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PLAYFELLOWS
Written by Hilda Hart; Norman Gale; Grace C. Floyd. Illustrated by G.H. Thompson; Agnes Richardson; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1306716
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

Father Tuck's Golden Gift series. Red cloth spine, pictorial boards with front showing dog and puppy. Colour frontis plate, b/w and two-tone illustrations to text. First verse is "Good Manners and Bad". Quite a few cat illustrations by Wain. Spine slightly bumped. Corners worn and cover edges rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (ink thumb print to top edge of same page). Page browning and some small marks to margins else clean.

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FLYING STORIES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 2105981
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Almost very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 4 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Covers are worn, with some chipping and loss of paper; cloth showing through. Some foxing and browning to pages.

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THREE CHEERS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1305222
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. First story is "The Fairies and the Frying Pan". 6 plates, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn, there is a tiny hole to front edge of spine. Contents are browned and foxed but otherwise clean.

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HIDE AND SEEK
Written by Christine Chaundler; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1305221
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, white pictorial boards. First story is "The Kid in Fancy Dress" by Chaundler. 6 colour plates (including one possible cat one by Wain entitled "Having a good time" although there is no signature). B/w illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners slightly worn. Covers are a little grubby and there is a patch of surface paper damage to spine edge of rear cover. Contents are foxed and browned but otherwise clean.

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THE BAIRN'S TOY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Savile Lumley; et al..
Stock no. 1304630
Published by The Epworth Press. circa 1924. Very good condition.

A book of short stories. Red cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Colour plates, b/w and two-tone illustrations. First story is "Spritely The Fairy". Spine is worn with a few tiny holes. Corners worn. Covers are a little grubby. There is an inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. There is some page browning and foxing but contents generally clean.

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SUNNYSIDE TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1102138
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Circa 1937. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy and girl on barrel in the sea. Colour plates and b/w illustrations, all by the same artist, a few very similar to the style of Arthur Rackham. First story is "John, Topsy and the Raven". Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is torn with some chipping.

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TURN AGAIN LANE
Written by Gwendolen Mary Evans. Illustrated by Gwendolen Mary Evans.
Stock no. 448920
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Stories and verse. Contents very good indeed. Corners worn. Boards marked.

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THE FIVE TO SEVEN TREASURE BOOK
Written by D.M. Prescott; M.E. Procter; et al. Illustrated by Treyer Evans; et al..
Stock no. 631012
Published by Blandford Press. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Edges are worn. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some foxing.

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ANIMAL STORYTIME
Written by Anne Pickstock; et al.
Stock no. 446669
Published by Collins. 1st 1975. Fine condition.

First story is Vernon Vole Loses His Vote. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. An anthology of stories. ISBN: 0001381792.

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THE CHEERY BOOK FOR BOYS & GIRLS
Written by Paul Beaufoy; Violet M. Methley; Josephine Elder; et al.
Stock no. 443867
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

Large format. Bright yellow pictorial boards and spine. Front shows boy and girl reading a book. First story is "The Expelling of Jimmie Russle" by Beaufoy. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Covers a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present. Some foxing.

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STORIES FOR BOYS
Written by W.K. Holmes; Percy F. Westerman; et al.
Stock no. 815681
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1950. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. First story is 'THe Captain's Cannon' by Holmes. Colour frontis and b/w plates and illustrations. Corners worn. Spine browned. Covers worn. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some foxing.

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STORIES FOR BOYS
Written by W.K. Holmes; Percy F. Westerman; et al.
Stock no. 815683
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1950. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. First story is 'THe Captain's Cannon' by Holmes. Colour frontis and b/w plates and illustrations. Corners worn and bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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