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

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 &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

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

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

Cassell&Apos;S Juvenile Book List

London, Cassell, c1927. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce book list of Cassell's children's works. Undated, dated from references to the eleventh edition of 'Cassell's Children's Annual' and pictorial boards to advertisement for 'Chums&apos.In the exceptionally well preserved original paper wraps. Vanishingly scarce, and a remarkable survival in such exceptional condition. A detailed book list containing works to be published by Cassell. Contains depictions of scarce dust wrappers for works such as the 'My Book Of' series and the 'All About' series of books. A fascinating reference guide. In the original paper wraps. Externally in lovely condition. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Slight rust to staples. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Book number: 885K8

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Cassells Chums Juvenile Literature Chums None

Cat and Dog or, Memoirs of Puss and the Captain a Story Founded on Fact

London , Grant and Griffith, 1854. Cloth. A lovely illustrated volume of this charming children's tale Cat and Dog. A second edition copy of Cat and Dog or, Memoirs of Puss and the Captain A Story Founded on Fact by Julia Charlotte Maitland, author of The Doll and Her Friends and Letters from Madras. The story follows the friendship between a cat and a dog that is humorous and promotes politeness, benevolence and generosity. Julia Charlotte Maitland was an English writer and traveller and the grandniece of Fanny Burney and Sarah Burney. With a previous owner inscription to the title page dated January 20th 1855.The volume is beautifully illustrated by Harrison Weir, with three plates and a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, a little worn with the spine faded and bumped to the head and tail and some marks to the boards. Rear hinge is starting but remains firm. A book seller sticker to the front pastedown. With a previous owner inscription to the title page dated January 20th 1855. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright pages with some scattered spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Harrison Weir. Very Good .

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Book number: 832B34

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Cat and Dog Memoirs of Puss and the Captain childrens stories Julia Charlotte Maitland Memoirs of Puss and the Captain Harrison Weir

The Child&Apos;S Companion Ninety-First Annual Volume

London , The Religious Tract Society , 1906. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition copy of the eighty-third Child's Companion annual, with illustrations throughout. The first edition of an uncommon copy of the eighty-third annual volume of The Child's Companion, published every year by The Religious Tract Society.The volume is beautifully illustrated with a colour frontispiece and even has a double page picture puzzle patchwork competition to the middle of the volume. There are fifteen pages of advertisement's in total to the front and rear of the volume. The annual contains a variety of stories, poetry, images and rhymes to educated children in the ways to lead a good Christian life. In the original publisher's full cloth decorative binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear. There are some marks to the boards and the spine is a little bumped and faded. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages with the odd scattered spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 821B50

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: The Child's Companion Ninety-First Annual Volume childrens annual religious childrens annual Not Stated

The Children&Apos;S Natural History Scrap Album. Embracing Faithful Illustrations of the Animal World in Its Most Prominent Species

London, O. Newmann and Co. [1887]. Cloth. A scarce children's scrapbook with plates illustrative of the animal world. A very scarce scrap book for children, illustrative of the animal world. Dated from Copac. Featuring ninety-one leaves of plates each with numerous embossed illustrations tipped in and descriptive text. Lacking all twelve illustrations to plate 27; 34; 43; 51-61a; 68; 77; eight of twelve illustrations to plate 33;'The Monaul' to plate 37 loose but present; all twelve illustrations to plate 64 loose but present; five of twelve illustrations to plate 75 loose but present; eight of twelve to plate 90 loose but present; ten of twelve to plate 76 loose but present; eleven of twelve to plate 68 loose but present. Each section has its own index and table of contents. Containing sections on mammals, birds, reptile, fish, and more. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with shelf wear, boards and spine lightly bumped to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to occasional leaf. Illustrated with numerous embossed illustrations tipped in, many of which loose but present. Lacking a few. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 823A18

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: scarce books natural history children's natural history Not Stated

Childrens Pop-Up Books

London , Dean & Son, 1978-1979. Hardback. Two charming young children's pop-up books, with colourful pop-up elements. Two charming pop up booksToddlers 1st Pop-Up Books (1978) follows children at school and playing. With three pop-up pages which are in lovely in condition. Little One's Pop-Up Book (1979) follows little children as they play. With three double pop-up pages, the first has some tape toe the pop-up elements. The other pop-up pages are in lovely working condition. Both are in the publisher's pictorial boards. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the spines. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. The first pop-up page to Little One's Pop-Up Book has some tape toe the pop-up elements. The other pop-up pages in both volumes are in lovely working condition.  Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 840B53

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Childrens Pop-Up Books Little One's Pop-up Book Toddler's First Pop-Up book Little One's Pop-up Book Not Stated

Cinderella: An All Action Treasure Hour Pop-Up

Leicester, Brown Watson, c1982. Hardback. Pop-up fairy tale of Cinderella by celebrated Czech artist Vojtech Kubasta. Pop-up fairy tale of 'Cinderella' with illustrations by Vojtěch Kubašta, designed and produced by Artia in Prague. 'An All-Action Treasure Hour Pop-Up Book', dated from a copy at Victoria and Albert Museum libraries catalogued on Copac. Featuring six pop-up illustrations; Cinderella leaving the ball is creased and not fully standing; lacking moveable pop-up of cat and dog to last leaf. In the original publisher's laminated boards binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, lightly chipped to head and tail of spine and front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Vojtěch Kubašta. Very Good .

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Book number: 840A4

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: cinderella kubasta illustrated pop-up books kubasta Vojtěch Kubašta

Cinderella

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1900. Hardback. A very unique and vanishingly scarce panorama of 'Cinderella' containing colourful figures from the fairy tale, intended to be played with. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. A very scarce copy of the 'Cinderella' volume from Father Tuck's Panorama Series.A unique work with five beautiful and colourful images of figures, depicting Cinderella, the Ugly Sisters, the Fairy Godmother, Cinderella dancing with the Prince, and a Herald leading Cinderella back to the Royal Palace. Complete with unpunched bases for holding the paper figures, all of which are unpunched. Front wrap is a beautiful embossed chromolithograph.With instructions to the reverse of the front wrap, and four leaves telling the story of Cinderella.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, from her library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. After being widowed at 25, Audrey married the fabulously wealthy American department store heir, Marshall Field III, later divorcing him and marrying the Honorable Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. In 1940 she bought Julians Park and redesigned the interior. Her library was impressive, with many examples of her own bookbinding.Audrey was an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty, the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII (though she was also rumoured to be his daughter, or the lover of King Edward VIII), featured in the 'Book of Beauty' by Cecil Beaton. She had many high profile friends, such as Winston Churchill, Coco Chanel, Fred Astaire, and Nancy Mitford, a sparkling hostess of the Edwardian period, her hedonistic antics bringing her into the Bright Young Things. In the original publisher's front wrap, unbound as issued. Externally, the front wrap is lightly marked and bright. Some light spots to the reverse of the figures but all images are bright and clean. All unpunched and in a wonderful condition. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 793P49

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Cinderella raphael tuck father tuck's panorama series fairy tales raphael tuck disney Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie Not Stated

Cinderella

London, Murrays Sales and Service Co. c1981. Hardback. A beautiful pop-up edition of the classic children's tale of Cinderella, designed by the celebrated pop-up artist Vojtěch Kubašta. Pop-up fairy tale of 'Cinderella' with illustrations by Vojtěch Kubašta, designed and produced by Artia in Prague. With edited text, dated from Jisc. All six pop-up illustrations are in full working order and bright. An excellent copy.  In the original publisher's laminated bards binding with colourful illustrations. Externally lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Vojtěch Kubašta. Fine .

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Book number: 840A2

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: cinderella Vojtěch Kubašta illustrated pop-up fairy tales Vojtěch Kubašta Vojtěch Kubašta