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Children's
Tall tales and wonderful adventures await. We have beautifully illustrated books for children over many years past. Perhaps we have something you remember?
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1818 The Chapter of KingsLondon: 1818A scarce educational work for children on the monarchs of Britain, the first edition of this comical work, complete with plates. -
1783 The Tablet of Memory, Shewing Every Memorable Event in HistoryLondon: 1783A pocket-sized reference work, detailing memorable historical events from across the centuries. -
1987-2007 4vol A Collection of Novels from Michael MorpurgoLondon: 1987-2007Four smart first edition novels from English author Sir Michael Morpurgo, best known for his children's novels. -
1892 Giovanni and The Other Children Who Have Made StoriesNew York: 1892A smart first US edition of this illustrated collection of children's stories from British-American writer Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett. -
1892 Giovanni and The Other Children Who Have Made StoriesNew York: 1892A smart first US edition of this illustrated collection of children's stories from British-American writer Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett. -
1890 The Musgrove Ranch: A Tale of Southern CaliforniaLondon: 1890A smart illustrated copy of this charming adventure story for children from American author Tryphena Matilda Browne. -
1906 Their First Formal BallNew York and London: 1906A very smart first edition of this scarce short novel from American writer Grace MacGowan Cooke, with illustrations by Peter Newell. -
1885 Chansons et Rondes Enfantines Avec Notices et Accompagnement de PianoParis: 1885A charming volume of children's songs put to piano by the notable composer Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, illustrated with chromolithograph plates. In the original French. -
1958 Mimff-RobinsonLondon: 1958A superior first edition of this delightful children's tale inspired by 'Robinson Crusoe'. -
1979 Anno 1979London: 1979A charming and scarce picture book by the Japanese illustrator and author Mitsumasa Anno, telling a children's Christmas story. -
1926 The SeekersLondon: 1926A smart first edition of this children's fantasy story by H. E. Bates. -
1937 Seven Simeons: A Russian TaleLondon: 1937A scarce first UK edition of this delightful Russian folktale, retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff. -
1917 Tales from ShakespeareLondon: 1917A children's retelling of Shakespeare's major comedies and tragedies, by famed sibling poets Charles and Mary Lamb, in a full calf prize binding. -
1929 Toad of Toad HallLondon: 1929The first edition of A. A. Milne's dramatic adaptation of beloved children's novel 'The Wind in the Willows', in the original dust wrapper. -
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1953 An Otter's StoryNew York: 1953The first edition of this charming novel about otters by "the otter man" Emil Liers, signed by the author. -
c1920 The Book of Nonsense and More NonsenseLondon: c1920A delightfully bright copy of Edward Lear's charmingly illustrated and much-loved work, 'The Book of Nonsense'. -
1999 The ToothacheLondon: 1999A wonderfully illustrated facsimile of this humorous cartoon by Horace Mayhew and George Cruikshank, in an accordion binding. -
1899 The Cowslip, Or More Cautionary Stories in VerseLondon: [1899]A Leadenhall Press facsimile of the first edition of Elizabeth Turner's delightfully illustrated book of cautionary tales for children, told in verse. -
c1840 Divine Songs, Attempted in Easy Language. For the Use of Children.Derby: c1840A charmingly illustrated collection of Isaac Watts' Divine Songs for Children, published here as part of the Sunday School Reward Books series. -
c1855 Large Print Lessons: II. Easy Words.London: c1855An exceptionally scarce educational work presenting twenty-two lessons of "easy words" to teach children to read and write, printed on cloth and decorated with eight illustrations. -
1866 A Poetry Book for SchoolsLondon: 1866A wonderfully illustrated selection of poetry intended for use of children between seven and twelve years old. -
1801 Summer Rambles, or Conversations, Instructive & Entertaining, for the Use of ChildrenLondon: 1801The first edition of the vanishingly scarce collection of "rambles" to aid in the moral education of children, the second of two volumes written by prolific children's author Elizabeth Semple. -
1804 Divine Songs, Attempted in Easy Language, for the Use of Children.Birmingham : 1804An early nineteenth-century edition of Isaac Watt's collection of didactic moral poetry intended for the instruction of children. -
1914 Indian Tales for Little FolksNew York: 1914An anthology of tales about Native Americans by W. S. Phillips, the first edition of this illustrated work, in the original scarce dust wrapper. -
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1908 Children's ChildrenLondon: 1908A signed, limited edition of Muirhead Bone's beautifully illustrated children's work, produced in collaboration with his wife, author Gertrude Bone. -
1945 Fables de la FontaineLausanne: 1945A wonderful example of this scarce first edition thus of Fontaine's classic fables, beautifully illustrated by Swiss watercolourist Marcel Vidoudez. -
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1981 Miss Wirtles RevengeKingswood : 1981A brilliant signed first edition of this uncommon poem from children's novelist Michael Morpurgo. -
1913 Kidnapped: The Adventures of David BalfourLondon: 1913A charmingly illustrated edition of this popular historical adventure novel from Robert Louis Stevenson, with colour plates. -
1867 Our Four-Footed FriendsLondon: 1867A scarce novel for children about animals, a classic Victorian tale by Mary Howitt, with illustrations by Harrison Weir. -
1865 Little Songs For Me to SingLondon: 1865A very scarce volume of songs put to music by Henry Leslie, the first edition of this work illustrated by Millais. -
1839 Holiday HouseNew York: 1839The very scarce first U.S. edition of Catherine Sinclair's popular children's novel. -
1853 The Ladder of LaughterLondon: 1853A vanishingly scarce anthology of the beloved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. -
1884 Christmas EntertainmentsLondon: [1883]A faithful facsimile of this festive chapbook for children, complete with the original in-text woodcuts. -
1895 My Lady DollyLondon: 1895An uncommon 'Father Tuck's Doll' volume, an anthology of poems illustrated with chromolithographs. -
1942 Sports Day: Silver Knight Series, No.4London: 1942A very scarce and charming story by Joyce Stimpson from the Silver Knight Series, in which the elves take part in a Grand Sports Day. -
1919 The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and MarvelsLondon: 1919Arthur Rackham's impressively illustrated edition of the popular Ingoldsby legends, illustrated with tipped in colour plates from Rackham.