Illustrated Children's Books from Cornish Books
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
by Carroll, Lewis
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 1913
- Binding
- Cloth Spine and Pictorial Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$158.92
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Well illustrated Edition with Full-Colour Triple Layer Panoramic Scene of Alice and many other Characters in the middle of the book. Also 2 Full-page Colour Plates and many B&W Full-Page and In-Text illustrations.
Undated Edition, circa 1913. Red cloth spine with Black Lettering. Yellow boards with Central illustration of Alice surrounded by Vignettes of the other Characters including… Read more about this item Item Price
$158.92
Princess Marie-Jose's Children's books
by Princess Marie-Jose
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Binding
- Cloth spine and Pictorial Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$13.99
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Delightful Book of Short Stories. Beautifully illustrated. Complete with 26 Full-Page Colour Plates by Artists including Edmund Dulac, H. Folkard, John Laverey & Heath Robinson. Also Monochrome Plates and many In-Text B&W Drawings. Frontis illustrated with a lovely Photogravure of the Vestiare Marie-Jose, protected with tissue guard. Authors include: John Galsworthy, Walter De La Mare… Read more about this item Item Price
$13.99
Missee Lee
by Ransome, Arthur
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$15.26
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10th Book in the exciting Swallows and Amazons series. Captain Flint, circumnavigating in the "Wildcat" has an exciting adventure with Pirates in the China Seas. The Amazons, Nancy and Peggy with the Swallows, John, Susan, Titty and Roger join the fun.
103rd Impression of the 1941 first edition. Endpapers illustrated with Coloured Chart. Full-page and In-Text illustrations.
Green… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.26
THE BOOK OF DRAGONS : Selected and Illustrated By Michael Hague.
by Hague, Michael
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$22.89
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1995. 17 Classic Tales of Dragons, Beautifully Illustrated in Colour and B&W by Michael Hague. Includes Saint George; Perseus; Bilbo Baggins & Eustace. Dark Blue cloth spine with Red boards. 146 Pages, 700g, 10 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket not clipped. Nice, clean copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Fine/Fine.… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.89
AN ABC BOOK FOR GOOD BOYS & GIRLS : Written and Pictured By F. G. Lewin
by Lewin, F. G.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1911
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$635.70
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Bristol / London: E. W. Savory Ltd. / Elliot Stock, 1911. Delightful Children's book in the style of an old Chapbook. A page for each letter of the Alphabet with a large B&W illustration above. e.g. "A is an Apple Tree.etc". Each page Printed on one side of the paper only. Endpapers have Vignettes of the illustrations, printed on Art… Read more about this item Item Price
$635.70
At the Back of the North Wind: The Princess and the Goblin: The Princess and Curdie
by Macdonald, George
- Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780706410549
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$16.53
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London: Octopus Books, 1979. 3 Beautiful Fairy Tales with the Original Illstrations by Arthur Hughes (At the Back of the North Wind & The Princess and the Goblin) and James Allen (The princess & Curdie). Blue cloth cover with Large Gilt Lettering to front & spine. Endpapers illustrated with vignette scenes from the stories. 621 Pages, 840g, 8 1/2" Tall.… Read more about this item Item Price
$16.53
TINY TOTS ANNUAL 1945 : Pictures and Stories for Little people
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- Used
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1945
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$63.57
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Fleetway House, London: Amalgamated Press, 1945. Delightful book of very Short Stories etc for Children. A few in Comic-Strip Format, most with In-Text Monochrome illustrations in Brown, Green or Red and some Full-Page Illustrations. Gren cloth cover with paper covered boards. Front illustrated with Children Dancing. Lovely Full-Page Colour Frontispiece illustrated with little Children on a slide. Title Page illustrated… Read more about this item Item Price
$63.57
Andersen's Popular Tales for Children (The Rainbow Series)
by Andersen, Hans Christian
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$11.44
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London, New York and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co. Limited 0 31 of Andersen's much loved stories. Illustrated with in text B&W Drawings. Green cloth cover with red, green & black floral design on front & spine. Black lettering. 7 1/2" Tall. Ffep missing. Some age darkening and foxing to pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Decorative… Read more about this item Item Price
$11.44
Ward, Lock & Co's Wonder Book, a Picture Annual for Boys and girls : 1920
by Golding, Harry
- Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1921
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$25.43
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London, Melbourne and Toronto: Ward, Lock & Co Ltd, 1921. Delightful Illustrated short stories etc for small children. Beautifully illustrated with 12 Colour Plates and many other Full-Page and In-Text Monochrome illustrations. Lovely colour illustration of a young girl by an apple blossom tree on front cover, with Gilt Lettering above & below. Buff cloth spine with Black lettering and… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.43
LITTLE WOMEN and LITTLE WOMEN MARRIED
by Alcott, Louisa M.
- Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1900
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$108.07
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Paternoster Square, London: Walter Scott, Limited, 1900. Beautiful Edition of the American Classics. Illustrated with In-Text B&W Drawings. This volume contains "Little Women" and its sequel "Little Women Married". Undated Edition, circa 1900. Red Cloth Cover with bright gilt & black lettering to front. Black vignette Illustration of the 4 Girls, framed in Gilt. Gilt & Black lettering to spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
$108.07
High on a Hill
by O'Donnell, Mabel & Munro, Rona
- Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$38.14
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Digswell Place, Welwyn, Herts: James Nisbet & Co Limited, 1961. Delightful Children's Story about a family who leaves the town to live in the Country. Beautifully illustrated with many charming In-Text and some Full Page Colour Illustrations. Card Canvas-Texture Cover illustrated with a boy & girl sitting on a porch and looking down at a lovely countryside. 128 Pages, 250g,… Read more about this item Item Price
$38.14
William in Trouble
by Crompton, Richmal
- Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1948
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$15.26
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London: George Newnes Limited, 1948. Hilarious "William" adventures with B&W Illustrations by Thomas Henry. Includes " William and the Early Romans" & "William at the Garden Party." Frontis illustrated with William being tipped Half-a-Crown. 252 Pages,280g. Red cloth cover with Black lettering to spine. Spine colour slightly faded and spine leaning. No inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size:… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.26
Sunnylea: A 1920's Childhood Remembered
by Metcalfe, Jean
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780718119232
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$3.81
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London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1980. Beautifully illustrated Childhood Autobiography, with Full-Page Colur illustrations from charming Watercolour Paintings on the obverse pages. Text on the reverse sides. Brown cloth cover with Gilt Lettering and "Sunrise" Design on front. 60 Pages, 490g, 10" Tall. Previous ownr's inscription at top of endpaper. Some rubbing to jacket and traces of an old label on… Read more about this item Item Price
$3.81
Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever
by Scarry, Richard
- Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$29.24
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London: Paul Hamlyn, 1968. Every page has several colour illustrations with captions (like the cover). Red cloth spine with dull gilt lettering. Front and rear boards Illustrated in colour. Illustrated Endpapers and Title Page. 92 Pages, 880g, 12" Tall. No inscriptions. Some edge wear, mainly at corners. A few small spots of light browning on a few pages. Size: 4to… Read more about this item Item Price
$29.24
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales . With Illustrations By W. Heath Robinson ( in Slipcase )
by Andersen, Hans
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 2001
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$15.26
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London: The Folio Society, 2001. Beautifully illustrated with 16 Full-Page Colour Plates and many B&W illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. Red cloth cover with White & Gilt illus. of a Stork surrounded by children, on front. Gilt Lettering & Decoration to front & spine. Top page edges Red. Comes in Red slipcase. 288 pages, 1.4 Kilos, 10" Tall. a few… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.26
The Wind in the Willows
by Grahame, Kenneth
- Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$15.26
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London: Methuen, 1968. Delightful Edition of Grahame's children's classic tale of Toad of Toad Hall and his friends, Ratty, Mole & Badger. Beautifully Illustrated with 12 Colour Plates and In-Text B&W Drawings by Arthur Rackham. 178 Pages, 640g, 9 1/2" Tall. Green cloth cover with dull Gilt Lettering on spine. Top page edges Green. Ffep removed. No inscriptions. Pages in… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.26
THE MODERN GIFT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
by Goudge, Elizabeth, Dickens, Charles, Ingoldsby, Thomas; Nesbit, E; Grahame, Kenneth; Keats, John & Others
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Good
- Published
- 1948
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$26.70
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London: Odhams Press Ltd, 1948. 32 fine short Stories, Poems etc, Illustrated with 9 Full Page Colour Plates and many B&W In Text Decorations. Contents include "The Spriggan of St Ives" by Eileen Molony; "Worzel Gummidge" by Barbara Euphan Todd; "The White Pigeon" by Maria Edgeworth; Grandma's Story, by Louisa M Alcott, Sweet Afton by Robert Burns, and much more.… Read more about this item Item Price
$26.70
More William
by Crompton, Richmal
- Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1953
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$7.63
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London: George Newnes Limited, 1953. Hilarious "William" adventures with B&W Illustrations by Thomas Henry. Includes "William's Burgler" & "William and the Smuggler." Frontis illustrated with William in his Boy Scout outfit being questioned by a small Boy. 252 Pages, 290g, 7 1/2" Tall. Red cloth cover with Black Vignette portrait of William in bottom corner. Black grounds to lettering on… Read more about this item Item Price
$7.63
Girls' Crystal Annual 1950
- Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$12.71
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London: Fleetway House, 1950. Illustrated childen's stories for girls, some with in text drawings and some in comic strip format. Frontis has a full page colour illustration of girls falling from a slippery pole into a swimming pool. Blue cloth spine with paper covered boards. Front Cover has Colour Illustration of Girls riding Donkeys on a beach. Title page illustrated… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.71
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
by Taback, Simms
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670869398
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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$8.90
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London: Viking, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Hilarious Colour Picture Book to accompany the old nonsense rhyme, with cut outs showing all the creatures in the old lady's stomach as she swallows them. Landscape Format Book, 10 1/4" Wide. No inscriptions. Bottom edge of dustjacket curled. Price clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Item Price
$8.90
