1.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith
Published by Scribner in 1924
by Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith
Published by Scribner in 1924
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 24cm.
Title page dated "MCMXXIV", copyright date on reverse is 1905.
Covers worn at edges.
Picture onlay scuffed.
Some old splash marks on back board, contents not affected.
Contents slightly shaken, but generally clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 24cm.
Title page dated "MCMXXIV", copyright date on reverse is 1905.
Covers worn at edges.
Picture onlay scuffed.
Some old splash marks on back board, contents not affected.
Contents slightly shaken, but generally clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105447 £40.00
2.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith
Published by Scribner in 1927
by Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith
Published by Scribner in 1927
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 24cm.
Title page dated "MCMXVII", copyright date on reverse is 1905.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Gift dedication on half-title, and previous owner's bookplate.
Contents slightly shaken, but generally clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 24cm.
Title page dated "MCMXVII", copyright date on reverse is 1905.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Gift dedication on half-title, and previous owner's bookplate.
Contents slightly shaken, but generally clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#116926 £30.00
3.
A Daughter of the Empire
by Mary Bradford Whiting
with illustrations by John Campbell
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1919
by Mary Bradford Whiting
with illustrations by John Campbell
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1919
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
288 pages.
Four colour plates.
Corners of covers a little bumped.
Small nick at top of spine.
Prize label on front paste down.
Contents bright and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Light brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
288 pages.
Four colour plates.
Corners of covers a little bumped.
Small nick at top of spine.
Prize label on front paste down.
Contents bright and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#91855 £12.50
4.
A Day in the Woods
by Ronald M. Fisher
1st edition, published by National Geographic Society in 1975
by Ronald M. Fisher
1st edition, published by National Geographic Society in 1975
ISBN: 0870441698.
Pictorial covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Colour photos by Gordon W Gaham.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Colour photos by Gordon W Gaham.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#77322 £4.00
5.
A Green Wishbone
by Ruth Tomalin
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1978
by Ruth Tomalin
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1978
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#60985 £5.00
6.
A Green Wishbone
by Ruth Tomalin
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1978
by Ruth Tomalin
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1978
ISBN: 014031086X.
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#87768 £2.00
7.
A Handguide to the Wild Animals of Britain and Europe
by Nicholas Arnold and Gordon Corbet
with illustrations by Denys Ovendon
1st Thus edition, published by Treasure Press in 1985
by Nicholas Arnold and Gordon Corbet
with illustrations by Denys Ovendon
1st Thus edition, published by Treasure Press in 1985
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#67772 £3.75
8.
A Little Bigalow Story
by Barbara Alexander
with illustrations by Barbara Alexander
Reprint, published by Oak Tree Publications in 1985
by Barbara Alexander
with illustrations by Barbara Alexander
Reprint, published by Oak Tree Publications in 1985
ISBN: 0866790217.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
22 pages.
Small crease to upper right corner of front cover (manufacturing defect).
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
22 pages.
Small crease to upper right corner of front cover (manufacturing defect).
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#82947 £2.50
9.
A Pig Called Shrimp
by Lisa Taylor
with illustrations by Jonathan Langley
Published by Carnival in 1998
by Lisa Taylor
with illustrations by Jonathan Langley
Published by Carnival in 1998
ISBN: 0261670131.
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#110260 £2.50
10.
A Rainbow in the Morning
by Fiona Waters
with illustrations by Paula Cloonan
1st edition, published by Blackie in 1991
by Fiona Waters
with illustrations by Paula Cloonan
1st edition, published by Blackie in 1991
ISBN: 021692863X.
Dustwrapper has closed tear at top front.
Front endpaper has top right corner cut off.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dustwrapper has closed tear at top front.
Front endpaper has top right corner cut off.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#71026 £5.00
11.
A Strong and Willing Girl
by Dorothy Edwards
with illustrations by Robert Micklewright
1st Thus edition, published by Magnet in 1982
by Dorothy Edwards
with illustrations by Robert Micklewright
1st Thus edition, published by Magnet in 1982
ISBN: 0416245900.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#106536 £3.00
12.
Airborne Animals: How they Fly
by George S. Fichter
with illustrations by Jean Zallinger
1st Thus edition, published by Pan Books in 1971
by George S. Fichter
with illustrations by Jean Zallinger
1st Thus edition, published by Pan Books in 1971
ISBN: 0330028073.
Paperback.
78 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
78 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#82501 £2.50
13.
Albert le Blanc
by Nick Butterworth
with illustrations by Nick Butterworth
1st Thus edition, published by Collins Picture Books in 2003
by Nick Butterworth
with illustrations by Nick Butterworth
1st Thus edition, published by Collins Picture Books in 2003
ISBN: 9780007847822.
Paperback.
Lower right corner a little chewed.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Lower right corner a little chewed.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118515 £2.50
14.
Alf Gorilla
by Michael Grater
with illustrations by Michael Grater
Published by Magnet in 1988
by Michael Grater
with illustrations by Michael Grater
Published by Magnet in 1988
ISBN: 0416064329.
Paperback.
Spine faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Spine faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#83962 £2.00
15.
Alf Gorilla Adrift
by Michael Grater
with illustrations by Michael Grater
1st edition, published by Lutterworth Press in 1988
by Michael Grater
with illustrations by Michael Grater
1st edition, published by Lutterworth Press in 1988
ISBN: 0718827708.
Laminated pictorial covers.
The Second 'Alf Gorilla' book.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
The Second 'Alf Gorilla' book.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79383 £3.50
16.
Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by Gwynedd M. Hudson
Published by Hodder and Stoughton / Boots in 1932
by Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by Gwynedd M. Hudson
Published by Hodder and Stoughton / Boots in 1932
Red embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
20cm x 25cm.
180 pages.
Centenary Edition.
Rectangular picture onlay depicting Alice and Dinah on front panel of dustwrapper (duplicates frontispiece).
Black line drawn illustrations of the Mad Hatter and the March Hare on rear panel of dustwrapper.
The same illustrations of the Hatter and the Hare appear on the front and back endpapers and pastedowns, additionally with orange colouring to their coats.
12 tipped-in colour plates (including frontispiece), all present.
Dustwrapper intact, with moderate wear, mainly at edges, and has been neatly reinforced at the corners on the reverse with small tabs of tape.
Some light wear to edges of covers.
Gilt lettering and decoration remains bright.
Binding sound.
Some foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Name written neatly in Belongs To box facing half-title.
Pages slightly tanned.
Includes a small number of newspaper clippings from the 1930s onward, on the subject of Lewis Carroll and Alice.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
20cm x 25cm.
180 pages.
Centenary Edition.
Rectangular picture onlay depicting Alice and Dinah on front panel of dustwrapper (duplicates frontispiece).
Black line drawn illustrations of the Mad Hatter and the March Hare on rear panel of dustwrapper.
The same illustrations of the Hatter and the Hare appear on the front and back endpapers and pastedowns, additionally with orange colouring to their coats.
12 tipped-in colour plates (including frontispiece), all present.
Dustwrapper intact, with moderate wear, mainly at edges, and has been neatly reinforced at the corners on the reverse with small tabs of tape.
Some light wear to edges of covers.
Gilt lettering and decoration remains bright.
Binding sound.
Some foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Name written neatly in Belongs To box facing half-title.
Pages slightly tanned.
Includes a small number of newspaper clippings from the 1930s onward, on the subject of Lewis Carroll and Alice.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118455 £400.00
17.
All the Mowgli Stories
by Rudyard Kipling
Reprint, published by St Martin's Press in 1973
by Rudyard Kipling
Reprint, published by St Martin's Press in 1973
ISBN: 0333014375.
Paperback.
223 pages.
Covers worn and creased.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
223 pages.
Covers worn and creased.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#90355 £1.50
18.
Alphabeasts
by Dick King-Smith
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
1st thus edition, published by Gollancz in 1992
by Dick King-Smith
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
1st thus edition, published by Gollancz in 1992
ISBN: 0575053275.
Paperback.
Octavo.
Covers worn at edges and lower corner creased.
Faint remains of scribble on front and back endpapers
Contents not affected.
Clean and tight in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Octavo.
Covers worn at edges and lower corner creased.
Faint remains of scribble on front and back endpapers
Contents not affected.
Clean and tight in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107390 £3.00
19.
An Arkful of Animals
by William Cole
with illustrations by Lynn Munsinger
1st edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company in 1978
by William Cole
with illustrations by Lynn Munsinger
1st edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company in 1978
ISBN: 039527205X.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Green decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper soiled and slightly worn.
Book itself VG.
Name written neatly on half-title.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Green decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper soiled and slightly worn.
Book itself VG.
Name written neatly on half-title.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#106167 £6.00
20.
And then a Harvest Feast
by George Dennison
with illustrations by George Dennison
1st Thus edition, published by Faber and Faber in 1975
by George Dennison
with illustrations by George Dennison
1st Thus edition, published by Faber and Faber in 1975
ISBN: 0571106676.
Brown covers, gilt lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Brown covers, gilt lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79170 £4.50
21.
Andy Pandy and the Badger
by Maria Bird
with illustrations by Matvyn Wright
Reprint, published by Brockhampton Press circa 1970
by Maria Bird
with illustrations by Matvyn Wright
Reprint, published by Brockhampton Press circa 1970
ISBN: 0340030011.
28th book in Andy Pandy series.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Coloured tape on spine strip missing.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
28th book in Andy Pandy series.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Coloured tape on spine strip missing.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#110678 £3.00
22.
Andy Pandy and the Gingerbread Man
by Maria Bird
with illustrations by Matvyn Wright
Published by Brockhampton circa 1965
by Maria Bird
with illustrations by Matvyn Wright
Published by Brockhampton circa 1965
Andy Pandy series.
Paperback.
Covers creased and worn.
Pages worn at edges and a little fingermarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers creased and worn.
Pages worn at edges and a little fingermarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#113260 £3.00
23.
Andy Pandy and the Gingerbread Man
by Maria Bird
with illustrations by Matvyn Wright
1st Thus edition, published by Brockhampton in 1973
by Maria Bird
with illustrations by Matvyn Wright
1st Thus edition, published by Brockhampton in 1973
Quarto.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#68019 £6.50
24.
Andy Pandy and the Green Puppy
by Maria Bird
with illustrations by Matvyn Wright
Reprint, published by Brockhampton circa 1970
by Maria Bird
with illustrations by Matvyn Wright
Reprint, published by Brockhampton circa 1970
ISBN: 0340030038.
27th book in Andy Pandy series.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Coloured tape on spine strip missing (replaced by white tape).
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
27th book in Andy Pandy series.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Coloured tape on spine strip missing (replaced by white tape).
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#110679 £3.00
25.
Andy Pandy and the Scarecrow
by Maria Bird
with illustrations by Matvyn Wright
Published by Brockhampton Press in 1966
by Maria Bird
with illustrations by Matvyn Wright
Published by Brockhampton Press in 1966
29th book in Andy Pandy series.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#113265 £4.00