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Leeds: E.J.Arnold & Son Ltd, nd. (c.1939).. Eight plays for primary school age children. Contents: The Making of a Rainbow; Poor Mr Twiddle; The Three Wishes; The Donkey's Tail; Santa Claus Comes Down the Chimney; The Wind and the Sun; Brer Rabbit and Mr Dog; The Little Green Imp. Pp.64, ink names next to characters for 'Santa Claus Comes Down the Chimney', splitting to lower internal hinge to some pages, occasional minor spots. Paperback, rubbed with wear to spine and split to lower 4cm of spine. Scarce. Good.

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd., nd.. nd. Children's fiction. Pp. 6/280, frontis. uneven toning to illustrated endpapers. Blue cloth with black decoration, illustrated d/w rubbed with edge tears. G+/G+.

Harmondsworth: Penguin/Puffin, 1967.. 1st Penguin edition. "What a prospect for Christmas! Miranda, Pinks and their brother Lincoln find themselves stranded in a strange house with no money, no food, and flood water rising all around them. Then Lincoln gets marooned on a tiny island and is rescued in the nick of time by his dog swimming across to him with a rope. This is an exciting, interesting story showing exactly how resourceful ordinary children can be when they are reallyup against it". Pp.140, occasional illustrations by Richard Kennedy, pages toned, gift message to inside front cover. Paperback, creasesing to spine and rear cover. Scarce. G+.

London: Humphrey Milford/ Oxford University Press, 1927.. 1st edition. Children's story about a little boy who is "King" of his world which gets 'invaded' by Mr Cough, Mrs Cold, Miss Sneeze and Master Shivers. 17.5cms x 13.5cms. Pp.48, colour frontispiece + 6 black & white line drawings by Constance Symonds. Cream boards, spotted. G+.

Eastbourne: Kingsway Publications, 1990.. 1st.ed. "Little Trouble wants to hear the Voice - the One everyone says they go to church for." Pp.123, pages toned. Pbk. G+.

London: The Religious Tract Society: Depositories, 56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul's Churchyard; and 164, Piccadilly: and sold by the booksellers. [ 1852 ] .. A well preserved original binding. 7.25" x 5.5" . Blue ripple-grain cloth over boards, gold title and illustrations ( palm trees and a group of 3 seated people). Now very rubbed, corners strengthened and recent re-back. Original yellow endpapers, with inscription: "Rebecca Soames Sandon 1866". pp.4/pp.76 . Dated from the catalogue of the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, 1566-1910 (see p. 147) . Illustrated with 6 colour plates using Baxter process, (including the frontispiece) , signed "J.M. Kronheim & Co., London" , plus wood-engravings in the text, also, title page and text printed within ruled borders. One of the first children's books with Kronhein plates.

London: George G. Harrap. 1942.. Pp 62. 1 colour illustration to frontis. Many b/w illustrations. P/b. Small tear to bottom & top of spine. Cover slightly scuffed. G+.

London: The Religious Tract Society: Depositories, 56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul's Churchyard; and 164, Piccadilly: and sold by the booksellers. [ 1852 ] .. A well preserved original binding. 7.25" x 5.5" . Blue ripple-grain cloth over boards, gold title and illustrations ( palm trees and a group of 3 seated people). Now very rubbed, corners strengthened and recent re-back. Original yellow endpapers, with inscription: "Rebecca Soames Sandon 1866". pp.4/pp.76 . Dated from the catalogue of the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, 1566-1910 (see p. 147) . Illustrated with 6 colour plates using Baxter process, (including the frontispiece) , signed "J.M. Kronheim & Co., London" , plus wood-engravings in the text, also, title page and text printed within ruled borders. One of the first children's books with Kronhein plates.

The Netherlands: Clifford Series, nd. (c.1960).. A children's story book. 15.5cms x 15cms. Unpaginated. Colour and black & white illustrations throughout, colour illustrated endpapers, pages toned. Illustrated laminated boards, wear to top and tail of spine. G+.

London: Collins (Picture Lions), 1981.. The Christmas story re-told through the acting of a children's pageant. Full-colour illustrations by award-winning artist Tomie de Paola." P/b with illustrated cover. 15.5cms x 21cms. VG.

London: Macmillan, 1952.. 1st edition. Pp.316, illustrations by Stuart Tresilian, slight toning to pages. Yellow cloth with blue and black illustration to front, edges slightly rubbed. Wraparound dustwrapper (illustrated by Stuart Tresilian) slightly sunned to spine, but is in a removable clear protective wrap.VG/VG.

London Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1947.. 1st edition. Girls boarding school story. Pp.192, frontispiece + 3 further illustrations by Topham. Cream cloth spine with red paper-covered boards, minor wear to top and tail of spine.VG.

London: John F.Shaw & Co.,nd.. New edition. By the author of "Out of Shadow". Pp.56/4(Ads), colour frontis., bookplate to verso front board, pages browned. Brown cloth with frontis. illustration re-printed to front board, title to front and spine. G.

London: The Girl's Own Paper Office,nd.. Pp.224, b/w frontis. + 6 other plates, fep absent, occasional minor spotting, edges spotted. Blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt title to front and spine. G.

Ft.Lauderdale:Privately printed, 1980.. Read-Aloud Bedtime stories. "The Toby Ant stories were invented by a father seeking a way to calm his children during that all important bed-time period." Pp.4/86, inscribed by the author to copyright page, typed re-order slip pasted to inside rear cover. Stiff card covers, ink number to front and rear covers. G+.

Loughborough: Wills & Hepworth Ltd, 1946.. 1st edition. A story in verse for children with illustrations in colour. Unpaginated. Colour illustrations facing text which has small black & white illustrations to each page. Illustrated endpapers. A few light spots. Brown paper-covered boards with colour illustratiion inset to front board. VG.

Glasgow: Collins, 1964.. 1st.ed. "Learning to read is fun with Beginner Books." Pp, 63, many coloured illustrations. P/b, creasing to covers, illustrated cover. G+.

London: Electric Paper, 1995.. 1st edition. "Beautifully illustrated and packed with pop-ups, flaps and tabs, this delightful story combines the best traditions of a classic fairy tale with all the fun of an interactive book". 28.5cms x 22cms. Unpaginated. Illustrated in full colour throughout by Bee Willey, with pop-ups flaps and pull-out tabs. Illustrated laminated boards. VG.

London: Pergamon Press, 1971.. 1st ed. "The Eagle of Gwernabwy is a selection of Welsh tales which will appeal to children's love of excitement and their delight in magic and romance." Pp. 48. P/b, stiff card covers, covers slightly creased. G+.

Middx.: Penguin, Puffin Books, 1965.. Rep. "A detective story in which Emil is the victim". For children aged 8 onward. Illustd. by Walter Trier. Pp. 128. 15 b/w illustns. Toning to pages.P/b. Illustd. cover. G.