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THAT LITTLE BROWN BUNNY
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 823370
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1915. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Green spine. Pictorial front cover, with hole to it, for a silk tie. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Contents fine. Silk tie present but fragile. Covers ever so slightly marked.

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JUST FOR A CHANGE
Written by May Byron. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 385719
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Very good condition.

A little girl changes places with her doll... Small format (4.75 x 3.75"). Blue boards with white title and colour vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations and b/w vignettes throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn, covers very slightly grubby. Name in ink to front pastedown. Prelims are missing, book opens to page "The Wish". Light foxing and fingering but contents generally clean.

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GRANDMAMMA'S BOOK OF RHYMES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Elizabeth Turner. Illustrated by Maud Reed Cooper.
Stock no. 448398
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Decorated light brown cloth with cream title label. Illustrated endpapers. Charming colour illustrations throughout. 51 pages. Large format. Introduction by G.K.Chesterton. Covers a bit grubby.

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 1921
Written by Herbert Strang; et al.
Stock no. 447261
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1921. Almost very good condition.

13th year. Large format. Cloth spine. Covers are worn. 2" tear to rear base of rear joint. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing. All plates are present.

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NANCY RETURNS TO ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 446207
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cloth covers with swan design, black titles and borders. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Half-title page has one *, therefore believed to be 2nd edition. Foxing to spine, margins and outer page edges. Wrapper is lightly marked to spine, with wear to corners.

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DIMSIE AMONG THE PREFECTS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 383116
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1940. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 288 pages. Cream and brown frontis plate. Spine bumped. A couple of tiny foxspots to front cover. Endpapers, prelims and outer page edges foxed and page edges lightly browned. Blue pictorial wrapper is edge worn and torn with tape repairs on verso. Small ink mark to rear panel.

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DINAH LEAVES SCHOOL
Written by Marjory Royce.
Stock no. 444611
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1934. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour frontis. 369 pages. Corners are worn, with small split to top of spine. Foxing to outer page edges and prelims.

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THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN CARFAX
Written by Lawrence R. Bourne.
Stock no. 815572
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Very good condition.

A Gentleman of Devon and Sometime Sea-man in the British Navy. Beige cloth with red ship decoration to front and gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Covers marked.

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NANCY RETURNS TO ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 382138
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1942. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cloth covers with swan design, black titles and borders. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A few light finger marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (dated 1942, although printed date of 1938 is on publisher page). Heavy foxing to page edge. Dustwrapper is worn to corners, has a small closed tear to top rear edge, is slightly scuffed to spine and has a small blue mark to rear panel. A very scarce, early reprint.

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US
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 811763
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Slightly better than good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale yellow cloth boards with black vignette of 'US' to front. Six colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Covers a little grubby. Joints pulled exposing webbing. First three pages starting to detach from top half. Front hinge also pulled. Contents nice and bright. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with some loss and has a few marks to rear.

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MYSTERY ISLAND
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Savile Lumley.
Stock no. 808320
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 2nd 1929. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with dark title to spine and blind decorations and title to front cover and spine. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. 189 pages. The Challenge Series. Light bumping to spine. Some foxing to internal pages and outer page edges. Hinge next to title page/frontis is a bit cracked. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with only minimal loss and a few grubby marks.

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NANCY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 380357
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1929. Very good condition.

Red cloth with black title to spine and blind title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and four b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small black spot to front cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some very slight bookworm damage to endpapers. Contents clean.

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