Children's Literature from Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA

London: Methuen. Illustrations by E. H, Sheprd. These books are all 1934 reprints, come from a single source, are contemporary with one-another, and are new to the market. They each have the same name written neatly on the front free endpapers. Minor wear and ageing; the original dust jackets have the price on the spines; some rubbing at the spine… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann. No inscriptions or faults for the book. The original, unclippedl dust jacket has minor wear, protected by a clear, removable cover Fourth printing. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Good. Hardcover. First Edition, Later Printing. 2003.

Sourcebooks Young Readers. First edition, first printing. No inscriptions, appears to be unread. The original dust jacket is price-clipped, protected by a clear, removable cover. Author's first book. Weysprings Books is a member of: the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), the PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2009.

London: Ladybird Books. Appears to be an unread copy; no faults. . Fine. Hardcover. 2004.

London: Ladybird Books. Appears to be an unread copy; no faults. . Fine. Hardcover. 2004.

London: Ladybird Books. Appears to be an unread copy; no faults. . Fine. Hardcover. 2004.

London: Ladybird Books. Appears to be an unread copy; no faults. . Fine. Hardcover. 2005.

London: Ladybird Books. Appears to be an unread copy; no faults. . Fine. Hardcover. 2004.

London: Sampson Low. Copyright stated as 1938. This is the UK edition; no indication of date or printing, mid twentieth century. Red, cloth-covered boards with black lettering and illustration, illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket has general wear including chips and closed edge tears. Various writers contributed to the Hardy Boys series over a number of decades,… Read more about this item

London: Sampson Low. Copyright stated as 1937. This is the UK edition; no indication of date or printing, mid twentieth century. Red, cloth-covered boards with black lettering and illustration, illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. The price clipped dust jacket has general wear including chips and closed edge tears. Various writers contributed to the Hardy Boys series over a… Read more about this item

London: B. T. Batsford. Third impression stated. No faults for either book or dust jacket, no inscriptions. The dust jacket retains the publisher's price and is now protected by a clear, removable jacket. A comprehensive guide to children's books published in the 300 years prior to 1900. Weysprings Books is a professional member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).… Read more about this item

London: R. T. S.. Octavo. 382pp, illustrated by colour and black and white plates. Illustrated covers and spine. Light foxing on the rear endpapers, no inscriptions. In very good condition for a children's book of this age. Short adventure stories by various authors. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1910.

London: Walter Scott. Octavo, printer's signatures each eight leaves. Green, cloth-covered boards with red and silver decoration, silver lettering. Frontispiece illustration by the Swan Electric Engraving Company. Undated; dated to 1894 from the advertisements at the back of the book. The "important new novel", Ester Walters by George Moore was first published in that year. Gift inscription in best handwriting… Read more about this item

Racine, USA: Whitman Publishing. Copyright stated as 1933, this book was probably issued a couple of years later. Red cloth-covered boards with black lettering on the front cover and spine. Previous ownership details on the front pastedown and front free endpaper. The dust jacket has general wear with losses at the spine ends, now internally repaired with Japanese paper and… Read more about this item

London: S. W. Partridge. Illustrated covers. Gift inscription on the front pastedown dated 1911; the date of publication is possibly a little earlier. Natural browning of the endpapers and page margins. A compendium of stories for older children by various authors, illustrated throughout by engravings. Some wear at the extremities, minor given the age of the book. . Very Good.… Read more about this item

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Reprint; first published in 1884, this copy would be later (Eighteenth Thousand stated). Illustrated covers with color background of the Union Jack. Illustrations by Randolph Caldecott. Covers dusty with general wear, pencil inscription on the front pastedown, foxing to the front free endpaper, browning panel on the rear free endpaper. . Good. Hardcover.

London: George Bell and Sons. Reprint (although no indication of this other than the date - this book wad first published by Bell in 1876). Illustrated by line drawings. Covers dusty with general wear, foxing and light watermarks to the preliminaries and end pages. Small inscription dated 1896 on the front free endpaper, joints cracking. . Good. Hardcover. 1892.

London: Dean & Son. Illustrated laminated covers, line drawings throughout. No inscriptions, one of the line drawings hand coloured. Minor wear and natural ageing only. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1963.

New York: Viking Press. A collection of illustrations, verse and text by Kate Greenaway; colour and black and white illustrations. Nicely produced; an excellent reference work. No specific faults to record. Unclipped dust jacket protected. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1976.

London: Ladybird Books. Appears to be an unread copy; no faults. . Fine. Hardcover. 2004.