Coloured frontispiece. Orange boards, black lettering.
Very Good condition

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Octavo.
Turquoise cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
220 pages.
Book Production War Economy Standard.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Covers slightly faded at spine ends.
VG in other respects.
Contents clean and white.
Good condition

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Paperback.
Pictorial covers.
78 pages.
"Book Production War Economy Standard" edition.
Contains 21 shortened stories.
Colour frontispiece.
Line drawings in text.
Spine strip worn, with 1cm loss at each end; strengthened with tape.
Some brown spots on half title and fore edge.
Light spotting on several pages.
Reading condition

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Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
255 pages.
War economy logo on back of title page.
Four black and white illustrations.
(CSSM is the old name for The Scripture Union.)
Covers clean and unmarked.
Marks and shadows on endpapers and pastedowns, where an old paper-wrapper has been removed.
Neat name on front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition

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Printed to Wartime Economy Standard.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Undated; prize label on front pastedown dated 1949.
Slight wear to corners of covers.
Good condition

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Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
'Pictures, Stories, Poems' by various authors and illustrators.
Colour frontispiece by Honor Appleton.
Eight full page colour illustrations.
Numerous black and white drawings, both full page and in the text.
A few faint marks on front cover.
In general covers are firm, bright and clean.
Neat gift inscription on front endpaper (book dated from this).
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

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Quarto.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
174 pages.
A collection of humerous poems describing animals, with accompanying illustrations.
Four colour plates.
Numerous line drawn illustrations, both full-page and within the text.
Covers worn at edges and corners slightly bumped.
Spine strip faded and soiled.
Front cover discoloured.
Close to VG internally.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

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Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey spine.
Picture on upper board by Caroline Hall.
Colour frontispiece by Mabel Spurrier.
Eight other full page colour illustrations.
Black and white drawings in the text.
These and the stories and poems are all by different artists and authors.
Covers close to Fine.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper (book dated from this).
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

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War Economy Standard edition.
Blue covers, black lettering.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Half title missing.
Good condition

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Octavo.
Light red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
255 pages.
Colour frontispiece and six full page black and white illustrations.
Covers very slightly worn.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Text generally clean and unmarked, but one or two pages have light splashes.
Good condition

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Octavo.
Grey pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
White lettering on covers.
31 pages.
An equal number of short stories and poems suitable for toddlers, illustrated with black and white engravings.
Very pretty pictorial front cover.
Back cover has full page advert for Fry's cocoa.
Three pages of adverts at front of book, three more at the back.
Black and white frontispiece.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Contents detached from binding.
Title page appears to be missing.
Gift dedication dated 1896 on half title.
Otherwise in very good condition.
Reading condition

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Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
276 pages.
Large octavo.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Covers close to 'very good'.
Light wear at sides of spine.
Small stain at bottom of front cover.
Name stamped on front paste down.
Birthday greetings on front endpaper.
Back endpaper missing.
Contents very clean and white.
Good condition

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Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text.
One story by Winifred Norling.
Covers a little worn at edges, and corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

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War economy standard shield on reverse of title page.
three black and white plates.
Very slight discolouration of red covers.
Very Good condition

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Quarto.
Beige buckram covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Coloured pictorial endpapers.
Ten full page colour illustrations.
Small black and white and colour illustrations in text.
Light wear to covers.
Child's name mostly erased from title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

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Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
255 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Four black and white drawings in text.
Light wear to covers.
Small nick on front edge of spine strip.
Spine strip faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

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Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
159 pages.
Eight colour plates, numerous black and white illustrations
Covers edge chipped, corners bumped.
Small loss of paper to lower back edge.
Good condition

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Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
374 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
No other illustrations.
Spine strip a little faded.
One or two small marks on fore edges.
Light foxing on both endpapers.
Prize label on front paste down.
Very Good condition

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Octavo.
Light red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
128 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Four colour illustrations.
Covers rather faded, a little wear at top of spine.
Neat gift dedication.
Pages white and clean.
Small amount of scribble on final page.
Good condition

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Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black and Red decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
186 pages.
8 full page black and white illustrations.
Decorative headpieces.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Corners slightly bumped.
Prize label on paste down, from which book dated.
Occasional spotting, but pages otherwise clean and white.
Good condition

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Girls' Adventure series.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
180 pages.
American author and setting, published in U.K. by a different publisher.
Illustrated with colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings in the text.
Pages clean but lightly tanned.
Very Good condition

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1st book in Dean's Play Hour series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Mixture of rhymes and very short stories.
Six colour plates.
Seven full page black and white drawings.
Numerous black and white drawings in the text.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Front cover clean but slightly scratched.
Back cover flecked.
Endpapers missing.
Contents clean and unmarked, and generally VG.
Good condition

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Playtime series.
Quarto.
Cream pictorial glazed boards.
Blue cloth spine.
No. 3406.
Tipped-in colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations on every page.
Artists include M. Foster, Louis Wain, and P. B. Hickling.
14 pages have attributed drawings by Louis Wain.
A number of other pages may also have unsigned drawings by Louis Wain.
Covers worn at edges and lightly soiled.
Corners bumped.
3cm. closed tear in paper covering at outer edge of front cover.
Hinges and spine have been tightened and strengthened professionally.
Illustrations on 10 pages coloured in by children, using poster paint.
Some fingermarking and light staining.
Pages are lightly tanned.
Reading condition

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Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
"By the author of 'Laddie', 'Tip Cat' etc."
Monochrome tissue-guarded frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations throughout, full-page and within the text.
Illustrator not credited.
Light wear to covers.
Spine soiled and darkened.
Prize label dated 1894 on front pastedown.
A few fingermarks on prelims.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

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Octavo.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
128 pages.
Black and white illustrations: full page frontispiece, plus small line drawings in the text.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)