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Catalogue of Children's Books (after 1900)

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In our Catalogue this is Booknumber J73674

Author Magic painting book
Title MYSTERY PAINTING Just Clean Water and a Brush
PlacePub Leeds (but not here stated)
Publisher Alf Cooke "Printed and Published in the British Isles"
Date 1935 approx.
Illustrations Illustrated to each page with 12 pages neatly gone over with clean water thus the hidden colours have been exposed but without any "running" of colors or staining of pages.
Description 177x158mm green card with peg doll & teddy-bear dancing to recorder playing child. Inside of both covers is black/white illustrated poem. First page with instuctions for a practice painting (neatly done), other pages show toys in a boat, circus elephant act, Japanese tea ceremony etc. Hidden figures in 4 of the pictures. All 12 are very neatly done without any water residue stains. *Date of publication suggested by the original cataloguer of the Opie Collection. The publisher's name Alf Cooke appears in a tiny symbol at foot of inside back cover. Alf Cooke was an important producer of playing cards & card games in the UK during the period 1920-1970.
Booknumber J73674
Price Price: GBP 18.00 or USD 22.00
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