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QuickviewThe Boy in the Dress
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Boy in the Dress By David Walliams First edition, first impression (HarperCollins Children's Books, 2008). Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. The author's first book. A fine book in a near fine or better dust jacket with a just a touch of fading to the spine panel.£300.00 -
QuickviewThe Boy in the Dress
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Boy in the Dress By David Walliams First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to half-title: 'To Ronnie Merry Xmas David Walliams'. The author's first book with illustrations by Quentin Blake. Original pictorial boards. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket with a little fading to spine panel.£300.00 -
QuickviewThe Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse By Charlie Mackesy First edition, first impression on the Waterstones Limited Edition. Published prior to the first trade edition, which was quarter-bound in blue cloth. Adapted into a popular animated short film in 2022 that later won the Best Animated Short Film Academy Award on 12 March 2023. Quarter-bound in burgundy cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and pictorial cream boards and gold ribbon marker. Small and faint blue mark to upper board, else an excellent, fine copy.£800.00 -
QuickviewThe Giant Who Stole the World
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Giant Who Stole the World By John Cunliffe First edition, first impression with illustrations by Faith Jacques. Presentation copy. Signed and inscribed by the author in the year of publication. As well as being a Children's book author, John Cunliffe was known as a television presenter and was the creator of 'Postman Pat' and 'Rosie and Jim'. Original pictorial boards. A little rubbing in places to board edges, primarily to spine tips with some moderate damage to spine foot, otherwise very good indeed in a fine and unclipped dust jacket. Uncommon, especially so signed or inscribed by the author.£150.00 -
QuickviewThe Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis, Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseThe Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe By C. S. Lewis First edition, first impression. The first book in The Chronicles of Narnia series, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Original green cloth with silver lettering to spine. Some of the often-encountered ghosting to boards. Gift and previous owner inscriptions to front endpaper, slight spine slant, otherwise very good. The unclipped dust jacket - which is frequently found heavily restored - is completely original with no restoration. Some losses, primarily to upper panel. A few chips and tears to edges with some browning to verso.£5,000.00 -
QuickviewThe Magic Finger
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald DahlThe Magic Finger By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression. Original pictorial boards. Light soiling to boards in places with a little spotting to text-block edges and some toning to spine, otherwise very good.£250.00 -
QuickviewThe Snail and the Whale
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsThe Snail and the Whale By Julia Donaldson First edition, first impression. Signed and dedicated by the author and illustrator to the title page with a small sketch of a snail. Original pictorial boards. A hint of rubbing to corners, else near fine, in a very good or better unclipped dust jacket with moderate edge wear to the top and a couple of nicks to edges with some associated creasing to lower panel. Rarely found double-signed.£950.00 -
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QuickviewThe Snowman
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Raymond Briggs, Showcase, Signed First EditionsThe Snowman By Raymond Briggs First edition, first impression. Double-signed and dated by the author to the title page, the first time being in the year of publication, and the second being at a book signing in Lewes in 2003. Accompanied by a Christmas card with a note from Briggs: 'Thanks for the tickets. Phoned 428 times! No buggering answer service!!! Couldn’t go. Bum. Happy Blooming Christmas. Raymond’ Original pictorial boards. A few superficial and inconspicuous scratches to covers with a couple of knocks to edges and some of the usual yellowing to boards and offsetting to front endpaper and paste-down, otherwise a very good copy indeed of a book that is uncommon signed.£1,500.00 -
QuickviewThe Twits
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald DahlThe Twits By Roald Dahl First edition, first impression. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A near fine book with a gift inscription to front endpaper, in a near fine or better dust jacket with the slightest hint of fading to the spine panel.£325.00 -
QuickviewThe Water-Babies
Antiquarian, Children's Fiction, First EditionThe Water-Babies By Charles Kingsley First edition, first issue (Macmillan & Co, 1863) with l'envoi leaf present, of which there were only believed to be around 200 copies. Housed in an attractive morocco drop-back box with raised bands, blue compartments, gilt lettering and marbled boards. Original green cloth. Spine re-backed using most of the original, only lacking the tips and a small square hole just below the centre. Occasional light foxing and a little rubbing to covers. Hinges neatly reinforced. Free from names and inscriptions. A very good example of a very rare book.£500.00 -
QuickviewToad of Toad Hall
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsToad of Toad Hall By A. A. Milne First edition, first impression. The first dramatisation of 'The Wind in the Willows', and the subject of a number of theatrical adaptations. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine and toad motif to upper board in gilt. A little spotting to edges and to preliminaries with some browning to front and rear endpapers and small label to bottom corner of front paste-down, otherwise very good or better. The original dust jacket, bearing the correct 5/- price to the spine panel, has a few very small nicks to edges and a shallow chip to spine head with light edge wear, otherwise very good or better.£300.00 -
QuickviewWinnie-the-Pooh
A A Milne, Children's Fiction, First Edition, Limited Editions, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First EditionsWinnie-the-Pooh By A. A. Milne Limited edition, published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd. in 1973. Hand bound in blue leather by Zaehnsdorf, London with lettering to spine and motif to upper board in gilt. All edges gilt. Containing attractive illustrations in colour by E. H. Shepard throughout and housed in a blue cloth slipcase with lettering to spine in gilt. One of 300 copies signed by E. H. Shepard, of which this is number 26. An excellent, fine book. Some evidence of rubbing to top and bottom edges of slipcase, else near fine. A beautifully produced and unique edition of one of the most important and popular children's books of modern times.£3,500.00
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