Search Results: Children's fiction from Bazaar of Books

"The Complete Peter Rabbit Library" by Beatrix Potter. 23 vol. in a slipcase. [London]: Frederick Warne (Published by the Penguin Group), [2006]. This edition with new reproductions of Beatrix Potter's book illustrations, first published in 2006. Each volume with illustrated boards and titles on front & spine. Each book is in Very Good or better condition. Three of the books have some damage, as follows: The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (corners bent); The Tale of the Pie and The Patty-Pan (1 dog-eared page); The Tale of Samuel Whiskers (back cover dented and spine dented).Slipcase is creased along top edge, and paper is peeling off boards, also at top edge.Very Good condition.Size: 8 1/4" x 6 3/4" (21cm x 17cm)- slipcase size

"Father Christmas" by Raymond Briggs. London: Hamish Hamilton, [1973]. First edition. ["First published in Great Britain 1973 by Hamish Hamilton Children's Books Ltd."]. unpaginated. Fully colour illustrated. Hardcover, illus. boards (corners bit bent, slightly yellowed cover, some marks/residue to end papers- see last photo). dj., clipped (no wear, but writing impression visible in upper corner, some yellowing). Gift inscription on half-title page dated "Christmas of 1974" (see photo). Christmas card inserted.Very Good condition.Size: 10" x 8 5/8". (25.5cm x 22cm).Briggs won the Kate Greenaway medal for Father Christmas, given by the Library Association of the United Kingdom which established the award. It is now awarded by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. He was chosen in a group of ten to honour the 50th anniversary of the Kate Greenaway medal also.**This book can also be mailed by Xpresspost (Canada & U.S.A. Only). Contact us if you prefer this. Postage cost would… Read More

"The Hangashore" by Geoff Butler. [Toronto]: Tundra Books, [1998]. unpaginated. full-page colour illus. Hardcover, illus. boards (signed by the author on the title page, interior clean & unmarked). d.w., unclipped (slightly wrinkled).Very good condition.Size: 8 3/4" x 11" (22.5cm x 28cm).

"The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers #1" (includes: Extreme Danger, Running on Fumes, Boardwalk Bust, Thrill Ride, Rocky Road, Burned, Operation: Survival, and Top Ten Ways to Die) by Franklin W. Dixon. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster, Inc.), 2007. Paperbacks (crease to cover, foxing on pages but especially to edges, inside covers are toned, some wear to extremities, a mark or two to covers- not every book has each of these conditions, but each book has at least some). Slipcase (creased & scratched on top and creased at back, 1 corner dented, all corners worn).Very Good condition. (Slipcase in Good condition).Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/8" (19.5cm x 13cm) -single book only.

"I Wanted a Pony." by Diana Pullein-Thompson. Illustrated by Anne Bullen. London: Collins, [1947]. Second impression. pp.160. many b. & w. illustrations. Hardcover, yellow cloth, brown title on spine (spine bumped & worn, corners bent & worn, dent to front cover edge, endpapers dampstained, some foxing, rear free endpaper missing, text is unmarked). dj., unclipped (very tattered and many losses from chipping, long tear on spine and to back cover edge).Fair condition.Size: 7 3/4" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).
A classic horse story by the famous weaver of horsey tales, Diana Pullein-Thompson.

"Lewis Carroll: The Complete Works Including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass with illustrations by John Tenniel & Sylvie and Bruno, The Hunting of the Snark and other verse, rhymes, puzzles and various stories." [London:] Collector's Library Editions [CRW Publishing Limited], [2005]. pp. 479. numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine, all edges gilt, with blue ribbon marker (corners worn, 1 corner bent, top & bottom of spine both bumped & worn, edgeworn, small dent on back cover, some marks to covers, interior is clean & unmarked). dw. (corners worn, wear to edge, tiny tear on spine, scratch to back cover).Very good condition.Size: 12" x 9 1/2" (30.5cm x 24cm).*Note: This is a large, heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote, even if in Canada or the United States.

"The New-Year's Bargain" by Susan Coolidge. With Illustrations by Addie Ledyard. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1872. pp. 231. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with black-stamped decoration and gilt-stamped title on front cover with gilt title on spine (corners bent & worn- the lower two corners more worn, top & bottom of spine frayed, edgeworn, few stains to front cover, back panel is scuffed, pages toned but text is clean & unmarked, rear free endpaper creased, pencil price on front free endpaper, institutional name on free endpaper- "Clementsport [Nova Scotia] Methodist S. S.)"Good condition.Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).
The author's real name is Sarah Chauncey Woolsey. Susan Coolidge was a pseudynom and this was her first book. She became well known for the Katy books.

"Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi. Compiled by Cooper Evans. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, [2001]. pp. 173. numerous colour and b & w illustrations. Hardcover, illustrated boards (corners bent, couple of marks and nicks on back cover, bottom of spine bumped, interior clean & unmarked). dw., unclipped (bit soiled, tiny tear top of spine, edges little worn).Size: 11 1/4" x 8 3/8". (28.5cm x 21cm).Very good condition.This edition of Pinocchio has been compiled with illustrations from previous publications of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

"Rabbit-Tales in Temiskaming." Written and Illustrated by Muriel E. Newton-White. Cobalt, Ontario: Highway Book Shop, [1972]. Reprinted 1983. pp. 64. numerous drawings. Softcover (spine faded, some wear, note on title page, otherwise interior is unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 8 3/8" x 6 3/4" (21.5cm x 17cm).

"The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck. With Illustrations by Wesley Dennis. New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Illustrated Edition First Published in 1945. pp. 131. colour illus. (some full-page), from watercolours. Hardcover, tan cloth and pony pasted to front cover with blue border, top edge blue, blue spine and gilt title (corners bent & worn, spine bumped & bit frayed, front & back covers are soiled, with some stains and marks, toning to some margins, marks in gutter of single page, single mark to top of a page, owner's signature to half-title page, otherwise interior and endpapers are unmarked, some dampstains to fore edge). No slipcase.Good condition.Size: 9 5/8" x 6 3/4" (24.5cm x 17cm).

"Tom Swift And His Airship" by Victor Appleton. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1910. pp. 216. Hardcover, tan cloth with illustrated cover in black & red, black title on spine (spine bumped & frayed with marks, corners bent & worn, covers soiled with marks & stains, lower front corner has abrasion, all edges foxed, foxing to text, owner signature & address on front free endpaper). No dustjacket.Fair condition. Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).
A story from the famous Tom Swift series.

"Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt" by Kit Pearson. (Dear Canada series). [Markham, Ontario]: Scholastic Canada Ltd., [2002]. pp. 220. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards with book ribbon (corners rubbed, lower spine bumped, interior clean & unmarked). inscribed by author and signed.Very Good condition.Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/2" (19.5cm x 14cm).

"The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Introduction by A. A. Milne. London: Methuen Children's Books, n.d. pp. 178. 12 coloured plates and 15 line illus. in the text. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt titles on spine (bottom of spine bumped, corners square, covers unmarked & interior clean). dw. (rubbed, spine faded, tears on back cover- see photo, otherwise very good condition as not worn, no chipping and no marks).Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/8" (24cm x 16cm).Very good condition.