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2.
Kitty Helps Out
by
Nicola Edwards
with illustrations by
Rebecca Elgar
1st edition,
published by Parragon in 2001
ISBN: 1842501704.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
'Lift-the-flap book'.
Unpaginated.
A few scratches and indentations on covers.
Name on title page.
Complete and undamaged.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
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: medium)
4.
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)
5.
Noddy's Garage of Books
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Beek
1st edition,
published by Sampson Low in 1953
Paperback.
48mo.
A complete set of the five Noddy Garage Books, but missing the cardboard garage.
Covers of books slightly worn, but otherwise close to V.G.
Two show minor damage to spine.
Contents are lightly tanned, but otherwise clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
The Gift
by
V. Suteyev
with illustrations by
V. Suteyev
Published by Foreign Languages Publishing House Moscow circa 1955
Translated from the Russian by Ivy Litinova.
Paperback.
Quarto.
Yellow pictorial covers.
"Literature for Children and Youth. For Tiny Tots."
One of a series of books produced in the Soviet Union during the 1950s for export.
An activity book containing flaps, pictures to colour, puzzles etc.
Light wear to covers and edges.
The detached, moveable strip for the "TV" page is present and in good working order.
The moveable strip for the "train" page is missing.
The various flaps and "cut here" lines have been used but, apart from the missing strip noted above, all the parts appear present and in working order.
Two of the puzzles have been completed.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
Teddy Bear's Picture Book of Look and See
Published by Sampson Low circa 1960
Green pictorial glazed boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Pictorial endpapers.
Short rhyming text with two illustrations, on each page.
Dustwrapper a little worn at edges.
Book itself VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Tommy's Animal Friends
by
Diana Thorne
with illustrations by
Diana Thorne
1st edition,
published by The Saalfield Publishing Company in 1937
Paperback.
26cm x 31cm.
14 pages.
Medium thick card covers, thin card pages.
Six full page illustrations opposite text.
Front and back covers each have a different picture.
Publisher's catalogue number: 2146
Line of wear along the outside of the spine
Staple hinges firm.
Contents VG: pages clean and white with no scribble or marks.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
The Redskins
by
J. M. Barrie
with illustrations by
Janet and Anne Graham Johnstone
Published by Award Publications in 1990
Orange pictorial laminated boards.
9cm x 9cm.
8 pages.
Printed on thick card.
Including the covers, seven full page colour illustrations, and two silhouettes.
Heavily abridged and altered text taken from J. M. Barrie's 'Peter and Wendy'.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
Maurice Sendak's Christmas Mystery
by
Maurice Sendak
with illustrations by
Maurice Sendak
Published by HarperFestival in 1995
ISBN: 0062051121.
28cm x 18cm.
Consists of a 48-piece jigsaw accompanied by a tall, thin paperback book of clues, contained in a decorated card box.
Minor wear only to edges of box.
All jigsaw pieces present.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
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12.
Happy Story Book
Published by Beaver Books circa 1960
5th book in Bumper Book series.
Quarto.
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Includes several stories by Frank Richards,
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with one or two neat repairs.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
The Easter Book
by
Jenny Vaughan
Reprint,
published by MacDonald in 1981
ISBN: 0356067416.
Quarto.
White pictorial laminated boards.
47 pages.
A description of Easter customs, and suggestions for things to do.
Picture on cover a little faded.
One or two small marks on the contents.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
The Child's Picture Grammar
by
S. Rosamund Praeger
with illustrations by
S. Rosamund Praeger
1st edition,
published by George Allen in 1900
Quarto.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on covers.
71 pages.
The book has been professionally restored, having a new spine and endpapers.
Illustrated with black and white line drawings.
Nine of the illustrations, the chapter headings, are coloured.
The front cover illustration is that used to illustrate 'Common Nouns'.
Boards bumped at the edges and corners.
Vertical crease to the front cover.
Some discolouration to covers.
The text block is tight.
Pages are clean and white.
Neat signature from a previous owner at the top of the front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
Mrs Tiggy-Winkle Jigsaw Puzzle
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Published by Frederick Warne and Co circa 1950
27cm x 34cm (11x13 inches).
A 50-piece jigsaw puzzle of Beatrix Potter's famous character.
Puzzle is in its original red cardboard box (22cm x 22cm x 4cm), with green and white label on lid with large illustration of the puzzle design and white lettering.
The box is bowed, a little worn at edges and slightly faded at the sides, and has old tape marks at the sides and corners.
The puzzle itself is complete and in excellent condition, with no flaws or damage.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
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)
17.
Railway Engines
Published by Bancroft circa 1960
12th book in Tiddlers series.
Paperback.
8cm x 6cm.
32 pages.
Miniature staple-bound book.
Plain brown front cover, illustrated back cover.
A short description of a train or locomotive on each even-numbered page, with an illustration of the train on the facing page.
Light wear to edges of covers.
May be missing it's pictorial outer cover.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Transport Oddities
by
Charles S. Dunbar
1st edition,
published by Longacre Press in 1962
Quarto.
Red pictorial laminated boards.
'A Swift Picture Book'.
Illustrated with black and white photographs.
Light wear to covers.
1cm. missing from top of spine strip.
Some foxing on endpapers.
Contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Superman Story Book Annual
Published by World Distributors in 1967
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Crossword completed.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
The Big Noddy Book
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Beek
Published by Purnell in 1961
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Scuff on lower centre of front cover.
Name erased from Belongs To box.
Several pages painted-over, or coloured-in, in water-colour paint by a child.
Contents would otherwise be good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Frolic and Fun
by
Aunt Ruth
Published by S. W. Partridge circa 1910
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Front cover shows glazed picture of children sledging.
Back cover is an advert for Cadbury's Cocoa.
Copiously illustrated in black and white (no colour illustrations).
Artists include W. C. Groome and Angusine MacGregor.
Three pages of adverts at front and rear of book.
Covers worn at edges.
Glazed paper on spine is chipped in places.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
In Doors and Out
Published by Blackie circa 1899
'A Book of Pictures and Stories for Little Folk.'
Matt pictorial covers, burgundy cloth, gilt lettering, picture of three children reading a book.
Grey endpapers, neat gift dedication on reverse.
Two colour plates, numerous black and white and two tone drawings, both full page and in the text, numerous full page engravings, including one by Louis Wain.
Corners and spine ends are a little worn; some fingermarking throughout book, in general though, contents are white and clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
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25.
The After-You Story Book
Published by Ward Lock circa 1923
Quarto.
Glazed pictorial boards with red cloth spine.
Pictorial endpapers by W. Heath Robinson.
Contributors include Thomas Maybank, Fay Inchfawn and Jessie Pope.
Five of six colour plates present (frontispiece missing).
Covers and spine a little worn.
Neat dedication on title page.
One or two of the black and white illustrations neatly coloured in.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)