Search Results: Children's Books from Hall of Books

Macmillan & Co, 1931. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. John Tenniel. Miniature Edition reprint, 1931, hardback with no jacket. 4 x 6 inches. 200 pages plus endpapers and 42 illustrations by John Tenniel. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - red cloth boards, with gilt titles and illustration, are a little rubbed to edges, corners slightly faded and spine tanned. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, owner's name in ink to ffep, text and charming illustrations clean and clear throughout. A lovely book in this 'Miniature' edition. We also have 'Through the Looking Glass', listed separatley (same date and edition). Please contact us for more information and additional photographs.

Paul Hamlyn, 1968. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Laszlo B. Acs. First Edition, Fourth Impression hardback, 1968, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good condition, dj is a little worn to edges; blue cloth boards, with bright silver titles to spine, are very crisp. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, slight tanning to page-ends but text and illustrations clean and clear throughout.

London: Partridge. Hardback. Very Good/No jacket. W. Rainey, R. I.. Undated (5th edition circa 1910) hardback with no dust jacket. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - pictorial blue boards a little faded and rubbed to edges with corners slightlt rounded but gilt titles and page ends still bright. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions; some minor stanniong to end papers and publishers catalogue to rear of book but text and lovely illustrations clean and clear throughout.

London, : Macmillan.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Ronald Searle. First UK Edition 1975. Blue cloth boards slightly faded to top edge, show minimal signs of handling. Gilt titles to spine nice and crisp. Unclipped jacket is slightly worn on top egde with two unclosed tears, slightly soiled. Binding tight and square, no annotations or inscriptions, text clean and clear throughout. Page edges a little dusty. Bookplate to front-free endpaper.

London: Nelson. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Victor Cooley. Hardback with unclipped jacket. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj has small unclosed tear to lower rear cover, a couple of chips to corners and white rear cover is soiled. Binding tight, no annotations - owners name and address to ffep, text clean and clear throughout

London: BBC Books.. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. Ernest H. Shepard. 1987 BBC Series tie-in. Pictorial baords show minimal signs of wear. Binding tight and text clean throughout. NO inscriptions or annotations.

London: Fleetway House. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. Hardback with no dust jakcet. In overall good to very good condition with the usual minor signs of handling and storage - pictorial boards a little soiled and some wear to edges. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions although the original owners has filled in the 'Belongs to' box. Neat prize-plate to ffep, a little age-spotting to end-papers but text and illustrations clean and clear throughout.

London, : Edmund Ward.. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. A Fancy Tale for Boys and Girls and Grown-Ups too, if they like. First Edition. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 142 pages. Dusky red cloth boards show signs of handling with a couple of small stains and very minor shelfwear. Binding tight, no inscriptions or annotations. Text and excellent illustrations crisp throughtout with a little age-spotting and tanning to page ends and the first and last three pages. A charming book for reading and sharing with the children.

London: Collins Clear-Type Press. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. First edition hardback (undated) with no jacket. In overall good condition with the usual minor signs of handling and storage - blue cloth boards with black titles and decoration are a little stained and spine is worn at head and tail with cover beginning to peel off binding. Binding tight, no annotations - neat gift inscription to reverse of ffep, text clean and clear throughout, lovely b&w illustrated endpapers.

John Murray. Hardback. Acceptable/No Jacket. Undated hardback, circa 1940's (previous owner's name and date to ffep - 17/01/1951). In overall acceptable condition, creamy-pink paper-covered boards, with illustrated front and rear covers and titles to spine, are rubbed to corners and spine covering is cracked and peeling to top two inches. The book has become stained and soiled to the leading edge - this affects both front and back boards and several pages ends, however text and charming illustrations are unaffected. Binding tight, no annotations, owners name and date in ink to ffep. Please contact us for more information and photographs. This is a very scarce early copy of this title.

London: W & R Chambers. Hardback. Very Good/No jacket. Hardback with no dustjacket (as published). In overall very good condition with the usual very minor signs of handling and storage, red pictorial boards are very slightly faded to spine with some slight wear to edges. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions - prize-plate to front paste-down, text clean and clear throughout.

London: Religious Tract Society.. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. Hardback with no dust jacket - undated but presentation plate to front paste-down dated 1910. In overall good to very good condition with the usual minor signs of handling and storage - red cloth illustrated and decorated boards are a little tanned to edges and spine, spine head a little soft - gilt titles and page ends still bright. Binding reasonably tight, no annotations or inscriptions, some tanning to end papers and page edges but text clean and clear throughout.

London, : David Nutt.. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition, First Impression 12 October 1901. 6 x 8 inches. 360 pages. Green cloth boards with pictorial front cover and gilt title to spine and cover. Some tanning to spine and corners very mildy bumped. Signs of handling and a stain to upper rear cover - does not affect the charming rear illustration. No jacket as published. Binding tight, there is a crack to gutter at front and rear paste-down but no pages are loose. Text and beautiful illustrations are crisp and clear throughout - very slight foxing to end papers and a touch of tanning to uncut page ends. The stain from the rear cover follows through into the last few pages of the book but is negligable. Inscription on front flyleaf, no annotations. This is a lovely, lovely book in very good condition, regardless of its considerable age. For collecting and enjoying. The illustrations are worth the price on their own.

London: Walter Edwards. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Barbera Phillipson. First Edition hardback (1947) with unclipped jacket. In overall good to very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj is a little worn to egdes with a couple of chips and unclosed tears. Binding tight, no annotations, gift inscription to ffep, text and illustrations clean and clear throughout with a little minor tanning to page ends.

London, : Beaver Books.. Paperback. Good. 1987 edition in overall good condition

New York: Harper & Row. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Joan Sandin. Hardback with unclipped jacket (1977 - publishers stamp to front DJ flap). In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - cream pictorial dj and boards slightly soiled to edges and dj has unclosed tear to spine head and a little wear to top edge. Binding tight, no inscriptions or annotations, text and lovely iluustrations clean and clear throughout.

London, : Robert Culley.. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. Second Edition hardback, 1904 ,with no jacket as issued. In overall very good condition with minor signs of age handling and storage - light rubbing to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight; no annotations or inscriptions - previous owners name has been tipp-exed out on the front free-end paper. Light tanning to page-ends and end-papers but text and illustrated frontis bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

London: Stanley Paul. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardback with no jacket - 1958 reprint. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage. Binding tight, no annotations - warm gift inscription ffep; text clean and clear throughout.

Methuen & Co, 1932. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. E. H. Shepard. Methuen Modern Classics, second edition 1932. Hardback with no jacket. In overall very good condition with usual minor signs of handling and storage - red cloth boards, with black titles and decoration to spine and front cover, are very slightly rounded to corners and spine a little faded. Binding tight, neat owners name in ink to ffep but no other annotations or inscriptions, a little age-tanning to page edges and prelims, but text and wonderful illustrations by E. H. Shepard are clean and clear throughout. A very clean and tidy edition of this ever-poular children's title from a private collection.

London, : The Pilgim Press.. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. Undated, Prize plate on front free end paper is dated 1931. Red cloth boards in generally very good condition with some minor wear to corners and edges and corners rounded. No jacket, binding is tight with no annotations or inscriptions. Some minor foxing to endpapers and page ends, text is clean and clear throughout. A nice copy of this scarce text.