Children's from Nigel Sustins Books

London: Bodley Head, 2005. First printing of the true first edition, unread in new condition with dust-wrapper. The cover design differs from later printings in having the author's name at the top, and includes the wording: 'How far would you go to escape your brother's shadow?'. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New.

USA: Harper & Row, 1972. Rare signed copy of the first American printing, inscribed ('to Sally') and signed in full by author to front free endpaper, dated 28.6.1972, good in pictorial boards with wear to spine ends and corners; dust-wrapper is chipped, rubbed and marked, frayed to wrapper spine ends, browned to spine with a number written mid-way, clipped to… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan, 1931. Three colour plates, good in green cloth with wear/marking, fading to spine, browning/foxing to edges. Long hand-written dedication to Sir John Wardlaw-Milne (Conservative MP 1922-1945) by Tadeusz Jarecki, the Polish composer, dated 1941. No dust-wrapper.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Angela Pruszynska.

UK: Robert Hale 22 stories, 8 delightful colour plates by Cyril Foster, no date, but a piece of paper pasted to front free endpaper gives, together with a name and address, the date 1952 (there is another piece of paper - blank - affixed to the front pastedown). Blue boards (slightly bowed) with gilt lettering/illustration. Spots of foxing to endpapers,… Read more about this item

London: SPCK [Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge] Rare children's title, no date given but Sunday School award certificate affixed to front pastedown is dated 1892 (first edition published 1891?); pictorial boards very stained and worn, hinges cracked with the loss of title page and some prelims (first extant page is 'Contents'), binding weak with some strain to stitching and loose… Read more about this item

UK: Methuen, 1965. Inscribed and signed to title page by author/artist: a rare and important signature for all Grahame and 'Pooh' enthusiastists; near fine in brown cloth with cover illustration of a badger in orange; internally fine - many black and white illustrations of badgers; dust-wrapper is price-clipped, and has some rubbing/darkening to edges, slight lifting of lamination to rear… Read more about this item

UK: Bloomsbury, 2005. Scarce signed unread first printing of the second volume in the 'Children of Plynlimon' trilogy (volume one 'Sabrina Fludde' also available signed), set in Shropshire and Wales. Published in the UK only as a paperback original. Signed by author to title page. ALSO INCLUDED (but NOT signed) the third volume 'Mad Dog Moonlight' published by Bloomsbury as… Read more about this item

UK: Ward Lock 'Sunshine Series', undated, 24 charming colour plates by Margaret Tarrant, 176 pages, pictorial boards with rubbing/marking, wear to green spine strip, corners and edges of boards frayed/abraded, pastedowns and endpapers browned with the remnants of (erased) pencil drawings, rear hinge beginning to crack, some straining/cracks to binding within but pages still hold (where a crack occurs at… Read more about this item

USA: Bloomsbury, 2005. Scarce signed first USA printing of the second volume in the 'Children of Plynlimon' trilogy (volume one 'Sabrina Fludde' also available signed in the same hardback format), set in Shropshire and Wales, virtually fine copy with a little pushing to spine ends, in a fine d/w. Only published as a paperback original in the UK. Signed by… Read more about this item

London: Culley Undated, but gift inscription to front endpaper dated 1913, attractive illustrated boards, spine ends and corners rubbed/bumped, some dust and (child's?) pencil marks to edges. Some strain to stitching but binding secure. Illustrated in black and white. Interesting 16-page catalogue of illustrated books at the back with 5 sample illustrations.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

UK: David Fickling, 2003. SPECIAL PRICE REDUCTION. WAS £125. A superb signed set of the Various trilogy, all mint, unread copies, first printings; 'The Various' is signed and dated October 2003 to the reverse of the half-title, with the author's original drawing of a bookworm; 'Celandine' is signed and dated November 3 2005 to the reverse of the half-title; 'Winter… Read more about this item

UK: Oxford University Press, 1993. Signed first printing of the novel with which the author won the Whitbread Award for the second time (1994), virtually fine copy in dust-wrapper with minor rubs, two small faint marks to lower page block. Signed by author to title page. Other major signed award-winning McCaughrean books available. She is the author of the sequel… Read more about this item

UK: Oxford University Press, 1987. Rare signed first printing of the first book to bring this author to prominence, winner of the Whitbread Children's Award for 1987; red cloth with slight wear/rubbing to board extremities, browning to pages and edges, signed by author to title page; d/w with colour illustration by Tudor Humphries, has slight rubbing/creasing to the edges, but… Read more about this item

UK: Wizard Books, 2003. SIGNED by Tucker and Pullman, mint copy, unread first printing of a study of the writings of Philip Pullman by a renowned critic of children's literature, paperback original. ALSO INCLUDES the DVD documentary 'Beyond the Golden Compass [aka 'Northern Lights') the Magic of Philip Pullman' [Region 2] which contains exclusive interviews with Pullman and Nicholas Tucker..… Read more about this item

UK: Walker Books, 1997. Signed first printing of the author's fourth novel, with a Shropshire setting, near fine cream boards with minimal wear, d/w has a little rubbing, and slight chips to the corners, but colourful wraparound cover artwork by Christian Birmingham is fine, signed by author to title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

UK: Mammoth/Egmont, 2000. A lovely set of the three volumes in the 'Wind on Fire' trilogy, first printings, all signed by author, 'The Wind Singer' (Mammoth, 2000), 'Slaves of the Mastery' (Mammoth, 2001), 'Firesong' (Egmont, 2002), fine books in fine dust-wrapper. Extra postage outside Europe.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

UK: Doubleday, 1999. SIGNED Omnibus of three novels, first printing thus: 'Only You Can Save Mankind', 'Johnny and the Dead', 'Johnny and the Bomb', signed by author to title page of the first book, wear to spine tips and one corner, unsightly blobs of foxing to top edge, otherwise good, dust-wrapper is bright and very good, with minimal rubbing to… Read more about this item

UK: Hamish Hamilton, 1968. Historical novel set in Sicily, very difficult to find (other than ex-library), this is a very good copy (NOT ex-library), blue cloth with slight wear and rubbing, bump to top of spine and the adjacent board edges, slight foxing marks to endpapers and edges, internally very good, d/w has been in a protective covering, and is… Read more about this item

UK: Bodley Head, 1994. Signed first printing of the author's third novel, set on the Shropshire borders, minor wear to very good cloth cover, edges tanned, pages beginning to brown at margins, d/w bright and predominantly very good, with a little creasing along top edge, signed by Pauline Fisk to half-title. Gorgeous wraparound cover artwork by Tom Saeker (preferred by… Read more about this item

UK: Simon and Schuster, 2003. Scarce signed first UK printing, a paperback original, very good unread copy with French flaps as issued, signed and dated by author to title page, praised by Kevin Crossley-Holland as the best modern writer of historical fiction, and winner of the Newbery Medal.. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Paperback. Very Good.