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[London:: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd.,, no date.. publisher's boards printed in color.. Extremities of spine frayed; corners and edges of boards a little rubbed. . Folio,. Illustrated in color.. Father Tuck's Nursery Series, No. 9170.

nelson london [nd]. Imperial octavo illus heavy card covers [first edition] unpaginated VG- (colour illus card boards w.cream cloth spine,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.w.some surface losses,heavy card leaves,some sl.soiling to contents,sl.surface loss to lower corner of rear pastedown, last page possibly missing)

Chatto & Windus. Used - Acceptable. Third edition [3rd]. No publication date stated, previous owner's inscription dated 1936. Black and red illustrations throughout.

London: Juvenile Productions Softcover; small square 4to; unpaginated. Rare. No date [1930s, 1940s?]. A unique cultural item, part of the Americas' and the U.K.'s history of racism. A picture and rhyme book derivative of the folk song "Ten Little Indians", purportedly adapted by Frank J. Green. This book's rhyme became popular in minstrel shows for decades. This text was the inspiration for Agatha Christie's novel of the same name, later retitled "Then There Were None". Stapled booklet in colour card covers. One staple rusting. Booklet in colour, some 20 pages overall. Ten in full colour, ten in b&w and orange. Lightly soiled and yellowed, else in nice condition. VG. Softcover. Very Good.

England: Juvenile Productions Ltd. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. (1940s). Presumed First UK Edition. Paperback. Oblong Stapled Slim book in colour card covers. One staple just slightly rusting. Illustrated in full colour throughout. 20 pages plus covers. Ten in full colour, ten in tones of brown and oranges. Corners very slightly 'turned'/creased otherwise in excellent condition. Scarce - and even scarcer in this condition. No date circa later 1930s, 1940s/Early 1950s? . Now supposedly very Un-PC. The verse Ten Little Nigger Boys is now a part of History. A unique cultural item, part of the Americas' and the U. K's Black history/ Racism. A picture and rhyme book derivative of the folk song "Ten Little Indians", purportedly adapted by Frank J. Green. The rhyme became popular originally in minstrel shows for decades. The text the inspiration for Agatha Christie's novel of the same name, later retitled "Then There Were None". Beautifully illustrated in vibrant colour by an unknown Artist with the… Read More

London: Dean & Son, ca. 1890.. The best illustrated version with 12 high quality chromolithographs. "Untearable cloth. Price 2/- ". Oblong 4to with shaped decorative trimming along the top left and right side. Few minor defects on front cover, else an attractive if aged copy. The Gold Medal Series was completed in 85 parts and was printed in Holland between 1888 and 1919 (Osborne, volume 2, p. 215). On the back cover: 'The only recipient of a Gold Medal for children's publications.'