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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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c1910 The Water-BabiesLondon : c1910A beautifully illustrated children's novel by Charles Kingsley, with a frontispiece and 7 colourful plates. -
c1927 The Water-BabiesLondon: c1927A charmingly illustrated edition of Charles Kingsley's children's classic, in the original very scarce dust wrapper. -
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. -
1913 My DogLondon: 1913A charming children's book telling the amusing tale of a young bulldog, the first edition to be illustrated with colour plates by Cecil Aldin. -
1910 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-BabyLondon: 1910A beautiful copy of Charles Kingsley's children's classic, illustrated throughout by Linley Sambourne, and in a Bickers prize binding. -
1864 The Water-BabiesLondon and Cambridge: 1864A sought after early edition of Charles Kingsley's important children's fantasy novel, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. -
1946 BunnyboroughLondon: 1946A first edition thus of Cecil Aldin's charming children's picture book about anthropomorphic rabbits. -
c1905 The Water-Babies Told to the ChildrenLondon: c1905A smart retelling of Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies, with illustrations throughout. -
1914 The Dog Who Wasn't What He Thought He WasLondon: [1914]A charming children's book following a mongrel named Gibus, colourfully illustrated by Cecil Aldin. -
1919 The Water BabiesNottingham: 1919A wonderfully illustrated copy of Charles Kingsley's popular children's work, with bright, colourful drawings by Jessie Willcox Smith. -
1908 The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales for My ChildrenLondon: 1908A smartly bound copy of Kingsley's retellings of Greek classics, illustrated by the author. -
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1929 Sleeping PartnersLondon: 1929A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on dogs by artist Cecil Aldin. -
1927 Dogs of CharacterLondon: 1927A lovely limited edition of Cecil Aldin's charmingly illustrated tale about the dogs Mickey and Cracker, an Irish wolfhound and a bull terrier. -
1927 Dogs of CharacterLondon: 1927A limited edition of Cecil Aldin's charmingly illustrated tale about the dogs Mickey and Cracker, an Irish wolfhound and a bull terrier. -
c1909 The White Puppy BookLondon: c1909Famed illustrator Cecil Aldin's delightful 'White Puppy Book', an illustrated volume featuring a humorous tale concerning a troublesome young pup. -
c1927 Willie Winkie's Animal BookLondon: c1927A very scarce copy of this charming children's book, written and illustrated in colour by Cecil Aldin. -
1911 More PeersLondon: 1911A delightfully illustrated work by Hilaire Belloc depicting comedic interpretations of fictional Lords, Earls and Barons. -
1923 The Bad Child's Book of BeastsLondon: 1923A smart reprint of Belloc's popular verse collection for children, a copy gifted from the Dean of Bristol, Edward Burroughs. -
1912 The Mongrel Puppy BookLondon : 1912A charmingly illustrated Cecil Aldin book on a mongrel puppy. -
1912 Puppy TailsLondon: 1912Delightfully illustrated throughout, with colour plates by Cecil Aldin, this is a wonderfully amusing collection of short verses about the adventures of young dogs. -
1908-9 The Black Puppy Book and the White Puppy BookLondon: 1908-9Delightfully illustrated by Cecil Aldin, present here are the famed illustrator's 'Black Puppy Book' and 'White Puppy Book'. Each illustrated volume features a humorous tale concerning a troublesome young pup. -
1863 The Water-BabiesLondon : 1863A scarce first edition, first issue of Kingsley's noted work, The Water Babies, with the exceptionally scarce L'envoi leaf. -
1905 Madame How and Lady WhyLondon: 1905Charles Kingsley's classic juvenile work in a charmingly leather-bound. -
1927 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land BabyLondon: 1927A fantastic illustrated edition of Charles Kingsley's classic of Victorian literature, with plates in colour by Warwick Goble. -
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1936 The Water BabiesLondon: 1936A. E. Jackson's illustrated edition of this classic children's fantasy novel, with Jackson's colour plates throughout. -
1922 The Water-BabiesLondon and Melbourne: [1922]A charming volume comprising Charles Kingsley's popular novel for children with numerous coloured plates by Harry G. Theaker. -
1913 My DogLondon: 1913A charming and very smart copy of this brightly illustrated, humorous children's work. -
1916 The Water-BabiesNew York: 1916The first edition thus of 'The Water-Babies', the first edition to be illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, replete with beautiful colour plates. In the original very scarce publisher's box. -
1922 The Water-BabiesLondon: 1922A beautifully and colourfully illustrated edition of Charles Kingsley's popular children's fairy tale, illustrated in colour by Harry G. Theaker. -
1919 The Water BabiesNottingham & London: 1919A beautiful later edition of Charles Kingsley's renowned children's work 'The Water Babies', lavishly illustrated with colour plates and complete with a dust wrapper. -
c1917 The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-BabyLondon, Paris and New York: c1917A lovely illustrated edition of this important piece of children's fiction, with a pictorial cover and colour plates by Mabel Lucie Attwell. -
1916 The Water-BabiesNew York: 1916A colourfully illustrated edition of Charles Kingsley's immensely popular Victorian children's novel, illustrated in colour throughout by Jessie Willcox Smith.