Children's
Tall tales and wonderful adventures await. We have beautifully illustrated books for children over many years past. Perhaps we have something you remember?
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c1920 Old French Nursery SongsLondon: c1920An illustrated collection of popular French Nursery Songs collected and arranged to music by Horace Mansion.
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c1915 Cassell's Children's AnnualLondon: c1915-33A scarce group of four volumes from Cassell's 'Children's Annual' in the original bright pictorial boards binding.
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1937 Professor Branestawm's Treasure HuntLondon : 1937A first edition copy of this collection of stories featuring Professor Branestawm.
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1858 Eric, or, Little By Little a Tale of Roslyn SchoolEdinburgh: 1858The scarce first edition of Frederic Farrar's popular Victorian novel set in a boy's boarding school.
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1939 Tales of the Four Pigs and Brock the BadgerLondon : 1939A first edition, first impression copy of Tales of the Four Pigs and Brock the Badger by Alison Uttley.
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1999-04 Rupert AnnualNot Stated : [1999-04]A set of five bright copies from the limited facsimile edition of 'The Rupert Annual,' each enclosed in its original slipcase.
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1887 Eight Tales of FairylandLondon : 1887A scarce first edition copy of this book of fairy tales, with illustrations.
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1908 My Book of Fairy TalesLondon: [1908]A very scarce book of fairy tales with colourful illustrations.
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1924 Grandpa and the TigerLondon: 1924The scarce first edition of this little children's book by Contance Heward and Lilian A Govey.
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1885 Dame Wiggins of Lee and the Seven Wonderful CatsLondon: 1885A bright facsimile edition of the 1823 edition of John Ruskin's famous children's tale with new illustrations by Kate Greenaway.
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1949 WigleyLondon: 1949An attractive copy of this children's story about a boy and his adventures with Wigley the fairy. With twenty three illustrations by Margaret Tarrant, including thirteen colour plates.
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1895 Zig Zags at the ZooLondon: [1895]A scarce book dedicated to animals at the zoo with illustrations by JA Shepherd.
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2002 ShadowmancerWhitby: 2002A fine, signed copy of the self-published first edition of G.P. Taylor's children's fantasy novel, a work of Christian allegory. Housed in a lovely cloth covered, felt-lined clamshell box. -
1928 Under the Lily and the Rose: A Short History of Canada for ChildrenOttawa: 1928A beautifully bound copy of the very scarce first edition of this illustrated children's guide to Canadian history, in a half morocco Morrell binding.
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1896 Butterscotia or A Cheap Trip to Fairy LandLondon: 1896The first trade edition of Edward Abbott Parry's lovely children's tale of adventures adorned with illustrations by Archie MacGregor.
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c1810 Lloyd's Cinderella; or, the Glass SlipperLondon: c1810A very scarce chapbook of the popular fairy tale 'Cinderella', an illustrated pamphlet.
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1885 Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLondon: 1885A lovely copy of the seventy-fifth thousand of Lewis Carroll's beloved and highly influential work of children's literature, illustrated by John Tenniel.
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1976 Watership DownLondon: 1976A beautifully illustrated edition of this classic tale from Richard Adams.
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2006 PinocchioGottingen: 2006A wonderful first edition of this illustrated and beautifully designed retelling of Pinocchio.
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1915 Four and Twenty BlackbirdsLondon: 1915A collection of children's stories by beloved poet Edward Thomas, very scarce in the first edition.
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1961 Billy Bunter at ButlinsLondon: 1961The first edition of this charming Billy Bunter novel by Charles Hamilton using his pseudonym.
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1992-1994 2 Vols Shakespeare: The Animated TalesLondon: 1992-1994These two beautifully illustrated volumes of Shakespeare's plays for children are by-product the successful television series Shakespeare: The Animated Tales.
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1991 Farmer DuckLondon: 1991A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this award winning children's book. Inscribed by illustrator Helen Oxenbury to publisher Tom Maschler. -
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1976 Mit Dir Sind Wir VierFrankfurt am Main: 1976The uncommon first edition of this lovely German picture book, signed by the author and illustrator, and from the library of Tom Maschler. -
1991 The Vicar of NibbleswickeLondon, Sydney, Auckland, Johannesburg: 1991The first edition, first impression, of this lovely short children's story by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake.
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1910 The Lilac Fairy BookLondon: 1910A superior first edition copy of the final of Lang's 'Fairy Books', a lovely copy complete with the original colourful plates.
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1979 MasqueradeLondon: 1979An early reprint of Kit Williams's best known work, signed by the author and from the library of Tom Maschler. -
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1980 Cora the Rook and Zig-Zag the BeeLondon: 1980Two smart first edition children's works, colourfully illustrated throughout by Christina Gascoigne. Both volumes inscribed by the illustrator to the publisher Tom Mascler. -
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1981 Bertie on the BeachLondon and Tonbridge: 1981A scarce presentation copy of this children's book, signed by the author and from the library of Tom Maschler. -
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1978 Gregory Griggs and Other Nursery Rhyme PeopleNew York : 1978A first edition signed copy of Gregory Griggs and Other Nursery Rhyme People, from the library of Tom Maschler. -
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1991 Just a DreamLondon : 1991A first edition, signed copy of this hopeful children's book, from the library of Tom Maschler. -
1919 Nursery Rhymes With Pictures by Claud Lovat FraserLondon : 1919A charming illustrated copy of Nursey Rhymes With Pictures by Claud Lovat Fraser.
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1814 Sphinxiana, ou, Recueil Curieux d'Enigmes, de Charades et de LogogriphesLille: 1814A very scarce French pocket sized puzzle book, containing over two-hundred intriguing puzzles, illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece.
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1996 The Puffin Treasury of Children's StoriesLondon: 1996A lovely illustrated anthology containing a host of children's classic tales, the uncommon first impression.
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1989 Rhyme StewLondon: 1989A fine first impression of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake's collection of children's poems.