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TOT AND TIM ANNUAL
Written by Constance Heward; Cecily M. Rutley; Katharine Oldmeadow; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; Harry B. Neilson; Charles Robinson; Hilda Cowham; et al..
Stock no. 1505728
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Slightly better than good condition.

Cloth spine with blue titles and vignette. Pictorial front cover shows three children playing with hoops. Colour and b/w illustrations. 132 pages. First story is The Freckled Fairy by Heward. Spine bumped, wear to writing on spine. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Covers grubby, rear cover is worst, some light foxing. Pencil writing about contents to front endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to contents mainly to margins. Some foxing. All plates present.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1405185
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, gold title to front and spine. Front cover has gilt border. 4 sepia plates. 228 pages. Spine bumped and very faded. Corners bumped and worn. A little fading to rear cover. A few light marks. Front joint is cracked showing webbing beneath. Small piece cut from front endpaper. Date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing especially to prelims and page edges. Contents otherwise clean.

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NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; Joyce Mercer; et al..
Stock no. 1315360
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Very good condition.

The 'Wonderland' Series. Red cloth spine, pictorial boards show boy serving tea and girl sat sewing. Colour frontis plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Most illustrations uncredited but frontis and most others appear to be by Robinson, a couple of rhymes at back of book are illustrated by Mercer. Very slight wear to spine and corners. Last few lower page corners creased. Contents clean.

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WIRELESS IN TOYTOWN
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 1314930
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 192 pages. Grey endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few light scuff marks to covers. Vertical crease to frontis. Grubby fingermarks to contents. Evidence of removal of name(?) plate to rear pastedown.

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MICKEY MOUSE: 3 WEE LITTLE BOOKS
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 2117990
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

A set of three small format (3.5 x 3") books: Mickey Mouse at the Carnival; Mickey Mouse's Uphill Fight; Mickey Mouse's Misfortune. Each book has pictorial cardwraps, 32 pages, b/w text illustrations. Cover of 'At the Carnival' has now become detached. Other covers are starting to come loose (glue has aged). A little foxing. Some erased pencil writing to inside covers.

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TOT AND TIM ANNUAL
Written by Laurence Alma Tadema; Alice Massie; Bertha Leonard; Ethel Talbot; Natalie Joan; et al. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; E. Dorothy Rees; Grace Lodge; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1504777
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1925. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format, 10.5 x 8". Front cover shows two children holding a book. Illustrated endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 128 pages. Spine bumped and worn with some loss of surface paper, titles faded. Wear to corners and cover edges. Spine and covers grubby, some small areas of surface paper loss from front cover. Joints cracked. Some marks and foxing to contents but generally clean.

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THE CONQUEST OF CHRISTINA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by G.B. Foyster.
Stock no. 1404020
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with pictorial onlays to spine and front cover; decoration borders. Gilt titles to spine. Black titles in gilt title block. Colour frontis and half-title page. B/w illustrations. 343 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Mark to pictorial onlay on front and gilt a little rubbed. Pictorial only on spine is very rubbed as is author's name. Light marks to rear board. Front joint and a few hinges are cracked. Name in ink to top of half title page. Foxing mostly to prelims and page edges. Top edge of text block is a bit grubby. Some fingering otherwise contents generally clean.

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NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by J.A. Symington; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1504314
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1912. Slightly better than good condition.

Treasure Trove Series. Grey boards with pictorial onlay, blue and green titles and borders. With Four Coloured Illustrations, one by Louis Wain, plus many b/w illustrations. 64 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. 0.5" split with flap at top of spine. Covers grubby with marks. Presentation plate to front endpaper. A little light foxing. Page edges browned. A few grubby marks and fingermarks to contents.

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BY WOOD AND FIELD (DIGGERS AND BUILDERS)
Written by R. Hudson.
Stock no. 2115800
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1933. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow covers with dark brown titles. 4 colour plates. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with darkening to spine and edges; couple of closed tears and some edge-creasing.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1402630
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, with gilt title labels. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. 4 colour plates. 336 pages. Purple endpapers. Spine and corners bumped. Corners and board edges rubbed. Scuffing to boards. Gilt worn in places. Prize plate to front pastedown. Rear joint beginning to crack. Some hinges are cracked. Heavy browning to half title and last page of text. Some foxing and grubby marks. Slight musty smell. Five colour plates present with one plate ("What a dear coat") appearing twice.

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COMIC CAPERS OF BUNNIKINS
No author listed. Illustrated by A. Fairfax Muckley.
Stock no. 1502494
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Title to front cover is spelt 'Bunnykins', title to half-title page and title page is spelt 'Bunnikins'. Pictorial covers show rabbit wedding, black and red titles. 4.75 x 6.5". Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 47 pages. Easy-to-read text. Backstrip is missing and has been replaced with brown tape. Corners and cover edges worn. Covers grubby. Both joints cracked. Final page has loss from being previously stuck to pastedown. Last colour plate partially detached. Contents generally clean.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Elsie Wood.
Stock no. 1311861
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Red embossed cloth, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 314 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby, faded to spine. Front joint partially cracked. Foxing and grubby fingermarks but contents generally clean.

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