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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE
Written by Mary Godolphin.
Stock no. 1318655
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial boards. 94 pages. B/w text illustrations. Covers are edge worn, spine bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN
Written by William Cowper. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1314423
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books. Small, square format. (5.5 x 4.5"). Pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Slight discolouration to rear cover. Browning and foxing to prelims and last few pages. Contents clean. Also comes with a letter from the publishers confirming that only 4 titles of these small size Caldecott books were printed.

MOTHER GOOSE'S NURSERY TALES
Written by A. Pitt-Kethley.
Stock no. 1503263
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Told chiefly in words of one syllable for young children. Cloth spine with black title, colour pictorial boards. 25 illustrations (incl. covers). 15 stories including Cinderella, Blue-Beard, Puss in Boots, Three Bears etc. 94 pages. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges are bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. A few hinges cracked so binding feels weak. Grubby marks to title page, endpapers and margins. Foxing to front endpaper.

R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1402766
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Contains: The Diverting History of John Gilpin; The House That Jack Built; the Babes In The Wood; An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog. Beige and red pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. All edges red. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some bumping to cover edges. Covers are grubby. Name on a label to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers. Page browning and the occasional light mark otherwise contents are generally clean.

AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Gilbert James.
Stock no. 1502187
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. 1st thus 1905. Slightly better than good condition.

The Photogravure Series. Attractive green cloth covers with gilt titles. 12 b/w tissue-guarded photogravures. 91 pages. Top edge gilt. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. 0.5cm missing from base of spine. Covers a bit grubby, spine browned. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Tissue guard missing from frontis. Browning throughout and a little foxing. All plates present.

THE TWO ELSIES
Written by Martha Finley.
Stock no. 2112777
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 302 pages. A few marks to covers. Front endpaper is MISSING.

ELSIE'S HOLIDAYS AT ROSELANDS
Written by Martha Finley.
Stock no. 2111409
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. Bumping and some fading to spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine; edge-creased with chipping and small tears; a little loss.

ELSIE AT ION
Written by Martha Finley.
Stock no. 2111406
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green covers with black titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine; chipping along edges; minimal loss.

ELSIE AND THE RAYMONDS
Written by Martha Finley.
Stock no. 1310433
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 324 pages. Spine bumped. Heavy foxing and top edge of textblock a bit dusty else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and chipped with slight loss.

ELSIE'S NEW RELATIONS
Written by Martha Finley.
Stock no. 1310432
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 324 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing and top edge of textblock dusty. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss.

ELSIE AT VIAMEDE
Written by Martha Finley.
Stock no. 1310430
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black titles and surrounds to front cover and spine. Colour frontis. 293 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing and top edge of textblock dusty else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and slightly edge chipped.

GRANDMOTHER ELSIE
Written by Martha Finley.
Stock no. 1310420
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 298 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss. Slightly grubby to rear panel.