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OUR GARDEN
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing. Illustrated by R. Andre.
Stock no. 1329083
Published by SPCK. Circa 1884. Good condition.

Small oblong format. Pictorial boards with red spine. Pretty colour and sepia illustrations throughout. Covers are edge worn. Spine is worn and faded with splits. Fingermarks to page margins throughout. Front joint is a little cracked at top.

THE MAGIC OAK TREE AND PRINCE FILDERKIN
Written by E.H. Knatchbull-Hugessen.
Stock no. 1329076
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. 1894. Good condition.

The Children's Library. White and blue decorated cloth, matching decorated endpapers and textblock. 4 b/w plates (frontis has a tissue-guard). 173 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Book leans to one side a little. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Heavy foxing to prelims. Endpapers slightly browned.

MAUD MULLER
Written by John Greenleaf Whittier. Illustrated by George F. Carline.
Stock no. 1828597
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. Circa 1885. Fair condition.

A Ballad. Brown cloth boards with bevelled edges, no title to spine, gilt title to front with vignette. Floral endpapers. Colour plates. Corners of boards rubbed and worn, boards browned. Front joint has been amateurishly repaired with glue. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Joints pulled. Foxing and age related marks throughout. Binding is holding but feels fragile to touch.

THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS 1895-97
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328413
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1897 Good condition.

Contains Jan 1895 to Dec 1897. Dark blue textured cloth, gilt title to spine. 40 chromolithograph plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light page browning and foxng. Some hinges pulled but binding still tight.

KATE GREENAWAY'S BOOK OF GAMES
Written by Kate Greenaway. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1327749
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Blue/green pictorial boards. Plain endpapers. Colour illustrations. Traditional games. Covers are edge worn. There is some slight chipping to the paper covering at front edge of spine. Rear edge of spine is darkened. Spine is slightly browned and worn. Old tape repairs to a few pages. Some hinges pulled causing contents to be slightly loose. Damp stains to top edges of last couple of pages. Name in ink to front free-endpaper.

TALES FROM FAIRYLAND
Written by Rosa Annesley.
Stock no. 1325921
Published by Charles Taylor. 1st 1893. Good condition.

A collection of stories. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles, illustration to front cover is of a sunset with a young boy flying on a bat over a pond with a frog sat on a toadstool. B/w illustrations. Floral endpapers. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and spine slightly darkened. Name and address in ink (neat) to verso of front free-endpaper. Contents are well browned with a few small, light marks to margins.

A SKETCH-BOOK OF R. CALDECOTT'S
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1325842
Published by George Routledge & Sons. Circa 1906. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Beige cloth with green cloth spine and corners. Colour and sepia illustrations throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink and name in ink to front free-endpaper, embossed library stamp to same page. Contents clean.

QUEEN VICTORIA'S JUBILEE GARLAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325429
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1887. Good condition.

Small, oblong format. Cardwraps held together with a silk ribbon. 4 colour plates. Covers are grubby. Silk ribbon has been replaced with silver paper(?). Some grubby marks inside covers but plates still bright and clean.

DAME WIGGINS OF LEE AND HER SEVEN WONDERFUL CATS
Written by John Ruskin. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325425
Published by George Allen. 1st 1885. Good condition.

A Humorous Tale Written Principally by a Lady of Ninety. Brown cloth, gilt vignette & title to front. 22 woodcuts. With new illustrations by Greenaway. 3rd issue of first edition. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers scuffed and marked. Front joint is cracked, hinges pulled showing stitching beneath but binding still tight. This is a well loved edition and the pages are quite grubby in places.

THE SWEDISH FOSTER-BROTHERS
Written by Sarah S. Baker.
Stock no. 1325262
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Circa 1899. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth with gilt title to spine. 127 pages. B/w frontis and title-page. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown, prize plate to verso of front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.

EVA AND HER PLAYFELLOWS A BOOK OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE YOUNG
Written by C.M. Smith.
Stock no. 1325259
Published by Dean & Son. Circa 1862. Good condition.

Blue embossed cloth with gilt decoration. Cream endpapers. 4 hand-coloured plates (including the title-page). 255 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped, wear to top of spine. Covers scuffed. Glue marks to joints. Some hinges pulled.

THE JUVENILE SCRAP-BOOK
Written by Mrs. Ellis.
Stock no. 1325209
Published by Fisher, Son & Co.. Circa 1842. Good condition.

Blending amusement with instruction. Light brown embossed cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine and vignette to front cover. 92 pages plus 2 page publication list. 16 b/w engravings. All edges gilt. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Covers are unevenly faded. Front joint cracked. Foxing throughout, mainly to plates unfortunately.