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THE CHUMMY BOOK - EIGHTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; S.G. Hulme Beaman; Mrs. H.C. Cradock; Barbara E. Todd; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Lloyd; M. Board; S.G. Hulme Beaman; Woolley; Frank Adams; et al..
Stock no. 1506873
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

White spine with black title, pictorial front cover shows girl and boy sitting in hammock reading book. 6 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 190 pages. First story is A Surprise for the Piggledy Gnome. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Bump to front cover has bent board at top and damaged top and outside edge. Spine and front cover a bit grubby. A couple of hinges cracked but binding is firm. Contents generally clean. A little foxing. All plates present but two have darkened edges, one of these has ragged edges too.

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DOWN THE BRIGHT STREAM
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1406401
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Continuing the the story of the Little Grey Men who find themselves as refugees when they receive the appalling news that their beloved Folly is drying up and they must move at once. Fully illustrated with exquisite water-colours and fascinating little b/w sketches. 16 colour plates. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 200 pages. Wonderful! Spine and corners bumped. Couple of small dark spots to front board. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Name to top of front endpaper. Couple of small foxspots. Plates in very good condition with small marks to verso of a few plates. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, creased and has s few small areas of loss. A few small marks to verso of front panel.

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SONGS OF INNOCENCE
Written by William Blake; Thomas S. Seccombe. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1406398
Published by Herbert & Daniel. Slightly better than good condition.

Beige cloth with gilt titles and embossed decoration. Preface by Seccombe. 12 colour plates with captioned paper guards by Appleton. 49 pages. Decorated endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine and board edges browned. Covers a little grubby. Front endpaper has been REMOVED. Joints and several hinges cracked. Rear endpaper creased. Foxing throughout. All plates present.

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FASCINATING STORIES FOR GIRLS
Written by Jessie Leckie Herbertson; Ethel Talbot; Mary Shrewsbury; Barbara E. Todd; et al. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley; G.E. Studdy; et al..
Stock no. 1506871
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1929. Almost very good condition.

The Jolly Bookshelf series. Yellow pictorial covers, tennis player to front, hockey player to spine. 9 stories and 1 poem. 4 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A couple of tiny nicks to cover edges. Covers grubby and marked. Presentation plate to front endpaper. A couple of hinges starting to crack. Some light foxing and browning mainly to endpapers and taxt block. Text pages very good.

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THE JOLLY BOOK - FIFTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Gordon Whitehead; Amy Steedman; Gunby Hadath; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; Laurie Tayler; Harold Earnshaw; Albert Morrow; Harry Woolley; Warwick Reynolds; et al..
Stock no. 1506869
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, blue pictorial matt boards show boy and girl, boy blindfolded. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 287 pages. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Covers grubby and marked. Endpapers browned. A couple of hinges starting to crack. All plates present. Contents generally clean.

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MORE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE
Written by Jean De La Fontaine; Edward Marsh.
Stock no. 1506863
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Edition Limited to 165 copies, of which 150 are for sale. White spine with gilt title, pale blue paper boards. 48 fables. 88 pages. Edges uncut. Light bump to top of spine. Foxing and a few tiny marks to covers. Foxing, mainly to endpapers. Browning to half-title page and last text page. Contents otherwise clean. Copy no. 97 SIGNED by Marsh. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped with a little loss. Panels grubby, spine browned.

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THE INVISIBLE PLAYMATE & W. V. HER BOOK
Written by William Canton. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 1406378
Published by Isbister & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1899. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. Two b/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. Other edges untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Bottom corner of front board badly bumped. Bump also to side of front cover. Mark to rear cover. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Foxing especially to endpapers page margins.

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THE OBSERVING EYE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1406375
Published by Jarrold & Sons. 5th Slightly better than good condition.

Or Letters to Children on the Three Lowest Divisions of Animal Life. Red cloth with blind border to front and back. Gilt title to spine and gilt title and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 341 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Split in cloth to rear of spine. Covers are marked and grubby. Front joint beginning to crack. Name to top of front endpaper. Erased pencil writing to verso of front endpaper. Endpapers a little grubby. Top corner of last blank page grubby. Some fingering and marks to contents.

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SHORT STORIES FOUNDED ON EUROPEAN HISTORY SPAIN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1406374
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. circa 1855. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth with blind border to front and back and gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 226 pages. 5.5" x 4". Spine and corners are bumped. Small split in cloth of spine. Covers are a little scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Glue marks to front pastedown by label. Foxing, mainly to page edges and fingering to contents.

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THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF MRS. BROWN
No author listed. Illustrated by R.L. Woolley.
Stock no. 1506848
Published by Camps & Tours Union. circa 1946. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Two tone and b/w illustrations. A little wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly grubby with some foxing. Text block foxed. Contents clean.

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GEORGIE AND LIZZIE
Written by Catherine D. Bell; Cousin Kate.
Stock no. 1406373
Published by W.P. Kennedy. 1849. Slightly better than good condition.

Black leather spine and corners. Blue cloth. Gilt title and bands to spine. B/w frontis and vignette to title page. 276 pages. 5.5 x 3.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Boards a little scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Dark marks to corners of endpapers - probably from leather corners. Page torn from rear of book - presumably blank as it follows last page of text. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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LES APPRENTIS DE MME FLAN
Written by Jacqueline Duche. Illustrated by J. Duche.
Stock no. 1506831
Published by Gaultier-Languereau. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial card wraps. Colour and two-tone illustrations. All text in French. Spine worn, 1"split to top and bottom. Tip missing from top corner of front cover. Covers slightly browned and grubby with some light creases and edge nicks. Staples rusty. Contents clean but edge browned.

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