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Blacket Books
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Hardback. N.d. 1920s? A very good copy in publisher's red cloth with title in black on front board and on spine. No inscriptions. Black and white frontispiece. 250 pages. Good dustwrapper which has been repaired on reverse with sellotape and although clipped on the flap still shows a price of 6/-. Protected in a removable over.
Published : Sampson Low, London,
£22.00

Hardback. A good copy in publisher's red cloth title and illustration on front board and on spine in gilt and white. Spine darkened. All edges gilt. Gift inscription dated 1907 on reverse of half title page. Moderate foxing. 61 black and white illustrations. This is a reprint of the 1898 Longman's Christmas Annual.
Published : Longmans Green & Co, London 1903,
£10.00

Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Hardback. A good plus copy with pictorial boards. Illustrated endpapers. 28 colour illustrations plus title illustration. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Corners rubbed. Unpaginated. Larger format.
Published : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London 1937, First Edition
£22.00

Illustrated by Greta Dushinsky.
A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. A nice clean copy without ownership inscription, foxing or other internal marking. Unpaginated. Attractive colour illustrations throughout.
Published : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London 1959,
£18.00

Illustrated by S.B.Pearse.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with colour illustration on front board. Smallish gift inscription on front free endpaper. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Good plus dustwrapper with minor edge wear and tear. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable cover.
Published : George G. Harrap & #Co.Ltd., London 1940, First Edition
£45.00

Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
A very good copy in a price-clipped but very good dustwrapper which shows a little edge wear. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. A clean copy without ownership inscription, foxing, or other internal marking. Unpaginated. Attractive colour illustrations throughout.
Published : George G Harrap & Co. Ltd., London 1959,
£12.00

Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Nd. 1st edition,1954? A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. SIGNED by author "Best Wishes, Lorna Hill" on title page. No ownership inscription. A little light fore-edge foxing. Pp.iv,220. Colour frontispiece. 8 black and white illustrations. Map end-papers.
Published : Thomas Nelson & Sons, London,
£30.00

Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. In a good dustwrapper which shows moderate edge wear and tear especiallt to spine ends where there are also small chips. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Some edge foxing but quite clean internally. No ownership inscription. 189 pages. Frontispiece and 6 illustrations.
Published : Evans Brothers, London 1956, First Edition
£15.00

Illustrated by Thomas S. Seccombe.
A good copy in green cloth lettered in green on a gilt background. The gilt has faded from the top four letters on the spine. All edges gilt. Some wear to board tips. Gift inscription dated Christmas 1869 on front end-paper. A little foxing to end-papers but otherwise a nice copy internally. 150 pages. Numerous line illustrations accompany this humorous poem.
Published : E. Moxon & Son, London 1870, First Edition
£18.00

Hardback. A good copy with illustrated front cover edged in green and faded red spine. Gift inscription on front free endpaper dated Christmas 1937. Corners rubbed and worn.. 160 pages. Stories selected and reprinted from the "News Chronicle". Illustrated throughout (some in colour) by the author.
Published : The News Chronicle Publications Department, London 1938, First Edition
£12.00

Hardback. A very good copy in laminated boards. Some spine lean otherwise a nice copy. 69 pages. Illustrated by the author in black and white. An amusing children's story about the Loch Ness monster.
Published : Macdonald Publishers 1983, First Edition
£14.00

A very good copy in publisher's dark brown cloth with title in gilt on spine. Author's inscribed presentation copy. 86 pages. Very good illustrated dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is protected in a removable cover. The wrapper would be fine but for some fading to spine (although the lettering remains clear). "In Janni Howker's new book we enter the legendary world of the Border reivers."
Published : Julia MacRae Books, London 1994, First Edition
£15.00

Nd. c. 1900? Just about good. Attractive decorated front cover. Lacks front end-paper. 64 pages. Coloured frontispiece. Many black and white illustrations. Short stories for children by E. Nesbit and others.
Published : Ernest Nister, London,
£10.00

A near very good copy in green cloth lettered in black on spine. In a good, price-clipped, dustwrapper with minor edge tears/chipping, some soiling to rear panel and internal spotting. Some edge and a little end-paper foxing. Pp.v,190. Illustrations by Middlehurst. Stories of a schoolboy detective.
Published : Geoffrey Cumberlege Oxford University Press, London 1950, First Edition
£15.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 297pp. 28 plates. An important contribution to the bibliography of children's books.
Published : Oxford University Press 1967, First Edition
£5.00

Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has two or three edge chips. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 109 pages. Colour frontispiece and 10 full-page black and white illustrations together with smaller line drawings. A celebration by the author of his young son.
Published : Hodder and Stoughton, London 1930, First Edition
£18.00

Hardback. Near good. Some wear to spine and board edges. Pictorial front board. Prize label. Hinges cracked. 33 pages. Colour illustrations on each page.
Published : Strahan & Co, London 1882, First Edition
£12.00

Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Nd. but gift inscription is dated 1915. A good copy in decorated boards. Some wear to spine edges. Fore-edge foxing. 297pp. Six full-page colour illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Uncommon.
Published : W & R Chambers, London,
£65.00

4to. A near very good copy in the original cloth. Ownership inscription on front end-paper. Some foxing to edges and first few pages. Pp.xxii,309. Numerous illustrations. A history of toys.
Published : Country Life, London 1908, First Edition
£30.00

Hardback. Nd. [1928]. A good plus copy in the original boards. Some fading to rear board. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. 68 pages + 12 full-page colour illustrations by the author, one for each month and an illustrated title page. Includes a poem for each month.
Published : Foulis, London, First Edition
£25.00

Illustrated by John Hejduk.
Hardback. Square 8vo. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. Red endpapers. No inscriptions. 14 full page colour illustrations. Unpaginated. Very good complete dustwrapper which is protected in a removable cover. "One of America's most respected architects and educators brings to life the stories of Aesop, whose tales have entertained and instructed us for over 25 hundred years. The illustrations were created in 1947 when John Hejduk was still a student at The School of Architecture at The Cooper Union in New York City--"
Published : RIzzoli International Publications Inc., New York 1991,
£30.00

Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Hardback. A near very good copy in publisher's illustrated cover which has a slight crack rear board near top of spine (sounds worse than it is). No inscriptions. Colourfully illustrated on each page, 32 pages. Good plus dustwrapper which has a two inch tear on back panel, not price-clipped and protected in a removable cover.
Published : The Bodley Head, London 1971, First Edition
£12.00

Illustrated by Warwick Goble.
Hardback. A good copy in publisher's dark red cloth with gilt illustration on front board and title in gilt on spine. Boards show some dampstaining. Bookplate on front free endpaper. 16 colour illustrations by Warwick Goble. Some foxing to page ends. 232 pages.Good plus illustrated dustwrapper showing fairly minor edge chipping and protected in a removable cover.
Published : Macmillan & Co, London 1926,
£38.00

Illustrated by Mary Gardiner.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's light blue cloth with red illustration on front board and title in red on spine. Spine a little slanted. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Many black and white illustrations. 261 pages.Very good illustrated jacket which is not price-clipped
Published : Frederick Muller, London 1941,
£15.00

Illustrated by Susan Beatrice Pearse.
Hardback. A good plus copy in publisher's brown cover with illustration on front board and title in blue. Top and foot of spine rubbed.No inscriptions. Illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Protected in a removable cover.
Published : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London 1930, First Edition
£18.00

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which shows a little edge wear and tear. Not price clipped. Some edge foxing. 210 pps. Dustwrapper protected by removable cover. 11 illustrations by Stead.
Published : Hodder & Stoughton, London 1948, First Edition
£14.00

Illustrated by Stead.
A good copy in a poor dustwrapper which lacks the front inner flap and which has largeish edge chips.. 191 pps. Dustwrapper protected by removeable cover.
Published : Hodder & Stoughton, London 1948, First Edition
£6.00

Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
. Nd. A good copy in a good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. The wrapper, which shows some edge wear and tear is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. Some edge and end-paper foxing. Pages browned. 183 pages. Frontispiece. A volume in the Hampton Library series.
Published : Brockhampton Press, Leicester,
£6.00

A very good copy in a near vg dustwrapper. This is the author's first children's novel.
Published : The Bodley Head, London 1978, First Edition
£5.00

Illustrated by J. Lockwood Kipling.
A good plus copy in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Spine a little dull but lettering clear. A little wear to spine ends. All edges gilt. Rear upper hinge cracked. Gift inscription dated 1895 on front free end-paper. Generally clean internally although with some foxing to a few pages. 238pp + 2pp publisher's adverts. Black and white illustrations. Photographs available on request.
Published : Macmillan & Co, London 1895, First Edition
£55.00

Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Hardback. A very good copy in laminated boards. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 32 pages. Numerous colour illustrations.
Published : Macmillan Children's Books, London 1982,
£5.00

Hardback. 4to. A near very good copy in publisher's blue cloth. Decorated front board. Title in gilt on spine. N.d. but gift inscription dated 1919. Illustrated endpapers. Coloured frontispiece and two other full-page colour illustrations. Many black and white illustrations. Small ink stain on fore-edge. 672 pages. Stories, articles on women's war-work on the land, the cycle of food production, knitting patterns etc. A fascinating insight into life immediately after the First World War.
Published : The Girl's Own Paper, London, First Edition
£18.00

Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Nd. Gift inscription on front end-paper is dated 1923. 4to. A very good copy. Pictorial front cover. Wear to board tips. 128 pages. Contains a number of Louis Wain illustrations including a page of cat illustrations headed "Old Friends With New Faces".
Published : ,
£12.00

A good copy in red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. 116pp. Frontispiece and one other illustration. Gift inscription dated 1870. An uplifting story for boys.
Published : T. Nelson & Sons, London 1870,
£15.00

Hardback. A near very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with illustrated front board and title in white on front board and spine. No inscriptions. Edges slightly rubbed and a tiny mark on front board. Many illustrations in colour and black and white by the author. 48 pages. Good plus dustwrapper showing some rubbing to spine edges and though clipped still shows the price of 2/- net. Protected in a removable cover. Internally this is a nice clean clean copy.
Published : The Brockhampton Press, Leicester 1950, First Edition
£10.00

A good copy in olive green cloth which is a bit faded and marked. Lacks front end-paper. 308pp.
Published : Frederick Warne, London 1895,
£8.00

Hardback. A very good copy in light blue cloth lettered in dark blue. No ownership inscription and little foxing. 206 pages.
Published : T. Fisher Unwin, London 1925, First Edition
£8.00

Illustrated by Franziska Bilek.
A near very good copy. Red cloth spine and decorated boards. One board tip slightly bumped. The boards are now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. 44 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Some browning to pages. Text in German.
Published : Verlagsanstalt Hermann Klemm, Freiburg Im Breisgau 1952, First Edition
£15.00

Hardback. N.d. 1881? A good copy in publisher's brown cloth lettered and illustrated in gilt on upper board and spine. Moderate rubbing at head and tail of spine and at board tips. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Pp.xiv,194. Frontispiece and upwards of 200 engravings. Protected in a removable cover. How to make all sorts of toys, puzzles and traps like boys used to do in Victorian times.
Published : Griffith & Farran, London,
£18.00

Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Hardback. A good plus copy in publisher's illustrated boards. Coloured frontispiece and 12 black and white illustrations. Prize label on front free endpaper. 159 pages. Rather poor dustwrapper which has three largeish chips and which is now protected in a removable cover.
Published : Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, London 1925, First Edition
£15.00

Hardback. A fair to good copy in blue cloth with decorated upper board. Boards show some edge wear. Ownership inscription dated 1891 on front fixed end-paper. Small piece missing at foot of pages 57/58 including a couple of words 119 pages. 12 illustrations by S.T. Dadd. A tale of the devotion of a poor, Victorian boy to a young donkey.
Published : Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1886, First Edition
£35.00

Illustrated by Henrietta W. Le Mair.
Hardback. A fine copy in publisher's green cloth with title in gilt on front and on spine. Coloured circular illustration on front board and publisher's logo in gilt on rear. No inscriptions. 10 colour illustrations. 24 pages. A lovely clean copy.
Published : Gallery Children's Books, London 1990,
£9.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Unpaginated but about 50 pages. Two short stories by Lear with their original illustrations by him.
Published : Arthur Barker, London 1968,
£6.00

Illustrated by Fred Lip.
Hardback. N.d. 1890's?. A very good copy with pictorial front board. 8 full-page chromolithographs plus black and white illustrations. A little browning to pages and boards showing minor signs of edge wear. No inscriptions and binding is tight. A nice copy with lovely illustrations..
Published : Birn Brothers, London, First Edition
£35.00

Illustrated by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in publisher's light grey cloth with title in dark blue on front board and on spine. Dark blue illustration on front board. No inscriptions. One or two spots of fore-edge foxing. Profusely illustrated in colour. 61 pages with 2 page catalogue at rear. Good illustrated dustwrapper which has one small edge chip and a long closed tear on the front panel which has been partly sellotaped externally by a previous owner. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleve.. Internally a nice clean copy. Uncommon in dustwrapper.
Published : Daniel O'connor, London 1922, First Edition
£30.00

Illustrated by Gladys Lister.
Card Covers. N.d. A good plus copy with illustrated boards which are slightly marked in crayon. Top righthand corner of front board has a very tiny piece missing. N.d. but gift inscription SIGNED by Gladys Lister dated 1951. Profusely illustrated. Unpaginated. Protected in a removable cover. This is a charming story about three koala bears - The Mother Bear, the Father Bear and the Baby Bear.
Published : Leafy Books, Sydney Australia, First Edition
£20.00