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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN 17TH YEAR

Written by Margaret Baker, Charles S. Bayne, Cecily M. Rutley, Cicely Englefield, et al
Illustrated by Mary Strange Reeve, Grace Lodge, M.A. Peart, A.H. Watson, Florence Harrison, et al.
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford in 1929

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN 17TH YEAR
Written by Margaret Baker, Charles S. Bayne, Cecily M. Rutley, Cicely Englefield, et al. Illustrated by Mary Strange Reeve, Grace Lodge, M.A. Peart, A.H. Watson, Florence Harrison, et al..
Stock no. 2132699
Hardback. Almost very good condition.

Large, heavy format. Red boards with large pictorial onlays to spine and front board (showing children playing with kites). Pictorial endpapers. Colour plates and illustrations in colour and b/w throughout. First story is "The Robber Baron". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some surface paper damage to rear cover. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing throughout.

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Cover of THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN 17TH YEAR by Margaret Baker; Charles S. Bayne; Cecily M. Rutley; Cicely Englefield; et al

Contents

  • The Robber Baron. By Margaret Baker
  • The Sand Castle. By Mary Strange Reeve
  • The English Cousin. y M. Horace Smith
  • Brooms. By Thora Stowell
  • "Balder the Beautiful". By Beryl Irving
  • The Wise Woman of Piecrust. By Flora Forster
  • The Toll-Keeper's Three Daughters. By Margaret Baker
  • The Red Dwarf Said., By Thora Stowell
  • Uncle Joseph and the Mermaid., By M. A. Peart
  • Shoes of Scarlet Leather. By Thora Stowell
  • A Hallowe'en Story. By E. D. Pennington
  • The Garden Zoo. By C. S. Bayne
  • "Don't go under the Magic hills", By May Smith
  • The Mouse's Own Annual. By Margaret Baker
  • The Omnibus. By Claude Flight
  • The Hill with the Dippitty Trees. By Constance Savery
  • The Little Island. By Nesta Minshall
  • The Guide who was Improperly Dressed. By Madge S. Smith
  • The Tunes of Tinker Tom. By Mary Strange Reeve
  • How Dame Margot came by her Fortune. By S. M. Hills
  • The Handsome Prince. By Myrrha Bantock
  • The Enchanted Horse. By Mabel Hinton
  • Painted Leaves. By Thora Stowell
  • Kiki, the Sacred Cat of Koa. By M. A. Peart
  • The Shepherd of Shadows. By Thora Stowell
  • The Flood and Sago. By Jocelyn Oliver
  • Tinker Bells. By M. A. Peart
  • In Our Street. By Maurice Bethell Jones
  • 'Otmillo, and other Merrie Games. By Cecily M. Rutley
  • Lost and Found. By Ffrida Wolfe
  • Hidden Music. By S.M. Hills
  • The Magic Clockman. By Thora Stowell
  • The Pipers. By M. I. K. Carruthers
  • The Proud Match. By Ffrida Wlfe
  • The Spring. By Cicely Englefied
  • Colour Pages
  • "Call out the princess, fair beyond comparison"
  • Renee felt a little nervous
  • The dog stood snarling in teh doorway
  • "In the time of Good Queen Bess"
  • The mermaid floats down the river among her people
  • Think and Thank
  • "I'll give you something for yourself, you little meddling, terrifying . . . "
  • Tom taught us the tunes he knew
  • The Coconut Stall
  • "Gathering fir-cones and leaves in still grey woods that are dumb"
  • He caught hold of Annabelle as she flashed by
  • John Perry and Captain
  • Camping