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ARM-CHAIR STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; E.A. Cubitt; Jane M. Dealy; et al..
Stock no. 1505692
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. circa 1908. Very good condition.

A Picture-Book for Little Folk. A mix of stories and rhymes. Cloth spine, yellow pictorial front cover shows child pretending to be a horse with two children using tipped chair as cart. Colour and b/w illustrations. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Rear cover grubby. Prize plate to front endpaper dated 1908. Small tear to top edge of page 15/16. Some light browning and foxing, mainly to endpapers and prelims.

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THE MERRY LAUGHTER BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by M.A. Peart; Honor C. Appleton; Rosa C. Petherick; Elsie Blomfield; Peter Fraser; et al..
Stock no. 1315737
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1927. Very good condition.

An anthology of short stories. Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial front board showing boy and girl on a swing. 8 full-page colour illustrations, b/w text illustrations throughout. First story is "The Knight and the Dragon" (told in rhyme). Spine bumped, corners worn. Covers are slightly grubby with a few small ink spots to rear cover. Gold address label to top margin of front pastedown (which is also the frontis - but it is in the margin so picture not affected). Prize plate neatly inserted at inner margin of title-page. Grubby fingermarks and pale page browning to contents. Neat list of illustrator names written in pencil to verso of title-page.

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THE JOY BOOK CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 1924
Written by Hilda Cowham; Clarence Winchester; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Jacques Browne; Alfred Bestall; et al..
Stock no. 1315727
Published by E. Hulton & Co. Ltd.. 1924. Almost very good condition.

Stories and pictures for little folk. Cloth spine, yellow pictorial front board showing golly and other toy friends in a plane. 207 pages. Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone text illustrations. First story is "Christmas Snowflakes" by Cowham. Covers are edge worn and spine is bumped. Light foxing, mainly to endpapers are page edges and some very light fingering to page margins. Some hinges are pulled causing contents to be a little loose bit still firmly attached. Generally a nice copy.

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THE JENNY WREN STORY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1405196
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board. 2 colour plates by Lucie Attwell, B/w text illustrations by various artists. First story is "The Sick Doll's Diary". 9.75" x 7". Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Scratch marks to front board. Rear board rubbed and a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis which has a small margin tear. light browning to endpapers. A little foxing and some fingering. Colouring to one full page illustration and another has a small amount of colouring.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - THIRTEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Dorothy Russell; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Frank Hart; Joyce Mercer; et al. Illustrated by Lawson Wood; Chloe Preston; G.E. Studdy; Harry Woolley; Frank Hart; et al..
Stock no. 2120403
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1925. Almost very good condition.

For all Boys and Girls who are Good Chums. Edited by Chisholm. Pictorial cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows Punch and Judy show. 16 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 287 pages. Spine is faded, with some scuffing. Bumping to corners, with a bit of chipping. Inscriptions to front endpaper, with tape mark. Some foxing and page browning throughout. All plates present.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 26TH YEAR
Written by Norman Gale; Jessie Attwell; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Hilda Cowham; Arthur A. Dixon; et al..
Stock no. 2120401
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Edited by Capt. Edric Vredenberg. Stories, songs and poems. Front cover shows young girl holding mistletoe above her collie dog. Red cloth spine. Colour plates, numerous b/w & two-tone illustrations. Preface is entitled 'Poppy Heads and Dandelion Clocks'. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners; some chipping. Faded spine. Partially cross out inscription in ink to front endpaper. Name and address label to front pastedown. Small inscription to rear endpaper. Some foxing and browning; grubby margin marks.

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TALES & PICTUIRES AND FAIRY FUN
No author listed. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Honor C. Appleton; Peter Fraser; Lunt Roberts; Frank Hart; et al..
Stock no. 1505552
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with black title. Pictorial front cover shows girl sat in wicker chair reading, fairy on her foot. Colour and b/w illustrations. 10.25 x 8". Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Rear cover is scuffed and slightly grubby with some pen marks. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Contents a bit fingered with a few margin marks and an odd margin tear. Light foxing, mainly to endpapers.

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SUNNY DAYS
Written by L.T. Meade; George Manville Fenn; Evelyn Everett-Green; F.E. Weatherly; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Ada Dennis; et al..
Stock no. 1404989
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1906. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Cream pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine is a little faded. Couple of deep scratches to front board. Light marks to rear board. Board edges a little scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Rear endpaper torn by margin with some browned taped mending a couple of tears. Both joints badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges cracked. Browned tape to hinge of several pages including frontis and title page. One colour plate is creased. Some fingering and page browning otherwise contents are generally clean.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; et al. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315557
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1919. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows girl in pink dress holding a baby towards a parrot. Colour plates, b/w and two-tone text illustrations by numerous illustrators. First story is "The Brown Man". 128 pages. Covers are edge worn. Spine is bumped and rubbed. Staining/browning to rear cover. Name in ink and a mark to top edge of front pastedown. Page browning to contents. Some light fingermarks to page margins.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL FOR LITTLE PEOPLE - 16TH YEAR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley; Gurney Slade; Margaret Rhodes; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; Beatrice Mallet; Rene Cloke; et al..
Stock no. 1315556
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Front cover shows dog in spectacles. Colour plates. Colour illustrations. First story "A Wolf-Cub to the Rescue". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Rear joint and some hinges cracked causing contents to be a little loose. Foxing to pages, mainly at margins and some grubby fingermarks.

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FATHER TUCK'S ANNUAL - 21ST YEAR
Written by Edric Vredenburg; M.I.K. Carruthers; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; M.A. Peart; Hilda Cowham; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1315552
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title and illustration. Front pictorial board shows boy and girl in wintry scene with puppy, mistletoe and basket of goodies. 6 colour plates (including one of cats by Wain - A Beauty of Japan). B/w and two-tone illustrations throughout. First story is December's Guest. 21st issue of Father Tuck's annual. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Rear cover is scuffed and slightly grubby with a few scratch marks. Page browning and some foxing otherwise contents clean.

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HAPPY HOURS
Written by Elizabeth S. Perks; Jessie Pope; Nancy M. Hayes; et al. Illustrated by Ethel K. Burgess; R.H. Facey; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1505514
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. circa 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictures and Stories. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows boy with geese, wonder books advert to rear cover. Endpapers by Thomas Maybank. 3 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, worn and slightly faded. Wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. A few hinges and bottom 2" of front joint cracked. Dated ink inscription to half title page. One small illustration coloured in. Light browning and a few marks and fox spots to contents.

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