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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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c1900 Cosy Nook FarmLondon: c1900The first edition of one of Father Tuck's 'Pictureland' books, a very scarce volume about farmyard life. -
c1900 Farm Life in Animal-LandLondon: c1900A vanishingly scarce Father Tuck 'Natural History' volume, a charming work illustrated with eight chromolithographs. -
1898 Happy Families and Their TalesLondon; New York: 1898The first edition of this uncommon and charming volume of stories about the domestic lives of animals, with chromolithograph folding pop-up plates. -
1861 Hymns and PicturesLondon: 1861A very scarce volume of religious poetry for children, complete with chromolithographs/. -
1879 The Children's Musical CinderellaLondon: 1879A scarce musical adaptation of 'Cinderella', colourfully illustrated by Walter Crane. -
c1874 The Jackdaw & Peacock & Other FablesLondon: c1874A very scarce volume of six fables of Aesop, accompanied by colourful plates. -
1978-1980 2Vols Ardizzone's Hans Andersen: Fourteen Classic Tales; Ardizzone’s English Fairy Tales: Twelve Classic TalesLondon: 1978-1980A two-volume first edition set of classic fairy tales, featuring Andersen’s timeless stories and traditional English folklore, richly illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. -
c1883 Little Ann and Other PoemsLondon: c1883Kate Greenaway's colourfully illustrated poetry collection, a variety of poems by sisters Jane and Ann Taylor. -
1953-1975 Books from the Little Tim SeriesLondon: 1953-1975A smart set of 'Little Tim' children's books written and illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, mostly first editions. -
1973-1974 3 Vols Children’s Books by Graham Greene Illustrated by Edward AdrizzoneNew York: 1973-1974A three-volume first American edition set of Graham Greene’s classic children’s stories, vibrantly illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. -
1973-1978 2 Vols Complete Poems for Children; The James Reeves Story BookLondon: 1973-1978A two-volume collection of James Reeves’s poetry and stories for children, richly illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. -
1967-1975 Five Volumes of Children's Poetry and Verse Illustrated by Edward ArdizzoneLondon: 1967-1975A five-volume collection of mid-century children’s books by Reeves, Betjeman, and Kaeser, each richly illustrated with Edward Ardizzone’s charming and distinctive line drawings. -
c1885 The English StruwwelpeterLondon; Frankfurt: c1885An English edition of Heinrich Hoffmann's popular Struwwelpeter, complete with colourful illustrations. -
1873 CinderellaLondon: 1873A scarce children's "toy book" retelling the beloved fairy tale 'Cinderella', complete with colourful plates by Walter Crane. -
1894 The Yellow Fairy BookLondon: 1894The scarce limited large paper edition of Andrew Lang's beloved yellow fairy book, illustrated throughout with Ford's stunning plates. -
1993-2016 6vol A Collection of Fantastic Children's Novels by Terry PratchettLondon: 1993-2016A very smart collection of humorous children's novels by English author and satirist Sir Terence David John Pratchett. -
1983 The Neverending StoryLondon: 1983A very smart first UK edition of this popular fantasy novel from German writer Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende. -
1904 The Sun-ChildLondon: [1904]The very scarce first edition of R. C. Lehmann's beautifully illustrated children's work. -
1978 Watership DownLondon: 1978A later printing of this delightfully illustrated adventure novel from English author Richard Adams. -
1961 The Mystery of the Flying ExpressLondon: 1961The first U.K. edition of this exciting Hardy Boys mystery, illustrated with a frontispiece. -
1931 Die SchneemannerWien & Leipzig: 1931A smart copy of this brightly illustrated children's story about a family of snowmen, in the original German. -
c1934 Flower Fairies of the SpringLondon: c1934A beautiful volume of Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairy poems and colourful illustrations, in the original dust wrapper. -
1981 Monster IslandLondon: 1981An excellent copy of this scarce monster pop-up book from Ron van der Meer. -
1876 Peter Parley's Annual for 1876London: 1876A very scarce children's annual published under the pseudonym Peter Parley, illustrated with colour plates. -
1913 In Powder & Crinoline: Old Fairy TalesLondon: 1913The first trade edition of this beautiful anthology of fairy tales, retold by Arthur Quiller-Couch, complete with colour plates. -
c1850 My Mother[London]: c1850A scarce volume of poems about the wonders of mothers, illustrated with chromolithograph head-pieces. -
1951 Annie Get Your Gun, Seen Through the Eyes of a ChildLondon: 1951A charming colourful pop-up work for children, a tie-in work for the 1950 MGM Musical about the sharpshooter Annie Oakley. -
1941 Lake of GoldBoston: 1941The first U.S. edition of John Buchan's final book for children, an adventure tale set in the Canadian countryside. -
1881 A Day in a Child's LifeLondon: 1881The first and only edition of this charming work on a day in a child's life, colourfully illustrated by Kate Greenaway -
1870 Hamlain; Or, the Hermit of the Beach. A Moral Story.London: 1870A charming example of this very scarce didactic moral tale for children, written by prolific children's writer Barbara Hofland. -
1880 Afternoon Tea: Rhymes for ChildrenLondon: 1880The first edition of this delightful collection of verses for children from Sowerby and Emmerson. -
1924 When We Were Very YoungLondon: 1924A fifth edition of this charmingly illustrated book of poetry from English writer and creator of Winnie-the-Pooh A. A. Milne. -
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1975 The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony, in Eight FitsLondon: 1975Signed by illustrator Harold Jones, this is a wonderful limited edition example of Lewis Carroll's delightful nonsense poem. -
1966 The Complete Works of Lewis CarrollLondon: 1966A beautifully bound example of the Nonesuch Press edition of the complete works of Lewis Carroll, featuring the iconic illustrations of John Tenniel. -
c1910 Happy SchooldaysLondon: c1910The first edition of this vanishingly scarce early 20th century Louis Wain work, delightfully illustrated throughout with Wain's anthropomorphic felines. -
1934 Tre Sma GrisarStockholm: 1934Charmingly illustrated throughout, this is the vanishingly scarce first Swedish language edition of the Walt Disney Studios novelisation of their 'Three Little Pigs' animated short film.