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Illustrated by Leslie Wood.
Hardback. Oblong 4to. A very good copy in publisher's red cloth. Yellow endpapers. Profusely illustrated in colour. No inscriptions. Unpaginated. Very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is protected in a removable cover. A nice clean copy.
Published : Andre Deutsch Classics, London 1999, First Edition Thus
£12.00

Hardback. Nd. 1876? Probably first English edition. A good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt, decorated in black and with pictorial onlay to upper board. Bevelled edges. Some wear to spine ends and board tips. All edges gilt. No ownership inscription and overall quite a nice clean copy internally. 194 pages + 6 pages publisher's adverts. Tissue-guarded frontispiece and numerous full-page black and white illustrations. A Note states that this "is an American story, but some few necessary alterations have been made in the text to adapt it for English readers."
Published : Cassell Petter & Galpin, London,
£30.00

Illustrated by Edith Saunders.
Hardback. A very good copy in publishers cream cloth with title in gilt on front board. A little foxing to boards. No ownership inscription. 43 pages. 7 full page colour illustrations. Near very good price-clipped dustwrapper illustrated by Lynton Lamb. The wrapper has very minor chipping at top of spine and moderate foxing mainly to the rear panel. It is now protected in a removable cover.
Published : Oxford University Press, London 1932, First Edition
£35.00

A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. 85pp. Colour illustrations and line drawings in text.
Published : Cassell, London 1961, First Edition
£6.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper with one small closed tear. 88pp. Many illustrations including colour.
Published : Cassell, London 1962, First Edition
£5.00

Illustrated by Ernest Shepard.
Hardback. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in black. In a good, price-clipped, dustwrapper which has a few smallish edge chips. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. Prize label on front free end-paper. Some light edge foxing but internally clean. Pp.vi,120. Coloured frontispiece and six black and white illustrations.
Published : Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, London 1955, First Edition
£9.00

Illustrated by Ernest Shepard.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's red cloth with title in black on front board and on spine. There is an illustration at foot of front board in black.No inscriptions. Coloured frontispiece and 6 black and white illustrtions. 117 pages. Fair to good dustwrapper which has a number of edge chips. The dustwrapper is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. This is the first story about Susan and Bill.
Published : Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., London 1954, First Edition
£16.00

Hardback. Undated but school prize label on front fixed end-paper is dated 1902. A good copy in decorated red cloth. All edges gilt. Pp.viii,261 + adverts. 4 plates. Map. Stories set in Shetland.
Published : James Nisbet & Co, London, Fifth Edition
£9.00

Illustrated by Garth Williams.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's bright green cloth with red illustration on front board and title in red on spine. No inscriptions. Many full page black and white illustrations. 167 pages. Very good dustwrapper with very minor edgewear at foot of spine. The wrapper is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Dent & Sons Ltd.,, London 1971, First Edition
£15.00

Hardback. Oblong 4to. A fine copy in a complete, untorn dustwrapper which is faded to green on the spine although the lettering remains clear. The wrapper is protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Unpaginated. Colour illustrations throughout.
Published : The Bodley Head, London 1981, First Edition
£10.00

Illustrated by Gareth Floyd.
Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 77 pages. Very good illustrated dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. This is a re-telling of the story of Havelok, the exiled warrior prince who fought to regain his throne and finally became king of both Denmark and England.
Published : Hamish Hamilton, London 1968, First Edition
£14.00

Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's black cloth with title in gilt on spine. Gift inscription on half title page. Illustrated endpapers. Numerous illustrations in colour and in black and white. 235 pages. Very good dustwrapper which is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Victor Gollancz, London 1988, First Edition Thus
£10.00

Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Hardback. A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt. In a near very good dustwrapper which has a couple of closed edge tears and a little rubbing at top of spine. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. A clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. 214 pages. Over 80 colour and black and white illustrations by Charles Keeping. This is the first edition of this Victorian classic to be illustrated by Keeping.
Published : Victor Gollancz, London 1988, First Edition Thus
£18.00

Illustrated by Brenda Meredith Seymour.
Hardback. 16mo. A very good copy in publisher's light grey cloth with title in black on front board and spine.. No inscriptions. Profusely illustrated in colour and in black and white. Unpaginated. Good dustjacket, not price-clipped, which has some closed edge tears and minor chipping. The wrapper is now protected in a clear removable sleeve. A charming little book.
Published : Lutterworth Press, London 1969, First Edition
£18.00

Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's red cloth with title in black on front board and on spine. No inscriptions. 9 black and white illustrations including frontispiece. 110 pages. The good plus dustwrapper shows minor edge wear, is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. A nice tight clean copy.
Published : Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, London 1960, First Edition
£12.00

A very good copy in pictorial covers. Attractively illustrated book for young children.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1988, First Edition
£8.00

Illustrated by Molly McArthur.
Hardback. A good copy in publisher's green cloth with title in black on front board and on spine. Spine faded as are edges of front and rear boards. No inscriptions. Illustrated endpapers. 8 colour illustrations including frontispiece. 200 pages. Protected in a removable cover.
Published : William Heinemann Ltd., London 1928, First Edition
£40.00

Illustrated by Astrid Walford.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's orange cloth with small illustration of a mouse on front board and title on spine in dark blue. No inscriptions. Coloured frontispiece and black and white illustrations throughout. 94 pages. The good plus dustwrapper shows minor signs of edgewear, is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. "Ambrose is a mouse, not the usual specimen found in children's stories, but one who has regal adventures, indeed, one might suggest, royal patronage!" This is a lovely tight clean copy.
Published : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London 1951, First Edition
£15.00

Illustrated by M.M. Blake.
Hardback. Nd. c. 1890? A very good copy in blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. 255 pages + adverts. Illustrated.
Published : Jarrold & Sons, London,
£15.00

Illustrated by Jean Baylis.
Hardback. A very good copy in laminated boards. Inscribed presentation copy from the author. 111 pages. Black and white illustrations. A children's story in the Blackie Snappers series written before the author became famous.
Published : Blackie, London 1990, First Edition
£30.00

Hardback. 12.5cm by 11cm. A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on upper board. A little wear to spine edges. The boards are now protected by a clear, removable sleeve. All edges gilt. Old gift inscription on front end-paper. 144 pages. Frontispiece, engraved title page and illustrations throughout.
Published : T. Nelson & Sons, London and Edinburgh 1853, First Edition
£30.00

Illustrated by Sowerby Millicent.
Hardback. A near very good copy. Blue cloth spine with greenish-blue paper-covered boards. Lettered in gilt on spine and upper board and decorated in gilt on upper board. Some wear to spine ends. Gift inscription on front free end-paper. Quite a clean copy with just a little foxing. Decorated end-papers. 46 pages. Illustrated throughout including 12 full-page coloured plates. A book of poems for children.
Published : Chatto and Windus, London 1907, First Edition
£45.00

Illustrated by Peter Spier.
Hardback. Oblog 4to. A very good copy in publisher's illustrated boards with title in black on front board. No inscriptions. Profusely illustrated in colour throughout. Unpaginated. Good illustrated dustwrapper which has some edge wear and closed tears and two damp marks which can only be seen internally. The wrapper is not price-cl�pped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : World's Work Ltd., Tadworth, Surrey 1976, First Edition
£15.00

A good copy. Oblong 8vo. 15 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. A child's book about how an elephant and a chimpanzee became friends.
Published : Guilford Press, London 1946, First British Edition
£10.00

A good copy in paper covers. 32 pages. Two colour illustrations. Others in black and white. Some writing at the top of the front cover has been scored out in ink. Two of the smaller illustrations have been coloured in. Overall, however, this is a nice copy.
Published : Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Ltd. 1934, First UK Edition
£18.00

Hardback. A fine copy in laminated pictorial boards. [32pp.]. Illustrated in colour throughout by Ralph Steadman.
Published : Andersen Press Ltd, London 1989, First Edition
£25.00

Hardback. Nd. Looks c.1940? A very good copy with illustrated front board and red spine. No inscriptions. 8 full page colour illustrations. 24 pages. The good plus, price-clipped, dustwrapper has the same illustration as the front cover of the book and a small closed tear. There is a Christmas gift label attached to front inner flap of the wrapper but this is not adhering to the book itself . Protected in a removable cover. An attractive period piece.
Published : Art & Educational Publishers Ltd. , Glasgow, First Edition
£45.00

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in black on the upper board. All edges gilt. No ownership inscription. A little foxing. Pp.[vi],33. Black and white illustrations. Set to music by C. Villiers Stanford.
Published : Longmans Green & Co, London 1892, First Edition
£40.00

Illustrated by Eleonore Schmidt.
Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in yellow cloth lettered in black on the spine and with black skulls and cross-bones on the upper board. In a good dustwrapper which has smallish edge chips and tears and with spine lettering partly faded. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. No ownership inscription and not foxed. 87 pages. Interesting illustrations and maps (some folding).
Published : Studio Vista, London 1972,
£20.00

Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Hardback. A fine copy in a price-clipped but otherwise fine dustwrapper. 216 pages. "Fully illustrated with 24 colour paintings, this is Ralph Steadman's most brilliant and devastating work to date."
Published : Harrap, London 1985, First Edition Thus
£30.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with illustated front board and spine. No inscriptions. Some edge foxing but clean internally. 174 pages + publisher's adverts. Frontispiece. Maps. Illustrations in text.
Published : T. Nelson & Sons, London 1894, First Edition
£15.00

Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Hardback. Oblong 8vo. A very good copy in publisher's pictorial cover. No inscriptions. Colourfully illustrated on each page. Unpaginated. Very good dustwrapper, not price-clipped and protected in a removable cover.
Published : The Bodley Head, London 1971, First Edition
£18.00

Illustrated by Vernon Stokes & Cynthia Harnett.
Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in red on front board and on spine., No inscriptions. Beautifully illustrated in colour and black and white. Unpaginated. Near good dustwrapper missing a three inches piece at foot of spine and other smaller chips. The wrapper is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Collins, London 1941, First Edition
£22.00

A fair copy in a poor dustwrapper missing a largeish piece on the back cover. Binding starting to come loose. Gift inscription on front end-paper. Unpaginated but about 40pp. Illustrations in colour and black and white.
Published : Collins, London 1942, First Edition
£10.00

Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton, Anne Anderson & Others.
Hardback. N.d. c. 1920's. A very good copy with illustrated front and rear boards.Colour illustrations by Honor C. Appleton, Anne Anderson and Arthur Watt and many black and white drawings. No inscriptions. Unpaginated. Protected in a removable cover.
Published : Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, London, First Edition
£25.00

Illustrated by Margery Gill.
Hardback.A very good copy in publisher's dark blue cloth with title in silver on spine. Black and white illustrations by Margery Gill. No ownership inscription. 256 pages. Good dustwrapper which has two closed tears repaired with sellotape on reverse and 1 tiny hole at foot of spine. Price-clipped and protected in a removable cover. Internally a very good clean copy.
Published : Collins, London 1962, First Edition
£18.00

Illustrated by Charles Mozley. .
Hardback. A very good copy in maroon cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. In a good plus dustwrapper which has a few very small edge chips/tears. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is now protected in a clear removable sleeve. Bookplate on half-title. Not foxed. 188 pages. Illustrations and illustrated end-papers. This is the fictionalised life story of the Streatfeild family's children's nurse.
Published : Michael Joseph, London 1976, First Edition
£25.00

Hardback. A near very good copy in publisher's light blue cloth with title in black on spine. No inscriptions. Lacks blank endpapers. 254 pages. Very good illustrated dustrwapper, which is not price-clipped and which is protected in a removable cover. Sellotape stains to inside of wrapper and to end-papers. Children's adventure story set in Sutherland, in the Scottish Highlands.
Published : Blackie & Son Ltd., London 1966, Reprint
£12.00

Illustrated by Gervase.
Hardback. A very good copy. N.d. but prize label on f.e.p. dated 1954-55 so presumed first edition. 4 black & white illustrations. 256 pages. The dustwrapper has minor edge tears and chipping but is at least good. Small piece of sellotape on inside of wrapper. Dustwrapper is protected in a removeable cover.
Published : Blackie & Son Ltd., London 1955, First Edition
£35.00

Illustrated by Dunlop Gilbert.
Hardback. A very good copy. N.d. but presumed First Edition with previous owner's name and dated 24th July 1957 in ink on front end-paper. 4 black and white illustrations. Bright green boards. 256 pages . In a very good dustwrapper which shows a touch of wear at the spine ends. On rear inner flap previous owner has ticked some titles in ink. Dustwrapper is protected in a removeable cover. A nice copy.
Published : Blackie & Son Ltd., London, First Edition
£35.00