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Vintage collectable:

MY FAVOURITE STORY Selected Stories for Girls

Large hardcover; pictorial boards; brown cloth spine; cover art by Nat Long; 8 colour plates by P.B. Hickling plus b/w illustrations in text; 13 stories by

Enid Blyton
Angela Brazil
Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer
Phyllis Briggs
Douglas V Duff
Mary Gervaise
Olive L Groom
Bertha Leonard
F W Ludlam.
Winifred Norling
Evadne Price
V F Wells
May Wynne

First story “Father Time and His Pattern Book” by Enid Blyton.

Published by The Thames Publishing Co London as part of their "The Triumph Library" Series; not dated but probable first edition 1949 (later editions only had 4 plates).

Book condition: CC* vintage condition; "Xmas 1950" written on inside front; boards edges show wear; back endpaper age marked; interior good reading copy; please see photos

*Please see "seller’s condition rating for vintage books" at end of this listing to help evaluate book’s condition.

Hardcover with pictorial boards; 27.5 x 20.5 cm; 114 pages; 705g

I COMBINE POSTAGE

Percy Bell Hickling (1876-1951) illustrated for many of the leading magazines of the time, including Royal Magazine, Cassell's Magazine and The Strand. He also illustrated many books for girls published by Cassell and various other publishers as well as producing illustrations for numerous annuals. After the war he illustrated a handful of omnibus books such as Winning Through: Stories for Girls and My Favourite Story: Selected Stories for Girls, both published by the Thames Publishing Company. Amongst the last of his known illustrations was the 497 series from Ladybird Books of animal stories, all written by Noel Barr. These proved very popular, particularly the Christmas story The Wise Robin, and remained in print for many years.

* Seller’s Condition rating for vintage and collectable books:

*AA down to *BB – cover and pages are mostly clean and unmarked. There may be some minor rubbing or minimal creasing on spine. Binding is tight. No apparent writing or scribbling. Some older books may have page yellowing or browning. Excellent collectable quality.

*CC – cover and pages may have minor marks, blemishes and/or creasing. There may be some rubbing or creasing on spine. All pages are intact and binding is tight. Previous owner’s name or gift inscription may be written and/or covered by bookplate. Some older books may have age yellowing, browning and foxing. Still very good collectable quality.

*DD – visible signs that the book has had good pre-loved life. Cover, pages and spine will have noticeable marks, blemishes and or creasing, including writing on front or back pages. Endpapers may have been removed. Pages may be browned and foxed.

*EE significant visible signs of wear and tear. There may be writing or scribbling within the text. Pages may be loose or torn. Cover, pages and or spine will have major noticeable marks, blemishes and or creasing.

*FF:- There may be missing pages, tears or other significant defects as noted. Binding may be loose or have parts missing. Books are only sold in FF condition due to scarcity or are highly collectable.

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