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THE CHUMMY BOOK - NINETEENTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Dorothy Russell; Barbara Todd; Constance Heward; et al.
Illustrated by Laurie Tayler; Stanley Lloyd; et al..
Stock no. 1505438
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
Very good condition.
Cream spine with black titles and vignette, green pictorial front cover shows two girls chasing a boy, red title. Edited by Chisholm. 6 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped with wear. Nasty dent to lower edge of front cover and some nicks along top edge. Rear cover slightly grubby, a couple of light scratches to front cover. Text block is grubby with some foxing. Contents very good. All plates present.
TALES OF DARING AND DANGER
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1505437
Published by Blackie And Son Limited.
circa
1900.
Very good condition.
Red cloth with gilt title blocks and yellow and grey floral decorations. B/w frontis. 5 tales. 160 pages plus two page booklist. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine faded and some uneven fading to covers. A few marks to covers too. This has been a publisher's prize with prize plate to front pastedown. One hinge cracked. Endpapers browned. Some foxing and an odd fingermark to contents.
WITH COCHRANE THE DAUNTLESS
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by W.H. Margetson.
Stock no. 1404930
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1897.
Almost very good condition.
A Tale of The Exploits of Lord Cochrane In South American Waters. Pale blue pictorial cloth with gilt, black and blue decorations. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine bumped, rubbed and browned. Corners bumped and worn. Cover edges a little rubbed. Some marks to covers. Some hinges cracked. Inscription in ink, address stamp and numbers written in ink to front pastedown. Ink address stamp also to title page. Endpapers browned. Foxing mostly to prelims and page edges. Contents otherwise generally clean. One plate is detached.
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- BOYS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by John Lea; Christine Chaundler; Elsie Blomfield; et al.
Illustrated by Louis Wain; G.E. Studdy; Ernest A. Aris; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; et al..
Stock no. 1404925
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette of a boy climbing a flag pole. Pictorial front board showing a horse eating hay from a girl's skirt with her dog looking on. Advert for 'The Children's Friend' to verso. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and two tone illustrations. Spine bumped and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Rear board scuffed and grubby. Rear joint beginning to crack, showing some webbing. Endpapers browned. Bumping to inner top corner. Some foxing and grubby marks but many pages clean.
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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by Dorothea Moore; Ethel Talbot; Queenie Scott-Hopper.
Illustrated by Louis Wain; Joyce Lankester Brisley; H.G.C. Marsh; et al..
Stock no. 1404924
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth spine, pictorial front board showing a boy and a girl on a cloud. Includes 4 b/w illustrations and endapers illustrated by Louis Wain. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Some bumping to bottom edge of boards. Covers a little grubby. Vertical crease to front endpaper. Couple of hinge are cracked. Browning to endpapers and contents. Some light foxing otherwise contents are clean.
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LONE STAR AND THE STAR OF THE SEA
Written by Ant Belmont.
Illustrated by Ant Belmont.
Stock no. 1811483
Published by ABC.
1st
2014.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A graphic novel in which magic and hope conquer many troubles in a journey of peace and freedom. Oblong format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Full page colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780957550520. SIGNED by the author with dedication to front endpaper.
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BOBBY BEAR'S ANNUAL 1933
Written by Aunt Kitsie; Norman Hunter; et al.
Stock no. 1811478
Published by Dean & Son Ltd..
1933.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth spine. Colour pictorial front cover. Front cover: BB up ladder pasting on title, while Maisie Mouse and Ruby Rabbit spill paste pot. 'Makes another splash!'. B/w and Colour illustrations. Cloth spine a little worn at edges. Board edges rubbed and worn at corners. Rear board a little scuffed. Faint pencil inscription to front pastedown. White paper repair to top and tail of front joint. Some puzzles done. Grubby marks to contents.
SIMPLY SOUP
Written by Peter Edwards.
Illustrated by Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1811477
Published by MacMillan.
1st
1978.
Good condition.
Traditional Tales series. A cunning trickster persuades a stingy old crone that the best soup in the world can be made out of nothing but plain water and an old bent rusy nail. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0333215915. Ex-lib with large library plates to endpapers. Boards unevenly faded and rubbed at top & tail of spine, remains of label to front cover. Ink-stamped library number to title page (discreet). Contents clean.
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SIMPLY SALT
Written by Peter Edwards.
Illustrated by Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1811476
Published by MacMillan.
1st
1978.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Traditional Tales series. "Put salt on a magpie's tail and your wishes will all come true!" but the mocking magpie always flew away. Nonetheless, the advice it gave to Ville did make his wishes come true - after a fashion. Oblong format. Green pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 0333215966. Ex-lib with evidence of removal of library tag to title page and front pastedown, also a ink-stamped number to title page. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is faded to front, spine and rear spine edge (from green to blue). Some damp staining to lower edge of dustwrapper not visible to front. Endpapers removed.
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PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 17TH YEAR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley; Maurice Clifford; E.M. Hunter.
Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Ernest A. Aris; Sylvia Venus; Nina K. Brisley; et al..
Stock no. 1404920
Published by Partridge.
circa
1926.
Slightly better than good condition.
Red spine with black title and vignette of a child climbing a flagpole. Pictorial board showing a girl with a red umbrella holding a doll with houses and other children in the background. Blue & red pictorial endpapers by Brisley. Colour plates. Full page four tone illustrations plus two tone illustrations. Spine bumped, worn and a little faded. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Rear board has a couple of small indents and is marked. Front is grubby and a little scratched. Front joint and some hinges are cracked. Endpapers are browned. Inscription in ink plus a pencil drawn circle to the verso of the frontis. Couple of plates (one colour and one four tone) have ragged edges. Some foxing mostly to page edges and grubby marks to contents.
PARTRIDGE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL - 18TH YEAR
Written by Cecily M. Rutley; John Lea; Evelyn Whitaker; et al.
Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Nina K. Brisley; Florence Mary Anderson; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; et al..
Stock no. 1404919
Published by Partridge.
circa
1926.
Almost very good condition.
Red spine with black title and vignette of a child climbing a flagpole. Black pictorial board showing children on scooters. Red titles. Pictorial endpapers with 4 different nursery rhymes. Colour plates. Full page four tone illustrations plus two tone illustrations. First story is A Tale of the Tinies. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges a little rubbed. Bottom of rear board bumped. Rear board is a little grubby. Light scuffing/scratch marks to front board. Front joint reinforced. Rear joint and some hinges cracked. Endpapers are browned. Name and date to verso of title page. Creasing to bottom of some pages. Light foxing mainly to page edges plus some grubby marks although many pages are clean.
NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL FOR 1899
Written by George Manville Fenn; Alfred J. Fuller; L.L. Weedon.
Illustrated by Ernest Nister; Edith Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1404914
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co..
1899.
Slightly better than good condition.
Red spine with pictorial front board showing three children and a bike. Pictorial endpapers. 6 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Some scuff/scratch marks to rear board. Boards are grubby. Joints and some hinges are cracked. Tears to some pages at margin edges. 2 plates are detached. Foxing to endpapers and some page edges. Some light fingering to contents.