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PICTURES FOR HAPPY HOURS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1315390
Published by Cassell Petter & Galpin. circa 1879. Good condition.

The Cosy Corner Series. Blue cloth, gilt title blocks, black and gilt decorations with pictorial onlay to front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Joints are broken but stitching still holding. Some light page browning and foxing else contents clean.

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THE QUEEN OF THE PIRATE ISLE
Written by Bret Harte. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 2119455
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth, colour onlay to front cover. 64 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. All edges green. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; large closed tear to front panel; repaired to verso with sticky tape.

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TROTTERS
Written by Margaret Baker. Illustrated by Mary Baker.
Stock no. 2119454
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

A story about PIGS - Tubby who was fat, Teeny who was small amd Trotters who was most trouble... Wonderful silhouette illustrations throughout. Orange cloth. 83pp. 8.5 x 6.5" Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks to covers. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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FOR CROSS OR CRESCENT
Written by Gordon Stables.
Stock no. 2119452
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Days of Richard the Lion-Hearted. Red cloth, black titles and borders. Colour frontis. 247 pages. Bumping to spine; darkening to cover edges. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips and nicks.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 19 - RUPERT AND THE SPACE SHIP
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2119449
Published by Daily Express. 1954. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. Also includes Rupert and the Mischief Makers. 22 pages. Colour illustrations. Chipping to top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink to inside front cover. Couple of cover corners are creased. A few grubby marks.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 2 - RUPERT AND UNCLE BRUNO
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2119446
Published by Daily Express. Good condition.

A Bestall story originally published in 1938. Story title Rupert and Uncle Bruno. A strange accident to Uncle Bruno leads to a robber's secret hiding place. 9.5x7 inches. 16 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Chipping and scuffing to spine, with a few splits. Creasing and wear to corners. A few page margin marks.

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NELSON'S JOLLY BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Edwin Chisholm; C. Charlcot; C. Bernard Rutley; Ben Draper; et al.
Stock no. 2119433
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a boy in a speedboat. First story is 'The Secret of Walton Cove' by Charlcot. 6 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some grubby marks to spine. Marks to rear cover. Bookplate to front endpaper. Grubby marks to outer page edges and some page margins.

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R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK No. 2
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 2119432
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards; black title to spine; red titles and decorations to front cover. Colour illustrations throughout. Uneven browning to cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some tears/chips; a little loss; some uneven browning.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR CHILDREN
Written by Natalie Joan; W. Kersley Holmes; Ethel Talbot; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 2119425
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1933. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Covers show children ice skating and on a sledge. First piece is 'The Warning' by Natalie Joan. B/w illustrations and some plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping and small splits to edges. Grubby marks to covers. Bookplate to front endpaper. Some foxing and page browning.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 2ND YEAR
Written by Dorothea Moore; Evelyn Everett-Green; Brenda Girvin; et al. Illustrated by M. Bowley; H.G.C. Marsh; Louis Wain; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1315362
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows children in a snowy scene on toy horses. First story is Three Little Sabots. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners worn, cover edges slightly rubbed. Joints cracked and endpapers browned. Foxing and some grubby marks to page margins.

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NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; Joyce Mercer; et al..
Stock no. 1315360
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Very good condition.

The 'Wonderland' Series. Red cloth spine, pictorial boards show boy serving tea and girl sat sewing. Colour frontis plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations uncredited but frontis and most others appear to be by Robinson, a couple of rhymes at back of book are illustrated by Mercer. Very slight wear to spine and corners. Last few lower page corners creased. Contents clean.

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CHILDREN'S SINGING GAMES - SECOND SERIES
Written by Alice B. Gomme. Illustrated by Winifred Smith.
Stock no. 2119375
Published by David Nutt. Very good condition.

Square format. Grey cloth, black illustrations and titles. Contains music, words and decorations to many popular rhymes. 70 pages. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some neat colouring. A little page browning and some foxing. Grubby margin marks.

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