101 Dalmations

Leicester , Brown Watson, 1986. Hardback. A pop-up book of Walt Disney's children's tale '101 Dalmatians&apos. Pop-up edition of '101 Dalmatians' designed by Robert Watson, first thus. Featuring seven pop-ups in bright colour. Movable pop-up of window to first leaf is stuck with a closed tear; damage to illustrations of Colonel and Tibs watching TV: both the characters and the rotating wheel of the screen, as well as the illustration of the dalmatians are loose but present; strip illustrating the dalmatians to last leaf of text loose but present. In the original publisher's laminated boards binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear only, light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Damage to occasional pop-up illustrations. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 840A55

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: 101 dalmatians pop up books illustrated walt disney pop up books Not Stated

The Adventures of Tuffy

London, Robert Edwards (Ltd.), c1950s . Cloth. A very scarce edition of this lovely children's colourful pop-up book. The Adventures of Tuffy in the original publisher's quarter cloth binding and paper wrapped hardcover boards.A very scarce pop-up book. Published by Robert Edwards Ltd. No authorship information provided nor a date. Dated through Jisc. Complete with four pop-ups in perfect working order.  In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. This has resulted in some slight wear in these areas. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. The four pop-ups are in good working order. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 840W49

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Tuffy Pop-up books Very scarce Colour illustrations Pop-up books Not stated

Aesop&Apos;S Fables (Joie Collection)

Tokyo, Joie, Inc. 1991. Hardback. A colourful 1991 collection of Aesop's Fables, brightly illustrated throughout and presented in a cloth chemise and slipcase. Ten volumes of Aesop's Fables make up this set, all published in 1991 by Joie. Lovely editions of these beloved classics, with colourful and expressive illustrations throughout all stories.The entirety of the set includes the following; Ants and Grasshoppers & Three Oxen and a Lion; A Cowardly Bat, A Donkey and a Foolish Wolf & A Crow that was Tricked; A Donkey in Lion's Disguise, A Wolf and a Lamb & The Bear and the Travellers; The Hare and the Tortoise & A Foolish Miller and his Donkey; A Mouse's Wedding, A Fox and Grapes & An Ant and a Dove; The North Wind and the Sun, A Lion and a Mosquito & An Eagle and a Crow; A Mouse's Gratitude, The Foolish Tiger and the Foolish Leopard & Outsmarting the Cat; A Crow in Borrowed Feathers & The Boy Who Cried Wolf; Country Mouse and Town Mouse & The Monkey King; A Greedy Dog & The Gold Axe and the Silver Axe. In the publisher's original pictorial boards. Held in a red cloth-backed chemise with a matching slipcase. Credited under Shogo Hirata, a children's illustrator of a vivid style who has worked on other series such as 'Fantasy Land Fairy Tales', as well as anime adaptations of folk stories. From the library of Eric Sweet, who also produced the chemise and matching slipcase. Sweet was a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. In the publisher's pictorial boards. Volumes held in a cloth-backed chemise and matching slipcase from Eric Sweet. Externally, lovely. Chemise and slipcase are excellent, with only minor signs of rubbing and faint marks to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: Shogo Hirata. Fine .

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Book number: 962Y31

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Aesop's Fables (Joie Collection) Shogo Hirata Children's Books Illustrated Shogo Hirata Shogo Hirata

Alice in Wonderland

Barcelona, Brown Watson, 1981. Paperback. A charming pop up book of the popular tale Alice in Wonderland. A Minipanorama Pop-Up of the popular tale Alice in Wonderland, published by Brown Watson. With three double pages of pop up that follow Alice into Wonderland, meeting the Mad Hatter for a Tea Party and meeting the Queen of Hearts. All the pop up elements are in lovely working condition. In the publisher's original pictorial wraps. Externally, smart with some creasing to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. All the pop up elements are in lovely working condition.  Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 840B51

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Alice in Wonderland pop up childrens pop up Not Stated

Alphabet Pour Les Enfants

Paris, Langlois et Leclercq, 1842. Paperback. A very scarce illustrated volume for teaching children the alphabet, in French. A very scarce work in the publisher's original pictorial card wraps. A French guide for children learning the alphabet, illustrated throughout with engraved vignettes by Henri-Désiré Porret. Included are pages on vowels and consonants, capital letters and lower case letters, and examples of French words for every letter of the alphabet. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial card wraps. Externally sound, with age toning to the wraps, and four small tears to the backstrip. Pages 3 to 10 and pages 15 to 22 are coming loose but are intact. The rest of the pages are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot and handling mark. Good . Ill.: Porret. Good .

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Book number: 881M17

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Alphabet Children's books French children's books Children's books Porret

The Animal World

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. c1900. Cloth. A very scarce panorama of the animal world for children, with colour images of different creatures. Very scarce work. From Father Tuck's Panorama Series intended for play. With eight colour panels illustrated with animals including: elephants, sheep, tigers, camels, donkeys, ducks, zebras, and dogs. The original accordion binding with red cloth to the edges of each panel and brightly illustrated paper covers. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor chipping to the extremities. Light fading to the cloth and the odd small mark to the external panels. Internally, firmly bound. Panels are very bright and clean with minor age toning. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 909T23

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Animal World Father Tuck Panorama World Not Stated

Animals and Their Young

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons LTD, c1910. Hardback. A vanishingly scarce volume on natural history for children, a colourful education on animals and their babies. A vanishingly scarce work.Part of Father Tuck's 'Natural History' Series. A charming educational work on natural history for children, discussing different animals and their young.Looking at sheep, goats, lambs, English sheep dogs, cows, pigs, mares, ducks, turkeys, guinea pigs, chicks, peacocks, hens, and farm horses.Colourfully illustrated throughout. Collated, complete.Undated, dated from WorldCat. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart, with light shelf wear, including rubbing and small chips to the spine. Paper is a little cockled to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 956P21

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Animals and Their Young animals nature natural history animals Not Stated

Animals Showing Off

Not stated , The National Geographic Society , 1989. Hardback. A vibrant pop-up book demonstrating animals' unique movements and behaviours, from the National Geographic Society. The second printing of this work. In the publisher's original laminated boards. This immersive pop-up book showcases various animals and their methods for protection and engaging in courtship. Movements are demonstrated through a series of pop-up illustrations and interactive features, such as pull tabs.All moving parts in very good working order.Illustrated by Tony Chen, who has illustrated many books for various authors that cover a wide variety of subjects, including Bible stories, folk tales, and non-fiction. In the publisher's original laminated boards. Externally, very smart, with sunning to the spine and minor bumping to the extremities. With a small ex libris ink impression of ones Megan and Michael Dawson to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Tony Chen. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 916Y29

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Pop-Up Book Animals Showing Off National Geographic Society Children's Book Animals Showing Off Tony Chen

The &Apos;Big Top&Apos; Circus Annual

London , The Amalgamated Press , 1940. Hardback. A scarce annual for The Big Top Circus, with comic strips, stories and illustrations. A scarce children's annual of The Big Top Circus from 1940.The volume is full of stories and tales about the circus, including Micky Logan, Lion- Tamer and Wilson's Wonderful Circus, also with comic strips, including Tony on the Tight-rope and The Jungletown Circus. Some of the illustrations throughout the text are hand coloured and there are full page colour plates and colour comic strips.  In the publisher's original pictorial boards. Externally, smart. Some bumping to the extremities and marks to the boards and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A previous owner inscription to the reverse of the front free endpaper dated 1939. Rear hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with slightly age-toned pages that remain clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 831B31

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: The 'Big Top' Circus Annual circus childrens annual circus Not Stated

At the Farm

London, Bairns Books Limited, 1952. Cloth. A smart copy of this scarce pop-up book for children, with a charming farmyard story. Very scarce work. Illustrated with four full colour pop-up scenes. Collated complete and in perfect working order. A charming children's story of life on the farm, with scenes following little Joan and Johnny as they milk the cows, feed the pigs, and collect eggs from the chickens. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor sunning. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Previous owner's ink stamp to the front pastedown. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 916T71

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: At Farm Joan Johnny Farm Not Stated

Auntie&Apos;S Little Rhyme Book No. 3 Old Nursery Rhymes

London , Augener , 1915 . Hardback. A charming collection of traditional nursery rhymes including Oranges and Lemons and I saw Three Ships. A collection of traditional nursery rhymes. This book is No.3 of the Old Nursery Rhyme collection which forms part of the Auntie's Little Rhyme Book. This collection includes some of the most popular and loved children's rhymes. It includes Oranges and Lemons, I Saw Three Ships, Jack and Jill, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to name a few. Each rhyme is accompanied by a charming illustration created by the Dutch illustrator H. Willebeck Le Mair who illustrated the complete collection. This book includes twelve illustrations. In the original pictorial boards. Externally very smart. Marginal age toning to the boards. Loss to the tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Marginal age toning to the pages but generally the pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: H. Willebeck Le Mair. Very Good .

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Book number: 882V1

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Children's Book Classic Illustrated Classic H. Willebeck Le Mair

Baa Baa Black Sheep

London, Marcus Ward & Co LTD, c1880. Paperback. A very scarce Victorian edition of this beloved nursery rhymes, with colourful illustrated by Edmund Caldwell. A very scarce work.A colourfully illustrated rendition of 'Baa Baa Black Sheep', with colour illustrations to each page by Edmund Caldwell.The nursery rhyme was first printed around 1744, in 'Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book&apos.Collated, complete.Undated, dated from WorldCat. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart, a little worn to the backstrip. Wraps are very lightly age-toned with a few minor handling marks. Internally, binding is a little strained. Pages are a little age-toned and spotted. Good . Ill.: E. Caldwell. Good .

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Book number: 944P35

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Baa Baa Black Sheep e. caldwell nursery rhyme edmund caldwell e. caldwell E. Caldwell

A Book of Ghosts: A Child&Apos;S Play Imagination Book

England , Child's Play (International) Ltd , 1974. First edition. Hardback. A delightful children's book comprising clever cut-outs of various "ghosts" that are revealed with humorous alternatives. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original laminated boards.This charming children's book uses colourful illustrations card and clever cut-outs to show how different ghosts can take the form of everyday objects. Illustrated by British children's book authors, Pam Adams and Ceri Jones. s In the original laminated pictorial boards. Externally, very smart, with shelf wear and light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. With pencil marks to the first couple leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Pam Adams; Ceri Jones. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 920Y41

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Children's Book Illustrated Ghosts Illustrated Pam Adams; Ceri Jones

Boy&Apos;S Own Magazine

Not stated, Not stated, 1863 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce early edition of Volume I of the Boy's Own Magazine from the year 1863 with monochrome plates throughout. Early edition of Volume I of Boy's Own Magazine in cloth binding. No title page present, thus no printing information, no publication information and no authorship information present. The Boy's Own Magazine began in 1855 and ran until 1874. It was published in London by S. O Beeton.Includes twenty-two monochrome plates and illustrations throughout the text. Subheadings include 'Cheesy and Poictiers; or The Story of the Black Princes Page', 'The Queen's (Westminster) Cadet Corps' and 'A Coasting Voyage from the Thames to the Tyne&apos.  In cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine is slightly worn. The front hinge is slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting. Good . Ill.: Not stated. Good .

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Book number: 831W43

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Boy's Magazine Nineteenth century Illustrated Early edition Nineteenth century Not stated

The Candyland Express

Not Stated, Hallmark, c1950. Hardback. A very scarce carousel pop-up published by Hallmark, following a train travelling to Candyland. A very scarce work, only held in one institution worldwide, at the University of California, Los Angeles. A charming pop-up tale published by Hallmark, following the journey of a Candyland Express. The tale is told through four colourful pop-up scenes in a carousel, all pop-ups are complete and in full working order.Illustrated by Pat Paris and Annette Krejmas. In the original publisher's ring binding with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart, with some edge wear, resulting in closed tears. Light handling marks to the boards. Pen mark to the rear board. Small bookplate to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few light handling marks. Good . Ill.: Pat Paris; Annette Krejmas. Good .

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Book number: 916P1

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: The Candyland Express pop-up hallmark pat paris pop-up Pat Paris; Annette Krejmas