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1. Favourite Stories from Hans Andersen by Hans Christian Andersen
Favourite Stories from Hans Andersen
By Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrator Olive Allen.
Circa 1920, T. C. & E. C. Jack.
Olive-green embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Picture onlay to front cover.
12cm x 15cm.
Covers faded, and worn at edges.
Rough-cut fore edge.
Edges of page block dusty and soiled.
Contents slightly tanned.
Good condition.
#114087   £12.50   
2. In the Grip of the Hawk: A Story of the Maori Wars by Reginald Horsley
In the Grip of the Hawk: A Story of the Maori Wars
By Reginald Horsley
Illustrator W. Herbert Holloway.
1910, T. C. & E. C. Jack.
Octavo.
Light grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Covers VG.
Some foxing on endpapers, prelims and fore edge.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition.
#106106   £5.00   
3. Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
Ivanhoe
By Sir Walter Scott
Illustrator Maurice Greiffenhagen.
Circa 1919, T. C. & E. C. Jack.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
15cm x 20cm.
"Retold for children by Alice F. Jackson".
Undated; name on front endpaper dated 1919.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Spine strip worn and scuffed.
Endpapers darkened.
Binding reasonably sound.
Pages clean.
Reading condition.
#111044   £5.00   
4. Leighton by A. Lys Baldry
Leighton
By A. Lys Baldry
Reprint, circa 1918, T. C. & E. C. Jack.
Masterpieces in Colour series.
Octavo.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
78 pages.
Eight reproductions of Leighton's work.
Light wear to covers.
Edges rubbed, some damage to spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition.
#103700   £5.00   
5. Painting - Shown to the children by Lawrence Wilson
Painting - Shown to the children
By Lawrence Wilson
Circa 1920, T. C. & E. C. Jack.
Edited by Louey Chisholm.
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Very good condition.
#106016   £15.00   
6. Sculpture - Shown to the children by Lawrence Wilson
Sculpture - Shown to the children
By Lawrence Wilson
Circa 1920, T. C. & E. C. Jack.
Edited by Louey Chisholm.
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to covers.
Spine faded.
Very good condition.
#106017   £15.00   
7. Songs with Music from A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Songs with Music from A Child's Garden of Verses
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator Margaret W. Tarrant.
Circa 1920, T. C. & E. C. Jack.
White paper-covered boards.
White cloth spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
20cm x 27cm.
Covers worn and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Neat gift dedication on top corner of front endpaper.
Contents slightly shaken, but otherwise close to VG internally.
Good condition.
#105456   £30.00   
8. The Portrait Book of Our Kings and Queens 1066-1911
The Portrait Book of Our Kings and Queens 1066-1911
1911, T. C. & E. C. Jack.
Edited by T. Leman Hare.
Paperback.
Purple covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
27cm x 21cm.
68 pages.
"Done in Commemoration of the Coronation of Their Majesties King George V. & Queen Mary, with supplementary notes on the ceremony."
Light wear, and some soiling and fading to covers.
Some foxing on prelims and edges of early pages.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition.
#97317   £15.00   
9. The Secret Passage by Dorothy Russell
The Secret Passage
By Dorothy Russell
Illustrator Honor C. Appleton.
Circa 1920, T. C. & E. C. Jack.
Light grey paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
17cm x 22cm.
183 pages.
Covers soiled and heavily worn, with a patch of pink staining at lower corner (contents not affected).
Spine strip worn and darkened.
Contents a little shaken.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition.
#111045   £5.00   
10. The World's Best Stories for Boys & Girls by Winifred Biggs
The World's Best Stories for Boys & Girls
By Winifred Biggs
Illustrator Honor C. Appleton.
Circa 1930, T. C. & E. C. Jack.
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
624 pages.
A compendium of excerpts and short stories by various well known authors.
Contributors include: Nesbit, A. A. Milne, Richmal Crompton, Ewing, Farjeon, Lang. de la Mare, and Twain.
Covers worn at edges and somewhat scuffed.
Gilt lettering faded.
Contents slightly shaken.
Foxing on prelims and endpapers.
A number of the illustrations have been neatly coloured-in.
Some damage to final two pages where they appear to have been peeled apart.
Reading condition.
#111589   £3.50