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THE CHUMMY BOOK - THIRTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Dorothy Russell; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Frank Hart; Joyce Mercer; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; Chloe Preston; G.E. Studdy; Harry Woolley; Frank Hart; et al..
Stock no. 1505441
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

For all Boys and Girls who are Good Chums. Edited by Chisholm. Pictorial cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows Punch and Judy show. 16 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 287 pages. Spine bumped and worn. Corners worn and lightly bumped. Covers slightly grubby, rear cover a little rubbed. Corner, including two words text, almost torn off page 239. Puzzles completed. Just an odd mark to contents. All plates present.

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THE BIG BOOK OF FAIRY TALES
Written by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1404468
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with beautiful gilt illustration to front cover and highly decorated spine. 12 superb colour plates plus 16 black-and-red plates and numerous b/w text illustrations. Large format. All edges gilt. Spine bumped and cloth faded but gilt remains fairly bright. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Couple of little bumps to board edges. Some marks to covers. Both joints are cracked showing webbing beneath but binding remains firm. Dated inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing to endpapers and some pages otherwise contents are clean. Plates are all present and in very good condition.

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MOTHER GOOSE'S NURSERY TALES
Written by A. Pitt-Kethley.
Stock no. 1503263
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Told chiefly in words of one syllable for young children. Cloth spine with black title, colour pictorial boards. 25 illustrations (incl. covers). 15 stories including Cinderella, Blue-Beard, Puss in Boots, Three Bears etc. 94 pages. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges are bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. A few hinges cracked so binding feels weak. Grubby marks to title page, endpapers and margins. Foxing to front endpaper.

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THE RAINBOW FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 1312710
Published by William Morrow & Company Inc. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards with dark blue cloth spine and gilt title. Contains 23 full colour plates. A comprehensive and beloved collection of fairy tales. 288 pages. 10.5 x 8". ISBN: 0688108784. SIGNED by the artist to title-page. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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SIX OLD WORLD FAIRY TALES
Written by F.S. Williams. Illustrated by J.K. Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1109347
Published by Peter Hopwood & Co. Ltd. Good condition.

Stories adapted by Williams. Includes 'Sleeping Beauty'; 'Snowdrop and the Seven Dwarfs'; 'Beauty and the Beast' and more. Large format. Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Covers are creased, with some tears; damp stains and pencil marks. Pencil marks to prelims. A few pages internally have tears and tear holes to page edges/margins. A reading copy.

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THE ENCHANTED ANKLET
Written by Lila Mehta. Illustrated by Neela Chhaniara.
Stock no. 1402352
Published by Lilmur Publishing. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Cinderella or Cinduri set in India. Red boards with gilt titles. Colour illustrations. 32 pages. ISBN: 0969272901. Possibly SIGNED by illustrator to front endpaper. Spine a little bumped. Name and address to front pastedown. Pale browning to page edges otherwise contents are clean and bright. Pictorial dustwrapper is stuck to pastedowns. Front of wrapper is unevenly faded.

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GRIMM COMPLETE FAIRY TALES
Written by Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm. Illustrated by Josef Scharl.
Stock no. 1707403
Published by Routledge. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

B/w illustrations. 772 pages. ISBN: 041528595x. Corners bumped.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - SEVENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Dorothy Russell; Ethel Talbot; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; Mabel Lucie Attwell; S.B. Pearse; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1301137
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1919. Good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy and girl giving rabbit a carrot. 320 pages. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and a little grubby. Corners and cover edges worn. Some rubbing to covers. Browning and light foxing to the rear of the plates. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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MY NURSERY TALE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 596560
Published by Nister & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1928. Very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing, what looks like a 'Sleeping Beauty' scene. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations throughout. A little bumping, wear and chipping to cover corners. Inscriptions in ink to front pastedown and front endpaper. Foxing and browning to outer page edges and page margins.

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MY FAVOURITE NURSERY STORIES
Written by Constance Wickham. Illustrated by V.G. Messenger.
Stock no. 661887
Published by Sandle Brothers Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Small square format. Pictorial paperboards. Full-page brightly coloured illustrations. Top and tail of spine worn with very slight loss. Corners rubbed. Name in ink to front pastedown. Pictorial wrapper has been backed with white paper, with loss to spine and edges and no front-flap.

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