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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Major J.T. Gorman; Percy F. Westerman; et al. Illustrated by D.C. Eyles; Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324778
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1939. Very good condition.

Front cover shows hunting scene on elephants. First story is 'The Camel's Hump' by Gorman. 4 colour plates, 4 b/w plates plus b/w illustrations to text. 208 pages. Corners worn, edges rubbed. Rear cover and spine slightly grubby. Some slight scuffing to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing present, mainly to prelims and text block. A few grubby marks to margins.

BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Richard Bird; Percy F. Westerman; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by Thomas Henry; Rowland Hilder; W. Edward Wigfull; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1324776
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine with pictorial front cover showing a boy hunting with natives holding spears in background. First story is 'Time Signals' by Richard Bird. Colour frontis + 3 other colour plates and b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped and slightly grubby. Grubby marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout, heavy at textblock.

BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL 1924
Written by Hylton Cleaver; H. Mortimer Batten; Charles R. Gibson; Percy F. Westerman; E. Talbot; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Gordon Browne; H.R. Millar; et al..
Stock no. 1324775
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1924. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boys in a sailing boat. Colour frontispiece. B/w plates and illustrations throughout. 288 pages. First story is "A Famous Name" by Hylton Cleaver. Boards edge worn and slightly grubby. Spine worn. Light damp stain to edges of front free-endpaper. Some foxing.

BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Percy F. Westerman; Richard Bird; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1324769
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Front cover shows two boys canoeing across lake. First story is 'French Leave' by Westerman. Colour and b/w plates. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Light grubbiness to rear cover. Foxing throughout.

BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by M.E. Buckingham; Ruth Cobb; Natalie Joan; Violet M. Methley; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324768
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Front cover shows a young woman in hat leading a horse. First story is 'The Cat That Ruled a Village' by Buckingham. 4 colour plates, b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn, scuffed and rear cover is grubby. Ink address stamps to front endpapers and also written in ink too. Some heavy foxing and some light fingering to contents.

BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Frances Joyce; Ruth Cobb; Natalie Joan; Bessie Marchant; Elizabeth Gould; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Ruth Cobb; C.E. Brock; Edith Hilder; Rowland Hilder; et al..
Stock no. 1324767
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine. Yellow front board shows girl with bobbed hair and in a blue dress looking at a book. First story is "Stop Me and Buy One" by Frances Joyce. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners worn, edges rubbed. Front cover is slightly grubby. Ink name stamp to front free-endpaper and another name written in ink over the top of one of the stamps. Light foxing and fingering to contents.

THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 2ND YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; John Martin; W. Percival Westell; Harold Avery; et al. Illustrated by Savile Lumley; N. Sotheby Pitcher; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324762
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Green pictorial front board shows a boy scout in shorts with a union jack flag and a castle in the background. First story is "Hogmanay Camp" by Martin. 4 colour plates. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Some wear to cover edges. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name in ink in belongs to box. Endpapers are browned. Heavy foxing to textblock and some page margins.

THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Thora Stowell; Jessie Pope; et al. Illustrated by E.E. Brier; A.H. Watson; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1324758
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Front board shows two children on a swing "ever so high!". First story is "Six and Twenty Fairy Cows". Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations to text. Spine slightly bumped. Mark to top edge of front cover. Light foxing to textblock. Some hinges cracked and pulled but binding still tight.

THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Jocelyn Oliver; M.A. Peart; Natalie Joan; et al. Illustrated by E.E. Brier; M.D. Johnston; A.H. Watson; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324757
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows children in sailing boat "happy days". Colour frontis. B/w and 3-tone text illustrations. First story is "One Last Ride". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents. Some hinges pulled and cracked but binding still tight.

THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.A. Peart; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1324754
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928. Good condition.

Pictorial paper boards entitled 'Fairy Lights' shows children with Chinese lanterns. Colour frontis by Florence Harrison plus b/w and two-tone illustrations (one or two by F.Harrison). Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Rear cover is grubby. Browning and foxing to contents. Some pencil colouring to endpapers, especially rear endpapers. One b/w illustration has been coloured in with watercolours. Hinges pulled but binding still tight. Name in heavy pencil to rear free-endpaper.

BONNY BAIRNS
Written by Annie Ingham; Elsie Blomfield; Natalie Joan; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Cicely Mary Barker; et al..
Stock no. 1324632
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boy and girl on a sledge on a river which has iced over. Colour frontis by Florence Harrison. B/w text illustrations throughout. A book of short stories and verses. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Large but light stain to rear cover. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and to page margins. One hinge is cracked showing webbing beneath.

THE ROMANCE OF READING FIRST SERIES BOOK III PLEASANT PATHS
Written by R.K. Polkinghorne; M.I.R. Polkinghorne. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Florence Harrison; Helen Jacobs; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 1324630
Published by Oxford University Press. 1953. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth. Some colour plates plus many b/w text illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine faded. Small dent to lower edges of covers. Some page corners lightly creased, lower corner of last text page neatly removed (text not affected).