THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; S.M. Hills; M. Horace Smith; M.A. Peart; et al. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1325495
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Good condition.

Pictorial boards showing children "in the hayfield". First story is Cornpop and Wen - Two Milllers. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations (some 3-colour). Spine and corners bumped. Corners bumped, top rear corner worn. Dent to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to contents.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Dorothy Brown; Catherine A. Morin; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Alan Wright; Grace Lodge; Winifred M. Ackroyd; Lilian A. Govey; et al..
Stock no. 1325494
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1936. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Scene shows children with kites "play-time". Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Crinkley's Lamb". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers a bit faded and grubby. Some evidence of erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks and also some light foxing.

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THE PURPLE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; G. Lusignan; Captain Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; Thomas Somerfield; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325452
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, purple pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "William the Silent" by Lusignan. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped. Endpapers are browned. Foxing. Name in pencil (heavy) in belongs to box.

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THE NEW BUFF BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Hugh Banstead; Gunby Hadath; Jeffrey Havilton; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325451
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Buff pictorial boards. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is "Lost, Stolen or Strayed" by Banstead. Spine bumped, covers edge rubbed and a bit grubby (light white mark to rear cover). Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing, mainly to textblock. Some hinges cracked.

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THE GREEN BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Charles Dickens; Angela Brazil; Bessie Marchant; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by John Campbell; Lilian A. Govey; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325450
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine and green decorated boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. B/w text illustrations. First story is "The Magic Fish Bone" by Charles Dickens. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges rubbed. Spine browned. Contents are browned with heavy foxing to textblock (some to margins). Some hinges cracked.

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THE LILAC BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; E.L. Haverfield; Florence Bone; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; W. Rainey; C.E. Brock; Edward Thornton; et al..
Stock no. 1325449
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1930. Good condition.

Purple cloth spine with black title and illustration, Lilac pictorial boards. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Grubby fingermarks to contents and some foxing. Slight paper damage to top corner of front free-endpaper (pencil erasure?).

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RAIDERS FROM THE BUSH
Written by Wilfrid Robertson.
Stock no. 1325421
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1937. Good condition.

Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Rear cover slightly grubby. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing throughout.

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THE NUBA: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE HILL TRIBES IN KORDOFAN
Written by S.F. Nadel.
Stock no. 1825650
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This book embraces both anthropological analyses proper - of the Nuba economic system, of kinship organization, of religious beliefs and tribal morality - and the discussion of 'practical' topics such as the policy of Nuba-Arab assimilation, the prospects of native administration in so primitive and heterogeneous a society, and the evolution of a Nuba law adapted to modern conflicts. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge red. Light browning and scuffing to endpapers. Text block browned and dusty. Contents clean. Orange dustwrapper is browned, edge-creased, worn at top of spine, tiny hole to rear edge of spine.

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PEG-LEG AND THE FUR PIRATES
Written by Peter Dawlish. Illustrated by Norman Hepple.
Stock no. 1325332
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Captain Peg-Leg takes his ship into the Arctic seas to find out why certain valuable cargoes of furs have never reached port. Blue cloth. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing. Price-cut wrapper is grubby and slightly worn at spine and corners.

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DIMSIE MOVES UP
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1325246
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1921. Good condition.

Pictorial cloth covers. Gilt titles. 4 colour plates. 254 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped, split to top of spine. Covers slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. One plate is part detached.

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THE SECRET OF THE FENS
Written by K. Wallis Coales. Illustrated by K.W. Coales.
Stock no. 1325242
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1935. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. 96 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing.

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QUEENS FOR CHOICE
Written by Dorothea Moore.
Stock no. 1325234
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - illustrated by E.E. Brier. Colour frontis. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly browned and rear cover very slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown partially removed. Heavy foxing. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked showing stitching/webbing beneath.

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