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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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1913 The Grey Fairy BookLondon: 1913An uncommon early edition of Andrew Lang's grey collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with H. J. Ford's plates.
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1919 The Grey Fairy BookLondon: 1919An uncommon early edition of Andrew Lang's grey collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with H. J. Ford's plates.
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1914 The Orange Fairy BookLondon: 1914An early edition of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book' this being his charming orange volume, illustrated with all colourful plates.
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1894 The Yellow Fairy BookLondon: 1894Andrew Lang's fourth colourful volume in his popular fairy book series, a first edition copy complete with the original H. J. Ford illustrations.
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1901 The Violet Fairy BookLondon: 1901The first edition Andrew Lang's sought after 'Violet Fairy Book', a colourfully illustrated volume of his popular series.
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1949 Five Run Away TogetherLondon: 1949The third impression of the third 'Famous Five' adventure, in the brightly illustrated original dust wrapper.
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1949 Five Run Away TogetherLondon: 1949The third impression of the third 'Famous Five' adventure, in the brightly illustrated original dust wrapper.
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1949 Five Get into TroubleLondon: 1949The first edition of the eighth 'Famous Five' novel by Enid Blyton, in the original dust wrapper.
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1948 Five Go Off in a CaravanLondon: 1948An excellent second impression of Enid Blyton's fifth 'Famous Five' novel, in the original dust wrapper.
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1949 Five Go to Smuggler's TopLondon: 1949The third impression of Enid Blyton's fourth 'Famous Five' novel, involving smugglers, kidnappings, and secret passages. In the original dust wrapper.
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1948 Five Go Adventuring AgainLondon: 1948An excellent example of the third impression of the second 'Famous Five' novel, in the publisher's original dust wrapper.
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1948 Five Go off to CampLondon: 1948The first edition of Enid Blyton's seventh 'Famous Five' novel, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.
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c1925 Ozma of OzChicago: c1925The third installment of L. Frank Baum's popular 'Oz' series, a colourfully illustrated later edition
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1942-1948 The First Seven 'Famous Five' NovelsLondon: 1942-1948A set of Enid Blyton's first seven 'Famous Five' novels, with 'Five on a Treasure Island' present in the third impression, and the remaining volumes all first impressions.
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1948 Five Run Away TogetherLondon: 1948The second impression of the third 'Famous Five' adventure, in the brightly illustrated original dust wrapper.
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1942 Five on a Treasure IslandLondon: 1942The first edition, first impression of Enid Blyton's very first 'Famous Five' children's adventure novel, illustrated by Eileen Soper.
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1945 Five Go to Smuggler's TopLondon: 1945The first edition, first impression of Enid Blyton's fourth 'Famous Five' novel, involving smugglers, kidnappings, and secret passages.
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1942 Five on a Treasure IslandLondon: 1942The second impression of Enid Blyton's very first 'Famous Five' children's adventure novel, illustrated by Eileen Soper.
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1926 Teddy Bear and Other Songs from "When We Were Very Young"London: 1926The first edition of this illustrated collection of the poems of A. A. Milne put to songs, illustrated throughout by E. H. Shepard.
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1954 Five Go To Mystery MoorLondon: 1954The thirteenth 'Famous Five' novel, following the children on yet another exciting adventure, a smart copy of the first edition.
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1958 Five Get Into a FixLondon: 1958The seventeenth 'Famous Five' novel, following the children on yet another exciting adventure, a smart copy of the first edition.
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1962-63 Five Have a Mystery to Solve, and, Five Are Together AgainLondon: 1962-63The two final 'Famous Five' novels by Enid Blyton, featuring two more exciting adventures.
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1961-63 Three Secret Seven Adventure NovelsLeicester: 1961-63Three first edition adventure novels by Enid Blyton, featuring her lesser known detective group, the 'Secret Seven'.
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1899 Little Folks: A Magazine for Young PeopleLondon: 1899A very scarce 1899 volume of Edwardian children's periodical 'Little Folks'.
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1913 Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found ThereLondon: 1913A nice edition of Lewis Carroll's second novel set in Wonderland, with the original illustrations by John Tenniel.
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1886 Alice's Adventures Under Ground Being a Facsimile of the Original MS. BookLondon: 1886A sought after first edition of this smart facsimile of Lewis Carroll's original 'Alice in Wonderland' manuscript.
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1954 The Young Traveller in SpaceLondon: 1954A smart first edition copy of this non-fiction work by Arthur C. Clarke, an illustrated exploration of the history of space.
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1967 James and the Giant PeachLondon: 1967The first U.K. edition of his debut children's novel, an illustrated macabre tale centering around a magical peach.
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1955 Kemlo and the Craters of the MoonLondon: 1955The scarce first edition of this thrilling children's science fiction novel, following Kemlo as he discovers an abandoned city on the moon.
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1955 Kemlo and the Space LanesLondon: 1955The first edition of this 'Kemlo' science fiction novel from E. C. Eliott, in the original dust wrapper.
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1955 Kemlo and the Star MenLondon: 1955A bright first edition copy of this popular Kemlo novel, part of the children's science fiction series.
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1957 Kemlo and the End of TimeLondon: 1957The first edition of this thrilling space adventure novel featuring the popular character Kemlo, illustrated with a colour frontispiece.
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1890 The Red Fairy BookLondon: 1890An association copy of the first edition of Andrew Lang's second fairy book. Inscribed by Lang's friend and collaborator H. Rider Haggard to Haggard's own children, Dolly and Angie.
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Signed1902 The Doll-Man's GiftLondon: 1902A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this delightful early twentieth-century children's novel.
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1898 Lullaby-Land: Songs of ChildhoodLondon: 1898The first UK edition of this charming collection of children's poetry by American writer Eugene Field, selected and edited by Kenneth Grahame.
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1901 Queen Mab's Fairy RealmLondon: 1901The first edition of this beautifully designed children's work, with illustrations from artists including Arthur Rackham, H. R. Millar, R. Savage and others.