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THE OBSERVING EYE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1406375
Published by Jarrold & Sons. 5th Slightly better than good condition.

Or Letters to Children on the Three Lowest Divisions of Animal Life. Red cloth with blind border to front and back. Gilt title to spine and gilt title and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 341 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Split in cloth to rear of spine. Covers are marked and grubby. Front joint beginning to crack. Name to top of front endpaper. Erased pencil writing to verso of front endpaper. Endpapers a little grubby. Top corner of last blank page grubby. Some fingering and marks to contents.

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SHORT STORIES FOUNDED ON EUROPEAN HISTORY SPAIN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1406374
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. circa 1855. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth with blind border to front and back and gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 226 pages. 5.5" x 4". Spine and corners are bumped. Small split in cloth of spine. Covers are a little scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Glue marks to front pastedown by label. Foxing, mainly to page edges and fingering to contents.

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THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF MRS. BROWN
No author listed. Illustrated by R.L. Woolley.
Stock no. 1506848
Published by Camps & Tours Union. circa 1946. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Two tone and b/w illustrations. A little wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly grubby with some foxing. Text block foxed. Contents clean.

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GEORGIE AND LIZZIE
Written by Catherine D. Bell; Cousin Kate.
Stock no. 1406373
Published by W.P. Kennedy. 1849. Slightly better than good condition.

Black leather spine and corners. Blue cloth. Gilt title and bands to spine. B/w frontis and vignette to title page. 276 pages. 5.5 x 3.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Boards a little scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Dark marks to corners of endpapers - probably from leather corners. Page torn from rear of book - presumably blank as it follows last page of text. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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LES APPRENTIS DE MME FLAN
Written by Jacqueline Duche. Illustrated by J. Duche.
Stock no. 1506831
Published by Gaultier-Languereau. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial card wraps. Colour and two-tone illustrations. All text in French. Spine worn, 1"split to top and bottom. Tip missing from top corner of front cover. Covers slightly browned and grubby with some light creases and edge nicks. Staples rusty. Contents clean but edge browned.

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TINTINOMANIA IV LE MONDE DE HERGE AUCTION CATALOGUE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506826
1995. Very good condition.

Auction Catalogue of Collection 'Tout Herge'/Welkenraedt et a divers on 18 Feb 1995 in Levallois-Perret. White cardwraps 11.75 x 8.25. Text in French. Colour photos of a few lots, some b/w illustrations. 40 pages. Light damp stain to cover edges, causing pages to be slightly wrinkled. A little wear to spine. Light browning to cover edges. Small barcode label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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BONZO'S COUNTRY HOLIDAY
Written by G.E. Studdy; George Jellicoe. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1406355
Published by John Swain & Son Limited; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1925. Very good condition.

Small format (13 x 10.5cm). Pictiorial cardwraps. Full-page colour illustrations plus double-spread centre fold. Unpaginated, 14 pages. Staples rusty. Rear cover a little grubby. Some light spotting to a couple of pages. Light margin marks to centre pages. Contents are otherwise very good. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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SPARKLER ANNUAL 1938
No author listed.
Stock no. 1406353
Published by The Fleetway House. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing a party scene featuring a clown. Advert to rear board. Colour frontis plus 2 other colour plates and 2 picture stories with colour illustrations. B/w and two tone illustrations. 108 pages. First story is Monk's Clue. Spine bumped and browned. Cloth is frayed at edges and there is a small split on rear spine. Corners bumped and darkened. Board edges rubbed. Covers a little grubby. Some erased writing from front pastedown and endpaper. Rear joint beginning to crack. Name and address to belongs to box. Pages browned.

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RUTHLESS ROGER
Written by Geoffrey Lowis. Illustrated by Winslade.
Stock no. 1506822
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A lively, stirring tale of pirates on the Spanish Main, thrilling but never frightening, told by a sailor with a glorious sense of humour. Red cloth, dark blue titles and vignette to front. Colour and b/w illustrations. 48 pages. Spine bumped, darkening to top edges of covers. Endpapers browned. Tear to margin of pages 25-32. Foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped with loss from top of spine and rear fold. Spine browned.

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CHOPS ADVENTURES IN THE AIR
Written by E.J. Barks. Illustrated by Dora Barks.
Stock no. 1506821
Published by Warrillows Ltd.. circa 1925. Good condition.

Chops the Pekingese didn't want to wear a muzzle so he left home. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Colour plates plus green and white illustrations. 23 pages. Text in rhyme. Spine bumped with small holes to top half, front edge browned. Covers grubby and marked, loss of surface along bottom edge of rear cover. Endpapers browned. Ink inscription to front endpaper. A couple of hinges cracked. A few fingermarks to contents. Light browning to margins of plates.

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MERRY HOURS
Written by Mabel Mackintosh. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1506815
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. circa 1924. Very good condition.

Stories and Pictures for the Little Ones edited by Mabel Mackintosh. Stiff card covers, pictorial front shows boy and girl collecting mussels. B/w illustrations, at least six by Wain. Staples rusty. Covers slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Contents very good, just an odd fox spot.

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LITTLE PETS
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1506814
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Brown stiff card wraps with black titles and decoration, onlay of dog in basket. Advert to rear. 4 colour plates, 1 is by Wain. Short stories and rhymes. Repaired split to base of spine. Contents generally clean. Foxing to verso of three plates but not the Wain one.

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