Children's Books
Poo-Poo and the Dragons.
London: Michael Joseph, 1942. [Children's illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.188. With in-text illustrations and endpapers by Lawson. Publisher's yellow cloth, designs and titles blocked in red to upper and spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at 7/6. Mild toning throughout. Typographic bookplate of Trevor Hickman to front..... More
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Parts One and Two. Special Rehearsal Edition Script.
London: Little, Brown, 2016. [Drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[vi]; 343; [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt device on front board. Gold illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dust-wrapper designed by Duncan Spilling, with printed price of £20. Some light edgewear, otherwise fine, as-new. A two-part..... More
Biggles and the Plane that Disappeared. A Story of the Air Police.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. [Children's adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.159; [1] blank. Publisher's red cloth, titles in black to spine, dust-jacket designed by Studio Stead with printed price of 8s 6d net. With six black and white illustrations by Stead. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A bright..... More
Biggles Takes A Hand.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1963. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.160. With 12 in-text black and white illustrations by Stead. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated in colour by Stead, priced at 8/6. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A lovely bright, crisp..... More
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. [Fantasy] SECOND IMPRESSION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.317 [3]. Publisher's pictorial hardcovers, with the matching dust-jacket illustrated by Cliff Wright, priced at £10.99. A crisp, clean copy showing some toning to edges and margins. Slight sunning to jacket spine, otherwise a near fine copy. More
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
London: Bloomsbury, 2005. [Children's literature] FIRST EDITION WITH ADULT COVER. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.607; [1]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, adult artwork dust-jacket designed by William Webb with printed price of £16.99, portrait of Rowling on back of dust-jacket taken by Michael Wildsmith. A near fine copy..... More
The Raid (including Biggles in 'Ace of Spades').
London: John Hamilton, n.d. [1937]. [Boys' adventure stories] FIRST EDITION, early printing (undated, ca.1937), with first edition wrapper. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.221; [1], blank, no rear flyleaf (as issued). Publisher's Khaki cloth blocked in black, illustrated dust-jacket, correctly priced at 3/6 to spine. This is effectively the first cheap..... More
Biggles Goes to School. The Story of Biggles' Early Life and School Days
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1951. [Children's adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.193; [1], blank. With sepia illustrations by Leslie Stead. Publisher's red cloth blocked in black, dust-jacket also illustrated by Stead, priced at 6s. Very good in similar jacket with a few small chips and tears, sunned..... More
Billy Bunter At Butlins. Illustrations By C.H. Chapman.
London: Cassell, 1961. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.vi; 217; [1]. Colour frontispiece by Chapman plus in-text line drawings. Publisher's red cloth, titles in black to spine and upper board. photographic jacket, priced 9'6 net. Lightly used with some acceptable edge wear. Very good indeed. With the..... More
The Rilloby Fair Mystery.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1950. [Children's adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. With frequent in-text illustrations by Dunlop. Publisher's blue cloth blocked in silver, top edge blue. With the illustrated dust-jacket, unpriced. No inscriptions, contents clean, edges toned., some marking to cloth. Light wear to jacket, tear to..... More
The Dwindleberry Zoo.
London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1909. [Children's Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.xii; 208 [16]. With 62 illustrations by Browne, including a frontispiece. Publisher's cyan cloth, with gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper. All edges gilt, with grey endpapers. School prize bookplate to front..... More
Eragon. Inheritance, Book One.
London: Doubleday, 2004. [Fantasy novel] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[14]; 509; [5]. SIGNED by the author to the title page. Publishers blue cloth hardback, with pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by John Jude Palencar, priced at £12.99. With the original 'Eragon' bookmark loosely inserted. Gentle toning of paper..... More
The Wind in the Willows.
London: Methuen & Co., 1922. [Children's classic] VINTAGE COPY, the 12th edition. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[8] 302 [10]. Frontispiece by Graham Robertson. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and in blind to upper. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Largely clean, with a few minor spots..... More
Leave it to Jennings.
London: Collins, 1963. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's grey cloth lettered in red to spine, pictorial dust-jacket with printed price of 8s 6d to front flap. Four full page illustrations, top edge red. Spotting to flyleaf and edges of textblock, blue pen to back flyleaf..... More
Collins' Fairy Folks' Annual.
London: Collins' Clear-Type Press, no date [1924]. [Illustrated Fairy Tales] FIRST THUS. Quarto (27 x 21cm), pp.[4] 160. With numerous engraved illustrations by various artists, including a colour frontispiece and decorated title page, and around 30 other illustrations with colour. Publisher's tan quarter cloth with blue titles and decoration to..... More
Grimm's Fairy Tales.
London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, no date [circa 1920]. [Illustrated Fairy Tales] FIRST THEAKER ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 16cm), pp.344. With 48 colour plates by Theaker, including a frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth with darker green titles to spine and upper, and a colour illustration laid onto upper board..... More
The T.C. Bridges Adventure Book. Three Complete Stories: The Mystery Message; The Sky Riders; Martin Crusoe.
London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1933. [Children's Science Fiction] FIRST THUS, first impression. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[4] 254; 250; 256. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine and upper. Top edge red. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 3/6. Printed prize bookplate for St Giles' Men's Bible..... More
Winnie the Pooh.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. [Children's classic] SEVENTH EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xvi; 158 [2]. Profusely illustrated in-text by Ernest Shepard. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to upper. Top edge gilt; pictorial map endpapers. Blue ink gift note to first blank, and..... More
The Art of Darkness: Staging The Philip Pullman Trilogy.
London: National Theatre, 2003. [Theatre] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.120. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. SIGNED by both Butler and Pullman in blue ink to title page. Publisher's black soft covers, priced at £12.99. A fine, as-new copy. All about how the 'His..... More
Biggles And The Leopards Of Zinn.
London: Brockhampton Press, 1960. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.184. Colour frontispiece and five other colour plates by Leslie Stead. Publisher's blue cloth, red titles to spine, dust-jacket with printed price of 8/6 net. Some spotting to edges, jacket with some chips and tears. Very good. Biggles..... More
The Ingoldsby Legends, or, Mirth and Marvels. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1907. [Children's Illustrated] RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION, DELUXE SIGNED ISSUE, number 347 of 560 copies. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.xx; 549 [3]. With twenty-four mounted coloured plates, captioned tissue guards, twelve illustrations with tint, and sixty-six line drawings. Publisher's gilt decorated white vellum with fore-edge ties..... More
Biggles and the Black Raider. Another Adventure of Air Detective-Inspector Bigglesworth and his Air Police.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Contains six boldly coloured plates, all by Leslie Stead, cartographic endpapers. Publisher's red cloth, original pictorial dust-wrapper. No inscriptions, a little soiling to rear e.p., jacket lightly used with shallow loss at crown, some dustiness, a...... More
Dear 007.
New York:Simon & Schuster, 1966. [Fan letters] FIRST EDITION. Slim quarto (29 x 22cm), unpaginated. Hardback in glazed boards, 'Annual' format, illustrated with drawings by Paul Bacon. Cheap paper toned as expected, covers rubbed. Very good. Rather scarce. A curious collection of fanmail to 'James Bond 007'. The illustrator Paul..... More
Winnie the Pooh.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1926. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xii; [4] 158 [2]. Profusely illustrated in-text by Ernest Shepard. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to upper. Top edge gilt; pictorial map endpapers. A moderately used copy with..... More
Cinderella. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
London: William Heinemann, 1919. [Children's classic] FIRST RACKHAM EDITION, SIGNED LIMITED ISSUE. Large octavo (29 x 23cm), pp.110; [1], imprint; [1], blank. Mounted colour plate as frontispiece, with numerous silhouette illustrations. Publisher's linen-backed paper covered board with illustration to upper, pictorial green endpapers, top edge gilt, other untrimmed. Internally very..... More