Illustrated by H G C Marsh Lambert: My Big Bedtime Book
Tiger Books International 1988
4to, white cloth-covered boards with gold titling to the spine, very very minor bumps to boards, bottom of front board grubby, very very minor wear + wrinkling to d/w edges, gift inscription to front free endpaper o/w VG+/VG+ 1000 gms
(Order reference 14786).

Blue Peter Book 28
World International 1998
M 376 gms
(Order reference 1995).

Blue Peter Book 28
World International 1998
M 376 gms
(Order reference 1996).

Dandy Beano - Great stories from the First Fifty Years - 144 pages of fun for children
D C Thomson 1st 1990
4to, minor sunning to bottom edge of boards, creasing to edges of d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 775 gms
(Order reference 9627)

Playtime Surprises - with reproductions of antique changing pictures by Ernest Nister
Collins 1st thus 1985
4to, glazed pictorial boards. 6 moveable/changing pictures with poems. F 400 gms
(Order reference 14229).

Enchanting illustrations of Victorian children in settings of yesteryear come to life with intricate “Venetian blind” changing picture mechanicals. These rare antique originals, first published by Ernest Nester of London in the late 19th century, are exquisitely reproduced and accompanied by delightful verses of the day.

Pop-Up Circus Fun - a magic glasses book. See animated action on every page
Chatto & Windus 1st 1978
4to, glazed pictorial boards. Complete with 'magic' (3D) glasses. VG++ 305 gms
(Order reference 14198).

Rupert and the Pirate Treasure - a surprise lift-the-flap book
Express Newspapers 1st 1991
pictorial boards F+
(Order reference 672).

The Adventures of Rupert
Daily Express 1991
4to, slight wear to edges of boards, v slight damage to top corners of boards; 'This book belongs to' completed. Facsimile of 1939 original 745 gms
(Order reference 13547).

Russian Tales
published in Moscow no date
4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, minor chips + wear to slightly tanned d/w o/w F/VG+ 410 gms
(Order reference 9892).

Some stories are complete in themselves, others are extracts guaranteed to send children rushing to read the originals. From perennial favourites such as Winnie-the-Pooh, The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Wind in the Willows to modern classics like The Once and Future King, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Worst Witch, the Treasury has something for everyone. Also included is a rare treat: a lost chapter from Roald Dahl's children's bestseller Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, wonderfully illustrated by Quentin Blake.

Most of the stories in this collection have been lavishly re-illustrated in full colour. Quentin Blake, Pauline Baynes and Shirley Hughes are just some of the major artists -who have contributed brand new illustrations. The diverse mix of glowing colours and individual styles adds to the Treasury's vibrant appeal.

This compact library of classic tales, extracts and pictures is a perfect introduction to quality children's writing. It is a must for every family bookshelf.

Zebedee's Sleepytime Story Book
Dean & Son 1977
square format 4to, unpaginated, small piece missing from bottom right hand corner of rear pastedown o/w VG++ 250 gms
(Order reference 12945).

My Picture Book of Prayers
Ward Lock no date (1940s?)
4to, glazed pictorial boards, wear to edges + slight sunning to rear board VG. Contains 'My Picture Book of Prayers', 'Teach Me How Picture Book of Prayers', ‘Read to Me Picture Book of Prayers'. 235 gms
(Order reference 13632).

Briggs, Raymond: The Snowman
Ladybird Books 1st 1988
8vo, glazed pictorial boards F 100 gms
(Order reference 14769).

Crichton, Robin Illustrations by Val Biro: The Christmas Mouse
Ladybird Books 1st 1991
8vo, pictorial boards F 90 gms
(Order reference 14766).

Daly, Audrey: Royal Wedding (Andrew & Sarah)
Ladybird Books 1st 1986
8vo, glazed pictorial boards VG++ 105 gms
(Order reference 14772).

Hunia, Fran Illustrations by Kathie Layfield: Dick Whittington
Ladybird Books 1978
8vo, pictorial boards. Very, very minor wear to head + tail of spine o/w VG++ 95 gms
(Order reference 14778).

Hunia, Fran Illustrated by Martin Aitchison: Read it Yourself - The Magic Paintbrush
Ladybird Books 1979
8vo, pictorial boards VG++ 100 gms
(Order reference 14785).

Milligan, Spike Illustrations by Ann Slack: That's Amazing!
Ladybird Books 1st 1988
8vo, pictorial boards, tiny inscriptions to front pastedown + front endpaper o/w VG++ 90 gms
(Order reference 14764).

Morrison, Ian A: H R H Prince Charles
Ladybird Books
8vo, glazed pictorial boards, spine very slightly sunned o/w VG++ 95 gms
(Order reference 14777).

Minnie the Minx - Father's Day Fiasco
Ladybird Books 1994
8vo, glazed pictorial boards VG++ 110 gms
(Order reference 14779).

Peebles, Lynne: Party Food (series 824)
Ladybird Books 1st 1982
8vo, glazed pictorial boards. Very minor bumps to boards, name to front endpaper o/w VG+ 100 gms
(Order reference 14758).

Pratchett, Terry: Terry Pratchett's Truckers
Ladybird Books 1st 1992
8vo, glazed pictorial boards. Very, very minor bump to boards o/w F 95 gms
(Order reference 14767).

Dicks, Terrance & Hulke, Malcolm: The Making of Doctor Who
Target (W H Allen) rep 1984
8vo paperback 128pp, 8pp of b/w photos, wear + bumps to edges of covers + covers slightly dulled o/w VG
(Order reference 5294)

Saunders, David Ills by Tony Clark: Encyclopedia of the Worlds of Doctor Who E-K
Piccadilly Press 1st 1989
small 4to, glazed pictorial boards, very min marking to base of pages o/w VG++
(Order reference 5322)

Adams, Richard & Bayley, Nicola (Illustrations): The Tiger Voyage
Jonathan Cape 1st 1976
4to, glazed pictorial boards F 275 gms
(Order reference 14695).

Ahlberg, Allan Ills Fritz Wegner: The Giant Baby
Viking 1st 1994
bumps to boards, minor wear + creasing to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 470 gms
(Order reference 3690).

Ahlberg, Allan Ills Fritz Wegner: The Giant Baby
Viking 1st 1994
minor indents to front board o/w VG++/VG++ 476 gms
(Order reference 2836).

Ahlberg, Allan Illustrated by Gillian Tyler: The Snail House
Walker Books 1st 2000
narrow landscape format 4to, glazed pictorial boards F/F 360 gms
(Order reference 12809).

Tim and Ginger
Tim and Ginger love to sit with the old boatman, who tells them tales about the sea, ships and dangerous tides. Ginger, however pays no attention to the old man's warnings, and, one day he is trapped by the tide. Tim has to come to the rescue.

Tim and Charlotte
Charlotte is washed ashore near Tim's home one day and Tim, resourceful as ever, comes to her rescue. Charlotte eventually becomes one of the family. However, trouble begins when Charlotte's true identity is discovered.

Tim's Friend Towser
Tim and Ginger are cabin boys on the S.S. Royal Fusilier: One day they find a strange stowaway — a tiny puppy. Tim and Ginger love their new friend, but they have one enormous problem —Captain Piper hates dogs!

Tim to the Lighthouse
One dark stormy night little Tim wakes up to find that there is no light shining from the lighthouse near his home. Ships passing in the night might be wrecked on the treacherous rocks. Brave Tim sets out with his old friend Captain McFee to solve the mystery of the lighthouse.

Tim in Danger
When Ginger tires of being a land lubber and runs away to sea, Tim and Charlotte set out in search of their friend.

Tim All Alone
One day Tim arrives back at his home by the sea. He has been on a long holiday. Imagine his surprise when he finds his house locked and shuttered and no sign of his parents! Tim sets out to solve this mystery and has some hair raising adventures along the way.

The poems include Herrick’s ‘Out in the Dark’, Keats’ ‘The Naughty Boy’ and the traditional ‘A Cambric Shirt’, ‘Soldier, Soldier’ and ‘The Twelve Oxen’

The text is decorated with black and white line drawings as well as eight full-page colour plates.

It is the story of the first Christmas simply and beautifully told by Enid Blyton, so that even the youngest child can understand and love it.

The pictures illustrate the story perfectly, for they are as simple and child-like as the small reader himself – author and artist work here in happy combination.”

One of the most engaging of the many adaptations of Alice was a "lantern lecture." Produced in the mid-I 890s, this entertainment, billed as Alice In Wonderland, consisted of twenty-four glass slides of brightly colored pictures, based on Tenniel's original black-and-white drawings. These were projected by means of a Magic Lantern, and accompanied by a reading of the relevant parts of the story.

The lantern slides must have been of particular interest to Carroll, who was always fascinated by pictorial illusions and photography. Only a few sets of the fragile glass slides have survived and they are now valued collectors' items.

Reproduced for the first time in this volume, these delightful coloured illustrations are accompanied by the text of the original lecture that was adapted from Lewis Carroll's popular book. Brian Sibley, a former Secretary of the Lewis Carroll Society in England, has contributed a short introduction recounting the history of the illustrations and placing them in the context of other graphic interpretations of Alice.

60 illustrations, including 24 in full colour

“At midnight it will be shepherd boy Dan's birthday. He has already chosen his present—a black and white lamb from his father's flock. However, the notorious Thieving Jack appears—and the lamb disappears...
The Gift of a Lamb is a story of the very first Christmas, told as a lively verse-play for children by one of Britain's finest contemporary poets. Simple stage directions accompany the text so that the play may be performed as well as read, and the action is interspersed with songs, the music for which is provided in a section at the end of the book.”

Kate Greenaway was born in 1846 and died in 1901. She is perhaps the best known of the great Victorian children's illustrators and painters. She published a great many highly acclaimed children's books, including Under the Window (1879). Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book (1880), Mother Goose (1881) and Language of Flowers (1884). In 1955 the British Library Association established The Kate Greenawav Medal for the most distinguished work in the illustration of children's books.

Kate Greenaway was born in 1846 and died in 1901. She is perhaps the best known of the great Victorian children's illustrators and painters. She published a great many highly acclaimed children's books, including Under the Window (1879). Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book (1880), Mother Goose (1881) and Language of Flowers (1884). In 1955 the British Library Association established The Kate Greenawav Medal for the most distinguished work in the illustration of children's books.

First published in 1945, this is the 1952 4th impression and like the first edition has illustrations by Leslie Stead - coloured wrapper illustration and coloured frontispiece plus 12 black and white illustrations.

The cover is chipped and worn with some small areas missing from the edges and is slightly grubby and the book itself has slight foxing to the endpapers and page edges. Despite all that this is an unusual Biggles title not often seen in a wrapper and at a very competitive price!

These classic poems, including Buckingham Palace, Rice Pudding, The King's Breakfast and over seventy more, many of them about Christopher Robin, and of course Pooh, who couldn't possibly be forgotten, are delightfully illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard.

Now for the first time Shepard's illustrations have been coloured by artist and author Mark Burgess, whose sensitive colouring has brought new life to these well known decorations to Milne's poems.

The result is a splendid tribute to A. A. Milne's charming poems and E. H. Shepard's timeless illustrations.

Miss Read: Tiggy
Michael Joseph 1st 1971
8vo, a clean bright copy in a slightly dulled, slightly stained d/w with a small puncture to the front hinge of the d/w o/w F/VG+ 230 gms
(Order reference 13260).

Postgate, Oliver & Firmin, Peter: Nogmania
Dragons' Friendly Society 1st thus 2000
square format 4to paperback 220 gms
(Order reference 14846).

Many and strange are the tales that are told of the deeds and adventures of Noggin the Nog.
These are the stuff of sagas, already celebrated in story and song. Of the Nogs themselves, of how these people spent their days, little has been set down. To this aspect of Nogiology this book is a small contribution, an
in-depth study of their simple, happy, ridiculous way of life.