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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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A. A. MILNE & E. H. SHEPARD.
The Winnie-the-Pooh Collection 2011
£20
Catalogue to accompany the exhibition and sale of the most comprehensive collection of Winnie-the-Pooh books and artwork ever assembled. Including more than one hundred items...
Quarto (27 × 21 cm). Matt laminated card wrappers. 95 items offered for sale. Fully illustrated in colour. New. Read more
AIKEN, Joan.
All You've Ever Wanted. And Other Stories. 1953
£175
First edition, first impression of the author's first book.
Octavo. Original white boards illustrated in black, titles to spine and upper board gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrations throughout. Boards lightly rubbed and... Read more
AIKEN, Joan.
More Than You Bargained For. And Other Stories. 1955
£200
First edition, first impression of the author's second book. Inscribed by Aiken on the front free endpaper, "Best wishes from Joan 18/3/56".
Octavo. Original white boards illustrated in black, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Frontispiece and illustrations throughout. A little rubbed and dulled... Read more
AINSLIE, Kathleen.
Votes for Catharine Susan and Me. [1910]
£975
First edition, first impression of a contemporary negative portrayal of the Suffrage Movement for young girls. The book follows Ainslie's two wood-doll characters as they join the...
Small quarto. Original pictorial wrappers. Housed in a green cloth box. Chromolithographs throughout. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. Wrappers a little rubbed... Read more
ALCOTT, Louisa M.
Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys. 1871
£1,250
First American edition, with the signature mark 1. (Blanck notes that the edition occurs both with and without the mark, that no sequence is established but that the reprint of 1872...
Octavo. Original green sand-grain cloth, covers blocked in blind with thick and thin rule, front cover with central lettering enclosed by oval Greek key in gilt, brown... Read more
ALDIN, Cecil.
Old Inns. 1921
£475
Signed Limited Edition of 380 copies of which this is number 379.
Octavo. Recent full dark green morocco, title and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single roll to boards gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. With 16 tipped... Read more
ALDIN, Cecil.
Ratcatcher to Scarlet. [1926]
£1,250
First Edition Limited Issue. One of just 100 numbered copies signed by Aldin and with an original sketch of a beagle in ink pencil and wash to an early blank. Uncommon.
Octavo, pp. 123. Original vellum-backed white japon boards, titles to spine gilt, titles to front board gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated throughout... Read more
ALDIN, Cecil.
Time I Was Dead. Pages from My Autobigraphy. 1934
£500
First edition, first impression. Signed limited edition. Limited to 100 copies of which this is number 59 signed by Cecil Aldin
Quarto. Original quarter red morocco with red cloth boards, titles to spine gilt, top edge gilt. Spine faded, boards a little darkened, light foxing to fore edge. Read more
(ALDIN, Cecil) DICKENS, Charles.
The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. 1910
£600
Signed Limited Edition of 250 copies of which this is number 186 signed by Cecil Aldin.
2 volumes, large octavo. Bound in half recent crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, raised bands, crimson cloth boards, cream plain endpapers, top... Read more
ANDERSEN, Hans Christian.
To Be or Not to Be? 1857
£4,750
First edition in English (the Danish version had been published in Copenhagen earlier that year). With the author's signed presentation inscription in Danish on the front free...
Octavo. Original purple cloth, boards blocked in blind, titles and decoration to spine gilt, yellow-coated endpapers. Binder's ticket on rear pastedown. Housed in a... Read more
ANDERSON, Hans Christian.
The Sand-Hills of Jutland. 1860
£175
First English language edition, scarce.
Octavo (192 × 120 mm). Early 20th-century red half morocco, spine gilt in compartments, red cloth sides, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Binding lightly... Read more
ARDIZZONE, Edward.
Tim and Ginger. 1965
£125
First Edition First Impression of one of Ardizzone's famous Tim and Lucy books.
Quarto. Original pictorial boards, titles to upper board within the design. With the pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in colour and monochrome by the author.... Read more
ATKINSON, M. E.
Going Gangster. A Novel for Boys and Girls. 1940
£225
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the half-title "M. R. H. with the author's good wishes, Christmas 1940, M. E. Atkinson".
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt, pictorial endpapers. With the dust jacket. Spine slightly rolled, top edges of boards faded, spotting to edges,... Read more
(ATTWELL, Mabel Lucy) ASHLEY, Doris.
Children's Stories from French Fairy Tales. [1917]
£375
First edition, first impression.
Tall quarto. Original brown cloth backed colour pictorial boards. Colour frontispiece and 11 plates, line drawings throughout. Shaken, extremities rubbed, some wear to... Read more
AWDRY, Rev. W.
The Twin Engines. 1960
£125
First edition, first impression. Fifteenth of the Rev. Audry's railway books.
Duodecimo. Original black boards, illustration and title to front board in red. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by Peter and Gunvor Edwards. A bright copy in edge... Read more
AWDRY, W.
James the Red Engine. [1948]
£1,750
First edition, first impression. The Rev. Awdry's third book in the Railway Series.
Duodecimo. Original blue boards, titles and illustration to front board gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby. Corners rubbed, owner's name to... Read more
AWDRY, W.
The Little Old Engine. 1959
£125
First edition, later impression. Fourteenth of the Rev. Audry's railway books.
12mo. Original grey boards, illustration and title to front board gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by John T. Kenney. Small mark to spine, dust jacket slightly... Read more
AWDRY, W.
Troublesome Engines 1950
£500
First edition, first impression. The Rev. Awdry's fifth book in the Railway Series. With Edward, Gordon, Henry, James and Thomas and the introduction of a new engine, Percy.
Duodecimo. Original green boards, illustration and titles to upper board gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby Gift inscription to front... Read more
AWDRY, W.
Troublesome Engines. [1950]
£650
First edition, first impression. The Rev. Awdry's fifth book in the Railway Series. With Edward, Gordon, Henry, James and Thomas and the introduction of a new engine, Percy.
Duodecimo. Original green boards, titles and illustration to front board gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby. Spine lightly bumped, dust... Read more
BANNER, Angela.
Happy Birthday with Ant and Bee. 1964
£125
First edition, first impression. A charming book from the "ant and bee" series, scarce in such nice condition.
Sextodecimo. Original colour pictorial boards, red top-stain. With the dust jacket. Colour illustrations throughout. A beautiful copy in the price-clipped and lightly... Read more
BANNERMAN, Helen.
The Story of Little Black Mingo. By the author of 'The Story of Little Black Sambo'. [1901]
£3,500
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on front free endpaper to her brother: "C. B. B. Watson with the authoress' love. 7th Nov. 1901". Charles...
Duodecimo. Original pictorial white roan boards, spine lettered in black, front cover lettered in red. 36 full-page coloured illustrations after the author. Newspaper... Read more
BARKER, Cicely Mary.
Flower Fairies of the Spring. [1940s]
£125
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
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
BARKER, Cicely Mary.
The Book of The Flower Fairies. [1955]
£500
Omnibus Edition of The Spring, The Summer and The Autumn Flower Fairies in a larger format to the separate printings.
Octavo. Recent dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. With colour illustrations throughout. An... Read more
BARNARDO, Dr. (ed.)
Bubbles. A Volume of True Tales and Coloured Pictures. c.1902
£120
Quarto. Original red cloth spine, pictorial paper-covered boards, advertisements to endpapers, edges stained red. With numerous colour illustrations. Light browning to pages, two...
Quarto. Original red cloth spine, pictorial paper-covered boards, advertisements to endpapers, edges stained red. With numerous colour illustrations. Light browning to... Read more
