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PLAYBOX ANNUAL 1914 A New Playbook for Children containing over 300 Pictures.
by PLAYBOX ANNUAL. Illustrated by Louis Wain, Hilda Cowham, & others.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Fleetway House, 1914.. FIRST EDITION 1914, 4to, 250 x 190 mm, 9¾ x 7½ inches, green cloth backed boards, yellow border to upper cover with pretty coloured illustration by S.B. Pearse (a little boy has a little mermaid in his fishing net), lower cover white with Meccano advert, 208 pages. Coloured frontispiece of the Hippo Boys and 3 colour plates including A.E. Jackson and Hilda Cowham (Dolly you must not splash), black and white and tinted illustrations by Jackson, Louis Wain (5 small cat drawings), Tom Browne, many of cats by S. J. Cash imitating Louis Wain, photo stories of Dutch dolls' antics by Louise Robbins. A delightful attractive annual for young children. Spine partly damp-faded, paper on lower cover eroded along the edges, no loss of image or text, 10 mm (½") split just above bottom of upper hinge, no inscriptions, contents clean and bright. A very good plus copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43868
- Title
- PLAYBOX ANNUAL 1914 A New Playbook for Children containing over 300 Pictures.
- Author
- PLAYBOX ANNUAL. Illustrated by Louis Wain, Hilda Cowham, & others.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Fleetway House, 1914.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- louis wain hilda cowham children's annual Susan b Pearse picture book
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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