1.
The Children of the Wind
by Geraldine Harris
Published by Unwin in 1984
by Geraldine Harris
Published by Unwin in 1984
ISBN: 004823253X.
2nd book in Seven Citadels series.
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
2nd book in Seven Citadels series.
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#88205 £2.00
2.
Whits Cranes Castle
by Geraldine Harris
with illustrations by Lisa Jensen
1st edition, published by Macmillan in 1979
by Geraldine Harris
with illustrations by Lisa Jensen
1st edition, published by Macmillan in 1979
ISBN: 0333266471.
Green boards with silver lettering.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Green boards with silver lettering.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#40311 £6.75
3.
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: low, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to covers and dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#106872 £7.50
4.
Beauty and the Beastly Children
by Michael O. Tunnell
with illustrations by John Emil Cymerman
1st edition, published by Tambourine in 1993
by Michael O. Tunnell
with illustrations by John Emil Cymerman
1st edition, published by Tambourine in 1993
ISBN: 0688121810.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#32631 £5.50
5.
Children of the Turnpike
by Geraldine Kaye
with illustrations by Gareth Floyd
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1976
by Geraldine Kaye
with illustrations by Gareth Floyd
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1976
ISBN: 0340195444.
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Label removed from front endpaper
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Label removed from front endpaper
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#79624 £4.00
6.
The Glassblower's Children
by Maria Gripe
with illustrations by Harald Gripe
1st Thus edition, published by Target in 1976
by Maria Gripe
with illustrations by Harald Gripe
1st Thus edition, published by Target in 1976
ISBN: 0426112288.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119869 £4.00
7.
The Wind Lady and the Twins
by Reginald Callender
with illustrations by Hilda G. Kerr
1st edition, published by Zenith Press in 1933
by Reginald Callender
with illustrations by Hilda G. Kerr
1st edition, published by Zenith Press in 1933
Unusual fantasy in which two children are spirited to different lands by the Wind Lady, to learn abour other cultures; the story contains an strong Christian element.
Spine ends and edges worn, and foxing on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Spine ends and edges worn, and foxing on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#68864 £20.00
8.
Oxford Treasury of Fairy Tales
by Geraldine McCaughrean
with illustrations by Sophy Williams
1st Thus edition, published by Oxford University Press in 2005
by Geraldine McCaughrean
with illustrations by Sophy Williams
1st Thus edition, published by Oxford University Press in 2005
ISBN: 9780192782243.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Neat gift dedication on title page.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Neat gift dedication on title page.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#120015 £4.00
9.
Children's Children
by Gertrude Bone
with illustrations by Muirhead Bone
1st edition, published by Duckworth in 1908
by Gertrude Bone
with illustrations by Muirhead Bone
1st edition, published by Duckworth in 1908
Brown cloth binding, bevelled boards, gilt lettering.
Top edge gilt.
A country story.
Covers slightly worn.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Top edge gilt.
A country story.
Covers slightly worn.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#59748 £10.50
10.
The New Wind has Wings
by Mary Alice Downie
with illustrations by Elizabeth Cleaver
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1984
by Mary Alice Downie
with illustrations by Elizabeth Cleaver
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1984
ISBN: 0195404319.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#31054 £5.00
11.
The man who caught the wind
by Margaret Gibbs
with illustrations by May Smith
1st edition, published by Chapman and Hall in 1936
by Margaret Gibbs
with illustrations by May Smith
1st edition, published by Chapman and Hall in 1936
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards with black lettering.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
136 pages.
Stories from Children's Hour.
Small bump to the bottom right hand corner.
Slight damage to the top of the spine.
Dustwrapper has three centimetres missing from spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on the front endpaper, plus partially erased name written in a childish script.
All of the fourteen black and white illustrations have been very carefully painted.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Beige cloth-covered boards with black lettering.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
136 pages.
Stories from Children's Hour.
Small bump to the bottom right hand corner.
Slight damage to the top of the spine.
Dustwrapper has three centimetres missing from spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on the front endpaper, plus partially erased name written in a childish script.
All of the fourteen black and white illustrations have been very carefully painted.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#85882 £25.00
12.
Children's Verse
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
1st Thus edition, published by Tiger Books in 1986
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
1st Thus edition, published by Tiger Books in 1986
ISBN: 1870461525.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
64 pages.
A mixture of nursery rhymes and poems written for very young children.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
64 pages.
A mixture of nursery rhymes and poems written for very young children.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#106718 £4.00
13.
The Merry-go-Round and Other Verses for Children
by Robina Singer
with illustrations by H. A. Powell
Published by Knights Press circa 1930
by Robina Singer
with illustrations by H. A. Powell
Published by Knights Press circa 1930
Paperback.
A collection of rhymes and verses for children.
Illustrated with line drawings.
Covers somewhat worn at edges, with some marking.
Contents generally clean, but with a few fingermarks.
Illustration on p17 neatly coloured in.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
A collection of rhymes and verses for children.
Illustrated with line drawings.
Covers somewhat worn at edges, with some marking.
Contents generally clean, but with a few fingermarks.
Illustration on p17 neatly coloured in.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#79553 £10.50
14.
People of Importance
by Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by James H. Dowd
Reprint, published by Country Life in 1943
by Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by James H. Dowd
Reprint, published by Country Life in 1943
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
Consists of pages of pencil drawings interleaved with short anecdotes of children.
Short gift dedication on front endpaper.
One or two small marks of the front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Grey cloth-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
Consists of pages of pencil drawings interleaved with short anecdotes of children.
Short gift dedication on front endpaper.
One or two small marks of the front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#86280 £25.00
15.
The Old-fashioned Children's Story Book
by Zena Flax
Published by Franklin Watts in 1979
by Zena Flax
Published by Franklin Watts in 1979
ISBN: 0851666973.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of title page.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of title page.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#118414 £7.50
16.
Good Afternoon, Children
with illustrations by Morton-Sale
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1932
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: medium)
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: medium)
#104442 £12.50
17.
The Children's Books of Mary (Belson) Elliott
by Marjorie Moon
1st edition, published by St Pauls in 1987
by Marjorie Moon
1st edition, published by St Pauls in 1987
ISBN: 0906795443.
Dark blue boards with gilt lettering.
Dustwrapper spine sunned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Dark blue boards with gilt lettering.
Dustwrapper spine sunned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#42903 £15.00
18.
Written for Children
by John Rowe Townsend
1st edition, published by Pelican in 1965
by John Rowe Townsend
1st edition, published by Pelican in 1965
Octavo.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
160 pages.
A brief history of children's literature, from earliest times to circa 1965.
No significant faults.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Black cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
160 pages.
A brief history of children's literature, from earliest times to circa 1965.
No significant faults.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#101218 £10.00
19.
Children's Atlas
by Brian Williams
1st edition, published by Igloo Books Ltd. in 2014
by Brian Williams
1st edition, published by Igloo Books Ltd. in 2014
ISBN: 9781783432950.
Paperback.
Quarto.
32 pages.
Primary Explorers series.
Page of stickers at rear of book is complete.
Unsuitable for children under 3 years.
Crease on upper corner of back cover, but VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Paperback.
Quarto.
32 pages.
Primary Explorers series.
Page of stickers at rear of book is complete.
Unsuitable for children under 3 years.
Crease on upper corner of back cover, but VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#105056 £2.50
20.
The Children of Tonacatecutli
by Kaj Himmelstrup
1st English edition, published by Bodley Head in 1969
by Kaj Himmelstrup
1st English edition, published by Bodley Head in 1969
Children in conflict with the authorities over a play-area.
Originally written as a play for Danish television.
Dustwrapper has minor chips to spine ends.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Originally written as a play for Danish television.
Dustwrapper has minor chips to spine ends.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#65164 £6.75
21.
Modern Verse for Little Children
by Michal Williams
Reprint, published by Oxford University Press in 1955
by Michal Williams
Reprint, published by Oxford University Press in 1955
Poems for children aged fron five to eight-years-old.
Covers slightly worn.
One stamp on front endpaper, no other library marks.
Contents bright and clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Covers slightly worn.
One stamp on front endpaper, no other library marks.
Contents bright and clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#71047 £5.00
22.
The Oxford Book of Children's Verse
by Iona and Peter Opie
Published by Book Club Associates in 1984
by Iona and Peter Opie
Published by Book Club Associates in 1984
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Gilt lettering on spine.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119075 £5.00
23.
The Children's Tales from Dickens
by F. H. Lee
with illustrations by Honor C. Appleton
Reprint, published by Harrap in 1954
by F. H. Lee
with illustrations by Honor C. Appleton
Reprint, published by Harrap in 1954
22nd book in Children's Bookshelf series.
Paperback.
Duodecimo.
Light blue covers.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
64 pages.
Colour frontispiece by G. Demain Hammond.
Black and white line drawings by Honor Appleton.
Linen backed thin card covers.
Spine stip slightly faded.
Name written neatly on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Paperback.
Duodecimo.
Light blue covers.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
64 pages.
Colour frontispiece by G. Demain Hammond.
Black and white line drawings by Honor Appleton.
Linen backed thin card covers.
Spine stip slightly faded.
Name written neatly on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#103680 £3.50
24.
Playhour Annual 1982
Published by Fleetway in 1981
Published by Fleetway in 1981
Some damage to top and bottom of spine, mended with Sellotape.
Includes story based on characters from "The Wind in The Willows".
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Includes story based on characters from "The Wind in The Willows".
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#59984 £5.00
25.
Ponies for Children
by Margaret Williamson
1st edition, published by Country Life in 1939
by Margaret Williamson
1st edition, published by Country Life in 1939
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Covers slightly worn.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Black lettering on covers.
Covers slightly worn.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115955 £5.00