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B[London]: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly scuffed and soiled.. [1913]. Hardcover. Decorated bright red cloth spine. Color illustrated paper-covered boards. 31 color plates and numerous other illustrations by Anne Anderson, M. Clayton, E. Dorothy Rees, Beryl Reid, C. W. Kelsey, Innes Fripp, Clara Olmstead, and others. Contributing writers include F. Tapsell, Jacqueline Clayton, Marie Bayne, and others. The first volume in the famous British children's annual, packed with stories and verse. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages .

London: Thomas Nelson and sons, no date [1913]. First edition (hardback). 8vo (26cm by 20cm), 320pp. Illustrated throughout, including many full-page illustrations in colour. Original red cloth spine, printed boards, with colour illustration to the front board. Boards somewhat rubbed, some staining of the rear board, foxing to the edges of the text block, and several illustrations have been coloured in. Overall, this copy is in good minus condition. There is a gift inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1913, which is consistent with COPAC, which also gives a date of 1913. This was the first issue of this annual, which continued to be published every year until 1939.