Boards a little rubbed at extremities, but overall very good; jacket worn and chipped at edges with some loss.
Black & white vignettes and full-page colour illustrations.
£95
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1934.
First UK edition. Small 4to. Original pictorial boards. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
“Story and Illustrations by the staff of the Walt Disney Studios”.
In stock
Boards a little rubbed at extremities, but overall very good; jacket worn and chipped at edges with some loss.
Black & white vignettes and full-page colour illustrations.
Children's Books
London, Collins, 1972.
First UK edition. Large 8vo. Original pictorial boards, issued without jacket.
One of the good Doctor's most famous titles, a topical tale of environmental awareness.
Children's Books
London, Ward Lock, 1917.
First edition. Publisher's File Copy. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth, with publisher's file copy label to upper cover. Dust-jacket, with publisher's file copy label to upper panel.
A truly wonderful first edition by Australian author Lilian Turner, enhanced by being the publisher's file copy. Jackets from this period are scarce, especially in this condition, and in this case the jacket has preserved the book beneath splendidly.
Children's Books
London, Cassell, 1941.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
The original Lassie novel, which led to numerous films and TV series, first published in Chicago in 1940. Uncommon in such nice condition.
Children's Books
London, The National Magazine Co. Ltd, 1946.
True first edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
A scarce first edition of this collection of the quirky and imaginative short stories by the Famous Five and Noddy creator.
Children's Books
London & New York, Ernest Nister, [c.1890].
Oblong 4to. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards.
Comical verses by Nister's popular lyricist Clifton Bingham, perfectly illustrated by C.H. Thompson. Vintage Victorian children's book.