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Children's Books
Whether you are looking for a book you remember from your own childhood, or are a more serious collector of children's books, we hope that we have something for you here. Children's books covers a wide range and we have everything here from the classics, such as Winnie The Pooh and Alice in Wonderland, to the more obscure and the downright rare.
We try to keep both decorative and first edition copies of the most popular Children's books in stock. But they are popular, so they do sell rather fast. If you see something you like, please be quick. On the other hand, we actively search them out when we are buying and there will likely be something else along shortly.
They make wonderful gifts and we try to keep gift quality Children's books in stock. If you would like anything gift wrapped or with a special message we are always most happy to help. We find that Children's books of this type do make their recipients extremely happy.
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1970 The Hidden EnemyLondon: 1970A near fine first edition of this thrilling children's adventure novel, signed by the author, Michael Hardcastle. -
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1974 The Deeds of Doyly McPurrLondon: 1974A lovely first edition of this immensely entertaining and heart-warming novel, inscribed and signed by the author. -
2000 The Amber SpyglassLondon: 2000A beautiful first edition, first impression, of Philip Pullman's final 'His Dark Materials' fantasy novel. -
1957 Five Children and ItLondon: 1957A wonderfully illustrated edition of E. Nesbit's famed children's novel, in an unclipped dust wrapper. -
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1954 The Son of the RulerLondon: 1954A signed first edition of this work for children by a renowned BBC Radio presenter, known as 'Uncle Mac'. -
1953 The Young BeekeeperLondon & New York: 1953A charming tale about a young man keen to tend hives, in a scarce and unclipped dust wrapper. -
1934 The Story of Babar the Little ElephantLondon: 1934The second UK edition of this first Babar's book by Jean De Brunhoff. -
1937 Babar's Friend ZephirLondon: 1937The first UK edition of this children's book Babar's Friend Zephir. -
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c1915 Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book For The French Red CrossLondon: c1915A stunning Edmund Dulac's illustrated book comprising stories such as The Little Seamstress and Cinderella. -
1881 Le Jeune Age IllustreParis: 1881The first edition of this first year of issues of 'Le Jeune Age Illustre', a French children's periodical published weekly. -
1940 The Wind in the WillowsNew York: 1940A limited first edition of Arthur Rackham's illustrated 'The Wind in the Willows', adorned with his beautiful colour plates of the anthropomorphised animals. -
1920 Hansel & GrethelLondon: 1920A charming first edition thus comprising Rackham's haunting illustrations with the Brothers Grimm's celebrated tale. -
1911 Stories from Hans AndersenLiverpool, London and Prescot: 1911A lovely column containing six of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac, complete with illustrated dust wrapper. -
1911 Stories from Hans AndersenLiverpool, London and Prescot: 1911A charming edition containing six of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac. -
1959 Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLondon: 1959A beautiful edition of Lewis Carroll's influential children's novel, featuring the iconic original illustrations by John Tenniel. -
1913 Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found ThereLondon: 1913Lewis Carroll's second novel set in Wonderland, with the original illustrations by John Tenniel. -
1934-56 Four Swallows and Amazons NovelsLondon: 1934-56A selection of Arthur Ransome's heartwarming children's adventure novels, all in the original decorative dustwrappers. -
c1880 The Butterfly's BallNot Stated: c1880A colourfully illustrated Victorian edition of William Roscoe's satirical children's poem, beautifully illustrated in colour. -
1909 Legends and Stories of ItalyLondon, Edinburgh: 1909A handsome edition of this book comprising Italian stories and legends from children, with stunning illustrations. -
1939 The Home of Mankind the Story of the World We Live inLondon: 1939A beautifully illustrated history of the world and it's many countries, illustrated with detailed colour plates, and many monochrome plates. -
1916 The Water-BabiesNew York: 1916A colourfully illustrated edition of Charles Kingsley's immensely popular Victorian children's novel, illustrated in colour throughout by Jessie Willcox Smith. -
1894 Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLondon: 1894The People's Edition of 'Alice in Wonderland', one of the most enduring works of literature of all time, here with the original Tenniel illustrations. -
1895 The Wallypug of WhyLondon: 1895The uncommon first edition of this popular Victorian nonsense novel for children, illustrated throughout by Harry and Dorothy Furniss. -
1906 Fairy Tales and Household StoriesLondon: 1906A scarce edition of Grimm's beloved spooky fairy tales, this volume containing all of their most popular fairy tales in an illustrated edition. -
1853 Nutcracker and SugardollyPhiladelphia: 1853A very scarce and appealing edition of this illustrated fairy tale, translated from the original German by Charles A. Dana. -
1866 Hymns in Prose for ChildrenLondon: 1866A well illustrated copy of Hymns in Prose for Children by prominent author Anna Laetitia Barbauld. -
1880 Child's PlayLondon: 1880A scarce collection of children's poetry, illustrated with beautiful illustrations throughout. -
c1840 The Book of the United KingdomLondon: c1840A wonderfully illustrated and very scarce children's history of the United Kingdom. -
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1991 East, West and Haroun And the Sea of StoriesLondon: 1991-19952 Volumes signed softcover First Edition Thus of East, West and Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie. -
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1990 Haroun And The sea Of StoriesLondon: 1990A signed First UK Edition, first impression of Salman Rushdie's novel Haroun and the sea of Stories. -
1913-29 The Works of J. M. BarrieLondon: 1913A finely Sangorski & Sutcliffe bound set of the works of J. M. Barrie, including his magical tale of Peter Pan. A lovely library set. -
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1990 Haroun And The sea Of StoriesLondon: 1990A signed First UK Edition, first impression of Salman Rushdie's novel Haroun and the sea of Stories. -
c1938 Modern Boy's Book of Racing CarsLondon: c1938A marvellous illustrated annual of this collection of short stories on the subject of racing cars. -
1932 The Modern Boy's AnnualLondon: 1932A wonderfully preserved 1932 illustrated annual for boys in its original glassine wrap.