Book Auction

THE CHILDRENS CIRCUS BOOK, ill Eileen Mayo and Wyndham Payne, circa 1935, 4to orig cl bkd pict bds, glassine d/w £30- 40

THE BOYS OWN ANNUAL, 1928-31, vols 51-54, 4to orig pict cl, (4) £30-40

KAY THOMPSON: ELOISE AT CHRISTMASTIME, 1958, 1st edn, 4to orig cl d/w £20-30

THE CHAMPION ANNUAL, 1940-43, 1948-55, orig cl bkd pict bds, (12) £40-50

HENRY GILBERT: KING ARTHUR'S KNIGHTS, ill Walter Crane, 1911, 1st edn, orig décor cl gt £30-40

CHARLES DICKENS: DAVID COPPERFIELD, ill Frank Reynolds, Westminster Press, n d, 4to, orig décor cl gt £25-35

OLIVER GOLDSMITH: SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, ill Hugh Thomson, [1912], 4to, orig décor cl soiled £25-35

SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE: QUALITY STREET, ill Hugh Thomson, [1913], 4to, orig pict cl soiled £30-40

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: THE SCARLET LETTER, ill Hugh Thomson, [1920], 4to, orig décor cl gt soiled £20-30

SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE: QUALITY STREET, ill Hugh Thomson, [1913], 4to, orig pict cl gt £30-40

DANIEL DEFOE: ROBINSON CRUSOE, L Cassell Petter & Galpin, c1872, old hf cf worn, spine gt in compartments £20-30

STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, ill E Dulac, Boots n d, 4to, orig décor cl gt + 2 others similar, (Qty 3) £30-40

JEAN HENRI CASIMIR FABRE: BOOK OF INSECTS, Ed Mrs M M Stawell, ill E J Detmold, n y c1921, 12 col'd plts, 4to, orig cl gt £100- 120

KNOCKOUT FUN BOOK, 1953-54, orig cl bkd pict bds, (Qty 2) £20-30

RICHARD CHURCH: NORTH OF ROME, ill Michael Ayrton, 1960, 1st edn, orig cl bkd bds, d/w + NORTON JUSTER: ALBERIC THE WISE, ill Domenico Gnoli, 1966, 1s

IONA OPIE: TAIL FEATHERS FROM MOTHER GOOSE, 1988, 1st edn, orig bds, pict ppr label, d/w (ill M Sendak) + ROBERT GRAVES: THE BIG GREEN BOOK, ill M Sen

PAUL KOCHER: MASTER OF MIDDLE-EARTH THE ACHIEVEMENT OF J R TOLKIEN, 1973, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w + RUTH S NOEL: THE MYTHOLOGY OF MIDDLE-EARTH, 1977, 1s

WILLIAM BLAKE: SONGS OF INNOCENCE, ill Honor C Appleton, n d, orig cl gt, pict ppr label £20-30

WILL NICKLESS: OWLGLASS - THE NITEHOOD - MOLEPIE, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £30-40

RONALD SEARLE, 3 ttls: BACK TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE, 1951, 1st edn, orig cl d/w (tatty); MORE CATS, 1975, 1st edn, obl orig pict laminated bds; ZOODIAC,

RICHMAL CROMPTON, 4 ttls: WILLIAM'S HAPPY DAYS, [1930], 1st edn, orig cl soiled + 3 others 'William', (Qty 4) £30-40

ANDREW LANG, 2 ttls: THE RED BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES, 1921, orig cl soiled; THE BROWN FAIRY BOOK, 1932, orig cl, (Qty 2) £20- 30

ANDREW LANG, 2 ttls: THE BROWN FAIRY BOOK, 1904, 1st edn, orig cl gt; THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK, 1914, orig cl soiled, (lacks ffep), (Qty 2) £30-40

ARABELLA ARGUS: THE JUVENILE SPECTATOR…, 1810, 1st edn, 3 engrd plts, 3pp advts at end, lacks frontis, 12 mo, old cf v worn + RICHMAL MANGNALL: HISTOR

'NOMAD': THE CAMPER, 1928, orig pict wraps + EDNA LAKE: THE PEEWIT PATROL, 1946, 1st edn, orig pict wraps + J GIBSON: THE BOY SCOUT KNOT BOO...

OLIVER GOLDSMITH: THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, Intro Austin Dobson, ill Hugh Tomson, 1890, [300], 1st edn, lge ppr, orig cl £30- 40

JAMES ELROY FLECKER: HASSAN, ill Thomas MacKenzie, 1924, 1st edn, orig cl gt, d/w £100-120

ARCHIBALD MARSHALL: WOODEN A FAIRY TALE, ill Mabel Lucie Attwell, [1920], orig pict cl gt soiled + DORIS ASHLEY: CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM FRENCH ...

GEORGE BALDRY: THE RABBIT SKIN CAP, Ed L R Haggard, ill E Seago, 1939, 1st edn, orig cl soiled £20-30

WALTER DE LA MARE: SEVEN SHORT STORIES, ill John Nash, 1931, 1st edn, orig cl gt £20-30

D J WATKINS-PITCHFORD 'BB': BRENDON CHASE, 1944, 1st edn, inner joint split, orig cl gt, spine and top edge faded £25-35

EDITH NESBIT: THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET, ill H R Millar, [1904], 1st edn, col'd frontis loose, orig décor cl v worn £25-35

WASHINGTON IRVING: BRACEBRIDGE HALL, N Y & L, 1896, 2 vols, Surrey Edition, orig décor cl gt, (2) £50-60

RUDYARD KIPLING: THY SERVANT A DOG, ill G L Stampa, 1930, 1st edn, orig cl d/w £20-30

W E JOHNS: BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE, 1961, 1st edn, orig cl d/w £30-40

ENID BLYTON: THREE CHEERS SECRET SEVEN – SECRET SEVEN MYSTERY, 1956, 1957, 1st edns, orig cl d/ws, (Qty 2) £30-40

ENID BLYTON: FIVE HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME – FIVE GO DOWN TO THE SEA, 1952, 1953, 1st edns, orig cl, d/ws + ALISON UTTLEY: LITTLE GREY RABBIT GOES TO THE

ENID BLYTON, 5 ttls: FIVE GO OFF IN A CARAVAN, 1954, orig cl, d/w + 4 others same series, (Qty 5)

ENID BLYTON, 3 ttls: FIVE ON A SECRET TRAIL, 1956, 1st edn, orig cl; FIVE ARE TOGETHER AGAIN, 1963, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w + 1 other, same series, (Qty

ENID BLYTON: FIVE HAVE A MYSTERY TO SOLVE, 1962, 1st edn, orig cl d/w £30-40

CHARLES DICKENS: DAVID COPPERFIELD – BARNABY RUDGE RETOLD FOR CHILDREN BY ALICE F JACKSON, ill F M B Blaikie, c1909, 2 vols, orig cl pict ppr labels,

G A HENTY, 5 ttls: UNDER DRAKE'S FLAG, n d, orig pict cl; THE LION OF THE NORTH, n d, orig pict cl + 5 others, all 'New Henty' Library, ...

G A HENTY: WITH ROBERTS TO PRETORIA – WITH KITCHENER IN THE SOUDAN, 1902, 1903, 1st edns, orig pict cl, (Qty 2) £80- 100

G A HENTY: THROUGH RUSSIAN SNOWS – BOTH SIDES THE BORDER, 1896, 1899, 1st edns, orig pict cl, (Qty 2) £80-100

G A HENTY: WITH BULLER IN NATAL – BY CONDUCT AND COURAGE, 1901, 1905, 1st edns, orig pict cl gt, (Qty 2) £60-80

G A HENTY: A JACOBITE EXILE – AT AGINCOURT, 1894, 1897, 1st edns, orig pict cl gt, (Qty 2) £80-100

RUDOLPH ERICH RASPE: THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, ill G Dore, L Cassell Petter and Galpin, n d, 3rd edn, 4to, orig cl gt worn & soiled + ...

WALT DISNEY: MICKEY MOUSE ANNUAL, 1944, 1945, 1948, col'd frontises, orig cl bkd pict bds (1st to works), orig cl pict label (final work), (Qty ...

DOROTHY UNA RATCLIFFE, 2 ttls: NIGHTLIGHTS, ill Cecile Walton, 1929, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt; DELIGHTSOME LAND, ill Fred Lawson, 1945, 1st edn, orig

ERNEST THOMPSON SETON: ROLF IN THE WOODS, 1911, 1st edn, orig cl gt soiled, d/w, (tatty) £20-30

EDMUND J SULLIVAN: THE KAISER'S GARLAND, 1915, 1st edn, 4to, orig décor bds worn, lacks back strip + 1 other, (Qty 2) £20- 30

ARTHUR RAMSOME, 6 ttls: SWALLOWDALE, 1946, orig cl + 5 others, (Qty 6) £20-30

ARTHUR RAMSOME, 2 ttls: SWALLOWDALE, 1931, 1st edn, orig cl gt, worn; PETER DUCK, 1932, 2nd impression, orig cl gt worn, (Qty 2) £50-60

R M BALLANTYNE: THE GORILLA HUNTERS, 1899, new edn, lacks ffep, orig pict cl gt + A W DRAYSON: EARLY DAYS AMONG THE BOERS, c1900, orig pict cl gt worn

DIANA ROSS: THE LITTLE RED ENGINE GOES TO MARKET – THE STORY OF THE LITTLE ENGINE – THE LITTLE RED ENGINE GOES TO TOWN, ill Leslie Wood, 1946, 1949, 1

CHARLES CROMBIE: THE RULES OF GOLF ILLUSTRATED, [1905], 24 col'd plts, lacks advt lf, obl fo, orig cl bkd bds £600-800

CHARLES CROMBIE: MOTORITIS OR OTHER INTERPRETATIONS OF THE MOTOR ACT, [1906], 12 col'd plts, lacks advt lf, obl fo, orig cl bkd pict bds £3...

CHUMS ANNUAL, 1934-35, 4to, orig pict cl

J L K AND W K GRIMM: FAIRY TALES, ill Anne Anderson, n d, 4to, orig cl bkd pict bds, d/w (tatty) + SIR JAMES MATHEW BARRIE: THE STORY OF PETER PAN RET

JEAN DE LA FONTAINE: THE FABLES, ill A Delierre, L 1884, 25 etchd plts, 4to, orig vellum bkd cl v worn & soiled, ex-lib £25- 35

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, ill A Rackham, 1920, 40 tipped in col'd plts, 4to, orig cl gt, v worn & soiled, ex-lib +...

NORMAN WRIGHT: THE DAN DARE DOSSIER, 1990, 1st edn, 4to, orig pict laminated bds £40-50

RAYMOND BRIGGS: UNLUCKY WALLY, 1987, 1st edn, 4to, orig pict laminated bds + MICHAEL BOND: FUN AND GAMES WITH PADDINGTON, 1977, 1st edn, 4to, orig pic

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: FAVOURITE FAIRY TALES, Michael Hague, 1981, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + L FRANK BAUM: THE WIZARD OF OZ, L Michael Hague, 1982, 1st

F L RUDSTON BROWN: THE STORY OF JESUS, Ed S Louis Giraud, c1938, Bookano Living Picture series, 9 col'd pop-up plts, orig cl, v.g.c. £20-30

BEATRIX POTTER: THE JOURNAL, Ed Leslie Linder, 1966, 1st edn, cl, d/w (tatty) + M LANE: THE TALE OF BEATRIX POTTER, 1947 reprint, lacks ffep, orig cl,

REV RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM 'THOMAS INGOLDSBY': MISADVENTURES AT MARGATE, ill Ernest M Jessop, n d, contents loose, some water staining, small...

MRS MOLESWORTH: THE CUCKOO CLOCK, ill Walter Crane, 1882, 10th thou, orig décor cl + J MARSHMAN: BRAVE DEEDS…, 1889, obl 4to, orig cl bkd pict ...

CLIVE STAPLES LEWIS: THE HORSE AND HIS BOY, 1965 reprint, cl d/w, ex-lib

D J WATKINS-PITCHFORD 'BB': THE FOREST OF BOLAND LIGHT RAILWAY, 1955, 1st edn, orig pict cl, d/w £25-35

DOUGLAS ENGLISH: THE ENCHANTED NECKLACE, ill Charles Buchel, n d, orig cl gt, pict ppr label £20-30

ALAN ALEXANDER MILNE: NOW WE ARE SIX, 1934, 10th edn, orig cl, d/w + PATSY KUMM: THE POOH PARTY BOOK, ill E H Shepard, 1975, 1st edn, orig laminated b

RENE GOSCINNY AND ALBERT UDERZO, 4 ttls: ASTERIX AND THE ROMANS, 1986, 1st Omnibus edn, orig pict laminated bds; ASTERIX AND THE GREAT DIVIDE, 1981, 1

JONATHAN SWIFT: GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, ill A Rackham, 1937, 12 col'd plts, orig cl soiled, ex-lib + D J WATKINS PITCHFORD 'BB': THE WIN...

PAMELA HAWKEN: CHUFFALONG THE LITTLE ENGINE WHO WOULDN'T PULL THE MILK TRAIN – AT THE SEASIDE – IN THE SNOW, c1955, Nos 1-3, orig pict wraps, + ...

CICELY MARY BARKER: OLD RHYMES FOR ALL TIMES, [1928], 1st edn, 12 col'd plts, 4to, orig décor cl £80-100

TANAKA UMESABURO (ED): THE PORTRAITS OF THE FORTY-SEVEN RONINS WITH THE BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF EACH RONIN, Yokohama, c1900, hand col'd ills, pri...

MAY GIBBS: GUMNUT BABIES, Sydney c1900, orig wraps, pict ppr label worn

J L K AND W K GRIMM: HOUSEHOLD TALES, L Mervyn Peake, 1946, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w £30-40

WILLIAM BLAKE: SONGS OF INNOCENCE, ill Honor C Appleton, [1911], 12 col'd plts, orig décor cl gt £25-35

RUDYARD KIPLING: CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS, 1897, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt + ALAN ALEXANDER MILNE: THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER, ill E H Shepard, 1928, 1st edn,

WRECK OF THE 'LONDON', L S W Partridge, 1866, 1st edn, 16 pp advts at end, orig bl stpd cl gt £20-30

WASHINGTON IRVING: VOYAGES ET DECOUVERTES DES COMPAGNONS DE COLOMB, trans Henri Lebrun Tours 1858, 12 mo, orig décor ppr bds £20-30

NOEL BARR: COCK THE LAZY ROOSTER, ill P B Hickling, c1950, Ladybird series 497, orig pict bds £20-30

THEO LESIEG: THE EYE BOOK, ill Roy McKie, 1969, 1st edn, orig pict laminated bds + THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL 'DR SEUSS' AND P D EASTMAN: THE CAT ...

HELEN BRADLEY: AND MISS CARTER WORE PINK, 1971, 1st edn, obl 4to orig cl gt, d/w £20-30

MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL: ANNUAL, c1951, orig pict bds worn, lacks back strip, + 1 other sim, (Qty 2)

RUDYARD KIPLING: A SONG OF THE ENGLISH, ill W Heath Robinson, [1909], 16 tipped in col'd plts, orig décor cl gt £25-35

GEORGE BALDRY: THE RABBIT SKIN CAP, Ed L R Haggard, ill E Seago, 1939, 1st edn, orig cl soiled £20-30

MRS WALTER WOOD (ED): THE GIRLS ALL-ROUND BOOK, [1931], includes E J OXENHAM: FREDA JOINS THE GUIDES, orig pict cl £20-30

REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON 'LEWIS CARROLL': ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND – THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, ill Sir John Tenniel, 1948, ...

MICHAEL BOND: PADDINGTON GOES TO TOWN, 1968, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + KENNETH GRAHAME: THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, Ed M Bishop, ill Rene Cloke, 1985, 4to,

GRAHAM WALFORD ROBERTSON: GOLD, FRANKINCENSE AND MYRRH…, 1907, 12 col'd plts, 4to, orig pict cl worn & soiled, ex-lib £25-35

J G SOWERBY AND H H EMMERSON: AFTERNOON TEA, c1880, 4to, orig cl bkd pict bds worn & soiled, contents loose, ex-lib + ROBERT ELLICE MACK: ALL RO...

ALAN GARNER: THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN, 1960, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w (tatty) £50-60

WILLIAM J LOCKE: THE GOLDEN JOURNEY OF MR PARADYNE, ill Marcia Lane Foster, 1924, 1st edn, 8 col'd plts, orig cl bkd pict bd £20-30

ANNA SEWELL: BLACK BEAUTY, ill Lionel Edwards, 1946, 1st edn, obl orig cl gt soiled £20-30

MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL: FAIRYLAND, T Nelson, c1925, 8 col'd plts, a few ills col'd in, 4to orig cl bkd pict bds £40-50

RICHARD BALL: PENNY FARTHING, ill G D Armour, 1931, 1st edn, orig cl bkd bds

H C CRADOCK: JOSEPHINE GOES TRAVELLING, ill Honor C Appleton, [1940], 1st edn, 8 col'd plts, orig cl bkd bds worn, pict ppr label £20-30