Stylishly illustrated tale, told in verse, set in the world of nursery rhymes. With colour illustrations by Mrs. Ames. Oblong 4to. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Toning to covers. Front hinge is split. previous owner's inscription to ffep. Text block sou [more...]
Sequel to the travels and adventures of the Roosevelt Bears. Characters inspired by Theodore Roosevelt's refusal to shoot a bound bear in 1902, which popularised the term Teddy Bear. With b/w illustrations by R. K. Culver throughout plus 16 colour plates in [more...]
Charming fairy story featuring Attwell's distinctive illustrations in full colour on wove paper. 4to. Stapled binding. No date. Rubbing to spine with cracking to tail. Mild marking to covers. Good overall. [more...]
Collection of articles, humour, stories and illustrations, many plates in colour with b/w images within the text, including a beautiful chromolithographic frontispiece. Advertisements to rear cover and end-papers. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Tanning to pag [more...]
No date but c. 1920. Scarce volume from the Binky Books series, pictured by Will Owen, with colour plates and b/w illustrations. 12mo. Backstrip missing, foxing to page edges and covers. Binding holding and contents clean. Fair. [more...]
Pleasant edition of Kinglsey's great children's novel with 8 colour illustrations by Katherine Cameron. Spine is slightly toned, mild foxing to page edges with very infrequent spotting within. Binding tight and square, generally clean. A nice tidy copy of a [more...]
Nicely produced Children's story concerning an Ostrich in north africa during World War Two. With b/w and colour illustrations. Decorated end-papers. Rubbing and toning to edges with slight loss to top of spine. Mild toning to edges. Contents clean and so [more...]
No date but c. 1930. A second volume in the Tiny Tot's series, containing multiplication tables, stories, spelling and facts, often told in verse. With b/w and colour illustrations by Petherick and others. Some light bumping and rubbing to edges. Tanning t [more...]
Sequel to the travels and adventures of the Roosevelt Bears, wherin Teddy B and Teddy G visit Britain, europe and Egypt. Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt's refusal to shoot a bound bear in 1902, which popularised the term Teddy Bear. With b/w illustrations by [more...]
Later American reprint with Preston's iconic illustrations. With b/w illustrations throughout plus six colour full page plates. Illustrated covers and endpapers. Some mild rubbing to edges. Tanning to page edges. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. [more...]
No date but c. 1880. Illustrations, puzzles, sewing patterns and colouring pages and colour plates. Wear and mild scuffing to covers. Tanning to page edges. Binding sound. Good. [more...]
Collected editions of Sunday Chimes, a christian magazine intended for Sunday School pupils. With News articles, poems and short stories. With b/w images and artwork. No date but c.1908. Some interesting pieces on the Boer War and the famine in India. Spi [more...]
Collection of educational and fun articles on history, mathematics etc. and fiction. With 12 colour plates and b/w illustrations. No date but c. 1914. Rubbing to edges with loss to top and tail of spine. Tanning within but contents otherwise clean and sound [more...]
Stylish colour illustrations with accompanying verse. oblong 8vo. Some toning to spine and cover. Previous owner's name in pencil to ffep. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Opulently illustrated collection of verse by Scanes and Burnside. With b/w and colour lithographs from designs by Maude Goodman, Alice Havers, Fannie Moody and Marcella Walker. All edges gilt. small 4to. Portion missing from corner of front cover. Toning t [more...]
Collection of 5 of Wood's Noo-Zoo tales, all bound together in a cloth covered hardback binding with the Woolly Cuddle cover mounted on the cover. Amusing stories of large ludicrous new animals, illustrated throughout in colour by Wood. Contains: The Woolly- [more...]
No date but c. 1948. Scarce children's fantasy story featuring a renegade young dragon who seeks to rescue the Princess he was meant to guard. With b/w illustrations throughout and colour plates by Grace Lodge. square 8vo. Some mild rubbing and bumping to [more...]
No date but c. 1910. Collection of verse for children, with numerous b/w illustrations throughout with duo-tone colour plates. 4to. Rubbing to edges. Heavy tanning within. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Binding holding. Good overall. [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Oblong 4to. With b/w illustrations and within the text, which is a simple rebus puzzle. Rubbing to edges. Mild toning within, light foxing to page edges. Contents otherwise sound. Good. [more...]
Scarce educational children's book where they can recount their day to the tune of Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. With colour illustrations throughout. Some mild toning to covers. Contents clean and prim. Very good. [more...]
