Picture Books from Bird's Books

London: Penguin, 1948. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. Edwards, Lionel. Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers. Unpaginated and illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. A little edge wear, crease to one corner, generally very good. Nice and clean inside. A childrens’ guide to different breeds of British and Irish cattle. Part of the Puffin Picture… Read more about this item

London: Penguin, 1947. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. R B Talbot Kelly. Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers. 31pp illustrated throughout with pictures of scenery and birds. Each bird has a picture facing a page of text about its habits etc. Part of the Puffin Picture Book series no. 65 (though this is not stated on this… Read more about this item

London: Penguin, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Bawden, Edward. Broad octavo hardback with coloured pictorial covers. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Endpapers illustrated with maps. A little edge wear, generally very good. Nice and clean inside and a lovely copy of this childrens’ guide to the peoples and history of Arab nations. Part… Read more about this item

London: Penguin, 1949. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. Michael Lyne. Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers. 31pp illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Part of the Puffin Picture Book series no. 82, series editor Noel Carrington

London: Penguin, 1957. First edition. Softcover. Good. Richard Taylor . Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers. 31pp illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. A little edge wear, tear to base of spine, generally good. Nice and clean inside. Includes descriptions of early explorers, the search for the North West passage, Shackleton, Amundsen etc. Part of… Read more about this item

London: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 4to, pictorial paper covered boards with picture of Struwwelpeter on front. Some marking and wear to covers. 24pp with coloured illustrations throughout the text. 10 humorous stories with a moral for children. Der Struwwelpeter (Shock-headed Peter) was originally published in German by Hoffmann in the 1840s. Inner book is nice… Read more about this item

London: Penguin, 1949. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. Paxton Chadwick . Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers. 31pp illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Lovely illustrations of 61 flowers with their common and Latin names and brief descriptions. A little edge wear and small marks to rear cover, generally very good. Nice and clean inside.… Read more about this item

London: Penguin, 1946. First edition. Softcover. Good. Bowen Frank; Mason Frank. Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers, unpaginated illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. A selection of ships throughout history with pictures and a brief explanation. Small tears at staples and a bit of edge wear. Part of the Puffin Picture Book series no. 39,… Read more about this item

London: Penguin, 1950. First edition. Softcover. Good. Margaret and Alexander Potter. Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers. 31pp illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Maps, plans etc throughout history with pictures and brief explanation. Small bit of wear to front cover, some edge wear. Nice and clean inside. Part of the Puffin Picture Book series… Read more about this item

Glasgow: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1978. Softcover. Good. Adamson, Jean & Gareth. Small slim paperback, pictorial card covers and coloured illustrations throughout. Unpaginated, part of the Topsy and Tim Handy Books series. Crease to bottom corner and some wear to covers, please see pictures, generally nice and clean inside. A tale about Topsy and Tim and their friends… Read more about this item

Australia: Harper Collins, 1992. Softcover. Good +. Gibbs, May . A facsimile edition of the 1916 first edition. Slim paperback with pictorial card covers, unpaginated. A little wear to the cover, some minor marks, generally nice and clean inside. This includes the leaf bookmark, so often missing. Handwritten gift dedication on front endpaper. A page of text faced… Read more about this item

Glasgow: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1976. Softcover. Good. Adamson, Jean & Gareth. Small slim paperback, pictorial card covers and coloured illustrations throughout. Unpaginated, part of the Topsy and Tim Handy Books series. Some wear to covers, please see pictures, generally nice and clean inside. Covers detached from main body of the book, with tears to spine. Previous owner’s… Read more about this item

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Good. Bannerman, Helen. Small hardback, orange cloth with black titles on spine, titles and ripple design on front. Some marking/ edge wear to covers. Unpaginated illustrated in colour throughout. Undated circa 1940s. Occasional marks, but generally nice and clean inside. A story of three siblings who set sail on a… Read more about this item

Kingswood: Kaye & Ward Ltd, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Clive Spong. The Railway Series No. 29. Slim hardback with pictorial covers. Stories about the smaller engines working on the Talyllyn Railway at Tywyn in Wales. Sir Handel, Duke, Peter Sam all have their tales as well as the Thin Controller and Gordon making an appearance. Illustrated… Read more about this item

Kingswood: Kaye & Ward Ltd, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Clive Spong. The Railway Series No. 28. Slim hardback with pictorial covers. A tale about James the red engine, who was a little scornful about diesel engines and how he had a change of heart as he realised how useful diesels could be. With the Fat Controller,… Read more about this item

Leicester: Edmund Ward, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Dalby, C. Reginald. First Edition, first impression. No. 7 in the Railway Series. 12mo oblong format. Pale cloth boards with red titles and engine silhouette on front. 62pp illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby. Generally nice and clean inside, slightly cocked with mark on front. All about Toby the tram… Read more about this item

London: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. Barker, Cicely Mary. Small hardback. Illustrative jacket over pale brown chequered boards with pictorial onlay to front board of "The Mulberry Fairy”. Titles to front and spine. Edge wear to boards. Unpaginated. Complete with all 24 plates bright and clear. Poems and illustrations of British trees and their… Read more about this item

Leicester: Edmund Ward, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. Dalby, C. Reginald. Second impression. No. 8 in the Railway Series. 12mo oblong format. Terracotta cloth boards with yellow titles and engine silhouette on front. 62pp illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby. Generally nice and clean inside. A little edge wear All about Gordon, who learns his lesson to become a Really… Read more about this item

Leicester: Edmund Ward, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Dalby, C. Reginald. First Edition, first impression. No. 5 in the Railway Series. 12mo oblong format. Green cloth boards with gilt titles and silhouettes of the engines on front. 62pp illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby. Generally nice and clean inside, occasional creases and one page with damage (see pictures) with… Read more about this item

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Fair. Bannerman, Helen. Small hardback, yellow cloth with black titles on spine, titles and ripple design on front. Some marking/ edge wear to covers. Unpaginated illustrated in colour throughout. Undated circa 1940s. Occasional marks, but generally nice and clean inside. The story of Quasha , who after a good deal, buys a very… Read more about this item