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THE EXPLOITS OF THE CHALET GIRLS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1320036
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1937. Good condition.

A chunky volume. Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w frontis. 302 pages. Spine is faded, with foxing. Covers are marked. Foxing throughout. A reading copy.

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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1317186
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1927. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Boys' and Girls' Gift Books series. Red boards with black titles and borders to front and spine. Colour frontis plate. 310 pages. Spine bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is grubby and foxed, tear to lower edge of rear panel (with loss) and hole to top of spine (mainly affecting GW of Gwynfa).

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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 17TH YEAR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley; Maurice Clifford; E.M. Hunter. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Ernest A. Aris; Sylvia Venus; Nina K. Brisley; et al..
Stock no. 1208816
Published by Partridge. Almost very good condition.

Red spine with black title and vignette of a child climbing a flagpole. Pictorial board showing a girl with a red umbrella holding a doll with houses and other children in the background. Blue & red pictorial endpapers by Brisley. Colour plates. Full page four tone illustrations plus two tone illustrations. Spine bumped and darkened. Corners worn. Front cover bright. Rear cover soiled. Mark to front endpaper. Occasional margin marks to contents.

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THE MERRY BOOK FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
Written by Agness E. Cash; Nina K. Brisley; John Lea; Christine Chaundler; et al. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; M. Dorothy Hardy; A.L. Bowley; et al..
Stock no. 1406210
Published by Partridge. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue cloth spine with black titles and vignette. Pictorial front board showing a girl and a boy with a boat. Red titles. Colour and b/w illustrations. First story is Mrs. Orpington's Odd Chicken by Agness E. Cash. Spine bumped and browned. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Rear cover is grubby. Front board slightly rubbed. Remains of book label to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers, title page and some page edges. Some hinges cracked. Foxing mainly to page edges. One plate creased at top corner. Dusty marks to last page of text, although text is still legible.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 20TH YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes; Constance Heward; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Cicely Mary Barker; et al..
Stock no. 1506151
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cream/beige cloth spine with black title and illustration, pictorial front board showing boy and girl making a daisy chain. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "After The Party" by Barnes. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Covers grubby with some scratches. Spine browned. One hinge cracked. Light stain to bottom of front endpapers. Some margin tears. A few marks and fox spots to contents but many pages are clean.

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MERRY DAYS
Written by Madeline Barnes; Mabel M. Stevenson; et al. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; Frank Hart; E. Dorothy Rees; et al..
Stock no. 1405336
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1929. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, front board shows boy and girl in snow (girl carrying parcels). Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. First story is "How Toby Came To Tea" by E.S. Spine bumped and frayed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges worn. Front board is scratched and rear board grubby. Some hinges cracked. Inscription to front endpaper plus '1 Hedges' stamped in ink. A second inscription plus name and address in belongs to box. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Neat colouring to some b/w illustrations.

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MY OWN PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Ernest A. Aris; Nina K. Brisley; et al..
Stock no. 1405335
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Almost very good condition.

Greeen spine and rear board, front cover shows child with toy horn on a rocking horse. 24 colour plates plus other illustrations. 10 x 7.5". Spine a little bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. A little surface paper damage to rear board which is also scratched. Some hinges are cracked. Light browning to endpapers. Some foxing. Grubby marks to page margins.

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WARD LOCK & CO'S WONDER BOOK 1927
Written by Harry Golding. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; Margaret Tarrant; Chris G. Temple; Alan Wright; et al..
Stock no. 1405231
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. 1927. Good condition.

Twenty-second year of issue. Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows child with a plate of fruit. 12 colour plates plus two-tone and b/w illustrations to text throughout. Pictorial endpapers by Alan Wright. First story is The Magic Knocker by Christine Chaundler. 264 pages. 10" x 7.25". Spine bumped and worn with splits to top and bottom. 5.5" split in cloth at front edge. Corners bumped and very worn. Board edges rubbed and scuffed. Scuffing and some marks to boards. Front joint cracked at top. Endpapers browned. Name and address in ink to verso of front endpaper. Ink tracing of picture beneath on tissue guard for frontis. 3 plates are MISSING. Foxing and some grubby margin marks.

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THE MAIDS OF LA ROCHELLE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1405186
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1924. Almost very good condition.

The third of the La Rochelle books. Red illustrated board showing a girl sat at an easel and another girl looking over her shoulder plus a girl writing on the spine. Black titles to front board and spine. 4 b/w plates. 294 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little faded. Some marks to covers. Both joints cracked.Name and address to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Foxing throughout. A few grubby marks to margins.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 21ST YEAR
Written by Mrs. George Wemyss; Madeline Barnes; Queenie Scott-Hopper; Doris Pocock; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley; Joyce Lankester Brisley; Nina K. Brisley; Rosa C. Petherick; Ernest A. Aris; Cicely Mary Barker; et al..
Stock no. 1315640
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1924. Very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with black title and illustration. Pictorial front board shows boy watching girl make cats cradle in hands (oriental dragon on wall behind). Colour plates and illustrations, b/w text illustrations. First story is "How We Stole an Uncle From Australia". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Light scratch marks to front cover. Grubby mark to verso of front free-endpaper and frontis (possibly remains of a squashed insect!). Light fingering else contents clean.

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INFANT'S MAGAZINE
Written by M.C. Midwinter; Agness E. Cash; John Lea; et al. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley; Ruth Cobb; L.R. Brightwell; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1315634
Published by Partridge. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two girls in party hats, one holding a red cracker and one blowing up a green balloon. First story is "The Valley of Content". 3 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Covers edge worn, rear cover is slightly marked. Spine is slightly bumped and browned. Name in crayon (lilac) to front endpaper. Foxing to contents, some hinges cracked and some small margin tears.

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NURSERY RHYMES AND VERSES
No author listed. Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1505499
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows Queen of Hearts baking, rear board shows two ladies, one with spinning wheel by Brisley. Illustrated endpapers. 4 colour plates plus 150 b/w illustrations all by Lambert. Spine bumped with wear and a little wrinkled. Wear to corners and cover edges with some loss of surface. Bump to outside edge of front cover. Some rippling and light pink marks to endpapers. One hinge cracked. 2" tear to title page alongside spine. Most pages are clean. All colour plates present but one has not been printed straight on the page, marks to verso of another.

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