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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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1949 Doctor Dolittle's ZooLondon: 1949The seventh Doctor Dolittle novel, a charming and illustrated tale following the doctor as he returns home to expand his zoo. -
1946 The New Rupert BookLondon: 1946The first edition of the charming 1946 Rupert Bear annual, following the adventures of the beloved anthropomorphic bear and his friends. -
1931 Die Schule im WaldeOldenburg: 1931The first edition of this German tale for children by Adolf Holst, colourfully illustrated by Else Wenz-Vietor. -
1949 RupertLondon: 1949The first edition of the charming 1949 Rupert Bear annual, following the adventures of the beloved anthropomorphic bear and his friends. -
1945 A New Rupert BookLondon: 1945The first edition of the charming 1945 Rupert Bear annual, following the adventures of the beloved anthropomorphic bear and his friends. -
1948 The Rupert Book: The Daily Express AnnualLondon: 1948A lovely copy of the 1948 Rupert Bear annual, following the beloved anthropomorphic bear and his friends, and illustrated in colour. -
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1937-38 The Laughing Hour, and, Laugh Another DayLondon: 1937-38Two very scarce works for children by Mary Forster Knight, both signed by the author. -
c1900 Father Tuck's Animal ABCLondon: c1900A colourfully illustrated guide to the alphabet through animals, a charming and scarce Victorian volume. -
1894 Nonsense Songs and StoriesLondon: 1894The delightfully illustrated ninth edition of Edward Lear's popular collection of nonsense songs and verse. -
c1905 The Water-Babies Told to the ChildrenLondon: c1905A smart retelling of Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies, with illustrations throughout. -
1947 Schoolgirls Album 1947London: 1947A smart first edition of the Schoolgirls Album for the year 1947. -
c1920 Marigold Garden Pictures and RhymesLondon: c1920A smart collection of verses for children with charming illustrations throughout. -
1844 Anna Ross: A Story for ChildrenEdinburgh: 1844A scarce eighth edition of this charmingly illustrated children's story from Scottish writer Grace Kennedy. -
1897 Children's Stories from Dickens Re-told by His Grand-daughter and OthersLondon: 1897A charmingly illustrated copy of this collection of stories for children, produced by Charles Dicken's granddaughter, Mary Angela Dickens. -
c1925 Under the Window by Kate GreenawayLondon: c1925A smart copy of this charming children's book from Kate Greenaway, a work which is scarcely both written and illustrated by her. -
1899 The Child's Own MagazineLondon : 1899A very scarce magazine for children containing short stories, poems and puzzles, charmingly illustrated throughout. -
1904 The Sun-ChildLondon: 1904The vanishingly scarce first edition of R. C. Lehmann's beautifully illustrated children's work. -
1906 Little Lord FauntleroyLondon: 1906A smart illustrated edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett's popular tale of Little Lord Fauntleroy. -
c1919 Army Boys in France; Or, From Training Camp to TrenchesCleveland; New York: c1919A lovely example of this thrilling children's novel about life on the French front in the First World War. -
1898 The Toys and Games ABCLondon: 1898The very scarce first edition of this charming picture book from beloved author Edith Nesbit, illustrated throughout in colour. -
1955 The Forest of Boland Light RailwayLondon: 1955The first edition of this fantastical children's novel by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, in the original dust wrapper. -
1946 The Little Grey MenLondon: 1946The second impression of Denys Watkins-Pitchford's popular children's fantasy novel, with the original illustrations by the author. -
1981 Aladdin and the Wonderful LampLondon: 1981A vibrantly illustrated version of Andrew Lang's retelling of this classic folktale. -
1948 'BB's' Fairy Book Meeting HillLondon: 1948A smart first edition anthology of fairy tales, told by the authors to two young children, a colourfully illustrated work. -
1930 Sunlight-MarchenZurich: 1930An uncommon anthology of German fairy tales, a colourful and entertaining volume. -
1951 Manka the Sky GipsyLondon: 1951An illustrated novel following a wild goose by Denys Watkins-Pitchford. -
1913 The Fairy BookLondon: 1913The first edition of Dinah Craik's beautifully bound and vibrantly illustrated volume of fairy tales, with plates by Warwick Goble. -
1895 The Red True Story BookLondon: 1895The first edition of this illustrated collection of true stories, mainly drawn from European history, including Joan of Arc and the Jacobite uprising of 1745. -
1909 The Red Book of HeroesLondon: 1909The first edition of this children's story collection on historical 'heroes', illustrated with colour plates throughout. -
1905 Oh! Poor Amelia Jane!London : 1905The first edition of this charming Victorian children's book by Kathleen Ainslie, with wonderful colour illustrations by the author. -
c1848 Le Bon Ange: Dix Nouvelles Ecrites pour la JeunesseParis: c1848A scarce collection of ten French children's tales, beautifully illustrated throughout and with a hand-coloured title page. -
1912 Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy TalesLondon: 1912The second edition of Grace James's wonderful collection of Japanese fairy tales, beautifully illustrated with colour plates by Warwick Goble. -
1910 The Slant BookNew York: 1910A wonderfully illustrated copy of this humorous children's book, set on a slant, written by American author and artist, Peter Newell. -
1908 The Hole BookNew York: 1908A brightly illustrated, first edition copy of this charming children's book in which you must "follow the hole", written and illustrated by Peter Newell. -
1927 Tootleoo TwoLondon: 1927The first edition of the second of Bernard Darwin's Mr. Tootleoo children's work, illustrated with colour plates by Elinor Darwin, the author's wife. -
c1915 The Pie and The Patty-PanLondon: c1915An early edition of this charming children's work by much loved author, Beatrix Potter.