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CASSELL'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by Arthur Applin; Nancy M. Hayes; Christine Chaundler; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Eric Wood; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Florence Mary Anderson; E. Dorothy Rees; et al..
Stock no. 1404898
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth spine with sporting vignette. Pictorial front cover shows four children opening a large orange door/book? Colour and b/w illustrations. 184 pages. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Large scratches to front board. Damp mark to rear board which is grubby. Name in ink to top of front endpaper plus initials to front pastedown and endpaper. Both joints cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges also cracked. Browning to pages. Grubby marks to margins, including to some plates.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; G.H. Thompson; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1404897
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial paper board to front shows two young girls under a red umbrella with shopping in their arms and small dog next to them, other young ladies in background. Plain endpapers. B/w and two tone illustrations throughout. Wain illustrations are on page 36 and 37 'Pussy's Birthday Party', 128 'Catching the Train and 129 'An Exciting Gallop'. 144 pages. Six colour plates. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Covers grubby with some scratches to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Both joints beginning to crack. Some hinges pulled. Pages browned. One plate detached, the bottom edge of which is grubby. One other plate is partially detached. Margins and verso of plates are marked.

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NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Anne Rochester.
Stock no. 1505400
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1946. Very good condition.

A Tuck Book. Oblong format. Pictorial stiff card covers. Beautiful colour illustrations to each page with rhyme below. A little wear to spine and corners, nick to lower edge of front cover and lower front corner creased (also affects all pages), small mark to front cover near top of spine. Staples starting to rust. Erased pencil writing to top corner of front pastedown. Contents clean and bright.

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THE CONNIE CHRISTIE ANNUAL
No author listed. Illustrated by Connie Christie.
Stock no. 1505399
Published by Australian Digest Pty. Ltd.. circa 1946. Almost very good condition.

Large format, 11 x 8.5", dark blue pictorial covers show two children reading Fairy Stories and Verse. Colour and b/w illustrations. Contains: Judy's Holiday, Animal Nurseryland, A Happy Day and Merry Tales. Spine rebacked. A little wear to cover edges. To/From box completed in pen. Light browning to endpapers. A couple of small ink spots to first pages otherwise contents clean and bright.

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THE CHILDREN'S TREASURY OF PICTURES AND STORIES NO. XIX
Written by Angela Brazil; Tom Bevan; Queenie Scott-Hopper; et al. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1505396
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title, cream pictorial boards with picture of girl and lamb to front. 4 Colour plates by Anderson, b/w text illustrations throughout. Includes 2 stories by Brazil Mixed Pickles and The Refugees. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby, rear is worst. A couple of hinges cracked. Just an odd mark to contents. All plates present.

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THE STRONG-TAIL
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1404889
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

How he jumped onto the moon. Part of the Rummy Tales series. Small format, 4.5 x 3.25". Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and two tone illustrations. Covers a little grubby. Contents detached from covers. Staples rusty. Pale red marks to inside of rear cover. Contents otherwise clean.

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GRANNY WUMPUS
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1404888
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1920. Very good condition.

And How She Cleans Up For The Party. Pictorial card wraps. 4.25 x 3.5". Colour and two-tone illustrations. Corners slightly rubbed. Covers a little grubby. Staples rusty. Contents clean.

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MR PUP AND HIS ESCAPADE
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1404886
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Small format. Pictorial paperwraps. Full page colour and two-tone illustrations. Early edition - pre 1919. Staples rusty. Covers a little grubby. Corners a little worn. Contents clean.

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BOOKANO ZOO NO. 1
Written by S. Louis Giraud.
Stock no. 1505389
Published by Strand Publications. Slightly better than good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial boards and spine. 6 animal pop-ups. Animals in Fact, Fancy and Fun. Spine very worn to edges with some loss of surface paper. Also wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Rear joint is badly cracked, webbing showing, front joint just starting to crack, a few hinges cracked. Name in pen to title page. Just an odd mark to contents. All pop-ups work well but last one has been neatly repaired with clear tape.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 10TH YEAR
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson; Alice Talwin Morris; Jessie Pope; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Helen Stratton; H.M. Brock; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1505386
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette, pictorial front cover shows boy tying skates on girl. Illustrated endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light scratch to front cover and a little rubbing. Rear cover is grubby and marked. Inscription dated 1915 to front pastedown. Two pictorial labels to verso of frontis. A few hinges cracked. Contents fingered. Odd margin tear. Heavy foxing to first and last pages with just a few fox spots to contents.

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HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE 1890
No author listed. Illustrated by Richard Simkin.
Stock no. 1505383
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1890. Good condition.

An Illustrated Weekly. Vol VI - No. 261 Nov 16, 1889 to Vol VI - No. 312 Nov 8, 1890. Large volume. Red covers with gilt and black title and decorations. 12 colour plates by R. Simkin plus b/w illustrations by various illustrators. 832 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn, small split to top of darkened spine. Covers grubby and marked. Both joints cracked, showing webbing beneath, and some hinges cracked. Prize plate and small bookseller's label to front endpaper. Some foxing, worst on verso of plates. Contents mostly clean.

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THE GLUGS OF GOSH
Written by C.J. Dennis. Illustrated by Hal Gye.
Stock no. 1404884
Published by Angus & Robertson. 1918. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Decorated endpapers. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Story in verse. Spine bumped and browned. Cloth at top and bottom of spine is fraying. Corners bumped. Bump to front edge of boards. Board edges are browned. Rear joint beginning to crack. Bookplate and name in ink to front endpapers. Page edges browned. Foxing to endpapers. Small tears to a few pages. Some corners creased.

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