Search Results: Childrens from Thomas Rare Books

London: A Daily Express Publication, 1950. 120pp. First story Rupert's Silver Trumpet. Cover Rupert at sea in a sea-shell. Boards DETACHED, lacks spine. Internally fine, except rear free end-paper scribbled on/clean and fresh throughout. Name belongs filled in, not price clipped.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. internally fine. Illus. by Alfred Bestall. quarto.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1939. Unpaginated colour illustrated children's book. 34 leaves with a colour drawing opposite each text page. Colour pictorial covers on a white background. Please email for photos. No inscription but a small neat 15p written in biro to the half title-page. Very colourful period book a trifle grubby with the opening text 'One day when Michael had finished practising the piano and Peter had learnt his spelling they both decided to take Mummy for a trip in an aeroplane...'.. 1st edition. hard back. V.g.. Oblong 8vo.

London and New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1958. 342pp. Translated by Tamara Kahana. Illustrated with wood engravings by Ilya Schor. Pasted down end-papers darkened otherwise a tight clean copy with a chipped d.j.. red cloth, gilt. V.g./V.g.. Chipped and Spine Faded. Illus. by Ilya Schor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Blackie and Son Limited, London, ND [1923], 1st ed., 206pp, 4 illus., octavo, dec. blue cloth, fine condition. A very attractive floral decorative binding in black, brown and buff, repeated on the spine..

London: Ward Lock ND [c 1938]. 128pp, 16 full page coloured plates. Sunned and rubbed but a nice set of plates. Red spine with worn pictorial boards depicting a fox and a bird in full colour.. Hardback. V.g.. 4to.

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1880. 64pp ND [1880] Illustrated by Sowerby, J.C. & Emmerson, H.H. 26cms. Opie. Glazed ilus. boards with green cloth spine. Nice original gift inscription 'For Dear little Janet Glewcock....' dated Xmas 1881. 26cms.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine. 4to.

London: Delisle Limited, 1965. 126pp. Map end-papers. From the library of Nina Bawden. Inscribed and signed by the author to 'Nina and Austin with love Wendy'. Cover and text illustrations by Rosalind Stafford. Green illus. d.j. over green cloth boards. D.j. spine toned otherwise a fine signed first edition.. Inscribed and signed by the author. 1st edition. hardback. Fine/V G sunned. 8vo.

Bath: John Binns, 1813. ND c1813. 126pp. Engraved frontis. [A view of Woodley House] by the author of "Eason House," "Juliana," Trifles for the benefit of the rising generation," "More trifles," "The twin sisters," &c. Quarter red calf spine with marbled boards [rubbed]. third edition. Hard Cover. V.g.. 12mo.

London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1990. 1st edition, [first issue with ISBN incorrect]. Very clean copy with no inscriptions or marks. A little shaken.. 1st edition. pictorial boards. Fine. Illus. by Quentin Blake. Oblong 4to.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1924. Reprint September 1924. First printed September 1920. Neat Christmas gift inscription dated 1926 to end-paper. Attractive pictorial boards with a pasted illustration to the front cover with Ameliaranne holding her umbrella over 5 little children. Pictorial end-papers. Unpaginated. 16 x 11 cms. First of the Ameliaranne stories. llustrated in colour and black and white by Susan Beatrice Pearse. Please email for photos.. reprint. hard back. V.g.. Illus. by Susan Beatrice Pearse. 12mo.

London and Glasgow: The Children's Press, 1924. ND [c1924]. 128pp. 8 full-page colour plates on quality paper by Anne Anderson. Line drawings throught the text by Anderson. Full colour illustrated board covers, depicting man, treasure chest and a puppy. Lovely copy with no inscriptions or marks. Board edges shelf rubbed otherwise fine. 1st edition. hardcover. Fine. Illus. by Anne Anderson.. 4to.

London: Longamns, Green, and Co., 1896. xiv, 400pp. Dark blue cloth with gilt illus. cover and titles to the spine. Near fine with a little foxing in places as often. A nice Xmas gift message dated Christmas 1896 to the first blank leaf. No fading to the cloth and strong gilt image. A trifle rubbed to the extremities. All edges gilt. With numerous engraved illustrations by Ford. Coated black end-papers uniformily black with no wear or cracks. A nice copy.. 1st edition. Hardback. V.g.. 8vo.

London: Methuen/Walker Books, 1982. 10pp. Signed on the inside board by Helen Oxenbury the illustrator. Signed by Author. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine. Illus. by Helen Oxenbury. 12mo.

London: Chancellor Press, 1971. 260pp. Coloured frontispiece, coloured plates, illustrations. Orig. pub. by Batsford. 1st edition. hardback. Fine/Fine. 4to.

London: Macmillan, 1988. Colour plates throughout.32pp. No inscriptions, fading, wear or marks. Illustrated by the author. The Uk edition is scarce.. 1st UK edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 4to.

London: Orion Children's Books, 2001. 338pp. Map end-papers. No fading or wear. Front lower corner small light crease. Attractive colour illus. card wrappers. 3rd impression. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1940. 148pp. illustrated with a b&w frontispiece and 5 plates by Lionel Edwards. Pub.blue cloth with blue titles to the spine. A trigle dusty to the board edges but no wear or marks. Neat orignal owners name in ink. A nice tight and clean copy in an unworn original binding.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine/No d.j.. Illus. by Lionel Edwards. small 4to.

London: George Gill & Sons, 1888. ND [1888] 45pp. 12 original action songs. Attractive decorative buckram binding [please email for photo]. Hardback. Fine. small 4to.

London: W.& R. Chambers Limitef., 1891. 287pp, with frontis. Midshipman. Author of 'The Adventures of a Midshipmate''. Attractive pictorial jacket cover and spine in nice condition Lacks front f.e.p. A very scarce item. First Edition. Green Cloth. V.G.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: National Portrait Gallery, 2002. 136pp. Great chrildren writers of the twentieth century each with a photo portrait and a potted biography. [from the library of Nina Bawden p92-94] No inscriptions.. 1st edition. hardcover. Fine/No d.j.. large 8vo.