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MARIGOLD'S FANCIES
Written by L.E. Tiddeman. Illustrated by Kate Robinson.
Stock no. 1324681
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. 1st 1902. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 4 b/w plates. 168 pages plus 24 page catalogue to rear. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown and name plate to front free-endpaper. Page browning throughout. Small nibbled(?) patch to edge of rear cover.

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MRS BEAK-DUCK AND HER FRIENDS IN THE WOOD
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 2127277
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. 1933. Good condition.

Small format. Reissue. Boards have strips and circules, with colour pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Top 1" of spine is MISSING; splits to base of spine. Browning also to spine. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Creasing to some pages. Grubby marks and foxspots etc. to contents.

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DASTRAL OF THE FLYING CORPS
Written by Rowland Walker.
Stock no. 2123142
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black titles and pictures to front cover and spine. B/w frontis. The Great Adventure Series. A few marks to covers. Corners are a bit bumped. Foxing. Book affected by tobacco odour.

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THE FARM BY THE WOOD
Written by F. Scarlett Potter. Illustrated by J.L. Wimbush.
Stock no. 2120820
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Some light wear to covers. Front endpaper is MISSING. Some foxing and page browning.

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PLEASURES AND JOYS FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
Written by D.J.D.. Illustrated by Harold Copping; et al..
Stock no. 1314976
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows 3 boys pushing/pulling a girl on a sleigh. First story is "The Race". Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 112 pages. Spine slightly bumped and stained. Covers slightly edge worn and scuffed. Front joint is cracked at lower half causing free-endpaper and frontis to be part detached. Front joint between frontis and title-page is cracked showing webbing, lower half is broken. Hinges cracked and pulled causing contents to be loose. A decent copy overall.

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A TRIP TO STORYLAND
Written by R.V.; Christina Rossetti; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Harold Copping; Thomas Maybank; et al..
Stock no. 1404568
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictorial boards with dark titles to spine. Colour frontis plu b/w illustrations. Adverts on endpapers. Spine bumped and worn with small split at top. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Covers are grubby. Front joint and one hinge badly cracked showing webbing below. A couple of other hinges beginning to crack. Remains of a blue presentation plate to front endpaper. Small, blind bookseller's stamp to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Tissue guard for frontis is detached and browned. Some grubby marks to page margins. Advertising leaflet inserted into book.

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WE THREE AND GRANDPA
Written by J.D.. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Edith A. Cubitt; P.B. Hickling; et al..
Stock no. 1314906
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Almost very good condition.

A Picture Story Book For Little Ones. Large format (10.5 x 8"). Pictorial boards, front shows Grandpa guiding a donkey and cart with three little ones in the cart. First story is "A Windy Day". B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Front free-endpaper removed(?). A piece of white paper has been stuck to the front free-endpaper (covering previous inscription perhaps?). Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S TALES FOR ALL TIMES
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1710684
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Circa 1922. Almost very good condition.

Beige/brown boards with pictorial onlay to front cover - shows girl with two dolls and three birds sat on a branch. Pictorial endpapers. 4 colour plates. Spine edge chipped. A few marks to covers. Front joint a little weak. Belong to box completed. Endpapers browned.

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CHILD-LAND
No author listed.
Stock no. 1311588
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Fair condition.

Picture Pages for the Little Ones. Brown decorated cloth, gilt titles. Inset pictorial onlay. Crammed with b/w illustrations. 192 pages plus 16 page publication list. Sold with all faults. Spine and corners bumped and worn, scuffing to covers. Prelims missing and new front endpaper. Contents are grubby. There is a glue mark to the front pastedown. The binding repairs to the book are very amateurish.

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SMILES AND DIMPLES: HAPPY HOURS FOR LITTLE PETS
Written by J.D..
Stock no. 1108838
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. 2nd 1892. Very good condition.

Second Edition. Pictorial glazed boards show a young girl in a high chair with title banner and cat looking up at two butterflies. First story is 'A Lesson in Kindness'. 4 Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 70 pages. Cracking to laminate at spine edge with some loss of surface paper. Corners worn. Boards bowed. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few marks to contents but generally a lovely copy.

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THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND VOLUME XL JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1900
Written by E. Harcourt Burrage; S.L. Heward; Mabel Quiller-Couch; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1108608
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. 1900. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. A monthly magazine for boys and girls. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine is mottled/damp marked. Corners are bumped, with some chipping. Page browning.

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THE SECRET CHANNEL
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Stock no. 809164
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

And Other Stories of the Great War. Red cloth, black titles. Colour frontis. 250 pages. Spine faded to brown. Covers marked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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