1.
All sorts of Poems
by
Ann Thwaite
with illustrations by
Patricia Mullins
1st Thus edition,
published by Magnet in 1980
ISBN: 0416895700.
Paperback.
Slight wear to covers.
Name of previous owner in small, neat writing on title page.
Pages a little tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
The Littlest One
by
Marion St John Webb
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
Reprint,
published by Harrap in 1928
Quarto.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
22cm x 28cm.
117 pages.
4 colour plates.
Poems set to music.
Moderate wear to covers and spine.
Binding sound.
Pages slightly tanned.
Intermittent foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
3.
Minibeasts - A Book of Poems
by
Robert Fisher
with illustrations by
Kay Widdowson
Published by Faber & Faber in 1992
ISBN: 9780571165117.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Name neatly crossed-out on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
5.
6.
Now we are six
by
A. A. Milne
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
3rd edition,
published by Methuen in 1927
Maroon embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
13cm x 19cm.
103 pages.
Pink endpapers decorated with blue line illustrations.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners a little bumped.
Gilt on covers and spine bright and undimmed.
A small patch of foxing on front pastedown adjacent to the hinge, no other foxing apparent.
Half-title and reverse of final page tanned.
Contents otherwise clean and bright.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
Tracks
by
Ann Thwaite
with illustrations by
Gavin Rowe
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1978
ISBN: 0416861903.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Who's Who in the Zoo
by
J. B. Morton
with illustrations by
Cecil Aldin
1st edition,
published by Eyre and Spottiswoode in 1933
Quarto.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
174 pages.
A collection of humerous poems describing animals, with accompanying illustrations.
Four colour plates.
Numerous line drawn illustrations, both full-page and within the text.
Covers worn at edges and corners slightly bumped.
Spine strip faded and soiled.
Front cover discoloured.
Close to VG internally.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
Here and There
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1932
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
'Pictures, Stories, Poems' by various authors and illustrators.
Colour frontispiece by Honor Appleton.
Eight full page colour illustrations.
Numerous black and white drawings, both full page and in the text.
A few faint marks on front cover.
In general covers are firm, bright and clean.
Neat gift inscription on front endpaper (book dated from this).
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Our Village Life
by
Lady H. Somerset
with illustrations by
Lady H. Somerset
Published by Lady H. Somerset in 1884
Light blue paper-covered boards.
Dark blue cloth spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
23cm x 29cm.
A collection of poems, illustrated with attractive colour illustrations on each page.
Covers a little worn and soiled, with some scuffing and bumping to edges and corners.
Binding generally good, but hinges slightly strained.
Some light foxing and tanning to endpapers.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
The Book of Pets
by
Elizabeth S. Tucker
with illustrations by
Maud Humphrey
Published by Stokes in 1893
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Coloured illustrations on every page, accompained by short poems.
Covers scuffed, and worn at edges.
Spine worn and faded.
Inner hinges cracked.
Contents would be VG, but for some light fingermarking.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
The Hide and Seek Story Book
1st edition,
published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1931
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey spine.
Picture on upper board by Caroline Hall.
Colour frontispiece by Mabel Spurrier.
Eight other full page colour illustrations.
Black and white drawings in the text.
These and the stories and poems are all by different artists and authors.
Covers close to Fine.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper (book dated from this).
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
13.
14.
The Book of Pets
by
Elizabeth S. Tucker
with illustrations by
Maud Humphrey
1st edition,
published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York in 1893
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
23cm x 28cm.
52 pages.
Colour illustrations on every page, some accompanied by short text or poems.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Boards soiled.
Edges and corners heavily bumped.
Spine worn and a little faded.
Inner hinges cracked.
Pastedowns and endpapers foxed.
Contents in good condition, but light fingermarking to edges of pages throughout.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
16.
Little Sunbeams
Published circa 1896
Octavo.
Grey pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
White lettering on covers.
31 pages.
An equal number of short stories and poems suitable for toddlers, illustrated with black and white engravings.
Very pretty pictorial front cover.
Back cover has full page advert for Fry's cocoa.
Three pages of adverts at front of book, three more at the back.
Black and white frontispiece.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Contents detached from binding.
Title page appears to be missing.
Gift dedication dated 1896 on half title.
Otherwise in very good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
Fruit from Storyland
Published by Ernest Nister circa 1901
An anthology of stories and poems.
Printed in Bavaria.
No. 436.
Quarto.
Glazed pictorial boards with red cloth spine.
Tipped-in colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Corners slightly bumped.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Front endpaper slightly marked and creased.
Occasional minor foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Children's Verse
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: low)
19.
Little Folks' Story Book
Published by Warne
Short stories and poems.
Pictorial glazed thick-card covers.
19cm x 14cm.
Two colour plates.
Numerous black and white drawings.
Undated; probably circa 1920.
Some wear to spine edges; VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Edward Lear's Book of Mazes
by
Edward Lear
with illustrations by
David Farris and Gyles Brandreth
1st edition,
published by Corgi in 1977
ISBN: 0552520772.
Paperback.
A collection of poems by Edward Lear, with mazes devised and drawn by Gyles Brandreth and David Farris.
Spine faded and slight wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
A Seaside Holiday for Jane and Toby
by
Ann Thwaite
with illustrations by
Janet Martin
Published by Constable and Company in 1962
Yellow paper-covered boards.
15cm x 18cm.
Covers worn and a little scuffed.
Two names on prelims.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
Charles Robinson
Reprint,
published by John Lane in 1901
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
13cm x 19cm.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Gilt on spine slightly dulled.
Light foxing on endpapers and pastedowns.
Contents clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Mice of Nibbling Village
by
Margaret Greaves
with illustrations by
Jane Pinkney
1st edition,
published by Marilyn Malin Books in 1986
ISBN: 0233979441.
Quarto.
Pink pictorial laminated boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
A series of poems about mice, each one illustrated in colour.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
The Camelthorn Papers
by
Ann Thwaite
1st Thus edition,
published by Puffin in 1972
ISBN: 0140305459.
Paperback.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
When we were very young
by
A. A. Milne
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
10th edition,
published by Methuen in 1925
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt faded.
A few small marks on front cover.
Namr on half-title.
Contents slightly shaken.
Some intermittent finger-marking to page edges.
Tear on p51/52 was neatly repaired on both sides with Sellotape, which has subsequently browned
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)