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Children's Illustrators
Here we are celebrating the joy that is Children's Illustrations and Illustrators. From the inimitable EE Shepard to John Tenniel, many of these illustrators' images have become iconic and part of all of our collective consciousness. The world would surely be a poorer place without these pictures. They range wildly in style all the way from Tintin to the darker images of Gustav Dore.
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1993 The Family AlbumLondon: 1993The first impression of this charming children's work by John Yeoman and Quentin Blake. -
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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. -
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. -
1991 KrindlekraxLondon: 1991The scarce first edition of the award winning children's novel from the library of Tom Maschler. -
1996 The Puffin Treasury of Children's StoriesLondon: 1996A lovely illustrated anthology containing a host of children's classic tales, the uncommon first impression. -
1989 Rhyme StewLondon: 1989A fine first impression of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake's collection of children's poems. -
1990 YonderbeyonderLondon: 1990A beautiful children's tale by Thyrza Davey, the scarce first edition of this work. -
1998 Happy and Max The Sunken ShipLas Vegas: 1998A lovely first edition of this children's tale of Happy and Max by Kris Jamsa. -
1988 Can It Be True?Great Britain: 1988The first edition of Susan Hill's beautiful depiction of a the traditional nativity tale in the original dust wrapper. -
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1993 Simon Drew's Beastly Address Book for Beastly FriendsLondon: 1993The first edition of this beautifully illustrated address book by Simon Drew, signed by the author. -
1980 The Night Before ChristmasLondon: [1980]Facsimile edition of Denslow's 1902 children's tale ''Twas the Night Before Christmas' in the original dust wrapper. -
1884-1887 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-GlassLondon: 1884-1887Early impressions of Lewis Carroll's two best loved works, in the publisher's original cloth bindings, and illustrated throughout by John Tenniel. -
1907 The Land of EnchantmentLondon: 1907The first edition of this charming volume containing stories for children, illustrated throughout by celebrated artist Arthur Rackham. -
1915 Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red CrossLondon: 1915The first edition of this stunning children's picture book illustrated by famed French-British illustrator and painter Edmund Dulac. -
1919 Valentine and Orson, The Twin Knights of FranceLondon: 1919The first edition of R. S. Littlewood's children's fairy tale, illustrated in colour by Florence Mary Anderson. -
1935 The Musical-Box Annual: Tune and Rhyme for Nursery TimeLondon: 1935The first edition of this charming collection of musical pieces for children, illustrated throughout and in the scarce original dust wrapper. -
1913 The Birth of the Opal: A Child's FanciesLondon: 1913Beautifully illustrated with tipped in colour plates by the author, this is a wonderful first edition children's poem authored by child painter Daphne Allen. -
c1904 Cross PurposesLondon: c1904A smart copy of this early twentieth century edition of George MacDonald's fantastical tale 'Cross Purposes'. -
1988 Nick and the GlimmungLondon: 1988A lovely copy of the first edition of science-fiction author Philip K. Dick's only children novel, in which pet ownership has been criminalised on Earth. -
c1910 Danish Fairy Tales and LegendsPaisley: c1910Illustrated edition of this anthology of Danish tales by the popular author of fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen. -
1847 Early Days of English PrincesLondon: 1847The very scarce first edition of this book concerned with English princes by Mrs Russell Gray and illustrations by John Franklin. -
1908 More Monarchs of Merry England (Henry VII to Edward VII)London: 1908The very scarce first edition of Roland Carse's continuation of his children's history of the English monarchy, illustrated in colour by W. Heath Robinson. -
1922 Jolly Old SportsLondon: 1922The charmingly illustrated first edition of Frank Adams's collection of three humorous tales. -
1907 The Monarchs of Merry England: William I to Henry III, and Edward I to Richard IIILeeds & London: 1907The first edition of the first two volumes of Roland Carse's children's history of the English monarchy, illustrated in colour by W. Heath Robinson. -
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1900 Snowflakes & SnowdropsLondon: 1900The very scarce first edition of this volume of children's poetry by Annie Matheson. Signed by the illustrator, Winifred Hartley. -
1867 Legends of Savage LifeLondon: 1867The first edition of James Greenwood's delightful and exotic children's tale, illustrated by Ernest Griset. -
c1915-1920 Somebody's DarlingsLondon: c1915-1920The first edition of this delightful children's book, illustrated throughout in colour, and authored by Chloe Preston. -
1937 Seven Simeons, A Russian TaleLondon: 1937The first UK edition of Russian illustrator Boris Artzybasheff's children's folk tale, brightly illustrated throughout in colour. -
1901 A Hundred Anecdotes of AnimalsLondon: 1901A lovely copy of the scarce first edition of this charming children's work, consisting of short and humorous tales about animals, and illustrated throughout by Percy J. Billinghurst. -
![[1916] With Haig at the Front](https://www.rookebooks.com/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/8/5/852f2_254_.jpg)
[1916] With Haig at the FrontLondon: [1916]The scarce first edition of children's novelist Tom Bevan's children's adventure novel, set in the First World War, and published before the war was over. -
1919 Aesop's FablesLondon: 1919A scarce neat collection of Aesop's fables, illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham. -
1918 The Tale of Johnny Town-MouseLondon: 1918A first edition Beatrix Potter tale, a charming retelling of Aesop's 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse'. -
c1912 The Tale of Timmy TiptoesLondon: c1912A charming early edition of this much loved children's work, illustrated in colour throughout. -
1946 The Castle of AdventureLondon: 1946A charming first edition of this beloved children's novel, in the original pictorial dust wrapper. -
1936 Here Comes MumfieLondon: 1936A charming first edition of this much loved children's story, in the original scarce dust wrapper. -
c1925 The Tale of Ginger & PicklesLondon: c1925A charming early edition of this beloved children's tale, illustrated throughout by the author.