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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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1941 The Pink Fairy BookLondon: 1941A lovely later example of the Pink Fairy Book, from Andrew Lang's popular and richly illustrated series of fairy tales. Illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford. -
1893 The Green Fairy BookLondon: 1893A lovely example of the third edition of Andrew Lang's striking collection of fairy tales from the Spanish and Chinese traditions, illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford. -
1893 The Green Fairy BookLondon: 1893A lovely example of the second edition of Andrew Lang's striking collection of fairy tales from the Spanish and Chinese traditions, illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford. -
1902 Just So Stories For Little ChildrenLondon: 1902A lovely copy of the first edition, second, October 1902 printing, bound in original red cloth pictorial boards. -
1890 The Red Fairy BookLondon: 1890The scarce limited large paper edition of Andrew Lang's beloved red fairy book, illustrated throughout with Ford and Lancelot Speed's stunning plates. -
1891 The Blue Poetry BookLondon: 1891The scarce limited large paper edition of this charming anthology of poetry compiled by the renowned Andrew Lang, including works from Shakespeare and Wordsworth, complete with spectacular illustrations from H. J. Ford and Lancelot Speed. -
1893 The True Story BookLondon: 1893The scarce limited large paper edition of this charming anthology of children's stories from the renowned Andrew Lang, complete with spectacular illustrations. -
1981 Aladdin and the Wonderful LampLondon: 1981A brightly illustrated version of Andrew Lang's retelling of this classic folktale, with artwork from British-Singaporean illustrator Errol Le Cain. -
1895 The Second Jungle BookLondon: 1895The first edition of Rudyard Kipling's sequel to his renowned novel 'The Jungle Book', with illustrations throughout by J. Lockwood Kipling. -
1902 Just So StoriesLondon: 1902The first edition, second impression, of Rudyard Kipling's influential and popular collection of tales for children, complete with Kipling's illustrations. -
1905 Everychild: A Book Of Verses For ChildrenLeeds: [1905]A very scarce anthology of verse for children, collected from the works of the most eminent poets, and inscribed by Holbrook Jackson's brother. -
1908 Just So StoriesLondon: 1908A smartly bound early edition of Rudyard Kipling's influential and popular collection of tales for children. -
1958 Just So Stories For Little ChildrenLondon: 1958A superb copy of Rudyard Kipling's wonderfully illustrated collection of stories for children, with an exceptionally bright, unclipped dust wrapper. -
1896 The Animal Story BookLondon: 1896The first edition of Andrew Lang's collection of animal stories for children, wonderfully illustrated by H. J. Ford. -
1897 The Pink Fairy BookLondon: 1897The first edition of the Pink Fairy Book from Andrew Lang's popular and richly illustrated series of fairy tales. -
1902 Just So Stories For Little ChildrenLondon: 1902A first edition of this charming collection of stories from Rudyard Kipling for young readers, illustrated by the author. -
1889 Prince PrigioBristol: 1889The first edition of this fantasy story by the noted Andrew Lang, with charming illustrations by Gordon Browne. -
1907 Tales of a Fairy CourtCollins Clear-Type Press: 1907The vibrantly illustrated scarce first edition of Andrew Lang's charming collection of fairy tales. -
1923 Land and Sea Tales: For Scouts and GuidesLondon: 1923The first edition of this charming collection of children's stories by the celebrated Rudyard Kipling, with the original scarce dust wrapper. -
1914 The Orange Fairy BookLondon: 1914An early edition of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book' this being his charming orange volume, illustrated with all colourful plates. -
1894 The Yellow Fairy BookLondon: 1894Andrew Lang's fourth colourful volume in his popular fairy book series, a first edition copy complete with the original H. J. Ford illustrations. -
1890 Prince Darling and Other Stories: Based on the Tales in the 'Blue Fairy Book'London: 1890The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of short stories taken from Andrew Lang's 'Blue Fairy Book'. -
1910 The Lilac Fairy BookLondon: 1910Andrew Lang's lilac collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with colourful plates. -
1897 The Pink Fairy BookLondon: 1897The first edition of Andrew Lang's 'Pink Fairy Book', a lavishly illustrated work of folklore tales from Japan, Scandinavia, and Sicily. -
1919 The Orange Fairy BookLondon: 1919A new impression of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book', illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford. -
1900 The Grey Fairy BookLondon: 1900Andrew Lang's grey collection of fairy tales, a lovely volume of his popular series, complete with H. J. Ford's plates. -
1890 The Blue Fairy BookLondon: 1890The third edition of the first of Andrew Lang's influential 'Fairy Books', with this blue volume containing the tales of many eminent folklorists. -
1892 The Blue Fairy BookLondon: 1892An early edition of the first of Andrew Lang's influential and colourful 'Fairy Books', this blue volume containing the tales of many eminent folklorists. -
1893 The Green Fairy BookLondon: 1893The second edition of the third of Andrew Lang's colourful fairy book series, an illustrated selection of entertaining fairy tales. -
1914 The Orange Fairy BookLondon: 1914An uncommon to see early edition of Andrew Lang's tenth 'Fairy Book' this being his charming orange volume, illustrated with all colour plates present. -
1889 The Blue Fairy BookLondon: 1889A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series. -
1909 Beauty and the Beast and Other StoriesLondon: 1909A very scarce work by Andrew Lang, collecting together some of his most popular tales from his 'Fairy Books', the first edition of this illustrated work. -
1930 Thy Servant a Dog told by BootsLondon: 1930A Kipling story of friendship and discovery told from the perspective of dogs. -
1913 'Captains Courageous' A Story of the Grand BanksLondon: 1913Following the narrative of Henry Cheyne Jr, Kipling explores themes of growth and development to enable the narrator to mature into a young man. -
1896 The Seven SeasLondon : 1896A collection of poetry and ballads focusing on the role of the British Empire overseas. -
1894 The Yellow Fairy BookLondon: 1894Andrew Lang's sixth colourful volume in his popular fairy book series, a first edition copy complete with the original H. J. Ford illustrations.