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ANIMAL PLAYTIME
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Harry B. Neilson; J.A. Shepherd; et al..
Stock no. 1320518
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Front cover shows Fox with cockrel. B/w illustrations throughout. Some cats by Wain. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Front cover illustration is still bright. Some slight chipping of paper covering to spine. Small binding error of crease in paper to rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of title-page (dated 1909) and one name crossed out and replaced with another. Some slight foxing and fingering to contents. Light tobacco smell to contents.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1895
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; G. Stoddart; et al..
Stock no. 1405194
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1895. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with black titles to spine. Front cover shows 5 little bee men dancing on some leaves. Gilt title and silver date. Blue & white frontis and numerous b/w illustrations. 192 pages. 9.5" x 7.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little browned. Red mark to rear board and dark mark to front board. Some foxing and a few scratches. Both joints cracked showing webbing beneath. Several hinges cracked. Front end paper is missing. Browning to endpaoers. Corners cut off rear endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page edges plus tissue guard. Some grubby marks to margins.

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THE FAMILY CIRCLE PICTURE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1313221
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1881. Very good condition.

Large format. Attractive pictorial green cloth with gilt title to front cover, black title to spine and bevelled edges. Floral decorated endpapers. 104 pages, all edges gilt. B/w illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few light marks to covers else bright and clean. Inscription in ink to half-title and a small ink mark to verso of front-endpaper. Half-title and last text page are lightly browned. One page has a horizontal tear to centre of page. Some light fingermarks to page margins otherwise a nice, clean copy.

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THE CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS
Written by Marianne Farningham.
Stock no. 1108904
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1878. Very good condition.

Small format. Red cloth with gilt title/title box and black borders and decorations. Out-of-door stories for the Little Ones. Grubby marks and some scuffing to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1916
Written by Elsie Blomfield; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; N. Buchanan; et al..
Stock no. 1310493
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1916. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows girl in red cape carrying holly and ivy followed by elves. Maroon cloth spine. 191 pages. 9.5 x 7.5". Colour plates plus b/w and two-tone text illustrations throughout, many Wain cats. Covers are edge worn and grubby to rear. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned. Pencil writing (name and date) to title-page. Contents clean.

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THE ROSEBUD ANNUAL 1917
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; E. Blomfield; G Sidney; et al..
Stock no. 1501369
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1917. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth spine. Front board shows 2 children on ice-skates, carrying a large kite! With about 200 illustrations, including a few Louis Wain cat illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges rubbed and worn. Rear cover slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Odd margin mark/grubby fingermark. Light browning to pages 148/149. Contents otherwise very good. A nice copy.

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THE HEART OF JESSIE LAURIE
Written by Amelia E. Barr. Illustrated by E.F. Skinner.
Stock no. 1206131
Published by James Clarke & Co.. Circa 1907. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Embossed motif to front cover. 4 b/w plates. 287 pages. Light page-edge browning.

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LOUIS WAIN'S ANIMAL SHOW WITH STORIES IN PROSE AND VERSE
Written by Louis Wain. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1801849
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial paper boards showing two tabby cats and a dog to front, red title to front, black title to spine. B/w animal illustrations throughout, many of cats and dogs. Not paginated. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Much of back strip missing but title can be made out. Boards have a nice, clean appearance. One or two minor margin marks and tiny tears else contents nice. A nice copy of a scarce Wain title.

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THE KING WITH THE SEVEN CROWNS AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Edmund Lee. Illustrated by Ernold A. Mason.
Stock no. 383115
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1894. Very good condition.

Stories told to relieve a little girl of the tedium of a sick bed. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 117 pages. Floral decorated endpapers. 3 full-page b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and very slightly faded. Covers are ever so slightly grubby. Heavy foxing to first few and last few pages. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few light fingermarks but contents generally clean. A nice copy of a very scarce Victorian children's book.

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LOUIS WAIN'S BABY'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 593893
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards with picture of cute kitten on the front cover. B/w illustrations throughout, many of cats. REDUCED FROM £450. Edges rubbed, corners worn, backstrip worn with loss to bottom. Covers a little grubby. Front and rear joints cracked. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. A few repaired margin tears, slight margin loss to last two pages. A few marks present.

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LOUIS WAIN'S BABY'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 581718
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards with picture of cute kitten on the front cover. B/w illustrations throughout, many of cats. Spine worn with slight loss at top and tail. Corners worn, covers scuffed but still bright. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Light brown stain to top edge of front endpaper and title page. A few margin marks but contents generally clean. A nice copy of a scarce Wain title.

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