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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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1937 Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the WorldLondon: 1937A handsome, leather-bound copy of Jonathan Swift's beloved novel 'Gulliver's Travels', featuring the wonderful illustrations by the renowned artist Arthur Rackham. -
1909 Au Pays du MystereParis: 1909Beautifully illustrated with colour plates, this is a charming French language children's adventure novel by Pierre Mael. -
1901 2vol The Gorilla Hunters & The Young Fur TradersLondon: 1901Two smart copies of these exciting adventure stories from Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne, with illustrations. -
1874 Lessons from Noble Lives and Other StoriesLondon: 1874A very scarce children's book depicting the lives and lessons to be learned from various eminent figures. -
1904 The Tale of Benjamin BunnyLondon: 1904A lovely example of the first issue of the first edition of Beatrix Potter's classic children's work, beautifully illustrated throughout in her inimitable style. -
1955 Sannikov LandMoscow: 1955The first English language edition of Russian geologist Vladimir Obruchev thrilling children's science fiction novel, containing a lost world adventure. -
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1999 I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet SlippersLondon: 1999A terrific first edition of Philip Pullman's children's novel loosely based on the popular folktale 'Cinderella'. -
1946 Death Swamp and Other Adventure StoriesLondon: 1946An uncommon volume containing four science fiction adventure stories for young readers by E. T. Portwin. -
1969 HeartseaseLondon: 1969An uncorrected advanced proof copy of Peter Dickinson's illustrated work of young adult speculative fiction. -
1863 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-BabyLondon: 1863A beautifully bound, first edition of Charles Kingsley's celebrated piece of children's literature, bound by Bayntun-Riviere in half crushed morocco. -
1939 An Experiment With St. GeorgeLondon: 1939A first edition copy of Dunne's fantasy novel for children, illustrated throughout by F. Rojankovsky, and with the rare original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1939 Children For EverOxford: 1939The first thus edition of this scarce science-fiction adventure work, illustrated by H. R. Millar. -
1941 A Squirrel Called RufusLondon: 1941A smart first edition of this highly illustrated children's book from English writer Richard Church. -
2009 The Wild ThingsLondon: 2009A lovely first UK edition of this novelisation inspired by 'Where the Wild Things Are'. -
1965 The Cat and the DevilLondon: 1965A superb first edition of this brightly illustrated short story for children from Irish writer James Joyce. -
c1937 A Flower Fairy AlphabetLondon: c1937A beautiful volume of Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairy poems, complete with her striking colourful plates. -
1927 Autumn Songs With Music From "Flower Fairies of the Autumn"London: 1927A lovely first edition of this collection of twelve songs by Oliver Linnell, accompanied by poems and colour plates by Cicely Mary Barker. -
1934-48 Flower Fairies of the Spring, Summer, and AutumnLondon: c1934-48Three of Cicely Mary Barker's beautiful volumes of seasonal flower poems, complete with striking colour plates and the original dust wrappers. -
c1946-1950 Five Cicely Mary Barker Children's WorksLondon: c1946-1950Five charming volumes of the children's works of Cicely M. Barker, best known for her 'Flower Fairy' series. Each in the original dust wrapper. -
c1946-50 Five Cicely Mary Barker Dust WrappersLondon: c1946-50A nice set collecting together five dust wrappers for works by Cicely Mary Barker. -
c1960-1990 Flower Fairies of the Summer; Flower Fairies of the WinterLondon: c1960-1990Two of Cicely Mary Barker's charming 'Flower Fairy' beautifully illustrated children's works, in the original dust wrappers. -
1923 The Flower FairiesLondon: 1923The scarce first edition of Marion St John Webb's delightful children's work, beautifully illustrated with tipped in colour plates by Margaret Tarrant. -
1995 Cicely Mary Barker and Her ArtLondon: 1995This handsome first edition, first impression of an illustrated study of Cecily Mary Barker's career, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
c1962 The Flower FairiesLondon: c1962A seven volume set of Cicely Mary Barker's charming illustrated 'Flower Fairies' series, all in their original colour illustrated dust wrappers. -
1988 Simon the SwanLondon: 1988A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated sequel to The Lord of the Rushie River. -
1901 The Maid's ProgressLondon: 1901An uncommon tale in verse by Ernest Ames, following a young woman as she tries to find a husband, the first edition, complete with colour illustrations. -
1989 TruckersLondon: 1989The first edition of the first instalment of Terry Pratchett's trilogy of children's books, in the original dust wrapper. -
1872 The Little Messenger Birds, or, The Chimes of the Silver BellsLondon: [1872]A charming festive children's story, in the original decorative binding and illustrated with colour plates, including unique depictions of Santa Claus. -
1898 Lullaby-Land: Songs of ChildhoodLondon: 1898The first UK edition of this charming collection of children's poetry by Eugene Field, with illustrations by Charles Robinson. -
1946-1950 The Castle of Adventure and The Ship of AdventureLondon: 1946-1950A pair of smart first edition Enid Blyton novels from her 'Adventure' series. -
c1860 The Babes in the Basket or Daph and Her ChargeLondon: No date [c.1860]This scarce work of mid-nineteenth-century American children's fiction published anonymously by Charlotte Elizabeth Bowen. -
1953 Old Possum's Book of Practical CatsLondon: 1953A wonderfully bright, early impression of T. S. Eliot's whimsical collection of poems, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. -
1925 3vols Johnny Bear; Old Silver Grizzle the Badger; BillyLondon: 1925Three uniformly bound volumes of short animal stories by Ernest Thompson Seton, with charming illustrations. -
1922 Bannertail: The Story of a Gray SquirrelLondon: 1922A UK first edition of this illustrated children's book about a grey squirrel by Ernest Thompson Seton. -
1886 Harper's Young People for 1886London: 1886A scarce copy of this illustrated annual of American children's magazine Harper's Young People for the year 1886. -
1871 The Circling YearLondon: 1871A very scarce copy of this illustrated collection of short stories and verses for children, from the Religious Tract Society.