Search Results: Authors starting with V from Mad Hatter Books

London: Blackie. No Date . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Peggy Fortnum. Bright dj (price clipped), spine tips slightly rubbed, flaps lightly foxed, vg green boards lettered in black, illustrated by PEGGY FORTNUM, a few light spots on first and last pages and foredges, else vg. wide 8vo, 125pp. The story of an orphan girl's wonderful journey after she runs away to the Forest of Nowhere.

London: Hodder & Stoughton (Leapfrog), 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Annabel Spenceley. Hardback: illustrated in b/w by ANNABEL SPENCELEY, laminated colour pictorial boards, spine is slightly faded, small bump on top back edge, endpapers lightly foxed and some internal spots, else vg. square 8vo (190x175x12mm), 96pp. Only the stable-hand has any idea how to restore the Princess's sense of humour ..

London: Batsford (Junior Heritage Books), 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. John Mansbridge. lovely colour pictorial boards, some photographs, beautiful colour pictures by JOHN MANSBRIDGE, vg+. 8vo, 80pp.

London: George G. Harrap , 1951. Book. Illus. by Dick and Joan Robinson. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: colour frontispiece + b/w illustrations by DICK and JOAN ROBINSON, dj (with a note on the front flap saying it comes from a 1952 2nd impression), chipped on the edges plus a few short tears, small hole on the spine, covers are in nice condition, flyleaves have a darkened strip, light foredge foxing, else vg. sm 8vo, 96pp. Milly-Molly-Mandy Series No. 58..

London: George G. Harrap , 1955. Book. Illus. by Ruth Gervis and Jetta Vise. Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: b/w/blue frontispiece + b/w illustrations by RUTH GERVIS and JETTA VISE, no dj, covers are a bit marked, spine tips slightly worn, some foredge and internal foxing, one page corner creased, else g. sm 8vo, 96pp..

Australia: National Book Distributors, 1995. Book. Illus. by Yvonne Perrin. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour by YVONNE PERRIN, glossy colour pictorial covers are a bit faded, 'book belongs to' panel filled in plus a neat inscription on front flyleaf, pages are rippled, else vg. folio, 103pp. 4 stories (poems): Possum Creek's Big Flood - The Great Possum Creek Bush Fire - The Great Possum Creek Earthquake - The Lost World of Possum Creek..

Australia: National Book Distributors, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Yvonne Perrin. Hardback: laminated colour pictorial boards, slight wear at top of spine, small neat inscription on flyleaf, page edges lightly finger creased, vg. folio, (24pp). Illustrated in colour throughout by YVONNE PERRIN.

London: Abelard-Schuman (Grasshopper Books), 1974. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jansje Fluit. dj (price unclipped) a little rubbed on edges, spine tips and corners of covers also slightly rubbed, illustrated by JANSJE FLUIT, some light foxing on page edges, vg. small 8vo, 93pp. The quest of an Indian doll, who claims to be the spirit of a Navajo Indian, to find his squaw.

London: Andersen Press, 2011. First UK . Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated in shades of beige and brown by the author. Hardback: no dj, illustrated boards, fine. folio, unpaginated. The rather sad, true story about ANNIE TAYLOR (62 years old) who wanted fame and fortune by conquering the Niagara Falls in a barrel (1903). She achieved the deed, but it didn't bring her fortune, only heart-ache because of her appearance, her age and her gender. She still is the only woman to have achieved this feat.

London: Oxford University Press, 1967. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Jaap Tol. Hardback: no dj, vg colour pictorial white boards, corners slightly rubbed and bumped, coarse cloth spine, illustrated in colour throughout by JAAP TOL, new endpapers fitted, lower page edges lightly finger creased and rippled, else vg. folio, (32pp).

UK: Konemann, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardback: glossy colour pictorial covers are slightly bumped on the spine tips and corners, 6 double pages with pop ups and lift the flaps, showing how mouse managed to get her birthday cake back, a few small internal marks, else vg. 4to..

London: Lothian, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. Retold by Alain Presencer, 4 double spread scenes in colour with elaborate pop-up action, pasted on each scene is a colour pictorial covered booklet with story, laminated colour pictorial boards with rounded corners, a few small dents along edges: perfect pop-ups with sound effects. square 4to. 4 bedtime lion stories: The lion and the fox - The lion, the mosquito and the spider - The lion, the jackal, the panther & the brave kid - The lion and the carpenter.

UK: Brockhampton, 1977. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A.E. Inkle. Illustrated by A.E. INKLE. Hardback: dj (price uncut), back of jacket is a bit dusty, dark blue boards with gilt spine lettering, pages are clean, vg+. tall 8vo, 168pp. A village in the French Alps has to make way for a hydro-electric dam to supply electricity to the towns and factories in the South of France. Translated from the Dutch by Roy Edwards. First published by University of London Press in 1959.

UK: Puffin, 1983. Repr . Soft cover. Very Good. Alie Evers. A paperback: spine and corners were covered with sellotape - removed but marks remaining, illustrated by ALIE EVERS, vg.

London: University of London Press, 1959. Book. Illus. by Alie Evers. Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: illustrated by ALIE EVERS, dj is foxed, frayed on spine tips and corners, price unclipped, blue boards with gilt spine lettering, corners lightly bumped, bookshop stamp & inscription on front flyleaf, foredge and internal foxing, else g. 8vo, 174pp. Translated from the Dutch. Awarded 'The best Children's Book of the Year' prize in Holland in 1954..

Amsterdam: Mulder & Zoon (Globe Series No 2103A). No Date . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Colour pictorial boards slightly bowed, corners very lightly rubbed, orange cloth spine, nicely illustrated in colour & in b/w by the author - 3 b/w ills coloured in, lower page edges lightly finger creased, short tear on lower edge of last page, else g++. small square 12mo, (20pp).

Amsterdam: Mulder & Zoon Book. Very Good. Hardcover. No Date. Hardback: 3 full page illustrations, laminated colour pictorial covers are slightly worn on the spine tips and corners, back cover is dusty and a bit discoloured, foredge and some internal foxing, else vg. 8vo, 61pp. Translated from the Dutch. Jacob van Lennep (24 March 1802 - 25 August 1868) was a Dutch poet and novelist..

New York: The Hyperion Press, 1944. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Oscar Fabres. 7 stories: The talking Bird - Aladdin - The Magic House - Ali Baba -The Fisherman and the Genii - The young King of the Black Isles - Abou Mahomed the Lazy. Illustrated in colour and b/w by OSCAR FABRES. Hardback: no dj, colour pictorial boards slightly rubbed on the edges and corners, spine tips slightly bumped, else vg. 4to, 56pp.

London: Frederick Muller, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: 8 full page colour illustrations + 36 b/w illustrations by the author, dj is a little foxed, top edges slightly rubbed, price clipped, covers are a bit faded on the lower edges, endpapers and foredges foxed plus a few internal spots, else vg. folio, 71pp. The story of Kersti, the seventh, and last, and naughtiest daughter of the van Dieselens and how she persuaded Saint Nicholas to give presents to the bad children on the good Saint's birthday. Set in Holland..

UK: World's Work, 1977. Book. Illus. by Paul Galdone. Very Good. Hardcover. First UK. Hardback: illustrated in colour by PAUL GALDONE, glazed colour pictorial boards have slight wear on spine tips plus some scribble indentations on the front, a few internal marks, small piece torn from the top corner of the last page, else vg. oblong 4to, (28pp)..