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MY FAIRY TALE BOOK
Written by Tetta Ward; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Dorothy King; et al. Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1325903
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine, beautiful colour illustration of fairies to front board and one story has 2 text and 1 full-page b/w illustrations by Harrison. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations throughout. First story is "The Giant who Kept a School" by Ward. Covers are very worn and spine is as well. Frontis is detached with ragged edges. Heavy foxing. Some grubby fingermarks and other marks.

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MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Brenda Girvin; Thora Stowell; Lilian Holmes; Winifred Darch; et al. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; Grace Lodge; Florence Harrison; C.E. Brock; H.R. Millar; et al..
Stock no. 1325624
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1923. Very good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows three girls sitting on grass, one reading a book. First story is "The Influence of Anne" by D.F. Bruce. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn. Some slight chipping to edges of onlay to spine. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing and some fingering to page edges and margins.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR BROWNIES
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Madge S. Smith; Constance Savery; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Grace Lodge; A.H. Watson; M.D. Johnston; Barbara C. Freeman; et al..
Stock no. 1325497
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards "Glad & Gay". Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. First story is A Brownie Brew. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint (between endpaper and half-title) is cracked. Some hinges pulled. Foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Olaf Baker; Percy F. Westerman; C. Bernard Rutley; et al. Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Alfred Sindall; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1325090
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with black title and rugby player vignette. Front board shows cowboy on horseback. 4 colour plates. B/w text illustrations throughout. First story "Prairie Boy" by Baker. Covers are slightly edge worn. Spine a bit grubby. Name plate and small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL 1924
Written by Hylton Cleaver; H. Mortimer Batten; Charles R. Gibson; Percy F. Westerman; E. Talbot; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Gordon Browne; H.R. Millar; et al..
Stock no. 1324775
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1924. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boys in a sailing boat. Colour frontispiece. B/w plates and illustrations throughout. 288 pages. First story is "A Famous Name" by Hylton Cleaver. Boards edge worn and slightly grubby. Spine worn. Damp stain to edges of front free-endpaper. Some foxing.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Margaret Baker; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Grace Lodge; H.R. Millar; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324756
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1929. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Front board showing "Our Ship". Colour frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations. First story is The Fairy Tree. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine slightly browned. Some hinges pulled. A little foxing to contents, mainly at page edges.

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FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by Edmund Blampied; H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 1324604
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1926. Very good condition.

Blue embossed cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis by Blampied. 7 b/w illustrations by Millar. 301 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Small white mark to base of spine, a few small marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink and name in ink to front free-endpaper. Frontis is part detached at lower half.

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PUCK OF POOK'S HILL
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 2140436
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1906. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Top edge gilt. 20 b/w plates. 306 pages. Bumping and wear along cover edges and to corners. Large split along cloth at back of spine; a little fraying; spine is also browned. Some marks and spots to covers. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE WOOD-PIGEONS AND MARY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 1323081
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1901. Very good condition.

Orange cloth with black and gilt titles. B/w frontis and plates. 192 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, covers slightly grubby. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock. Light musty smell to contents.

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PETERKIN
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 2139975
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1902. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange decorative cloth. B/w illustrations. Cloth covers are still lovely and bright! Tape glue marks to endpapers. Page edge browning and foxing. Still has original (scarce) wrapper - which has some browning and a few nicks to edges.

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CHILDREN STILL
Written by John F. Macpherson. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 2125999
Published by Shakespeare Head Press. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 4 tipped-in colour plates. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner to front endpaper. Also includes a hand written postcard from the author to the same previous owner. Chipping along bottom of spine; some fraying/loss to cloth. Bumping to corners. A few marks to covers. Some foxing. What look like browned glue marks to pastedowns. All plates present.

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THE MAGIC CITY
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 1314626
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1910. Fair condition.

Red cloth with gilt titles and vignettes to front and spine. 333 pages plus 2 page booklist to rear. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Spine is very worn and has been glued. Cloth is grubby and worn. Gilt to spine has rubbed off. Front joint was broken but has been re-glued. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some page corner creases. Some hinges cracked. Grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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