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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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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. -
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. -
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. -
1886 Heroes and Martyrs of ScienceLondon: 1886A beautiful and colourfully bound work for children, telling the tales of important scientific figures from history. -
1903 Algonquin Indian TalesLondon: 1903An illustrated uncommon work, a collection of the mythology and folklore of the Algonquin, the first edition of this work. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
c1869 Tales and Adventures for the YoungEdinburgh: c1869A very scarce copy of this charming book of tales for children. -
1929 The Thackeray AlphabetLondon: 1929A wonderful illustrated alphabet of facsimile plates by important British author William Makepeace Thackeray. -
1933 The Kind-Hearted RabbitLondon: [1933]A very scarce and very bright copy of this illustrated and charming children's book following the story of a kind hearted rabbit. -
1946 Tittymouse & TattymouseLondon: 1946An uncommon children's work by Rosalind Vallance, with illustrations by Margaret Tempest and a pictorial dust wrapper. -
1962 The Annotated Mother GooseNew York: 1962The first edition of this immense book of nursery rhymes by William and Ceil Baring-Gould; Illustrated throughout by noted artists such as Arthur Rackham and Kate Greenaway. -
1950 Farrusco the BlackbirdLondon: 1950A lovely first edition of this illustrated book containing animal stories. With a letter tipped in signed by the publisher Stanley Unwin. -
c1900 R. Caldecott's Picture Book: No. 1London: c1900A charming picture book containing four stories for children, illustrated in colour by the noted illustrator Randolph Caldecott. -
1942 The Nutcracker Suite From Walt Disney's FantasiaLondon: 1942A colourfully illustrated edition of 'The Nutcracker', with the illustrations from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia'. -
1895 The Child's Garden of SongsChicago: 1895An excellent first edition of this uncommon volume comprising various songs for children with their musical annotations, profusely illustrated in colour throughout with lovely designs by Ella Ricketts. -
1928 The Dreadful Dragon of Hay HillLondon: 1928A first edition of this novel by Max Beerbohm complete with a full colour frontispiece illustration by the author. -
1945 The Old LionLondon: 1945A lovely collection of short stories for children, illustrated by Irene Hawkins and penned by Walter de la Mare. -
1933-34 Bobby Bear's AnnualLondon: 1933-34A charming two volume set of Bobby Bear annuals containing puzzles, short stories and colour illustrations. -
1929-30 Haf A'i FfrindiauWrexham: 1929-30A scarce three volume collection of children's fiction in Welsh, describing the adventures of Summer and friends by John Ellis Williams, illustrated throughout. -
1929 Little Fairy DaydreamsLondon: 1929The first edition of this beautiful illustrated children's fairy tale, illustrated by Douglas. L. Dick.