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Struwwelpeter ; Merry Stories and Funny Pictures
by Heinrich Hoffmann
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- Used - Good
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- 1937
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- Hardcover
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$25.37
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London: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 4to, pictorial paper covered boards with picture of Struwwelpeter on front. Some marking and wear to covers. 24pp with coloured illustrations throughout the text. 10 humorous stories with a moral for children. Der Struwwelpeter (Shock-headed Peter) was originally published in German by Hoffmann in the 1840s. Inner book is nice… Read more about this item Item Price
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When We Were Very Young
by Milne A. A.
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1925
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- Hardcover
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$19.03
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London: Methuen and Co, 1925. Hardcover. Good. Ernest Shepard. 8vo, blue cloth boards with gilt vignettes and border on front and rear boards, gilt titles on spine. Upper edge gilt. 100pp with line illustrations by Ernest Shepard. Illustrated endpapers, with previous owner’s handwritten name and bookseller’s stamp on front pastedown. Corners slightly bumped and some edge wear. Generally… Read more about this item Item Price
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Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
by Dahl, Roald
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- Used - Good
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- First edition thus
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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$386.89
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London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1967. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good. Faith Jaques. First UK Edition. 4to, original glazed coloured pictorial boards. Some edge wear to boards, spine and corners. Tear to top of spine. Generally nice and clean inside, occasional marks. Scarce. 127pp illustrated with line drawings by Faith Jaques. Dahl’s classic tale of five… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Cement Garden
by Ian McEwan
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- Used - Good+
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1978
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- 9780224016285
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$44.40
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First Edition, first Impression of Ian McEwan's first novel (preceded by two short story collections: First Love, Last Rites and In Between the Sheets). 8vo, green cloth with gilt titles on spine, grey end papers, illustrated dust jacket with author portrait on rear. Unclipped dust jacket priced £3.50 inside. 138pp. Foxing to page edges, hence the price and condition status.… Read more about this item Item Price
$44.40
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A Christmas Carol
by Dickens, C.; Sir A.T. Quiller Couch (Editor)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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$11.42
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London: J. M. Dent, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. C. E Brock. No. 32 in The Kings Treasuries of Literature series. Red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. 189pp with 10 black and white illustrations by Brock in the text. With a brief biography of Dickens and Thoughts and Questions on the story itself, helpful for putting some… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Commentaries of Caesar
by Trollope, Anthony
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- Used - Good +
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 1870
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- Hardcover
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$13.95
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Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1870. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good +. 8vo, brown cloth boards with gilt titles on spine, series decoration in black on front. Part of the Ancient Classics for English Readers series. Vi + 182pp plus 4pp of publisher's catalogue. Some edge wear, nice and clean inside. Item Price
$13.95
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Kidnapped
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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- Used - Very good
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- Hardcover
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$31.71
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London: Collins. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo, burgundy pebbled cloth with blind embossed decoration and titles on front. Gilt titles and decoration on spine. Upper edge red. Xvi + 298pp with coloured frontispiece. An attractive copy of this classic adventure story set in the aftermath of the Jacobite revolution. Undated. Item Price
$31.71
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
by Browning, Robert
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- Used - Good +
- Edition
- First edition thus
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- 1945
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- Hardcover
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$15.22
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London : Harper of Holloway, 1945. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good +. F. W Darlington. 4to, embossed colour pictorial onlay of the piper leading blind embossed rats on the front cover, with titles in colour block above. No endpapers. A little scuffing on the edge of the rear board. 16pp with colour illustrations by F. W Darlington, some… Read more about this item Item Price
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Water-Rat’s Picnic
by Uttley, Alison
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1972
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- Hardcover
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London: Collins Clear Type Press, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. Margaret Tempest . Green paper covered boards with illustration on front. Pictorial endpapers. 63pp with charming illustrations fthroughout by Margaret Tempest. A lovely clean edition of this classic children’s tale. Item Price
$15.22
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Tales of Green Hedges
by Enid Blyton
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- Used - Very good +
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1946
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- Hardcover
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$19.03
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London: The National Magazine Co. Ltd, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +. Gwen White. 8vo, green cloth boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Sunned. Decorated coloured endpapers by Gwen White. 128pp with line illustrations, some full page, in green, black and white by Gwen White. Contemporary gift dedication on blind title page dated… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children
by Kingsley, C.
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- Used - Very good
- Published
- 1930
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- Hardcover
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$27.91
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London: Oxford University Press, 1930. Hardcover. Very good. Charles Kingsley. 8vo, green leather with gilt titles on spine, all edges gilt, coloured endpapers. 175pp illustrated by the author. Frontispiece and seven other black and white plates. Greek myths written for children. Occasional spotting, generally very clean inside. Presentation bookplate on front pastedown. A good tight copy. Item Price
$27.91
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The Margaret Tarrant Story Book
by Marigold Keeble; Ruby Clough; Mary Austin; Majorie Bowen; Janet Gay; Bertha Lawrence
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- Used - Good +
- Edition
- First edition
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- 1947
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- Hardcover
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London & Glasgow : Collins, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Tarrant, Margaret. 4to, red cloth boards with gilt decoration and titles on front. 128pp illustrated with colour frontis and 7 other coloured plates, numerous black and white illustrations throughout the text. 20 illustrated short stories for children including: The Animals That Talked, Rabbit's Story, Elizabeth Never Guessed,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Stories From Chaucer
by Underdown, Emily
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 1913
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- Hardcover
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$35.52
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London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1913. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good. Anderson, Anne. Small 8vo, red cloth with gilt titles and pictorial onlay to front cover. 157pp with 8 colour plates. Tear to spine, some edge wear and top corner badly bumped. A little age toning to front. Generally very good and clean inside, occasional marks. Item Price
$35.52
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The Water Babies A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby
by DIXON, Arthur] KINGSLEY, Charles
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- Used - Good +
- Published
- 1900
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- Hardcover
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$120.51
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London: Ernest Nister, 1900. Hardcover. Good +. Dixon, Arthur A.. Octavo, green cloth boards with very attractive coloured decorations on front and spine, water babies riding on fish and gilt titles. Boards with bevelled edges. All edges gilt. 336pp with 6 full page colour plates, 11 full page monochrome plates and numerous black & white vignettes throughout the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Thornton Romances: The Early English Metrical Romances of Perceval, Isumbras, Eglamour, and Degrevant
by Wright, Thomas (ed.)
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1844
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- Hardcover
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London: Camden Society, 1844. Hardcover. Good. Selected from manuscripts at Lincoln and Cambridge. Black cloth boards with blind embossed decoration on covers. Lvi + 312pp. Tears to spine, upper part loose. Ex reference library with pictorial bookplates on pastedown. Inner book in excellent clean condition. Romantic tales of knights of old told in verse. Item Price
$15.22
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The Jungle Book
by Kipling, Rudyard
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- Used - Good +
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- First edition
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- 1894
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- Hardcover
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$532.77
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New York: The Century Co., 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. William Henry Drake; J L Kipling. 8vo, Original olive green cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration on covers and spine. The front cover has an elephant and the rear, a tiger. Beautifully illustrated with frontis and plates, drawings and chapter headings throughout the text. Illustrated by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pinocchio
by Collodi, Carlo; Wlaker (trans)
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- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First edition thus
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- 1946
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- Hardcover
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$25.37
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Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1946. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good +/Fair. Richard Floethe. 8vo, pictorial boards with gilt titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket with a few tears and wear, price clipped, please see pictures. Illustrated endpapers, coloured frontis and 3 other coloured plates. Monchrome woodcut illustrations at chapter headers throughout. 239pp. The classic tale of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments
- Condition
- Used - Good +
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 1899
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- Hardcover
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London: James Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1899. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good +. Fred Pegram. 8vo, decorative cloth boards with a black line illustration of a woman and lion to front and foliage decoration on spine, gilt titles. Contemporary gift dedication on front endpaper (dated Christmas 1900). With fronts and 3 other full page illustrations by Fred Pegram.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Wind in The Willows
by Grahame, Kenneth
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- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1941
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- Softcover
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$6.34
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London: Methuen & Co., 1941. Softcover. Fair. Well loved copy of this classic tale of the riverbank and the Wild Woods. Vintage Books paperback with pictorial card cover, 248pp. 64 edition. Item Price
$6.34
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Robinson Crusoe
by Lang, John; Defoe, D.
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1905
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- Hardcover
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London: T. C. & E. C. Jack Ltd, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Robinson, W. B.. Told to the Children Series. Undated circa early 1900s. Red cloth boards with black illustration & tiles on front and spine. 114pp illustrated with frontispiece and other coloured plates. A little fading and shelf wear to the binding, occasional foxing/ marks… Read more about this item Item Price
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