John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.
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MERRY DAYS
Written by Mabel Mackintosh.
Illustrated by Chris G. Temple.
Stock no. 1505920
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
circa
1922.
Almost very good condition.
Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows three children sailing a toy boat, yellow titles. 10 x 7.5". Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby, mainly edges. Prize plate to front pastedown. One hinge cracked. Contents clean but with foxing and some browning.
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- CHILDRENS
LITTLE FROLIC
No author listed.
Illustrated by Hilda Cowham; Ernest A. Aris; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; et al..
Stock no. 1505771
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
circa
1934.
Very good condition.
Large format 11 x 8". Pictorial covers show continuous snow scene, two children on front, one in green jumper, girl with sheep to rear. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is A Washing Day. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Very light browning to spine and 1" split to front edge. To/From box completed in ink on front pastedown. One hinge starting to crack. A few fox spots to text block. Contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
PLAYTIME STORIES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1315747
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Pictorial boards. Front cover shows some children feeding some birds. Colour frontis and a few other colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is 'When Is A Hoop Not A Hoop?'. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Names (to and from) in ink in belongs to box. Pale page browning and some grubby fingermarks to margins. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with tears at corners, slight loss to lower front corner and a small ink blot to top of front flap.
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- CHILDRENS
MERRY HOURS
Written by Mabel Mackintosh.
Illustrated by Chris Temple; Harry B. Neilson; Marjorie Slade; et al..
Stock no. 1315531
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
circa
1932.
Very good condition.
Stories and Pictures for the Little Ones edited by Mabel Mackintosh. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl washing her toy. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny nick to edge of rear cover. Covers ever so slightly grubby. Small Xmas sticker to belongs to box and pencil name. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to contents.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
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TOLD IN THE GLOAMING
Written by Gladys Peto.
Illustrated by Gladys Peto.
Stock no. 1404904
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
circa
1934.
Very good condition.
Large format. Cloth spine with black title and decoration. Pictorial front board. 8 colour plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly grubby. Corners bumped and worn. Small bump to top of front board. Few small marks to rear board. Front board a little grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint a little pulled. Endpapers lightly browned. Some marks to page edges otherwise contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
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SUMMER DAYS
Written by Gladys Peto.
Illustrated by Gladys Peto.
Stock no. 2118453
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Circa
1933.
Very good condition.
Large format. Cloth spine with black titles and decorations. Pictorial front cover. 4 colour plates and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Chipping to corners. Some scuffing to covers. Red ink splashes to spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges and a few page margins.
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- CHILDRENS
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LITTLE FROLIC
No author listed.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al.; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert.
Stock no. 1404675
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
Large format. Attractive colour pictorial boards and spine with front showing child in Santa suit with teddies by Christmas tree. 8 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 1 b/w illustrations of dogs playing cricket by Wain. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Bottom of board edges rubbed. Small prize plate stuck to front endpaper. Some marks including to endpapers otherwise contents generally clean. All plates present. Pictorial wrapper is edge worn and creased. Large tear between front panel and spine. Tear across spine and onto front panel. A few other smaller edge tears and slight loss to top and bottom of spine. Browned to verso.
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- CHILDRENS
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Charles Herbert; et al.
Illustrated by Alfred Pearse; Louis Wain; Edith Harries; Marjorie Slade; et al..
Stock no. 1504941
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
1928.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth, red flowers and green leaves, circular pictorial onlay shows boy fishing, girl holding puppy. Red title to front cover, black title to spine. Colour illustrations mounted on brown card. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. First story: Stories of Robin Hood by Charles Herbert, features a few times in book. A couple of b/w illustrations by Wain. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers grubby with marks. Light scuffing to onlay. Joints cracked. Dated ink inscription to front endpaper (1928). Foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present.
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SUNSHINE TALES
No author listed.
Illustrated by Gladys Peto.
Stock no. 1314308
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Large, heavy format. Pictorial boards. 8 colour plates, numerous b/w text illustrations. First story "Blue Goblin". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and lightly stained. Remains of a small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Name and address in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing and some light fingering. Faint colouring to a couple of illustrations else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
SUNNY DAYS
Written by Mabel Mackintosh.
Stock no. 1502664
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Paper boards with full size pictorial onlay to front cover which shows horses and dogs by a stream. 3 colour plates and b/w text illustrations. A mix of short stories and rhymes. Wear to spine, corners and edges of onlay on front cover. Covers a little grubby. Name in ink to verso of frontis which is first page in book. Staples rusty. Tiny tear to bottom edge of first two pages. Odd mark and fox spot but contents generally clean.
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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Mrs. George Corbett; et al.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1310567
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
circa
1915.
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial boards with front showing 3 girls playing with a hoop. Mounted colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. First story is "Little Miss Robinson Crusoe" by Corbett. Includes some b/w cat illustrations by Wain. Spine bumped. Corners worn and edges slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers partially browned. A nice copy.
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Esther Branthwaite; Duncan McLaren; F. Anstey; et al.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1310566
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
circa
1912.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows young boy sailor with a small girl on his shoulder. First story is "Molly's Decision" (this is a long story serialised throughout the annual) by Branthwaite. Colour plates mounted on green paper plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and faded with small dark mark to centre. Covers edge rubbed. Endpapers browned, small piece chipped from lower edge of front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to page edges. One plate has slight damage to edges, one mount has very slight paper damage to verso.