Search Results: Children's from Nigel Sustins Books

UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 2004. Signed first printing (2004, different cover) of the second volume in a fantasy trilogy, sequel to 'The Oracle' (also available is the third volume 'The Scarab' with inserted signature], a paperback original, unread in card covers, signed by author to title page, with an additional 'Enjoy!'.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

UK: Walker Books, 1997. Signed first printing of the author's fourth novel, with a Shropshire setting, near fine cream boards with minimal wear, d/w has a little rubbing, and slight chips to the corners, but colourful wraparound cover artwork by Christian Birmingham is fine, signed by author to title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

UK: Methuen, 1965. Inscribed and signed to title page by author/artist: a rare and important signature for all Grahame and 'Pooh' enthusiastists; near fine in brown cloth with cover illustration of a badger in orange; internally fine - many black and white illustrations of badgers; dust-wrapper is price-clipped, and has some rubbing/darkening to edges, slight lifting of lamination to rear panel and top of spine, substantially good plus.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by The Author.

London, United Kingdom: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1999. Signed first printing, a very good copy with slight wear/rubbing to spine ends, and a little dust/browning to edges, tiny dint to top edge which has just nicked the edge of a few pages, d/w is very good with slight rubbing and marking, signed by author to front free endpaper. Cover illustration by Tim Gaudion.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good.

UK: Simon and Schuster, 2003. Scarce signed first UK printing, a paperback original, very good unread copy with French flaps as issued, signed and dated by author to title page, praised by Kevin Crossley-Holland as the best modern writer of historical fiction, and winner of the Newbery Medal.. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

London: Bodley Head, 2005. First printing of the true first edition, unread in new condition with dust-wrapper. The cover design differs from later printings in having the author's name at the top, and includes the wording: 'How far would you go to escape your brother's shadow?'. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New.

UK: Wizard Books, 2003. SIGNED by Tucker and Pullman, mint copy, unread first printing of a study of the writings of Philip Pullman by a renowned critic of children's literature, paperback original. ALSO INCLUDES the DVD documentary 'Beyond the Golden Compass [aka 'Northern Lights') the Magic of Philip Pullman' [Region 2] which contains exclusive interviews with Pullman and Nicholas Tucker.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Fine.

UK: Deutsch, 1974. A very good copy with only slight wear, 4th in the series, as indicated by the author's '4' on front free endpaper, where he has also done an ink sketch of Odd and Elsewhere, flecks of foxing to top edge, d/w too is very good with a little rubbing and browning to the edges.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Brian Robb.

London: Culley Undated, but gift inscription to front endpaper dated 1913, attractive illustrated boards, spine ends and corners rubbed/bumped, some dust and (child's?) pencil marks to edges. Some strain to stitching but binding secure. Illustrated in black and white. Interesting 16-page catalogue of illustrated books at the back with 5 sample illustrations.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

UK: Heinemann, 1993. One of the early fantasy titles for children by Rubinstein, who has also written the trilogy Tales of the Otori under the pseudonym Lian Hearn; the scarce first British edition, first printing; fine copy in boards as issued with glassine wrapper (library edition). . First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

UK: Oxford University Press, 1993. Signed first printing of the novel with which the author won the Whitbread Award for the second time (1994), virtually fine copy in dust-wrapper with minor rubs, two small faint marks to lower page block. Signed by author to title page. Other major signed award-winning McCaughrean books available. She is the author of the sequel to J M Barrie's classic: 'Peter Pan in Scarlet'.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Macmillan, 1931. Three colour plates, good in green cloth with wear/marking, fading to spine, browning/foxing to edges. Long hand-written dedication to Sir John Wardlaw-Milne (Conservative MP 1922-1945) by Tadeusz Jarecki, the Polish composer, dated 1941. No dust-wrapper.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Angela Pruszynska.

UK: Ward Lock 'Sunshine Series', undated, 24 charming colour plates by Margaret Tarrant, 176 pages, pictorial boards with rubbing/marking, wear to green spine strip, corners and edges of boards frayed/abraded, pastedowns and endpapers browned with the remnants of (erased) pencil drawings, rear hinge beginning to crack, some straining/cracks to binding within but pages still hold (where a crack occurs at page 44, the plate is detached and loosely laid in), plates and text otherwise very good.. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Margaret Tarrant.

UK: Blackie, 1961. Light red cloth with black and gilt spine panels, only light wear and marking, 8 full page colour illustrations, endpaper designs and jacket by Shirley Hughes, a little dust to edges, but otherwise an excellent copy, sprawling dedication in ink to half-title, d/w with full colour wraparound artwork is near fine, with only very slight rubbing; unusually, the book comes with the scarce blue card SLIPCASE with clear glassine front panel, that has some rubbing and creasing.. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Shirley Hughes.

USA: Harper & Row, 1972. Rare signed copy of the first American printing, inscribed ('to Sally') and signed in full by author to front free endpaper, dated 28.6.1972, good in pictorial boards with wear to spine ends and corners; dust-wrapper is chipped, rubbed and marked, frayed to wrapper spine ends, browned to spine with a number written mid-way, clipped to front flap.. Signed by Author. First USA Edition. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Illus. by Laszlo Kubinyi.

UK: Doubleday, 1999. SIGNED Omnibus of three novels, first printing thus: 'Only You Can Save Mankind', 'Johnny and the Dead', 'Johnny and the Bomb', signed by author to title page of the first book, wear to spine tips and one corner, unsightly blobs of foxing to top edge, otherwise good, dust-wrapper is bright and very good, with minimal rubbing to the edges.. Signed by Author. First Thus. Hardcover. Good/Very Good.

UK: Oxford University Press, 1987. Rare signed first printing of the first book to bring this author to prominence, winner of the Whitbread Children's Award for 1987; red cloth with slight wear/rubbing to board extremities, browning to pages and edges, signed by author to title page; d/w with colour illustration by Tudor Humphries, has slight rubbing/creasing to the edges, but is predominantly very good. Other major signed McCaughrean books available. She is the author of the sequel to J M Barrie's classic: 'Peter Pan in Scarlet'.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good.

UK: Robert Hale 22 stories, 8 delightful colour plates by Cyril Foster, no date, but a piece of paper pasted to front free endpaper gives, together with a name and address, the date 1952 (there is another piece of paper - blank - affixed to the front pastedown). Blue boards (slightly bowed) with gilt lettering/illustration. Spots of foxing to endpapers, but text and plates are clear. Dust-wrapper is rubbed and chipped with brown spotting, small tears/frayed losses to the edges.. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Cyril Foster.

USA: Bloomsbury, 2005. Scarce signed first USA printing of the second volume in the 'Children of Plynlimon' trilogy (volume one 'Sabrina Fludde' also available signed in the same hardback format), set in Shropshire and Wales, virtually fine copy with a little pushing to spine ends, in a fine d/w. Only published as a paperback original in the UK. Signed by author to the (red) front free endpaper.. Signed by Author. First USA Edition. Hard Back. Fine/Fine.

UK: Bloomsbury, 2005. Scarce signed unread first printing of the second volume in the 'Children of Plynlimon' trilogy (volume one 'Sabrina Fludde' also available signed), set in Shropshire and Wales. Published in the UK only as a paperback original. Signed by author to title page. ALSO INCLUDED (but NOT signed) the third volume 'Mad Dog Moonlight' published by Bloomsbury as a paperback original, first printing 2009. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Fine.