Juvenilia / Childrens Fiction from Goldring Books

New York: Barnes and Noble, 1998. An As New copy in pictorial laminated boards. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 163 pages. Illustrations by Katherine Colville and Jacqueline Rogers. A retelling of scary folk tales. 11. First. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Coville, Katherine and Rogers, Jacqueline. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item

London: A and C Black, 1934. Silver title on green cloth boards which have some light marks and gentle bumping to corner tips. Internally there is a contemporary name to front endpaper with an impression of the name to next endpaper and age darkening of endpapers else a clean, tight copy. A delightful story of Khyberie, a white Badakshani mountain… Read more about this item

London: Harper Collins, 2007. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from small bumps to lower corner tips with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The bag wasn't just drifting gently along, it was turning of its own accord. There was something inside it, squeaking and squealing in terror. Patrick didn't think about it. He shrugged off… Read more about this item

London: Big O Publishing, 1979. A Fine unmarked with gold titles and motif on red cloth boards. Dustjacket is VG+ and is not price clipped. From a dull but comfortable life as a trader, Rufus's fate leads him far from home and across timeless and barren lands to the city of Brown Gods. His meeting with Anavor, man of… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press, 1922. Ornate red decoration and titles on beige cloth boards which have some discolouration and marks to boards but still bright with no wear. Internally there are red ornate decorated pastedowns. 115 pages with coloured frontispiece of Yvette and 24 full plate illustrations some in colour. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. Fourth Thousand, September 1922… Read more about this item

London: Walker Books, 1994. An As New copy in an As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. 287 pages. 'Whatever he tried to look at, whatever he tried to think of, it always came back to one thought: a dog, a dog, a real living dog - a dog of his own....' This is the story… Read more about this item

London: Simon and Schuster, 2018. A New unmarked copy with New dustjacket which is not price clpped. First Edition, First Printing. 285 pages. Illustrations by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini. 'This might not be the story you're expecting but as Father Christmas told me himself no good story ever is...' An enchanting fairy-tale by the well-known actor and author.… Read more about this item

London: Orion, 2014. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is no price clipped. 433 pages. First UK edition. 'It is said the Bintheyr Map to Everywhere will take its possessor wherever he or she needs to go'. Master thief, Fin, is unusual - when he's out of sight, everyone forgets he exists! He needs to… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press, 1954. Silver title on blue cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with just a touch of light wear to spine head and tail. Internally there are indentaions left from erased pencilled name to front endpaper, light foxing to closed edges else clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket is complete with wear and chipping to top and… Read more about this item

Weston-super-Mare: Evangelical Publications, 1954. Blue boards have minor marks and no wear. Internally there is light oxing to closed edges else very clean, tight and unmarked. 142 pages. Coloured frontispiece. Dustjacket has some chipping and wear and is not price clipped. 'In keeping house for her happy-go-lucky, carefree brother, Mary experiences many a trial and heartache. For his sake… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1947. A Very Good+ copy which has a neat contemporary inscription to front endpaper else very clean and unmarked. 143 pages. Illustrated by the author. Chiang Yee (1903-1977) was a Chinese poet, author, painter and calligrapher. Monkeys of the Rhesus tribe are common inhabitants of the mountain districts of China. They had always been a source of… Read more about this item

London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, 1937. Black titles and pictorials on beige cloth boards. Boards have just a touch of wear to spine head and tail and discolouration. Internally there is foxing to closed edges, a gift inscription and date to front endpaper else a clean, tight and unmarked copy. 255 pages. Illustrations by Phoebe Lefroy. Derek Ivor… Read more about this item

London: W.H. Allen, 1893. Gilt titles and black pictorials on red cloth boards. Boards have a small tear and wear to spine top, age darkening to spine and some marks. Internally the front and rear hinges are cracked but holding, a second front endpaper has been removed (although not a library copy) and there is a stamped name to half… Read more about this item

London: Moonstone Books, 1986. A near Fine unmarked copy which has very minor indentations to top edge and an inscription to front endpaper 'Best wishes from .... at Moonshine'. A large format volume of colour illustrations by David Walker with story by Michael Johnstone. 1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by… Read more about this item

Boston, Mass.: Alyson Wonderland, 1990. A Fine unmarked copy. A large format volume written and illustrated by the cartoonist author. This is the first book of this new imprint which focuses on books for and about the children of lesbian and gay parents. A1A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Willhoite, Michael.… Read more about this item

London: Evans Brothers, 1980. A Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards. 74 pages. Illustrations by Doug Panton. In the tradition of great children's classics, The Violin-Maker's Gift will enchant children and adults of all ages. Set in the French Pyrenees, it is a finely crafted tale of a simple violin-maker, Gaspard L'Innocent, who twice rescues a very special… Read more about this item

London: Sampson Low,Marston, 1866. Gilt title with coloured floral decoration on green cloth boards which have some light marks and a touch of wear to spine tail and corner tips. Internally there is a neat contemporary name and address to front endpaper, light foxing to closed edges and to some pages but generally a clean, tight copy. Not dated but… Read more about this item

London: Tom Stacey, 1972. Gold title on green boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is some light foxing to closed edges else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has two small repaired closed tears and is price clipped. Illustrations by Doris Lee. When first published in 1939 in America it won a prize for… Read more about this item

London: Walker, 1995. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Small but very determined, Sophie loves animals and is going to be a lady farmer when she grows up. She's already got a rabbit and a cat and dog, but what she'd really love is a pony. Good fortune comes her way when she's… Read more about this item

London: Ark, 1979. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which is not price clipped. Abridged by Jean Watson. In this new edition, Peter Wanes imaginative drawings blend fantasy and everyday realism and reflect the unique atmosphere of George MacDonald's story. Jean Watson has pruned some of the old-fashioned phrases and lengthy descriptions less suited to modern readers… Read more about this item