Search Results: Authors starting with O from Mad Hatter Books

UK: Brockhampton, 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Trevor Ridley. The story of a group of school children living in the country and their adventures revolving around a mysterious man living on an island. dj (clipped) lightly rubbed on edges, near fine. small 8vo, 120pp.

UK: Templar Publishing (Modern Classics), 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardback: illustrated in colour, dj is slightly rubbed on the edges, pages are clean, vg+. obl 4to, (36pp). When Arthur invites the other mice to live in the church, it doesn't take long for people to notice the population explosion .. The first book in the series about the Church Mice and Sampson the cat. .

USA: The Ecco Press, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Mark Graham. Hardback: dj (price clipped), faded near spine, violet boards with gilt spine lettering, beautifully illustrated in colour by MARK GRAHAM, inscription on flyleaf, lower page edges lightly finger creased, else vg. oblong 4to, (32pp). Muffin was found as a little stray kitten and became an unusual cat, who loves watermelon, lettuce, peanut butter and crackers and is very protective of his adopted family and the other cats. This is the well known American author's first picture book.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1981. Book. Illus. by Peter Stevenson. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: laminated colour pictorial boards, a few marks, spine tips and corners very slightly rubbed, illustrated in colour throughout by PETER STEVENSON, pages finger creased, else vg. 4to, 44pp. There are lots of things to be afraid of but Mattie, a mouse with a magic 'dazzle', teaches Tim to overcome them..

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. Book. Illus. by Peter Stevenson. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour throughout by PETER STEVENSON, glossy colour pictorial covers have a scrape on the back cover, top back corner is slightly chewed, spine is faded, pages finger creased, name and address 'whited' out on copyright page,one page corner creased, still g. 4to, 44pp. No longer nervous since meeting Mattie, the mouse with the magic 'dazzle', Tim sets off with them on a night visit to the city to see the Christmas decorations. A sequel to 'The Dazzle'..

London: Collins, 1948. Repr . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Kurt Wiese. Spike is an outlaw dog. dj (price unclipped) chipped at spine tips & corners, light stain on reverse, blue cloth with gilt vignettes & spine lettering, colour frontispiece + many b/w illustrations by KURT WIESE, short inscription, vg. 8vo, 271pp.

London: Collins, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated by BERYL THORNBOROUGH, dj is a little rubbed on edges, price on the front, 1 small hole on the spine, a few short tears, back panel is dusty, flaps slightly creased, price clipped, light foredge foxing, vg. 8vo, 192pp. Set in Southern Ireland..

New Zealand: BMS Books, 2015. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Paperback: illustrated in colour by the author + b/w photos, nr FINE. small 4to (210x210x40mm). Inspired by a march in Masterton to commemorate the soldiers who went off to fight in World War One in which the author and her son participated in.

New York: Derrydale Books, 1980. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Alice B. Woodward. Hardback: 28 full page colour pictures by ALICE B. WOODWARD, dj has tear at lower spine, some wear on edges, flaps creased, blue boards with front decoration in blind and gilt spine lettering, spine tips and corners slightly rubbed, vg. 8vo, 96pp. Foreword by Carey Wilkins. This shortened version of the 1902 play was published with J.M. Barrie's consent as a keepsake.

Australia: Heinemann Educational (River House), 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Tim Bass. Colour pictorial map endpapers & text ills by TIM BASS. Hardback: nice dj, a little dusty on back, black boards with silver front vignette and spine lettering, foredges slightly spotted, vg. slim 8vo, 113pp. A fantasy set around Canberra. Sequel to 'Six days between a Second'.

UK: Oxford University Press, 1977. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ian Ribbons. Hardback: dj is slightly worn on spine tips and corners, lightly foxed on reverse, price uncut, covers are slightly faded on the edges and edges a bit bumped, name on flyleaf, some foxing on endpapers and foredges, back flyleaf is lightly damp stained on the front edge, still vg. 8vo, 104pp. Jim, an apprentice shipbuilder in Liverpool, learns by accident that the '290' he has been working on, is to be christened the Alabama and is destined for the Confederate Navy. He decides to ship aboard on what was to become one of the most famous vessels of the American Civil War.

London: Longmans Young Books, 1968. Copyright (1st edition) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Graham Humphreys. Hardback: dj (price clipped), a little rubbed on edges, light foxing on reverse, vg light green boards with gilt front vignette and spine lettering, illustrated by GRAHAM HUMPHREYS, endpapers and foredges a bit foxed, vg. 8vo, 141pp. Ramon Salazar is a young Mexican pearler, a dangerous job, fighting the natural dangers and human greed.

Australia: Hodder & Stoughton (Stoat Books), 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Walter Stackpool. vg dj (price unclipped) faded on spine, vg+. wide 8vo, 115pp.

Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Bronwyn Bell. Jeff sees a bunyip - despite the belief that nobody ever sees a bunyip ... Full page colour pictures (created out of different kinds of fabric) by BRONWYN BELL. Hardback: dj (uncut), worn at spine tips and corners, foxed, boards faded on spine and edges, flyleaves foxed and a few internal marks, else g. folio, unpaginated.

London: Collins, 1969. Book. Illus. by Edward Standen. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated by EDWARD STANDEN, dj is slightly worn on the edges, top of spine is chipped, spine is faded, price clipped, foredge foxing plus a few internal spots, else g. 8vo, 128pp. The pattern of animal life and death, the continual hunt for food, the fierce instinct for self-preservation are some of the universal themes of these stories..

USA: Pomegranate Calendars & Books, 1990. Soft cover. Fine. (53) colour plates from Children's Literature (reproduced from children's books, magazines & stories held in the Library), laminated colour pictorial thin card wraps, spiral bound, mint in shrink wrap, small 4to.

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1949. Book. Illus. by Phoebe Llewellyn Smith. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated by PHOEBE LLEWELLYN SMITH, no dj, book is bound in green cloth with red titles and vignette on the front, a few light marks (including a price on the top front corner), spine is slightly faded and has a few small bumps and splits, corners slightly bumped, some foredge and internal foxing, small tape marks on front endpapers, front flyleaf removed, a few page edges slightly bumped, else vg. sm 4to, 120pp. In the secret fairy kingdoms of Iverleary and Muskerry live two children. This is the story of how they lost their fairy foal and their search for him. .

London: Children's Book Club, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Terence Freeman. dj worn on edges, a few small pieces missing, 1 longer tear repaired on reverse, spine lightly faded, blue boards faded where jacket defective, else vg. 8vo, 228pp. (The Camerons start an Animal Club)

London: Heinemann, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Terence Freeman. No dj, blue boards with orange spine lettering, lower corners bumped, illustrated by TERENCE FREEMAN, some internal and foredge foxing, else g. 8vo, 228pp.

London: Methuen, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Laminated colour pictorial boards, illustrated in colour by the author, vg. small 4to, (28pp). Old William, famous for his weather predictions, is being challenged by Norma, the seventh sheep of a seventh sheep.