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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 26TH YEAR
Written by Norman Gale; Jessie Attwell; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Hilda Cowham; Arthur A. Dixon; et al..
Stock no. 1315209
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Edited by Capt. Edric Vredenberg. Stories, songs and poems. Front cover shows young girl holding mistletoe above her collie dog. Red cloth spine. Colour plates, numerous b/w & two-tone illustrations. Preface is entitled 'Poppy Heads and Dandelion Clocks'. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn. Lower edges spine and covers are browned. Endpapers browned. Some light fingering to page edges else contents clean.

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HAPPY DAYS
No author listed. Illustrated by Muriel Dawson.
Stock no. 1404666
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps, charming colour illustrations. A Tuck Book Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges rubbed. Paper to top of rear cover becoming unstuck and is slightly torn. Covers creased and a little grubby with large circular mark to front cover. Rear pastedown becoming unstuck at edges. Page edges wrinkled and a little ragged. Margins of pastedowns grubby. Some marks to margins. Staples are rusty.

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HAPPY HOURS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1314995
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

A "Palette" Painting Book. Pictorial cardwraps. 15 b/w illustrations to paint (colour guides to rear cover). Includes a "Palette" of colours to use with painting brush and water stuck into front of book. UNUSED, palette still present. Some slight rubbing to cover edges.

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A HOME FOR SAM & SUSIE
Written by Roz. Illustrated by Haz.
Stock no. 1314938
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1945. Almost very good condition.

A Tuck Book. Sam & Susie are a pair of red squirrels and this is their story of how they built their house. Oblong format. Pictorial paper boards. Full page colour illustrations and b/w text drawings. Covers are edge worn. Staples rusty. Some chipping of paper covering from spine. Some grubby fingermarks to margins but generally contents clean.

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KATIE KITTEN
No author listed. Illustrated by Violet M. Williams.
Stock no. 1314800
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Father Tuck Little Book No. 31. Small format (4.25 x 4"). Pictorial boards. Cute colour illustrations. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Dustwrapper is lightly browned, grubby and edge worn.

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A VISIT TO THE TREE-TOPS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1314799
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Father Tuck Little Book. Small square format (4.25 x 4.25 inches). Yellow pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Spine very slightly browned, light rubbing to cover edges. Contents lightly browned but clean. Dustwrapper is faded/browned to spine and front panel with light damp stains at edges, wrapper edges are rubbed.

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THE DOG WHO WASN'T WHAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS
Written by Walter Emanuel. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1504626
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

Extracts from the diary of a Mongrelian named Gibus, so-called, says his master, because his face reminds him of his opera hat when it is shut up! Large format. Light brown pictorial cloth. Delightful and amusing colour plates plus a few b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light marks to covers. Browning to endpapers. Small piece missing from edge of rear pastedown and light stain to top corner. Ink inscription to verso of frontis. A couple of corner tips creased. A few closed margin tears with no loss. Occasional fox spots and light margin marks but overall a decent copy with contents clean and bright.

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TIDDLES OR THE VANISHING CAT
Written by Diana Noel. Illustrated by Margaret Milnes.
Stock no. 1314654
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

A Tuck Book. Large pictorial stiff card covers. Colour illustrations. Tiddles devours a pot of Vanishing Powder... Covers ever so slightly edge worn. Page corner tips very slightly creased. Staples rusty. Contents clean.

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TINKER, TAILOR
Written by Edric Vredenburg. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1314506
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1914. Good condition.

Brown cloth spine, brown paperboards. Front cover has vignettes of cats with central pictorial onlay of a cat tailor sewing on a patch. 12 wonderful colour plates and numerous b/w drawings - all of cats! 136 pages plus 4 page publication list. Spine and corners bumped and worn with slight loss of paper covering to lower front corner. Some light wrinkling to paper covering on covers. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and light fingering to contents, light pink stain to inner margin of last plate (affecting the illustration slightly). A very desirable copy of a scarce Wain title. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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MY ALPHABET BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1314421
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. Colour illustrations for each letter of the alphabet throughout (2 per letter per page). "K is for Keys, K is for Kingfisher" Covers a little bit grubby. Slight wear to spine and corners. Finger creases and light marks to page edges but generally clean.

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ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1314250
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Seen through the eyes of a child. Adapted from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor production. Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. A Tuck Book with four delightful colour pop-up scenes. Covers very slightly grubby and edge rubbed. Some foxing and fingering to page margins else contents clean. Pop-ups in good working order.

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FAIRYTALE GEMS
Written by Hilda Hart. Illustrated by Jennie Harbour.
Stock no. 1314233
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

A board book which folds out into one long double-sided scene. Blue cloth hinges. Beautiful colour illustrations and decorative borders. Small format (4.5 x 3.5"). Minimal rubbing to spine ends. Ties are missing otherwise this is a nice, bright copy. Contain in original box which has loss at top edge of front box and worn to other edges. There is a name in ink to base of box.

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