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20 Bilder zu laterna Magica / 20 Magic Lantern slides.
Germany: J. F. Fabrikmarke. A German collection of 20 magic lantern slides, in two boxes. Made circa 1912 (one box dated). The second box appears somewhat older. these show a variety of scenes, children's tales, characters and illustrations.
Ten of the slides have 4 images to each slide. Ten have 5 images to each slide. Condition is generally very good, with some minor scratches and blemishes only.Book ID: 2733More details Price: £100.00 -
A Apple Pie. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans.
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1886. First edition. Hardback. Pictorial paper covered boards with red cloth spine. Red endpapers. An alphabet book for children using the picture story of an apple pie! Boards a little darkened and rubbed at fore edge. Overall quite good condition with no markings. 215 x 265 mm (8½ x 10½ inches).
Book ID: 3890More details Price: £150.00 -
A Bibliography of American Children's Books. Printed Prior to 1821.
American Antiquarian Society and Barre Publishers, 1972. First edition. Hardback in green cloth, with gilt title to spine. Both book and contents in fine condition. lxvi, 495 pp. + index. 260 x 190 mm (10¼ x 7½ inches).
Book ID: 3693More details Price: £30.00 -
A collection of 13 almanacks in French - a run from 1883-1895 Une collection de 13 almanachs en français - une série de 1883-1895
Book ID: 3795More details Price: £1,200.00 -
A Doorway in Fairyland.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1922. First edition. Hardback in blue cloth with title and decorative mushrooms to front board. Cloth on spine is brown, otherwise in good shape. 220 pages. 205 x 140 mm (8 x 5½ inches).
Book ID: 3797More details Price: £40.00 -
A Noisy Book!
Aylesbury: Abelard-Schuman Ltd, 1971. First edition. Hardback blue cloth boards, inside the original unclipped dust jacket. Pre-school book that's simple and funny. 32 unnumbered pages. 235 x 205 mm (9¼ x 8 inches).
Book ID: 3659More details Price: £60.00 -
A pair of Victorian miniatures of Pixies
Book ID: 3439More details Price: £480.00 -
Adémaï aviateur.
Book ID: 3270More details Price: £30.00 -
Aladdin. Ou la lampe merveilleuse. Livres d'images. 6me Série
Épinal: Imagerie Pellerin, 1879. Original edition Livres d'images booklet. Hand coloured illustrations. Unpaginated. A little age toned. 18 pages. 255 x 185 mm (10 x 7¼ inches). Édition originale Livres d'images. Illustrations colorées à la main. Non paginé. Un peu d'âge. 18 pages. 255 × 185 mm
Book ID: 3782More details Price: £100.00 -
All About Copy-Kitten. The complete adventures of Copy-Kitten, as first told in Copy-Kitten and More About Copy-Kitten.
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1944. First edition thus. Hardback navy blue cloth with gold titles. In original unclipped dust jacket. With pictorial endpapers. Now in wrap for protection. Dust jacket has shelf-wear to edges, light chipping to spine ends, and an area of creasing / closed tear to back. Neat small owners name to front end paper. Pages inside have some transference (shown in pictures). Overall still a lovely little book. Copy-Kitten likes copying other animals and this book contains over forty wonderful illustrations by the talented Helen and Alf Evers. Unpaginated. 200 x 175 mm (7¾ x 7 inches).
Book ID: 2888More details Price: £28.00 -
Alphabet de la Phosphatine Falières.
Paris: Chassaing & Cie, 1905. First edition. Sewn booklet of 20 unnumbered pages, charming colour illustrations, but also charts and phonetic spellings for young French speakers. WorldCat suggests circa 1905. Covers are age toned, and a little soiled. Spine area starting to split, but overall good. 205 x 160 mm (8 x 6¼ inches). Première édition. Livret cousu de 20 pages non numérotées, de charmantes illustrations en couleurs, mais aussi des grilles et des orthographes phonétiques pour les jeunes francophones. WorldCat suggère vers 1905. Les couvertures sont vieillies et un peu sales. La zone de la colonne vertébrale commence à se fendre, mais globalement bonne. 205 × 160 mm
Book ID: 3625More details Price: £40.00 -
Alphabet de la Poupée. Illustrations de H. Grobet.
Book ID: 3955More details Price: £90.00 -
Alphabet van Viervoetige Dieren. Met 24 gekleurde plaatjes
Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1844. First edition. Softback with paper covers. 24 letters of the alphabet (the letters Q and X being the exceptions) are assigned an animal illustration, examples of how to write that letter, and a short verse of poetry about the animal in Dutch. Illustrations are hand coloured. A charming children's book. 220 x 140 mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).
Condition: The covers are detached, but present. These are fragile, with some loss to the lower corners on one side. This damage follows throughout the inside of the book as a closed tear. Otherwise the internal pages are in a good condition and the illustrations are bright and clean.
Book ID: 2545More details Price: £40.00 -
Angelo.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1970. First Edition. In hardback illustrated boards with matching original dust jacket. Very tight and neat, appears almost unread. Angelo is an Italian boy who travels with his family performing gymnastics and walking a tightrope to entertain people. One day he sees a girl in the crowd who is crying, and so he sets his mind that he must do something to cheer her up. Not one of Blake's best known titles, but a fun and colourfully illustrated children's book with a lovely message! 270 x 215 mm (10¾ x 8½ inches).
Book ID: 3531More details Price: £60.00 -
As Orações. Illustrações em cõres de J. Hebbelynck.
Bruges: Desclée De Brouwer, 1938. First edition. Very scarce. Small hardback with blue cloth spine. Cover design and 16 beautifully illustrated full-page plates, with gold embellishments, all by Jeanne Hebbelynck. Unpaginated [40 pages]. Appears virtually new / unopened, and is in glassine protection. 140 x 115 mm
Primeira edição. Capa dura pequena com lombada em tecido azul. Design da capa e 16 placas de página inteira lindamente ilustradas, com enfeites de ouro, tudo por Jeanne Hebbelynck. Não paginado [40 páginas]. Aparece praticamente novo/fechado e está em proteção de cristal. 140 x 115 mm
Book ID: 3619More details Price: £50.00 -
Babar at Home.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1938. Publisher's quarter blue cloth and colour pictorial boards. Text in English. 39 [1] pp. 365 x 265 mm (14¼ x 10½ inches). In a good condition. Boards lightly rubbed / handled, and with some light scrapes (area of light pen scribble). Back board has some sun fading. Both head and tail of spine have been slightly bumped / appear restored. Some pages have been neatly repaired at the bottom (see photos).
Book ID: 2723More details Price: £80.00 -
Babar et ce coquin D'Arthur
Book ID: 4088More details Price: £48.00 -
Baby Bunting's Big Bedtime Book
London: Ward, Lock And Co, 1926. First Edition. Hardback colour illustrated boards, with red cloth spine. Fully illustrated in b/w, and with four full-page colour plates (including frontis). Lovely stories with text in large print for children. Boards are partially age tones, a little rubbed and the spine is faded. Ink mark to front board. B/w illustrated endpapers, front one has small red stain on it. Title page a little foxed, rest of contents clean and fresh. 64 pages. 250 x 185 mm (9¾ x 7¼ inches).
Book ID: 3323More details Price: £50.00 -
Baby's Own Aesop.
Book ID: 2117More details Price: £200.00 -
Better Than Toys for Girls and Boys. At Home Within. Please Bring your Paints or Chalks.
London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, 1894. Original yellow hardback. buckram spine. A touch of bumping to the edges only. Unpaginated. 15 coloured lithographs with a black and white copy of each opposite for children to colour themselves. This copy largely uncoloured, although the first black and white image has a very feint colour wash to it. 240 by 175mm (9½ by 7 inches).
Book ID: 2478More details Price: £48.00