Children's Books
The Sanctuary Club [and] Hilda Wade [and] A Master of Craft [and] The Seven Dragons [and] The "Southern Cross" Antarctic Expedition [and] The Croxley Master [and] Whereyouwantogoto: or, The Bouncible Ball [and] Kind Little Edmund; or, The Caves and The Cockatrice [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 18, numbers 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, and 108.
London: George Newnes, July 1899 to December 1899. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Six octavo magazines (28 x 19cm), pp.xl; 120; xli-xlviii; pp.xxxii; 121-240; xxxiii-xl; pp.xxxvi; 241-360; xxxvii-xliv; pp.xl; 361-480; xli-xlviii; pp.xlviii; 481-600; xlix-lvi; pp.lvi; 601-804; lvii-lxviii [8]. With frequent in-text illustrations. Publisher's pale blue paper covers titled in dark blue..... More
The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Translated by Margaret Armour.
London: William Heinemann, 1910. [Norse Saga] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION, SIGNED LIMITED ISSUE. Quarto (30 x 24cm). Illustrated with tipped-in colour plates. Publisher's full parchment over boards pictorially blocked in gilt, top edge gilt. A lightly used copy with very gentle spotting, and little marking to covers, silk ties wanting..... More
The David Walliams novels. Comprising The Boy In The Dress, Mr. Stink, Billionaire Boy, Gangsta Granny, Ratburger, Demon Dentist, Awful Auntie, Grandpa's Great Escape, The Midnight Gang, Bad Dad, The Ice Monster, The Beast of Buckingham Palace, Code Name Bananas, Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!, and SpaceBoy.
London: Harper Collins, 2008-2022. [Children's humour books] FIRST EDITIONS. Octavos (22 x 14 cm). 15 volumes, SIGNED to title page in The Boy in the Dress. Various illustrators. Publisher's glossy pictorial hardcovers in illustrated dust-jackets. No owner names or inscriptions, very light handling and wear. Jacket rear flap activity cut..... More
The World's Worst Teachers.
London: Harper Collins, 2019. [Children's comedy book] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.308. With delightful illustrations by Tony Ross. Publisher's glossy pictorial hardcovers in illustrated dust-jacket priced at £14.99. A lovely fine/as new copy. More
The Compleat Angler. Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish, and Fishing not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers.
London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1931. FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.224. Publisher's blue-green cloth, gilt to spine and upper board, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated dustwrapper. With twelve tissue-guarded colour plate illustrations. Internally clean and fine. Jacket with a short creased tear to upper..... More
The Compleat Angler. Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
London: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1931. [Illustrated] leather-bound First Rackham Edition. Large octavo (26 x 20cm), pp.224. With 12 colour plates plus black and white illustrations in text. Finely bound in later blue half morocco with gilt titles and decoration to spine, original publisher's boards with decorative titles..... More
Unwitting Wisdom: An Anthology of Aesop's Animal Fables.
Dorking: Templar Publishing, 2004. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (32 x 26cm), pp.[64]. With colour illustrations by the author to every page. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper-covered boards, and black endpapers. With the contrasting illustrated dust-jacket, priced at ££14.95. Top corners..... More
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1903. [Children's Literature] FIRST EDITION, later issue showing 'October sun' for 'October noon' p.327. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4] x; 327 [3]. Publisher's green cloth, with titles and decoration in green, grey, pink, brown and white to spine and upper. Black ink..... More
Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm.
London: Gay and Bird, 1903. FIRST UK EDITION: Publisher's orange Buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine and boards. Minimal fading and wear to spine. Some faint scattered foxing to first and last pages, neat ink ownership to front free end paper. A good tight copy. More
The Weather Works.
London: Pavilion, Michael Joseph, 1983. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (31 x 21cm), pp.[32]. With full page colour plates by the author to every other page. Publisher's colour illustrated glossy paper-covered boards, with matching endpapers showing a cloud-scape. A fine copy. More
Semolina Silkpaws Comes to Catstown.
London: Methuen, 1962. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.56. With numerous in-text illustrations and a frontispiece by Ferns. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine, and illustrated endpapers. With the orange illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 9/6. A lovely crisp, clean example, with just a touch of..... More
The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair.
London: Usborne, 2015. [Children's Literature] SIGNED FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.322 [14]. SIGNED by the author in black ink, including illustrations covering the entire title page and facing blank. Publisher's soft cover, priced at £6.99. 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front cover. A fine, as-new copy..... More
Just Call Me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy.
London: Usborne, 2017. [Children's Literature] SIGNED FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.322 [14]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'Whoop-whoop | spaghetti-hoop! | you're a | super hero! | Lara.' Publisher's illustrated soft cover, priced at £6.99. 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front..... More
Boa's Bad Birthday.
London: Andersen Press, 2014. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (29 x 25cm), pp.[28]. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to title page. Illustrated by Ross in colour throughout. Red endpapers. Publisher's illustrated glossy paper-covered boards, priced at £11.99. A fine copy. More
Sticky Ends.
London: Andersen Press, 2011. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (26 x 20cm), pp.78. Illustrated in colour throughout by Ross. Illustrated endpapers. Publisher's illustrated glossy paper-covered boards with matching dust-jacket, priced at £9.99. A fine copy. More
Love Lessons.
London: Doubleday, 2005. [Young adult fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.264; [2], blank. Pictured throughout by Nick Sharratt. Publisher's red cloth hardcovers lettered in white, black endpapers, illustrated dust-jacket priced at £12.99. Signed and inscribed in pink ink by the author to the title page. Lightly handled..... More
My Mum Tracy Beaker.
London: Doubleday, 2004. [Young fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.224. Pictured throughout by Nick Sharratt. Publisher's illustrated hardcovers, red endpapers. Signed by the author to title page, in our presence (Olympia Book Fair Signing event). Absolutely fine. A lovely copy, warehoused by ourselves since publication... More
Fish Dream of Trees, and Other Curious Verses.
London: Two Hoots, 2017. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, first impression. Large octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.[48]. Illustrated in colour throughout by Scheffler. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper-covered boards with cyan endpapers, untitled. Publisher's illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £12.99. Promotional sticker to jacket. A fine, as-new copy. First published in German..... More
Gobble You Up! Based on a Rajasthani folktale rendered by Sunita and Prabhat.
Chennai: Tara Books, 2013. [Children's illustrated] SIGNED NUMBERED EDITION. Quarto (31 x 23cm), pp.[40]. An attractive book, with black and white silkscreen illustrations by Sunita on brown craft paper, sewn and bound by hand. Number 5936 of 7000 copies thus. SIGNED by the author in black ink title page. Publisher's..... More
Seven for a Secret. (Never to be told).
London: Ziji Publishing, 2005. [YA fantasy] SIGNED FIRST PROOF. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.272. Publisher's black cloth with titles and bird's wing design in silver to front board and spine, in pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by the author to the title-page. Fine. The sequel to the author's first book, "One for..... More
The Sinclair's Mysteries: The Midnight Peacock.
London: Egmont, 2017. [Children's Mystery] SIGNED FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[10] 335 [7]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to half-title. Publisher's soft covers illustrated by Karl James Mountford, priced at £6.99. 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front cover. A fine, as-new copy. The fourth..... More
Stage Premiere of His Dark Materials: Parts One and Two [How To Read The Alethiometer].
London: The National Theatre, 2003. [Theatre Programme] ORIGINAL PROGRAMME, BOOKMARK AND SIGNED BOOKLET. Octavo (24 x 14cm), pp.[80]. Including interviews with both Wright and Pullman about the creation of the play, and profiles of the cast. Also including the rare fold-out booklet 'How to Read the Alethiometer,' loosely inserted. Publisher's..... More
Jesse Jameson and the Bogie Beast.
UK: Crowswing Books, 2003. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.207 [9]. With occasional illustrations by the author. No. 948 of 2500 copies SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. In publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With original orange pictorial dust jacket. A fine, as-new copy..... More
Jesse Jameson and the Curse of Caldazar.
UK: Crowswing Books, 2004. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.189; [11]. With occasional illustrations by the author. No. 941 of 2500 copies SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. In publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With original green pictorial dust jacket. A fine, as-new copy..... More
The Swiss Family Robinson. Adventures of a Father Sand Mother and Four Sons in a Desert Island.
London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1826. Sixth Edition. Octavo. Bound in quarter red calf over plain paper boards, with gilt titles to spine. With twelve illustrations and a fold-out map of the island. Binding is worn, with bumping to corners and spine ends, sizable water stain to front board, top..... More