Search Results: Authors starting with A from Mad Hatter Books

London: A.H. Baily, 1878. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. Wallis MacKay. Illustrated in b/w by WALLIS MACKAY (1850-1905). Paper-covered light pink wraps illustrated and lettered in black, spine worn and overlaid with book webbing, edges rubbed and some creasing, some internal foxing, inscription reads: 'Mary S. Summer from the author, Oct 1878', g. slim 8vo, 43pp + 6pp of ads (including Paris Exhibition travel between London and Paris via Boulagne - and Baily's Magazine, specializing in portraits etc of personalities, sportsmen, race horses etc.)

New York: The Dial Press, 1975. Copyright (repr) . Hardcover. Good/Good. Leo & Diane Dillon. Hardback: beautifiully illustrated in colour by LEO & DIANE DILLON, dj is a bit dusty, spine tips and corners slightly worn, back spine fold thinned in patches, Caldecott Medal on the front, book is bound in cloth, edges slightly faded, small spot on back cover, top page corners are a bit rippled and marked, tiny hole on back endpaper fold, still g. 4to, (27pp). Winner of the 1976 Caldecott Medal.

UK: Picture Puffin, 1975. Copyright (repr) . Soft cover. Very Good. Leo and Diane Dillon. Winner of the Caldecott Medal 1976. Beautifiully illustrated in colour by LEO & DIANE DILLON. Paperback, lower front corner and most pages bumped, small black ink mark on lower page edges, else vg. 4to, unpaginated. Later reprint.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1973. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Two privileged boys living in expensive California, where once the redwood trees grew for thousands of years, rebel against so-called civilization. nr fine in vg dj (price unclipped). 8vo, 154pp.

USA: Rand McNally, 1973. Book. Illus. by Edward Standon. Very Good. Hardcover. First US Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour & b/w by EDWARD STANDON, colour pictorial covers are slightly peeled on the top edge of the front, spine slightly faded, spine tips and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, flyleaves are lightly foxed, else vg. large 4to, 48pp. Stories, party games, things to make and do..

London: Faber, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Shirley Hughes. dj (price unclipped), lightly foxed on reverse, illustrated by SHIRLEY HUGHES, top of front flyleaf creased, some light foxing, else vg. wide 8vo.

London: Michael Joseph, 1954. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Rex Whistler. vg dj (price clipped) a little dusty, a few very short tears, light grey boards with red spine, gilt front vignette & spine lettering, top edge a little faded, 3 mounted colour plates + many sketches in the text by REX WHISTLER, light foxing internally and on foredges, vg. 4to, unpaginated. The story was told around 1940 by Christabel to her friend Rex Whistler, who made lightning sketches at the time. He wanted to redraw the pictures in colour for publication after the war but he was killed in France in 1944. He had only completed 3 colour drawings, also some of the pencil sketches were lost.

London/New York: Macdonald/Roy Publishers, 1968. Book. Illus. by William Randell. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated by WILLIAM RANDELL, dj is foxed and lightly rubbed on the edges, price clipped, foredge and internal foxing, else g. 8vo, 112pp. A series of books that looks at the childhood of famous people..

London: Oxford University Press (Oxford Children's Library), 1959. Book. Illus. by Anna Zinkeisen. Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardback: illustrated by ANNA ZINKEISEN, dj slightly worn on the spine tips & corners, price clipped, internal and foredge foxing, writing on flyleaf and half title, else g. 8vo, 240pp. The story of the little girl from Tasmania (Eileen Joyce), who became a celebrated pianist. Oxford Children's Library No 17..

London/New York: Macdonald/Roy Publishers, 1969. Repr . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Denise Brown. Hardback: vg dj (price unclipped), lightly foxed on the front and foredges, vg. small 8vo, 128pp. Illustrated by DENISE BROWN.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1964. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Dennis Brown. Hardback: dj (price unclipped), rubbed on edges and folds, lower corner of front flap creased, illustrated by DENNIS BROWN, map of the Leeward and Windward Isles in the Caribbean Sea, flyleaf removed, name inked out, else vg. small 8vo, 127pp. A nice story with lots of information on these Caribbean Islands.

London: Dennis Dobson, 1963. Book. Illus. by Hilary Abrahams. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour and in b/w by HILARY ABRAHAMS, dj is a little worn at spine tips and corners, short tear on the top back edge, foxed on flaps and reverse, price clipped, colour pictorial covers (as dj), slightly rubbed on edges, some light internal foxing, else vg. large 4to, (34pp). Polonius Penguin lived at the South Pole but was unhappy because he was the only one who couldn't swim no matter how hard he tried..

UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983. First UK . Hardcover. Fine. Edward Mortelmans. ill in colour by Edward Mortelmans, lam pict brds, fine. folio, 125pp. (Includes stories about the Mary Celeste, The Flying Dutchman)

London: Ward Lock. No Date (1950s) . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. L.W.E. Thorseby. 40 colour illustrations + many diagrams in colour by L.W.E. THORSEBY. Hardback: no dj, colour pictorial boards slightly worn on edges, cloth spine, a few small internal marks, else vg. sm 4to, 64pp. Contents: Dutch Tug - British Ocean Cruising Liner - Norwegian Whale Factory Ship - Irish Cross-Channel Steamer - American Aircraft Carrier - Icelandic Trawler - French Battleship - British Cable Ship - American River Boat - British Collier - Swedish Timber Ship - British Dredger and many more.

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Leslie Tryon. Illustrated in colour throughout by LESLIE TRYON. Hardback: vg dj (uncut), pages are clean, nr fine. 4to, (32pp). The correspondence between The three little pigs and various friends about a housewarming party of their newly built brick house. The wolves however are not invited.

UK: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: colour frontispiece + b/w illustrations, cover illustration by K.W. Coales, no dj, colour pictorial covers are a little bumped and rubbed on the spine tips and corners, some internal and foredge foxing, else vg. 12mo, 60pp. Little Books of the Bible series, edited by Herbert Strang..

London: Collins, 1945. Book. Illus. by Paul Henning. Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: thick card covers are slightly rubbed and marked, corners and spine edges are a little worn, spiral binding is a little rusty and out of shape, name on the front flyleaf, pages are divided in 2 strips with the photos (by Paul Henning) on one side and short text opposite which can be mixed and matched, a few internal marks and some figure creasing, else g. 4to. Produced by Adprint..

London: Hamlyn, 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Andrew Aloof. Hardback: laminated colour pictorial boards, top back corner slightly bumped, some light foxing, vg. 4to, 32pp. Illustrated in colour throughout by ANDREW ALOOF. The second book about great uncle Prickles, an elderly adventurous hedgehog.

London: Faber Popular Books, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Fair. dj (price unclipped) pasted to boards, some light wear, inscription on front flyleaf and some writing on back endpaper, illustrated, some crosswords filled in plus several other puzzles (in pencil and ink), light foxing, but on the whole g++. slim 8vo, 160pp. 10 sections, each with solutions.

UK: Kestrel Books, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stephen Lee. Science texts by Max Hooper. dj (price unclipped), flaps a little discoloured, laminated colour pictorial boards, illustrated in colour and in b/w by STEPHEN LEE, some very light foxing, vg+. tall 8vo, 108pp.