Robin Hood and Little John

London, Dean & Son, [1856]. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first Dean and Son edition of this much-loved story, part of the 'Miss Mary Merryheart's Series' and complete with hand coloured plates. Undated, dated from a copy held at The British Library. The first Dean and Son edition. Part of the 'Miss Mary Merryheart's Series' of stories. With an advert for Dean and Son's Coloured Sixpenny Books to the rear wrap. Very scarce. With six hand coloured plates. Collated complete. A remarkably well preserved example.A lovely copy of this much-loved story of Robin Hood and Little John. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally very smart with closed tear to spine. Creasing and the odd mark to the wraps. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd handling mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Little John Robin Hood Nottingham Robin Hood Not Stated

Rupert&Apos;S Adventure Book

London, Daily Express Publications, 1940. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this wartime Rupert adventure volume, containing eight exciting and colourfully illustrated tales. The first edition.A charming Rupert volume, containing eight tales of the bear's exciting adventures.Illustrated in Alfred Bestall's distinctive colourful style throughout, with four illustrations per page in a comic book style. Rupert Bear is a popular children's comic strip character, a cornerstone of British culture since his first appearance in 1920. He was originally created by Mary Tourtel, in order to win sales for the Daily Express from its rivals, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Mail. In 1935, the stories were taken over by Alfred Bestall, who had previously worked for 'Punch&apos.Including 'Rupert and Uncle Bruno', 'Rupert, Bill, and the Bluebells', 'Rupert and the Silver Trowel', 'Rupert and the Iceberg', 'Rupert and the Air Smugglers', 'Rupert's Marvellous Bat', 'Rupert and the Pedlar', and 'Rupert and King Frost&apos.Collated, lacking endpapers. All other pages are present. In the original publisher's paper covered boards, rebacked with the original boards and spine restored. Externally, generally smart. Loss and age-tnoing to the backstrip. Boards are a little rubbed with some light marks. Minor bumping to the extremities. Lacking the endpapers. Ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional spot and handling mark. Offsetting to the title page. Small chip to the bottom edge of page 99/100 with no loss of text, chip to page 113/114 resulting in loss to five sentences. Good . Ill.: Alfred Bestall. Good .

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Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: Rupert's Adventure Book rupert the bear adventure rupert bear rupert the bear daily express alfred besall Alfred Bestall

Santa&Apos;S Busy Day

USA, Polygraphic Company of America, 1953. First edition. Paperback. A charming first edition scarce copy of this Christmas interactive pop up book. A scarce first edition copy of Santa's Busy Day, a children's pop up book that explores Santa's preparation for Christmas Day as the reader helps Santa find Blitzen. With pop-up parts, including moving reindeer, moving parts in Santa's workshop, moving eyes and tinsel. With a colouring in page to the rear of Blitzen which has been coloured in, the music for Jingle Bells and A Visit from St Nicholas to the rear. All parts of the pop-ups are in good working condition.  Collated, complete. Ring bound with the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. All parts of the pop-ups are in good working condition. With a colouring in page to the rear of Blitzen which has been coloured in. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: Santa's Busy Day christmas children's christmas Not Stated

Schnick Schnack Trifles for the Little-Ones & Buds and Blossoms of Childish Life Uncommon

London, George Routledge, 1867-70. Cloth. Two uncommon late nineteenth-century collections of children's stories, colourfully illustrated throughout by German artist Oscar Pletsch. Two charming collections of children's short stories and poems, written in the nineteenth century, Schnick Schnack Trifles for the Little-Ones and Buds and Blossoms of Childish Life. Both works have been colourfully illustrated by German artist Oscar Pletsch. Schnick Schnack Trifles for the Little Ones contains an illustrated frontispiece and an additional thirty-one illustrated chromolithograph plates, all in colour. Collated and complete.Buds and Blossoms of Childish Life contains an illustrated frontispiece and an additional thirty illustrated chromolithograph plates, all in colour. Collated, and lacking two plates. Containing a previous owner's ink signature to the front free-endpaper of each volume and a contemporary ink inscription to the front blank of Buds and Blossoms, dated 1870. Also containing a previous bookseller's sticker to the front pastedown of each volume. Uniformly rebound in half cloth with marbled boards. Externally, sound, with some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and extremities. A spot to the front board of 'Schnick Schnacks&apos. Containing a previous owner's ink signature to the front free-endpaper of each volume and a contemporary ink inscription to the front blank of Buds and Blossoms, dated 1870. Also containing a previous bookseller's sticker to the front pastedown of each volume. Internally, front hinge is strained in 'Schnick Schnacks', but remaining binding is generally firm. Binding is very tender in 'Buds and Blossoms', with plate opposite page A2 lifting at the tail, and pages A2, H2, and two plates opposite H2 detached but present. Spotting and handling marks to the pages. Good . Ill.: Oscar Pletsch. Good .

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Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: buds and blossoms children's childish life little-ones children's stories pletsch Oscar Pletsch

See-Saw Picture Book: A Book of Changing Scenes

London; New York, Ernest Nister; E. P. Dutton, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this wonderful late nineteenth century children's moving picture book, with all moving plates in full working order. The very scarce first edition of this work.This versatile transforming picture book shows the change between summer and winter, with the charming child Dolly washing and sewing, having piano lesson with her dog, and playing outdoor games. Illustrated with six colour convertible plates - each retaining the original pull tab and in full working order - and further monochrome vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Undated; dated 1897 via publisher no. 848 appearing to the title page tail.A truly delightful work. In the publisher's original cloth backed paper covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Small loss of paper to front board next to joint, otherwise externally bright. Rubbing to board perimeters. Internally, binding tender, with three leaves detached and loosely inserted. Pages bright with light handling marks. Significant handling marks to pull tabs. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Sonstige Stichworte: moving book nister moveable See-Saw Pictures nister moveable Not Stated

Sleeping Beauty

London, Bancroft & Co. c1956. Hardback. A truly charming edition of the classic tale of 'Sleeping Beauty' with delightful pop-up illustrations. A beautiful pop-up book of the tale of 'Sleeping Beauty', with numerous charming and amusing pop-up illustrations by the celebrated Czech artist Kubasta. Designed and produced by Artia for Bancroft & Co.Found institutionally only at the British Library and at the Victoria and Albert Museum libraries, dated from the copy at the British Library on Jisc.Sadly the pop-ups are damaged, particularly that to front board and first leaf of text. The cooks in the kitchen and the heads of the King and Queen are a little stuck and may detach with further handling. The copy remains a charming edition of this classic children's tale. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over illustrated boards. Externally with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, pop up illustration loosely inserted. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Vojtech Kubasta. Good .

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Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: sleeping beauty vojtech kubasta pop-up animation vojtech kubasta Vojtech Kubasta

Snow-White with "Come-to-Life" Pictures

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1952. Hardback. A very scarce Father Tuck "Come-to-Life" Little Book, in lovely bright condition. A pop-up book in the original quarter cloth and pictorial paper boards. 2 pop-up models. Collated complete. Ink inscription to the title page. This is a Father Tuck "Come-to-Life" Little Book containing the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, with colour illustrations and pop-up models. Raphael Tuck & Sons was founded in 1866, selling pictures, greeting cards, and postcards. They started publishing books with pop-ups from the 1890s. The books in the series A Father Tuck "Come-to-Life" Little Book were small and each had two fan-folded pop-ups. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. In the original quarter cloth and pictorial paper boards. Externally very smart, with a scattering of spots to the front board, and minimal bumping to the extremities and the spine. Staples are starting to rust. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, except for a couple of marks to the paste downs. One of the pop-up models does not sit up as it should. Very Good . Ill.: Dinah. Very Good .

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Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: Snow White Father Tuck Pop-up books Children's books Father Tuck Dinah

Snow White

London, Bancroft & Co (Publishers ) Ltd. 1961 . Cloth. The first thus of this beautiful colour pop-up book for children depicting the story of Snow White. First thus of this beautifully animated Snow White in the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. Illustrated in colour by Vojtech Kubasta. Complete with eight fully functioning pop-ups and a movable animation to the front board. There are two additional movable animations within the pop-ups. This copy is missing the tab to the front board which allows the sliding animation reveal to work. However, this is movable through the other side. There is also a child's drawing behind the doorway movable animation. With this exception, all the animations and pop-ups are in great condition and fully functioning.  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. The front board is missing the tab to the front board which allows the sliding animation reveal to work. However, this is movable through the other side. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. There is a child's drawing behind the doorway movable animation.  Very Good . Ill.: Vojtech Kubasta. Very Good .

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Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: Snow White Pop-up books First thus Vojtech Kubasta Pop-up books Vojtech Kubasta

Snow-White and Rose-Red, Favourite Nursery Tales

Not Stated, N & TS, c1891. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this charming children's tale with coloured pictures throughout. Very scarce. Dated from the inscription to the front pastedown. With six full-page colour illustrations. From the original German fairy tale, this story follows two young girls living with their mother, a poor widow, in the woods. One night, Rose-Red opens the door to a bear who asks if they would let him inside to warm up. In the original pictorial paper covered cloth. Externally, sound with rubbing and wear resulting in light fraying to the extremities. Light loss to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown dated 1891. A light tide mark to the rear pastedown. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 884T23

Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: Snow-White Rose-Red Bear Favourite Nursery Rhymes Rose-Red Not Stated

The Speaking Picture Book: A Special Book with Picture, Rhyme and Sound for Little People

Germany , Not Stated, c1893. Cloth. A unique and very scarce 'Speaking Picture Book', with eight noise-producing cords to accompany a children's tale alongside bright illustrations, largely in working order. Very scarce work. The seventeenth edition. First produced in Germany by publisher Theodore Brand in 1878, with English, French and Spanish editions subsequently produced. This particular copy was produced in Germany.Dated c1893, as per a copy of the seventeenth edition owned by Peter Haining, author of "Movable Books" (1979). Bound in the publisher's pictorial cloth with the original music box and eight out of the nine musical cords in working order. This charming work presents life on a farm, with eight colourful chromolithograph plates alongside a page of verse surrounding the animal in question, with an arrow directing the corresponding cord to make the animal's sound. With a cockerel, donkey, lamb, birds, cow, cuckoo, goat and 'Papa and Mama&apos. Collated, with all required plates and cords, although the cord depicting the sound of the cuckoo is detached and held in an envelope.These wonderfully realistic sounds are created through a series of paper reeds, pipes and bellows stored in the box underneath the story. Very rare to see in complete working order, as with this copy. Described by Peter Haining as "The piece de resistance of any collection of movables, or toy-books for that matter", in Haining's "Movable Books", (1979), p. 136.With the ink inscription 'To Claire, with love from Aunt Jessie, 1913', to the title page. Bound in the publisher's pictorial cloth with the original music box. Externally, sound, with slight bumping to the extremities and one or two tears to the cloth at the joints. Spine is a little discoloured, with the odd mark to cloth. Box has detached from rear cover. Internally, most pages are disbound, with all plates and pages present. Two instances of tape repair to the inner margins. Pages are age toned and clean. Ink inscription to the title page. Final page has separated from the box, resting on the top of the box like a lid, with inner workings accessible. Cords are a little discoloured, with eight out of the nine cords attached, and the final cord present in an envelope. Sounds are a little faint in some cases, although remaining eight sounds are in working order. Front edge of the box is a little tender. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Speaking Picture book music box children's fiction farm animals music box colour plates Not Stated

The Story of Jack and the Giants

London, Griffith and Farran, 1858. Cloth. An exciting retelling of Jack the Giant Killer, beautifully illustrated throughout by Richard Doyle, a smart copy. A vivid retelling of 'The Story of Jack and the Giants', also known as 'Jack the Giant Killer&apos.This tale is a classic and beloved Cornish fairy tale, following young farmer Jack who slays giants during the reign of King Arthur. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, six plates, and in-text engravings, by Richard Doyle.Doyle was one of the most prominent illustrators of the Victorian era, known for his work for 'Punch&apos.Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.A new edition.Four pages of adverts to the rear.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the spine. A few minor marks to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional light spot and handling mark. Near Fine . Ill.: Richard Doyle; Brothers Dalziel. Near Fine .

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Buchzahl: 885P7

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Sonstige Stichworte: The Story of Jack and the Giants richard doyle brothers dalziel jack richard doyle Richard Doyle; Brothers Dalziel

Storys of Prince Lupin, Yellow Dwarf and the Three Wishes

Glasgow , Printed for the Booksellers, c1850 . Brochure/Pamphlet. A chapbook of three stories with illustrations. This is a chapbook, which is a small publication of up to about forty pages and a type of printed street literature. This is number seven in a series of chapbooks. This work contains three short stories with in-text illustrations. All pages are present.Collated, complete. Dated from Jisc. In the original paper wraps. Externally, generally smart with some marks to the wraps The pages are unbound but all present. Pages are generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 866B103

Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: Storys of Prince Lupin, Yellow Dwarf and the Three Wishes children's fiction children's Not Stated

The Strand Fairy Book

London , George Newnes Limited, 1916. Cloth. A scarce and charming collection of fairy tales with illustrations throughout. This is a charming volume of fantasy fairy tales, including The Lucky Coin, The Prince and the Lions, Drak the Fairy and Fairy Dust amongst others. With a lovely colour frontispiece and illustrated richly throughout the text. Undated, dated from Jisc. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very good with some fading to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. A previous owner pencil inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound with the frontispiece slightly loosening from the binding. There are light scattered spots to the odd page but the pages remain bright. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 841B76

Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: The Strand Fairy Book fairy stories fantasy fairy stories Not Stated

Sunshine for Showery Days

London, S. W. Partridge and Co. c1917. Hardback. A scarce copy of this charming large paper children's book. Scarce copy of this joyful children's book in large paper, adorned with lovely black and white illustrations in text. Dated from Jisc. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over pictorial boards binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 839A7

Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: children's illustrated scarce books illustrated Not Stated

Table, Lay Yourself!

London, Bancroft & Co. c1960. Hardback. English edition of this charming pop-up book designed by Vojtěch Kubašta. English edition of this work. Telling the tale of tailor Jacob and his three sons and their gift of table that lays itself. llustrated by celebrated Czech architect and pop-up illustrator Vojtěch Kubašta with eight impressive and bright pop-ups, most in full working order - only one movable pop-up only slightly stuck to the story of second son George. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding over illustrated boards, with movable pop-up to front board. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, minor creasing to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to occasional leaf, although generally pages clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Vojtěch Kubašta. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 840A20

Katalog: Children's Books

Sonstige Stichworte: pop-up Vojtěch Kubašta english editions Vojtěch Kubašta Vojtěch Kubašta