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GOLDEN SUNBEAMS 1899-1900
Written by Mary E. Lester; Maud Carew; Edith Farmiloe; et al. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; T.H. Robinson; W. Heath Robinson; Edith Farmiloe; et al..
Stock no. 1324329
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1900. Almost very good condition.

Includes 2 years from January 1899 to December 1900. Yellow cloth with gilt borders and gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine professionally rebacked. New endpapers. Cloth a bit grubby. Page edge browning else contents clean.

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THE TWELFTH HOLIDAY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Weink; Grace Lodge; Yvonne Perrin; et al..
Stock no. 1824357
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine with gilt title, pale blue boards with gilt title and vignette to front. Colour plates and text illustrations. 156 pages. First story is "One Christmas Eve". Boards faintly browned at edges. Name in ink to top of title page. One or two finger marks to contents (minor). Text block lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and creased, some light fading, a few closed edge-tears.

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THE SCHOOL GIRL'S ANNUAL
Written by Flora Klickmann. Illustrated by Maude Angell; Louis Wain; Persis Kirmse; G.L. Stampa; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1323930
Circa 1922. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl and horse's head. Title on front cover reads School Girl's Stories. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 128 pages. Includes two articles and b/w illustrations by Louis Wain. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Damp stain to base of spine and affecting lower inner corners of covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear free-endpaper. Some light browning and foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby with damp staining to lower edges and some other marks, loss at edges.

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POEMS OF COLERIDGE
Written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Edward Dowden. Illustrated by Chas. Pears; et al..
Stock no. 1323816
Published by Caxton Publishing Co.. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The Golden Poets series. B/w frontis and illustration to title-page, 8 colour plates (some by Chas. Pears). Blue cloth, gilt titles and white border lines. 275 pages, top edge gilt. Bumping to spine. Some faint spotting to covers. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing, mainly to textblock. Dustwrapper is browned and edge chipped, large tear to front edge of spine.

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BOYS OWN PAPER SUMMER NUMBER FOR 1887
Written by G.A. Hutchison; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse; et al..
Stock no. 1824198
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1887. Almost very good condition.

Edited by G.A.Hutchison, stories by numerous authors. First item (a poem) is 'A Holiday Discovery' by Somerville Gibney. Blue & white pictorial paper wraps. Staple binding. B/w Frontis by Alfred Pearse plus numerous b/w illustrations by multiple people throughout. Adverts to front and rear. Staples rusty and bleeding therefore binding is a little fragile especially for the covers. Spine is worn with a little loss. Covers are browned. A few marks mainly to margins but overall a good copy for a magazine of this age!

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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. 1323530
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2016. Nearly 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. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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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. 1323529
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2016. Nearly 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. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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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. 1323528
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2016. Nearly 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. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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BO-PEEP A PICTURE-BOOK ANNUAL FOR LITTLE FOLKS
No author listed. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Stewart Orr; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 2140891
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1912. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. First short story is 'The Curious Little Girl'. Bumping to spine and corners; wear and chipping along edges. Inscription in ink to verso of colour frontis. Foxing and page browning to varying degrees throughout book. Some margin marks.

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GREAT-UNCLE HOOT-TOOT
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; E.J. Walker; Lizzie Lawson; et al..
Stock no. 2140038
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1889. Almost very good condition.

Larger format. Dark blue cloth with gilt title and pictorial front cover. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Page edge browning; some foxing; margin marks.

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NUMBER TWO JOY STREET
Written by A.A. Milne; Walter De La Mare; Rose Fyleman; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Alec Buckels; C.T. Nightingale; et al..
Stock no. 2140030
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1924. Almost very good condition.

A Medley of Prose & Verse for Boys and Girls. Large format. Cream cloth with blue decorations and titles. 8 colour plates tipped-onto brown card. Packed with b/w text illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning to spine. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Foxing, browning and some margin marks.

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NUMBER THREE JOY STREET
Written by Maxwell Armfield; Rose Fyleman; A.A. Milne; Laurence Housman; et al. Illustrated by Vera Hibbert; A.H. Watson; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 2140029
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1925. Almost very good condition.

Dark red and white patterned cloth. Tipped-in colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine is faded/browned with small split to top. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and some browning. A few hinges are pulled.

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