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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1311858
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, with gilt title labels. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. 4 colour plates. 336 pages. Purple endpapers. SIGNED by author by means of a dedication to half-title. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed, covers just a little grubby and illustration to spine has faded a little. Front joint cracked. Hinges cracked. Foxing to contents. A nice copy of the first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE MIDNIGHT FEAST
Written by Lindsay Camp. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1710218
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1996. Fine condition.

Alice and Freddie are preparing a secret midnight feast for a beautiful princess... Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862646847. SIGNED by illustrator.

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THE ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK
Written by Ida May.
Stock no. 1310575
Published by Albert E. Marriott. circa 1931. Very good condition.

Blue boards, black titles. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour photos of the very young Princess Elizabeth and two-tone illustrations for the children's stories. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Small nick to lower edge of spine. Inscription in ink and small Xmas sticker to front endpaper. Pale page browning and light foxing to first few and last few pages else contents clean.

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THE PRINCESS'S BIRD
Written by Phyllis R. Mann. Illustrated by Phyllis R. Mann.
Stock no. 1310412
Published by Museum Press Limited. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The beautiful legend of how Ping Mei fell in love with the Princess, was put to death by her father and how his prayer was answered. Slim format. Pink cloth, gilt title/vignette to front cover. 16 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine bumped. Some browning to cover edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is a little bit grubby, edge chipped with loss, was torn in two pieces at spine but has been taped together on verso.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2109464
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1915. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis plate. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Prize plate to front endpaper. Front joint is a little cracked. Some foxing and page browning.

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THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA
Written by Kerry Lee Spencer. Illustrated by Kerry Lee Spencer.
Stock no. 1401362
Published by Thomas C. Lothian Pty. Ltd. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

How do you know if a princess is real? Glazed pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 073440672X. Spine and corners a little bumped. Faint grubby mark to rear endpaper else contents are clean.

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KING STORK
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
Stock no. 1805448
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A story that is filled with all the things a good tale should have - magic, a handsome hero, a beautiful, heartless princess and an evil witch! Dark green cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0437676730. Corners lightly rubbed, covers nice and bright. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a little loss to top & tail of spine.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2105946
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Fair condition.

Red cloth, red lettering in gilt oval on front and circle on spine. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. Colour frontis plate. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some light fraying/chipping to cloth at corners. Front joint has been repaired - lots of tape residue marks. Rear joint is repaired with tape. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some plates are taped in with magic tape. Foxing.

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A PRINCESS COMES TO OUR TOWN
Written by Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by Gertrude Lindsay.
Stock no. 1305709
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Orange cloth, gilt titles. 12 plates. 119 pages plus 8 page publication list to rear. Spine slightly bumped. Some slight darkening to cover edges and covers grubby with spots to rear cover. Front joint and a couple of hinges cracked. Contents clean.

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PRINCESS NATALIE'S ADVENTURE
Written by Ierne L. Plunket.
Stock no. 1206252
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1933. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, blue titles and decorations. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 175 pages. Free endpapers lightly browned. Wrapper a little grubby.

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WINGED PRINCESS
Written by Anne Kennington. Illustrated by C. Conway Gordon.
Stock no. 1102851
Published by Nicholson & Watson. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown pictorial boards. Brown and white text illustrations. 40 pages. SIGNED by author, with dedication. A few marks to covers. Wrapper has a few marks and is edge-chipped.

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THE ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK
Written by Ida May.
Stock no. 585249
Published by Albert E. Marriott. Circa 1931. Good condition.

Blue cloth, yellow titles. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour photos of the very young Princess Elizabeth and two-tone illustrations for the children's stories. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Spine split and chipped at top and tail. Corners worn. Contents very good.

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