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The History Of Little Goody Two-Shoes. Or Life Of Margery Meanwell.
New York: Elton & Co. / John McLoughlin. Small booklet, part of the Pleasure Books for Children range. Undated, but circa 1853. Story variously attributed to Oliver Goldsmith, Giles Jones, Griffith Jones, and John Newbery. Illustrated with six hand coloured drawings by John Absolon. 24 unnumbered pages. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 702484527. Elton & Co. was formed around 1850 by Robert Henry Elton and John McLoughlin Jr. By 1855 imprints read: John McLoughlin, successor to Elton & Co. The sewn binding is in excellent shape, and the paper covers are only slightly handled / darkened. A previous owner's name is written across the top of the front cover, and verso of same. Back cover publisher's advertisement reads: Pleasure books for children. Twelve kinds. 175 x 130 mm (7 x 5 inches).
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Book ID: 4187More details Price: £150.00 -
The Juniper Tree And Other Tales From Grimm. Selected by Lore Segal and Maurice Sendak.
London: The Bodley Head, 1974. First Edition. Brown cloth hardback books with gilt decorations to from and title to spine. These both in original dust jackets. In an orange slipcase, with laid-on illustration to front. Translated by Lore Segal with pictures by Maurice Sendak. The books are very good / fine copies in near fine dust jackets. The slipcase is also in a very good condition, with just minor handling. [viii], 168; [viii], 169-332 pp. 190 x 150 mm (7½ x 6 inches).
Book ID: 2910More details Price: £45.00 -
The Little folks' Picture Natural History. First Glimpses of the Animal World
Book ID: 4952More details Price: £65.00 -
The little old woman. Little Delights Series. Printed on linen.
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1897. Small waxed linen book, with colour illustrations, and verse. Includes Ride a Cock Horse, and Little Boy Blue. First and last pages are an ABC. Scarce. In very good shape. Very small nick to the front cover, otherwise spotless. 150 x 105 mm (6 x 4¼ inches). Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 17797598.
. Petit livre en lin ciré, avec des illustrations en couleur et des vers. Comprend Ride a Cock Horse et Little Boy Blue. La première et la dernière page sont un abécédaire. Rare. En très bon état. Très petite entaille à la couverture, sinon sans tache. 150 x 105 mm (6 x 4¼ inches). Conforme à WorldCat / OCLC : 17797598.
Book ID: 5036More details Price: £40.00 -
The Little Traveller
Book ID: 5038More details Price: £40.00 -
The old woman who rode on a broom
London / New York: Ernest Nister / Dutton, 1906. Scarce First Edition. Hardback colour illustrated boards. An illustrated children's poem about what some would say was a witch and her dealings with her black cat. Conforms to OCLC Number: 701467398. With full-page illustrations in colour, and some sepia. 25 unnumbered pages. 210 x 280 mm (8¼ x 11 inches). Première édition rare. Carton rigide illustré en couleurs. Un poème illustré pour enfants sur ce que certains considèrent comme une sorcière et ses relations avec son chat noir. Conforme au numéro OCLC : 701467398. Avec des illustrations pleine page en couleur et quelques illustrations en sépia. 25 pages non numérotées. 210 x 280 mm
Book ID: 4764More details Price: £300.00 -
The Oscar Pletsch Picture Book
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1880. Children's poetry book. Colour illustrated hardback boards, red cloth spine. Boards somewhat rubbed and slightly grubby. Poems for children with charming b/w illustrations throughout. Printed at Camden Press by Dalziel Brothers. Pages are quite clean, just a few finger marks. Overall good to fair, and quite scarce. 128 pages. 250 x 195 mm (9¾ x 7¾ inches).
Book ID: 3319More details Price: £45.00 -
The Queen of Hearts.
London: George Routledge & Sons. First Edition. One of the Caldecott Picture Book series. Circa 1870. Soft back. Clean and tidy covers. Small closed tear to the front cover, otherwise in nice clean condition overall. 30 pages. 230 x 205 mm (9 x 8 inches).
Book ID: 3137More details Price: £26.00 -
The Stuffed Dog. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1967. First edition in dust wrapper. Blue boards with black and gilt decoration. Wrapper is neatly price clipped. 60 pages. Wrapper has a touch of marking to the rear panel and a small stain to the front cover (oddly, exactly the same colour as the girls sash). Book itself, both boards and internally, in Fine condition. 220 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).
Book ID: 2456More details Price: £30.00 -
The Sun Bonnet Babies.
Minneapolis: Bertha L. Corbett, 1900. True first edition of the scarce children's book. Self published. Precedes the first commercial edition by two years. Hand coloured title page. Two pages have small closed tears. Otherwise clean and tidy inside and out. Charming drawings and simple poetry. Probably has renewed spine. Slight rusting to title page only. Overall a lovely copy. 190 x 190 mm (7½ x 7½ inches).
Book ID: 2033More details Price: £150.00 -
The Ugly Duckling. Das hassliche junge Entlein. Le vilain petit canard.
Book ID: 4590More details Price: £150.00 -
The White Swans and Other Tales. Illustrated by Alice Havers.
London: Hildesheimer & Faulkner. Undated but circa 1880. Retelling of Hans Christian Andersen tales, with 16 chromolithographic illustrations, 12 of which are full-page. Tinted illustrations in text, also by Alice Havers. In original pictorial hardback boards with gilt embellishments. Cloth spine. The six stories are: The Daisy, The Brave Tin Soldier, The Conceited Apple-branch, The White Swans, The Pea-blossom, and The Little Match-seller. Translated by Mrs H. B. Paull. Text printed in a frame in brown letterpress. Boards are somewhat rubbed, with signs of wear. Internally the book has some staining to very outer leading edge; not affecting the images or text. 48 pages. 190 x 260 mm (7½ x 10¼ inches).
Book ID: 3964More details Price: £50.00 -
The Yellow Dwarf
Book ID: 5056More details Price: £150.00 -
Trésor des Féves et Fleur des Pois. Bohnenschatz und Erbsenblüthe.
Leipzig: Teubner, 1845. Scarce children's book with parallel text in both German and French. [1] leaf, 138 p. [1] leaf - with 120 woodcuts by Johannot. In recent hardback rebind. Very clean outside. Inside, new endpapers, pages age toned, but tidy. 165 x 130 mm (6½ x 5 inches). Livre d'enfant rare avec un texte parallèle en allemand et en français. [1] feuillet, 138 p. [1] feuillet - avec 120 gravures sur bois de Johannot. Reliure cartonnée récente. Extérieur très propre. A l'intérieur, nouvelles pages de garde, pages vieillies, mais bien rangées. 165 x 130 mm
Book ID: 4759More details Price: £150.00 -
Twilight Tales.
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1890. First edition. Hardback illustrated boards with green cloth spine. Lovely children's poetry book, with wonderful colour illustrations by M. Ellen Edwards, and John C. Staples. Undated but WORLDCAT suggests circa 1890. 24 unnumbered pages. Boards are a bit rubbed and slightly soiled / handled. Inside, endpapers are age toned, other pages are still bright and clean. Staples rusted, but overall good. 155 x 125 mm (6 x 5 inches).
Book ID: 3787More details Price: £40.00 -
Une Nuit de Noël Sous la Terreur, frontispice gravé de Henri Gervex.
Paris: H. H Daragon, 1907. First Edition. Small softback. Original paper covers with small engraved illustrations. Covers are a little darkened, but sound. One of 200 copies sur vélin du Marais numbered and initialed. Internally clean and tidy throughout. 116 pages. 155 x 120 mm (6 x 4¾ inches). Première édition. Petit broché. Couvertures originales en papier avec de petites illustrations gravées. Les couvertures sont un peu sombres, mais saines. Un des 200 exemplaires sur vélin du Marais numérotés et paraphés. Intérieurement propre et bien rangé. 116 pages. 155 x 120 mm
Book ID: 3196More details Price: £50.00 -
Uren van Vreugde Opgedragen aan de Nederlandsche jeugd
Book ID: 4672More details Price: £200.00 -
Voyages de Gulliver. Illustrations de JOB.
Book ID: 4515More details Price: £40.00 -
Willem Tell. Een geschiedkundig verhaal uit de veertiende eeuw, voor jongelieden. Naar het Hoogduitsch van Gustaaf Nieritz ; met platen.
Book ID: 4362More details Price: £150.00 -
Wind in the Willows Illustrated by Paul Bransom
Book ID: 4236More details Price: £180.00