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The Children's Own Book by Various - 1959

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The Children's Own Book by Various - 1959

The Children's Own Book

by Various

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The Children's Own Book, Published by Collins, London, 1959. First Edition. 4to up to 12" tall. Unpaginated. Illustrated front boards and spine. Front illustration by Hilda McGavin; full colour frontispiece illustration by Ivy L Wallace; black and white illustrations throughout by various artists. Light rubbing to tail and head of spine, name neatly penned on pastedown; otherwise in fine condition without marks, tears or folds; binding is tight and square. This is the nicest copy I have seen. The Children's Own Book is a collection of short stories by various authors, picture stories, verse, puzzles, and things to do.

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The Children's Own Book

The Children's Own Book

by Various

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Collins, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper boards. Illustrated frontispiece. Black and white illustrations throughout. Heavy foxing and tanning to pages overall. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning and noticeable crushing to ends with minor creasing. Illustration remains bright.
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The Children's Own Book

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Collins. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. Undated hardback, circa 1950's, with no jacket as published. Pictorial front cover with two children chasing a dog with a hat in it's mouth. In overall good to very good condition, boards a little worn to corners and faint crayon marks to front. Binding tight - title page slightly loose, no annotations or inscriptions - the colouring game to p81 has been completed; some tanning and a few light age-spots, text and illustrations clean and clear throughout.
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