THE MARY FRANCES KNITTING AND CROCHETING BOOK
Written by Jane Eayre Fryer. Illustrated by Jane Allen Boyer.
Stock no. 1505524
Published by George G. Harrap & Company. Fair condition.

Or Adventures Among The Knitting People. Blue cloth covers with large pictorial onlay to front, gilt titles to spine. 8 colour photos of dolls wearing makes from book plus b/w illustrations. 270 pages. Covers are very marked, possibly damp staining. Spine bumped with wear and fraying to base. Front joint is almost broken behind frontis, holding by approx. 4" of webbing. All colour photos are present but most are partially detached, one is detached. Text pages are very good.

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A BUNCH OF KEYS
Written by Margaret Johnson. Illustrated by Jessie Walcott.
Stock no. 1315568
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1904. Good condition.

Large oblong format. Pale blue boards with pictorial onlay to front. A rebus book. 73 numbered pages. B/w illustrations. Spine is worn and split, slight loss to base, top 1.5" part detached. Corners worn. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Grubby fingermarks to page margins. A decent copy of a scarce rebus item.

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THE RHYME GARDEN
Written by Marguerite Buller Allan. Illustrated by Marguerite Buller Allan.
Stock no. 1315566
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1917. Slightly better than good condition.

Cloth spine, Grey pictorial boards. 64 pages. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of half-title. Foxing to contents and some grubby fingermarks as well.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315557
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1919. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows girl in pink dress holding a baby towards a parrot. Colour plates, b/w and two-tone text illustrations by numerous illustrators. First story is "The Brown Man". 128 pages. Covers are edge worn. Spine is bumped and rubbed. Staining/browning to rear cover. Name in ink and a mark to top edge of front pastedown. Page browning to contents. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL FOR LITTLE PEOPLE - 16TH YEAR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley; Gurney Slade; Margaret Rhodes; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; Beatrice Mallet; Rene Cloke; et al..
Stock no. 1315556
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Front cover shows dog in spectacles. Colour plates. Colour illustrations. First story "A Wolf-Cub to the Rescue". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Rear joint and some hinges cracked causing contents to be a little loose. Foxing to pages, mainly at margins and some grubby fingermarks.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 7TH YEAR
Written by Nora Chesson; Helen Marion Burnside; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Hilda Cowham; M. Bowley.
Stock no. 1315555
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows girl in red jacket pulling sleigh with holly. Pretty colour plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. First story is "The Magic Apple Tree". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some scratching to covers. Lower front corner has tape repairs. Small address label to front pastedown and inscription in ink to endpaper. Front joint cracked. Name in ink to top margin of title-page. Contents are generally clean.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 21ST YEAR
Written by Edric Vredenburg; M.I.K. Carruthers; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; M.A. Peart; Hilda Cowham; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315552
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title and illustration. Front pictorial board shows boy and girl in wintry scene with puppy, mistletoe and basket of goodies. 6 colour plates (including one of cats by Wain - A Beauty of Japan). B/w and two-tone illustrations throughout. First story is December's Guest. 21st issue of Father Tuck's annual. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Rear cover is scuffed and slightly grubby with a few scratch marks. Page browning and some foxing otherwise contents clean.

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HAPPY HOURS
Written by Elizabeth S. Perks; Jessie Pope; Nancy M. Hayes; et al. Illustrated by Ethel K. Burgess; R.H. Facey; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1505514
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. circa 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictures and Stories. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows boy with geese, wonder books advert to rear cover. Endpapers by Thomas Maybank. 3 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, worn and slightly faded. Wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. A few hinges and bottom 2" of front joint cracked. Dated ink inscription to half title page. One small illustration coloured in. Light browning and a few marks and fox spots to contents.

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AUNT LOUISA'S WELCOME VISITOR
Written by Aunt Louisa.
Stock no. 1315542
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. circa 1870. Almost very good condition.

Comprising: The Birthday Party; Children's Lullabies; The Courtship, marriage, death, and burial of Cock Robin; The King, Queen and Knave of Hearts. Large format. Purple pictorial cloth with gilt. Easy to read text. Full-page colour (chromolithograph) illustrations, some double-spread. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine faded. Embossed booksellers stamp to top corner of front free-endpaper, lower corner of same page creased. Some light foxing but the contents are very clean.

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CATS AND DOGS FOR LITTLE FOLKS
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham; Cecil Aldin; Rosa C. Petherick; G.W. Goss; et al..
Stock no. 1315538
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows two children, two cats and two dogs. Colour & b/w illustrations including double page spreads in colour by Aldin, and two b/w pages by Rackham. Spine has slight loss at top and 2" loss at base. Corners are worn, covers slightly edge rubbed. Foxspots and fingermarks to contents. Old tape marks to inner margins of frontis and title-page and old tape repairs to last page. Prize plate to verso of title-page (which is the belongs to page). Some margin tears.

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PAGES TO PLEASE YOU
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Queenie Scott-Hopper; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Elsie Blomfield; G.H. Thompson; et al..
Stock no. 1505512
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with black title, pictorial covers, front shows two horses and a cockerel, back shows dog and two sheep. Colour frontis plus two-tone and b/w illustrations. A mix of short stories and rhymes edited by Vredenburg. Spine slightly faded and worn. Some bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby with a few light scratches. Inscription to front pastedown. One hinge cracked, first gathering pulled. A little light browning and a few marks to contents. Odd small margin tear.

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MY VERY BEST BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; MD; R. Hope; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1505511
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. circa 1909. Almost very good condition.

Stories and rhymes for little folk. Pictorial boards with red cloth spine. Colour frontis plus colour and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and discoloured. Wear to corners and cover edges, some loss of surface on corners. Covers grubby with pencil writing in title. Large, dated ink inscription to front endpaper. Light browning to endpapers. Just an odd mark to contents.

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