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