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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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1916 The Water-BabiesNew York: 1916The first edition thus of 'The Water-Babies', the first edition to be illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, replete with beautiful colour plates. In the original very scarce publisher's box. -
c1918 The Water-BabiesLondon: c1918A lovely copy of the children's classic, with scarce illustrations by Amelia Bauerle. -
1903 Tales from ShakespeareEdinburgh: 1903A children's retelling of Shakespeare's major comedies and tragedies, by famed sibling poets, Charles and Mary Lamb. -
1826 Fables de FlorianParis: 1826A delightful pocket sized edition of the fables of Florian, in the original French. -
1917 The Donkey ChildLondon: [1917]An uncommon children's work about a donkey, illustrated and written by Frank Ver Beck. -
1924 Flower Fairies of the SpringLondon & Glasgow: 1924A charming little collection of poetry and illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker. -
c1835 Divine and Moral Songs for the Use of ChildrenLondon: c1835A small volume of illustrated children's Christian poetry. -
1875 The Church Catechism with PicturesLondon: 1875A pocket sized illustrated first edition of the catechisms. -
1981 Teeny Tiny Gnome TomesLondon: 1981Three charming volumes about gnomes by Wil Huygen with Rien Poortvliet's colourful illustrations, in the original slipcase. -
1922 The Water-BabiesLondon: 1922A beautifully and colourfully illustrated edition of Charles Kingsley's popular children's fairy tale, illustrated in colour by Harry G. Theaker. -
1889 Beatrice of St. MawseLondon: 1889An uncommon copy of this Victorian children's novel about a girl who is orphaned by a shipwreck. -
1890 Lost on Brown Willy, or, the Print of the Cloven HoofLondon: 1890An uncommon first edition children's novel, an adventure written and illustrated by Arthur Noel Malan. -
1970 3vol The Lord of the RingsLondon: 1970A very smart set of J R R Tolkien's incredibly popular trilogy 'The Lord of the Rings'. -
1958 Sleepy Time TalesLondon: [1958]A lovely scarce collection of five and fifteen minute sleepy time tales for children, illustrated in colour throughout. By Sheila Hodgetts. -
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1896 Jack at Sea, or, All Work and No Play Made him a Dull BoyLondon: 1896An uncommon, decoratively bound piece of children's fiction by George Manville Fenn. -
1919 Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLondon, Bombay and Sydney: 1919An endearing edition of Lewis Carroll's classic children's work, illustrated with colour plates by Bessie Pease. -
1886 Heroes and Martyrs of ScienceLondon: 1886A beautiful and colourfully bound work for children, telling the tales of important scientific figures from history. -
1919 The Water BabiesNottingham & London: 1919A beautiful later edition of Charles Kingsley's renowned children's work 'The Water Babies', lavishly illustrated with colour plates and complete with a dust wrapper. -
1903 Algonquin Indian TalesLondon: 1903An illustrated uncommon work, a collection of the mythology and folklore of the Algonquin, the first edition of this work. -
1950 Fairies of the Flowers and TreesLondon: 1950A first edition of this beautifully illustrated fairy book by Cicely Mary Barker containing colour plates. -
1921 Tales from ShakspeareLondon: 1921An illustrated later impression of Charles and Mary Lamb's famous collection of Shakespearian tales for children. -
1861 A Little BookLondon: 1861A delightful and rare illustrated first edition collection of short rhymes for children. -
c1905 Stories from the Faerie QueenLondon; New York: c1905An illustrated children's retelling of Edmund Spencer's epic Elizabethan poem. -
1839 Geography of the Bible and of Ancient CountriesLondon: 1839A scarce first edition of Peter Parley's work acquainting children with the geography of the Bible. -
1836 Basil Harlow or Prodigality is not GenerosityLondon: 1836A first edition moral tale by Catherine Grace Godwin, illustrated throughout. -
1923 The Story of Sonny Sahib S J DuncanLondon: 1923An illustrated copy of Sarah Jeannette Duncan's children's story, set during the British occupation of India. -
c1905 Beric the Briton; a Story of Roman InvasionLondon: c1905G. A. Henty's work of adventure fiction, following Beric the Briton, illustrated by W. Parkinson, and presented in a pictorial binding. -
1888 A Merry Go-RoundLondon: 1888The first edition of this lovely book of verses for young readers, illustrated with colourful lithographs by Constance Haslewood. -
1899 Fairy Tales from the Arabian NightsLondon: 1899The first edition of this pocket sized volume comprising fairy tales from The Arabian Nights, including the famous story of Ali Baba and Aladdin. With illustrations by T H Robinson, an uncommon edition. -
1887 Beauty and the BeastLondon: [1887]The popular tale of the Beauty and the Beast, the version attributed to Charles Lamb, with charming illustrations. -
c1909 The Story of Little Black QuashaLondon: c1909An early edition of this pocket sized children's story by Helen Bannerman. -
c1917 Bobby Bear and other StoriesLondon: c1917A very scarce colourful book stories for children by Samuel E. Lowe, following the adventures of Bobby Bear. -
1924 Flower Fairies of the SpringLondon: [1924]A charming volume being one of the noted botanical and poetical volumes by Cicely Barker, this titled Flower Fairies of the Spring. In the unclipped dust wrapper. -
c1916 Ben Bo'SunLondon: c1916A scarce and excellent copy of this little book for children, with thirty colour plates. -
1962 Mrs MaloneLondon: 1962A superb copy of this first edition Mrs Malone, an illustrated narrative poem by the award winning author of children's literature Eleanor Farjeon.