endpaper. Foxing throughout. Binding is a little weak; a few hinges are pulled; some chips and tears where plates are bound in. A few plates have margin tears and grubby margin marks. A reading copy.

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STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS THE SEVEN SONS
Written by Margaret Baker.
Stock no. 2124881
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1939. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Early reader for children aged 7-8. Browning to covers and pages. Vertical creasing to pages.

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STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS DON'T BE TOO SURE
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 2124879
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1938. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. For children aged 8-11. Some creasing. A few marks.

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STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS THE GREY GOOSE FEATHERS
Written by Margaret Stuart Lane. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve.
Stock no. 2124878
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1936. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. For children aged 8-11. A few creases to corners. Foxspot to base of spine. Contents are excellent.

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STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS BILL SAWYER'S V.C.
Written by Herbert Strang. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 2124875
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1939. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Only 23 pages in length. Some creasing and browning to covers and some pages internally.

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THE CHILD'S LIVINGSTONE
Written by Mary Entwistle. Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 1507690
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Beige matt boards with large pictorial onlay and dark titles, 8 x 7.25". Illustrated with 6 colour and 6 b/w full page illustrations, incl. front cover. 32 pages. Minimal bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few fox spots to covers and contents. Endpapers browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and slightly grubby, front panel and spine darkened.

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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. 1506885
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 browned, bumped and worn with a little loss from top edge of onlay. Wear to corners and cover edges. Uneven fading and a few marks to covers. A couple of hinges cracked. A little foxing, mainly to text block. One plate partially detached.

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 16TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1506880
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1923. Very good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial boards show cricketer. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Exciting stories for boys. 176 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine lightly browned/faded and titles worn. A few marks to covers. Light browning to endpapers. Foxing to text block. Contents generally clean. Repaired margin tear to one plate and page either side.

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