Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.
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THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS 1915
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506238
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
1915.
Almost very good condition.
Deep pink cloth with black decoration around gilt title block on front cover. 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 210 pages. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers unevenly faded with a few marks. Small hole to front cover. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Contents browned with some foxing. 3" tear to page 193. All plates present,
PIXIE PLAYTIME
No author listed.
Illustrated by Agnes Richardson; Gordon Robinson; Edgar Norfield; M.M. Gell; et al..
Stock no. 1505796
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
circa
1935.
Slightly better than good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Pictorial covers show continuous scene of pixies racing on tortoises. Red title page. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Stories and rhymes. First story: Two Little Stars. Bumping and wear to spine and corners, slight loss of surface at ends of spine. Erased writing on front pastedown. Contents lightly browned but clean. Foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with a few small pieces of loss. Small hole to rear fold. Brown tape stuck to worst tear on verso.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
CHATTERBOX ANNUAL 1927
Written by J. Erskine Clarke; et al.
Stock no. 1208382
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
1927.
Very good condition.
Front cover shows galleon. First story is "The Dim Red Dawn" by Mrs. Hobart Hampden. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 316 pages. Competition closing date is January 1928. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Front cover slightly scuffed, rear cover slightly marked. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Contents bright and clean.
FROM STORY TO STORY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1315689
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows children with a lantern on a wall looking out to sea. First story is "Somebody's Washing". Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations throughout. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Some slight scuffing to front cover. Endpapers browned, light page browning throughout.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
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BROWNIKINS AND OTHER FANCIES
Written by Ruth Arkwright.
Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2119802
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
1910.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. Large pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates, mounted on brown stiff paper. Other b/w illustrations around text. Music is by J.W. Wilson. Creasing and some wear to covers. A little light scribble to front cover. Some foxing and page browning. Some grubby margin marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PLAYS
- SONGS (CHILDRENS)
- MUSIC (CHILDRENS)
- MUSICAL SCORE (CHILDRENS)
SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1904
Written by E.W. Grierson; S.L. Heward; Bessie Marchant; et al.
Illustrated by Gordon Browne; A.G. Walker; Helen Miles; et al..
Stock no. 1315246
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
1904.
Very good condition.
Cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boy and girl on steps of a house talking to a man with a wooden leg. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is "How The King Escaped". Spine bumped, corners and cover edges lightly rubbed. A few scuff marks to front cover. Prize inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some foxing to textblock.
CHATTERBOX ANNUAL 1927
Written by J. Erskine Clarke; et al.
Stock no. 1315177
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
1927.
Very good condition.
Front cover shows galleon. First story is "The Dim Red Dawn" by Mrs. Hobart Hampden. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 316 pages. Competition closing date is January 1928. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Front cover is lovely and bright. There is a small dent to top edge of rear cover. Foxspots to textblock else contents clean.
A GALLERY OF HEROES AND HEROINES
Written by Sir Harry Johnston.
Illustrated by Joseph Simpson.
Stock no. 1504786
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
circa
1915.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth spine, tan pictorial boards, dark titles. Grey paper. Features 12 heroes/heroines with a tipped in colour plate for each. 140 pages. Spine is bumped, worn and lighter in places (damp stained?). Wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Light browning to endpapers and a few brown spots to rear endpapers. Faint black marks to half-title page and page opposite. Tissue guard to frontis marked. Contents very good. All plates present.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
THE STRANGE TALE OF EBB AND FLO
Written by Christine Rennie.
Illustrated by Bunty Crombie.
Stock no. 1404298
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
circa
1942.
Almost very good condition.
Black cloth spine. Red boards. Colour illustrations. Spine is bumped and little browned. Corners are bumped and worn. Edges of rear cover browned. Front cover a little grubby with rubbed edges. Name in ink to belongs to box with inscription in ink underneath. Couple of hinges cracked. Faint tracing of 'Flo' to top of one page. Light marks to a few pages otherwise contents are generally clean.
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- CHILDRENS
THE STORY BOOK OF SUGAR
Written by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham.
Illustrated by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham.
Stock no. 1312840
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The Story Books of Foods From the Field series. Square format. Pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations throughout. 32 pages. Spine and corners bumped, nick to base of spine. Small spot to front pastedown. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and grubby. Slight loss to top and tail of spine and light foxing on verso.
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- CHILDRENS
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THE STORY BOOK OF WHEAT
Written by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham.
Illustrated by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham.
Stock no. 1312838
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The Story Books of Foods From the Field series. Square format. Pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations throughout. 32 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. A couple of page corners creased. Some light fingermarks to margins. Two pages are slightly damaged (surface paper) where there were once stuck together (text unfortunately affected). Dustwrapper is worn and grubby with slight loss at corners, child's pencil/crayon doodles and foxing on verso.
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- CHILDRENS
THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1502681
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
1923.
Slightly better than good condition.
Green cloth spine, pictorial front board showing a girl marooned on a sandcastle. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. 162 pages. Spine browned with small splits at top. Corners and cover edges worn. Rear cover has large scratch mark and top outside corner is darkened/stained. Contents are very good.