1.
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: high)
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
64 pages.
A mixture of nursery rhymes and poems written for very young children.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#106718 £4.00
2.
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: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Covers slightly worn.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#115955 £5.00
3.
The Christchild - A Children's Anthology
by Margaret Tempest
with illustrations by Margaret Tempest
Published by Collins in 1950
by Margaret Tempest
with illustrations by Margaret Tempest
Published by Collins in 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Covers unevenly faded.
Internally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Light wear to edges of covers.
Covers unevenly faded.
Internally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#117561 £15.00
4.
The Margaret Tarrant Nursery Rhyme Book
by Margaret W. Tarrant
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
Published by Collins in 1950
by Margaret W. Tarrant
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
Published by Collins in 1950
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Covers a little worn at edges, and slightly soiled.
Corners bumped.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Covers a little worn at edges, and slightly soiled.
Corners bumped.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119037 £7.50
5.
Children's Verse
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
1st edition, published by Tiger Books in 1986
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
1st edition, published by Tiger Books in 1986
ISBN: 1870461525.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#55866 £10.50
6.
Hymns for Children
by Elizabeth Laird
with illustrations by Margaret Tempest
1st edition, published by Collins in 1988
by Elizabeth Laird
with illustrations by Margaret Tempest
1st edition, published by Collins in 1988
ISBN: 0001831720.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Neat gift dedication on inside front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Neat gift dedication on inside front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#96944 £3.00
7.
They Drowned a Valley
by Margaret Paice
with illustrations by Margaret Paice
1st edition, published by Collins in 1969
by Margaret Paice
with illustrations by Margaret Paice
1st edition, published by Collins in 1969
Blue covers, silver lettering.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#80128 £2.50
8.
Verses for Children
by Harry Golding
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
6th edition, published by Ward Lock circa 1935
by Harry Golding
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
6th edition, published by Ward Lock circa 1935
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
All plates present.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Damage to to 3cm of spine strip.
Hinges slightly strained.
Neat gift dedication on prelims
Foxing to fore-edge and intermittently to page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
All plates present.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Damage to to 3cm of spine strip.
Hinges slightly strained.
Neat gift dedication on prelims
Foxing to fore-edge and intermittently to page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#111839 £15.00
9.
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
10.
Verses for Children
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
6th edition, published by Ward Lock circa 1935
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
6th edition, published by Ward Lock circa 1935
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
15cm x 21cm.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn at edges, with some chipping at corners.
Minor wear to covers.
Light foxing to fore-edge and prelims, and intermittently to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
15cm x 21cm.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn at edges, with some chipping at corners.
Minor wear to covers.
Light foxing to fore-edge and prelims, and intermittently to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#118454 £35.00
11.
The Children of Primrose Lane
by Noel Streatfeild
Published by Collins in 1969
by Noel Streatfeild
Published by Collins in 1969
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and has a little wear to edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Silver lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and has a little wear to edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119998 £10.00
12.
The 'Good-Night' Stories
by Margaret Gibbons
with illustrations by Gladys Thompson
1st edition, published by The Year Book Press in 1912
by Margaret Gibbons
with illustrations by Gladys Thompson
1st edition, published by The Year Book Press in 1912
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
87 pages.
Illustrated with line drawings, some by Beryl Reid.
A collection of stories about fairies, told to her children by a mother at bedtime.
Covers worn, with some scuffing at edges.
Name written on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
87 pages.
Illustrated with line drawings, some by Beryl Reid.
A collection of stories about fairies, told to her children by a mother at bedtime.
Covers worn, with some scuffing at edges.
Name written on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#106826 £12.50
13.
Shadow of Wings
by Margaret Paice
1st edition, published by Collins in 1978
by Margaret Paice
1st edition, published by Collins in 1978
ISBN: 0001843699.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Minimal library marks.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Minimal library marks.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#44924 £5.00
14.
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
15.
Animal Land - The Creatures of Children's Fiction
by Margaret Blount
1st edition, published by Hutchinson in 1974
by Margaret Blount
1st edition, published by Hutchinson in 1974
ISBN: 009118410X.
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Dark green decoration on covers.
Minor wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Foxing to edges of page block.
Bookplate on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Dark green decoration on covers.
Minor wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Foxing to edges of page block.
Bookplate on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119926 £7.50
16.
The Rocks of Honey
by Patricia Wrightson
with illustrations by Margaret Horder
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
by Patricia Wrightson
with illustrations by Margaret Horder
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Covers worn at edges.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#95885 £4.50
17.
I own a racecourse
by Patricia Wrightson
with illustrations by Margaret Horder
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1978
by Patricia Wrightson
with illustrations by Margaret Horder
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1978
Paperback.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#60555 £5.25
18.
The Rocks of Honey
by Patricia Wrightson
with illustrations by Margaret Horder
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
by Patricia Wrightson
with illustrations by Margaret Horder
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#112742 £5.00
19.
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
with illustrations by Kay Mary Wilson
Published by Heinemann in 1982
by Bram Stoker
with illustrations by Kay Mary Wilson
Published by Heinemann in 1982
ISBN: 0435270869.
Paperback.
Rewritten for children by Margaret Tanner.
Covers re-laminated, and with various school library stickers.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
Rewritten for children by Margaret Tanner.
Covers re-laminated, and with various school library stickers.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#115000 £1.00
20.
I own the racecourse
by Patricia Wrightson
with illustrations by Margaret Horder
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1978
by Patricia Wrightson
with illustrations by Margaret Horder
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1978
Paperback.
Pages faintly tanned.
Covers crisp and tight.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Pages faintly tanned.
Covers crisp and tight.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#61540 £3.50
21.
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
22.
The Little Lamb of Bethlehem
by Margaret Tempest
with illustrations by Margaret Tempest
Published by The Medici Society circa 1990
by Margaret Tempest
with illustrations by Margaret Tempest
Published by The Medici Society circa 1990
ISBN: 0855030232.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#114249 £5.00
23.
Diggory goes to the Never-Never
by Myfanwy Evans
with illustrations by Margaret Tempest
1st edition, published by Collins in 1937
by Myfanwy Evans
with illustrations by Margaret Tempest
1st edition, published by Collins in 1937
Quarto.
Light blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Blue lettering on covers.
Covers worn at edges, unevenly faded and a little scuffed.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Contents generally good, but stitching in binding has pulled, leaving pages rather loose.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Light blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Blue lettering on covers.
Covers worn at edges, unevenly faded and a little scuffed.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Contents generally good, but stitching in binding has pulled, leaving pages rather loose.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#118446 £25.00
24.
A Child's Day through the Ages
by Dorothy Margaret Stuart
with illustrations by T. H. Robinson
Published by Harrap in 1941
by Dorothy Margaret Stuart
with illustrations by T. H. Robinson
Published by Harrap in 1941
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, and price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small, neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean, but very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, and price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small, neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean, but very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#109969 £12.50
25.
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