The Arabian Nights

London, George Allen & Unwin. Hard Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Soper, George. Includes some of the best-loved tales from the Arabian Nights including Sinbad the Sailor, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, The Forty Robbers, The Adventures of Zeyn Alasnam etc. Spine strip and rear cover have faded and a little foxing to page edges. Gift inscription on bland inner front endpaper - outer endpapers are red. 6 colour and numerous b/w illustrations. 295 pages. Binding is square and tight. Good/No Jacket.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 051092

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: , Traditional, Fairy Tales, Myths, Soper, George

The Arabian Nights' Entertainments

Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo, 1873, New Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Groves, S.J. Translated from the Arabic. With upwards of a hundred illustrations on wood drawn by S.J. Groves. The frontis has a rubbed patch which infringes on the plate and there is some fraying to cloth along spine strip and light soiling to covers. Occasional spotting to pages, but generally a good clean reading copy. 539 pages + 16 pages of adverts. Reading Copy.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 051106

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: , Childrens, Books. Groves, S.J.

Bobby Bear's Annual

London, Dean & Son. Hard Cover , 4to. A little rubbing to edges and small rubbed patch to front cover where sticker has been removed - (see photo looking at the second B in Bobby). Name in This Book Belongs to.. box. One of the pictures on the colouring in page has been filled in neatly in coloured pencil - otherwise all text and pictures are clean. Red cover with Bobby dressed as a cowboy. Green cloth spine. 92 pages. Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 051088

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: , Children's Annuals,

School-Boy Life and Incident

London, Strahan & Co. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collection of short stories including - The Great Bar-Out and What Came of It; The Snow-Fight; Clerk or Sailor; How Miss Molly Won the Victoria Cross; The Struggles of a Poor Boy etc. Rear cover has a couple of small marks. The top corners are missing from both front and rear endpapers and small hole to bottom of rear endpaper. Occasional foxing spit but generally a good clean hardback in attractive decorative cloth boards. Undated circa 1860. B.W illustrations throughout. 288 pages. A good reading copy of this now hard-to-find title. Reading Copy/No Jacket.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 051117

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: , Childrens Books

Stories from Aunt Judy

London, G. Bell & Sons, 1913. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Everett, Ethel F. Selection of stories reprinted from Aunt Judy's Magazine in the chronological order in which they were first printed. Minor soiling to covers and darkening to spine. Prize plate on front pastedown dated June 1919. Light wear to cloth at spine ends. 268 pages. Illustrated wtih 8 colour plates by Ethel Everett. Good/No Jacket.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 051114

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: , Childrens, Books Everett, Ethel F.

ADAMS, REV. H.C.

Hair-Breadth Escapes Or the Adventures of the Three Boys in South Africa

London, Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Hard Cover , 8vo. Smells a little of smoke else a good clean hardback in green decorated cloth which is a little worn to spine ends. Opening to guttering in places. Sunday School prize plate on front pastedown dated Xmas 190 but no year written in. British Library states 1877. 366 pages. B/W frontis. A good reading copy of this now hard-to-find title. Reading Copy.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 046640

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: , South Africa, Childrens Story, Georgian Fiction: : Author a Zvab

ADSHEAD, PAUL

The Incredible Reversing Peppermints

Swindon, Wiltshire, Child's Play (International) Ltd, 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 0859535142) Hard Cover , 8vo. Ill.: Author. Part of the 'More to Read' series. Clean, bright copy in illustrated laminated boards which show some light indents to rear cover. Previous owner's sticker to front pastedown. 117 pages. Very Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 029545

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Children Books Juvenile Fiction Nonfiction 0859535142 Author

ALCOTT, LOUISA M.

Little Men

London & Basingstoke, Ward, Lock & Co. Hard Back with dust jacket, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Part of The Royal Series of famous children's classics. Not dated, circa 1940/50s. Neat birthday inscription to ffep and light sunning to page edges lese a good clean copy in an unclipped (4/- NET) d/w showing light shelfwear & tear - 254 pages. Good +/Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 049664

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Novels Fiction: : Author a

ALCOTT, LOUISA M.

Little Women

London, Collins, 1111, Reprint. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good, clean copy in jacket which shows signs of wear and tear. 288pp. Colour frontis. Stain to top edge (text not affected). Rear end paper creased. Some sunning to page edges. Good/Fair.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 016221

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Childrens Fiction Fiction: : Author a

ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY; MYERSON, JOEL (EDITOR); SHEALY, DANIEL (EDITOR); STERN, MADELEINE B. (EDITOR)

Little Women

London, Pavilion Books, 1993. (ISBN: 1857931254) Card Covers , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Dryhurst, Dinah. A lovely illustrated copy of this children's classic. Large format paperback 192 pages. Near Fine.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 001667

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Children's Classics 1857931254 Dryhurst, Dinah

ALEXANDER, GEORGIA

Child Classics: The Second Reader

Indianapolis, IN, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1909. Hard Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good, square copy though occasional dust/smudge marks to some page margins. Gift inscription to front pastedown and annotation to ffep, both in pencil. Contains many b/w drawings and a coloured frontispiece. 162 pages. Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 022911

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Reading Education Zvab

UTTLEY ALISON

The Knot Squirrel Tied

London, Collins, 1967, Twelfth Impression. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Tempest Margaret. A good clean copy of this children's favourite. Jacket is price-clipped, and shows signs of wear/tear. 64pp with colour illustrations. Good/Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 006301

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Childrens Books Tempest Margaret

ALTON, STEVE

Pocket Reads Year 6 Horror Fiction: Book 1 Finlay and the Bogeyman

London, Ginn, 2005. (ISBN: 0602242215) Paper Back , 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Finlay and the Bogeyman. First few page corners are dog-eared. A good, clean copy. 64 pages. Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 015152

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: 0602242215

AMORY, J.LINDEN

The Fledging of Az Gabrielson, the Clouded World Series

London, United Kingdom, Gollancz, 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 0575078782) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Clean, bright copy in unclipped jacket. Rear cover has small indentations and hole to jacket. Page 53 creased at bottom corner. A very good, reading copy of this book the first book in the Clouded World series. Good/Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 026854

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Fiction Science Fantasy 0575078782

HEST, AMY & BARTON, JILL

Het Grote Boek Van Kiki

Rotterdam, Holland, Lemniscaat, 2005. (ISBN: 9056377086) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to. Clean, bright copy of this children's book. Text in Dutch. Illustrated throughout with colourful drawings. Near Fine/Near Fine.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 027118

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Childrens Books, Dutch Foreign Language Books Zvab9056377086

ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN

Favourite Fairy Tales

London, Blackie & Son, 1111. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Four colour plates + numerous b/w illustrations. Internally pages are clean. The top 2 inches have been removed from the front fly leaf. Jacket is somewhat tatty with losses to all edges. 288 pages. Very Good/Poor.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 007365

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Childrens Books

ANDERSEN, HANS

Hans Andersen Fairy-Tales

Copenhagen, Denmark, Jespersen & Pio Publishers, 1956. Hard Back with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Mathiesen, Axel. Sixteen charming fairy-tales translated by Eve Wendt and including eight delightful colour-plates by the well-known Danish painter. Bright square copy in a d/w showing some wear & tear and minor internal repair - 125 pages. Very Good/Good - Repaired.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 049703

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Stories Mathiesen, Axel

HANS ANDERSENS

Hans Andersens Fairy Tales

London, The Sunday School Union, 1111. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Includes:- The Wild Swans; Elfin Mount; The Snow Queen; Great Claus and Little Claus; The Little Mermaid; Ole Luckoie or the Dustman; Little Tuck, and the Shoes of Fortune. A couple of small marks to front cover, tanning to page edges and front endpaper removed else a good clean reading copy. 185pp. Illustrated with b.w. plates. Reading Copy/No Jacket.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 005938

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Childrens

ANDERSON, JOHN

By Wheels, Wings and Water

London, Collins, 1957, Fifth Impression. Hard Cover , 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. School stamp on front pastedown. Boards are grubby. Contents clean. A good reading copy. No 34 in the Silver Torch Series. Good/No Jacket.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 003947

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Travel

ANON

1991 Hotspur for Boys

London, D.C.Thomson & Co Ltd, 1990. (ISBN: 0851164781) Hard Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A very good clean copy of this boys' annual. Unclipped and unmarked. 125 pages. Very Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 039399

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Annuals, Childrens Boys 0851164781

ANON

Against All Odds

London, John F. Shaw, 1111. Hard Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Boy's adventure annual. Undated but school prize plate on front endpaper dated Jan 12th 1936. Pictorial boards of rhino hunting. 1 inch split to rear spine strip where it meets rear board. Internally pages have tanned but text block is clean. Binding square and tight. A good copy. Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 041048

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Childrens, Boys, Annuals, 1930s Zvab

ANON

Aunt Louisa's First Poetry Book

London, Frederick Warne, 1111. Hard Cover , 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A most attractive copy of this hard to find children's title. Undated but gift inscription on front fly dated 1922. Colour frontis of "Feeding the Robins" + numerous b/w illustrations and vignettes to the text. Unpaginated. Pictorial boards with cloth spine with black lettering. Internally clean and bright. Boards are a little bowed. Illustrated covers are slightly soiled. Edges and extremities rubbed. Part of the Aunt Louisa's Favourite Instruction Books series. Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 031271

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Children's Annuals Poetry Zvab

ANON

Babar Returns

London, Carnival, 1990. (ISBN: 0001932241) Paper Back , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Can Barbar stop the destruction of the elephants? , Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 003232

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Childrens 0001932241

ANON

Balamory: The Sandcastle - a Storybook

London, United Kingdom, Red Fox, 2004. (ISBN: 0099472864) Card Covers . Light crease to rear cover. Clean, bright copy. Very Good.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 012790

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Children Books Juvenile Nonfiction Activity 0099472864

ANON

Batman Gotham Nights No 1

U.S.A. DC, 1992. Soft Cover . Clean, uncreased copy of the first part of the four-issue mini series. Near Fine.

YesterYear Books

Book number: 024531

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Batman, Comic Book, Graphic Novels