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RAJA THE ELEPHANT (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827756
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. This is the cloth lined edition. The story of an Indian elephant. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. Covers a little grubby, corners are rubbed. '3' written in pencil to inside front cover. Text block browned. Creased to lower gutter edge. Contents generally clean.

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MISKA THE SEAL (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827755
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. This is the cloth lined version. A story founded on facts about fur seals born on the Pribilof Islands. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. '9' written to front cover and '2' to inside front cover. Corners lightly rubbed. Covers lightly scuffed. Foxing to inside covers. Contents otherwise clean.

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SHAG THE CARIBOU (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827754
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. A story founded on facts about Caribou and their habitats. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. Covers lightly browned and scuffed, corners rubbed, base of spine worn and split, top of spine starting to split. Text block browned. Contents a little creased, browned, some grubby margin marks. Overall a decent copy of a scarce item.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by Jim Pennant; Percy F. Westerman; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; A. Mason Trotter; et al..
Stock no. 1325132
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Orange pictorial boards showing boy swimming and sausages being cooked on camp fire. First story is "The Guardian" by Pennant. Westerman story is "Trapped". Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. Covers edge rubbed. Spine bumped. Rear cover is lightly foxed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing, heavy to textblock.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by J.W. Ellis; E.E. Cowper; Jeffrey Havilton; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Ernest Prater; Savile Lumley; T. Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1325129
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing boys sailing. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. First story is "Rosie to the Rescue". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by C. Bernard Rutley; Harold Markham; S. Beresford Lucas; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by M. MacKinlay; Savile Lumley; et al..
Stock no. 1325128
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing boys jumping hurdles. First story is "The Thunderer" by Rutley. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine bumped, spine and corners slightly worn. Spine slightly browned. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Heavy foxing. Some joints cracked. Heavy pencil mark to front free-endpaper has been erased.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by E.C. Matthews; Bessie Marchant; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by H.L. Bacon; Radcliffe Wilson; D.M. Cafferata.
Stock no. 1325127
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, showing two girls with mountains in the back ground. One girl is holding the rim of her hat, to keep it on. First story is 'Sheila's Magic' by Matthews. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Spine a bit grubby and browned, covers slightly grubby. Some loss of surface paper to top front corner. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by C. Bernard Rutley; Rusty; E.E. Cowper; Doris Pocock; et al. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley; Alfred Bestall; R.H. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325126
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Very good condition.

Pictorial paper boards showing two girls horse riding. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 1st story is The Flaming Trail by Rutley. Covers are edge worn with splits/damage to top of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers are browned. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by Henrietta Merriman; Phyllis I. Norris; C. Bernard Rutley; M.E. Buckingham; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Alfred Bestall; Peter Fraser; et al..
Stock no. 1325125
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing two girls at a fence looking at lambs. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. First story is "A Good Word for Captain Bob" by Merriman. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine, two small white spots to front cover. Partially erased inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by Rusty; C. Bernard Rutley; M.E. Buckingham; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Gordon Browne; Frank Wiles; et al..
Stock no. 1325122
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1939. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Covers (illustrated by Bestall) show girls walking with backpacks on on a hillside. The first story is 'The Best Laid Schemes' by Rusty. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. Covers edge rubbed, spine bumped. Prize inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Small patch of pencil erasure markings to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR GIRLS
Written by Beryl Irving; Doris Pocock; C. Bernard Rutley; M.E. Buckingham; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; D.L. Mays; et al..
Stock no. 1325121
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Front cover shows two girls on a motorbike. Colour frontis. 4 b/w plates. B/w text illustrations. First story is 'The Feud at St. Fabian's' by Irving. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing/grubby marks to covers but generally covers are still bright. Endpapers foxed with some foxspots to contents. Evidence of pencil erasure marks to front free-endpaper.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Olaf Baker; Percy F. Westerman; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Alfred Sindall; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1325090
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with black title and rugby player vignette. Front board shows cowboy on horseback. 4 colour plates. B/w text illustrations throughout. First story "Prairie Boy" by Baker. Covers are slightly edge worn. Spine a bit grubby. Name plate and small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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