1.
Five Children and It
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Published by Puffin in 1966
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Published by Puffin in 1966
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#117437 £5.00
2.
Five Children and it
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Published by Puffin circa 1990
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Published by Puffin circa 1990
ISBN: 9780140301281.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Name inside front cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Name inside front cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#118695 £3.00
3.
The Railway Children
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by George Buchanan
Published by Ladybird Books in 1994
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by George Buchanan
Published by Ladybird Books in 1994
ISBN: 072141656X.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#114879 £3.00
4.
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
5.
Five Children and it
by Edith Nesbit
10th edition, published by Ernest Benn in 1930
by Edith Nesbit
10th edition, published by Ernest Benn in 1930
Dark blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Covers worn at edges.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#115194 £7.50
6.
The Railway Children
by Edith Nesbit
Reprint, published by Hodder Children's Books in 1994
by Edith Nesbit
Reprint, published by Hodder Children's Books in 1994
ISBN: 0340619481.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little creased.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little creased.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#112032 £3.00
7.
Children's Stories from Shakespeare
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by John Henry Bacon and Harold Copping
Published by Raphael Tuck circa 1920
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by John Henry Bacon and Harold Copping
Published by Raphael Tuck circa 1920
Quarto.
Light yellow pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Undated, probably 1920s.
Gift dedication inside front cover dated 1939.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and edgs bumped.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Light yellow pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Undated, probably 1920s.
Gift dedication inside front cover dated 1939.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and edgs bumped.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119177 £20.00
8.
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: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#32631 £5.50
9.
Shirley at Charterton
by Christabel Marlowe
with illustrations by Edith Brier
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
by Christabel Marlowe
with illustrations by Edith Brier
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Foxing to fore edge.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Foxing to fore edge.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#120002 £3.00
10.
The Phoenix and the Carpet
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Reprint, published by Puffin circa 1997
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Reprint, published by Puffin circa 1997
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#63527 £5.00
11.
The Story of the Amulet
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Published by Unwin in 1926
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Published by Unwin in 1926
Blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Covers worn and a little scuffed.
Spine faded.
A little foxing to prelims and early pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Covers worn and a little scuffed.
Spine faded.
A little foxing to prelims and early pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#115196 £7.50
12.
The Phoenix and the Carpet
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1980
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1980
ISBN: 0140301291.
Paperback.
Pages lightly tanned,
Some slight creases to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
Pages lightly tanned,
Some slight creases to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#77835 £4.00
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
New Treasure Seekers
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
Published by Ernest Benn in 1949
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
Published by Ernest Benn in 1949
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn, a couple of neatly repaired tears.
Book itself VG.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn, a couple of neatly repaired tears.
Book itself VG.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#116929 £7.50
19.
The Phoenix and the Carpet
by Edith Nesbit
Published by Benn in 1931
by Edith Nesbit
Published by Benn in 1931
Blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded.
Name and address erased from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded.
Name and address erased from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#115200 £10.00
20.
The Wonderful Garden
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Reprint, published by Ernest Benn in 1912
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by H. R. Millar
Reprint, published by Ernest Benn in 1912
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and unevenly faded.
Corners bumped.
Spine faded.
Binding very loose, and stitching pulled.
Contents otherwise good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and unevenly faded.
Corners bumped.
Spine faded.
Binding very loose, and stitching pulled.
Contents otherwise good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#115207 £15.00
21.
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: medium)
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: medium)
#101218 £10.00
22.
Five of us and Madeline
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by Nora S. Unwin
Reprint, published by Ernest Benn in 1931
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by Nora S. Unwin
Reprint, published by Ernest Benn in 1931
Blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine strip and gilt faded.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Gilt lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine strip and gilt faded.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#109316 £25.00
23.
Uncle Mac's Children's Hour Story Book
by Derek McCulloch
1st edition, published by Sampson Low in 1947
by Derek McCulloch
1st edition, published by Sampson Low in 1947
An anthology of stories originally broadcast on the BBC Children's Hour programme.
Corners bumped.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Corners bumped.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#69694 £6.00
24.
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: medium)
Covers slightly worn.
One stamp on front endpaper, no other library marks.
Contents bright and clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#71047 £5.00
25.
Oswald Bastable and Others
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by C. E. Brock
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co in 1905
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by C. E. Brock
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co in 1905
Maroon embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Gilt on spine has darkened to black.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Gilt on spine has darkened to black.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#118392 £15.00