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GENTLE JESUS: A LIFE OF CHRIST FOR LITTLE FOLKS
Written by Helen E. Jackson. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 1325251
Published by The Sunday School Union. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gitl titles. Green floral endpapers. B/w frontis by Robinson, b/w plates by Stacey. 223 pages, all edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light score marks to rear cover. Endpapers partly browned. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some light foxing.

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BO-PEEP A PICTURE-BOOK ANNUAL FOR LITTLE FOLKS
No author listed. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Stewart Orr; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 2140891
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1912. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. First short story is 'The Curious Little Girl'. Bumping to spine and corners; wear and chipping along edges. Inscription in ink to verso of colour frontis. Foxing and page browning to varying degrees throughout book. Some margin marks.

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LITTLE FOLKS' FAIRY TALES
No author listed. Illustrated by Constance Haslewood.
Stock no. 2138762
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. First story is 'Puss In Boots'. Also includes: Little Red Riding Hood; Cinderella; Jack and the Beanstalk; Dick Whittington; Little Snowdrop; Tom Thumb. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping to bottom corner of front cover. Rear cover is badly damp stained, with some pencil scribbling. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Contents are still generally very good.

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LITTLE FOLKS' PICTURE STORY BOOK
Written by Ethel Talbot; Constance Heward; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; Alan Wright.
Stock no. 1318325
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1921. Good condition.

Large format. Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front board shwoing girl and boy running after a small dog with a doll in its mouth. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. An anthology of stories and verse, first story is "Betty". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn with some small indentations. Damp stain to lower edge of rear cover and spine edge browned. Small brown stain to edge of front cover and "Miss Ruck" and "5" written in red biro to top of front cover. Name and address in ink to front pastedown, name and date in ink to free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some light foxing and grubby fingermarks to contents (including a few plate margins but pictures unaffected).

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 26
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Edward S. Ellis; et al.
Stock no. 1317860
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Circa 1887. Almost very good condition.

New and Enlarged series. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board showing girl looking out window towards a dog. 3 colour plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. 380 pages. Serial stories are Aunt Clotilda's Guests and The Boy-Hunters of Kentucky. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn, a little grubby and scuffed. Rear joint cracked. Foxing to contents. I can only see two colour plates in this volume so possibly one is missing?

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EASY STEPS FOR LITTLE FOLKS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2131359
Published by The Religious Tract Society. Circa 1904. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Large format. Stiff card covers. Pictorial front cover show two children sitting on a bench looking at a book, with sunflowers in the background. B/w illustrations. Chipping and some loss to cloth at top and tail of spine. Corners are bumped, with chipping. Binding weak; stitching is starting to come loose in a few places. Bookplate to inside front cover. Foxing and grubby marks. A reading copy.

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PRETTY PICTURES FOR LITTLE FOLKS
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 2130449
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Circa 1898. Good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front cover. B/w photos. Scarce item. Spine is bumped and browned. Some marks to covers. Front joint is cracked; showing webbing; binding is starting to weaken. Staples have rusted; showing through to pages.

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INDIAN TALES FOR LITTLE FOLKS
Written by W.S. Phillips; El Comancho. Illustrated by W.S. Phillips.
Stock no. 2127700
Published by The Platt And Munk Co. Inc.. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Red cloth, large pictorial onlay to front cover. Illustrated with 11 full page coloured plates, reproduced from water colour paintings by the author and further embellished with several hundred little Indian drawings. With explanatory key list so little folks can understand them. Scuffing and chipping to onlay to front cover; so loss at edges. Wear and bumping to cover edges and corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Grubby marks. Some foxing and browning. Frontis has a repaired closed tear.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOLS 43 & 44
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham; W. Heath Robinson; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1506676
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1896. Good condition.

2 volumes bound in one. Dark green textured cloth, gilt title to spine. 12 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. 2.5" split to top of front edge of spine. Covers a little grubby. Name in ink to front endpaper and pencil writing to pastedown. Front joint cracked by index and first page of index is partially detached. One gathering pulled with ragged edges. Foxing and browning to pages and plates, worst at edges. All plates present.

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LITTLE FOLKS' BOOK OF COLOURED PICTURES
No author listed. Illustrated by Inez Topham; Harry Woolley; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Lawson Wood; Honor C. Appleton; et al..
Stock no. 1506060
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial covers, front shows boy eating slice of melon. Full page colour illustration to each page, 12 in total, with title below. 10.25 x 8. Wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A few marks/fingermarks to contents, mainly to margins. Colours still bright.

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LITTLE FOLKS 1879
Written by W.H.G. Kingston; et al.
Stock no. 1505858
Published by Cassell Petter & Galpin. 1879. Slightly better than good condition.

Brown cloth covers with black and gilt decoration, onlay of small girl to front. B/w illustrations. 380 pages plus book list. Serial stories are Two Fourpenny Bits, Harry Maxwell; or Schoolboy Honour and Over the Rocky Mountains. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and bottom corner of rear cover damp stained. Yellow tape stuck down full length of front joint, rear joint cracked. One hinge badly cracked. Name in pen and pencil writing about contents to front endpaper. First couple of gatherings pulled. Contents generally clean with some light foxing and browning.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 106
Written by John Mowbray; Nancy M. Hayes; Eveline M. Williams; et al. Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson; Harry Woolley; C.E.B. Bernard; Harry Rountree; S.B. Pearse; Harold Earnshaw; et al..
Stock no. 1505855
Published by The Amalgamated Press Limited. 1927. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with black titles and vignette, pictorial front cover shows boy in jester's outfit, advert to rear cover. 13 colour plates plus b/w photos and illustrations. 416 pages. Serial stories are Feversham's Fag, The Guides at Calamity Hill and The League of Adventurers. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine slightly darkened. Dent to outside edge of front cover. Covers slightly grubby. One hinge cracked. Some foxing and light browning. Contents generally clean. All plates present.

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