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THE BOOK OF THE MARTYRS OF TOLPUDDLE 1834-1934
No author listed. Illustrated by David Low; J.F. Horrabin; W.G. Easton.
Stock no. 1826743
Published by The Trades Union Congress General Council. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

The story of the Dorsetshire labourers who were convicted and sentenced to seven years transportation for forming a trade union. Large format. Three-quarters green/blue calf leather, blue cloth boards, colour frontis, colour plates, b/w photos and illustrations. Top edge gilt. Top & tail of spine & corners worn, base of spine has some discolouration. Some staining to rear board. Text block browned. Some foxing and a few grubby marks throughout. Name in ink and also in pencil to front endpaper. Remains of dustwrapper included, loosely inserted.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1936
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139484
Published by News Chronicle. 1936. Good condition.

Green cloth spine. Yellow pictorial front board. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. First story is 'Muriel S8imply Loves Fresh Air'. Spine is browned and foxed. Covers are grubby and foxed with bumping. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout and to outer page edges.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1937
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139483
Published by News Chronicle. 1937. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine. Front cover shows characters walking into the jungle. Spine is faded and foxed. Some other marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1939
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139481
Published by News Chronicle Publications. 1939. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a snow scene with a tortoise being surprised by a snow ball. Colour frontis + 4 other colour plates. Two-tone and b/w strip pictures. First story is 'The Shipwrecked Mariner'. Spine is faded and mottled. Wear along cover edges. Some grubby marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1938
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139479
Published by News Chronicle Publications. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front board, cloth spine. 5 colour plates plus text illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine is faded and mottled. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, page edges and margins. One plate is detached, but loosely inserted.

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THE JAPHET AND HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by Kathleen Starr. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139478
Published by News Chronicle Publications. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Front cover shows 'Here we go round the Golobosh Tree' picture. First story is 'Quiet as a mouse!'. Colour and two-tone illustrations. Splits to top and tail of spine, where cloth joins board. Staples to spine have rusted and are showing brown marks through. Scuffing and wear to covers; some creasing to corners. Foxing. Inscription in ink to inside rear cover.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by Kathleen Starr. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139476
Published by News Chronicle Publications. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format, red cloth spine. Pictorial boards showing Japhet jumping through a paper hoop held by Santa Claus. Splits to top and tail of spine; a little fraying to cloth. A few marks and scuffs. Some marks and partially label to inside front cover. Browning and foxing to outer page edges.

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THE JAPHET AND HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by J.F. Horrabin; Kathleen Starr; F.W. Thomas. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2139475
Published by News Chronicle. 1952. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Front cover shows sledging down a hill, with dog, squirrel and tortoise looking on. Stiff card covers. Cartoon-strip-style pages with colour illustrations. Small splits to top and tail of spine. Bumping and wear along cover edges; some scuffing to cover. Inscriptions in ink and ink stamps to inside front cover, with partial old price label. Some browning to outer page edges. Contents are still generally very good - illustrations are nice and bright.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY ANNUAL
Written by J.F. Horrabin; F.W. Thomas. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 2125258
Published by News Chronicle. Circa 1947. Good condition.

Oblong format. Green spine, green pictorial boards showing Egbert the Owl in his Pre-Fab. Colour and two-tone illustrations. First story is "Happy Wasn't Born To Command". Spine is split nearly all the way down rear side, with splitting and chipping; a little loss. Cover corners are bent. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Rusting from staples to front endpaper. Grubby margin marks and foxing. A reading copy.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1939
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 1507711
Published by News Chronicle Publications. 1939. Fair condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a snow scene with a tortoise being surprised by a snow ball. Colour frontis + 4 other colour plates. Two-tone and b/w strip pictures. First story is 'The Shipwrecked Mariner'. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers grubby, pencil scribble to front cover. Ink name stamp and a couple of letters and lines to front endpaper, drawing to verso. Front joint and a few hinges cracked. A few margin tears, some marks and colouring to contents, also foxing. One plate is MISSING, two are present but detached, one of these has a margin tear. A decent reading copy.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1941
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 1503942
Published by News Chronicle. 1941. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial covers. 4 colour plates. Front cover shows characters - two of them playing musical instruments. First story is 'Mr. Noah's Guardian Angel'. Spine is worn and chipped with loss from top and bottom. Bumping to corners. Wear to corners and cover edges. Covers a little grubby and scuffed. Both joints and a couple of hinges cracked. Remains of label and ink inscription to front pastedown. Mark to verso of frontis. Contents are browned with a little foxing and just a few marks.

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JAPHET AND HAPPY'S ANNUAL 1939
Written by J.F. Horrabin. Illustrated by J.F. Horrabin.
Stock no. 1503941
Published by News Chronicle Publications. 1939. Fair condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a snow scene with a tortoise being surprised by a snow ball. Colour frontis + 4 other colour plates. Two-tone and b/w strip pictures. First story is 'The Shipwrecked Mariner'. Spine bumped, faded and stained. Corners and cover edges worn. Covers grubby and marked. Front joint almost broken, only holding by a couple of threads. Most hinges also badly cracked, rear joint ok. All plates present but 2 detached. All pages present. Some foxing, browning and marks to contents. A reading copy.

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