OUR DARLINGS
Written by Sibyl B. Owsley, et al
Illustrated by Louis Wain, E. Harries, et al.
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Tinsley Pratt, F. Anstey, et al.
Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy, Louis Wain, et al..
Stock no. 1325931
Hardback.
Good condition.
Red cloth spine. Front cover shows ice skaters. First story is 'When Hawkins Sailed the Sea'. Includes roughly 6 Louis Wain b/w text illustrations. Colour plates mounted on green paper. Spine and covers are edge worn. Rear cover is grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown (partially covering a Wain illustration). Tissue-guard to frontis torn with lower half missing. Inscription in pencil to top margin of title-page. Grubby fingermarks and foxing to text. One plate (opp page 272) has 1" closed tear.
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Albert Lee, Mabel Mackintosh, Catharine Shaw, et al.
Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson, May Gladwin, et al..
Stock no. 1325930
Hardback.
Good condition.
Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy and girl pulling a girl (with teddy bear) in a sledge (plate is duplicated inside). 288 pages. Colour plates mounted on green paper, b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "The Golden Passports" by Lee. Covers are edge worn. Spine has been rebacked with red cloth. There is a section of surface paper missing to lower corner of rear cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name plate to verso of frontis. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Page corner tips are creased and there is some light fingering to page margins.
OUR DARLINGS - 19TH VOLUME
Written by Dr. Barnardo, E. Everett Greene, M.S. Comrie, et al.
Illustrated by M. Irwin, et al..
Stock no. 1325929
Hardback.
Good condition.
Pictorial boards and spine shows children on a beach with campfire and a kettle. 5 mounted colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 424 pages. First story is "Friends or Foe?". Spine and corners worn, slight loss to top and tail of spine and chipping to spine edges. Damp stain to top corner of front cover. Foxing and fingering to contents.
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Charles Herbert, et al.
Illustrated by S.I. Venus, K.I. Noble, Basil Reynolds, et al..
Stock no. 1325928
Circa.
1924.
Hardback.
Fair condition.
Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows children around Father Christmas, who has a sackful of toys over his shoulder. Full length story is 'Miss Interference' by Charles Herbert. Colour plates mounted on brown stiff paper. Other illustrations in b/w. Covers are edge worn, creased and grubby. Spine bumped and worn along edges. Writing in crayon inside front covers. Title-page and contents page are detached but still present. Most of the b/w illustrations have some colouring to them.
OUR DARLINGS - 31ST VOLUME
Written by M.S. Comrie, Catharine Shaw, W.A. Atkinson, Mabel Mackintosh, et al.
Illustrated by Levine Helmer, Fred S. Howard, D. Peachey, May Gladwin, et al..
Stock no. 1325926
Hardback.
Fair condition.
Red cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl in red cloak holding holly and a basket of fruit. First story is "In The Tyrant's Grip" by Comrie. Colour plates and numerous other illustrations. Spine bumped and grubby. Covers edge worn. Rear cover is grubby and spotted. Front joint is almost broken, rear joint cracked. Page browning and some fingering to margins.
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Mrs. George Corbett, et al.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris, Louis Wain, et al..
Stock no. 1506020
circa.
1915.
Hardback.
Large format.
Slightly better than good condition.
Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial boards with front showing 3 girls playing with a hoop. Mounted colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. First story is "Little Miss Robinson Crusoe" by Corbett. Includes some b/w cat illustrations by Wain. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine faded and silver rubbed. A few marks to covers and two scratches to onlay. Joints cracked, rear joint showing webbing. Label, with name on, stuck to front endpaper covering writing, label partially removed below. Edge of front endpaper creased with small tears. Contents generally clean, all plates present.
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Charles Herbert, et al.
Illustrated by Alfred Pearse, Louis Wain, Edith Harries, Marjorie Slade, et al..
Stock no. 1504941
1928.
Hardback.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth, red flowers and green leaves, circular pictorial onlay shows boy fishing, girl holding puppy. Red title to front cover, black title to spine. Colour illustrations mounted on brown card. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. First story: Stories of Robin Hood by Charles Herbert, features a few times in book. A couple of b/w illustrations by Wain. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers grubby with marks. Light scuffing to onlay. Joints cracked. Dated ink inscription to front endpaper (1928). Foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present.
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Mrs. George Corbett, et al.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris, Louis Wain, et al..
Stock no. 1310567
circa.
1915.
Hardback.
Large format.
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial boards with front showing 3 girls playing with a hoop. Mounted colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. First story is "Little Miss Robinson Crusoe" by Corbett. Includes some b/w cat illustrations by Wain. Spine bumped. Corners worn and edges slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers partially browned. A nice copy.
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Esther Branthwaite, Duncan McLaren, F. Anstey, et al.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris, Louis Wain, et al..
Stock no. 1310566
circa.
1912.
Hardback.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows young boy sailor with a small girl on his shoulder. First story is "Molly's Decision" (this is a long story serialised throughout the annual) by Branthwaite. Colour plates mounted on green paper plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and faded with small dark mark to centre. Covers edge rubbed. Endpapers browned, small piece chipped from lower edge of front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to page edges. One plate has slight damage to edges, one mount has very slight paper damage to verso.
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Tinsley Pratt, F. Anstey, et al.
Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy, Louis Wain, et al..
Stock no. 597157
Circa.
1906.
Hardback.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth with silver title block to spine and blue/green decorations. 'T' shaped pictorial onlay to front cover, shjowing a boy and a girl walking in the snow, confronted by a big bird! First story is 'When Hawkins Sailed the Sea'. Includes roughly 6 Louis Wain illustrations. Spine and corners are bumped and worn, with some fraying to cloth. Chipping and a few tears to pictorial onlay with a couple of pieces of loss. New endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges.
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Ravenor Bullen, et al.
Illustrated by Louis Wain, Ernest A. Aris, et al..
Stock no. 739451
Circa.
1914.
Hardback.
Very good condition.
Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial front board shows a girl at the seaside listening to a shell. Green pictorial endpapers. 24 colour plates mounted on brown paper (2 cat plates by Wain and 5 plates by Aris), numerous b/w text illustrations throughout (including many non-cat illus by Wain). 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn, edges rubbed. A couple of scratch marks to front cover and covers slightly grubby with foxing on rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. One colour plate (of a teddy) is lightly creased and one Wain plate has a light corner crease. Contents are clean.