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BIG BOOK OF FAIRY TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm; Hans Christian Andersen.
Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 2134472
Published by The Children's Press.
Circa
1950.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format, pictorial boards and spine. 4 pretty colour plates plus b/w text illustrations throughout. Well-known favourites by Grimm and Andersen. Small chip to top of spine. Bumping to spine and corners. Foxing throughout! Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; a little loss; foxed and browned.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll.
Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Peggy Earnshaw.
Stock no. 1320198
Published by The Children's Press.
Circa
1936.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Cream pictorial boards. Front covers illustrated by Peggy Earnshaw (shows Alice and the caterpillar). Four colour plates and b/w illustrations by Rountree. Spine bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Verso of frontis (first page) is browned. Light page browning throughout. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, tears to top and tail of spine.
ANDERSEN'S FAIRY STORIES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen.
Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1319263
Published by The Children's Press.
Circa
1937.
Very good condition.
Large format. Blue cloth spine. Paperboards with colour picture to front. 8 pretty colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 128 pages. Spine bumped. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Pencil name and date to front free-endpaper. Some heavy foxing, mainly at textblock.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed.
Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2131616
Published by The Children's Press.
Almost very good condition.
Proverbs and Rhyme Games. Foreward Laurence Alma Tadema. Green cloth spine Pictorial front board shows Mother Goose with broomstick on the back of a flying goose. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 128 pages Spine has darkened (now looks a blue/green colour). Some chipping to spine. Bumping and wear with chipping to corners and cover edges. Rear cover is grubby, with surface paper damage and loss. Foxing; mostly to prelims and outer page edges. A few hinges are pulled.
GRIMMS' FAIRY TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm.
Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 2127779
Published by The Children's Press.
Very good condition.
Contains 46 stories. Blue cloth covers with red titles to spine and front cover. Small red vignette of Hansel and Gretel to front cover. 4 colour plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. 224 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks to covers. Grubby marks to endpapers and some page margins. All plates present. Foxing to outer page edges and a few page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
PIXIES' PLAYTIME
No author listed.
Stock no. 1316873
Published by The Children's Press.
Very good condition.
Red pictorial paperwraps. Welcome to Pixieland. Colour illustrations. Light edge rubbing to covers. Pale page browning.
THRILLING AIR STORIES
Written by T.C. Bridges; Geoffrey Prout; et al.
Stock no. 1608410
Published by The Children's Press.
Very good condition.
Large format. Yellow cloth spine. 8 colour illustrations, b/w illustrations to text. Spine and corners bumped. Spine and outer page edges foxed. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to prelims and page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
THE INVINCIBLE FIFTH
Written by E.E. Cowper.
Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1403731
Published by The Children's Press.
circa
1945.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Light blue boards. Black titles to spine. B/w frontis. 216 pages. Spine and corners worn. Bottom of boards scuffed. Prize presentation plate to front pastedown. Frontis is partially detached. Couple of hinges cracked. A few marks to page margins but contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is edgeworn and creased with a few small tears. Rear panel and spine are grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
JOLLY DAYS
Written by Olive Chandler; Eleanor Farjeon; et al.
Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1312301
Published by The Children's Press.
circa
1930.
Good condition.
Pictorial boards, cloth spine. Contains numerous short stories, b/w illustrations throughout, 4 colour plates. Spine rebacked with blue cloth (not very professionally as it is coming away from the front board). Covers are edge worn and there is a damp stain to the edge of the rear cover. Inscription in ink to half-title. Front joint has been neatly repaired.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
ANIMAL ANTICS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1806558
Published by The Children's Press.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Yellow pictorial card wraps. Large colour illustrations to each page with text below. 6 pages. Light browning otherwise a nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
ANIMAL ANTICS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1806553
Published by The Children's Press.
Very good condition.
Yellow pictorial card wraps. Large colour illustrations to each page with text below. 6 pages. Browning to margins else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
CHRISTINE OF THE FOURTH
Written by W.E. EASTWAYS.
Stock no. 1804562
Published by The Children's Press.
Circa
1949.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Colour frontis.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)