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901
illustrations THE MONKEY AT ONCE BECAME SUSPICIOUS (cover), NEVER BEFORE OR SINCE HAS THERE BEEN SUCH A TUG-OF-WAR, INCORONATA WAS A FAVOURITE, HE PERCEIVED THE TRAIN OF PATIENT MULES, IT WAS ONE OF THE STRANGEST SIGHTS THAT EVER WAS, AT LENGTH THE PAINT WAS NEARLY ALL USED UP, IT'S A STRANGE CAT THAT HAS STOLEN IT 247 pages Delightful collection of animal stories. "We have gathered from many lands the entrancing stories... Be they from East of West, North or South, the animals behave according to their natures, but in addition have had bestowed on them the attributes of man; besides their instinct they have the power to reason, and have the gift of speech" Edric Vredenburg Stories include: Atta Troll, Reynard the Fox, The Resourceful Tortoise, The Hen-Partridge and the Jackass, The Raven's Revenge, How the Hippo lost his Kingdom.
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
EDWIN NOBLE
ROSE YEATMAN WOOLF
5 x 7.5 in.
902
illustrations THE MAGIC MIRROR (cover), THE GOOSE GIRL, OLD KING COLE, SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED, MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB, BLUEBIRD, SEE-SAW, MARGERY DAW 246 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
JENNIE HARBOUR
5 x 7.5 in.
903
on title page ROBIN HOOD AND HIS LIFE IN THE MERRY GREENWOOD, illustrations ROBIN HOOD AT THE MAY-DAY REVELS (cover), THE FIGHT BETWEEN ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN, "WE ALL STAND BY SIR GUY!", BACK TO BACK STOOD THE DAUNTLESS TWO, ROBIN HOOD MEETS THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD, ROBIN HOOD RESCUES LITTLE JOHN, "THE KING! THE KING!" 256 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
HOWARD DAVIE
ROSE YEATMAN WOOLF
5 x 7.5 in.
904
illustrations BRINGING THE RAFT FROM THE WRECK (cover), CRUSOE SAVES FRIDAY'S LIFE, CRUSOE AND HIS FORTRESS, ROBINSON CRUSOE IN HIS HUT, THE FOOTPRINT IN THE SAND, LAUNCHING THE CANOE, CRUSOE APPEARS BEFORE THE SHIP'S CAPTAIN 256 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
HOWARD DAVIE
DANIEL DEFOE
5 x 7.5 in.
905
on title page SHAKESPEARE TALES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AND WHEN SHAKESPEARE WAS A BOY illustrations ROMEO AND JULIET (cover), FERDINAND AND MIRANDA "THE TEMPEST", TITANIA AND THE CLOWN "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM", ROSALIND, CELIA, AND TOUCHSTONE "AS YOU LIKE IT", MALVOLIO "TWELFTH NIGHT", HAMLET AND OPHELIA "HAMLET", PORTIA IN THE TRIAL SCENE "THE MERCHANT OF VENICE" 248 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
J. H. BACON, A.R.A. AND OTHERS
DR. F.J.FURNIVALL, M.A.
5 x 7.5 in.
906
info from dust jacket of TALES OF THE ALHAMBRA
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
907
info from dust jacket of TALES OF THE ALHAMBRA
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
908
illustrations 'THEY CAME WITH GARLANDS, LAMPS AND MUSIC".., HIS NAME IS SATYAVAN"..., THE PALACE OF LAC...., "PABHAVATI WAKENED WITH A START"..., "SHE FLED FROM THE AUDIENCE CHAMBER"...., "CATCHING SIGHT OF RAMA SHE RUSHED FORWARD"...., "HE DEMANDED AN AUDIENCE OF THE GRAND VIZIER"...., 248 pages,
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
HARRY G. THEAKER
M. D. BELGRAVE AND HILDA HART
5 x 7.5 in.
909
illustrations I'M SORRY, MISS CAMERON...., YOU MUST NOT BREAK IT...., YES, IT IS THE ONLY WAY...., HERE, PUT SOME OF THIS ON YOUR HANDS..., BELIEVE ME, I HAVE NO WISH TO HURT YOU, HOW'D YOU GET ERE?....., 248 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
T. CUNEO
NATALIE JOAN, VIOLET METHLEY AND OTHERS
5 x 7.5 in.
910
illustrations THE GRAN MASTER OF ALCANTARA (cover), THE BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVE AND ABEN HABUZ, RUYZ DE ALARCON AND THE ROSE OF THE ALHAMBRA, KING ABU HABUZ AND THE ARABIAN ASTROLOGER, PRINCESS ALDEGONDA AND HER PHYSICIANS, THE GRAND MASTER OF ALCANTARA AND THE HERMIT, 281 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
HARRY G. THEAKER
WASHINGTON IRVING
5 x 7.5 in.
911
illustrations "GRASPING ONE OF THE DANGLING FALLS HE SWARMED UP", MORGAN REGAINED HIS FEET AND MAKE HIS WAY ON DECK", "DICK RAPPED OUT AN ORDER, AND THE ROSE SWUNG ROUND", " A SCORE OF CUSTOMS BOATMEN DASHED TOWARDS THEIR PREY!", "RIGHT AHEAD WAS A SCHOONER WITH HER CANVAS IN SHREDS", "CERDAH STRUCK HIM WITH HIS FIST" 254 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
T. CUNEO
PERCY R. WESTERMAN, MAJOR CHARLES GILSON AND OTHERS
5 x 7.5 in.
912
on title page TALES OF WONDER "SUR, THE EAGLE" illustrations HEY! GOOD MAN, I KNOW WHAT IS TROUBLING YOU, WHEN HE TRIED TO FLY HE FOUND HIS WINGS TOO HEAVY, THE HORSE WENT FLYING THROUGH THE AIR, THE WONDERFUL STAG WITH THE HAMMOCK, THE PRINCESS ASKED HER TO EXCHANGE...., I HAVE COME TO FIGHT YOU, ROBBER OF MY BELOVED, LITTLE BROTHER BOT TOOK HIS LOVELY BRIDE...., 250 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
C. E. BROCK. R. I.
M. GASTOR, PH.D.
5 x 7.5 in.
913
illustrations THE TWO HORSES CANNONED (cover), I WAS RESOLVED TO SELL MY LIFE AS DEARLY AS I COULD, WHAT ON EARTH D'YOU THINK IS MAKING THAT NOISE, WHAT'S THIS, BY THUNDER, THE TWO MEN IN THE BOAT...., BUT THE GREATEST WONDER OF ALL...., IF I KEEP THE PISTOL LIKE THIS..., 248 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
C. E. BROCK. R. I.
MAJOR CHARLES GILSON, WALTER WOOD AND OTHERS
5 x 7.5 in.
914
illustrations PERIEZADEH AND THE SULTAN (cover), MORGIANA, ALI BAB AND COGIA HASSAN, ALADDIN AND THE GENIE, PRINCE AHMED AND THE FAIRY PERIE ANOU, PRINCE FEROZE-SHAH AND THE ENCHANTED HORSE, THE KING, PRINCESS BADOURA AND CAMARALZAMAN, PRINCE AGIB IN THE PRINCESSES' PALACE 288 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
H.G. THEAKER
RETOLD BY ROSE YEATMAN WOOLF
5 x 7.5 in.
915
illustrations "HERA HAS SENT US A PILOT; LET US FOLLOW THE CUNNING BIRD", "THEN PERSEUS HELD ALOFT THE GORGON'S HEAD"," THEN ORPHEUS TOOK HIS HARP, AND BEGAN HIS MAGIC SONG"," DOWN CAME TWO FEARFUL MONSTERS, THE LIKE OF WHOM MAN NEVER SAW", "JASON TORE THE FLEECE FROM OFF THE TREE-TRUNK", " AS HE LOOKED HE SHRANK AND SHUDDERED" 272 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
HOWARD DAVIE
CHARLES KINGSLEY
5 x 7.5 in.
916
illustrations LONDON MIDLAND AND SCOTTISH RAILWAY. SCOTCH EXPRESS (cover), CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS. THE "CONTINENTAL LIMITED", LONDON AND NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. THE "FLYING SCOTSMAN", GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY THE CORNISH EXPRESS, PARIS, LYONS AND MEDITERRANEAN RAILWAY THE FAMOUS "BLUE TRAIN", GREAT INDIAN PENINSULAR RAILWAY. THE VICEREGAL TRAIN, BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. THE "CAPITOL LIMITED" 252 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
BERNARD WAY
G. GIBBARD JACKSON
5 x 7.5 in.
917
red or green cloth covered boards with pictorial paste down colour illustration, title in gold to spine, on title page THE WATER-BABIES A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY illustrations TOM WAS SO LONELY, TOM AT THE DAME'S SCHOOL, THE FAIRIES TAKE CARE OF TOM, TOM AND MRS. DOASYOUWOULDBEDONEBY, TOM IN THE ISLE OF TOMTODDIES
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
CHARLES KINGSLEY
5 x 7.5 in.
918
illustrations SIGURD AND BRYNHILD, "HE MARRIED A LADY OF HIGH BIRTH", ANDVARI AND THE RHINE MAIDENS, "THEY CAME TO A CAVE BY THE SEA", HLADGRUN, OLRUN AND ALVIT,"THE CHILD SHOWED SIGNS OF AMAZING STRENGTH", ODIN AND FRIGGA 250 pages
THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY
Undated, but approx 1920's-1930's. Red, green or blue cloth covers with pictorial pastedown illustration to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Some titles also come with cheaper linen type cloth cover with no picture. Catalogue to rear pages. Colour plate to frontispiece, plus five full page illustrations in text with several black and white drawings throughout. come with and without THE GOLDEN TREASURY LIBRARY on spine, originally issued with an ARTISTIC WRAPPER IN FULL COLOUR originally eight titles but expanded to twenty one, more titles listed but all seem legitimate, some come with Tuck advertising to back pages
Hardcover Book
H.G. THEAKER
M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE AND HILDA HART
5 x 7.5 in.
919
paste down colour image on the front cover along with two drawings, front and back covers of blue cloth, 96 pages with colour plates and many in text line drawings, RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS, LTD. LONDON. PARIS. BERLIN. NEW YORK. MONTREAL
THE HAPPY FAMILY
Hardcover Book
LOUIS WAIN
EDRIC VREDENBURG, CLIFTON BINGHAM, NORMAN GALE, GRACE C. FLOYD. ETC.ETC.
9 x 11 in.
920
frontispiece TINY TIM AND HIS FATHER 80 pages
THE HAPPY YOUNGSTERS LIBRARY
A SERIES OF SIXTEEN DELIGHTFUL BOOKS UNIFORM IN SIZE AND PRICE, A SPECIAL FEATURE BEING THE COVERS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED WITH ATTRACTIVE FULL-COLOUR PICTURES ON BACK, FRONT AND SPINE. FULL-PAGE COLOUR PLATE. NUMEROUS BLACK AND WHITE DRAWINGS. PRINTED ON ROUGH PAPER. 80 PP. SIZE 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 ALSO FULL-CLOTH, BLOCKED IN TWO COLOURS one advert lists a series of eight books Tuck numbers provided in catalogues but are not present in the books
Hardcover Book
HAROLD COPPING
DICKENS
5.5 x 7.5 in.