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A Little Book of Old Rhymes
By
Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator
Cicely Mary Barker.
Reprint, circa 1949, Blackie.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Old tape marks at top and bottom edge of covers.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
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4.
Flower Fairies of the Autumn
By
Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator
Cicely Mary Barker.
Reprint, circa 1950, Blackie.
24mo.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
24 plates.
Dustwrapper a little dusty, but otherwise good condition for its age.
Neatly price-clipped.
Covers fresh and bright.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Plates in excellent condition.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
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6.
Groundsel and Necklaces
By
Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator
Cicely Mary Barker.
Reprint, , Blackie.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, a little soiled, and price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
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8.
Summer Songs with Music
By
Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator
Cicely Mary Barker.
Circa 1926, Blackie.
Quarto.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
All plates present and undamaged.
Covers worn at edges.
Binding a little slack.
Contents shaken.
Gift dedication, dated 1935 on front endpaper.
Some light foxing throughout, mainly at page edges and on back pastedown.
Good condition.
9.
Summer Songs With Music from
By
Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator
Cicely Mary Barker.
Circa 1920, Blackie and Son Limited.
Quarto.
Olive-green cloth-covered boards.
Green spine.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to covers and a little faint soilng.
Corners and spine ends slightly bumped.
Some faint foxing to endpapers and to page edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition.
10.
Summer Songs With Music from "Flower Fairies of the Summer"
By
Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator
Cicely Mary Barker.
Circa 1920, Blackie and Son Limited.
Quarto.
Grey pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Music by Olive Linnell.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, with some creasing and tears.
Light wear to covers.
Binding sound.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
11.
The Children's Book of Hymns
By
Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator
Cicely Mary Barker.
Blackie.
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
84 pages.
Undated, presumed circa 1940s.
Original publisher's price on dustwrapper flap given as 8/6 net.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Covers clean and unmarked.
Gilt bright.
Binding tight.
Foxing to prelims, edges of page block, and to page edges.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
12.
The Children's Book of Hymns
By
Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator
Cicely Mary Barker.
Blackie.
Dark blue embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
18cm x 25cm.
84 pages.
Undated, probably 1940s or 1950s.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and slightly soiled.
Covers clean and undamaged.
Gilt bright.
Foxing on edges of page block and prelims, and intermittently throughout contents.
Would otherwise be close to VG.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
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