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AMELIARANNE GIVES A CHRISTMAS PARTY
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 2124834
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

reddish brown cloth spine with black title. Red pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine is unevenly faded. Wear to cover edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has bottom 3" of spine MISSING; smaller piece of loss to top of spine. Horizontal, repaired tear across full width of front panel; some other chips and tears with small bits of loss.

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BRITAIN IN THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY
Written by A.D. Harvey.
Stock no. 1815118
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed study of Britain during the opening years of the nineteenth century - the years of the struggle against Napoleon and the period which saw the final stages of the emergence of the two-party system in parliament. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 395 pages including index. ISBN: 0713410329. Light browning to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and lightly scuffed.

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LET'S HAVE A PARTY
No author listed. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1316995
Published by Blumenthals Ltd. circa 1955. Slightly better than very good condition.

A 'fine drinking' book issued by the houses of Ayala Champagne Croizet Brandy & Rocher Liquers. To help you make your party a success. White paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Staples rusty. A few foxspots. A super copy of a scarce booklet.

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ELLEN AND THE QUEEN
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by Krystyna Turska.
Stock no. 1507389
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ellen felt convinced that she would be the first person to catch sight of Queen Victoria but she was banished from the school party. But she would see her by some means or another. Antelope Book. Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 84 pages. Slight wear to lower edges of covers, light browning to top edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with light browning to top of spine and front panel.

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PROBLEM PARTY
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1507346
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A story of the Lockett family. Peach cloth, green title to spine. B/w illustrations. 214 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to some cover edges. Name in pen to half-title page otherwise contents clean. Pages a bit wrinkled (binding error), Top 1" and bottom half of dustwrapper spine missing, edge worn with some small pieces of loss. Panels and spine browned. Name in pen to top of front flap.

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SINU PIDUPAEV
Written by A. Barto. Illustrated by Aino Bach.
Stock no. 1813874
Published by Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Literal translation of the Estonian is: 'Your Party Day'. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Green text in Estonian. 10 numbered pages, colour illustrations. Covers a little grubby and creased. A few grubby marks to contents. Small pinhole to top edge of pages.

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SPARKLER ANNUAL 1938
No author listed.
Stock no. 1406353
Published by The Fleetway House. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing a party scene featuring a clown. Advert to rear board. Colour frontis plus 2 other colour plates and 2 picture stories with colour illustrations. B/w and two tone illustrations. 108 pages. First story is Monk's Clue. Spine bumped and browned. Cloth is frayed at edges and there is a small split on rear spine. Corners bumped and darkened. Board edges rubbed. Covers a little grubby. Some erased writing from front pastedown and endpaper. Rear joint beginning to crack. Name and address to belongs to box. Pages browned.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 20TH YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes; Constance Heward; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Cicely Mary Barker; et al..
Stock no. 1506151
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cream/beige cloth spine with black title and illustration, pictorial front board showing boy and girl making a daisy chain. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "After The Party" by Barnes. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Covers grubby with some scratches. Spine browned. One hinge cracked. Light stain to bottom of front endpapers. Some margin tears. A few marks and fox spots to contents but many pages are clean.

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AUNT LOUISA'S WELCOME VISITOR
Written by Aunt Louisa.
Stock no. 1315542
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. circa 1870. Almost very good condition.

Comprising: The Birthday Party; Children's Lullabies; The Courtship, marriage, death, and burial of Cock Robin; The King, Queen and Knave of Hearts. Large format. Purple pictorial cloth with gilt. Easy to read text. Full-page colour (chromolithograph) illustrations, some double-spread. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine faded. Embossed booksellers stamp to top corner of front free-endpaper, lower corner of same page creased. Some light foxing but the contents are very clean.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; G.H. Thompson; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1404897
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial paper board to front shows two young girls under a red umbrella with shopping in their arms and small dog next to them, other young ladies in background. Plain endpapers. B/w and two tone illustrations throughout. Wain illustrations are on page 36 and 37 'Pussy's Birthday Party', 128 'Catching the Train and 129 'An Exciting Gallop'. 144 pages. Six colour plates. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Covers grubby with some scratches to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Both joints beginning to crack. Some hinges pulled. Pages browned. One plate detached, the bottom edge of which is grubby. One other plate is partially detached. Margins and verso of plates are marked.

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GRANNY WUMPUS
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1404888
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1920. Very good condition.

And How She Cleans Up For The Party. Pictorial card wraps. 4.25 x 3.5". Colour and two-tone illustrations. Corners slightly rubbed. Covers a little grubby. Staples rusty. Contents clean.

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THE GOLDEN PLAYBOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Alfred J. Johnson.
Stock no. 1505197
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. circa 1890. Good condition.

Comprising The Golden Alphabet, Dorothy's Dolls, Red Riding Hood's Party. Grey and blue pictorial cloth. Full-page pictures printed in colour by Edmund Evans. All edges gilt. A delightful Victorian book. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers are grubby and marked. Both joints cracked. Some damp damage to contents, two pages have been stuck together on bottom margin, now torn apart causing surface paper damage to last line of text and a few other pages have surface paper damage or tears to bottom edge. Large 5.5" tear to one illustration. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Numerous pencil marks to contents. mostly short lines to blank pages. Grubby marks to contents.

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