Children's & Illustrated

Joyce Denys, Hampden Cordon and M.C. Tindall
£60.00

Our Hospital ABC

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERJohn Lane at The Bodley Head, London; and John Lane Company, New York.
BINDINGQuarter bound pictorial paper covered boards with blue cloth over spine. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition commensurate with age. Boards are scuffed and discoloured, corners bumped and torn, some warping and creasing. Front hinge is weakened...

J.R.R. Tolkien
£100.00

The Father Christmas Letters

Children
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PUBLISHERGeorge Allen & Unwin Ltd.
BINDINGPictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear around edges, the ends of the spine spine are bumped. Some faint scratching to gloss surface. There are some faint foxing spots throughout the book, although mostly confined to outer leaves. Four bottom corners on...

Captain W.E. Johns
£20.00

Biggles Works it Out

Children
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PUBLISHERHodder & Stoughton Limited, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with black lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, with some discolouration and fading. Some browning and foxing to block edges and outer leaves. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETVery...

Captain W.E. Johns
£15.00

Biggles Breaks the Silence

Children
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PUBLISHERHodder & Stoughton Limited, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with silver gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with fading especially to spine and some stain marks. Binding secure. Some foxing to block edges and outer leaves, although printed pages and images are mostly clear and little...

Captain W.E. Johns
£55.00

Biggles Fails to Return

Children
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PUBLISHERHodder & Stoughton Limited, London.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards with black lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn with some fading at edges. Binding secure apart from the frontispiece which is halfway detached. Foxing to block edges and rear endpapers, printed pages and illustrations remain largely clear and little marked.

Richmal Crompton
£65.00

William's Television Show

Children
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PUBLISHERGeorge Newnes, Limited, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition, boards have just a little wear at edges. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with several tears and creasing at edges. Discolouration and...

Richmal Crompton
£55.00

William's Happy Days

Children
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PUBLISHERGeorge Newnes, Limited, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with black lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges and corners, spine faded. Browning to endpapers, but printed pages and illustrations remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with several tears which have been previously...

Randolph Caldecott
£35.00

Last "Graphic" Pictures

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERGeorge Routledge & Sons, London, Glasgow and New York.
BINDINGIllustrated boards. with cloth spine.
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition commensurate with age. Corners and edges of boards are scuffed and bumped, discoloured and faded. Hinges are weakened but binding feels secure. Slight browning and foxing throughout, although most...

Randolph Caldecott
£45.00

More "Graphic" Pictures

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERGeorge Routledge & Sons, London and New York.
BINDINGIllustrated boards. with cloth spine.
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition commensurate with age. Corners and edges of boards are scuffed and bumped, discoloured and faded. Hinges are weakened but binding feels secure. Some foxing and browning throughout, although mostly affecting...

Randolph Caldecott
£42.00

Gleanings from the "Graphic"

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERGeorge Routledge & Sons, London, Glasgow and New York.
BINDINGIllustrated boards. with cloth spine.
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition commensurate with age. Corners and edges of boards are scuffed and bumped, discoloured and faded. Front hinge partially split but binding feels secure. Slight browning throughout, although most illustrated...

Richard Kearton
£30.00

The Fairy-Land of Living Things

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERCassell and Company Limited.
BINDINGRed leather boards with banded spine. Gilt lettering and decoration. Attractive marbled endpapers and block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONThe spine has detached from the binding, but otherwise the book is in fair condition for age. Leather is scuffed at edges, with some scratching and discolouration....

Bettina Ehrlich
£70.00

Cocolo

Children
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PUBLISHERChatto & Windus, London.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards with red lettering and donkey design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at edged and generally faded and discoloured. Foxing marks, as well as some in pencil and paint. Binding feels secure. Front endpapers have further marks in what looks like brown paint...

Phil Strong, Kurt Weise
£18.00

Honk the Moose

Children
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PUBLISHERGeorge G. Harrap & Co.
BINDINGIllustrated boards with cloth tape over spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, commensurate with age. Some scratches and marks, ends of spine a little frayed. Colours remain bright. Slight browning, but printed pages and images are largely clear with few noticeable...

Robert Frost
£200.00

As Told to a Child: Stories from the Derry Notebook

Poetry
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PUBLISHERThe Cyder Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with solver gilt lettering and signature.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. Slight wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITIONLimited edition, 2000. This is number 161 of 500 copies.
DESCRIPTIONCharming illustrations...

Brian Froud and Alan Lee
£40.00

Faeries

Children
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PUBLISHERHarry N. Abrams, Peacock Press, Pan Books.
BINDINGTextured cream cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little wear and discolouration to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETThere is a 3cm tear on front...

Graham Greene, Dorothy Craigie
£100.00

The Little Train

Children
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PUBLISHEREyre and Spottiswoode, London.
BINDINGIllustrated cloth boards.
BOOK CONDION
In good condition for age. Some general wear and discolouration to boards. There are some rust stains from staples, but binding otherwise feels secure. Light foxing mainly affecting endpapers and outer leaves, text and images remain mostly clear. 

Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
£35.00

Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales

Children
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PUBLISHERHodder & Stoughton, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn, with scuffing and some fraying at edges. Corners bumped, spine a little faded. Binding is weak, with split hinges. The Paper guard to the frontispiece is loose, although present. Some browning throughout,...

Conor O'Brien
£80.00

Two Boys go Sailing

Children
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 PUBLISHERJ.M Dent & Sons Ltd, London.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with brown lettering, blue and green illustration.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. A little general shelf wear, slight discolouration. Hinges a little weakened but binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.

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