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Children's Books
Whether you are looking for a book you remember from your own childhood, or are a more serious collector of children's books, we hope that we have something for you here. Children's books covers a wide range and we have everything here from the classics, such as Winnie The Pooh and Alice in Wonderland, to the more obscure and the downright rare.
We try to keep both decorative and first edition copies of the most popular Children's books in stock. But they are popular, so they do sell rather fast. If you see something you like, please be quick. On the other hand, we actively search them out when we are buying and there will likely be something else along shortly.
They make wonderful gifts and we try to keep gift quality Children's books in stock. If you would like anything gift wrapped or with a special message we are always most happy to help. We find that Children's books of this type do make their recipients extremely happy.
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1905 The Pie and the Patty-PanLondon: 1905A fantastic early edition of this charming tale from Beatrix Potter, complete with her brilliant colour plates. -
1950 Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found ThereLondon: 1950A brightly illustrated edition of Carroll's delightful story following Alice through the looking-glass. -
1909 Ginger & PicklesLondon: 1909An excellent first edition, first printing of this charming children's tale from Beatrix Potter about a shop run by a cat and a dog, complete with her iconic colour illustrations. -
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1890 The Nursery "Alice"London: 1890A signed presentation copy of the first edition, second issue of this unique abridgement of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale, illustrated throughout with vibrant chromolithographs. Inscribed to a personal friend of Carroll's. -
1855 Les Anges de BontéParis : 1855A delightfully illustrated and very scarce French novel surrounding the good deeds carried out by "Les Anges de Bonte", or "The Angels of Good". -
1805 Original Poems for Infant Minds by Several Young PersonsLondon: 1805A vanishingly scarce copy of the third edition of this volume of poems for children, featuring works by Jane and Ann Taylor, O'Keeffe, and others, including the classic poem “My Mother.” -
1913 The Hungarian Fairy BookLondon: 1913A handsome example of the first edition of Nandor Pogany's scarce volume of Hungarian fairy tales, beautifully illustrated by his brother, Willy Pogany. -
c1892-1924 8vol A Collection of Children's Adventure NovelsLondon: c1892-1924A smart collection of eight adventure novels for children from great writers of the Victorian era. -
c1897 Seven Little AustraliansLondon: c1897A classic Australian children's novel from English-born Australian author Ethel Turner. -
1895 The Red True Story BookLondon: 1895The first edition of this illustrated collection of true stories from history, edited by Scottish writer Andrew Lang. -
1934 Little Folks' Book of Coloured PicturesLondon: 1934A charming Thomas Nelson picture book with twelve full-colour plates by beloved illustrators like Mabel Lucie Attwell and Lawson Wood, affixed to seven thick card boards. -
1913 Little Folks: The Young People's MagazineLondon; New York; Toronto; Melbourne: 1913A richly illustrated 1913 children’s magazine from Cassell, blending stories, poems, puzzles, and color plates. -
1878-1885 R. Caldecott’s Picture BooksLondon: 1878-1885A first edition collection of all sixteen charming children's books from Randolph Caldecott's beautifully colour illustrated 'picture books' series, a rare to see complete set. -
1930 The Christopher Robin Birthday BookLondon: 1930A lovely first edition of this unmarked Christopher Robin Birthday Book, pairing Shepard’s classic Pooh-era illustrations and Milne’s quotes with space for personal notes, with the original unclipped dust jacket. -
c1953-1960 2vol Noddy at the Seaside & Cheer Up, Little Noddy!London: c1953-1960Two delightful children's stories featuring the character of Noddy from Enid Blyton. -
1915 Aesop's Fables Retold for ChildrenLondon; Edinburgh; Dublin; New York: 1915A lovely retelling of Aesop’s Fables by Elizabeth Hardie, designed to introduce children to these classic moral tales, with charming colour plate illustrations and frontispiece. -
1894 A Nonsense Birthday BookLondon: 1894The uncommon first edition of this charming 'birthday book', in which blank spaces for writing in the names of people who have birthdays on various dates are accompanied by illustrations and quotations from Edward Lear. -
1901 Sweet Blossom: A Picture Story Book for Little OnesLondon: 1901The first edition of this very scarce early 20th century juvenile work, charmingly illustrated throughout and in bright pictorial boards. -
c1900 My Lovely Picture BookLondon: c1900A very scarce copy of this brightly illustrated children's story book from A. E. Kennedy. -
1921 The Fairy Queen Story BookLondon: 1921A very scarce copy of this illustrated children's story book full of fantastical tales and bright images. -
1889 The Nursery "Alice"London: 1889Illustrated throughout with vibrant chromolithographs, this is the scarce first edition, first issue of this unique abridgement of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale. -
c1905 Struwwelpeter Or, Merry Stories and Funny PicturesLondon: c1905An English edition of this popular German children's book written and illustrated by Heinrich Hoffmann. -
c1905 Struwwelpeter Or, Merry Stories and Funny PicturesLondon: c1905An English edition of this popular German children's book written and illustrated by Heinrich Hoffmann. -
1940 Tiger Tim's AnnualLondon: 1940A very scarce copy of this bright Tiger Tim's Annual for the year 1940, with illustrations throughout. -
1924-1929 6 Vols The Schoolgirls' Own AnnualLondon: 1924-1929A charming six-volume run of "Schoolgirl’s Own Annuals" (1924–1929), each illustrated with colour plates, featuring lively school stories and practical articles for the young girls of 1920s. -
1927-1930 3vol The School Friend Annual for the Years 1927, 1929, and 1930London: 1927-1930Three delightful volumes of The School Friend Annual for children, with entertaining activities and stories throughout. -
1912 Little Songs of Long Ago "More Old Nursery Rhymes" The Original Tunes HarmonizedLondon: 1912A charming collection of nursery rhymes and songs for children, set to music by Alfred Moffat and illustrated by H. Willebeek Le Mair. -
1895 My Lady DollyLondon: 1895The first edition of this charming 'Father Tuck's Doll' volume, an anthology of poems illustrated with chromolithographs. -
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1972 Blue Peter Ninth BookLondon: 1972A delightful copy of the ninth Blue Peter book from the BBC, signed by presented John Noakes. -
1892 Frohe Kleine GasteMunich: 1892The first edition of this scarce late 19th century children's work, a series of stories and verses by Emile Dobbert intended to amuse and instruct young readers. -
c1945 A French AlphabetLondon: c1945A delightfully illustrated alphabet for children to learn common words in French from English writer and illustrator Margaret Cardew. -
1971 A History of the Writings of Beatrix PotterLondon: 1971A first edition of this charming work regarding the work of much loved children's author Beatrix Potter. -
1949 Little Brown MonkeyNew York: 1949The first edition of Elizabeth Upham and Marjorie Hartwell's delightful children's work about a mischievous monkey, in a less common variant of the dust wrapper. -
1942-1949 Little Brown Bear; Little Brown MonkeyNew York: 1942-1949The first editions of two charming children's work from author Elizabeth Upham and illustrator Marjorie Hartwell, in the original dust wrappers. -
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1957 The Butterflies ComeNew York: 1957Beautifully illustrated in colour, this is a signed presentation copy of Leo Politi's charming children's work, with an original illustration from Politi. -
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1955 Pekin WhiteNew York: 1955The first edition of this delightful children's work from husband and wife Tasha Tudor and T. L. McCready. A signed presentation copy from Tudor herself.