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THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1895
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; Charles Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1330502
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1895. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, a few early Charles Robinson illustrations, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Mr. Old Year" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners bumped, crease in cloth to lower front corner. Covers slightly grubby and spine lightly browned. Endpapers browned. Large tear to page 57/8 which has been repaired with white stickers at margins. Some other, small margin tears and some hinges pulled. Contents still tightly bound.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1894
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al; Ascott R. Hope. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; A. Hallward; et al..
Stock no. 1330501
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1894. Good condition.

Cream cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "A Long Ago Piano" by Mrs. Molesworth. Covers are edge worn and grubby, spine is browned. Some hinges pulled, joints cracked, this causes contents to be little loose but still tightly bound. There is a small hole to the centre of page 63/4 and a couple of large tears.

THE CHILD'S PICTORIAL ANNUAL VOLUME 1893
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Theodore Wood; et al. Illustrated by W.J. Morgan; G.C. France; C.S. Flint; et al..
Stock no. 1330500
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1893. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations by W.J. Morgan, many illustrations not attributed. First story is "Ducks, not Geese" by Mrs. Molesworth. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly grubby and spine slightly browned. Name in ink to title-page. Endpapers are browned and there is some light fingering to page margins but the contents are generally clean. There are some small margin tears at lower edges.

GOLDEN SUNBEAMS VOL. I 1897
Written by E.A. Bulley; Christina Rossetti; Maud Carew; et al. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; T.H. Robinson; George Soper; et al..
Stock no. 1330406
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1897. Very good condition.

December 1896 (no. 1) to Novemeber 1897 (no. 12). Blue pictorial cloth with gilt title to front cover. 192 pages. Packed full of b/w illustrations, including some early work by Charles Robinson. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly rubbed and grubby. Prize plate (name blotted out) to front pastedown. Front joint starting to crack. Contents are well browned but otherwise are clean. Endpapers are slightly grubby.

JULIANA HORATIA EWING AND HER BOOKS
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing; Horatia K.F. Gatty.
Stock no. 1329158
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1887. Good condition.

Grey pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. Covers are edge worn, foxed and grubby. Spine is browned and slightly chipped. Contents are browned. Hinges cracked.

GOLDEN SUNBEAMS 1899-1900
Written by Mary E. Lester; Maud Carew; Edith Farmiloe; et al. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson; Charles Robinson; T.H. Robinson; Edith Farmiloe; et al..
Stock no. 1324329
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1900. Almost very good condition.

Includes 2 years from January 1899 to December 1900. Yellow cloth with gilt borders and gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine professionally rebacked. New endpapers. Cloth a bit grubby. Page edge browning else contents clean.

GREAT-UNCLE HOOT-TOOT
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; E.J. Walker; Lizzie Lawson; et al..
Stock no. 2140038
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1889. Good condition.

Larger format. Dark blue cloth with gilt title and pictorial front cover. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Page edge browning; some foxing; margin marks. Some page corner tips torn off (and missing) but no loss of text, margin tear to last page.

A HOUSE TO LET
Written by Mrs. Molesworth.
Stock no. 2140036
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1889. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt title. Coloured text illustrations throughout. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping/fraying to cloth at top and tail. Marks to covers, including red marks to rear cover. Foxing to various degrees throughout.

MIRANGO THE MAN-EATER: A TALE OF CENTRAL AFRICA
Written by C. Dudley Lampen. Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 2137439
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1899. Almost very good condition.

The Narrative of George Pryce, Traveller and Exile, First Writ Down Anno Domini 1706, and Now Retold. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine and red title to front cover. B/w frontis. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; wrinkling to cloth on front cover. Chipping to top and tail of spine. Award plate to front pastedown; browning to endpapers. Frontis has damp marking to margins. Foxing to prelims and outer page edges.

A YEAR OF COUNTRY LIFE; OR, THE CHRONICLE OF THE YOUNG NATURALISTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1319310
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1856. Good condition.

Embossed blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Cream endpapers. 247 pages, all edges gilt. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and stain to top edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny binders sticker to rear pastedown. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins but generally contents clean.

BIRD STORIES OLD AND NEW, TOLD IN PICTURES AND PROSE
Written by Harrison Weir. Illustrated by Harrison Weir.
Stock no. 1319206
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1887. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Pale peach pictorial boards. 63 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Light damp stains to edges of front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed. Grubby fingermarks to some pages.

SHORT STORIES FROM EUROPEAN HISTORY - SWEDEN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318790
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1851. Almost very good condition.

Small fromat. Embossed grey cloth with gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers. 198 pages plus publication list to rear. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Marks to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Musty smell to contents.