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A LITTLE BOOK OF RHYMES NEW AND OLD
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1326900
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Chequered boards with pictorial onlay. Grey and white pictorial endpapers. Small format. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Some light rubbing to cover edges. Heavy foxing otherwise contents clean. Price-cut wrapper ('new' price ink stamp above cut) is a little grubby and edge rubbed. Last title listed on rear panel of wrapper is The Lord of the Rushie River.

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FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE AUTUMN
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1326741
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown paperboards with chequerboard design and colour pictorial onlay. Exquisite colour plates. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to front endpapers and to textblock. Dustwrapper (price 2/6) is lightly foxed and has a couple of very small edge tears. Last title listed on rear panel is A Little Picture Hymn Book.

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FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE SPRING
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1326737
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale brown paper boards with black title and chequerboard design. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Blue pictorial endpapers. Beautiful colour pictures. Spine and corners bumped. Slight foxing to spine. Some hinges pulled. Pencil tick marks to the margins of a couple of the plates. Light foxing to contents. Dustwrapper (price 1/6) is edge worn and grubby, last title listed on rear panel is Mrs Bunny's Refugee.

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FLOWER FAIRIES LIBRARY
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1326213
Published by Ted Smart. Circa 1999. Fine condition.

A pictorial slipcase containing 8 Flower Fairy titles: Flower Fairies of the Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Trees, Garden, Wayside and A Flower Fairy Alphabet. Each book is 7.75 x 6.25" and has glazed pictorial boards and colour illustrations. Books are fine. Slipcase is bumped at corners and edges.

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FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE SPRING
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1325641
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale brown paper boards with black title and chequerboard design. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Blue pictorial endpapers. Beautiful colour pictures. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, a little grubby and slightly stained to rear panel. Name and date in ink to top edge of front panel. A nice copy of an early edition.

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MY VERY OWN BOOK
Written by Natalie Joan; Marie Bayne; Harold Earnshaw; et al. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker; Honor C. Appleton; Ernest A. Aris; Florence Harrison; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1325503
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1934. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine. Pictorial boards showing child with teddy and book. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First item is A Feather in Her Cap. Spine bumped and worn, covers edge worn. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Grubby fingermarks to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn with slight loss and a bit grubby on rear panel.

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BONNY BAIRNS
Written by Annie Ingham; Elsie Blomfield; Natalie Joan; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Cicely Mary Barker; et al..
Stock no. 1324632
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boy and girl on a sledge on a river which has iced over. Colour frontis by Florence Harrison. B/w text illustrations throughout. A book of short stories and verses. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Large but light stain to rear cover. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and to page margins. One hinge is cracked showing webbing beneath.

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SIMON THE SWAN
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 2138817
Published by Blackie. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth. Gilt titles to spine. Colour illustrations. 9.5 x 7". The previously unpublished sequel to Lord Of The Rushie River. ISBN: 0216924553. Bumping to top of spine. Uneven fading to cover edges. Page edges are browned. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine and edges.

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A LITTLE BOOK OF OLD RHYMES
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1321682
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light brown boards, black titles to front and spine. Pictorial onlay to front board. Decorated endpapers. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. 48 pages. Small format, 5.5 x 4.25". Spine slightly bumped. A couple of tiny dents to lower cover edges. Foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly grubby.

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FAIRIES OF THE TREES
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1321681
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light brown chequered boards, dark title to front and spine. Pictorial onlay to front board of "The Mulberry Fairy". 24 colour plates throughout. Small format, 5.5 x 4.25". Blue illustrated endpapers. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Child's inscription in ink to front endpapers. Light foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with some tiny tears and slightly grubby to rear panel. 'New' price label of 2/6 net to front covering original printed price.

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A LITTLE BOOK OF OLD RHYMES
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 2129892
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Light brown boards, black titles to front and spine. Pictorial onlay to front board. Decorated endpapers. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. 48 pages. Small format, 5.5 x 4.25". Foxing to outer page edges and some internal pages. Wrapper is price-cut with name in ink to front flap; couple of closed edge-tears; some grubby marks.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 31ST YEAR
Written by Barbara C. Freeman; Norman Hunter; Ruth Ainsworth; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Cicely Mary Barker; Peter Fraser; Kenneth Harrow; et al..
Stock no. 2128131
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Beige cloth spine with dark titles. Pictorial front cover shows four children at a campfire. Colour plates plus colour and b/w illustrations. Marks to spine; splash mark to top. Scuff marks to covers. Wear and bumping to corners. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Foxing and some grubby margin marks.

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