THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD.
George G. Harrap & Co., 1929. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt decorated blue cloth, top edge gilt (Fine). Pp. 231, illus with 12 coloured plates and b&w illus in text. More
Children's Books
THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
George G. Harrap & Co., 1929. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt decorated blue cloth, top edge gilt (near Fine). Pp. 231(no inscriptions) , illus with 12 coloured plates and b&w illus in text. More
THE LEGEND OF THE CID
Edmund Ward, 1965. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (slightly rubbed at head of spine and marked on lower cover - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 160, illus with b&w drawings by Stephane (previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper and... More
GORILLA GOLD
Blackie & Son, c. 1947. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (page edges spotted), dustwrapper (edges scuffed; partial loss at head of spine and upper top corner - in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 224, illus with b&w frontispiece (binding split at frontispiece; some pages spotted; 1947 school prize plate... More
POND LIFE Puffin Picture Book 93
Penguin Books, 1952. Oblong 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (vertical crease on upper cover - otherwise VG). Pp. 31, illus with coloured and b&w drawings (no inscriptions). More
ASTERIX THE LEGIONARY
Brockhampton Press [&] Dargaud, 1970. 1st edn UK. 4to. Original laminated pictorial boards (near Fine). Pp. 48, illus throughout with coloured cartoons (no inscriptions). More
OBELIX AND CO
Hodder and Stoughton [&] Dargaud, 1978. 1st edn UK. 4to. Original laminated pictorial boards (near Fine). Pp. 48, illus throughout with coloured cartoons (no inscriptions). More
WILD NATURE In Pictures Rhymes And Reasons
John Lane The Bodley Head, c. 1900. 1st edn. Oblong 4to. Original cloth backed paper laid pictorial boards (forward edge of upper board lightly scuffed - otherwise bright VG). Pp. unpaginated (half of rear endpaper removed; front inner hinge weakened and hinge a centre reinforced with tape; no inscriptions), illus... More
GIFT BOOK OF PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN
Dean, 1975 060307507X. 4to. Original gilt lettered white cloth (VG), dustwrapper (lightly marked - otherwise VG). Pp.64 with coloured illustrations throughout (previous owner's scribbled inscriptions on frontend paper). More
THE GOLDEN AGE
John Lane Bodley Head, 1912. 8vo. Original black lettered yellow cloth with pictorial upper board and spine (a little bumped at head and tail of spine). Pp. 196 + publisher's catalogue (page edges dust soiled and tanned; endpapers and prelims tanned and spotted; pages 24 & 25 heavily tanned; hinge loose at front). More
DREAM DAYS
John Lane Bodley Head, 1930. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black decorated green cloth (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. x + 168, illus with b&w drawings in text (no inscriptions). More
TOYTOWN PARTY The World of S.G. Hulme Beaman a Compilation of All the Stories of All of the Popular Toytown Plays
Privately published by author, 2000. 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. 512, with coloured and b&w illus (no inscriptions). More
MOTHER GOOSE The Old Nursery Rhymes
George Routledge and Sons, c. 1881. 1st edn 2nd issue. 8vo. Original lattice patterned cream cloth (some light wear at head and tail of spine and corners and small ink marks on upper board). Pp. 48, illus with coloured plates (inner hinges weakened; previous owner's 1882 gift inscription on front... More
UNDER THE WINDOW Pictures and Rhymes for Children
Frederick Warne, 1970. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (small nicks at top edge and previous owner's inscription on front inside fold - otherwise VG in protective wrapper). Pp. 56, illus throughout with coloured drawings; no other inscriptions). More
THE ATOM
Oxford University Press, 1949. 8vo. Original silver gilt lettered black cloth (casing with slight lean and edges spotted), dustwrapper (substantial loss at head and tail of spine and on lower cover - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 186, illus with b&w drawings by Norman Howard (no inscriptions). More
ORLANDO'S INVISIBLE PYJAMAS
Harlequin, c. 1950. Harlequin Picture Book 9 signed and inscribed by author. Oblong 8vo. Defective - lacks covers and with small tears at staples. Pp. 30, illus with coloured and b&w drawings (previous owner's pencil inscription on front inside cover). More
ENGLISH COLOURED BOOKS
Fitzhouse Books, 1990. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xxiv + 339, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
UNCLE REMUS Or the Story of Mr Fox and Brer Rabbit
Thomas Nelson and Sons, c. 1906. 4to. Original pictorial blue cloth boards (minor stains on boards and extrems a little bumped and scuffed; front inner hinge weakened). Pp. 110, illus with 12 coloured plates by Harry Rowntree and b&w drawings in text by Rene Bull (endpapers tanned; no inscriptions). More
BARBARA'S SONG BOOK
George Routledge & Sons, c. 1924. Oblong 8vo. Orginal cloth-backed pictorial boards (boards lightly marked - otherwise bright VG). Pp. 55, illus with coloured title and 15 coloured plates by John Hassall (previous owner's 1943 inscription on front endpaper). More
YOUNG ENGLAND'S NURSERY RHYMES
Frederick Warne, c.1890. 8vo. Original pictorial boards rebacked with green cloth spine and new endpapers (edges of boards a little worn otherwise VG). Pp. 96, illus with coloured chromlithographs by Constance Haslewood (no inscriptions). More
GEORGE AND THE UNBREAKABLE CODE
Doubleday, 2024. 9780857533258. 1st printing signed by Stephen Hawking with his thumbprint on dedication page authenticated with ink annotation by K. Thurkettle. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (VG). Pp. 306, illustrated with b&w drawings by Garry Parsons (no other inscriptions). More
DINGLEFLOP CHIMES
Stanmore Press, 1949. 1st edn. 8vo. Original yellow lettered blue cloth (edges a little scuffed - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 95, illustrated with 4 coloured plates and b&w drawings by the author (stain to bottom edge of p. 41; previous owner's 1953 inscription on front paste-down). More
RODDY AND SCUTTLE
Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1933. 1st edn. 8vo. Original green cloth (boards lightly marked), no dustwrapper. Pp. 154, illus with b&w drawings by Charles Ambrose (endpapers a little spotted; no inscriptions). More
THE JOKER AND JERRY AGAIN
Eyre & Spottiswoode, c.1932. 1st edn. 8vo. Original red lettered grey cloth (spine discoloured and worn at head and tail), no dustwrapper. Pp. 171, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by Cecil Aldin (previous owner's neat gift inscription on front endpaper; endpapers spotted). More