Children's & Illustrated

Helen Cresswell
£30.00

A Gift from Winklesea

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PUBLISHERBrockhampton Press.
BINDINGCream cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn, faded and discoloured. The bottom right hand corner of the volume looks like it has once been damp, with mould staining and some warping. Corners and ends of spine are bumped. binding secure. Foxing and browning affecting block edges....

Angela Brazil
£20.00

Loyal to the School

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PUBLISHERBlackie and son Limited.
BINDINGPictorial tan cloth boards with lettering and design in dark brown and white.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and a little faded commensurate with age. Ends of spine and corners are bumped. Hinges slightly weakened but binding secure. Some browning and foxing affecting block...

Naomi Lewis, Edward Ardizzone et al.
£25.00

The Eleanor Farjeon Book: A Tribute to Her Life and Work 1881-1965

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PUBLISHERHamish Hamilton, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Pink tinted top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are a little worn at edges. Block edges browned with foxing. Slight discolouration to outer leaves, but text and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIntact, but...

Mervyn Peake
£120.00

Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor

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PUBLISHEREyre & Spottiswoode
BINDINGCream cloth boards with green lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear at edges and are a little discoloured. Hinges weakened with a split, but binding still feels secure. Foxing spots and browning affecting endpapers, but the coloured pages of images and text remain mostly...

A.A. Milne
£220.00

Now We are Six (first edition)

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. 
BOOK CONDITIONSome general wear and scuffing to edges of boards, corners and ends of spine are bumped.  Discolouration and a few marks. Hinges are a little weakened, but binding remains secure. Browning affecting outer leaves....

A.A. Milne
£190.00

Winnie-The-Pooh

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. A little general wear to edges of boards, corners and ends of spine bumped. Hinges slightly weakened, but binding secure. Faint browning to leaves, but otherwise text and images...

A.A. Milne
£300.00

Winnie-The-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We were Very Young, Now We are Six (four volume collection)

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGLeather bound, with tooled gilt design and border. Gilt lettering and block edges, banded spine and marbled endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONSome wear and fading around spines. First volume is a little more worn, with some scuffing and a partial split to leather along spine....

Richard Church
£20.00

The French Lieutenant (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERHeinemann.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to edges of boards. Text remains clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETWear and scuffing to edges and corners, a tiny tear at top of spine. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITIONFirst edition 1971.
DESCRIPTIONA...

Dr Ignacz Kunos
£100.00

Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales

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PUBLISHERGeorge G. Harrrap & Co. London.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with black, yellow and blue lettering and decoration. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and discoloured, especially at spine. Foxing to block edges and outer leaves, but text and images are largely clear and little marked. Hinges a...

Helen Jacobson
£30.00

The First Book of Mythical Beasts

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PUBLISHERFranklin Watts, London and New York.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are slightly faded, with some foxing and wear at edges. Binding tight. Some foxing affecting outer leaves, but text and illustrations are largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETIntact,...

Jonathan Swift
£80.00

Gulliver's Travels (Illustrated by Arthur Rackham)

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PUBLISHERJ.M. Dent & Co. London, and E.P. Dutton & Co. New York.
BINDINGGreen silk cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and faded, commensurate with age. Scuffing and a little fraying at edges, corners bumped, several small marks. Hinges are weakened...

Kenneth Grahame
£25.00

The Headswoman

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PUBLISHERJohn Land The Bodley Head Limited, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound patterned paper covered boards with cream cloth over spine, title patches. 
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally worn and discoloured commensurate with age. Corners bumped, spine title patch has pieces worn away. Browning throughout, mostly affecting outer leaves and some mostly faint foxing....

Malcolm Saville
£25.00

The Coronation Gift Book for Boys and Girls (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERPitkin Pictorials Ltd, London
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little wear at edges of boards. Slight browning, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Binding secure.
DUST JACKETWorn around edges, with some creasing, small tears and a few...

Charles Dickens
£20.00

The Life of Our Lord

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PUBLISHERAssociated Newspapers Ltd, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and banded spine.
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, a little shelf wear to edges. Leaves are browned with some light foxing, although this is largely confined to margins. Text and images remain largely clear and little marked. Ink inscription...

Barbara Jones
£22.00

The Isle of Wight

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A charming little guide to both some well-known and more hidden attractions of the Isle of Wight. From Osborne House to Newport Quay, Blackgang Chine Bazaar to Alum Bay and the St Lawrence Topiary boat. Please see our journal entry, "Island Quirks," for further elaboration. 

Michael Bond
£50.00

More About Paddington (first edition)

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PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGSea green cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear and fading to edges of boards, corners bumped. Faint browning and a few foxing spots and marks affecting endpapers, but text and images remain clear with barely any noticeable marks. Previous owner's name on flyleaf and a small...

Michael Bond
£65.00

Paddington Takes the Air (first edition)

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PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGGreen / blue woven cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little wear and fading at edges. Very slight browning to endpapers, but text and images remain clear with barely any noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETShelf worn, with scuffing, creasing and a couple of small tears to...

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

Our Hospital ABC

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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...

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