Search Results: Authors starting with M from Mad Hatter Books

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1971. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Minnie is a white domestic cat who turned feral when it suited her. Pictorial endpapers, illustrated in b/w and colour by the author. Hardback: dj (price clipped), lightly rubbed on the edges, one short tear, name on first blank page, pages are clean, vg. folio, 64pp.

UK: Oxford University Press (Eagle Books), 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Judith Allibone. A disaster is looming: no more fish and chips! Laminated colour pictorial boards, fine. small 8vo, 128pp.

London: Henry Frowde/Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. New Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Dark blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, oblong colour pictorial paste-on, sunned on spine, back spine fold slightly rubbed, 4 colour plates, some light internal foxing, one contents page almost loose, a few page corners bumped, vg. thick 8vo, 341pp + 16pp catalogue. This book is based on the life of John Tanner, who - as a boy - was abducted by a band of Shawnees and sold to the Ojibbeways, where he stayed for 30 years. In 1830 a book was published about the details of his life among the Indians.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Copyright (2nd printing) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated in colour throughout by the author. Hardback: dj with Caldecott Medal pasted on the front, a few marks on jacket and slight scrape on the front, spine title faded, inscription on front flyleaf, otherwise pages are clean, vg. folio, unpaginated. A most unusual picture book that can be appreciated on several different levels. Winner of the 1991 CALDECOTT Medal.

London: Hutchinson, 1982. Book. Illus. by Douglas Hall. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An entertaining story about a family of mice trying to live a quiet life, but also a moving parable about the effect the Great War has on people and animals. The dj (price unclipped) has one short tear, review slip on title page, light foxing on page edges, vg+. 8vo, 198pp. Illustrated by DOUGLAS HALL..

New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1991. First US . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback: large colour pictures (batik spreads) by the author, vg dj (price unclipped), laminated colour pictorial boards (as dj), inscription on front flyleaf, back endpapers slightly spotted, vg. 4to, (26pp). A whole collection of birds, beasts and things (a husk of hares - a convocation of eagles - a fleet of ships - a crew of sailors - a clutch of eggs - a wedge of swans - a cove of witches ...)

Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: dj is a little rubbed on the edges, spine slightly faded, top corner of front flap creased, light foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 112pp. A holiday in Melbourne goes disastrously wrong for Lindsay (from NZ)..

UK: World's Work, 1976. Book. Illus. by David Knight. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour & sepia by DAVID KNIGHT, dj is worn on the edges and a bit marked, ink scribble on front, price unclipped, name on front flyleaf, lower page edges lightly finger creased, else vg. sq 4to, (46pp)..

London: The Bodley Head, 1972. Book. Illus. by Maurice Sendak. Very Good. Hardcover. First UK. Hardback: 10 b/w plates by MAURICE SENDAK, dj is a little dusty, lovely silver decorated covers, very slight foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 110pp. First published in 'Dealings with Fairies' in 1867. The story of a princess who lost her gravity as the result of her father forgetting to invite his sister to the christening. .

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st published by Penguin, Australia in 1990. A novel of self-discovery spanning continents and generations. Ex school library: date sheet stamp, number + school stamp on flyleaf, pocket at rear, number written on lower page edges, bright dj, a few short tears, spine tips & corners lightly rubbed, vg. 8vo, 185pp.

Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1988. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good. Garry Meeson. Terry has all the luxuries money can buy but he is bored and lonely - until he begins to receive mysterious messages on his video set... A large paperback, corners a little knocked, vg. 8vo, 119pp.

Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Set in Tasmania in 2046. vg dj (unclipped), blue boards a little rubbed on spine tips, white spine lettering, vg+. 8vo, 135pp.

London: Hammond, Hammond & Co, 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stein. Hardback: illustrated in b/w by STEIN, dj is a little worn on spine tips and corners, a few short tears, spine and jacket folds slightly rubbed, price unclipped, book is bound in blue cloth with gilt front vignette and spine lettering, spine tips are slightly faded, light foredge foxing and some internally on some page folds, shop stamp on front flyleaf, else vg. sm 8vo, 120pp.

London: Dent (Children's Illustrated Classics), 1964. Book. Illus. by E.H. Shepard. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: 8 colour plates + line drawings by E.H. SHEPARD, photocopied dj, book is bound in illustrated cloth, some foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 325pp. The story of Diamond, the cab-horse, and Diamond, the little boy who lived over a coach-house. .

London: The Bodley Head, 1972. Book. Illus. by Maurice Sendak. Very Good. Hardcover. First UK. Hardback: 10 b/w plates by MAURICE SENDAK, dj is a little dusty, lovely silver decorated covers, very slight foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 86pp. Afterword by W.H. Auden. First published in 'Dealings with Fairies' in 1867. The story of a boy and a girl, Mossy and Tangle, and of their strange quest together with the golden key,.

Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Chris Gaskin. dj (unclipped), lightly foxed on reverse, page edges lightly finger creased, illustrated in colour throughout by CHRIS GASKIN, a couple of page corners creased, vg. 4to, (44pp).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1949. Repr . Cloth. Very Good/Fair. C. Walter Hodges. dj (price clipped) worn on edges, tear on back spine fold, stained on front (which has also penetrated to front of binding), light grey cloth with red vignette & spine lettering, illustrated by C.WALTER HODGES, pictorial map., very light foredge foxing, still vg. 8vo, 254pp. A holiday in the North of Scotland.

London: Hamish Hamilton (Reindeer Books), 1962. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Janet Duchesne. Illustrated by JANET DUCHESNE. Hardback: dj (unclipped), badly thinned on spine and flap folds, a few marks, pencil writing at top of front flap, clean colour pictorial boards (as dj), very light foredge foxing, else vg. small 8vo, 120pp. Harnessing the dog to the sledge was Mat's idea but the others weren't sure it would work. But when a bitter winter sets in the idea comes into its own.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. William Stobbs. Hardback: dj (price clipped), chipped at spine tips and corners, a few short tears, rear a bit dusty, illustrated by WILLIAM STOBBS, lightly foxed on endpapers and foredges, else vg. 8vo, 144pp.

UK: Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1948. Book. Illus. by A.J. MacGregor. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. 7th edition. Hardback: colour illustrations + small b/w text illustrations by A.J. MACGREGOR, no dj, beige covers with colour picture pasted on the front, spine tips and corners are slightly bumped and rubbed, some green crayon marks on top edge of inside covers and on the foredge, else vg. .