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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Mrs. George Corbett; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1506020
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1915. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial boards with front showing 3 girls playing with a hoop. Mounted colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. First story is "Little Miss Robinson Crusoe" by Corbett. Includes some b/w cat illustrations by Wain. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine faded and silver rubbed. A few marks to covers and two scratches to onlay. Joints cracked, rear joint showing webbing. Label, with name on, stuck to front endpaper covering writing, label partially removed below. Edge of front endpaper creased with small tears. Contents generally clean, all plates present.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 84
Written by D.H. Parry; Geoffrey H. White; Nancy M. Hayes; Eveline M. Williams; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; C.E. Brock; E. Dorothy Rees; A.C. Michael; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1505823
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1916. Very good condition.

Green cloth, front shows onlay of young girl and boy listening intently to service man, white titles, black and white decoration. 9 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 415 pages. 4 serial stories, The Adventures of Madcap Guy, Bobbie and Betty Under the Sea, Gilbert the Outlaw and The Rabbits That Ran Away. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine slightly darkened and gilt dulled. Covers slightly grubby with wear to onlay and title. Rear joint cracked. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Light browning to endpapers. Just an odd mark and fox spot to contents.

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THE ROUNDABOUT STORY BOOK
Written by Stan Hope; Jessie Pope; Evelyn Stebbing; et al. Illustrated by Frank Adams; C.E.B. Bernard; Ernest A. Aris; Leigh Kidman; Harry Woolley; et al..
Stock no. 1505806
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two children on fairground ride. Colour and b/w illustrations. Stories and rhymes. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers a bit grubby and marked, pen sum written to front cover. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Some light foxing and a couple of grubby fingermarks to contents.

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LITTLE FROLIC
No author listed. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Ernest A. Aris; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; et al..
Stock no. 1505771
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1934. Very good condition.

Large format 11 x 8". Pictorial covers show continuous snow scene, two children on front, one in green jumper, girl with sheep to rear. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is A Washing Day. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Very light browning to spine and 1" split to front edge. To/From box completed in ink on front pastedown. One hinge starting to crack. A few fox spots to text block. Contents clean.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 34TH YEAR
Written by W.J. Banks; Barbara C. Freeman; Norman Hunter; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Vernon L. Soper; Rene Bull; et al..
Stock no. 1505759
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1938. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial boards, cloth spine. Front cover shows two children dancing in costume. First story 'Children of the Igloo'. Colour plates & b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped and worn with nicks to cloth at ends, also darkened. Wear to corners and cover edges. Some light scratches and foxing to covers. Both joints and a few hinges cracked. Ink inscription, dated 1938, to verso of frontis. Just an odd mark/fox spot to contents. One colour plate has been stuck into place with clear tape, now yellowed.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 5TH YEAR
Written by Dorothea Moore; John Lea; Fay Inchfawn; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; Harold C. Earnshaw; Savile Lumley; Margaret Tarrant; Chris Temple; et al..
Stock no. 1505453
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. circa 1913. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine with black titles and black vignette, pictorial front board shows small girl riding on shoulders of older girl. Advert to rear cover. Blue pictorial endpapers. Colour plates, two-tone and b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped with a few small, light marks. Wear to corners and cover edges. Rear cover slightly grubby. Paper covering rear joint split for 1" at top and bottom. Nick to outside edge of front endpaper. Dated ink inscription to verso of frontis. A couple of hinges cracked. Brown mark, mostly to inner margins of two pages, one of which is a two-tone illustration page. A few fox spots and fingermarks but generally clean otherwise.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by John Lea; Christine Chaundler; Elsie Blomfield; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; G.E. Studdy; Ernest A. Aris; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; et al..
Stock no. 1404925
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette of a boy climbing a flag pole. Pictorial front board showing a horse eating hay from a girl's skirt with her dog looking on. Advert for 'The Children's Friend' to verso. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and two tone illustrations. Spine bumped and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Rear board scuffed and grubby. Rear joint beginning to crack, showing some webbing. Endpapers browned. Bumping to inner top corner. Some foxing and grubby marks but many pages clean.

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 17TH YEAR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley; Maurice Clifford; E.M. Hunter. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Ernest A. Aris; Sylvia Venus; Nina K. Brisley; et al..
Stock no. 1404920
Published by Partridge. circa 1926. Slightly better than good condition.

Red spine with black title and vignette of a child climbing a flagpole. Pictorial board showing a girl with a red umbrella holding a doll with houses and other children in the background. Blue & red pictorial endpapers by Brisley. Colour plates. Full page four tone illustrations plus two tone illustrations. Spine bumped, worn and a little faded. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Rear board has a couple of small indents and is marked. Front is grubby and a little scratched. Front joint and some hinges are cracked. Endpapers are browned. Inscription in ink plus a pencil drawn circle to the verso of the frontis. Couple of plates (one colour and one four tone) have ragged edges. Some foxing mostly to page edges and grubby marks to contents.

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CASSELL'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Murray Fisher; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Olaf Baker; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Ernest A. Aris; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1404837
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1911. Almost very good condition.

Compiled by the editor of "Little Folks". Red spine with black titles and vignettes of rabbits. Pictorial front board showing a small mouse band. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour and two tone illustrations. Spine bumped and a little worn with a closed tear about half way down. Corners are bumped and very worn. Board edges are rubbed. Small patch of surface paper damage to rear board which is grubby and marked. Some scratch marks to covers. Rear joint beginning to crack. Some hinges are cracked. Light browning to endpapers. Erased pencil writing to front endpaper. Some foxing mainly to prelims and page edges. A few light marks otherwise contents are generally clean.

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OFF AND AWAY! PICTURES AND STORIES FOR EVERY DAY
Written by Fay Inchfawn; Ethel J. Barks; Sheila E. Braine; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; A.L. Bowley; Elsie Blomfield.
Stock no. 1404829
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial boards. 4 colour plates plus two tone illustrations. Endpapers are adverts. Spine bumped and worn, showing webbing, with 2" split to bottom. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Some surface paper damage to rear cover which is a little grubby. Front cover slightly bowed and a bit grubby. Endpapers browned. Some foxing. Messy crayon colouring/scribbling to many pictures. Pencil drawing to verso of one plate. Faint scribble to a couple of pages plus some grubby marks. A reading copy.

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HANDY PANDY! A PICTURE STORY BOOK
Written by A. Pembury; Y.B. Sew; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; M. Bowley; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315070
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

By the editor of "The Children's Friend". Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one holding two apples behind her back. Colour plates, two-tone illustrations throughout. First story is "The Nursery Fire" told in verse. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Rear cover is slightly grubby, front cover a little scuffed. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to contents and some light fingering.

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NEW PLAYS FROM OLD STORIES
Written by Hermon Ould. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1402702
Published by Oxford University Press. 1924. Slightly better than good condition.

Contains three stories (Peter the Pied Piper, The Princess in the Sleeping Wood, Rip van Winkle) adapted into plays. Black boards with gilt titles to front and spine and vignette to front cover. Colour plates. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Fading to gilt on spine and some of gilt on front cover. Front endpaper is MISSING. Browning to endpapers which are also a little grubby. Some foxing and a few margin marks.

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