Search Results: Children's Collectable from Daisyroots Books Ltd

JOLLY, SusanThe Adventures of Hubert the Hedgehog (The Kingfisher Books. Second Series)Blackie & Son Limited, London & Glasgow, 1952, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, two tone (orange/black) frontispiece in addition to 19 illustrations by Alma Healey, 50 pp.No inscription, Ex-Lib stamp on half-title page, binding sound, pages clean, tanned, edges lightly rubbed. Wraps clean, edgeworn, lightly tanned, front scuffed but not enough to obscure the illustrations and title (see scan).CHILD'S COLLECTABLE, THE KINGFISHER BOOKS SECOND SERIES, SUPLLEMENTARY READERS, PRIMARY SCHOOL, SUSAN JOLLY45609 CHILDS COLL hb 67 £10.00

The Adventures of Wonk : The SnowmanMuriel LevyWills & Hepworth, 1948, VG/gd-, stated 2nd impression, hardback with wrapper, blue boards with pale blue illustration, endpapers decorated from the story. No inscriptions, not price clipped. Wrapper very fragile, frayed at edges and spine. Very rare early Ladybird title with it's original paper wrapper. Ladybird books series 417

BUDDEE, PaulAir Patrol and the Saboteurs (first edition)ISBN: 9780584969821Frederick Muller, London, 1973, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, Gd/gd, boards red/white, illustrated endpapers in addition to one organisation chart, one map and several b/w drawings, 172 pp.Boards clean and firm, rubs to edges and corners, small ding to top edge, previous owners name on front free endpaper, no annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright, top-edge lightly foxed, faint marks to fore-edge and endpapers. Wrapper clean and crisp, flaps tanned, bumps to fore-edge corners, and to head and tail of spine, original price (£1.25 net) not clipped.CHILD'S COLLECTABLE, 1ST EDITION, HARDBACK, PAUL BUDEE, BOYS ADVENTURE STORY, AIR CADETS45231 hb 56 CHILD'S COO/B £9.00

BUDDEE, PaulAir Patrol and the Underwater Spies (first edition)ISBN: 9780584969849Frederick Muller, London, 1973, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, Gd/gd, boards red/white, illustrated endpapers in addition to one organisation chart and several b/w drawings, 170 pp.Boards clean and firm, rubs to all edges and corners, top edge sunned and smattering of small dents to front board, gift inscription on front endpaper, no annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright, faint foxing to edges. Wraps clean and crisp, flaps tanned, moderate shelf wear with rubs to corners and 1cm split to one side of spine head, small closed tear to lower fore-edge corner, original price (£1.25) not clipped.CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, 1ST EDITION, HARDBACK, PAUL BUDDEE, BOYS ADVENTURE STORY, AIR CADETS45232 hb 56 CHILD'S COLL/B £9.00

HUGHES, Shirley
Alfie Get's in First (signed copy)
ISBN: 978000662051
William Collins & Sons, London, 1982, SIGNED, softback with stiff card wraps, GD, illustrated throughout from Shirley Hughes' distinctive colour drawings, unpag.
Signed dedication on inside of front cover (see scan), no annotations, sound tight binding, pages lightly tanned, illustrations remain bright, foxed (see scans). Wraps clean and crisp, gentle rubs to edges and corners. A Fontana Picture Lion Book.
CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, SHIRLEY HUGHES, ALFIE, SIGNED
46533 CHILD'S COLL £26.00

Carroll, Lewis, (poem by Austin Dobson)Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ( mis-spelt title page)Heinemann, London, 1949 hardback with wrapper, gd+/acceptable, green boards/ silver gilt title, 162 pp, charmingly illustrated by Arthur Rackham with thirteen full colour plates, b/w line drawings in the text. Illustrated end papers. Mis-spelling on title page, (with proem by Austin Dobson). Wrapper fragile with many pieces missing - see scans. Not clipped. Some shelf wear evident to bottom edge. Scattering of moderate foxing to end papers, prelims and page edges. Square sound binding. No inscriptions. RACKHAM, CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED FICTION43443 CHILDS COLL/ C £69.50

BIRD, MariaAndy Pandy and the Scarecrow (Andy Pandy Book 29)Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1966, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated throughout from beautiful colour drawings by Matvyn Wright. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, clean, crisp and bright pages. Wraps crisp, slight creasing on front cover, edges gently rubbed, spine strip intact, fabric covering missing.Rare titleCHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, ANDY PANDY, RARE, COLOUR ILLUSTRATED STORY43873 CHILD'S COLL/B £18.50

VERNE, JulesAround the World in 80 Days (The Royal Series 21)Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London, 1959, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards blue/black, b/w frontispiece, 191 pp.Boards clean and firm, gentle bump to rear fore-edge corner, rubs to spine tail, no inscription, previous owner signature on front free endpaper, no annotations, binding sound, lean to the spine, pages clean, lightly tanned with foxing to top and fore-edges of text block. Wrapper clean, moderate shelf wear with visible tape repairs to edges and corners, original price clipped.FICTION, CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, JULES VERNE, TRAVEL ADVENTURE STORY, EXPLORATION, PHILEAS FOGG45552 hb 60 FIC/CHILDREN'S COLL £25.00

Babar Goes Camping (Little Babar Books 17)DE BRUNHOFF, Laurent ISBN: 041666850XMethuen Children's Book, London, 1972, hardback with laminated pictorial boards, VG, illustrated endpapers and title page in addition to beautiful colour drawings throughout, unpag.No loose pages, no inscription, class 'kindergarten 2' and school stamp on title page, school stamp also on back endpaper, binding sound, pages clean and bright, top and leading edge of title and last page lightly tanned. Boards clean and firm, rubs to corners, chip at spine head, collection of tiny indentation marks on upper lead corners of both boards, CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, LAURENT DE BRONHOFF, BABAR THE ELEPHANT, ILLUSTRATED STORY44647 hb 34 CHILD'S COLL £10.00

POSTGATE, OliverBagpuss on a Rainy DayISBN: 000660689Collins Picture Lions, London, 1974, softback with stiff card wraps, illustrated title page in addition to beautiful colour drawings by Peter Firmin, unpag.No inscription or annotations, binding sound, pages clean with some edges lightly tanned. Wraps gently creased and with rubs to all edges and corners, bumps to fore-edge corners.CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, BAGPUSS, OLIVER POSTGATE, MADELINE, PROFESSOR RAFFLE, GABRIEL THE TOAD45020 hb 47 CHILDREN'S COLL £21.00

BLAKE, LindaBallet for Laura (First edition Seagull Library)Collins, London & Glasgow, 1966, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/gd+, boards blue/silver gilt with embossed 'seagull logo' on front, 156 pp.Boards clean and firm, gentle rubs to edges and corners, presentation label on front free endpaper, pages clean, tanned. Wrapper clean, closed tears and chips to front and rear (see scans), now protected by acid free archive film, original price clipped.CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, 1ST EDITION, SEAGULL LIBRARY, GIRL'S STORY, BALLET45579 hb 61 CHILD'S COLL/B £26.50

TEBBIT, NormanBen's StoryBretwalda Books Ltd, Epsom, Surrey, 2014, Special Edition for The Freedom Association, hardback with dustwrapper, NF/nf, boards blue/gilt, 17 b/w sketches illustrating each chapter heading, 145 pp.Boards clean, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper clean and crisp, original price (£20.00) not clipped. CHILD'S COLLECTABLE, FICTION, ADVENTURE STORY, MURDER, MYSTERY, FRIENDSHIP, PET DOG 'SAM'44295 CHILD'S COLL £15.00

DANOT, Serge
The Best of the Magic Roundabout Stories
Dean & Son Ltd, London, 1973, hardback with laminated pictorial boards, VG, illustrated end papers and title page in addition to bright colour cartoon illustrations throughout, unpag. Boards clean, firm, edge worn, bumps to fore-edge corners, 4cm split to one side of spine head repaired with Sellotape, no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright, pale foxing to several pages, 3cm and 1cm closed tears to one page. Lovely tidy copy. CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, CARTOON, ANIMATION, THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT, SERGE DANOT, B.B.C. T.V. SERIES, COLLECTION OF BEST STORIES, FULLY ILLUSTRATED 46212 CHILD'S COLL £14.50

JOHNS, Captain W.E
Biggles and the Missing Millionaire (1st ed.)
Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1961, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards orange/black, 170 pp.
Boards clean and firm, no inscription, neat annotation to front free end paper, sound tight binding, pages clean, lightly tanned, foxing to edges of text block. Wrapper clean and crisp, rubs and abrasions to edges and corners, small chips to head and tail of spine, price not clipped. Nice readable copy.
CHILDREN'S, 1ST EDITION, HARDBACK, BIGGLES ADVENTURE STORY, CAPTAIN W.E. JOHNS
46708 CHILD'S/BIGGLES £13.00

JOHNS, Captain W.E.
Biggles and the Little Green God (A Green Knight Book)
ISBN: 978034013480
Knight Books, London, 1971, 1st. thus, paperback, VG, 156 pp.
Paperback wraps and spine strip clean and intact, rubs to edges and corners, abrasions to top edge of front, 0.5cm split to one side of spine tail, no inscription, neat annotation to plot synopsis, sound tight bindng, pages clean, tanned. Lovely copy.
CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, PAPERBACK, BIGGLES ADVENTURE STORY, CAPTAIN WE JOHNS
46721 CHILD'S COLL/JOHNS £14.00

JOHNS, Captain W.E
Biggles Takes it Rough
The Children's Book Club, London, 1963, hardback, GD, boards red/black, illustrated front end papers by Leslie Stead, 184 pp.
Boards edge worn, small impact mark and small abrasion to front board, white mark to spine strip, hand written and printed inscriptions to front end papers, neat annotation to front free end paper, sound tight binding, pages clean, lightly tanned, foxing to edges of text block, rear end paper has been removed. Good readable copy.
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED, BOOK CLUB EDITION, HARDBACK, BIGGLES ADVENTURE STORY, CAPTAIN W.E. JOHNS
46709 CHILD'S/BIGGLES/J £19.00

JOHNS, Captain W.E
Biggles Takes it Rough (Knight Books)
ISBN: 9780340196009
Knight Books, London, 1975, OUT OF PRINT, paperback, VG, 159 pp.
Paperback wraps and spine strip clean and intact, gentle rubs to edges and corners, bump to front lower fore-edge corner, small abrasions to head and tail of spine, reading crease, vertical crease to back cover and to one side of spine strip, no inscription, neat annotation to plot synopsis, binding sound, pages clean, lightly tanned. Lovely copy.
CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, PAPERBACK, BIGGLES ADVENTURE STORY, CAPTAIN WE JOHNS
46714 CHILD'S COLL/JOHNS £26.50

JOHNS, Captain W.E.
Biggles Special Case
ISBN: 9780340190876
Knight Books, London, 1975, 1st.thus, paperback, VG, 160 pp.
Paperback and spine strip clean and intact, rubs to edges and corners, visible reading crease, vertical crease also to one side of spine strip, spine strip sunned, no inscription, neat annotation to plot synopsis, sound tight binding, pages clean, tanned. Lovely copy.
46721 CHILD'S COLL/JOHNS £16.50

JOHNS, W. E. CaptainBiggles in SpainOxford University Press, London, 1939, 1st Edition, hardback with embossed pictorial front board, GD, boards blue/black, colour frontispiece in addition to several full page line drawings throughout text, 256 pp.Boards quite grubby and soiled in places, moderate shelf wear, previous owner name written in pen on front endpaper, binding sound, slight lean to the spine, cracked spine between front endpapers, pages clean, tanned, edges dust stained with foxing. FICTION, PYRAMID EDITION, BIGGLES, BOYS ADVENTURE STORY, CAPTAIN W. E. JOHNS45639 FICT/1ST/COLL hb 67 £26.50

JOHNS, W. E. CaptainBiggles and The Gun-Runners (Knight Book)ISBN: 9780340104341Knight Book / Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1971, 1st thus., paperback, VG, 158 pp.No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, two water stains to book description page, otherwise pages clean, tanned, small chip to rear end paper, spine strip and covers clean, intact, scuff marks to front (see scan), rubs to edges and corners, 0.5cm split to one side of spine head, bump and small closed tear to rear cover (see scan). Nice tidy copy.CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE, BIGGLES, CAPTAIN W.E JOHNS, BOYS ADVENTURE STORY45950 CHILD'S COLLhb 75 £26.50