Books Auction

THE GIRLS OWN ANNUAL, [1930, 1933-34, 1937, 1940], vols 51, 54-5, 58, 61, 4to orig cl, (Qty 5) £ 25-35

THE GIRLS OWN ANNUAL, 1887-88, vol 9, 4to orig pict cl gt worn £ 20-30

THE GIRLS OWN ANNUAL, (3), 1887-88, 1894-95, vols 9 & 16 + 1 other, 4to, cl v worn, (Qty 3) £ 30-40

JULES VERNE: LE SPHINX DES GLACES, ill G Roux, Paris [1897], orig decor cl gt worn, Mappemonde top bd, Lighthouse spine £ 40-50

CHATTERBOX (5), 1868, col'd frontis, orig cl gt worn & soiled, 1906, 12 chromo litho plts, 4to cl bkd pict bds, 1907, 12 chromo litho plts, ...

MARCUS WARD (PUB): PICTURE STORIES FROM THE JAPANESE, c1873, 4to, orig pict cl, contents loose, + LITTLE FOLKS' COLORED PICTURE BOOK, McLoughlin...

THE HENNY- PENNY PICTURE BOOK, L G Routledge, n d, 21 kronheim col'd plts on linen including 3 dbl pg, 4to orig pict cl rebkd preserving old spi...

CHARLES DICKENS: DAVID COPPERFIELD - THE PICKWICK PAPERS, ill Frank Reynolds, [1911], [1912], 4to orig decor cl gt, (Qty 2) £ 40-50

BASIL BLACKWELL (PUB): NUMBER ONE, NUMBER FIVE, NUMBER NINE JOY STREET, 1923, 1927, 1931, 3 vols, 2nd work lacks frontis, orig decor cl v worn, (Qty 3

G MANVILLE FENN AND OTHERS: FRIEND AND FOE..., ill E B S Montefiore, L E Nister, c1896, 6 chromo litho plts, orig cl bkd pict bds worn + E VREDENBURG

JANE AND ANN TAYLOR: LITTLE ANN AND OTHER POEMS, ill Kate Greenaway, c1883, orig cl bkd pict glazed bds worn + THOMAS CRANE AND ELLEN HOUGHTON: ABROAD

REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON 'LEWIS CARROLL': ALICE IN WONDERLAND, ill M W Tarrant, n d, cl d/w + LYMAN FRANK BAUM: THE WIZARD OF OZ, ill H ...

BRIAN WHITE: DAILY MAIL NIPPER ANNUAL, 1937-38, 1940, obl 4to orig pict wraps worn, 2nd work wraps reinforced with tape, (Qty 3) £ 30-40

CARL GILES: SUNDAY EXPRESS AND DAILY EXPRESS CARTOONS, [1954], 8th series, price clipped, obl 4to pict wraps + 3 others, (Qty 4) £ 20-30

CARL GILES: SUNDAY EXPRESS AND DAILY EXPRESS CARTOONS, (2), [1957], 10TH series, obl 4to pict wraps + 1 other, (Qty 2)

TOM BROWNE: IN OTHER PEOPLE'S SHOES, c1900, obl 4to orig pict wraps + 2 others, (Qty 3) £ 20-30

H C ANDERSEN: THE UGLY DUCKLING ill J Larsen, 1956, 1st edn, obl 4to, cl bkd bds, d/w + MIKE WILKS: THE ANNOTATEED ULTIMATE ALPHABET, 1988, 1st edn, o

M P CHALMERS: POLLYANNA'S PROTEGEE, 1946, 1st edn, cl d/w + A F TSCHIFFELY: MING AND PING, 1948, 1st edn, cl d/w + MARY FITT: POMEROY'S POST...

J H EWING: JACKANAPES, ill H M Brock, 1913, orig pict cl worn + F H BURNETT: THE ONE I KNEW THE BEST OF ALL, c1893, orig pict cl gt + MRS ANDREW LANG:

MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA: DON QUIXOTE, ill W Heath Robinson, 1902, orig pict cl + W H HUDSON: GREEN MANSIONS, ill E McKnight Kauffer, n y, 1944, o

EDWARD ARDIZZONE: TIM IN DANGER, 1953, 1st edn, 4to pict bds d/w + W E JOHNS: GIMLET BORES IN, 1950, 1st edn, cl d/w, (Qty 2) £ 25-35

GIRL ANNUAL, [1953-58], Nos 1-6, 4to cl bkd pict bds, (Qty 6) £ 20-30

JONATHAN COTT (ED): MASTERWORKS OF CHILDRENS LITERATURE, 1983-86, 8 vols in 9, orig cl d/ws, (Qty 9) £ 60-80

W E JOHNS: BIGGLES IN THE BLUE - AND THE PIRATE TREASURE - OF THE INTERPOL - PRESSES ON - IN MEXICO, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1st edns, cl d/ws,

W E JOHNS: BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE - GETS HIS MEN - GOES TO SCHOOL - FOLLOWS ON - AND THE BLACK RAIDER, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1st edns, cl

W E JOHNS: BIGGLES SECOND CASE - WORKS IT OUT - AND THE BLACK RAIDER - CHINESE PUZZLE - OF 266, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1955, [1956], 1st edns, cl d/ws, (1s

W E JOHNS: SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D. - BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS - HUNTS BIG GAME - TAKES A HOLIDAY - ANOTHER JOB FOR BIGGLES, 1946, 1946, 1948, 1

W E JOHNS: BIGGLES TAKES THE CASE - IN THE GOBI - CUTS IT FINE - FOREIGN LEGIONNAIRE - MAKES ENDS MEET - ON THE HOME FRONT, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1954, 19

G A HENTY: TO HERAT AND CABUL, 1902, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt £ 25-35

G A HENTY, 4 ttls: TRUE TO THE OLD FLAG, 1885, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt v worn + 3 others, (Qty 4) £ 30-40

G A HENTY: WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT, 1898, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt worn £ 25-35

HELEN WADDEL: BEASTS AND SAINTS, ill Robert Gibbings, 1934, 1ST edn, orig pict cl worn £ 20-30

G MONTORGUEIL: FRANCE SON HISTOIRE, ill Job, Paris n d, col'd ills, 4to pict cl, rebkd preserving old spine, new eps £ 60-80

RAYMOND BRIGGS, 3 ttls: FUNGUS THE BOGEYMAN, 1977, 1st edn, 4to pict laminated bds; THE TIN-POT FOREIGN GENERAL AND THE OLD IRON WOMEN, 1984, 1st edn,

STEPHEN WATTS (ED): STARS AND FILMS OF 1937-1938, 1937-38, 4to cl bkd pict bds + FILM PICTORIAL ANNUAL, 1940, 4to cl bkd pict bds, (Qty 3) £20-30

RADIO FUN ANNUAL, 1948, orig cl bkd pict bds £ 30-40

ARTHUR MEE: LETTERS TO GIRLS, c1920, cl + SIR J HAMMERTON: CHILD OF WONDER AN INTIMATE BIOGRAPHY OF ARTHUR MEE, 1946, 1st edn, cl d/w, (Qty 2)

SHIRLEY HUGHES, 2 ttls: LUCY AND TOM'S ABC, 1984, 1st edn, orig pict laminated bds; THE ALFIE COLLECTION, 1992, 4 vol set, orig pict laminated b...

BRIGHT EYES' PICTURE BOOK TO BRIGHTEN DULL DAYS, E Nister, c1905, 8 full pg and other col'd ills, 4to orig cl bkd pict bds worn £ 40-50

THE DANDY BOOK, [1958], 4to pict bds + EAGLE ANNUAL, [1952], No 2, 4to cl bkd pict bds, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

RADIO FUN ANNUAL, 1947, orig cl bkd pict bds £ 30-40

JACKPOT ANNUAL, 1981, 4to laminated pict bds + 3 others, (Qty 4)

CICELY M BARKER: THE BOOK OF THE FLOWER FAIRIES, c1927, 72 col'd plts, orig cl gt worn £ 100-120

J G SOWERBY AND H H EMMERSON: AFTERNOON TEA, c1880, orig cl bkd pict bds worn & soiled, (contents loose) + ELIZA F MANNING: LITTLE PINAFORE'...

J K ROWLING: HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE - CHAMBER OF SECRETS - PRISONER OF AZKABAN - GOBLET OF FIRE, 1999-2000, 7th printing, 6th ...

WARREN TUTE: THE GREY TOPHAT, THE STORY OF MOSS BROS OF COVENT GARDEN, ill Carl Giles, 1961, 1st edn, cl d/w £20-30

HUGH LOFTING: DOCTOR DOLITTLE'S GARDEN, 1928, 1st edn, cl £ 25-30

ALAN ALDRIDGE: THE BUTTERFLY BALL... - PHANTASIA, 1973, 1981, 1st edns, 4to, pict laminated bds + KIT WILLIAMS: MASQUERADE, 1979, 1st edn, 4to pict la

PROSPER MERIMEE: CARMEN, trans A E Johnson, ill Rene Bull, [1916], 16 col'd plts, 4to orig decor cl gt worn £ 30-40

THE GIRL'S REALM ANNUAL, 1906, orig decor cl gt

THE PICTORIAL CABINET OF MARVELS..., ill Harrison Weir, F Warne, n d, orig decor cl gt worn, lacks ffep £ 20-30

RUDYARD KIPLING, 2 ttls: PUCK OF POOK'S HILL, 1906, 1st edn, orig cl gt v worn; LAND AND SEA TALES..., 1923, reprint, cl worn + 1 other, (Qty 3)...

G A HENTY AND OTHERS: IN STORYLAND, L E Nister [1900], 12 chromo litho plts, orig cl bkd pict bds + E NESBIT & OTHERS: MY FARMYARD STORY BOOK, L...

BRIAN JACQUES: THE BELLMAKER - MARLFOX - LORD BROCKTREE, 1994, 1998, 2000, cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £ 20-30

M MORRIS (ILL): PUSSIKINS, n d, Dean's Rag Book, No 101, pict fabric wraps

KATE JAMES (TRANS): JAPANESE FAIRY TALE, MOMOTARO OR LITTLE PEACHLING, Tokyo, n d, pict crepe wraps £ 25-35

BEATRIX POTTER: CECILY PARSLEY'S NURSERY RHYMES, [1922], 1st edn, 16 mo , orig bds, pict label £ 200-250

REV W AWDRY: TOBY THE TRAM ENGINE - GORDON THE BIG ENGINE - FOUR LITTLE ENGINES - PERCY THE SMALL ENGINE - THE EIGHT FAMOUS ENGINES - DUCK AND THE DIE

ENID BLYTON: NODDY ON THE RUNAWAY TRAIN, n d, Jigsaw Puzzle, (complete), (original battered pict box) £ 20-30

FLORENCE E DUGDALE: THE BOOK OF BABY PETS, ill E J Detmold, [1915], 4to orig cl bkd pict bds £ 25-35

THE GIRLS OWN ANNUAL, [1894-95, 1897], vols 10, 13-14, 4to variant bdgs, (Qty 3) £ 25-35

HALDANE MACFALL: THE SPLENDID WAYFARING, ill Lovat Fraser & others, 1913, 1st edn, 4to orig decor watered silk £ 25-35

EDWARD ARDIZZONE: TIM AND LUCY GO TO SEA, [1938], 1st edn, fo, cl bkd pict bds £ 150-200

MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA: DON QUIXOTE, ill G Dore, n d, 4to, orig decor cl gt £ 30-40

OLIVER GOLDSMITH: THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, ill A Rackham, 1929, 1st trade edn, 12 col'd plts, 4to orig cl gt worn £ 75-100

MICHAEL FAIRLESS: THE ROADMENDER..., ill Harrison Weir, F Warne, n d, orig decor cl gt worn, lacks ffep

CLIFTON BINGHAM: FUNNY DOINGS IN ANIMAL LAND, ill G H Thompson, inscription dtd 1909, 8 col'd plts, obl 4to orig cl bkd pict bds worn £ 50-60

DAVID LOW: LOW'S POLITICAL PARADE, [1936], 1st edn, obl fo, cl bkd pict bds £ 30-40

JOHN MILLS: THE LIFE OF A FOXHOUND, ill J A Shepherd, [1910], 1st edn, 8 col'd plts, orig cl gt soiled £ 20-30

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: FAIRY STORIES, Ed S Louis Giraud, [1938], Bookano series, 4 dbl pg col'd pop-ups, 4to orig pict bds £ 30-40

TERRY PRATCHETT: THE UNADULTERATED CAT, 1989, 1st edn, laminated pict wraps

EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN: FRENCH AND ENGLISH, A STORY OF THE STRUGGLE IN AMERICA, 1899, orig cl gt worn, lacks ffep, + W M THAYER: FROM LOG-CABIN TO WHITE

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

DEREK McCULLOCH: IN THE TRAIN WITH UNCLE MACK, n d, 'Ladybird' Book, orig pict bds, d/w + 6 others same series, (Qty 7)

EXEMPLA MINORA OR NEW ENGLISH EXAMPLES TO BE RENDERED INTO LATIN ADAPTED TO THE RULES OF THE LATIN GRAMMAR PRINTED AT ETON FOR THE USE OF THE LOWER FO

MARIA EDGEWORTH: ROSAMOND A SEQUEL TO ROSAMOND IN EARLY LESSONS, 1850, 5th edn, 2 vols, hf ttls, 2pp advts at end vol 2, 12 mo, orig bl stpd cl gt wor

JANE HUDSON OR THE SECRET OF GETTING ON IN THE WORLD, F Warne, c1874, col'd frontis, 16 mo, orig cl worn £ 20-30

SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE: THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER, ill W Pogany, 1910, (525) numbered & sigd by illustrator, 4to orig decor cf gt worn &#...

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, ill Paul Nash, 1924, (450) out of series copy, 4to, orig cl bkd bds worn £ 100-120

THE CHILDRENS CIRCUS BOOK, ill Eileen Mayo & Wyndham Payne, circa 1935, 4to cl bkd pict bds £ 20-30

MERVYN PEAKE: RIDE A COCK-HORSE AND OTHER NURSERY RHYME, 1940, 1st edn, 4to pict bds, d/w £ 200-250

E E HELME AND N PAUL: THE JOKER AND JERRY AGAIN, ill Cecil Aldin, [1932], orig cl soiled + THE CECIL ALDIN BOOK, 1932, orig cl worn & soiled, (Q...

ELEANOR FARJEON: THE TOWN CHILD'S ALPHABET - THE COUNTRY CHILD'S ALPHABET. 1924. 1st edns, 2 vols, sm 4to orig pict wraps, (Qty 2) £ 12...

CARL GILES: NURSE, 1975, price unclipped, obl 4to pict wraps £ 20-30

GEORGE MACBETH: NOAH'S JOURNEY - JONAH AND THE LORD, ill Margaret Gordon, 1966, 1969, 1st edns, obl 4to pict bds, d/ws, (Qty 2) £ 40-50

ELIZABETH HELME: INSTRUCTIVE RAMBLES IN LONDON AND THE ADJACENT VILLAGES, DESIGNED TO AMUSE THE MIND AND IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF YOUTH, 1798, 1st

NORMAN ANTON: PENCILS AT PLAY, 1938, 1st edn, sigd pres copy, als loosely inserted, 4to orig pict cl £ 30-40

THE LIFE OF A SHIP FROM THE LAUNCH TO THE WRECK, T Nelson, 1857, 8 plts, orig bl stpd cl gt worn £ 25-35

HECTOR H MUNRO 'SAKI': THE WESTMINSTER ALICE, ill F Carruthers Gould, [1902], orig wraps detchd £ 20-30

SAMUEL RUTHERFORD CROCKETT, 5 ttls: SWEETHEART TRAVELLERS, 1895, 2nd edn, orig pict cl; THE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF SIR TOADY LION, 1897, 1st edn, or

ILLUSTRATED WORDS, c1870, lacks ttl, orig cl gt £ 20-30

HISTORICAL PASTIME A NEW GAME OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, E Wallis & J Harris, 1831, engrd hand col'd sheet with spiral track, some slight lo...

EDMUND DULAC: PICTURE-BOOK FOR THE FRENCH REDCROSS, [1915], 1st edn, 4to, orig pict cl £ 30-40

GERTRUDE BONE: CHILDREN'S CHILDREN, ill Muirhead Bone, 1908, (200) numbered (No 1) and sigd, 4to orig decor vellum gt worn & soiled £ 2...

BASIL BLACKWELL (PUB): NUMBER ELEVEN - TWELVE A JOY STREET, 1931-33, 3 vols, orig decor cl, d/ws, (Qty 3) £ 80-100

CLIFTON BINGHAM: ALL SORTS OF COMICAL CATS, ill Louis Wain, [1902], lacks col'd frontis, 4to cl bkd pict bds worn, (contents loose), (A/F) £...

RANDOLPH CALDECOTT (ILL): AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOG - THE BABES IN THE WOOD - THE THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN - SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE - THE DIVER

EDWIN SMITH: THE PICTURE POST CORONATION PEEP-SHOW BOOK, 1953, 1st edn, pict wraps + JAMES RIDDELL: HIT OR MYTH, c1850, sm 4to, pict wraps, (Qty 2) ...

KATHLEEN HALE, 2 ttls: ORLANDO BUYS A COTTAGE, 1963, 1st edn, pict laminated bds; ORLANDO AND THE THREE GRACES, 1965, 1st edn, obl pict bds, d/w, (Qty

JEAN DE BRUNHOFF, 2 ttls: BABAR EN FAMILLE, Paris 1938, 1st edn, fo, rebkd pict bds; BABAR'S FRIEND ZEPHIR, 1947, 2nd edn, fo, cl bkd pict bds w...