Recent Arrivals from Mad Hatter Books

London: Robert Hale, 1957. Book. Illus. by Marguerite Kirmse. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: illustrated in colour and b/w by MARGUERITE KIRMSE, dj is a little dusty, edges and spine slightly rubbed, a few short tears and the spine tips are chipped, price clipped, nice colour pictorial covers, very slight foredge foxing + a couple of internal marks, else vg.… Read more

London: Heinemann (A Long Ago Children Book), 1975. Ex-Library. Illus. by Ann Dalton. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Ex library hardback: illustrated in colour and in b/w by ANN DALTON, dj has a label on the spine, edges slightly rubbed, some tape on the reverse, colour pictorial covers lightly rubbed on edges, a few small stamps etc (some have been… Read more

Australia: Penguin/Viking, 2004. Book. Illus. by Judy Horacek. Very Good. Hardcover. Copyright (repr). Hardback: illustrated in colour by JUDY HORACEK, glossy colour pictorial covers, nr fine. square 4to, (30pp). The Children's Book Council of Australia - Book of the Year (Early Childhood)..

New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombs Book. Illus. by A.W. Polson. Good. Soft cover. No Date. First published in 1918. 3 colour plates (one for each story) + many b/w ills by A.W. POLSON. Pictorial paper covers pasted to thin card, colour picture pasted on the front, overlapping edges are ragged and worn, covers are a bit discoloured and marked, spine… Read more

NZ: Gecko Press, 2016. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour and b/w, spine and part of back cover faded, else nr fine. 4to, 136pp. Fiction, comics, poems, essays, art, satire, and things to do featuring new work from some of New Zealand's best writers and illustrators..

NZ: Lopdell House Gallery, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardback:12 full page colour paintings by the author, nice dj, SIGNED by the author on the half title, vg+. oblong folio, 28pp. Produced on occasion of the art exhibition 'To the Harbour' in 2007. The author/artist tells in words and pictures about a camping summer… Read more

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1910. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardback: 50 examples of the artist's work in brush, pen and pencil (colour and b/w), book is bound in illustrated cloth, front cover is a little rubbed, inscription on the front flyleaf, half title is discoloured, some foxing, else vg. lge 8vo, 44pp..

UK: Girls Gone By Publishers, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. Paperback: corners very slightly bumped plus some slight foredge foxing, else nr fine. 8vo, 256pp. Includes a biography of the author, foreword by the author + publishing history..

London: Hutchinson, 1970. Ex-Library. Illus. by Victor G. Ambrus. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Ex-library hardback: illustrated by VICTOR G. AMBRUS, dj (price unclipped), spine tips and corners slightly rubbed, foredges are a bit dusty, library markings on front flyleaf and title page, a few page corners creased and a few small marks, else vg. 8vo, 167pp. The story of… Read more

NZ: Annual Ink, 2021. Book. Illus. by Amy van Luijk. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Paperback (with flaps): b/w illustrations by AMY van LUIJK, nr fine. 8vo, 111pp. Original, sometimes rowdy, poetry describing the New Zealand school year. .

Sydney: Random House Australia, 2013. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Paperback: illustrated, nr fine. 8vo, 149pp. It's time for Clementine Rose and her classmates to go on their first school excursion..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1976. Book. Illus. by Nicola Bayley. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: full page colour pictures by NICOLA BAYLEY, glossy colour pictorial covers are slightly faded, spine tips and corners lightly rubbed, small area on the front peeled, some light internal foxing, else vg. 4to, 32pp..

UK: Evans Brothers, 1976. Book. Illus. by Yutaka Sugita. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: illustrated in colour by Yutaka Sugita, nice dj but the whole book has been covered with plastic which is taped to the endpapers, a few internal marks, else vg. sq 4to, (22pp)..

UK: Bloomsbury , 2019. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Copyright (repr). Hardback: nr fine. 12mo, 63pp. An essay on the importance of children's literature by the bestselling and award-winning author, Katherine Rundell. The author, 'one of the best writers of children's books of her generation', argues why you shouldn't turn your back on children's books as an adult,… Read more

London: Ward Lock (Commonwealth Library) Book. Very Good. Hardcover. No Date. Hardback: frontispiece, dustjacket is rubbed at top of spine, price clipped, decorated dark blue covers (series design), number written in ink on reverse of jacket plus on front flyleaf and top page edges, some internal and page edge foxing - otherwise good. 8vo, 186pp. Daryl felt… Read more

London: Hodder Children's Books, 2010. Book. Illus. by Marla Frazee. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. Paperback: b/w illustrations by MARLA FRAZEE, nr fine. 8vo, 161pp. It's Clementine's turn to be Friend of the Week! Her best friend, Margaret, has all sorts of ideas for how Clementine can prove to her class that she's a great friend. Fishpond..

New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: beautifully illustrated by the author, dj is slightly curled on the edges, price unclipped, glossy colour pictorial covers (as dj), copyright page slightly marked, else vg. folio, (40pp). Winner of the 1998 Caldecott Medal..

UK: Victor Gollancz, 1978. Ex-Library. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Ex-library hardback: vg dj (price unclipped), short tear on lower front edge, front flyleaf removed, library markings on front endpaper + half title + title page, a few small internal marks, else vg. 8vo, 160pp. Wayne, fat and a physical coward, is captured by mistake by rebels in… Read more

London: Hodder Children's Books, 2009. Book. Illus. by Marla Frazee. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. Paperback: b/w illustrations by MARLA FRAZEE, nr fine. 8vo, 150pp. Clementine is convinced that her new teacher is secretly hypnotising all the students in her class ....

Australia: Puffin, 2005. Book. Illus. by Kathryn Brown. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. Mini edition paperback: illustrated in colour by KATHRYN BROWN, small mark on the inside front cover, else vg+. 24mo, (31pp)..