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ALMANACK FOR 1883
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1311052
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1883. Slightly better than good condition.

Cream pictorial boards, yellow cloth spine. Blue/green endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout, some full-page. 4 x 3 inches. Covers are edge worn with scratch marks to rear cover. Light page browning and foxing else contents clean.

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UNCLE SAM'S MONEY-BOX
Written by Mrs. S.C. Hall. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; et al..
Stock no. 1311040
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. circa 1912. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth (illustration to front by Attwell). 2 b/w plates and 2 b/w text illustrations by other artists (not named). 127 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Prize plate to front endpaper. The 2 b/w illustrations have been coloured in (not too badly) and there is heavy foxing else the contents are clean.

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THE PRINCES FIRE-FLASH AND FIRE-FADE
Written by Mrs T.H. James.
Stock no. 1311032
Published by The Kobunsha. Very good condition.

Japanese Fairy Tales Series No. 14. A crepe paper book. Small format. Colour illustrations throughout. Front cover slightly worn and foxed. Small mark to bottom corner of 4 pages otherwise contents clean. A nice copy of a scarce little book.

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REAL FAIRIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1311026
Published by J. Saville & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1923. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Brown cloth, gilt titles to front cover and spine. A book of poetry. Small format. Enid Blyton's second book. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers lightly browned, some foxing to contents else clean. Very scarce pictorial wrapper is edge worn with several sections of loss, small red pen mark to slightly grubby rear panel.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1998
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1311012
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1998. Fine condition.

No. 63. Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert with plate of cakes. ISBN: 1874507198. SIGNED by the artist to front endpaper. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2006
Written by Jim Henderson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1311011
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert and a baby Yak on top of a reindeer. ISBN: 0850793203. SIGNED by artists to front pastedown. Top of spine bumped else a fine copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2000
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold; Gina Hart.
Stock no. 1311010
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2000. Nearly fine condition.

No. 65. Front cover shows Rupert with corn dollies ISBN: 1902836219. SIGNED by the artist to front endpaper. Minimal bumping to spine and corners else a fine copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN 16TH YEAR
Written by Florence Harrison; Violet M. Methley; Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; C.E. Brock; Millicent Sowerby; et al..
Stock no. 1807693
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1928. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, large pictorial onlay to spine and front board, front board shows boy cooking over an open fire whilst girl is passing sticks for fire. First story is 'The Griffins' by Florence Harrison. Colour frontis shows 'The Brownie Gets His Cream'. Colour & b/w illustrations. Boards clean, worn at corners. Name in ink to front pastedown. A few minor foxspots and light marks to margins. Colour plate "She bore away from the danger" has been neatly trimmed away on bottom margin (about an inch missing) but still bears the title of the plate and has a few small closed tears to vertical edge. Pictorial wrapper has neat inscription in ink to front panel, is edge-worn and has loss at edges. Overall, still a decent copy.

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THE GREEN GOBLIN BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson.
Stock no. 1807692
Published by George Newnes Limited. Circa 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 10" x 7.5". 120 pages. Light marks to front cover. New free front endpaper expertly inserted. Scattered foxing throughout. A few grubby margin marks. Hinges pulled. Pictorial wrapper is nice and bright, worn at corners with chipping, strengthened to verso with clear tape. Wrapper spine is faded but otherwise wrapper is a very nice, bright example.

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THE SILENT HUNTER
Written by Phyllis Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Sheppard.
Stock no. 1501551
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1939. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The story of a Lynx whose hunting ground is in the forests of Sweden. Captured by a boy who loves the wild creatures of the wood it is at last released to live its own happy life. Beige cloth, brown titles & borders with vignette of lynx to front cover. 222 pages. Top edge brown. B/W illustrations. A little bumping to spine and corners. Spine and some cover edges slightly browned. Endpapers browned. A few light fox spots otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears, creasing and some loss especially at top of spine.

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OLD FRENCH NURSERY SONGS
Written by Horace Mansion. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1401869
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with white titles and borders. Cheap edition. B/w illustrations to song headings. Music by Horace Mansion. Songs in French. Spine and corners a little bumped. A little browning to endpapers else contents are clean and bright. Price cut dustwrapper is edge creased with a small closed tear to spine. Front panel has a vertical crease. A little grubby at spine and folds.

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THE DISINHERITED LITTLE PRINCE
Written by Chieton Chalmers.
Stock no. 1501548
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Blue cloth covers with black title to spine. Lined border and title to front cover. 123 pages with 4 page publication list to rear. 3 colour plates. B/w chapter headers and tailpieces. Approx, 6.5" x 5.25". Spine, corners and cover edges worn. Some bumping to spine and corners. Browning to front cover and spine. Front joint cracked. Star stamp and pencil numbers to front endpaper. Last plate is slightly off register. Odd margin mark and fox spot but contents generally clean.

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