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LAURA E RICHARDS: SKETCHES AND SCRAPS, ill Henry Richards, Boston 1881, 1st edn, orig cl bkd pict bds worn & soiled + JOHN G SOWERBY AND THOMAS ...

ROSA MULHOLLAND: THE LITTLE FLOWER SEEKERS…, L Marcus Ward, n d, 12 mtd chromo litho plts, orig décor cl gt + SARAH TYTLER: CHILDHOOD A HUNDRED...

ALAN ALEXANDER MILNE: NOW WE ARE SIX, ill E H Shepard, 1927, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt, spine a little faded £80-100

ALAN ALEXANDER MILNE: THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER, ill E H Shepard, 1928, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt, d/w £400-450

ALAN ALEXANDER MILNE: THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER, ill E H Shepard, 1928, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt, spine a little faded £60- 80

EDITH NESBIT, L L WEEDON, CLIFTON BINGHAM AND OTHERS: LITTLE PEOPLE'S BOOK OF FUN, Ed A C Playne, ill Louis Wain & others, L E Nister, c1890...

COMICAL CREATURES, A PICTURE BOOK FOR THE NURSERY, L T Nelson & Sons, 1867, 4 parts in 1, 30 colour printed ills inc. 2 dbl pg, 4to, orig bl stp...

THE WILD FLOWERS OF THE ALPHABET, A POEM FOR CHILDREN, L Ackermann & Co, 1858, 1st edn, 8 hand col'd litho plts, 4to, orig grained bl stpd c...

ALAN ALEXANDER MILNE: THE KINGS BREAKFAST, ill E H Shepard, 1928, 3rd edn, orig cl bkd décor bds, d/w £20-30

WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY 'M A TITMARSH': THE KICKLEBURYS ON THE RHINE, 1850, 1st edn, hand col'd ttl, 13 (of 14) hand col'd plts,...

NICHOLAS WANOSTROCHT: PETITE ENCYCLOPEDIE DES JEUNES GENS…, L J Boosey & T Boosey, 1792, 2nd edn, 16 engrd plts, old cl bkd marbled bds worn
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MARY MARTHA SHERWOOD: GRANDMAMA PARKER OR THE FATHERS RETURN, L Darton & Clark, c1842, engrd frontis, orig limp bl stpd cl gt + WILLIAM MAKEPEAC...

[L C MEYER]: FAR OFF PARTS 1 & 2, 1882, 1901, new edn, new & revised edn, orig cl + THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA, L RTS c1860, orig bl stpd ...

EDWARD LEAR: A BOOK OF NONSENSE, c1864, 14th edn, orig obl cl bkd pict bds worn £40-50

REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON 'LEWIS CARROLL': ALICE'S ADVENTURES UNDER GROUND, 1886, 1st facs manuscript edn, hf ttl, inner joints split...

REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON 'LEWIS CARROLL': FEEDING THE MIND, 1907, 1st edn, 12 mo, orig cl bkd printed bds £30- 40

REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON 'LEWIS CARROLL': THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK, ill H Holiday, 1876, 1st edn, orig pict cl, aeg £80-100

REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON 'LEWIS CARROLL': THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE, ill J Tenniel, 1872, 1st edn, 2nd issue,...

REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON 'LEWIS CARROLL': SYLVIE AND BRUNO, 1899, orig pict cl + M H TEMPLE AND HARROLD BEGBIE 'CAROLINE LEWIS':...

REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON 'LEWIS CARROLL': ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, ill J Tenniel, 1880, 63rd thou, cf gt, prize bdg £2...

'A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND': FRIENDLY ADVICE TO MY POOR NEIGHBOURS IN A SERIES OF COTTAGE TALES AND DIALOGS, L1829, 1st edn, 12 mo, ...

B F GANDEE: THE ARTIST OR YOUNG LADIES' INSTRUCTOR…, L Chapman & Hall, 1835, hf ttl, added col'd decorative ttl and col'd frontis pr...

B F GANDEE: THE ARTIST OR YOUNG LADIES' INSTRUCTOR…, L Chapman & Hall, 1835, hf ttl, added col'd decorative ttl and col'd frontis pr...

REV ISAAC TAYLOR, 2 ttls: SCENES IN AMERICA FOR THE AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION OF LITTLE TARRY-AT-HOME TRAVELLERS, L J Harris & Son, 1822, 2nd ed...

ANDREW W TUER: PAGES AND PICTURES FROM FORGOTTEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1898-99, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt £30-40

RUDYARD KIPLING: THE JUNGLE BOOK – THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK, 1894, 1895, 1st edns, 1st work lacks ffep, orig pict cl gt, aeg, (Qty 2) £120-150

THE PARENTS CABINET OF AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION, L Smith Elder & Co, 1858-59, new edn, 3 vols, 12 col'd plts, old hf mor worn, (Qty 3) ...

[DANIEL DEFOE]: THE LIFE AND MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE OF YORK MARINER, Dublin L Tute, c1820, 3rd edn, [with 'verses suppose...

SIR ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH: IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE, ill K Nielsen, [1913], 1st trade edn, 24 tipped-in col'd plts, 4to, orig pict cl £500-600

RICHARD WAGNER: SIEGFRIED AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, trans M Armour, ill A Rackham, 30 tipped-in col'd plts, 4to, orig pict cl gt £120-150

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM, ill A Rackham, 1920, 40 tipped-in col'd plts, 4to, orig décor cl gt £120- 150

J L K AND W K GRIMM: THE FAIRY TALES, ill A Rackham, 1909, 1st trade edn, 37 (of 40) tipped-in col'd plts, contents loose, 4to, orig cl gt v wor...

RICHARD WAGNER: THE RING OF THE NIBLUNG, trans M Armour, ill A Rackham, 1939, 1st 1 vol edn, 48 col'd plts, 4to, orig décor cl worn £1...

CHARLES SEDDON EVANS: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, ill A Rackham, [1920], 1st edn, 4to, orig cl bkd pict bds £30-40

WASHINGTON IRVING: RIP VAN WINKLE, ill A Rackham, 1917, 24 col'd plts, 4to, orig décor bds gt £60-80

REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON 'LEWIS CARROLL': ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, ill A Rackham, [1907], 13 col'd plts, orig déco...

CARL GILES: SUNDAY EXPRESS AND DAILY EXPRESS CARTOONS, [1953], 7th series, price unclipped, obl 4to, orig pict wraps £20- 30

CARL GILES: SUNDAY EXPRESS AND DAILY EXPRESS CARTOONS, [1954], 8th series, price unclipped, obl 4to, orig pict wraps £20- 30

BARBARA SLEIGH: CARBONEL, 1955, 1st edn, orig cl d/w £150-180

VIOLET NEEDHAM: THE GREAT HOUSE OF ESTRAVILLE, 1955, 1st edn, orig cl d/w £100-120

THOMAS MILLER: THE COUNTRY YEAR BOOK, L H G Bohn, c1870, 4 parts in 1, 4 col'd ttls, 4 col'd plts, orig bl stpd pict cl gt worn + PETER PARL...

WALT DISNEY: MICKEY MOUSE ANNUAL, (5) 1945, lacks frontis, orig cl bkd pict bds v worn; 1949, 4to, orig cl worn, pict ppr label; 1951, 4to, orig pict

JOHN RONALD REUEL TOLKIEN: THE LORD OF THE RINGS, 1974, 2nd edn, 9th impress, 3 vols, orig cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £50-60

D J WATKINS PITCHFORD 'BB': BRENDON CHASE, 1944, 1st edn, orig cl gt, spine faded £20-30

F L STEVENS: THROUGH MERRIE ENGLAND, ill F D Bedford, 1928, 1st edn, orig pict cl £20-30

AMEDDE CHARLES HENRI COMTE 'CHAM' NOE: A LA GERRE COMME A LA GUERRE, Paris n d, 30 col'd litho plts, 14 pp catalogue advts at end, obl 4...

ANDREW LANG: THE PRINCESS NOBODY, A TALE OF FAIRYLAND, ill Richard Doyle, [1884], 1st edn, some leaves loose, 4to, orig cl bkd pict bds worn + ROBERT

AUNT MAVOR'S PICTURE STORY BOOKS, 1857, 96 hand col'd ills, ffep with inscription 'George Hyde a present from Her Majesty Queen Victoria...

JOHN EVANS: THE JUVENILE TOURIST OR EXCURSIONS THROUGH VARIOUS PARTS OF THE ISLAND OF GREAT-BRITAIN… IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO A PUPIL, L 1804, engrd

THOMAS CAMPBELL: GERTRUDE OF WYOMING…., L 1857, orig décor cl gt + WILLIAM H G KINGSTON: MARY LIDDIARD…, Gall & Inglis, n d, col'd fron...

KATHLEEN AINSLIE, 2 ttls: AT GREAT-AUNT MARTHA'S, c1905, 16 col'd ills, obl cl reinforced pict bds worn + 1 other, (Qty 2) £20- 30

JOHANN AMOS COMENIUS: NEUER ORBIS PICTUS FUR DIE JUGEND, Ed J E Gailer, Reutlingen 1838, 4th Gailer edn, in German, Latin, French and English, 321 ill

DANIEL FENNING: THE UNIVERSAL SPELLING-BOOK…, L 1792, new edn, 11 woodcut ills inc. 3 forming frontis, 2 pp writing samples at end, 12 mo, old cf worn

[W H LANPHIER]: THE ACADEMIC ORATOR…, INTENDED TO ACCELERATE THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STUDENTS OF UPPER SUNBURY SCHOOL IN READING AND SPEAKING…, L 1819,

REV ISAAC TAYLOR: CHARACTER ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS TO LIFE ADDRESSED TO THOSE WHO ARE APPROACHING MANHOOD, L 1820, 2nd edn, engrd frontis, 12 mo, orig b

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES, [1948-49], Nos 1 and 3, 4to, orig pict wraps, 1st work reinforced with tape, + SHEILA HODGETTS: TOBY TWIRL AND THE MERMAID PR

RUPERT ANNUAL, 1973-74, 1977, 1979-83, some prices clipped, 4to, orig laminated pict bds, (Qty 8) £30-40

RUPERT ANNUAL, 1958-64, 1st work price clipped, 4to, orig pict laminated bds, (Qty 7) £25-35

RUPERT ANNUAL, [1950], price clipped, 4to, orig pict bds worn, lacks back strip £20-30

RUPERT ANNUAL, [1949], price clipped, 4to, pict wraps worn, top wrap detached, lacks bottom wrap £20-30

RUPERT ANNUAL, [1946], price unclipped, 4to, orig pict wraps £50-60

RUPERT ANNUAL, [1947], price unclipped, 4to, orig pict wraps £50-60

RUPERT ANNUAL, [1976], price unclipped, 4to, orig pict laminated bds, vgc £20-30

RUPERT ANNUAL, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 4to, orig pict laminated bds, (Qty 6)

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN, [1953], Coronation pop-up book, obl 4to, ring bound pict wraps + R TUCK & SONS LTD (PUB): SOUVENIR BOOK OF CORONATION PAGEA...

HELEN BRADLEY: THE QUEEN WHO CAME TO TEA, 1978, 1st edn, obl 4to cl, d/w £20-30

JOHN COURAGE: THE BUCCANEER'S PARROT, Puzzle Books, [1933], Jigsaw puzzle, (complete) in packet at end, orig cl bkd pict bds + POPINJAY'S JI...

A E JOHNSON: LAWSON WOOD, A & C Black, 1910, 1st edn, orig pict cl £20-30

R TUCK & SONS LTD (PUB), 2 ttls: THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ANIMATED PICTURES, n d, orig pict bds; PUSS IN BOOTS, ANIMATED PICTURES, n d, orig p...

AMY E BLANCHARD: MY OWN DOLLY, ill Ida Waugh, c1895, col'd ttl, col'd frontis, 12 col'd plts, contents loose, some chipped, lacks ffep, ...

WALT DISNEY: MICKEY MOUSE MOVIE STORIES, L 1935, a few ills/leaves part col'd/scribble, obl orig cl bkd pict bds worn £40- 50

THE DANDY MONSTER COMIC, [1952], 4to, orig pict bds £25-35

WILL RANSOM AND ALEX DE JONG: LITTLE DUTCHY NURSERY SONGS FROM HOLLAND, ill Rie Cramer & others, c1920, 4to, orig cl bkd bds, pict ppr label
...

JOHN W R TAYLOR AND MAURICE ALLWARD: EAGLE BOOK OF ROCKETS AND SPACE TRAVEL, 1961, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl d/w £20- 30

HELEN BRADLEY: AND MISS CARTER WORE PINK – MISS CARTER CAME WITH US – THE QUEEN WHO CAME TO TEA, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1st edn, reprint, 1st edn, obl 4to

SILVIA BAKER: PORTRAITS IN THE LONDON ZOO, 1925, 1st edn, orig cl £20-30

CHARLES AND MARY LAMB: TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE, ill W Paget, [1901], 1st edn, 6 chromolitho plts, orig pict cl gt £20- 30

OLIVE BURTON: SPIRIT STORIES FOR CHILDREN, ill Rene Cloke, n d, 2nd edn, cl d/w + 1 other, (Qty 2)

PAUL DU CHAILLU: STORIES OF THE GORILLA COUNTRY NARRATED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, 1868, orig pict cl gt worn + G HARTWIG: WILD ANIMALS OF THE TROPICS, 1887,

MARY ANN BACON: WINGED THOUGHTS, Ed Owen Jones, ill E L Bateman, 1851, orig bl stpd décor cf, rebkd preserving old spine £100- 120

ALICE BANKS: CHEEP AND CHATTER…, ill Gordon Browne, 1884, 1st edn, frontis loose, orig pict cl gt worn + IDA WAUGH: HOLLY BERRIES, 1881, 1st edn, 4to,

W K KELLOGG (PUB): KELLOGG'S FUNNY JUNGLELAND MOVING-PICTURES, 1909, orig pict wraps soiled + another edn, 1932, orig pict wraps soiled + S LOUI...

ENID BLYTON: NODDY GOES TO TOYLAND, [1949], 1st edn, orig pict bds, d/w (tatty) £40-50

ENID BLYTON, 2 ttls: BIRDS AT HOME, 1935, 1st edn, 'Old Thatch' series, orig limp pict cl + 1 other same series, (Qty 2) £20- 30

MURIEL LEVY: THE ADVENTURES OF WONK, THE SECRET - FIREWORKS – STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM – THE CIRCUS, n d, 1945, 1945, 1948, 1st edn, 5th edn, 5th edn, 1

RALPH MAYHEW AND BURGES JOHNSON: THE PIE PARTY, THE FIFTH BUBBLE BOOK – THE FUNNY FROGGY, THE SEVENTH BUBBLE BOOK, c1917, each with 3 78 RPM records i

MAY GLADWIN: THE GREY RABBIT, 1903, 1st edn, col'd frontis, 8 col'd plts, obl orig pict bds worn +1 other, (Qty 2) £20-30

EDMUND SPENSER: THE FAERIE QUEENE, ill E Corbould, 1853, orig bl stpd pict cl gt £20-30

CICELY MARY BARKER, 3 ttls: FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE AUTUMN, n d, 24 col'd plts, orig bds, pict ppr label disbnd; FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE SUMMER, n d...

THE WINTER VACATION OR HOLIDAYS IN THE COUNTRY, L Darton Harvey & Darton, 1818, 1st edn, 6 engrd plts, 12 mo, old qtr cf worn £30-40

FRIENDLY GREETINGS, 1898, vol 36, 4to, orig pict cl gt + THE FAMILY FRIEND, 1890, 1910, 4to, orig décor cl gt + THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND, 1910...

RANDOLPH CALDECOTT: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF PICTURES AND SONGS, 1887, lg ppr edn, 4to, orig cl v worn & soiled, lacks back strip, a few leave...

I HARRIS (PUB), SET OF 12 ENGRAVED PUZZLE CARDS, 1789, 3" x 4 ½" + PART SET OF 20 REBUS CARDS, 3" x 2" + 2 OTHERS, (Qty 34)...

AGNES STRICKLAND: FLORAL SKETCHES, FABLES AND OTHER POEMS, L Effingham Wilson, [1836], 1st edn, 8 plts, 16 pp catalogue advts at end, dtd October 1836

[MARY ANNE VENNING]: A GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENT BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD…, L Darton Harvey & Darton, 1817, 1st edn, 60...

A PRESENT FOR A LITTLE BOY, L Darton & Harvey, 1805, 26 engrd ills, inc 4 full pg, 6 ills part col'd 12 mo, orig printed ppr wraps worn + TH...

HISTORICAL PASTIME, A NEW GAME OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, E Wallis & Harris & Son, c1840, engrd sheet with spiral track, composed of 135 han...

MIDDLETON'S NEW GEOGRAPHICAL GAME OF A TOUR THROUGH ENGLAND AND WALES, L J Harris, 1829, engrd hand col'd map, mtd on linen, 20 ½"...

WALLIS'S TOUR OF EUROPE, A NEW GEOGRAPHICAL PASTIME, J Wallis, 1794, engrd hand col'd map, mtd on linen, some small losses, 18 ¾" ...

THAMES TUNNEL, c1845, peepshow, hand col'd litho front and 5 hand col'd sections, some faults £60-80