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STORYLAND FARM BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1315734
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co..
circa
1912.
Almost very good condition.
"Storyland" Series. No. 3408. Stories featuring farm animals. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Mounted colour plate for frontis (girl being followed by a lamb). B/w text illustrations. First story is "The Lost Lamb". Spine slightly bumped and rubbed, small hole to centre of spine. Corners worn. Covers a bit grubby and scuffed. Prize inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents are foxed and browned and slightly fingered otherwise clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- NISTER
- FARMYARD ANIMALS
PIP & SQUEAK ANNUAL 1934
No author listed.
Stock no. 1315731
Published by Daily Mirror.
1934.
Very good condition.
Dark green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners worn, covers edge rubbed. Pale page browning. Rear joint is partly cracked. Envelope for "magic red frame" is still intact but worn and the frame itself is there but damaged with creases and a tear.
THE JOY BOOK CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 1924
Written by Hilda Cowham; Clarence Winchester; May Wynne; et al.
Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Jacques Browne; Alfred Bestall; et al..
Stock no. 1315727
Published by E. Hulton & Co. Ltd..
1924.
Almost very good condition.
Stories and pictures for little folk. Cloth spine, yellow pictorial front board showing golly and other toy friends in a plane. 207 pages. Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone text illustrations. First story is "Christmas Snowflakes" by Cowham. Covers are edge worn and spine is bumped. Light foxing, mainly to endpapers are page edges and some very light fingering to page margins. Some hinges are pulled causing contents to be a little loose bit still firmly attached. Generally a nice copy.
THE JENNY WREN STORY BOOK
No author listed.
Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1405196
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
circa
1928.
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board. 2 colour plates by Lucie Attwell, B/w text illustrations by various artists. First story is "The Sick Doll's Diary". 9.75" x 7". Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Scratch marks to front board. Rear board rubbed and a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis which has a small margin tear. light browning to endpapers. A little foxing and some fingering. Colouring to one full page illustration and another has a small amount of colouring.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
THE MAIDS OF LA ROCHELLE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1405186
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1924.
Almost very good condition.
The third of the La Rochelle books. Red illustrated board showing a girl sat at an easel and another girl looking over her shoulder plus a girl writing on the spine. Black titles to front board and spine. 4 b/w plates. 294 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little faded. Some marks to covers. Both joints cracked.Name and address to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Foxing throughout. A few grubby marks to margins.
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- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
- GIRLS
THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1405185
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press.
1st
1931.
Almost very good condition.
Dark blue cloth, gold title to front and spine. Front cover has gilt border. 4 sepia plates. 228 pages. Spine bumped and very faded. Corners bumped and worn. A little fading to rear cover. A few light marks. Front joint is cracked showing webbing beneath. Small piece cut from front endpaper. Date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing especially to prelims and page edges. Contents otherwise clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
- ABBEY SCHOOL
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Herbert J. Draper.
Stock no. 1405183
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1894.
Slightly better than good condition.
Dark red pictorial boards. 12 b/w plates plus map of France. 384 pages plus Blackie's Book List. A tale of the Huguenot wars. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Some light marks to covers. Front joint badly cracked and rear joint beginning to crack. Bumping to bottom of rear board. Several hinges are cracked leaving the binding a little loose. Name to top of front endpaper on both front and verso. Inscription in ink to half title page. Some foxing to page edges otherwise contents generally clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- ADVENTURE
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- HISTORICAL STORY
CRAZY CHARLIE
Written by Ruth Brown.
Illustrated by Ruth Brown.
Stock no. 1208407
Published by Andersen Press.
1st
1979.
Very good condition.
Everyone was terrified of Crazy Charlie the crocodile. He had the most enormous teeth and he ate everything that he saw. But one day something terrible started to happen to Crazy Charlie - his beautiful teeth began to fall out... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0905478517. A few faint marks to covers. Spine very slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents clean. A very good copy of this scarce book.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
INSPECTOR MOUSE
Written by Bernard Stone.
Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1315724
Published by Andersen Press.
1st
1980.
Very good condition.
Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0905478843. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Child's name in pencil to front free-endpaper.
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- CHILDRENS
- MICE
- ANIMAL STORY
FERGUS TRAVELS SOUTH
Written by Avril Rowlands.
Illustrated by John Horton.
Stock no. 1315719
Published by Hillside Publishing.
1st
1988.
Very good condition.
The McDorwuff Books. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719705371. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Light rubbing to corners. Original publishers price sticker to rear cover.
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NURSE MATILDA
Written by Christianna Brand.
Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1315709
Published by Brockhampton Press.
2nd
1964.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Small format. Red boards with gilt decorations. Red endpapers, text block and page marker. B/w line drawings. 128 pages. Spine very slightly bumped. Some light marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents otherwise fine. Price-cut wrapper is a little edge rubbed and sunned to spine.
CHATTERBOX ANNUAL 1927
Written by J. Erskine Clarke; et al.
Stock no. 1208382
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
1927.
Very good condition.
Front cover shows galleon. First story is "The Dim Red Dawn" by Mrs. Hobart Hampden. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 316 pages. Competition closing date is January 1928. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Front cover slightly scuffed, rear cover slightly marked. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Contents bright and clean.