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THE CHILDREN'S TREASURY OF PICTURES AND STORIES NO. XIX
Written by Angela Brazil; Tom Bevan; Queenie Scott-Hopper; et al. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1505396
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title, cream pictorial boards with picture of girl and lamb to front. 4 Colour plates by Anderson, b/w text illustrations throughout. Includes 2 stories by Brazil Mixed Pickles and The Refugees. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby, rear is worst. A couple of hinges cracked. Just an odd mark to contents. All plates present.

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THE STRONG-TAIL
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1404889
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

How he jumped onto the moon. Part of the Rummy Tales series. Small format, 4.5 x 3.25". Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and two tone illustrations. Covers a little grubby. Contents detached from covers. Staples rusty. Pale red marks to inside of rear cover. Contents otherwise clean.

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GRANNY WUMPUS
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1404888
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1920. Very good condition.

And How She Cleans Up For The Party. Pictorial card wraps. 4.25 x 3.5". Colour and two-tone illustrations. Corners slightly rubbed. Covers a little grubby. Staples rusty. Contents clean.

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MR PUP AND HIS ESCAPADE
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1404886
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Small format. Pictorial paperwraps. Full page colour and two-tone illustrations. Early edition - pre 1919. Staples rusty. Covers a little grubby. Corners a little worn. Contents clean.

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BOOKANO ZOO NO. 1
Written by S. Louis Giraud.
Stock no. 1505389
Published by Strand Publications. Slightly better than good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial boards and spine. 6 animal pop-ups. Animals in Fact, Fancy and Fun. Spine very worn to edges with some loss of surface paper. Also wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Rear joint is badly cracked, webbing showing, front joint just starting to crack, a few hinges cracked. Name in pen to title page. Just an odd mark to contents. All pop-ups work well but last one has been neatly repaired with clear tape.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 10TH YEAR
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson; Alice Talwin Morris; Jessie Pope; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Helen Stratton; H.M. Brock; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1505386
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette, pictorial front cover shows boy tying skates on girl. Illustrated endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light scratch to front cover and a little rubbing. Rear cover is grubby and marked. Inscription dated 1915 to front pastedown. Two pictorial labels to verso of frontis. A few hinges cracked. Contents fingered. Odd margin tear. Heavy foxing to first and last pages with just a few fox spots to contents.

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HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE 1890
No author listed. Illustrated by Richard Simkin.
Stock no. 1505383
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1890. Good condition.

An Illustrated Weekly. Vol VI - No. 261 Nov 16, 1889 to Vol VI - No. 312 Nov 8, 1890. Large volume. Red covers with gilt and black title and decorations. 12 colour plates by R. Simkin plus b/w illustrations by various illustrators. 832 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn, small split to top of darkened spine. Covers grubby and marked. Both joints cracked, showing webbing beneath, and some hinges cracked. Prize plate and small bookseller's label to front endpaper. Some foxing, worst on verso of plates. Contents mostly clean.

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THE GLUGS OF GOSH
Written by C.J. Dennis. Illustrated by Hal Gye.
Stock no. 1404884
Published by Angus & Robertson. 1918. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Decorated endpapers. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Story in verse. Spine bumped and browned. Cloth at top and bottom of spine is fraying. Corners bumped. Bump to front edge of boards. Board edges are browned. Rear joint beginning to crack. Bookplate and name in ink to front endpapers. Page edges browned. Foxing to endpapers. Small tears to a few pages. Some corners creased.

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SUNNY DAY STORIES
Written by Edric Vredenburg; M.A. Hoyer; Sheila E. Braine. Illustrated by E. Heatly; Gordon Robinson; A.L. Bowley; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Hilda Cowham.
Stock no. 1404880
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Stories and rhymes. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows two children sat on a rock fishing. 10.25 x 7.75". Colour frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. Spine a little bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Bubbling to paper at top of front board. Boards are grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Couple of hinges are cracked. Some page browned. Foxing and light fingering to some pages.

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SCHUMANN ALBUM OF CHILDREN'S PIECES FOR PIANO
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 1505377
Published by Augener Ltd.. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, grey paperboards. Pictorial onlay in gold background. Colour illustrations and music. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly grubby/browned. Front joint starting to crack. Prize plate to front endpaper. A few fingermarks to contents but generally clean.

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WINGS AND THE CHILD
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by George Barraud.
Stock no. 1505374
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

Or The Building of Magic Cities. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine, black titles and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations and photographs. 197 pages. Spine lightly browned and a little bumped and worn. A little wear to corners and rear corners bumped. Just a couple of light marks to covers. Name and 1/-, both in pencil, to front endpapers. A couple of hinges cracked. Endpapers lightly browned. A little foxing. Just an odd mark to contents.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1404868
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 125 pages. Top edge gilt. Spine bumped and browned. Cloth split at top. Corners bumped and worn. Top of boards browned. Inscription in ink to prelim. Endpapers browned. Stitching to top of one gathering of pages undone. Some foxing and light fingering otherwise contents generally clean.

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