Search Results: COLLECTIBLE CHILDREN from Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)

The Adventures of Nicholas Thomas on Timothy's Farm, Styles, Kitty; Illustrated by Mary Kendal Lee. Published by Sampson Low, London. 1950. 4to up to 12" tall. Unpaginated. Full color plates and in text drawings. Illustrated boards with green cloth spine, decorated endpapers. Light wear to boards with moderate rubbing to board edges. Contents in fine condition with a lovely inscription from Granny in This Book Belongs to box. Contains 16 stories the first of which is Nicholas Goes to The Country.

The Adventures of Harry Rochester, A Tale of the Days of Marlborough and Eugene, Strang, Herbert. Published by Blackie and Son Limited, London 1906. 12mo up to 7½" tall., 418pp. with 8 black and white plates illustrated by William Rainey; map and plan; 4pp. rear publisher ads. Blue cloth boards with illustrations to front and spine in gilt, orange and brown; all edge olive. In good to very good condition. 1906 dated inscription to free endpaper, light foxing to preliminaries; an occasional smudge mark; front hinge partially cracked although all pages holding securely. Rubbing to all board edges including hinge seams.

The Adventures of Reuben Davidger; Seventeen Years and Four Months Captive Among the Dyaks of Borneo, James Greenwood, S.O. Beeton, London., 1865. First edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. pp [xii], 356. Numerous engravings including 8 plates on tinted paper. Original burgundy leather boards with elaborate scrolled design front, back and spine with gilt design and titles front and spine; all edges gilt, grey endpapers. An occasional tiny foxing mark and otherwise contents in fine condition without marks, tears or folds. Binding is tight and square. Very light rubbing to corner and spine edges with gilt remaining fine and bright. A beautiful copy.
James Greenwood (1832–1929) was a notable Victorian journalist, social commentator and novelist. Greenwood is regarded as one of the pioneers of investigative journalism and wrote several articles sympathetic to the plight of the working-class. From 1861 he began writing adventure stories which were published in Boy's Own and followed this with several adventure… Read More

Babies Three, Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton, Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Limited. Undated but assumed First Edition listed by both WorldCat and Copac as 1921. 4to up to 12" tall; 32 pages, with illustrated frontispiece and 3 additional full-page colored plates and other line drawings by Honor C Appleton. Professionally re-backed with library binding, reinforced corners and decorative endpapers. Boards have wear; light damp-staining to top edge of a few pages (not affecting text block or plates); final text page is browned. Binding is tight and contents are generally clean and bright. Very scarce.
Honor Charlotte Appleton (1879–1951) was a British illustrator of over 150 children's books and literary classics.

The Best of Chums, Philip Warner. Published by Cassell, London, 1978. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 192pp. illustrated. Red boards with black spine titles. Volume is in fine, unmarked condition; unclipped dust jacket has very light shelf wear.CHUMS, An Illustrated Paper For Boys, was an adventure magazine published in New York, London, Paris, and Melbourne. Contents included stand alone and serialized adventure stories and columns aimed at boys on sports, scouting, hunting, engineering, hobbies, stamp collecting, western, etc.

New York, U.S.A: Grosset & Dunlap, 1947. Hardcover. See Notes/See Notes. The Big Book Of Burgess Nature Stories: At The Smiling Pool And The Dear Old Briar-Patch, Burgess, Thornton. W. Grosset & Dunlap: NY, 1947. 8.5 x 6.5. Two books in one: 50+ stories contained in At the Smiling Pool (185 pgs) & The Dear Old Briar-Patch (185 pgs). Illustrations by Harrison Cady. Green cloth boards with blind stamped illustration front, gilt spine titles. Volume is in very good to near fine condition without markings, tears or folds. There is a small inked name on pastedown. Binding is secure and boards have minimal wear. Unclipped dust jacket is in fair condition with chips and closed and taped tears.

Birds, Beasts, and the Third Thing, Lawrence, D. H.; illustrated by Alice Provensen and Martin Provensen. Published by Viking Press, New York, 1982. First Illustrated Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 34pp. Blue hard boards with grey cloth spine; copper titles front and spine. Volume is in fine condition; unclipped jacket has very light shelf wear. A collection of poetry by the English author D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1923. These poems include some of Lawrence's finest reflections on the 'otherness' of the natural world.

Black Ivory, A Tale of Adventure among the Slavers of East Africa, Ballantyne, R. M. Published by James Nisbet & Co., London, 1898; dated from prize label to pastedown. 12mo up to 7½" tall., vi + 416pp with six black and white illustrations. Red boards with gilt, black and green illustration to front board and blue and gilt to spine illustration. Endpapers browned; occasional smudging and foxing marks; outer edge soiling; front hinge is weakened. Boards have corner bumping, rubbing to edges, some fading to gilt and colors and a few water marks. In good condition.
'In writing this book, my aim has been to give a true picture in outline of the Slave Trade as it exists at the present time on the east coast of Africa…. I began my tale in the hope that I might produce something to interest the young (perchance, also, the old) in a most momentous cause, the total abolition of the African slave-trade. I close it with the prayer that God may make it a tooth in the file which shall eventually cut the chains… Read More

A Boy of the Dominion: A Tale of Canadian Immigration, Brereton, Lt.-Colonel F. S.; William Rainey (illustrator). Published by Blackie & Son, London, Circa 1913, 8vo up to 9½" tall., 367pp. with six black and white plates. Blue boards with illustration front and spine, bevelled edges. In very good condition with toning to endpapers, light foxing to title page and an occasional light foxing spot in text. Contents are otherwise fine, without marking tears or folds and pages are tight. Boards have light edge rubbing; colors remain strong. A tale of adventure across the vast landscape and cultures of Canada. A scarce title in collectible condition.
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Sadleir Brereton, (1872-1957) was a British Army medical officer and an author of children's books on heroic deeds conducted in the name of the British Empire. See pictures for additional available titles by Captain F.S. Brereton.

Brownsmith's Boy, G Manville Fenn. Published by Blackie & Son, London, Circa 1900. 12mo up to 7½" tall., 383pp. with 6 black and white plates and 12pp publisher's rear advertisements. Blue cloth boards with illustrations in navy, green and gilt to front and spine; grey endpapers. Sticker to free endpaper of General Louis Botha, the first prime minister of South Africa.; sticker to versus of frontispiece: YMCA War Emergency Fund. Minimal and occasional foxing and smudge marks and otherwise contents are in fine condition. Boards have light edge rubbing, light spine lean and light weakening to front hinges. In very good condition.
"Mr. Fenn's books are among the best, if not altogether the best, of the stories for boys. Mr. Fenn is at his best in Brownsmith's Boy." Pictorial World. "Brownsmith's Boy must rank among the few undeniably good boys' books. He will be a very dull boy indeed who lays it down without wishing that it had gone on for at least 100 pages more." North British Mail. George Manville… Read More

The Bulldog Breed, Westerman, Percy F. Published by Blackie and Son Limited, London, Circa 1940. 12mo up to 7½" tall., 320pp.with four illustrated plates by E. Boye Uden. Red cloth boards with black titles to spine and front board; top edge of text-block dyed red. War Time Economy Standard mark. Light ghost mark to endpapers, light outer edge dusting and otherwise volume is in fine condition. Jacket is clipped with a small crease upper front; light dye bleed from boards to very lower edge of spine and back jacket. In very nice, collectible condition.
Percy Francis Westerman (1876 - 1959) was a prolific author of children's literature, many of his books are adventures with military themes. His first book for boys, 'A Lad of Grit', was published in 1908. In the same year, Baden-Powell founded the Scouting movement, which strongly influenced many of Westerman's books - he was a particularly keen supporter of the Sea Scouts.

CHUMS ANNUAL 1929-30. Number 37. Published by The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, 1930. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 832pp. with 12 color plates, black and white illustrations. Red cloth pictorial boards stamped in black and gilt; illustrated spine stamped with year. Contents have toning and are otherwise in fine condition without tears, folds, or marks. Front board has a rub bottom edge and a few soiling marks to rear board. In very good condition. CHUMS, An Illustrated Paper For Boys, was an adventure magazine published in New York, London, Paris, and Melbourne. Annuals were produced from 1892 to 1941. The Annual contains the bound copies of the entire year of issues. Each annual had colour plates, full page and in text back and white lithographs, and line drawn illustrations. Contents included stand alone and serialized adventure stories and columns aimed at boys on sports, scouting, hunting, engineering, hobbies, stamp collecting, western, etc. Contemporary advertisements throughout… Read More

CHUMS ANNUAL 1908. Number 16. Published by Cassell & Co Ltd, London, 1908. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 1140pp. with color plates, black and white illustrations. Red cloth pictorial boards stamped in black and gilt; illustrated spine stamped with year. In very good condition: fading to spine with rubbing at head and tail; rubbing to yapped corners; front hinge is tender although all leaves firmly attached; 1908 Christmas inscription to free endpaper; general toning and a few foxing marks. A very rare early edition. CHUMS, An Illustrated Paper For Boys, was an adventure magazine published in New York, London, Paris, and Melbourne. Annuals were produced from 1892 to 1941. The Annual contains the bound copies of the entire year of issues. Each annual had colour plates, full page and in text back and white lithographs, and line drawn illustrations. Contents included stand alone and serialized adventure stories and columns aimed at boys on sports, scouting, hunting, engineering, hobbies, stamp… Read More

Canadian Geography for Juniors - British Columbia Edition, Cornish, George A.; Revised with Additions by Lord, A.R and Denton, V.L. Published by J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1944. [xii], 338pp with index; illustrated with indexed sketch maps, diagrams and black and white photos including frontispiece photos. Green cloth boards with black illustrations and titles. Boards have rubbing and light soiling; weakened hinge although all pages firmly secured; ink stamp to pastedown; light creasing to last third of pages. Overall in very good condition: pages remain bright and there are no markings or tears.

A Captive of The Corsairs, John Finnemore. Published by Thomas Nelson, Oxford, Circa 1906. Assumed First Edition. Prize inscription dated 1906 to pastedown. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 415pp. with six colour illustrated plates. Blue cloth-covered boards with colour illustrated front and spine, gilt titles, top edge gilt. Front inner hinge partially cracked, occasional foxing spots and light toning to text block. Boards have edge rubbing and marks to outer rear board. Plates are all present and in fine condition. A tale of adventures at sea, slavery, capture and battle.
John Finnemore. John Finnemore (1863-1915) was a British school teacher and writer of fictional novels and history and geography texts. He is best remembered for his books about Teddy Lester and his friends at Slapton, a fictitious English public school. Finnemore was also a writer of early Boy Scout fiction.

Charge! a Story of Briton and Boer, G Manville Fenn. Published by W & R Chambers Limited, London & Edinburgh, Circa 1899. 12mo up to 7½" tall., 391pp. With 7 illustrations by W.H.C. Groome; 32pp. rear publisher's ads, some with full illustrations. Orange cloth boards with illustration sto front and spine in gilt, black and beige; grey endpapers. Prize label to pastedown dated 1906; very light and tiny foxing to preliminaries and otherwise contents are free of markings, tears or folds. Light rubbing to corners and spine edges and very light soiling spots to boards.
An adventure story of the Great Britain Army Colonial forces in South Africa. George Manville Fenn (1831-1909) was a prolific English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels were written with young adults in mind. William Henry Charles Groome (1854-1913) was one of the most prolific children's book illustrators of his era, while also being a highly skilled and respected watercolour artist.

Chatterbox 1911, Clarke, J. Erskine. Published by Dana Estes & Company, Boston, 1911. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 412 pages with both color and black and white illustrations. Red cloth boards with pictorial pastedown to front and stylized blocked titles on gilt background front; gilt titles spine and blocked design rear board. Inscription to pastedown: " To Eleanor from Mamma Christmas 1911". Light soiling to endpapers; a few pages have been painted or colored; 5 pages have closed tears, a few folded corners and sporadic soil and or thumb marks. Boards have rubbing to edges and corners; hinge is weakened with exposed webbing to gutter in a few places; pages all secure.

Chatterbox 1911, Clarke, J. Erskine. Published by Dana Estes & Company, Boston, 1911. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 412 pages with both color and black and white illustrations. Red cloth boards with pictorial pastedown to front and stylized blocked titles on gilt background front; gilt titles spine and blocked design rear board. Inscription to pastedown: " To Eleanor from Mamma Christmas 1911". Light soiling to endpapers; a few pages have been painted or colored; 5 pages have closed tears, a few folded corners and sporadic soil and or thumb marks. Boards have rubbing to edges and corners; hinge is weakened with exposed webbing to gutter in a few places; pages all secure.

Birn Bros. Ltd, 1950. Soft cover. Fine. Colour Pictorial Wraps. No Date But Circa 1940-50'S. Minor Edgewear To Cover, Contents are fine. Rare In This Condition. Textured Heavy Paper. 10 Pages Of Poetry With Fine Colour Illustrations Throughout. Crisp And Clean

Chums Annual 1941 Published by Amalgamated Press, London, 1941. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 348pp. with color plates, black and white illustrations. Red cloth pictorial boards stamped in black and gilt; illustrated spine stamped with year. In very good condition: light soiling to front board and fading to spine; contents are clean without marks, tears or folds; hinges weak between pages 92 and 93; general toning to pages. Due to war time paper shortages, this is the final annual printed. CHUMS, An Illustrated Paper For Boys, was an adventure magazine published in New York, London, Paris, and Melbourne. Annuals were produced from 1892 to 1941. The Annual contains the bound copies of the entire year of issues. Each annual had colour plates, full page and in text back and white lithographs, and line drawn illustrations. Contents included stand alone and serialized adventure stories and columns aimed at boys on sports, scouting, hunting, engineering, hobbies, stamp collecting, western,… Read More