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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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1901 Nonsense Songs and StoriesLondon: 1901The ninth edition of this heavily illustrated collection of Edward Lear poems, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. -
1893 Stories & Fairytales by Hans Christian AndersenLondon: 1893Charmingly illustrated throughout by Gaskin, this is a wonderful example of the two volume first English language translation of Andersen's tales by H. Oskar Sommer. -
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. -
1931 Fairy TalesLondon: 1931A beautifully illustrated collection of fairy tales from the renowned Hans Christian Anderson, illustrated in colour by Harry Clarke. -
1894 A Nonsense Birthday BookLondon: 1894The uncommon first edition of this charming 'birthday book', in which blank spaces for writing in the names of people who have birthdays on various dates are accompanied by illustrations and quotations from Edward Lear. -
1854 A Book of Nonsense[London]: 1854Illustrated with seventy-three lithographs, this is the very scarce second edition of Edward Lear's enduringly popular work. -
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. -
1902-03 Just So Stories for Little Children & The Five NationsLeipzig : 1902-1903A smart set offering the Tauchnitz editions of two of Rudyard Kipling's classic work, one short-story collection and one poetry collection. -
1908 Just So StoriesLondon: 1908A smartly bound early edition of Rudyard Kipling's influential and popular collection of tales for children. -
1899 The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian AndersenLondon: 1899A smartly bound copy of this collection of fairy tales from Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, with illustrations throughout. -
1893 Stories and Fairytales Volume ILondon: 1893A wonderfully illustrated collection of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales. -
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'. -
1853 The Ladder of LaughterLondon: 1853A vanishingly scarce anthology of the beloved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. -
1885 The White Swans and Other TalesLondon: 1885A beautiful first edition thus of this collection of six tales from Hans Anderson, charmingly illustrated by English painter and illustrator Alice Havers. -
2006 Hans Andersen's Fairy TalesLondon: 2006A smartly bound fourteenth printing of this brightly illustrated collection of fairy tales from Hans Christian Anderson, published by The Folio Society. -
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. -
1891 Nonsense Songs & StoriesLondon, New York.: 1891This charmingly illustrated collection of children's verse by the celebrated nonsense poet Edward Lear, bound in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. -
1889 Nonsense Botany and Nonsense AlphabetsLondon, New York.: 1889This uncommon, illustrated collection of children's verse by the celebrated nonsense poet Edward Lear, bound in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. -
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. -
1924-1929 4vol A Collection of Short Stories for Children from Rudyard KiplingLondon: 1924-1929A smart set of later editions of these short story collections from Rudyard Kipling, for younger readers. -
1919 SprookjesAlkmaar: 1919A smart third edition of this illustrated collection of fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, retold by Jan Van Der Moer in Dutch. -
1901 The Book of NonsenseLondon: 1901A charming copy of Edward Lear's much-loved humorous Book of Nonsense, with one-hundred-and-ten illustrations. -
1894 Nonsense Songs and StoriesLondon: 1894The delightfully illustrated ninth edition of Edward Lear's popular collection of nonsense songs and verse. -
1979 The Snow QueenHarmondsworth, Middlesex : 1979The first edition of this beautifully illustrated adapted version of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. -
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. -
1900 Nonsense SongsLondon: 1900An illustrated edition of the entertaining nonsense poems of Edward Lear, this edition colourfully illustrated by Leonard Leslie Brooke. -
1923 Hans Andersen's Fairy TalesNottingham: 1923A colourfully illustrated edition of the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, a smart copy in the original dust wrapper. -
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. -
1896-1898 2vols Soldier Tales and 'Captains Courageous': A Story of the Grand BanksLondon: 1896-1898Two smart early printings of the first editions of these works by the popular author Rudyard Kipling. -
1904-1928 21vols The Works of Rudyard KiplingLondon: 1904-1928A smart twenty-one volume set of works by Rudyard Kipling, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. -
c1891 The Story of the Gadsbys: A Tale Without a PlotLondon: c1891A collection of eight short scenes written by Rudyard Kipling. -
c1910 Danish Fairy Tales and LegendsPaisley: c1910Illustrated edition of this anthology of Danish tales by the popular author of fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen.