Childrens from Purpora Books

London: Macmillan, 1890. 7 1/2" x 10", bound in glazed boards illustrated in colour by E. Gertrude Thomson; plain endpapers; frontispiece by Tenniel with tissue guard firmly in place; text and illustrations printed on semi-gloss off-white paper Contains twenty coloured (chromolithographs) enlargements from Tenniel's illustrations to "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" with text adapted to nursery readers by Carroll. … Read more about this item

New York: Illustrated Editions, 1936. Bound in dark blue cloth with ochre cloth back strip; upper board has red bird flying above red and gilt sea; the spine has red and dark blue designs. Tips barely pushed in, and top of spine frayed a bit. Subtitled "A Wonder Tale for All Children", while on the page opposite the… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1964. Minor bumping of both jacket and book bottom fore tips. Dust jacket has a couple of short tears top of rear panel. Internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Illustrated endpapers. 64 pages with frontispiece illustration and illustrations throughout on text pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1957. Bound in grey paper over boards with red lettering and design on upper board and red lettering on spine. Being the fourteenth adventure of the five find-outers and dog. 186 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Lilian Buchanan.

London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1920. A rough copy (boards soiled, 1 1/2" tear top of spine, inner joints loose but holding), but with all pages and plates (16) by Jackson present. Some plates, which are tipped to grey cardstock, are loose and a few have minor damage. Internally quite clean without foxing. 252 pages;… Read more about this item

London: Dragon Grafton, 1987. Small impression on rear cover that extends through the next five leaves or so. 24 pages. Colour illustrations of scientific surprises. Originally published in hardback in 1986 by Grafton Books.. Paperback Edition. Booklet. Very Good Plus..

Newmarket, UK: Brimax, 1986. Glossy illustrated boards; probably issued without a dust jacket. Large type for first readers. Unpaginated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Eric Kincaid.

London: Frederick Warne Minor wear to edges of paper covered boards, and page 8 has a short tear on the fore edge; otherwise internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. 60 pages including the free endpapers. Not dated but believed to be 1975. Colour illustrations throughout of Jeremy Fisher, a frog. and his friends.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very… Read more about this item

Toronto: Groundwood / Douglas & McIntyre, 1992. Large format, 8 1/2" x 10 3/4", with glossy illustrated cover. Juvenile fiction. Signed by Thomas King (signature only) on title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket as Issued. Illus. by William Kent Monkman.

London: Blackie & Son Bound in tan cloth with decorative blue stamping on upper board and on spine; colour frontispiece. The only fault with the book is spots of foxing on page edges; internally clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Dust jacket has edge wear, especially top and bottom of the spine panel, dusty folds, and four short tears… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1920. Bound in blue cloth with black and gilt stamping on upper board and black stamping only on spine; colour frontispiece. Wear to ends of spine including a small amount of heavy rubbing at the top, gift inscription on recto of frontispiece, dated "Xmas 1926", and a few marks on the pages. 94… Read more about this item

New York: Hyperion, 1995. Oversized at 11 1/4" x 14 1/4". Bumping to top of spine and to fore tips; otherwise a clean, unmarked, tightly bound copy with holographic 3D illustration on upper board. 128 pages filled with colour and B&W illustrations.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Dust Jacket as Issued.

Victoria: Orca, 2005. Large format children's book, 9" x 10", bound in glossy illustrated boards with wrap-around art, matching the dust jacket; illustrated endpapers. Lovely story and illustrations about eleven puppies born on a family boat. Laid in is hand painted (water colour) book mark showing Eeyore, one of the puppies, signed by Rose Cowles. Also this… Read more about this item

Toronto: Harper Collins, 2003. Large format, 9" 10 1/2". Bound in glossy illustrated boards (with same illustration as dust jacket), illustrated endpapers. Inside of dust jacket also has a colour illustration. A beautiful production. Inscribed by author (Highway) on title page "For ___ / Thank you so much / Tomson Highway".. Signed by Author. First Edition,… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton Bound in blue paper covered boards stamped in black on upper board and on spine; plain endpapers. Minor wear to tips and spine ends, faint staining of rear board, and just a little faint foxing top of title page and other pages opposite the plates. Dust jacket not clipped, with price of 2/6 on… Read more about this item

Belgium: Casterman, 1991. Smallish oblong, 8 3/4" x 6", bound in glossy illustrated boards. Text in French. 93 pages.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket as Issued.

New York: Crown, 1984. Large format, 11" x 10". Dust jacket is price-clipped and has some rubbing along the front flap fold. 102 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Maurice Sendak.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1971. Dust jacket is price-clipped, and has a 1/2" tear bottom of rear panel. Squarish, 8" x 9", 58 pages.. First Edition, First Impression. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine Plus. Illus. by Wendy Watson.

London: Methuen Children's Books, 1975. 8 1/2" x 11 1/2". A few small spots of rubbing on front cover. Based on the cartoon film by Raymond Leblanc. 44 pages.. Reprint. Large Format Paperback. Near Fine Plus..

United States: Last Gasp, 2011. 8 1/2" x 11 1/2". Quizzes and puzzles, games to play, treasure-hunt, things to make; 95 pages. Clean and unmarked.. First American Edition. Large Paperback. Fine..