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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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1848 Divine and Moral Songs for the Use of ChildrenLondon: 1848A smart copy of this collection of religious and moral verses for children, with illustrations throughout. -
1946 The Farce of FashionLondon: 1946The first edition of this entertaining flip book that can mix and match different periods of fashion. -
1931 How To Tell The Birds From The FlowersLondon: 1931A wonderful collection of useful verses containing tips on bird identification, written and illustrated by Robert Williams Wood, a scarce work with the original glassine wrap. -
1832 Marshall's Christmas Box, a Juvenile AnnualLondon: 1832A very scarce illustrated annual for children, including tales by Agnes Strickland. -
1990 There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a FlySingapore: 1990A very smart copy of this brightly illustrated book containing a charming children's rhyme. -
1974 A Book of Ghosts: A Child's Play Imagination BookEngland : 1974A delightful children's book comprising clever cut-outs of various "ghosts" that are revealed with humorous alternatives. -
c1950 Comic Movies Flicker Book: Cinderella and the Glass SlipperLondon: c1950A vanishingly scarce flicker book containing the charming tale of 'Cinderella and the Glass Slipper'. -
1965 We Didn't Mean to go to SeaLondon: 1965The seventh book from Arthur Ransome's 'Swallows and Amazons' series of beloved sailing children's stories, with the smart unclipped dust wrapper. -
1839 Fables, Original and Selected by the Most Esteemed European and Oriental AuthorsLondon: 1839A richly illustrated book of Jean de La Fontaine's beloved collected fables. -
1909 Tales of the Greek SeasLondon: 1909A beautifully bound copy of Andrew Lang's retelling of Greek legends, with illustrations. -
1987 The Cat and The CuckooExeter: 1987A very smart first edition of this brightly illustrated collection of poetry for children from English writer Ted Hughes. -
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1913 Conte Sous-MarinBruxelles: 1913A signed copy of this very scarce limited edition French children's work, charmingly illustrated throughout. -
1917 Peter Trawl: The Adventures of a WhalerLondon: 1917A pleasing copy of this whaling adventure novel by W. H. G. Kingston, bound in a very scarce decorative cloth and illustrated in colour. -
c1961-1964 4vol A Collection of Ant and Bee StoriesLondon: c1961-1964Four smart copies of these charming children's books from English author Angela Banner. -
c1920 When London Burned: A Story of Restoration Times and the Great FireLondon: c1920A pleasing copy of this gripping historical adventure novel set during the Great Fire of London, by prolific author G. A. Henty. -
c1906 For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of JerusalemLondon: c1906A thrilling historical fiction set during the Roman Empire from prolific storyteller G. A. Henty, with illustrations by Solomon J. Solomon. -
1900 No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La VendeeLondon: 1900The smart first edition of G. A. Henty's historical novel covering the Vendee revolution, with eight plates of illustrations. -
c1890 The Lion of the North: A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus and the Wars of ReligionLondon: c1890A beautifully bound historical novel for young readers, following King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years' War. -
1896 The Pearl Divers and Crusoes of the Sargasso SeaLondon: 1896A scarce adventure novel for young boys by William Gordon Stables, following a thrilling voyage made by pearl divers. -
1896 My First Voyage to Southern SeasLondon: 1896A bright copy of this richly illustrated adventure novel for young boys, from prolific English author W. H. G. Kingston. -
1904 A Masque of May MorningLondon: 1904A first edition of Graham Robertson's beautifully presented play, with illustrations by the author. -
1881 Who Was Paul Grayson?New York: 1881A smart example of the first edition of John Habberton's novel about small-town life in America, from the library of renowned book collector Estelle Doheny. -
1919 The Slippers of Cinderella and Two Other PlaysLondon: 1919The very scarce first edition of this collection of three children's plays by W. Graham Robertson, retaining the original dust wrapper. -
1909 Pinkie and the FairiesLondon: 1909The scarce first edition of this fairy play in three acts, written by W. Graham Robertson. -
c1905 Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 6, The Mouse's WeddingTokyo: c1905A beautiful early twentieth century Japanese fairy tale about a mouse's wedding, beautifully illustrated in colour. -
1906 A Year of Songs for a Baby in a GardenLondon: 1906W. Graham Robertson's very scarce collection of songs for children; a first edition with lovely illustrations. -
1935 Models and NotesEssex: 1935A work which is both useful and unusual, intended to assist those preaching the gospel to children. -
c1960 Gloria in Excelsis DeoNot Stated: c1960An uncommon colourful pop-up nativity scene by the Czech artist Vojtěch Kubašta, a brilliant example. -
c1904 Donkey and FoalLondon: c1904A very scarce standing illustration of a donkey and her foal, a charming and colourful novelty work published by Raphael Tuck. -
1963 Annie the AnteaterBrighton: 1963A very scarce children's work, a charming and colourfully illustrated tale following a young anteater named Annie. -
1837 L'Histoire de France, Racontee aux EnfantsBrussels : 1837An attractively calf-bound copy of this charming history of France for young readers. -
1848 Aesop's Fables: A New Version, Chiefly from Original SourcesLondon: 1848The Rev. Thomas James' translation of Aesop's Fables, with illustrations by John Tenniel, chiefly remembered for his illustrations to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. -
1880 Ethel's Adventures in the Doll CountryLondon: 1880A smart copy of this charming children's story from English writer Clara Bradford, illustrated throughout. -
c1950 Widdecombe FairLondon: c1950A smart copy of this very scarce illustrated children's story written in verse. -
1956 Kichus Majstra LepiglinyWarsaw: 1956A smart copy of this very scarce children's tale from Polish writer Janina Porazinska, in the original Polish. -
1906 En Gammal Djurvans Berattelser: Bilder Fran Londons Zoologiska TradgardStockholm : 1906A charming account of a trip to London Zoological Gardens from Swedish-British actor and writer, Albert Alberg, bound in beautiful gilt-decorated cloth.