RANSOME ARTHUR

We Didn't Mean to go to Sea

London, Cape. 1953, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. green cloth a little sun faded to spine, colour map end papers, 351pp with illustrations in the text. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009849

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Swallows and Amazons British Childrens Adventure Fiction Twentieth Century Ransome

RANSOME ARTHUR

We Didn't Mean to go to Sea

Australasian Publishing Company & Cape. 1949, First Thus. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. 1949 reprint but first edition thus, VG in green cloth a little sun faded at the edges where the light has crept under the DW edges and stolen away the colour, colour map end papers, 351pp with illustrations in the text. DUSTWRAPPER is unclipped and VG but has a split along the lower front fold which is archival tape repaired to the outside edge, light chipping to spine ends and corners, head of spine archival tape reinforced to the underside. blue and black & white designed DW. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 013401

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Swallows and Amazons British Childrens Adventure Fiction Twentieth Century Ransome

LINDGREN ASTRID

Die Brüder Löwenherz

Wien, 1985, reprint. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Ilon Wikland. German translation of Bröderna Lejonhjärta, translated by Anna-Liese Kornitzky, illustrated by Ilon Wikland, clean copy in DW, 238pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010508

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Illustrated Children's Fiction Swedish Svenska Sweden in Germantranslation Astrid Lindgren Bröderna Lejonhjärta Ilon Wikland

WARWICK AUDREY

Hunt the Piggies ( Fun with the Carroll Family 2 )

London, Ward Lock. 1961, First Edition. Pictorial Boards, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. Ill.: Wilfried Zeller-Zellenberg. (500 gram rate) papered spine, pictorial boards, name blacked out to paste down otherwise tidy used copy, 20pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009141

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Illustrated Childrens Fiction Carroll Family Wilfried Zeller-Zellenberg

COUNTESS D'AULNEY

The Princess Rosebud and Other Stories (based on La Princesse Rosette )

London, Nelson. 1951, reprint. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) Good luck series-no.12, col. frontis, lacks dust jacket, 8 stories including 'Ten Little niggers', 176pp, bumped at head of spine. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006577

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Juvenile Childrens Young Adults British Good Luck Series No. 12 Fiction

BARTOS-HOPPNER B. & STELLA HUMPHRIES

The Cossacks

London, Oxford University Press. 1962, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Victor G Ambrus. Ex-Library, ex-school library, unclipped dust jacket has heavy wear to edges, some chipping loss, spine ends torn etc, library issue stamp to fep, internally clean except one small pen mark noted, 295pp, illustrated in line. Good/Poor.

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Book number: 008299

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Historical Fiction Russia Steppes Cossacks Victor Ambrus Victor G Ambrus

JACOBS LELAND B

Good Night, Mr Beetle

New York, Holt Rinehart & Winston. 1963, First Edition. Pictorial Boards, Landscape 16mo. Ill.: Gilbert Riswold. Ex-Library, first edition hardcover, ex school library, stamps to paste down and first and final pages ( which are in place of feps), boards lightly rubbed to spine edges, 26pp mainly full page illustrations, (500 gram rate). Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011365

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Picture Book Childrens Illustrated Vintage Collectable Animal Story Insects Gilbert Riswold

THOMSON MOLLY B.

Jack and Jill's Second Play Book

London, Collins. First Edition. Pictorial Boards, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Molly B. Thomson. (500 gram rate) light rubbing wear to boards, minor surface stain to cover, corners rubbed, unmarked clean copy, approx 60pp, full page illustraitons throughout, half in colour half in b&w, shows some age. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007378

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Illustrated Childrens Fiction Picture Storybook 1950s British Collectable Vintage Retro Collins Wonder Colour Books Molly B. Thomson

WILLARD BARBARA

The Dippers and Jo

London, Hamilton. 1960, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Jean Harper. name to fep, light foxing to closed edges, 96pp. dust jacket unclipped, small split at top corner fold, edges rubbed, a little surface soiling. first edition in this collectable series. (500 gram rate). Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 011596

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Antelope Books British Childrens Fiction Jean Harper

WILLIAMS BARBARA

Gary and the Very Terrible Monster

Watertower Books. 1973, First Edition. Pictorial Cover, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. Ill.: Lois Axeman. pictorial boards light fade to spine, small nick out of spine, corners rubbed, single name to paste down, full page full colour illustrations, G+ tidy copy. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 013245

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Illustrated Childrens Book Twentieth Century American Monster Lois Axeman

PETERSON HANS TRANSLATED BY HANNE BARNES

Pelle Jansson

London, Burke Books. 1973, First Edition. (ISBN: 0222001402) Pictorial Boards, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Palle Bregnhoi. first English translation / edition, unclipped dust jacket light rubbing to joints, book has pictorial boards, 119pp illustrated by Palle Bregnhoi. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 005139

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Sweden Swedish Sverge Laxentrask Gothenburg Swedish Fiction in English Translation Young Adult Children's Fiction 0222001402 Palle Bregnhoi

MITCALFE BARRY

Sun, Moon and Stars (signed)

Coromandel, Coromandel Press. 1982, First Edition. (ISBN: 0908632460) Hard Cover, Landscape 8vo. Ill.: Susan Poff. DW slightly rubbed, signed by author to title page, 71pp includes full colour full page illustrations, legends from around the world. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 009779

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: New Zealand Illustrated Mythology Creation Myths Signed By Author 0908632460 Susan Poff

MITCALFE BARRY

Up Down and Around with Mr Obolong

Coromandel, Coromandel Press. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0908632916) Original Wraps, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. Ill.: Sandra Thomson. many full page full colour illustrations, neat childrens story by respected New Zealand writer, 39pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005344

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: New Zealand Illustrated Childrens Fiction Obolong 0908632916 Sandra Thomson

HARVEY DAVID ILLUSTRATED BY PAULINE BAYNES

Dragon Smoke and Magic Song

London, Unwin. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0868614254) Pictorial Boards, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Pauline Baynes. near fine, illustrated laminated boards, minimal rubbing at tail of spine, blind embossed ownership mark to front end paper and repeated to rear free blank fly, colour boards and endpapers by Pauline Baynes, internal illustrations are in line only, 103pp, dragon tales, includes one about a Maori Taniwha in New Zealand. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010438

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Pauline Baynes Ngarara the Taniwha Illustrated Childrens Fiction Myths Mythology Dragons First Edition 0868614254 Pauline Baynes

BB

The Wind in the Wood

London, Hollis & Carter. 1952, First Edition. Cloth, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. Ill.: D J Watkins-Pitchford. slate blue cloth with silver title to board and spine, edges and joints faded and lightly rubbed, minor crayon or paint spots to boards, 4 digit pen code to fep, light foxing to endpapers, 143pp + plates , (complete but one is detached), nice clean copy. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005252

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Illustrated Childrens Fiction Fairy Stories Nursery Tales First Edition D J Watkins-Pitchford