1.
Bambi
by
Felix Salten
Published by Collins
Pictorial paper-covered boards with brown cloth spine.
Undated; probably early 1950s.
Covers and spine slightly soiled, and worn at edges.
Inner hinges strained.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
Walt Disney's Bambi
1st Thus edition,
published by Reader's Digest in 2009
ISBN: 9780276444562.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Heavily abridged version, from the original by Felix Salten.
Illustrations adapted by Melvin Shaw.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
Bambi
by
Felix Salten
with illustrations by
Maurice Wilson
Reprint,
published by Knight Books in 1967
ISBN: 0340024666.
Paperback.
222 pages.
Covers worn and creased.
Old price and date stamp on prelims.
Contents firm and clean, but tanned.
Some pages dog-eared.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
Favourite Fairy Tales told in Poland
by
Virginia Haviland
with illustrations by
Felix Hoffmann
1st Thus edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1966
Purple cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Covers scuffed at edges and unevenly faded.
Corners bumped.
Front endpaper pasted down.
Pages edgeworn and slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
5.
6.
The Wonderful Lamp
by
Max Voegeli
with illustrations by
Felix Hoffmann
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1963
Based upon the stories of Aladdin and Sinbad from the Tales of the Arabian Nights.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
8.
Bambi
by
Walt Disney
with illustrations by
Walt Disney
Reprint,
published by Ladybird Books in 1985
ISBN: 0721408788.
Pictorial laminated boards.
43 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Name inside front cover.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
The Wishing Table
by
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
with illustrations by
Erhard Amadeus-Dier
Published by Polytint Limited in 1954
1st book in Polytint Fairy Tales series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Pink and white striped endpapers.
Story retold by Joan Cherry.
Covers worn and unevenly faded.
Hinges strained.
Binding rather loose.
Address on front endpaper.
Small nick to edge of covers and page-block, about 10cm up from base.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
Struwwelpeter
by
Heinrich Hoffmann
with illustrations by
Heinrich Hoffmann
Reprint,
published by Routledge and Keegan Paul circa 1930
Yellow pictorial paper-covered boards.
Maroon spine.
21cm x 26cm.
Covers slightly soiled, and scuffed and bumped at edges and corners.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Endpapers darkened.
Pages tanned and with some fingermarking and edge wear.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
with illustrations by
John Hassall
Published by Blackie circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Light yellow lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white.
Boards worn and edge-chipped.
Spine strip in good condition.
Name and date on front paste down.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
Grimms' Fairy Tales
by
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
with illustrations by
Jean O'Neill
1st Thus edition,
published by World Publishing Company in 1947
Rainbow Classic series.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Grey decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper intact, but worn at edges and slightly scuffed.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
by
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
Published by Heinemann in 1973
ISBN: 043495862X.
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustrapper faded at spine, price-clipped, and a little worn.
Covers worn at edges.
Some light foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
The Story of a Red Deer
by
J. W. Fortescue
Reprint,
published by Macmillan in 1908
Small octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine, gilt decoration on spine.
Name of previous owner on front endpaper.
Spine and corners slightly worn.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
Good Afternoon, Children
with illustrations by
Morton-Sale
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1932
Edited by Columbus.
Quarto.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
267 pages.
'Wireless stories and plays from The Children's Hour'.
Illustrated with four colour plates, plus numerous black and white drawings, many in text and margins.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped, and slightly soiled.
Covers firm.
Corners bumped.
Fore edges clean.
Corners bumped.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
Texar the Southerner - A Tale of the American Civil War
by
Jules Verne
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. circa 1930
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers heavily worn.
Edges scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Spine edges neatly taped.
Spine faded.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Some fingermarks on prelims.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
The Black Peril - A Biggles Story
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
J. E. McConnell
Published by Thames circa 1950
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light green cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and edges bumped.
Name and address partially erased from front cover.
Foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Front endpaper removed.
Gift dedication on reverse of frontispiece.
Contents generally good.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Louis Wain's Little Soldiers
by
May Crommelin
with illustrations by
Louis Wain
1st edition,
published by Hutchinson circa 1916
Quarto.
Beige pictorial glazed boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
94 pages.
39 illustrations by Louis Wain (red, black and blue) both full page and in the text.
The Little Soldiers are cats, the hero of the story is Tommy Catkin, who rises through the ranks to captain, and marries the King's daughter.
Boards generally clean and firm, occasional spotting.
Closed tear in paper of upper board, 9 cm. from lower edge.
Spine has been professionally relaid.
New endpapers.
Half title foxed and slightly chipped at edges.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of frontispiece.
Pages are white and clean, occasional wear at edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Robinson Crusoe
by
Daniel Defoe
Published by Ernest Nister in 1895
Bevilled dark blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
18cm x 24cm.
328 pages.
Red edges.
6 colour plates, including frontispiece, "and upwards of eighty black-and-white drawings by J. Finnemore, G. H. Thompson and Archibald Webb".
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Spine strip faded, and appears to have been re-glued at edges.
Scuff where label removed from inside front cover.
Endpapers foxed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
The Fairy-Tale Omnibus
with illustrations by
Anne Andersen
Published by Collins circa 1945
Quarto.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
Contains stories from Andersen and Grimm.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some loss at corners and spine ends, and reinforced at rear with plain paper.
Edges of covers worn and scuffed.
Upper corner of front endpaper clipped.
Contents faintly tanned, but otherwise generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
The Story of a Red Deer
by
J. W. Fortescue
with illustrations by
G. D. Armour
1st thus edition,
published by Macmillan in 1925
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
144 pages.
Twelve illustrations in colour, twelve in gravure.
Covers clean and firm.
Gift dedication and book plate on front endpaper.
Small newspaper cutting pasted to half title.
Faint foxing on fore edge, pages clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
Baden-Powell
by
E.E. Reynolds
3rd edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1943
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
283 pages.
Eight leaves of photographs, line drawings by Baden-Powell.
Dustwrapper chipped and soiled.
1 cm. loss at dustwrapper spine ends, corners also affected.
Dustwraper heavily repaired, mostly on the reverse.
Covers firm and undamaged, but lightly worn at edges.
Name on front endpaper.
Light spotting on fore edge, has not bled through onto text.
Contents clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
High Jinks
by
J. H. Macnair
with illustrations by
A. E. Kennedy
Published by Dean and Son, Limited circa 1935
1st book in Dean's Play Hour series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Mixture of rhymes and very short stories.
Six colour plates.
Seven full page black and white drawings.
Numerous black and white drawings in the text.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Front cover clean but slightly scratched.
Back cover flecked.
Endpapers missing.
Contents clean and unmarked, and generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales
by
Grace James
with illustrations by
Warwick Goble
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1923
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
15cm x 22cm.
16 colour plates.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Spine slightly faded.
Name at top corner of front endpaper.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
Pets Limited
by
Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
with illustrations by
Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1950
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Nine colour plates.
Thirty-five black and white drawings in the text.
Two full page black and white line drawings.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with loss along spine strip a large piece missing from the back panel, and two smaller pieces missing from lower edge.
Dustwrapper repaired with tape and some paper backing.
Book itself generally VG.
Covers clean and undamaged, with some minor wear at spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)