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GENTLEMAN JACK AN ADVENTURER IN EAST AFRICA
Written by H.A. Hinkson. Illustrated by Harold Piffard.
Stock no. 1106719
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1913. Good condition.

Blue cloth with drawings to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. Covers are scuffed and worn, with bumping. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Home made 'library' pocket to front endpaper. Some foxing and grubby margin marks. Joints are cracked.

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THE HIDDEN CHALICE
Written by Ierne L. Plunket. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 1206320
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Slightly better than very good condition.

Purple pictorial cloth, orange titles. Colour frontis. 251 pages. Spine slightly faded and a little bumped.

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DRUSILLA THE SECOND
Written by H. Louisa Bedford. Illustrated by Oscar Wilson.
Stock no. 1205516
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1920. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt and black titles. Colour frontis. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper edge-chipped and grubby.

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THE ROYAL PROGRESS OF KING PEPITO
Written by Beatrix F. Cresswell. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1302924
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1889. Good condition.

Brown pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Cover edges are worn, title-strip to spine almost all chipped off. Covers are lightly browned and there is a damp stain to the top corners. Endpapers are browned. There is some light fingering and light page wrinkling. Hinge at page 17 is cracked showing webbing beneath. A decent copy of a scarce Greenaway book.

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A WEEK AT THE LIZARD
Written by Rev C.A. Johns.
Stock no. 1202186
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1848. Good condition.

Gilt title to spine. B/w engravings. 322 pages. Small format. Spine is browned, split and frayed with chipping. Covers are warped and marked. Inscription in ink to title page. Hinges pulled. Some page marks.

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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1895
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Charles Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1801707
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1895. Almost very good condition.

Burgundy cloth spine. Cream pictorial boards. Colour and b/w text illustrations. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, a few early Charles Robinson illustrations, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Mr. Old Year" by Mrs. Molesworth. B/w and colour illustrations throughout. Edges rubbed with slight loss of surface paper.Joints cracked, hinges tight. A few margin marks but contents generally nice and clean.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE
Written by Gilbert White.
Stock no. 823567
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1833. Slightly better than good condition.

Small format. Full black leather binding, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. x + 316 pages. Arranged for Young Persons. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few scattered foxspots throughout. Spine and corners worn. 0.5 inch missing from base of spine.

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LAUNCEY VERNON or EDIE'S PARTICULAR FRIEND
No author listed.
Stock no. 385380
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine, pictorial boards. 125 pages. B/w frontis plus a few text illustrations. Spine bumped and browned. Corners worn and cover edges lightly rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown and endpapers browned. Address written in pencil to front endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page margins. Contents clean.

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WILL'S VOYAGES
Written by F. Frankfort Moore. Illustrated by W.H. Overend.
Stock no. 447062
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1909. Good condition.

Brown cloth with illustrations to front cover and spine. B/w frontis and two b/w plates. Covers are grubby. Corners are bumped and worn. Front and rear joints cracked. Bookplate to front pastedown.

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THE CHILDREN'S WORSHIP
Written by Phyllis Graham. Illustrated by Elsie Anna Wood.
Stock no. 589883
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

Blue card wraps. Colour illustrations. In slightly edge-chipped orange dustwrapper.

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LUCKY DUCKS AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan.
Stock no. 589505
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1891. Very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. Title on front is "... and Other Tales". Top and tail of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped. Contents near fine.

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LITTLE LADY MARIA
Written by Frances Marshall. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 586242
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Slight discolouration to top edge of rear cover.

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