Childrens Books
a small selection of our current stock
107. Haweis, H.R. Mrs : Chaucer for Children - a Golden Key.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1900. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Beautifully illustrated by the author with 8 coloured pictures and numerous woodcuts. Canterbury Tales adapted for children, plus biography of Chaucer himself. content - very good, cover - slightly faded.
£22.50
165. Ellison, Norman: Over the Hills with Nomad
London: University of London Press, 1948. Written by Nomad the Naturalist, of the B.B.C. Children's Hour. Illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe. First edition, illustrated jacket
£12.50
166. Ellison, Norman: Out of Doors with Nomad
London: University of London Press, 1947 Written by Nomad the Naturalist, of the B.B.C. Children's Hour. Illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe. First edition, illustrated jacket
£12.50
279. Blyton, Enid: Five Go to Billycock Hill
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965: Five go camping, visit a mysterious butterfly farm, find an airfield where secret planes are tried out and explore Billycock Caves. Fourth impression, over 30 b&w illustrations by Eileen Soper. Condition - very good. Name heavily erased on endpage. Dustjacket - good.
£15.00
280. Blyton, Enid: Five on a Treasure Island
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1949: The first of the 'Five' books. Sixth impression. 32 full page drawings by Eileen A. Soper. Condition - good. Dustjacket torn but complete.
£20.00
281. Blyton, Enid: Five Go To Smuggler's Top
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1949. The fourth book of the 'Famous Five' series. Third impression . Well illustrated by Eileen Soper, mainly b&w but some tinted. Condition - good. Dustjacket - in two pieces but practically complete.
£17.50
282. Blyton, Enid: Five Have Plenty of Fun
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1964. The fourteenth adventure of the 'Famous Five'. Sixth impression. 32 b&w illustrations by Eileen Soper. Condition - good but with foxing. Name on end page. Dustjacket - worn on spine & edges but practically complete.
£10.00
284. Brazil, Angela: Captain Peggie
London: Blackie, c.1940. Illustrated by W.E. Wightman. Produced to War Economy Standard. Condition - very good. Dustjacket - price-clipped, slightly worn around edges but otherwise complete.
£25.00
285. Lynch, Patricia: The Turf-Cutters Donkey
London: Dent & Sons, 1934. First edition. An Irish story of mystery and adventure. Illustrated by Jack Yeats, 5 in colour 8 b&w. Condition - very good. No dustjacket.
£50.00
287. Clarke, Erskine J.: 1924 Chatterbox Annual
London: Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co., 1924. Annual volume of monthly magazines originally published c. 1867. Over 300 pages and in excess of 100 illustrations, some full page colour. Condition - good. Inked inscription to original owner on end page. Jacket - good.
£20.00
288. Seton, Ernest Thompson: Lives of the Hunted
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1927. Animal stories . A True Account of the Doings of five quadrupeds and three birds, and in Elucidation of the Same, over 200 drawings. Original copywright by author in U.S.A., 1901.
£9.50
344. Burnett, Mrs F.H.: Little Lord Fauntleroy
London: Frederick Warne & Co, 1888. Ninth edition, fully illustrated. Name of previous owner inked on title page. Also nice small embossed stamp of retailer on same page "A. Holden of
Church Street, Liverpool". Green embossed illustrated cover. Some foxing. Condition generally very good.
346. Ruskin, John: King of the Golden River
London: Milner & Co, 1905? Full title : The King of The Golden River, or the Black Brothers, A legend of Stiria. Illustrated by Richard Doyle (22 woodcuts). Also Fiddling Jackey, A fairy tale of Suabia. The King of the Golden River was first published in 1841. Spine relaid. Condition very good.
£19.50
353. Emanuel, Walter: A Dog Day
London: Heinemann Ltd, 1950. Story book on stiff card entitled A Dog Day or Angel in the House. Many illustrations by Cecil Aldin in three tones. Condition - excellent. Dust wrapper very good, still has original price reduction from 5s to 2s 6d on band around jacket.
£17.50
358. Stuart, D.M.: The Boy Through The Ages
London: Harrap & Co, 1926 A picture of the daily life of the average boy from the time of cave-dwellers to the middle of Queen Victoria's reign. 4 coloured plates & 195 illustrations. Embossed blue cover. Front end-paper removed. Condition good
£14.50
359. Avebury, Diana: Zelda and the Corgis
London: Picadilly Press, 1984. Amazing adventures of Zelda and the Corgis. Beautifully illustrated by Hugh Casson. Condition of both book and dust jacket very good.
£12.50