Children's Books
First editions of major works of children's literature, including the works of Lewis Carroll, Beatrix Potter, A. A. Milne, Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling, and other major writers in these fields.
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BARKER, Cicely Mary.
Groundsel and Necklaces. [1940s]
£95
12mo. Original decorated boards with pictorial inlay, titles to spine and front board in black. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by the author. An excellent copy, dust jacket price...
12mo. Original decorated boards with pictorial inlay, titles to spine and front board in black. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by the author. An excellent copy,... Read more
HALE, Kathleen.
Orlando (The Marmalade Cat) The Frisky Housewife. 1956
£95
First edition, first impression.
Quarto. Original colour laminate boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Very lightly rubbed. A lovely copy. Read more
[DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge] CARROLL, Lewis.
The Hunting of The Snark. c.1940
£95
An attractively bound and illustrated copy of Carroll's popular nonsense poem.
Slim octavo (195 × 138 mm). Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in tan half morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, marbled boards and... Read more
KINGSLEY, Charles.
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby. 1889
£95
New edition. A handsomely bound copy of this children's classic which was first published in 1863.
Octavo (178 × 120 mm). Contemporary green calf, brown morocco label, elaborate tooling to spine in compartments separated by raised bands, roll to boards and... Read more
JOHNS, W. E.
Biggles Delivers the Goods. 1946
£80
First edition, first impression. An attractive copy of the first post-war Biggles.
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles blocked in black to spine and upper cover. With the pictorial dust jacket. Colour frontispiece and nine illustrations. Spine faded,... Read more
AWDRY, Rev. W.
Enterprising Engines. 1968
£80
First edition, first impression. Twenty-third of the Rev. Audry's railway books.
Duodecimo. Original blue boards, titles and illustration to upper board in yellow. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards. Near fine, dust... Read more
DAHL, Roald.
Esio Trot. 1990
£80
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original blue boards, titles gilt to spine. With the dust jacket. Numerous black and white illustrations in the text. An excellent copy in the dust jacket with... Read more
ROWLING, J. K.
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them; Quidditch Through the Ages. 2001
£80
First editions, first impressions. Published as a fund-raiser for Comic Relief.
2 vols. Small octavo, perfect bound. Original illustrated wrappers, titles to upper wrappers in yellow, titles to spines in black. With the original printed cellophane... Read more
AWDRY, Rev. W.
Small Railway Engines. 1967
£80
First edition, first impression. Twenty-second of the Rev. Audry's railway books.
Duodecimo. Original grey boards, titles and illustration to upper board in white. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards. Near fine, dust jacket... Read more
ESSOE, Gabe.
Tarzan of the Movies. [1968]
£80
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper "Best wishes Gabe Essoe."
Quarto. Original black boards, titles to spine in red. With the dust jacket. With black and white photographs. Mild rubbing to lower edge of front board, an excellent... Read more
GRAVES, Robert.
Ann at Highwood Hall. Poems for Children. 1964
£75
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by Edward Ardizzone. two small bumps to spine. An excellent copy in... Read more
FARJEON, Eleanor.
Grannie Gray. Children's Play and Games. Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. 1956
£75
First Fortnum Edition. With the author's signed presentation inscription to her great-niece to the half-title "To dearest Miriam from her loving Nellie. Christmas 1956."
Octavo. Original pink cloth, titles to spine in dark grey, pictorial endpapers. With the dust jacket. With numerous black and white illustrations. An excellent copy in... Read more
HUGHES, Ted.
How the Whale Became, and other stories. 2000
£75
First edition with these illustrations. Published originally in 1963 with illustrations by George Adamson. Inscribed by the illustrator, "To Nick, with very best wishes, Jackie...
Quarto. Original pictographic laminated boards, lettered in black. With the pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers. Numerous beautiful colour illustrations by... Read more
STEADMAN, Ralph.
Little.com. 2000
£75
First edition, first impression. Signed on the half title by Ralph Steadman.
Quarto. Original laminated boards, titles to front cover in red and black, titles to spine in black. No dust jacket issued. Illustrated throughout the text by Ralph... Read more
HALE, Kathleen.
Orlando (The Marmalade Cat) Buys a Cottage. 1963
£75
First edition, first impression.
Quarto. Original colour laminate boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Boards lightly rubbed and a little spotted. An excellent copy. Read more
NEWBOLT, Henry.
The Book of The Thin Red Line. 1925
£75
New Impression.
Octavo. Contemporary crimson calf, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, twin rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles blind, marbled endpapers and edges.... Read more
FROISSART, Sir John.
The Boy's Froissart [c.1880]
£75
First edition. A handsomely bound copy.
Octavo. Contemporary burgundy morocco, titles to spine, raised bands, rules to spine, boards and turn-ins in blind, cream endpapers, gilt edges. With black and white... Read more
TAN, Amy.
The Moon Lady 1992
£75
First Edition, First Printing. Inscribed by the author 'To Donna, / Best wishes, / Amy Tan' and signed by Gretchen Schields on the half title.
Quarto. Original red cloth, decoration and titles to upper board and spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by Gretchen Schields. Fine in near fine, price... Read more
FARJEON, Eleanor.
The Mulberry Bush. 1945
£75
First Edition, First Impression. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper "A Happy Birthday To Miriam from her loving Great Aunt Nellie. Dec. 31st...
Small octavo. Original white cloth, titles to spine crimson, pictorial decoration to front board crimson. With the dust jacket. A very good copy in the dust jacket... Read more
NAY, Carol.
Timmy Rides The China Shipper. 1939
£75
First edition, first printing. A charming, colour-illustrated children's book about a boy who journeys on seaplane, the Boeing California Clipper, from San Francisco to Macao,...
Quarto. Original yellow cloth, titles to spine and single-line rule to boards in blue, colour map endpapers. With the dust jacket. Colour illustrations throughout by... Read more
BRIGGS, Raymond.
When the Wind Blows. 1982
£75
First edition, first impression.
Quarto. Original illustrated laminated boards, titles to front cover and spine in white. No dust jacket issued. A near fine copy. Read more
MACKENZIE, Compton.
Kensington Rhymes. 1912
£65
First edition,
Octavo. Original blue cloth backed brown boards, titles to spine and upper board gilt, blue top-stain. Colour frontispiece and 7 plates, line drawings throughout.... Read more
BLAKE, Quentin.
The Life of Birds. 2010
£65
First edition, first impression. Signed on the title page by Quentin Blake.
Quarto. Original purple cloth, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. A fine copy. Read more
JOHNS, Captain W. E.
Biggles Buries a Hatchet. An Adventure in which Biggles and His Pilots of the Air Police Offer the Olive Branch to an Old Enemy Under Dire Misfortune in a Distant Land. 1958
£60
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original red boards, titles and decoration to front cover and spine in black. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by Stead. Small fading mark to foot of spine... Read more
McCAUGHREAN, Geraldine.
Peter Pan in Scarlet. 2006
£60
First Trade Edition. Signed by Geraldine McCaughrean. This book was preceded by an edition of 1500 signed and numbered copies.
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine in red, Peter Pan silhouette to upper board. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by David Wyatt. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
