Children's Educational Books from

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1946 Book. Good. Card Covers. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Macmillan's Easy Study Series, Parallel Books for 'A' and 'B' Streams. Educational book on recognising species of birds, animals, insects, flowers, trees and seashore creatures throughout the seasons, with exercises at the end of each section. 144pp illustrated with 16… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1946 Book. Illus. by Roland Green et al. Good. Card Covers. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Macmillan's Easy Study Series, Parallel Books for 'A' and 'B' Streams. Educational book on recognising species of birds from different habitats, reptiles, beetles and pond insects, flowers, trees and seashore animals throughout the seasons,… Read more about this item

London: Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2006 Book. Illus. by Stephen Cartwright. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8.5" Tall x 8.25" Wide. Engaging phonics-based collection of stories for young readers, 12 books including Big pig on a dig, Ted's shed, Mouse moves house, etc. Illustrated throughout with colour drawings and fold-out pages. RRP £59.88. Carefully used. Minor creasing/marking to box and… Read more about this item

London: Red Fox, 2007 Book. Illus. by Angela Barrett. Very Good. Soft cover. New Edition. 9.5" Tall x 10.25" Wide. The story of Anne Frank retold for children as a picture-book biography. 28 pages, illustrated throughout with colour drawings. Minor creasing to corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Dobson Books Ltd, 1961 Book. Illus. by Margaret Ayer. Good. Burgundy Buckram. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Easy to Read Biographies No 2. Biography for younger readers of the American writer Samuel Clemens, best known by his pen name, Mark Twain. 127pp illiustrated with black and white drawings. Black portrait to top board and lettering… Read more about this item

London: George Harrap & Co Ltd, 1938 Book. Illus. by Frank Butler. Fair. Illustrated Green Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stories of the famous explorers, fictionalised and illustrated with 39 drawings and maps in black and white and one in colour to frontis. 286pp. Binding fragile, with splits along backstrip and webbing showing to left… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd Book. Good. Orange Cloth Boards. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Undated collection of articles by various authors on sports, hobbies, crafts, pets, careers etc. 342pp illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and diagrams. Gilt lettering to spine, top edges tinted. Gift inscription dated 1936 to endpaper. Some bumping to spine and… Read more about this item

Leeds: E J Arnold & Son Ltd Book. Illus. by Isabel Veevers. Good. Card Covers. Bright Story Reader, Grade 6. Undated. Excerpts from three of Shakespeare's plays, adapted for young readers. 96pp, illustrated with black and white drawings. Decorated endpapers. Inner hinge pulling. Slight rubbing to edges, curl to cover, former owner's name in pencil and a few ticks in… Read more about this item

London & Glasgow: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Introduction to the natural world written for children. Undated. 320pp illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and colour drawings. Slight forward lean to spine, some bumping to spine and corners and minor marking to lower… Read more about this item

London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1976 Book. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fictional story of the everyday life of Prince Omar, living in Baghdad when it was the capital of the Islamic Empire. Although the main character is fictional, the text contains well-researched dates and facts about the civilisation, illustrated in the style… Read more about this item

London: Marks & Spencer, 2003 Book. Illus. by Caroline Jayne Church. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collection containing some well-known and other less-known prayers for children, with some additional verses. 183pp plus index, illustrated throughout with colour drawings. Volume tied with silver ribbons. Some bumping to spine and tiny blemish to front… Read more about this item

Commission for Racial Equality, 1983 Book. Illus. by Soni. Very Good. Card Covers. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Children's picture book promoting the idea that everyone is the same under their skin. Unpageinated. 24 pages illustrated with colour drawings, printed on thick quality paper. Slight creasing and some discolouration to cover, otherwise very good copy with… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton Children's Books, 1989 Book. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 8.5" Tall x 6.5" Wide. Biography in the 'In Her Own Time' Series for children, about one of the few female agents to survive the Second World War. 64pp, illustrated with black and white drawings, maps and photographs. Minor surface marking to boards, otherwise very good copy… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday & Company Inc, 1962 Book. Illus. by Mimi Korach. Very Good. Brown Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Books for Young Readers. Stories of men and women who fought for the rights we enjoy today. 240pp with index, illustrated with black and white drawings. Dedicated to the English writer Storm Jameson,… Read more about this item

London: Orion Children's Books, 1995 Book. Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 10.7" Tall x 10" Wide. True adventure story based on the life of a 14 year old American boy who went to sea and travelled halfway around the world. Unpageinated. Illustrated throughout with colour drawings and maps. Blue endpapers. Minimal edgewear, otherwise near fine copy with no marks… Read more about this item

London: Marshall Cavendish, 1978 Book. Illus. by Malcolm Livingstone. Very Good. Decorated Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Introduction to artists and paintings, with stories, quizzes and games. 45pp, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Slight bumping to spine, corners and edges and former owner's name in felt tip pen to front pastedown, with… Read more about this item

London: Frances Lincoln Children's Books/Natural History Museum, 2007 Book. Illus. by Lucia deLeiris. Near Fine. Laminated Boards. First Edition, 2nd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Clearly written book for children which explores what stardust is and where it comes from, how stars and planets are formed and explains the Earth, Moon, Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites. Glossary of… Read more about this item

E J Arnold & Son Ltd Book. Illus. by H C McBeath. Good. Decorated Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. History book for children with stories, scripts for plays and ideas for role-play. 152pp illustrated throughout with black and white drawings. Endpapers have drawings of a mediaeval village. Spine slanted and darkened, bumping to spine and corners, boards… Read more about this item

London & Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1925 Book. Good. Black Cloth Boards. 2nd Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. English course for pupils aged 11-15, intended to teach the student in the use of English as a means of clear expression. 190pp with black and white illustrations. Pen-drawing of Robert Louis Stevenson by E. Heber Thompson… Read more about this item

London: Ward Lock Educational Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Undated volume. One of a series of anthologies designed for children in mid-school or further education, intended to be read together as a group, discussed and acted upon. 128pp, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photographs. Minor marking and edgewear… Read more about this item