SET: THE CHILDREN'S GEM LIBRARY

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CHILDREN'S STORIES BY POPULAR AUTHORS.
A SERIES OF SIX CLOTH BOUND STORY BOOKS BY THE MOST POPULAR WRITERS FOR CHILDREN.
ALL THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR AND BLACK AND WHITE. 64 PAGES, 2c EACH. COMPLETE, IN A NEAT CASE, 1.50$
part of a larger series also called THE GEM LIBRARY SERIES,
cloth covered boards in various colours with elaborate floral design and banner rising from a pot in the lower right of the front cover,
black illustration embossed below title in a banner, title also printed on spine,
RTS easel and palette artistic series trademark on back cover,
RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS, LTD. LONDON. PARIS. NEW YORK. PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN & TO T. R.H. THE PRINCE & PRINCESS OF WALES.
64 pages, plus pages of Tuck advertising at back giving lists of other books available for sale -these adverts vary according to edition

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BETSY BRIAN'S NEEDLE
BETSY BRIAN'S NEEDLE
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blue cloth covers with title in light grey decorative banner,
one color plate frontispiece titled ALL AMONG THE BARLEY by N.C. with many black and white in text illustrations,
contains five stories titled BETSY BRIAN'S NEEDLE, THE FLOWER QUEEN'S COURT, OTHER PEOPLE'S WINGS, ELSIE AND THE SEVEN SHEEP, and THE FAIRY HAZEL TWIG

Artist
M. BOWLEY, M.F. TAYLOR, ETC.,
Author
M.A. HOYER
Size
4.5 x 6.5 in.
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EFFIE'S LITTLE MOTHER
EFFIE'S LITTLE MOTHER
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blue cloth covers with title in light grey decorative banner,
one color plate frontispiece titled GREAT EXPECTATIONS with many black and white in text illustrations,
contains two stories titled EFFIE'S LITTLE MOTHER and CAT'S-CRADLE

Artist
HELEN JACKSON, ETC.
Author
EMMA MARSHALL
Size
4.5 x 6.5 in.
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MILDRED AND HER MILLS
MILDRED AND HER MILLS
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light green cloth covers with title in dark green decorative banner,
one color plate frontispiece titled THE PET LAMB with many black and white in text illustrations,
contains eight stories titled MILDRED AND HER MILLS, THE PIE SELLER, MY LADY PRUE, ROSE AMONG THE ROSES, THE BROWN LADYE, THE FAIRY'S GIFT, BABY'S ANGEL, WANDERING MINSTRELS

Artist
M. BOWLEY, A. DIXON, ETC., ETC.,
Author
NORA CHESSON
Size
4.5 x 6.5 in.
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THE RAINBOW QUEEN
THE RAINBOW QUEEN
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dark green cloth covers with title in dark green decorative banner,
one color plate frontispiece titled MISSING IN THIS COPY with many black and white in text illustrations,
contains four stories titled THE RAINBOW QUEEN, LINDA AND THE PRINCE, THE FAIRY GODMOTHER, and HOW JACK CAME TO TEA

Artist
E. & M.F. TAYLOR, M. BOWLEY, ETC.,
Author
E. NESBIT
Size
4.5 x 6.5 in.
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THE SEVEN PLAITS OF NETTLES
THE SEVEN PLAITS OF NETTLES
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dark red cloth covers with title in gold decorative banner,
one color plate frontispiece titled THE FAIRY'S VISIT, with many black and white in text illustrations,
contains five stories titled THE SEVEN PLAITS OF NETTLES, WHEN OUR SHIP COMES HOME, THE GOLDEN WISH, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, and THE THREE SNOWFLAKES

Artist
T. NOYES LEWIS, HILDA COWHAM, ETC., ETC.
Author
EDRIC VREDENBURG
Size
4.5 x 6.5 in.
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TIC-TAC-TOO
TIC-TAC-TOO
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dark green cloth covers with title in red decorative banner,
one color plate frontispiece titled FIELD FLOWERS, with many black and white in text illustrations,
contains two stories titled TIC-TAC-TOO and BUTTERFLY VALLEY

Artist
E.J. ANDREWS AND M. BOWLEY
Author
L.T. MEADE, CLARA THWAITES
Size
4.5 x 6.5 in.
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