Children's
Rare first editions, signed and inscribed copies, deluxe and collectible editions of books, pamphlets, and ephemera relating to books written for children or juveniles.
First editions of children's classics, including Roald Dahl, Beatrix Potter, J. K. Rowling, A. A. Milne and J. M. Barrie.From the blog: 'Dear Boys and Girls': Enid Blyton's personal brand
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"Too Fancy and Ingenious": children's books by adult writers
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(EMBERLEY, Ed.) EMBERLEY, Barbara. One Wide River To Cross.Englewood Cliffs, NJ : 1966
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy with an original illustration of an ark in pencil on the verso of front endpaper, "For Mary for "the Old lady" Ed Emberley Ipswich Spring 1967." The recipient, Mary C. Rife, was a noted children's librarian for more than 50 years, spending her last 30 years co-ordinating Children's Library Services for... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 100911
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NEILL, John R. "He gave Jenny a light pat on the head."[c.1940]
Original ink and pencil preliminary drawing of Jack Pumpkinhead and Jenny Jump for p. 160 of The Wonder City of Oz (Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1940), the first Oz book written and illustrated by John R. Neill. With chapter reference in pencil along lower margin and caption in pencil on the verso. Learn More£2,950.00Stock Code: 100929
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SENDAK, Maurice. Outside Over There.New York : 1981
First edition, first printing. Pre-publication presentation copy, signed by the author a month prior to publication on the front free endpaper, dated 13 May 1981, and with his sister's inscription above: "Natalie Sendak Lesselbaum (Maurice's sister). I gave him his first book." A lovely association copy. Learn More£1,000.00Stock Code: 100941
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CROFTS, Freeman Wills. Young Robin Brand Detective.London : 1947
First edition, first impression of the author's only children's mystery book. Scarce. Bookplate to front free endpaper: Douglas Charles Harrod (1910-1994), former senior lecturer in pharmacy at King's College, London. Learn More£300.00Stock Code: 100772
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(SENDAK, Maurice.) KRAUSS, Ruth. A Hole Is To Dig.New York : 1952
First edition, first issue, lacking "grr" on page 23. A hard Sendak title to find in the first state. Learn More£425.00Stock Code: 100635
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[GOREY, Edward.] Dogear Wryde. Postcards: Whatever Next? Series.N.p. : 1990
Signed limited edition, one of 26 lettered sets signed by Edward Gorey, this one being "W", from a complete edition of 250 sets. Learn More£1,200.00Stock Code: 100674
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RIGGS, Ransom. Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children.Philadelphia : 2011
First edition, first printing. Signed by Riggs to the title page. A young adult novel creatively crafted around the use of vernacular photographs. Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 100680
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BLUME, Judy. The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo.Chicago : 1969
First edition, first printing. Judy Blume's first book. In 1996 Blume was awarded the Margaret Edwards award from the American Library Association for her contribution to writing for teens. Learn More£1,350.00Stock Code: 100696
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DUVOISIN, Roger. See What I Am.New York : 1974
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, together with a small drawing of a cat: "To Helen and Max from Roger and from the real Max with love." Roger Duvoisin won the 1948 Caldecott Medal for White Snow, Bright Snow, written by Alvin Tresselt (D. Lothrop Co., 1947). He and his wife created together... Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 100549
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BROWN, Beth. All Dogs Go To Heaven.New York : 1943
First edition, first printing. Most likely the basis for the 1989 animated film of same title. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 100574
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SENDAK, Maurice. In the Night Kitchen.New York : 1970
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Sendak on the half title, "For Arnold Larsen, with best wishes! Maurice Sendak Feb. 71." A 1971 Caldecott Honor title. This title was a banned book and is rank 25th by the American Library Association on its "100 most frequently challenged books of 1990-2000" list. Learn More£1,100.00Stock Code: 100588
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POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Pigling Bland.London : 1913
First edition (the first two printings are identical). Extremely scarce in the jacket with just three copies appearing at auction since 1975. Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 100374
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SEUSS, Dr. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.New York : 1958
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Dr. Seuss on verso of the front free endpaper, "for Terry Caywood-Best Wishes Dr. Seuss." Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 99818
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(BAUM, L. Frank.) John R. Neill. The Wonderful City of Oz.Chicago : 1940
First edition, first printing, first state. The first John Neill authored Oz title. Learn More£1,200.00Stock Code: 99834
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(BAUM, L. Frank.) Ruth Plumly Thompson. Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz.Chicago : 1929
First edition, first printing. Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 99842
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TUDOR, Tasha. The Dolls' Christmas.New York : 1950
First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 99849
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(BAUM, L. Frank.) Ruth Plumly Thompson. The Silver Princess in Oz.Chicago : 1938
First edition, first printing, first state "A" binding with spine illustration of Handy Mandy's face. The 31st Oz book, one of the works. Scarce in such good condition. Learn More£800.00Stock Code: 99736
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DAHL, Roald. Rhyme Stew.London : 1989
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Sonia, love, Roald Dahl". A quirky collection of poetry. Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 99770
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HUGHES, Ted. The Iron Man. A Story in Five Nights.London : 1968
First edition, first impression. 6000 copies printed according to the Sagar & Tabor bibliography. The majority we have seen have come from school libraries and this title is probably the scarcest of Hughes trade editions. Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 99583
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(BAUM, L. Frank.) Ruth Plumly Thompson. The Silver Princess in Oz.Chicago : 1938
First edition, first printing, variant A binding with spine illustration of Handy Mandy's face. The 31st Oz book. Scarce in such good condition. Learn More£625.00Stock Code: 99603
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TUDOR, Tasha. Snow Before Christmas.New York : 1941
First edition, first printing. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 99286
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SEUSS, Dr. Thidwick. The Big-Hearted Moose.New York : 1948
Early printing. Inscribed by the author at the bottom of the dedication page "For the Hessels with best wishes Dr. Seuss." Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 98906
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BAUM, L. Frank. The Wizard of Oz Waddle Book.New York : 1934
First edition, first state, with publisher's imprint to the spine. A most unusual toy book; the reader was invited to take the die-cut figures and assemble them into three dimensional models which, when placed on the provided sloping runway, would move or "waddle" down on their own. A very scarce Oz title, this is one of very few known copies containing... Learn More£13,000.00Stock Code: 98934
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JOHNSON, Crockett. Harold and the Purple Crayon.New York : 1955
First edition, first printing, of the first book in the series. A very attractive copy of this charming story of what imagination and one crayon can bring. Learn More£2,875.00Stock Code: 98938
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DAHL, Roald. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.London : 1977
First edition, first impression. With the author's signed inscription to the verso of the half-title. Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 99107
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SCARRY, Richard. Tinker and Tanker.Garden City, NY : 1960
First edition, first printing. Learn More£475.00Stock Code: 98722
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REY, Margret & H. A. Pretzel and the Puppies.New York : 1946
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the authors on the front pastedown, together with an original drawing of Pretzel, "the longest Dachshund in the world". Learn More£1,650.00Stock Code: 98810
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BROWN, Jeff. Flat Stanley.New York : 1964
First edition, first printing. The popular story which has inspired classrooms around the world to do the "Flat Stanley Project", which consists of making a Flat Stanley and sending him on a trip to an exchange family. A scarce children's book title. Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 98700
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LANGSTAFF, John; ROJANKOVSKY, Feodor (illus.) Frog Went a-Courtin'.New York : 1955
First edition, first printing, of this picture book retelling of the folk song. Recipient of the 1956 Caldecott Medal, Frog Went a-Courting met with both popular and critical success, with the Saturday Review of Literature calling it "one of the gayest of picture books" (14 May, 1955). Learn More£600.00Stock Code: 98718
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STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories.London : 1992
A handsome leather bound volume of this classic novel which was first published in 1886. Learn More£225.00Stock Code: 98367
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ATKINSON, Mary Evelyn. Smugglers' Gap.London : 1939
First edition, first impression of the fourth title in Atkinson's Lockett children series. Learn More£225.00Stock Code: 97878
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DIXON, Franklin W. The Hardy BoysNew York : 1927-37.
Early printings and states of the first 12 Hardy Boys titles. Many copies "A printing" variants. Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 97996
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DISNEY, Walt (prod.); BROWN, Margaret Wise. The Ugly Duckling.Boston : 1939
First edition, first printing. A fantastic group of original Disney Studio celluloids. Due to accurate representations being distorted with some license holders, Disney decided that in-house illustrators were their best option in accurate representations of their characters, which resulted in stories such as this one having its illustrations as celluloid... Learn More£5,550.00Stock Code: 98003
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(DUVOISIN, Roger.) FATIO, Louise. The Happy Lion's Rabbits.New York : 1974
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and illustrator on the half-title, "To Max, affectionately and with thanks for his help and in making the text beautiful, Louise Fatio (Loulou) and Roger." Learn More£550.00Stock Code: 98006
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LAMPMAN, Evelyn Sibley; VALINTCOURT, Honoré (illus.) The City Under the Back Steps.Garden City, NY : 1960
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "For Alice, Jane and David who are going to live in the house with a city under the back steps. With best wishes from Ruth Smith. And additional good wishes from Evelyn Sibley Lampman, 1972." A source book for the film Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 98037
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STEADMAN, Ralph. Little.com.London : 2000
First edition, first impression. Signed limited edition, number 262 of 400 specially bound copies signed by the artist on the half-title, of which 300 were numbered for sale and 100 were reserved for the artist. Learn More£225.00Stock Code: 98043
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THURBER, James. Many Moons.New York : 1943
First edition, first printing. Winner of the 1944 Caldecott Medal. This was Thurber's first title for children, which tells a tale of a princess who sets her sights on the moon. Learn More£1,200.00Stock Code: 97530
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RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); IRVING, Washington. Rip Van Winkle.London : 1905
First Rackham edition, first impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator on the half-title "R. F. Starkie from Arthur Rackham 9 Oct 05." This is a family presentation: Rackham was married to Edyth Starkie, of an extended and notable Irish family. Learn More£2,250.00Stock Code: 97541
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YOLEN, Jane; DYER, Jane (illus.) Picnic with Piggins.San Diego : 1988
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title: "For Barbara. Pig out, kid! Love ya! Jane. Jane Yolen, 1988." The second title in Yolen and Dyer's series about Piggins, the porcine puzzle-solver. Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 96989
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ALEXANDER, Sue; BLOOM, Lloyd (illus.) Nadia the Willful.New York : 1983
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author to Barbara Karlin, the author and reviewer of children's books: "For Barbara Karlin, my heart book to my heart friend. With love, Sue Alexander, May 1983." With Karlin's bookplate to rear panel of dust jacket. Learn More£100.00Stock Code: 96998
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LOWRY, Lois. Number The Stars.Boston : 1989
First edition, first printing. Winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal. A touching story about the Danish Resistance. Learn More£300.00Stock Code: 97028
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CARLE, Eric. Pannekakeboken [Pancakes! Pancakes!]Oslo : 1975
Second edition in Norwegian. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf: "Bill, I enjoyed meeting you in Peter Rabbits. Eric Carle, March 1976." Originally published in 1970 by Simon and Schuster, New York; the first edition in Norwegian appeared in 1971. Learn More£100.00Stock Code: 97044
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STEIG, William. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.New York : 1969
First edition, first printing. Winner of the 1970 Caldecott Medal. Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 96726
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MacDONALD, Betty. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.Philadelphia : 1947
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For John Charles Gregory III, Love Betty MacDonald." The first title in the series about a woman who lives in an upside down house, who has a magic chest full of cures for the bad habits of the children who live in her neighbourhood. Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 96822
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CRESSWELL, Helen. The Night-Watchmen.London : 1969
First edition, first printing. A young adult mystery novel. This title was awarded in 1989 the Phoenix Award from the Children's Literature Association, recognising it as the best children's book published twenty years earlier that did not win a major award. Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 95995
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MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young.London : July 1925
Tenth impression, second deluxe edition. When We Were Very Young was first published on 6 November 1924. Copies of the seventh and tenth impressions were later issued in deluxe bindings. Milne had no particular ambition to write for children, but in 1922 a glimpse of his two-year-old son Christopher being taught to pray by his nanny inspired him to... Learn More£1,000.00Stock Code: 96008
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PARK, Linda Sue. A Single Shard.New York : 2001
First edition, first printing. Winner of the 2002 Newbery Medal. This copy with the Caldecott and Newbery Awards banquet program and the acceptances speeches on cassette tape. A young adult novel set in 12th century Korea. A scarce title in the Newbery collecting field. Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 96016
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TUDOR, Tasha. Linsey Woolsey.New York : 1946
First edition, first printing. Part of the Calico series, this title tells the charming tale of a little lamb. Written about actual happening on the author's farm. Tudor's illustrations capture the ideal American country lifestyle. Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 96057
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SEUSS, Dr. Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now.New York : 1972
First edition, first printing. Learn More£850.00Stock Code: 95776
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ROBINS, Joan. Addie Meets Max.New York : 1985
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, to the now late, Barbara Karlin, fellow children's author and L. A. and New York Times book reviewer, "To Barbara, a wonderful friend of books and to me. With love Joan." Also laid in is a letter from the author speaking of their last meeting and purpose of sending this... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 95786
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LOWRY, Lois. Number The Stars.Boston : 1989
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Lowry to M. M. Kimmel on the title page, "For Maggie, with thanks once again, Lois Lowry '95." Margaret Mary Kimmel is a professor emerita in the School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. She has served on many important library councils including, the Carnegie 100 (an advisory... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 95803
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DICAMILLO, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie.Cambridge, MA : 2000
First edition, first printing. Author's first book and a 2001 Newbery Honor title. Story of a young girl who claims a stray dog as her own to save him. Basis for the 2005 film. Learn More£175.00Stock Code: 95851
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HOWE, James. Nighty-Nightmare.New York : 1987
First edition, first printing. A sequel to Bunnicula told from a dog's point of view. Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 95855
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CLEARY, Beverly. Ralph S. Mouse.New York : 1982
First edition, first printing. Sequel to the popular The Mouse and the Motorcycle. Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 95856
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BROWN, Michael. Santa Mouse Meets Marmaduke.New York : 1969
First edition, first printing. A sequel to Santa Mouse. Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 95948
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CUSHMAN, Karen. The Midwife's Apprentice.New York : 1995
First edition, first printing. The 1996 Newbery Award Medal winner. Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 95982
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RIGGS, Ransom. Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children; Hollow City; Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children The Graphic Novel.Philadelphia : 2011-14
All first editions, first printings. Miss Peregrine and Hollow City are signed by Riggs to the title page, the Graphic novel signed on the front free endpaper. Together with a loose photographs of Riggs signing the titles. A young adult novel creatively crafted around the use of vernacular photographs. Learn More£850.00Stock Code: 95602
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MacDONALD, Betty. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.Philadelphia : 1947
First edition, first printing. The first title in the series about a woman who lives in an upside down house, who has a magic chest full of cures for the bad habits of the children who live in her neighbourhood. Learn More£450.00Stock Code: 95610
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ESTES, Eleanor. Ginger Pye.New York : 1951
First edition, first printing. The 1952 Newbery Medal winner for excellence in American children's literature. A heart warming story of two children and the puppy they love. Learn More£575.00Stock Code: 95720
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HILL, Leonard. The Monkey Moo Book: Tails Which Fit Little Children.London : 1931
First edition, first impression. Sir Leonard Hill (1866-1952) was an innovative British physiologist, a talented painter, and writer of children's fairytales. The publisher's retained copy with their stamp to the front panel of the dust jacket and the front pastedown. Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 94578
