Search Results: Children's Fiction from Bird's Books

London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1895. Hardcover. Good. London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1895. Good. Small 8vo, approx. 6.75''. Green boards with decoration of flowers & foliage in red & black on front with gilt & red titles. Black posy vignette on rear board, faded titles in black on spine. 72pp with 16pp publisher's catalogue of 'books for young people'. Illustrated with frontispiece & many other line drawings throughout the text. A moral tale of a boy's cruelty & a girl's kindness, which all comes out alright in the end. Contemporary prize inscription on front endpaper from Guthrie Public School dated 1899. Inner binding cracked at the front, also little bumped, marked etc. as you might expect for its age.

London: Methuen Young Books, 1970. Hardcover. Good. E H Shepard. 4to, terracotta binding with silver gilt decoration on front and rear. 62pp of verses for children illustrated throughout in colour and line drawings in black and white. Classic and humurous verses for children. Ex school library with stamp and number on front endpaper. No other library markings, but a few fingerprints.

Winner of the Young People's Comic Award at the 2013 British Comic Awards The most gripping new comic book series since Tintin. Follow our hero, Julius Chancer, as he embarks on a hazardous quest for the rainbow orchid - a mythical flower last mentioned by the ancient Greek philosopher, Theophrastus, and steeped in legend. His epic journey takes him from 1920s Britain to the Indian subcontinent and its mysterious lost valleys. Garen Ewing's stunning graphic novel series blends classic storytelling and historical drama with cinematic artwork in the same vein as the great Herge. The Complete Rainbow Orchid collects all three volumes of the story together with extra pages of fascinating bonus material showing how the adventure was created. Signed dedication on title page. Inner book in new mint condition, a little shelf wear to cover.

Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, 76pp. Red cloth boards with black titles and illustration on front, decorative endpapers. Coloured frontispiece and seven other coloured plates. Monchrome illustrations throughout the text. The story of a guinea-pig who likes to travel and the creations that she meets on her way. She also likes to go home.

London: William Heinemann, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Archie MacGregor. 8vo, green cloth boards with dark green illustration and titles on front and spine. 163pp illustrated with 5 full page pictures and others throughout the text. "Christmas Stories for Young & Old" 8 short stories, occasionally bizarre, written in a humorous style. A New Edition. Occasional marks, but generally very clean.

London: Collins, 1970. Hardcover. Good +. Eastman. First UK Edition. Pictorial covers and illustrated throughout. When a strange egg appears in their nest, Mr. and Mrs. Bird kindly take it upon themselves to raise the "baby bird" inside. But when the egg hatches, the Birds are in for a big surprise. "Junior" is the oddest-looking baby bird they've ever seen, with big, long jaws full of teeth and an appetite to match. In fact, he looks more like a baby alligator than a baby bird! Nevertheless, the devoted Birds run themselves ragged feeding Junior until he gets so big, he must leave the nest or it will collapse underneath him. But how can Junior fly without wings? To the delight of the Birds and readers, the dilemma is solved when Junior takes off from a branch overlooking a pond. A Collins Early Bird Book. Generally very good and clean, slight rubbing and edge wear. Previous owner's name scored out on title page. Lovely colourful vintage illustrations and an amusing story.

London: Constable & Co, 1960. First edition. Good. Audrey Walker. Large 12mo, red cloth boards with gilt teddy bear decoration on front. An easy to read story for young children, illustrated throughout with pictures in red, blue, green and black. Former owner's name on front end paper, occasional marks throughout. Teddy bears' table manners are brought into question.

London: Dean & Son, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. 8vo, blue cloth boards with black titles on spine. Decorative presentation bookplate from a Sunday school on front pastedown. Pictorial dust jacket is in fair condition, with part of the front inner flap detached and old selotape repairs. 185pp with numerous black and white line drawings throughout the text. A few of these have been coloured in, please see pictures. Classic Enid Blyton short stories.

London: Smith Elder & Co., 1867. Fair. Doyle, Richard. London: Smith Elder & Co, 1867 Hardcover Fair Doyle, Richard 8vo, original orange cloth boards with gilt titles & vignette on front Binding somewhat grubby & some wear on spine (see pictures) 64pp illustrated with tissue guarded frontis & 20 other engravings throughout text A little bit of foxing inside, but generally the inner book is clean & in good condition A fairy tale involving three brothers, a golden river & the wind Ex reference library with pictorial bookplate on pastedowns No other obvious library markings

London: Golden Pleasure Books, 1965. Good. Manasek, Ludek. London: Golden Pleasure Books, 1965 Board_book Good Manasek, Ludek From an original story by Milan Ferko Pictorial card boards with linen spine In order to keep her chicks quiet, a mother hen tells them the story of a great magician who was responsible for every marvellous thing in the world Each page has a question about an animal & a picture of it in its natural environment, with an overlaid fold out with a cutout showing the animal usually in a circus Appealing pictures 10pp Some marks, a little dampstaining & occasional additions by a previous owner (see pictures)

London: Chatto & Windus, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. First edition, third impression. Slim hardback with pictorial boards in matching unclipped dust jacket. 61pp with black and white illustrations by the author. This is a compendium of some of Lear's familiar nonsense poems including, The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, The Jumblies. The Quangle Wangle's Hat, Dong with the Luminous Nose, and The Pobble who has No Toes.

London: Darton & Co, 1854. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Small 8vo, red cloth with faded gilt decoration. All edges gilt. 264pp plus 16pp publisher's catalogue. Black and white illustrations throughout. Stories, antedotes, poems and essays for a youthful audience. Frontis, title page and contents page absent, a couple of pages loose. Edgewear. Previous owner's name on endpaper.

London: Hutchinson Junior Books Ltd, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Biro, Val. London: Hutchinson Junior Books Ltd, 1967. First edition. Good +. Biro, Val. First edition hardback picture book, illustrated by Val Biro of Gumdrop fame, unpaginated. Inner pages nice & clean. Outer boards have some shelfware to edges & top of spine, colours still bright. A story about a seal with a taste for adventure who wants to see the world.

London: Walker Books, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. New/New. McKean. 8vo, pictorial boards with dust jacket, 79pp illustrated throughout by Mckean. A graphic novel within a novel.

'A medley of bird-children, kind wizards, kings in broom cupboards, butterflies, goats, kites and woodland creatures - flavoured with an unusual recipe for chocolate porridge' . A collections of stories and poems by the acclaimed author Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Shirley Hughes.