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CARROTS JUST A LITTLE BOY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1831110
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a young boy nicknamed Carrots due to his red hair. The book focuses on Carrots' experiences and adventures, highlighting his personal growth, the challenges he faces, and his interactions with family and friends. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine; blue decorations to front cover. 7 b/w plates. 241 pages plus publisher advert to rear. A few minor marks to boards. Spine is leaning. Text block is browned/dusty. Hinge between page 198 and 199 is pulled but binding is tight. A few scattered foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with slight loss, spine is sunned/faded, a little browned and grubby.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL 1888
Written by Katharine Macquoid; Rev J.G. Wood; Mrs. Molesworth; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Harrison Weir; et al..
Stock no. 1330507
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1888. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "Puff: An Autobiography" by K.S. Macquoid. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby with browned spine. Endpapers lightly browned. Joints cracked. Foxing to textblock and some page margins else contents clean.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL 1889
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Rev J.G. Wood; Katharine Macquoid; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Harrison Weir; et al..
Stock no. 1330506
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1889. Slightly better than good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Pictorial front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is A House to Let by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Covers grubby with some slight bubbling to the cloth. Endpapers browned. One pages was torn out but has been reinserted with (now old) tape. Foxing to textblock.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1890
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Ascott R. Hope; Rev J.G. Wood; Harrison Weir; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Harrison Weir; et al..
Stock no. 1330505
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1890. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations. First story is "Family Troubles" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a bit grubby, spine slightly browned. Creases to both free-endpapers (and some loss at edges of front free-endpaper), both are browned. Foxing to textblock. Some slightly grubby marks to page margins else contents clean.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1892
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; Ascott R. Hope; A.F. Imlach; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; A. Hallward; et al..
Stock no. 1330504
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1892. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Pansy's Pansy" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and spine lightly browned. Endpapers browned. Some light fingering to margins and a few small margin tears else contents clean.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1895
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Charles Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1330502
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1895. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, a few early Charles Robinson illustrations, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Mr. Old Year" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners bumped, crease in cloth to lower front corner. Covers slightly grubby and spine lightly browned. Endpapers browned. Large tear to page 57/8 which has been repaired with white stickers at margins. Some other, small margin tears and some hinges pulled. Contents still tightly bound.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1894
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al; Ascott R. Hope. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; A. Hallward; et al..
Stock no. 1330501
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1894. Good condition.

Cream cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "A Long Ago Piano" by Mrs. Molesworth. Covers are edge worn and grubby, spine is browned. Some hinges pulled, joints cracked, this causes contents to be little loose but still tightly bound. There is a small hole to the centre of page 63/4 and a couple of large tears.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1893
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; G.C. France; C.S. Flint; et al..
Stock no. 1330500
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1893. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Ducks, not Geese" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly grubby and spine slightly browned. Name in ink to title-page. Endpapers are browned and there is some light fingering to page margins but the contents are generally clean. There are some small margin tears at lower edges.

A CHRISTMAS CHILD
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1329948
Published by Macmillan & Co.. Circa 1881. Good condition.

A Sketch of a Boy-Life. Red decorative cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover. 7 bw plates. 223 pages. Black endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby/marked. Joints cracked. Name and date in ink to half title-page. Foxing to contents.

MY NEW HOME
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1329767
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1894. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth covers with black titles and picture of house. 7 b/w illustrations. 207 pages plus book catalogue. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Book leans to one side. Spine slightly faded and rear cover a bit grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. One plate is detached but still present.

"CARROTS:" JUST A LITTLE BOY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1829369
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth with red titles and borders. 7 b/w illustrations including frontis. 241 pages. Reprint. Mark to top of spine (horizontally) and light fading to base of spine. Boards otherwise clean. Foxing mainly to text block, endpapers and some margins. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Top corner of page 195 and 197 is mis-cut as too large and therefore folded over (binding error). Pictorial dustwrapper has loss to base of spine (in line with the fading to spine), top of spine and corners lightly worn and chipped, overall is grubby with green marks to rear panel and foxing.

THE CUCKOO CLOCK AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Edna Cooke.
Stock no. 1327305
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Circa 1940. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth, blue titles to front cover and spine. 8 colour plates. 353 pages, top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped. Some fading to cover edges and dust at spine gutters. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers and page margins browned. Some neat colouring to the illustration on the rear free-endpaper. Pencil scribble to lower edge of textblock. Contained in a good quality PHOTOCOPY dustwrapper.