Search Results: Authors starting with F from Mad Hatter Books

London: Longman Young Books, 1973. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Adrie Hospes. Translated from the Dutch. In each story the devil sets out to capture the souls of unsuspecting victims but he often finds that they can be just as clever - or more wicked - than he is. Illustrated by ADRIE HOSPES. Hardback: vg dj (price uncut), some internal and foredge foxing, one page has a vertical crease and a couple of page corners are creased, else vg. 8vo, 137pp.

UK: Viking Kestrel, 1988. Book. Illus. by Leslie Morrill. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: b/w illustrations by LESLIE MORRILL, dustjacket is a bit rubbed on the edges, spine is faded, covers are also a bit rubbed on the edges, some light spotting on the page edges - otherwise very good. 4to, 431pp. A collection of poetry and prose (extracts from old favourites) by such authors as Laura Ingalls Wilder, P.L. Travers, Shel Silverstein, Ogden Nash, Arthur Ransome, Beatrix Potter, Astrid Lindgren, C.S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, Rosemary Sutcliff, Lewis Carroll and many more..

London: W. & R. Chambers. No Date (pre 1900) . Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Red cloth illustrated and lettered in black, a little spotted, spine faded, slight wear at top of spine, frontispiece + one other plate, front flyleaf pasted down, a few light internal marks, vg. 12mo, 72pp.

London: Longmans Young Books, 1968. Ex-Library. Illus. by John Sergeant. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ex Library hardback: b/w illustrations by JOHN SERGEANT, dj has been trimmed, tape marks on the flaps and covers, endpapers replaced, a few library stamps and marks etc, a couple of pages have pieces cut from the lower edge, fair. 8vo, 159pp. Laura, Tom, Hugh and Margaret were the children of a great house. In spite of their birth, the children were impoverished and lonely and had to find affection from those who served the house. Set in pre World War I times..

London: Faber and Faber, 1964. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Michael Lyne. The story of the developing friendship between the author and a little orphaned vixen. The dj (price unclipped) is a bit marked, light wear on spine tips and corners. Bright yellow cloth with blue vignette and spine lettering, flyleaf removed, some light foxing, else vg. small 8vo, 91pp. Illustrated by MICHAEL LYNE.

London: Burke (Read for Fun), 1968. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Tord Nygren. Hardback: illustrated in colour by TORD NYGREN, dj (price clipped), 2 tears and jacket is a bit dusty, colour pictorial boards (as dj), a few small marks, some light internal foxing, else vg. sm 4to, 23pp. The story of a playful, mischievous and sometimes downright naughty puppy. A Words Your Children Use book (Stage 3).

London: Burke (Read for Fun), 1967. A paperback: colour pictorial textured thin card wraps, name at top front inked out, a little dusty, illustrated in colour throughout by TORD NYGREN, vg. small 4to, (24pp). A lovely series of readers, mainly of Scandinavian origin. This is a stage three book.. Copyright. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Tord Nygren.

London: Burke (Read for Fun), 1973. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Ilon Wikland. Hardback: illustrated in colour throughout by ILON WIKLAND, no dj, colour pictorial covers are a bit rubbed on the edges, foxed, scribbles on rear, name on inside front, internal foxing and a few other marks, pages are a bit finger creased, else g. small 4to, (24pp). A lovely series of readers, mainly of Scandinavian origin. This is a stage two book. A Words your Children Use Book.

UK: Puffin, 1963. Book. Illus. by R.F. Exell. Very Good. Soft cover. Repr. Paperback: illustrated by R.F. EXELL, covers are a bit dusty, foxing on endpapers and foredges, old shop label on lower edge of half title (with mark showing through on frontispiece and title page), else vg. 256pp. A story, set in the 18th century, about smuggling and adventure..

London: Edward Arnold, 1962. Book. Illus. by Geoffrey Fletcher. Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: 6 colour plates by GEOFFREY FLETCHER, dj is slightly marked, top edge creased, price clipped, covers are slightly rubbed on the edges and corners a bit bumped, tape marks on covers and fixed endpapers, front flyleaf removed, light foredge foxing, top page corners lightly bumped, some peeling on the rear flyleaf (but no library markings), still vg. 8vo, 231pp. A story about smuggling and adventure set in the 18th century..

New Zealand: Gecko Press, 2007. Book. Illus. by Heide Stollinger. Very Good. Soft cover. Repr. Paperback: illustrated in colour by HEIDE STOLLINGER, corners are slightly bumped, front flyleaf is lightly marked on the front edge, vg. folio, (26pp). Elfrida the sheep is bored with her mop of hair, so she persuades Rob the searer to give her a new clip and colour. Translated from the German by Catherine Chidgey, adapted by Penelope Todd..

Wellington: Gecko Press, 2006. First English Language Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Heide Stollinger. Illustrated in colour by HEIDE STOLLINGER. Hardback: colour pictorial boards, nr fine. large 4to, 24pp. Translated from the German by Catherine Chidgey, adapted by Penelope Todd.

London: Oxford University Press, 1955. Book. Illus. by Moyra Leatham. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: illustrated by MOYRA LEATHAM, dj is chipped at spine tips & corners, a few short tears & creases, price unclipped, book is bound in red cloth with silver spine lettering, lower edge a bit worn, light foxing on foredges and endpapers, else vg. 8vo, 227pp. Two poor children join the people & animals on board Noah's ark..

USA: Whitman Publishing Company, 1962. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good. Adam Szwejkowski. Hardback: endpapers and text ills in blue by ADAM SZWEJKOWSKI, laminated colour pictorial covers faded on spine,spine tips and corners very slightly rubbed, paper is browning on the edges, else vg. 8vo, 210pp + 2pp catalogue. Authorized edition based on the well-known television series.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Shirley Hughes. Set on the island of Rhodes. dj (price unclipped) very lightly creased, vg+. 8vo, 120pp. Illustrated by SHIRLEY HUGHES.

London: Hamish Hamilton (Reindeer Books), 1967. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Shirley Hughes. Hardback: ex library: no dj, colour pictorial boards a little rubbed on edges, light sticky tape marks, illustrated by SHIRLEY HUGHES, front flyleaf removed, page edge foxing, a few tape marks and stamps, else g. small 8vo, 120pp.

London: Blackie, 1966. First UK . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Harold Berson. Ex library: vg dj a little rubbed at spine tips, one short tear, small letter F on spine. Sticky tape marks on boards, withdrawn stamps on endpapers, flyleaves removed, one page corner creased, else vg. small 4to, 104pp. Illustrated by HAROLD BERSON.

USA: Candlewick Press, 2007. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good. Barry Root. Paperback, corners slightly bumped, illustrated in colour by BARRY ROOT, nr fine. 4to, unpaginated. The relationship between an old man and his cat.

London: University of London Press, 1949. Book. Illus. by Philip Gough. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: colour frontispiece + b/w illustrations by PHILIP GOUGH, photocopied dustjacket, book is bound in cloth which is slightly rubbed on the spine tips and corners, lower back edge slightly bumped, some internal and foredge foxing, top corner of front flyleaf and lower corner of back flyleaf cut off, else g. 8vo, 115pp. The Old Nurse tells her stories of children she has nursed in years gone by as she sits mending the children's socks..

London: Oxford University Press, 1955. Book. Illus. by Edward Ardizzone. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated by EDWARD ARDIZZONE. dj is slightly worn on the spine tips and corners (which have been reinforced with tape on the reverse), some old tape marks on the reverse, price unclipped, book is bound in red cloth, spine tips are slightly bumped and faded, small tape marks on front flyleaf, some foxing on endpaoers and foredges, else vg. 8vo, 302pp. Winner of the 1955 Carnegie Medal..