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OUR DARLINGS

by Mrs. George Corbett; et al

Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al.

Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa. 1915

Slightly better than good condition. Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial boards with front showing 3 girls playing with a hoop. Mounted colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. First story is "Little Miss Robinson Crusoe" by Corbett. Includes some b/w cat illustrations by Wain.

Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine faded and silver rubbed. A few marks to covers and two scratches to onlay. Joints cracked, rear joint showing webbing. Label, with name on, stuck to front endpaper covering writing, label partially removed below. Edge of front endpaper creased with small tears. Contents generally clean, all plates present.

Stock no. 1506020

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Contents

  • A Birthday Treat
  • A Disturber of the Peace
  • A Great Work
  • A Question of Ownership
  • A Showman's Deception
  • A Special Constable
  • A Town of Toy Makers
  • A Wasted Night
  • After All
  • Age of the Sewing Needle
  • An Aeroplane by Mistake
  • An Extra Special Constable
  • "As Still as Still"
  • British Silk Weaving
  • Broken Lock, The
  • Buffalo Bill
  • Caught by the Tide
  • China's Millions
  • Christmas Dainties
  • Din
  • Eve of a Battle, The
  • Exile's Return, The
  • Famous Sieges
  • February
  • Foundling, The
  • Getting Ready
  • Good Little Tommy
  • Harvest of the Sea, The
  • Harvests of the World, The
  • Hobbies for Girls -
  • Skating
  • Hockey
  • Net-Ball
  • Lawn-Tennis
  • Swimming
  • A Country Ramble
  • Cycling
  • Boating
  • Photography
  • Stamp Collecting
  • Fancy-Needlework
  • Sweet-making
  • Hope
  • In the Wood
  • Instead
  • Italian King's Boyhood
  • Jean's Fairy
  • Joan's Gift
  • Little Miss Robinson Crusoe
  • May Day in the Olden Time
  • No Fun at All
  • No Time like the Present
  • Once Bit, Twice Shy
  • Our King as a Stamp Collector
  • Our Picture Gallery
  • Perhaps Not
  • Pride comes before a Fall
  • Procrastination is the Thief of time
  • Rather Later in the Day
  • Seven Little Goods
  • Spring
  • "Stop Thief!"
  • Stories of Brave Deeds from Britain's Roll of Honour
  • Sunset Land, The
  • The Children of our Allies -
  • France
  • Russia
  • Belgium
  • Servia
  • Japan
  • Portugal
  • Montenegro
  • Italy
  • The Homeland
  • Our Children of the sun
  • Our Colonial Cousins
  • "The Mareillaise"
  • The "Piggiest" Pig
  • The Quarrel
  • The Refugees
  • The Rescue
  • The Toll of the Brave
  • Thoughtful Jim
  • Tom the Foolish
  • Too Tempting
  • Turkey Carpets
  • Two Hears
  • Two Wrongs Righted
  • Use of Paper in China and Japan, The
  • Uses of the Useless
  • Vulgar Little Cats, The
  • Weather-Vanes
  • Where there's a Will there's a Way
  • Winter
  • Young Tommy's Holdiay

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