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THE EIGHTH HOLIDAY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by E.M. Dawson; Grace Lodge; et al..
Stock no. 1326831
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition.

Orange boards, red spine. Gilt lettering and vignette. Colour pictorial endpapers. 39 stories and puzzles. Numerous colour illustrations. 192 pages. First story is: "I Dare You To!" illustrated by Hilda McGavin. Spine very slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean.

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BOODY THE GREAT GOBLIN AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1326810
Published by H.A. and W.L. Pitkin Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pitkin Pleasure book. Blue textured boards. Gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 80 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn.

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THE MODERN BOY'S ANNUAL 1932
Written by George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by W.E. Johns; et al..
Stock no. 1326397
Published by The Fleetway House. 1932. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows picture of the 'Southern 903' train. First feature in the book is 'The Desert Air Mail'. Colour plates and full page pictures. Colour frontis by Johns. Spine bumped. Covers edge rubbed and corners worn. Vertical crease to centre of front free-endpaper. Some light fingering to page margins else contents clean.

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THE SONNETS & A LOVER'S COMPLAINT
Written by William Shakespeare; Katherine Duncan-Jones. Illustrated by Simon Brett; Peter Reddick; Jane Lydbury; et al..
Stock no. 1827013
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reissue of the 1989 edition with new binding. Introduction by Katherine Duncan-Jones. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Blue/burgundy silk moire boards. Lilac endpapers. B/w engravings by various engravers. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 16TH YEAR
Written by Mrs. George Wemyss; Natalie Joan; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Agnes Richardson; M.A. Peart; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1326307
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pale blue cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy reading book, girl with black cat under her arm and other characters in the background.Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 176 pages. First story is "How We Let Lodgings" by Mrs. G. Wemyss. Angela Brazil story is "A Terrible Handful". Covers are edge worn. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Endpapers lightly foxed. Name and address in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to textblock, some light fingermarks to page margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2016
Written by Stuart Trotter; Mara Alperin; et al. Illustrated by John Harrold; Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter; et al..
Stock no. 1326003
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2016. Fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert and friends on the water, with picnic baskets. First story is 'Rupert and the Iceberg' from the 1986 annual. ISBN: 9781405283519. SIGNED by the author (Trotter) to the title-page, includes a laminated 'followers of rupert' card dated 2016.

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THE GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL 1890-1891
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway; et al..
Stock no. 1325976
Published by Girl's Own Paper. 1891. Good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt decorated front cover and spine. Frontis and title page illsutrated by Kate Greenaway This contains Vol XII no 562 October 1890 to no. 610 September 1891 Covers worn and slightly grubby. Tear to top of spine has been professionally repaired. Endpapers replaced. Text relined.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 13
Written by Talbot Baines Reed; Gordon Stables; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1325971
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1891. Good condition.

Large, heavy format. 3/4 red leather binding. Colour chromolithograph frontis. Numerous b/w plates and illustrations. October 4th 1890 to August 29th 1891. Rebacked with burgundy cloth spine, retaining original title piece. New endpapers. Frontis is MISSING and has been replaced with the plate which was opposite page 1. 1 other plate MISSING (Our British Cavalry). Fold-out plate opposite page 289 is creased. Browning and fingering to contents.

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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. 1325970
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1933. 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. Covers are slightly edge worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR CHILDREN
Written by Elizabeth Gould; Alfred Bestall; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Gordon Robinson; Barbara C. Freeman; Peter Fraser; et al..
Stock no. 1325969
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine, front showing children pulling a small boat ashore. First story is "Mr. Percy Pickles" by Gould. Includes "Zammy the Zebra" by Bestall. Colour frontis. B/w plates and illustrations. Covers are slightly edge worn and lightly foxed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing, heavy to textblock.

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TOT AND TIM ANNUAL 9TH YEAR
Written by Barbara E. Todd; Constance Heward; Violet Metheley; Madeline Barnes; et al. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; Grace Lodge; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1325965
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1928. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, front cover shows two children playing at Tally-Ho. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 139 numbered pages. First verse is "The Lane in May" by Tadema. Covers are grubby and edge-worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL FOR LITTLE PEOPLE WITH 'COME TO LIFE' PICTURES
Written by Rose Yeatman Woolf; Maud Morin; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; G. Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1325964
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles. Pictorial boards with front showing a boy holding a terrier dog and rear showing a black kitten and three chicks. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Two pop-up scenes - In the Toy Shop and The Lord Mayor's Show. First story is "The Magic Gift". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly scratched and grubby. Frontis has slightly ragged edges. Foxing and fingering to page margins else contents clean. Pop-ups in excellent condition.

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