26.
English Children's Books 1600-1900
by Percy Muir
2nd edition, published by Batsford in 1969
by Percy Muir
2nd edition, published by Batsford in 1969
ISBN: 0713407190.
Quarto.
Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#73043 £12.50
27.
From Palm to Pine: Rudyard Kipling Abroad and at Home
by Marghanita Laski
1st edition, published by Sidgwick in 1987
by Marghanita Laski
1st edition, published by Sidgwick in 1987
ISBN: 0283994223.
A biography of Rudyard Kipling.
Brown boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
A biography of Rudyard Kipling.
Brown boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#36109 £12.50
28.
From Spare Oom to War Drobe - Travels in Narnia with my Nine Year-old Self
by Katherine Langrish
1st edition, published by Darton, Longman and Todd in 2021
by Katherine Langrish
1st edition, published by Darton, Longman and Todd in 2021
ISBN: 9781913657079.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#117160 £10.00
29.
Games worth Playing
by Donald MacCuaig
Reprint, published by Longman in 1963
by Donald MacCuaig
Reprint, published by Longman in 1963
Blue boards with brown lettering.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#51777 £3.00
30.
Going Solo
by Roald Dahl
1st Thus edition, published by Penguin in 1986
by Roald Dahl
1st Thus edition, published by Penguin in 1986
ISBN: 0140103066.
Paperback.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#102693 (Sold)
31.
Going Solo
by Roald Dahl
Published by Puffin in 1988
by Roald Dahl
Published by Puffin in 1988
ISBN: 9780140325287.
Paperback.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118201 £3.00
32.
Going Solo
by Roald Dahl
1st Thus edition, published by Penguin in 1988
by Roald Dahl
1st Thus edition, published by Penguin in 1988
ISBN: 0140103066.
Paperback.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#72650 £5.00
33.
Going Solo
by Roald Dahl
Reprint, published by Puffin in 2001
by Roald Dahl
Reprint, published by Puffin in 2001
ISBN: 0141311428.
Paperback.
209 pages.
Covers worn at edges.
Names written inside front cover.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
209 pages.
Covers worn at edges.
Names written inside front cover.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107094 £1.00
34.
Going Solo
by Roald Dahl
Reprint, published by Puffin in 2009
by Roald Dahl
Reprint, published by Puffin in 2009
ISBN: 9780141326320.
Paperback.
209 pages.
Illustrated with photographs.
Sequel to 'Boy'.
Light wear to covers.
A few corners dog-eared.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
209 pages.
Illustrated with photographs.
Sequel to 'Boy'.
Light wear to covers.
A few corners dog-eared.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#100720 £3.00
35.
Good Reading Guide to Children's Books
by Christina Koning
Published by Bloomsbury in 1997
by Christina Koning
Published by Bloomsbury in 1997
ISBN: 0747531986.
Paperback.
Spine strip slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Spine strip slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#52827 £6.50
36.
Great Days and Jolly Days - The Story of Girls' School Songs
by Celia Haddon
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1977
by Celia Haddon
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1977
With a preface by Joyce Grenfell.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#54154 £10.50
37.
Held Fast for England: G. A. Henty - Imperialist Boys' Writer
by Guy Arnold
1st edition, published by Hamilton in 1980
by Guy Arnold
1st edition, published by Hamilton in 1980
ISBN: 0241103738.
Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little faded on spine.
Fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little faded on spine.
Fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#42907 £15.00
38.
Hoyle's Games Modernized
by Lawrence H. Dawson
Reprint, published by Routledge in 1963
by Lawrence H. Dawson
Reprint, published by Routledge in 1963
Red boards with black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#50089 £12.50
39.
Illalong Children
by Paterson, Andrew Barton (Banjo)
with illustrations by Robert Lovett
Published by Lansdowne in 1985
by Paterson, Andrew Barton (Banjo)
with illustrations by Robert Lovett
Published by Lansdowne in 1985
ISBN: 0701818050.
The early years of A. B. Paterson, of "waltzing Matilda" fame.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
The early years of A. B. Paterson, of "waltzing Matilda" fame.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#47756 £7.50
40.
Intent on Reading
by Margery Fisher
6th edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1976
by Margery Fisher
6th edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1976
Writing on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#64601 £20.00
41.
John Burningham
by John Burningham
with illustrations by John Burningham
1st edition, published by Jonathan Cape in 2009
by John Burningham
with illustrations by John Burningham
1st edition, published by Jonathan Cape in 2009
ISBN: 9780224083669.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
24cm x 31cm.
224 pages.
Foreword by Maurice Sendak.
Introduction by Brian Alderson.
A collection of Burningham's illustrations, accomanied by his recollections and observations.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
24cm x 31cm.
224 pages.
Foreword by Maurice Sendak.
Introduction by Brian Alderson.
A collection of Burningham's illustrations, accomanied by his recollections and observations.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119711 £50.00
42.
Kate Greenaway
by Rodney K. Engen
Published by Academy Editions in 1976
by Rodney K. Engen
Published by Academy Editions in 1976
Paperback.
Quarto.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119442 £5.00
43.
Kate Greenaway
by Rodney K. Engen
with illustrations by Kate Greenaway
Published by Academy Editions in 1976
by Rodney K. Engen
with illustrations by Kate Greenaway
Published by Academy Editions in 1976
Paperback.
Quarto.
68 pages.
A brief biography of Kate Greenaway, followed by reproductions of her illustrations.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
68 pages.
A brief biography of Kate Greenaway, followed by reproductions of her illustrations.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119690 £10.00
44.
Kate Greenaway
by Rodney K. Engen
Published by Academy Editions in 1977
by Rodney K. Engen
Published by Academy Editions in 1977
ISBN: 0856703583.
Paperback.
104 pages.
A brief biography of Kate Greenaway, followed by 50 full-page reproductions of her illustrations.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine a little faded.
Crease on back cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
104 pages.
A brief biography of Kate Greenaway, followed by 50 full-page reproductions of her illustrations.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine a little faded.
Crease on back cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119689 £10.00
45.
Laureate's Progress
by Quentin Blake
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
1st edition, published by Jonathan Cape in 2002
by Quentin Blake
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
1st edition, published by Jonathan Cape in 2002
ISBN: 0224064819.
Quarto.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115410 £20.00
46.
Let's read about... Finding books they'll love to read
by Bernice Cullinan
1st Thus edition, published by Scholastic in 1993
by Bernice Cullinan
1st Thus edition, published by Scholastic in 1993
ISBN: 0590474626.
Paperback.
182 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
182 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#88753 £2.50
47.
Little Wide-Awake
by Leonard de Vries
1st edition, published by Arthur Baker in 1967
by Leonard de Vries
1st edition, published by Arthur Baker in 1967
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
240 pages.
'An anthology from Victorian Children's Books and Periodicals in the collection of Anne and Fernand G. Renier.'
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Small inkspot on front fore edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
240 pages.
'An anthology from Victorian Children's Books and Periodicals in the collection of Anne and Fernand G. Renier.'
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Small inkspot on front fore edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#94228 £10.00
48.
Morality to Adventure: Manchester Polytechnic's Collection of Children's Books 1840-1939
by William Henry Shercliff
1st edition, published by Manchester Poly in 1988
by William Henry Shercliff
1st edition, published by Manchester Poly in 1988
ISBN: 0901276189.
Quarto.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to covers and dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to covers and dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#106872 £7.50
49.
Mother Goose's Book of Nursery Rhymes
by J.W. Elliott
with illustrations by Ernest Griset
Reprint, published by McLoughlin Brothers, Inc. circa 1900
by J.W. Elliott
with illustrations by Ernest Griset
Reprint, published by McLoughlin Brothers, Inc. circa 1900
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
111 pages.
Illustrated with engravings, many by Griset.
Set to music by J. W. Elliott.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Covers worn at edges.
Inner hinges strengthened with paper strips.
Pages clean, with no foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
111 pages.
Illustrated with engravings, many by Griset.
Set to music by J. W. Elliott.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Covers worn at edges.
Inner hinges strengthened with paper strips.
Pages clean, with no foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#106706 £20.00
50.
National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs
by J.W. Elliott
with illustrations by Dalziel
Reprint, published by Novello, Ewer, and Co. circa 1877
by J.W. Elliott
with illustrations by Dalziel
Reprint, published by Novello, Ewer, and Co. circa 1877
Quarto.
Bevilled brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt and Black decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
110 pages.
Set to music by J.W.Elliott.
A list of illustrators provided.
Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Spine ends worn.
Inner hinges strengthened with paper strips.
Gift dedication on front endpaper, from which book dated.
Contents generally clean, with no foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Bevilled brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt and Black decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
110 pages.
Set to music by J.W.Elliott.
A list of illustrators provided.
Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Spine ends worn.
Inner hinges strengthened with paper strips.
Gift dedication on front endpaper, from which book dated.
Contents generally clean, with no foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#106708 £45.00