Valentine - Books

1. Books of Photos of Scotland
Photographic View Albums
Photographic view album of Alva and district	1890	NLS
Photographic view album of Falkland and district	1910	NLS
Photographic view album of Girvan	1900	NLS
Photographic view album of Gourock and district	1900	NLS
Photographic view album of West Kilbride and district	1895	NLS
Views of the Trossachs and Loch Lomond (Valentine Series)	?	Priv (KY)
Calotype View Books
Edinburgh (16 views 6ins x 4ins, hard red cover 8ins x 6ins) © ©	c.1900	Priv (Ed)
'Shire Series'
Picturesque Forfarshire - 32 Photogravures + county map	?	St A
Picturesque Perthshire - 40 Photogravures + county map Thank you to Ken Dixon who wrote: "The latest date mentioned in this book is 1905. An article on 'Ancient Ferries' on p.54 says: ’Among these ferries, that at Kinclaven is perhaps the best known. It has been replaced by a handsome stone bridge, opened on April 22, 1905.' " Ken Dixon, Conon Bridge, Ross-shire, Scotland: 20+23 July 2011	?	St A
	c.1906	Priv (Ross)
Other Books
Abbotsford 12 photos for your album	1900	NLS
The Aberdeen Jew (Allan Junior) Illustrated by Gregor McGregor 36 pages. (Includes jokes, some now not 'PC')	July 1927?	Priv (Lon)
Aberdeen Again (Allan Junior) - compiler of Canny Tales from Aberdeen, The Aberdeen Jew, etc., etc. 36 pages, brown cover with gold leaf. Illustrations by D C Eyles. Undated, but appear to have been done in 1928. - Marc McNulty: March 15, 2007] Dr Richard Johnson wrote (on May 14, 2008): "I wish to discover whether the cartoons in this book, drawn by D.C. Eyles possibly around 1928, are still within copyright. The cartoons bear Eyles' signature which is followed by '28.'" Dr Richard Johnson added (on May 20, 2008):: "I believe that D.C. Eyles, the illustrator, died in 1972. So, his cartoons are probably not out of copyright yet.	?	Priv (NB, Can) Priv (BC, Can) Priv (Abn)
Burns - in Scottish Scene & Song (Allan Junior) The owner of this book writes: "This book is an early type of paperback, published in 1925, quite good quality with brown card covers and well printed and published It is a collection of scenes, probably taken from the Valentine postcard catalogue, of locations which are closely associated with Burns, particularly where mentioned in his prose. The scenes/photographs are produced in sepia and all in all it is a delightful little book. I cannot find reference to it anywhere and wonder if you or your colleagues can throw any light on its reception or otherwise by the world at large. I shall welcome any comments."	1925	Priv (E Sx)
The Canny Scot (Allan Junior) Illustrated by Charles Crombie Ian and Sue Barker wrote (on Dec 24, 2010 + Jan 3, 2011): "This book is undated, but appears from the illustrations to be mid-1920s."	mid-1920s?	Priv (Lanc)
Canny Tales about Ministers and Elders (Allan Junior)	?	Priv (BC, Can)
Canny Tales fae Aberdeen (Allan Junior) (i) [23rd edition] - jokes & humorous stories (ii) [13th edition] (iii) Front cover embossed with gold writing	(i) 1930 (ii) May 1926	St A Priv (SC) Priv (Dum) Priv (BC, Can)
Dundee 1947 Presented by Valentine & Sons Ltd to members of the British Association as a souvenir of their visit to Dundee.	1947	NLS
Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile and Holyrood Compiled by Robert Cochrane, Editor of 'Pentland Walks' Valentine & Anderson's Ltd., Edinburgh Valentine & Sons Ltd, Dundee & London Robert Miller, Victoria, Australia wrote: "This book was given or sent to my great grandmother in 1917. On the inside front cover is a sticker stating that it was bought at John Knox House in the High Street of Edinburgh. The sticker also has on it 'Old Edinburgh Arts & Crafts Ltd.' My question is do you know of this book and is it a collectable item or very common?"*	<1918	Priv (Vic, Aus)
English Lakes in Verse	?	Priv
Mair Canny Tales fae Aberdeen (Allan Junior) Front cover embossed with gold writing	?	Priv (Dum) Priv (BC, Can)
Lancashire and Lakeland © © © ©	no date	Priv (Buck)
Memories of London 'A picture souvenir of the world's greatest city' Jan Fisher, who has a copy of this book, wrote: "It contains 35 color pictures (postcard type, not photos) along with a map and some interesting dates in the history of London. On looking through this book, I see that several pages are duplicated. Is this a common thing?" Jan Fisher, Staffordshire, England: 4+7+12 April 2012 I have not come across pages being duplicated in Valentine books, but others may have seen this. Jan would like to know approximately what year this book was published.	?	Priv (Staf)
Memories of the Western Highlands 36 camera studies in sepia tone reproduced from exclusive copyright negatives. April Rees has a copy of this book and would like to know more about it including the value of the book. This book seems likely to be from the same series as 'Magic West' below.	?	Priv
Magic West: Highlands & Islands of Western Scotland 36 camera studies in sepia tone reproduced from exclusive copyright negatives.	1930	NLS
My Best Scotch Stories (Sir Harry Lauder)	?	Priv (BC, Can)
Perth and District 'Photographic Album of the City of Perth' Published by Robert Inglis, Aesthetic Stationer, Perth Adanya, who owns this book, wrote "I think it's circa 1905 because that's what was written by my relatives. It was a gift."	c1905?	Priv
Photographic views of Mauchline	1880	NLS
Photographs of views of Scotland and Scottish People	1890	NLS
Photographs, Scottish scenery	1870	NLS
Photographic view album of Inverkeithing and North Queensferry	c.1900	NLS
Scotland; Picturesque and Romantic © © ©	no date but I've seen another copy dated 1934	Priv (Yeo)
Stories frae Aberdeen (Peter Esslemont)	?	Priv (BC, Can)
Stories told by Sir James Taggart	?	Priv (BC, Can)

Children's Books

'Book Toys'

The Story of the Railway Engine

The owner of this book tells me:

- This book measures 13 ins x 8 ins (so is much larger than most Valentine books for children).

- It is No B608 in the Valentine Book Toy series.

- The wheels spin, and on the front cover, there is also a connecting rod that moves.

Below are illustrations of the book's front and back cover and title page.

©
©
©

- no date

Priv
(NY)

Nancy would like to know more about when this book was published and its value now.

The style of the 4-2-0 engine on this illustration suggests to me that the book might have been published around the 1920s.

There may well be another clue to the date published in the note on the title page:

'Valentine & Sons, Ltd
Dundee & London
Branches - Cape Town, Melbourne, Toronto, etc.'

'Chummy'

The Chummy ABC - CB2/3

Thank you to Jane Sparham who wrote:

"This book has a memorable entry for G:
'G is for gunner who brings down the Hun'.

At the back of the book is a poem, Jollyboy Jack.

It is a small pliable paper covered book. There is no date of publication."

Priv (S Wal)

UPDATE: Willie Thompson, Sunderland, Tyne & Weir, England has now told me of some more entries from this book:

- A is for Aeroplane

- B is for Barrage Balloon

- D is for Destroyer

- H is for Home Guard with bayonet and gun

- X is for eXpert

QUESTION: Willie asks: "Do you happen o know the full text?" If you happen to know it, can you please email me, then I'll pass it on to Willie. Thank you.

- Peter Stubbs: January 21, 2010

The Chummy Book of Little Ships - CB2/7

1945

NLS

The Chummy Book of Fairy Stories - CB2/10

NLS

The Little ABC Book of Birds - CB3/19

1945

NLS

Mothers and Babies (These were animals + birds ) - CB3/23

1943

NLS

The Story of Cyril the Squirrel - CB3/25

1943

NLS

The Story of the Brownie Family - CB3/27

1943

NLS

Our Wonderful Railways - CB3/28

1944

NLS

Billy and Betty - CB4/20

1944

NLS

Plain Sailing for Little Learners - CB4/31

NLS

The Chummy Animal Book - CB4/32

1945

NLS

The Chummy ??? Book - CB4/33

1945

NLS

The Happy Days Painting and Lettering Book - CB4/37

1945

NLS

Valentine chummy books [Which ones?]

1943

NLS

A Trip to ABC Land - CB43 No photos.

NLS

Busybodies in Poems and Pictures - CB44.

a.1948

NLS

'Do You Know?'

"Valentine's Toy Books are children's Joy Books"

Motor Cars - B613

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Bryan Norfolk, who sent me images of the cover of this book and of two of the 24 cars that feature in the book (3 to a page) is keen to discover when this book was published.

Brian estimates c.1926/27. One of the cars in the book is a Rolls Royce 'New Phantom' that was introduced in 1925.

Bryan is a collector of cigarette and trade cards that feature the Austin Seven motor car of the 1920s/30s.

c.1926/27?

Priv (Lon)

Priv (Harp)

British Wild Birds - B616

Priv (Lon)

British Wild Flowers - B614

Priv (Lon)

Wild Animals - B615

c.1920
(Diane Lawson)

Priv (Lon)

'Golden Thoughts'

As Big Ben Strikes (Allan Junior) - GT 620

Priv (W Mid)

Get Well! (Allan Junior) - GT 603 3.5ins x 5 ins

Priv
(Vic, Aus)

Golden Thoughts for the Silent Minute Fellowship (Allan Junior) - GT 18

Priv (W Mid)

Little Psalms of the Months - GT 618 3.5ins x 5 ins

Priv (Kent)

My Garden and Other Verses (Allan Junior) - GT 6058 3.5ins x 5 ins

Priv

The Golden Booklet of Wedding Anniversary Verses (Allan Junior) - GT 609

Inscribed 11-11-1944

Priv (Essex)

Sweetheart o' Mine (Allan Junior) - GT 610

Inscribed from the owner's mother by the owner's father: December 1945.

Priv (London)

The owner of another copy of this book tells me that the book was sent to her grandfather by her grandmother.

She believes this would have been around the time of their marriage in 1920.

Priv
(Birmingham)

Thank you to Robert Hughes for sending the photograph of this book cover.

Robert tells me that the book was sent by his mother to his father during wartime. He would guess that it was printed during the wartime i.e. 1939-45.

Priv
(South Wales)

This England (Compiled by John Allan. Book of poems by Wordsworth, Blake, Allan Junior, Browning, Rabbie Burns, etc.) GT3

This book appears to have been produced in at least two sizes. I have been told about book that are:
(a) 18cm x 12 cm and (b) 'Only 4ins x 2ins'

Date?

Priv (Lanc)

Priv (S Aust)

Twenty-One To-day and other verses
(Allan Junior, illustrated by Anne Rochester) GT 602

1941

Priv (N Yks)

Verses by Allan Junior (Margaret Kent) - GT 4

Thank you to George Smith, British Columbia, Canada who wrote:

"I wonder if Allan Junior is a nom de plume? - A catchall term for someone editing a variety of contributors perhaps?

Your site has some reference to an 'Allan Junior', a painter"

George added:

"Looking at the cover brought to mind my first ventures into reading. The style is reminiscent of books I read or had read to me in the 1930s.

We could not afford the 1st editions, so this series might date from the 1920s."

George Smith: Aug 4+5, 2008

Priv (NY)

Verses to Mother (Margaret Kent) - GT 628
(H Trevelyan-Thomson (Illus. Anne Rochester)

Date (handwritten inside): 1948

Priv (Leeds)

Wedding Day Salutations
(Allan Junior, illustrated by Anne Rochester) GT 613

1941

Priv (N Yks)

Priv (W Mid)

Welcome Little Stranger
(Allan Junior, illustrated by Anne Rochester) GT 621

1941

Priv (N Yks)

'Toys & Dolly'

Children's Books

Black Sambo - B219 (British Patent #1131

1913

Thank you to Yvonne Cain, now living in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia for telling me about many editions of Black Sambo' from other publishers, published at various dates from 1899 to 1971!

Yvonne added: "My son was given the book in 1973 and read it to his children and they loved it, but it's probable not the book to read nowadays. This book was by Helen Bannerman."

Other Children's Books

Aladdin

This book was illustrated in an eBay advert and
described as: "Die Cut Antique Shape Book,
Valentine & Sons, Chinese Boy Cover"

1907 *

This book was offered for sale on eBay in Jan 2012 for a 'Buy It Now' price of US$49.99 + shipping

The seller was in Mount Arlington, New Jersey, USA.

I don't know whether or not he found a buyer at that price.

* This is the date that was quoted in the eBay advert.

eBay
(NJ)

Beauty and the Beast

1907

Priv
(TX)

Babes in the Wood
Published by Valentine & Sons, Dundee, London, Montreal.
The owner has asked who the author was, and what is the value of this book..

ALSO: "This is one of five 'book toys' that I acquired recently. All the books are shaped around the design of their front cover. This one is numbered B129 inside the front page. These books came from a lady who had them as a child in the 1920s, but I'm unsure if they were new at the time."

Jeremy Culpin, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Feb 28, 2009

1907

Priv
(OR)

owned by a child in 1920s

Priv
(Camb)

Baby Bunting

"This is one of five 'book toys' that I acquired recently. All the books are shaped around the design of their front cover. This one is numbered B111 inside the front page. These books came from a lady who had them as a child in the 1920s, but I'm unsure if they were new at the time."

Jeremy Culpin, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Feb 28, 2009

owned by a child in 1920s

Priv
(Camb)

Canny Tales from Aberdeen
compiled by Allan Junior, Illustrated by Gregor McGregor.

18th ed.
March 1927

Priv
(Lon)

Now You Tell One
stories of Irish wit and humour by George A Birmingham

2nd ed.
1927

Priv
(Lon)

The Cow

no date

Priv
(TX)

Dick Whittington

"This is one of five 'book toys' that I acquired recently. All the books are shaped around the design of their front cover. This one is numbered B129 inside the front page. These books came from a lady who had them as a child in the 1920s, but I'm unsure if they were new at the time."

Jeremy Culpin, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Feb 28, 2009

1907

Priv
(TX)

owned by a child in 1920s

Priv
(Camb)

The Collie Dog

"The dimensions of this book are 6 1/4 ins x 3 9/16 ins. Can you tell me if there is any way to discover how much this book might be worth?"

Elaine Haas, Laurel, Maryland, USA: January 14, 2012

1907 *

This book was offered for sale on eBay in Jan 2012 for a 'Buy It Now' price of US$49.99 + shipping

The seller was in Mount Arlington, New Jersey, USA.

I don't know whether or not he found a buyer at that price.

* This is the date that was quoted in the eBay advert.

Priv
(MD)

eBay
(NJ)

The Doll's House

Jeremy Culpin, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Feb 28, 2009

Priv
(NY)

Valentine & Sons Ltd
1907

Priv
(TX)

Date (as a gift): Oct 1915

Priv
(NV)

owned by a child in 1920s

Priv
(Camb)

The Elephant

Date (as a gift): Oct 1915

Priv
(NV)

Hansel & Gretel

1907

Priv
(TX)

Jack the Giant Killer

1907

Priv
(TX)

The Horse

no date

Priv
(TX)

The Lucky White Rabbit

A book in the shape of a rabbit

early 1900s?

Priv
(KS)

Merry and Bight

"This is one of five 'book toys' that I acquired recently. All the books are shaped around the design of their front cover. This one is numbered B121 inside the front page. These books came from a lady who had them as a child in the 1920s, but I'm unsure if they were new at the time."

Jeremy Culpin, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Feb 28, 2009

owned by a child in 1920s

Priv
(Camb)

Noah's Ark

1907

Priv
(TX)

Rock-a-Bye-Baby
Mabel Lucie Attwell, No author, A cut-out shaped book made of hard cardboard, approx 7-8 pages.

Given Christmas1921

Priv (Warr)

Sister Susie and the Twins
Mabel Lucie Attwell, No author. A cut-out shaped book made of hard cardboard with approx 7-8 pages.

Given Christmas1921

Priv (Warr)

Stories
told by Sir James Taggart

8th ed.
1927

Priv (Lon)

Taffy Tales from Walsh Wales
compiled by C W Miles, Illustrated by Harry Low

1926

Priv (Lon)

The Tale of Little Priscillia Purr

Priv

The Tale of Peter Pusskin

Priv

The Tale of Tabby Twins

Priv (LSA)

The Tale of the Naughty Kitty Cat (illustrations by Louis Wain)

Please e-mail me if you have a copy of this book. The owner of this book hopes to repair it but needs to know what is written on the spine.

Thank you to Katharine who replied from Lytham St Annes, saying "I don’t have the title mentioned, but another in the series – The Tale of the Tabby Twins. In answer to your question, it is only the title that is written on the spine.

1924
or 1927

Priv (IN)

'Valtay Books'

The numbers suggest that these may also be part of the Chummy Books series.

Valtay is presumably an abbreviation of Valentines on the River Tay

Ships Past and Present - CB4/30

a.1946?

NLS

The Happy Days Painting and Lettering Book - CB4/37

1945

NLS

My Favourite Farm Book - CB6/40

a.1947

NLS

Other Books

The Lady of the Lake

Message 1

The owner of this book writes:

"Neither the cover, the spine nor the title page of the book list the author, but it is undoubtedly Sir Walter Scott's six cantos of poetry.

There are twelve illustrations among the 192 pages measuring 9 1/2 cm x 12 1/2 cm.

The cover is a red, blue, gold and white plaid padded cloth that appears to have been very well preserved in a heavy clear cellophane wrap.

The inscription inside the book reads that it was bought on Aug 17 ~25,at Lake Katrine, Scotland.

If you or your contacts know anything more about this book, would you please let me know?"

If you can provide any more information, please e-mail me.

Thank you. - Peter Stubbs November 29, 2007

<1913

Priv (TX)

The Lady of the Lake

Message 2

Thank you to Brian Marshall, Erdington, West Midlands for sending me more information about this book

Brian's comments included the following:

"The book has a padded tartan cover and gilt edging to the pages. It is still in its original cardboard box.

The book is undated, but has a message and hand-drawn masonic symbol on the flyleaf. The message is dated July 29, 1912."

Message received: February 22, 2010

The Lady of the Lake

Message 3

Ted Gilliver wrote:

"This is a little book 8.5cm x 6.0 cm, covered in McGregor tartan, with illustrations. I have had it for many years."

Ted Gilliver, Christchurch, New Zealand: April 4, 2009

Publ:

Valentine & Anderson Ltd, Edinburgh. That's not a company that I knew of. *

Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dundee and London.

* However, but I've now been told of another similar book

See 'Mary Queen of Scots' below.

Priv (NZ)

Merrie England in Verse and Pictures (Allan Junior)

Priv (Essex)

The Romance of Mary Queen of Scots

Bob Street, Canada, wrote:

"I have a first edition of this book, with soft cover and various pictures in the book."

Pr (Can)

Scottish Wit & Humour - humorous short stories + poems

1908

St A

Telling the Time Big Ben A Clock Book in Rhyme

Marlene, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, wrote:

"I received this book from my grandparents as a child. I can't find a date on it, which is what started my search, but it says Printed and Published by Valentine & Sons, Ltd., Dundee and London. Branches Cape Town, Melbourne, Toronto, etc. Would you know approximately the date for this book? I'd appreciate any information possible."

Marlene, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
April 29 + May 1, 2011

Please click on the thumbnail images above to enlarge the pictures and read some of the verse.

Probably 1923 or earlier

but see COMMENT + UPDATE below.

Priv (Can)

COMMENT

I reached this conclusion about the likely date of this book after reading that Valentine & Sons sold off their overseas businesses in 1923.

Ref: Valentine Collection booklet, published by University of St Andrews

UPDATE

Marlene wrote again on May 5, 2011, telling me that she thinks the book probably dates from the 1950s.

So my conclusion about the date of the book may not be reliable.

Does anybody else have any views on this topic?

The Aberdeen Jew (Allan Junior)
illustrations by Gregor McGregor, 36pp

1927

Priv (Sun)

The Children's Own Hymn Book

July 1909

Priv (Gwe)

To Fairy Dell

Priv

3. English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh Books
'Birthday Series'
Shakespeare Birthday Book Subtitle: The Poet's Homeland Dave Shannon, Denia, Costa Blanca, Spain: January 4+5, 2010	Publ: Valentine & Son, Dundee, London, Edinburgh.	Priv (Spain)
'Gem Selection'
Songs of Ireland Illustrated from drawings by J F O'Hea and John Carey, with historical and bibliographical annotations by C F Conin. Karen Cranford wrote: "I'm interested in learning: - the history of the book - it's publishing date - if there are any other copies or reprints. I'm also interested in restoring the book as it has family history behind it. Any information kindly welcomed." Karen Cranford, Newfoundland, Canada, May 28, 2008	Publ: Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dublin	Priv (NF, Can)
If you think you might be able to answer any of Karen's questions, please email me then I'll pass your message on to her. Thank you. - Peter Stubbs: May 31, 2008.	Publ: Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dublin	Priv (NF, Can)
'Rose Series'
Selections from Shakespeare (268 pages, 16 illustrations) Janice Chambers, Derbyshire, England, added: "My copy of this book is hand-painted on the front and the written inscription inside the first page says that it was given as a gift in 1920. Do you happen to know whether these books are rare, whether there were many printed or how much it would have cost back then?"	<1925	Priv + Priv (Der)
I don't know how many copies of this book were printed. I would not have expected it to be expensive when new. I don't know its value now. Perhaps somebody else might be able to answer these questions. If you know any of the answers, please email me. Thank you. Peter Stubbs: March 13, 2010	<1925	Priv + Priv (Der)
© Selections from the Ballads, Poems and Songs of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate (with illustrations) Sandra McGechan wrote: "There is an inscription in pencil in this book, dating it to around 1914. It would be great if you could tell me anything about the book. Is it rare or were they quite common?" Sandra McGechan, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England: July 25, 2009	c.1914	Priv (Ches)
Selections from Poems, Ballads and Sonnets of William Wordsworth (12 illustrations) Shakespeare	no date	Priv (Wrex)
Selections of Poems, Ballads and Sonnets from William Wordsworth, No2 (12 illustrations)	no date	Priv
Selections of Old English Ballads (10 illustrations) Kim Hesbon wrote: "This book is 6cm x 9cm with a red tartan cover. My uncle sent it to my Mom from England in 1942." Kim Hesbon: Windsor, Ontario, Canada: Message posted in EdinPhoto guestbook: October 20, 2009	no date <1943	Priv (Can)
Other Books
95 Views of Abergele and North Wales (Valentine & Sons)	1907	Priv (KY)
350 Photographic Views of London Juel Leonard wrote: "I have a copy of this book. It belonged to my Aunt who died in 1945. Can anyone tell me who the photographer was or any other information about the book; Do you perhaps have any idea of the value of the book?" Juel Leonard, Chagrin Falls Ohio: August 1, 2010	1907	Priv (OH)
Killarney	1900	NLS
Liverpool, New Brighton & Birkenhead View Book Michael Burer wrote: "This book of artistic views measures 27cm x 25cm. It has 26 pages with sepia-toned whole page photos, including one of LIverpool Landing Stage with an ocean liner. Its cover is made of a brownish sort of carton paper and portrays: - Right-bottom corner: a stork in a circle with a leaf in its beak - Left upper corner of the cover: Neptune and a Merman (no Maid as he's wearing a beard and blowing a horn). Between them they are holding a shield. Upon it is the same stork as mentioned before. Underneath is a banner with Latin inscription: 'deus mobis hec otia pecit'. Across the whole front is printed 'Liverpool' in orange red with black outlining, as are the storks. The frontispiece is a drawing of what appears to be Liverpool Cathedral. Michael W Burer	Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dundee and London. No date - approx 1940? The owner would be very keen to know more about this book and when it was published. The book is signed and dated by the owner's father: 24 October 1942.	Priv
Mary Queen of Scots Scottie wrote: "I also have the very same book as 'The Lady of the Lake' (above) - except for the title, mine being ,Mary Queen of Scots'. Above the title are the words 'Thistle Series'. Both books are the same size and have the same padded silk tartan cover." Scottie: October 3, 2010	Publ: Valentine & Anderson Ltd, Edinburgh. Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dundee and London.	Priv
Photographic Views of Windsor (16 plates) David Lodge tells me:: "I am trying to discover when this book was published. One of the plates shows a leaner-looking Victoria with Albert above two captions - "Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way," and "Windsor Castle - Statue of The Queen and Prince Consort," leads me to believe the book was published after he died in 1861 and before she died in 1901. It is possible it was released closer to his death than hers. What do you think?"	?	Priv
Poems by Robert Burns Don Holmes, Nottingham, wrote: "I have a pocket edition of poems by Robert Burns with a gold finish to the edges of the pages. The cover is in tartan and the book has illustrations. The book was given to my wife's grandmother in 1919 and is in first class condition and has the original cardboard box."	Publ: Valentine & Sons Ltd., Dundee, Edinburgh and London 1919 or earlier	Priv (Not)
This England David Shurrock, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, wrote: "I acquired this book in a box bought from a boot sale and wondered if you can give me any information about it. i.e. date, value, are they photos or something else?" I am not familiar with this book, so cannot answer the questions that David asks. Perhaps somebody else will know the answers.	?	Priv (Buck)
Views of London (Photographic View Album) Bill Summers, Wales, tells me that one of his relatives has a copy of this book. It has 23 views of London	?	Priv
Views of London Derek tells me about another book with the same title as above, but with more photos. - Title on the cover : 'Views of London - Title on front page: Photographic View Album of London - Photos: 28, some full-page, some half-page. - Cover: hard, black with gold bands + gold lettering - Size: 8.9 ins x 6.75 ins. Derek, at one time, had 3 or 4 books in this series, but of other cities. He believes that one of them had photos of Birmingham.	Probably early-1900s. (All the transport in the photos is horse drawn.) Derek would like to find a way of dating this book more accurately.	Priv
Views of Westminster Abbey Desha Smith wrote: "The cover of this book is black with gold detailing, including the Royal Crest. It has 16 black+white photos of Royal Views in and around Westminster Abbey." ©	?	Priv(PA)