Children's Books from Quagga Books

Simon & Schuster. No published date on title page. In a later dust jacket with $250 to the flap and a review for "Sunshine" to the rear panel. Delightful childrens story. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition, second issue. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Fair. Insect nibbling to front cover and edges. Edge-wear with numerous small open… Read more about this item

24 Tales collected and written down in the 1870s by the late Drs W H I Bleek and Lucy C Lloyd. They were dictated by Bushmen in their own language. Illustrated with many reproductions of Bushman drawings. Front cover of dust jacket is loose in the book. Some toning to feps. Label of previous owner on fep with a… Read more about this item

Macmillan and Co, Ltd. A delightful children's story of a flea-bitten gray polo-pony who became the heroine of a nail-biting polo match. Foxing to front and rear prelims with some lightly scattered foxing to contents. Small bookseller's label on front fixed end paper. 81 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Poor. Price clipped. In two pieces. Lacks… Read more about this item

The Girl Guides Association. Forward by Baden-Powell's wife. Written for children from the author's own knowledge and experience of the man when she was a child. Some light foxing to end papers. 9 illustrations. (lacks illustrated dust jacket). 94 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Reprint. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards. Sunning to spine. Some light grubby… Read more about this item

Ann Hoffman. Delightful children's story which takes place in St George's Park, Port Elizabeth. Sylvie, a lonely water sprite searches for a loyal friend and the discovery of true friendship. A number of illustrations. 46 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm.

Ann Hoffman. Adventure story for children involving watersprites, animals and friends to solve the mystery of the stolen pendant and golden nuggents. Colour photographs. 43 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Good-. Binding: Softcover. Small dent and abrasion on rear cover. Some creasing to the sides of the spine.

Blackie and Son Limited, Circa early 1900. Against the background of the fighting in Natal, the author's heroes are a little band of boys from Johannesburg who get caught up in adventures such as the Siege of Ladysmith, Battle of Colenso, and Spion Kop. 10 illustrations and a map. Marbled end papers. Scattered foxing throughout. . 384 Pages. Binding… Read more about this item

Amalgamated Press. A complete run of the second appearance of Superman in the United Kingdom. Superman first appeared in The Triumph in 1939. Appearing in issues 771 - 792. Each comic in this run of seven volumes features a double spread of the Superman strip. Scarce complete run. Condition is very good. Rusty staples and wear to the spines… Read more about this item

Blackie & Son Limited. A delightful volume with beautiful colour illustrations of nature fairies. Small bookseller label, some abrasions caused by old cellotape, and the name of previous owner on front end papers. Colour plate for each fairy. Green tint to top edge with some light foxing to fore- and lower page edges. Foxing throughout. 90 Pages. … Read more about this item

Methuen Children's Books. 22 of Larsson's beautiful watercolors recreating farm and family life in a Swedish village accompanied by text. Small bookseller label on front fixed end paper. Foxing to a couple of pages and to all edges. Unpaginated. English Edition. Condiion: Fair to Good. Binding: Hardcover. Foxing to edges. Cloth spine. Some grubby marks.

Methuen Children's Books. Fifteen of Larsson's beautiful watercolors of his home and family life in a Swedish village accompanied by text. Foxing to front and rear prelims. Small bookseller label on front fixed end paper. Unpaginated. 1st Edition. Condition: Good-. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth spine. Some light edge-wear.

J.G. van Terveen, 1821. Marbled boards with cloth spine. End papers cut off and binding shaken. Numerous illustrations accompany the poems. Some stains and thumbing to the pages and a few pencil marks.

Insel Verlag. Text: German. 16 Brightly coloured fantasy creatures with a short verse beneath. Light to medium foxing to pages. Deep blue end papers. 1st Edition. Condition: Good-. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear.

Howard Timmins, C1940. 6 folk stories from the Amaxosa, Basuto, Zulus and the Shangaan. Brightly coloured illustrations protected with tissue guard. Some light foxing to the prelims and all edges. Some scattered light cockling to the upper corners. 222 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Fair to poor. Open tears to spine… Read more about this item

Signed by the author in 1932. Scarce. No 276 of 300 copies printed of this edition. A play for children to perform. Foxed throughout. 48 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair. Binding: Softcover. Thin paper wraps with edge-wear to all extremities. The marbled paper has peeled away on the lower edges and spine on the rear cover. … Read more about this item

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. With a Foreword by Gen. A fitting novel for the young people being introduced into the magic world of wild life. The book conveys the true spirit of the veld - of fair play and courtesy of the wild. Only kill to fill the pot. Previous owner's name on front fep. 11… Read more about this item

Blackie and Son Limited, Circa early 1900. Against the background of the fighting in Natal, the author's heroes are a little band of boys from Johannesburg who get caught up in adventures such as the Siege of Ladysmith, Battle of Colenso, and Spion Kop. 10 illustrations and a map. Marbled end papers. Scattered foxing throughout. Gilt to top… Read more about this item

Karl Robert Langewiesche. Text: German. With sixteen watercolor reproductions and around 50 illustrations based on the artist's drawings. Age toning to pages. Tidemark to lower edges of the prelims. The first 14 pages are coming loose from the text block but still intact. Otherwise contents clean and illustrations bright and clear. 74 Pages. Reprint. Condition:… Read more about this item

Humphrey-Milford. Oxford University Press, 1931. Some fading to the cloth spine and bumping to the paper covered board's edges. Small perforation to the front board (now closed), effecting the first 5 pages or so with a minor dent. Some light foxing. Gift inscription (1944) to the fep. 3cm closed tear to the top edge of pg. 33. Numerous illustrations… Read more about this item

Chatto and Windus. 8 illustrations each protected by a flimsy. Foxing to front and rear prelims with scattered foxing throughout. Plates are clean. Mild edge-wear to a few of the pages. 47 Pages. Binding firm. Reprint. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth spine. Some soiling to cover. Edge-wear to extremities. Missing a small piece… Read more about this item