Search Results: CHILDRENS FICTION from Chilton Books

London: Epworth Press, 1965.. 1st ed. Children's stories. Pp. 94, owner's stamp to fep. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. G+/G+.

London: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd, 1932.. 1st edition. The Magnet Library. Boys adventure story. Pp.248, colour frontispiece, some spotting to preliminary pages, gift message to front free endpaper. Green cloth, dustwrapper price-clipped and hassmall edge tears but is in a removabe clear protective wrap.G+/VG.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, nd. (c.1930).. 15cms x 12cms. Pp.xii/47, colour frontispiece + further charming colour plates throughout by S.R.Praeger, owner's name to front free endpaper, scuffing to some plates where the pages have been stuck together at some time with edge tear to one plate. Blue cloth, black illustration of a fox and stork to front board, spine darkened. Good.

London: Parrot Books, 2006.. 1st edition. "Alfred Appletree is fourteen years old. While writing a history project for school about what seagoing pirates were really like he begins to experience overpowering dreams about the horrors of life on a pirate ship. Before he knows it, the pirates take over his own life. Could the help of a history professor and his friend Josephine Jellicoe be enough for him to escape their terrifying clutches...?" Pp.144, occasional line drawing illustrations by Emily Donegan throughout with illustrated endpapers. Illustrated laminated boards. VG.

London: Pickering & Inglis Ltd., 1953.. 1st ed. Juvenile Fiction. A holiday in Cornwall. Pp. 64, colour frontis, Sunday School bookplate to fep, toning to pages. Blue cloth, illustrated d/w has small edge tears and price-clipped. G/G.

Oxford: Lion Publishing, 1997.. 1st ed. "Share the fun, joy and wonder of Christmas in this original collection of animal stories". Pp.127, some b/w illustrations by Rosslyn Moran. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

London: Jarrolds & Sons,1905.. Written and Illustrated by Irene Payne. 14cms x 10cms x 1cm. Curious pagination (in the style of the 'Dumpy Books' series) starting on page 14 with blank pages between pairs of pages of illustration facing page of text. Final page numbered 91. Coloured illustrations of the adventure of Baby Bunting (a little girl) and her doll Topsey who meet up with Baby Billy(a little boy in a blue dress). Gift message to front free endpaper, a few finger smudges to some pages, crease to top corner of page 74. Grey illustrated boards with sympathetic repairs to spine. A scarce book. G+. ** Irene Marion Ethel Foord-Kelcey (n�e Payne) was born in 1887, the youngest of three sisters. Her family were affluent wine merchants whose business was based in St James's Street, London. Her grandfather, William Payne, was a member of the Royal Household - Gentleman of Her Majesty's and the Prince of Wales's Wines Cellars. In the early years of her childhood her father, Alexander Payne, was… Read More

Richmond, Victoria: Hutchinson of Australia, 1973.. 1st edition. "Baroola is no ordinary place, at least as far as the McKillops are concerned. Of course, if you took any family from Sydney and put them on a farm at Baroola they'd find it a bit strange at first..." Pp.128, occasional black & white illustrations by Genevieve Melrose, gift message to front free endpaper. Brown cloth, dustwrapper slightly sunned to spine. VG/VG.

New York: Golden Press,1965.. Children's illustrated book about bears in the shape of a bear's head. Unpaginated but with 24 colour illustrated pages showing Black, Grizzly, Brown and Polar bears, pages toned. Stiff card covers with bear's face to front and back covers, title in roundel has blue ink mark. Scarce. Good.

London: Macmillan Children's Books, 1982.. 1st Macmillan ed. A Just So Story. 24.5cms. x 18cms. Pp. 28, colour frontis, colour illustrations throughout. Illustrated laminated boards. VG.

Birmingham: The Spastics Society, 1981.. Story by Ingrid Pitt. Illustrated by Ulla Reque. Bertie created by Tony Vlassopulo. Landscape format. 21cms x 30cms. Unpaginated. Colour illustrations by Ulla Reque throughout, scuff from old price sticker to inside front board. Illustrated laminated boards. VG.

London:Bodley Head,1950.. Rep.The Bedtime Story-Books series.(No.15). Pp.118,8 colour illustrations by Harrison Cady, owners name to fep.Green illustrated cloth, illustrated d/w price-clipped with edge tears. G+/G.

London: J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd, 1956.. 4th edition. Children's fantasy novel. A family of tiny people live secretly in the walls and floors of an English house and "borrow" from the big people in order to survive. Pp.159, colour frontispiece + many vignette illustrations by Diana Stanley throughout, illustrated endpapers, chipped tear to edge of pp.57/58. Vlue cloth, spine slightly sunned. G+.

London:Blackie,nd.(c.1950's).. Story of a boy who gets to go to Africa with a big game hunter. Pp.207, b/w frontis. Tan cloth, illustrated d/w(by J de Walton)is price-clipped and is rubbed to edges. G+/G.

London: Collins, 1948.. Crown Library Edition. Pp.256, b/w frontis. + 29 further b/w illustrations by Joyce Bruce, marks(tea?) to upper and lower closed page edges. Yellow cloth, red title to spine, dustwrapper has small loss to top front corner and chipping to edges and slight sunning to spine. G+/G+.

London: James Nisbet and Co.Ltd, nd. (c.1919).. Boy's Public School fiction. Pp.284, black & white frontispiece + 3 further black & white illustrations, pages toned. Blue cloth with sepia illustration pasted to front board, decorative spine. G+.

London: Lutterworth Press, nd. (c.1952).. A Junior Wren Book. Adventures of the five members of the Bull Patrol of boy scouts. Pp.95, pages toned, owner's details to half-title page. Paperback, crease to top front and spine. Good.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, 1948.. 1st edition. Sixth in the 'Bunkle' book series set in the tin-mining district of Cornwall. Pp.215, line drawing frontispiece + head and tail pieces to each chapter by Julie Neild, toning to endpapers. Bright green cloth, dustwrapper(illustrated by Julie Neild) has edge tears with small losses but is now in a removable clear protective wrap. Scarce in the dustwrapper. VG/Good. **There are twelve books in the Bunkle series. Billy de Salis, known as Bunkle because according to his siblings he talks a lot of "bunk", is the youngest of three children of a British Secret Service Agent. The adventures of Bunkle, his brother Robin and his sister Jill include hunting down spies, smugglers, poachers and sinister scientists.

London: Macmillan Children's Books, 1982.. 1st Macmillan ed. A Just So Story. 24.5cms. x 17.5cms. Pp. 31, colour frontis, 11 colour illustrations. Illustrated laminated boards. VG.

Leeds: E.J.Arnold & Son Ltd, nd. (c.1939).. Eight plays for primary school age children. Contents: The Making of a Rainbow; Poor Mr Twiddle; The Three Wishes; The Donkey's Tail; Santa Claus Comes Down the Chimney; The Wind and the Sun; Brer Rabbit and Mr Dog; The Little Green Imp. Pp.64, ink names next to characters for 'Santa Claus Comes Down the Chimney', splitting to lower internal hinge to some pages, occasional minor spots. Paperback, rubbed with wear to spine and split to lower 4cm of spine. Scarce. Good.