John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.
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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.
- Categorised in:
- 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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- CHILDRENS
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.
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OUR DARLINGS
No author listed.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Louis Wain; Ambrose Dudley; et al..
Stock no. 1501367
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Good condition.
Red cloth spine, pictorial front board shows children carol singing. Tipped-in colour plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. Includes 3 colour plates by Wain plus some b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners and board edges worn. Small pieces of paper missing from both front and rear board. Front board lightly scratched. Tiny hole near to centre of front endpaper. A little foxing and one or two marks otherwise contents generally clean.
NIGHT LIGHT STORIES
Written by Sibyl B. Owsley.
Illustrated by Chris G. Temple.
Stock no. 1207758
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Circa
1932.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards showing two children sitting under a tree watched by birds and rabbits. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. 9.75" x 7.5". Book: name in ink to front endpaper. Verso of frontis lightly browned. Wrapper: slightly edge-chipped.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
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LOUIS WAIN'S FATHER CHRISTMAS
No author listed.
Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1309075
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Very good condition.
Green cloth spine. Grey decorated front board with pictorial onlay which shows portrait of a ginger cat with green background. Rear cover is blank. 5 tipped-in colour plates (one duplicating the onlay to front cover) plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Rear cover slightly browned. Endpapers lightly browned and light page edge browning throughout.
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- CHILDRENS
- CHRISTMAS
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
THE CHILDREN OF WINDY STREET
Written by Brenda.
Stock no. 1106634
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Circa
1931.
Good condition.
Blue cloth with black titles and decorations. Colour plates. Spine is browned with chipping and a few splits. Corners are bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and grubby marks to outer page edges and some page margins.
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- CHILDRENS
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Tinsley Pratt; F. Anstey; et al.
Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 597157
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Circa
1906.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth with silver title block to spine and blue/green decorations. 'T' shaped pictorial onlay to front cover, shjowing a boy and a girl walking in the snow, confronted by a big bird! First story is 'When Hawkins Sailed the Sea'. Includes roughly 6 Louis Wain illustrations. Spine and corners are bumped and worn, with some fraying to cloth. Chipping and a few tears to pictorial onlay with a couple of pieces of loss. New endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges.
BUSY FINGERS
No author listed.
Stock no. 593953
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Good condition.
Green pictorial stiff cardwraps show butterfly girl helping young girl to sew a quilt. Stories for children. B/w illustrations. Spine worn, contents loose, some pages detached. Inscription in pencil to verso of front cover. Page browning.
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- CHILDRENS
OUR DARLINGS
Written by Ravenor Bullen; et al.
Illustrated by Louis Wain; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 739451
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Circa
1914.
Very good condition.
Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial front board shows a girl at the seaside listening to a shell. Green pictorial endpapers. 24 colour plates mounted on brown paper (2 cat plates by Wain and 5 plates by Aris), numerous b/w text illustrations throughout (including many non-cat illus by Wain). 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn, edges rubbed. A couple of scratch marks to front cover and covers slightly grubby with foxing on rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. One colour plate (of a teddy) is lightly creased and one Wain plate has a light corner crease. Contents are clean.