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LE ROI BABAR
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 2121223
Published by Editions Du Jardin Des Modes. Circa 1933. Almost very good condition.

'Babar the King' in French language. Yellow pictorial boards, black cloth spine. 48 pages. Colour illustrations. 2" splits to top and tail of spine at both sides. This has led to some fraying and chipping of cloth. Grubby marks and some scuffing to covers. Binding is still nice and tight. Some foxing and a few grubby page margin marks. Illustrations are still lovely and bright.

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HOLIDAY FROLICS AT THE FARM
Written by Evelyn Everett-Green; Edric Vredenburg; Mary Boyle; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Mabel F. Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1505913
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1910. Very good condition.

Red pictorial boards with cloth spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Stories and verses. 88 pages plus book list. Spine bumped and worn. Wear to corners and cover edges. A few small marks to covers. Nick to edge of half-title page. Contents very good just some light browning and foxing.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 3RD YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Clifton Bingham; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Alice Talwin Morris. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; John Hassall.
Stock no. 1405424
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1907. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette. Pictorial front board showing children round a brazier. Colour and b/w illustrations. First story is Bastable Cove by Strang. 192 pages Spine bumped, rubbed and darkened. Corners bumped and very worn. Board edges worn. Covers scuffed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some hinges cracked. Top corner of frontis missing. Colouring to one b/w illustration. Some foxing. Grubby marks to most page margins. A few small margin tears.

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NEW RHYMES FOR NURSERY TIMES
Written by Edith A. Steinthal.
Stock no. 1505879
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co.. Good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front board, stiff card pages each with a rhyme and colour illustration. Oblong format. Spine worn with nicks to cloth at ends and slight loss. Wear to corners of covers and pages. Cover edges rubbed. Covers a bit grubby and scratched with small piece of surface loss from rear cover. Contents grubby with some foxing and page edge browning.

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THE BUMPER BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Dora Percy Smith; Marjory Royce; et al. Illustrated by Ruth Cobb; Topham; Cicely Englefield; et al..
Stock no. 1505877
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1928. Slightly better than good condition.

Orange pictorial boards show circus pictures, two children and clown to front, lion in hat to spine, ringmaster and horse to rear. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 128 pages. 8.5 x 7". A chunky volume of stories and rhymes. First story is The Dancing Bear. Covers slightly darkened. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Clear tape stuck to corners. A few hinges cracked. Name in ink to verso of frontis and pencil inscription to verso of title page. Some foxing and an odd mark to contents. All plates present but one is detached and two are partially detached.

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THE BUMPER BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Dora Newton; Dora Percy Smith; Olive Chandler; E.S. Duffin; Marjory Royce; et al. Illustrated by Cyril Cowell; Frank Adams; Margaret Tempest; Ruth Cobb; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1505876
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1927. Good condition.

Pictorial boards show children stroking horse to front cover, both riding horse to spine, yellow titles. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is Joan Visits a Farm. 128 pages. 8.5 x 7". A chunky volume of stories and rhymes. Covers darkened and grubby. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front edge of spine cracked. Large ink inscription to verso of frontis. A few hinges cracked so binding feels weak. Some light foxing and an odd mark to contents. One plate is MISSING and one partially detached.

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JIMMY AT THE ZOO
Written by Neville Main.
Stock no. 2121138
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Strip Book. Pictorial card wraps with red spine. 124 frames. Rust marks to spine, from staples. Light damp mark to rear cover. Creasing to covers. Contents are very good; just a few light margin marks.

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MASTER BUNNY THE BAKER'S BOY
Written by Molly Brett. Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 2121135
Published by Brockhampton Press. Almost very good condition.

A small oblong format Strip Book. Cardwraps. Blue and green pictorial front cover with price 1/-. Red linen spine. Red and black illustrations throughout. A few marks to covers. Heavy wear to top corner of front cover. Creasing. Dark mark to bottom edge of rear cover and to a few pages at rear of book.

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HONK FOR SALE
Written by Joy K. Seddon. Illustrated by Joy K. Seddon.
Stock no. 2121134
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A strip book. Small oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Two illustrations to each page with text below. Damp staining to covers and edges of some pages internally. Creasing.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2005
Written by James Henderson; Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1608048
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2005. Very good condition.

No. 70. Front cover shows Rupert skating on ice with Zeph holding onto his scarf. ISBN: 085079305X. Spine bumped. Inscriptionin ink to front pastedown. Colouring competition completed.

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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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