George Mills — King Willow & Minor and Major

London, Spring Books, c1938-c1939 . Cloth. A bright pair of children's novels surrounding a boys cricket team, written by George Mills and published as part of Spring Books Fanfare series. A pair of works published by Spring Books as part of their Fanfare Series. Each in the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. Undated, dated using Jisc. Written by British schoolmaster and children's author, George Mills, known for his whimsical tales, often involving sporting events and school-based mysteries. A delightful pair of children's tales, each surrounding the highs and lows of a boys cricket team. As with many of Mills' other works, Uggles the beloved bulldog makes an appearance.Illustrated with four full-page illustrations and a colour frontispiece to 'Minor and Major' and three full-page illustrations and a colour frontispiece to 'King Willow&apos. Lacking one illustration to 'King Willow&apos. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent, with minor fading to the extremities and one small puncture mark to the front board of 'Minor and Major&apos. Dust wrappers are smart, with light edge wear and a few closed tears. Two red labels to the backstrip of 'King Willow&apos. Rubbing to joints, with a little loss to the backstrip head of 'Minor and Major&apos. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Lacking one illustration to 'King Willow&apos. Light marks to title page of 'Minor and Major&apos. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.