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THE STORY OF THE NURSERY
Written by Magdalen King-Hall.
Stock no. 711036
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photo plates. A history of the nursery from the Middle Ages to the early years of the 20th century. Spine lightly bumped. Green wrapper is a little edge-worn and price-cut.

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THE ENGLISH SPELLING-BOOK
Written by William Mavor.
Stock no. 711249
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

"Accompanied by a progressive series of easy and familiar lessons: intended as an introduction to the reading and spelling of the english language". Revised by E.H.Montauban. Burgundy cloth with embossed titles and decoration. B/w text illustrations. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some slight grubby marking to covers. Child's writing in blue and red ink to front endpaper, small pencil drawings to rear endpapers. One page has small section removed from it. Generally contents are clean.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by R.J. Enraght-Moony.
Stock no. 711252
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1915. Very good condition.

Large format, grey cloth, red titles and ship decoration. Grey and white floral decorated endpapers. 19 colour plates. Top edge red, others uncut. Covers slightly grubby. Top front edge slightly discoloured. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Contents foxed and browned otherwise clean.

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THE FAIR IN THE WILD WOOD
Written by Dorothy Clewes. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 711291
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, silver titles and vignette. Illustrated endpapers. B/w and colour illustrations throughout. 48 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". SIGNED by the author. Spine and corners are slightly bumped. Very slight loss to top edge of front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is slightly worn at spine and corners. A nice bright copy.

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TALES FROM MARIA EDGEWORTH
Written by Maria Edgeworth. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 711335
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton And Co. Almost very good condition.

With an introduction by Austin Dobson. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decorations. B/w illustrations throughout. 411 pages. Spine and corners worn, spine browned. Endpapers slightly marked. Two embossed address stamps to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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BRONCHO
Written by Richard Ball. Illustrated by G.D. Armour.
Stock no. 711749
Published by Country Life Ltd.. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine, brown boards. Dark brown titles. Lovely b/w sketches. Corners worn. Spine bumped and slightly foxed/marked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A nice copy.

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SHIPWRECK
Written by Vera Cumberlege. Illustrated by Maurice Yardley.
Stock no. 711752
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A boy watches as his fathers ship nearly suffers shipwreck. Pictorial boards. Two colour illustrations. ISBN: 0233962980. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Faint foxspots to endpapers. A lovely copy.

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SCHUMANN ALBUM OF CHILDREN'S PIECES FOR PIANO
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 711825
Published by Augener Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth spine, grey boards with colour onlay to front. Lovely colour illustrations to the top of each piece of music. Spine slightly rubbed at head and tail. Some light browning to cover lower edges.Front joint starting to crack at top and bottom and one hinge slightly cracked. Contents beautifully bright. Protectedd by original dustwrapper with colour onlay to front. Wrapper is slightly marked and edge-worn with slight loss to top of spine.

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THROUGH MERRIE ENGLAND
Written by F.L. Stevens. Illustrated by Francis D. Bedford.
Stock no. 712119
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

The Pageantry and Pastimes of the Village and the Towm. Blue cloth, black titles and illustration to front and spine. Pictorial endpapers. Delightful colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few tiny dents along cover top edges. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Minor foxing to outer page edges.

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DARK WORLD OF ANIMALS
Written by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated by T. Stoney.
Stock no. 712146
Published by Sylvan Press. 1st 1945. Good condition.

Large oblong format. Grey cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w drawings. Spine and corners a little worn. Front cover marked. Joints cracked. Endpapers foxed. Foxing affecting first few pages.

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DOROTHY Q
Written by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Illustrated by Howard Pyle.
Stock no. 712241
Published by Gay and Bird. Very good condition.

Together with A Ballad Of The Boston Tea Party and Grandmother's Story Of Bunker Hill Battle. Black cloth, silver titles and vignettes. B/w illustrations. Top edge silver. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing and fingering to prelims. A nice copy.

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1948
Written by G.E. Studdy. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 712401
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1948. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows Bonzo wearing a crown and sat on a donkey. Colour frontis, two-tone illustrations throughout. Contains a story entitled "The Little Nigger Boy". Corners worn. Front cover scuffed & scratched. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to outer page edges and contents otherwise contents very clean.

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