Search Results: Children's from Mark Fraser's Books

A very rare first edition (1921) of the second in Dorita Fairlie Bruce's "Dimsie" series of girl-school novels.The book is illustrated by the renowned Walter Paget, and is dedicated to Psyche Altham - a dancer and racing driver who would have been 8 or 9 years old at the time.The oatmeal hard covers have beautiful colour illustrations to the front and the spine, as well as gilt text.The ends of the page block are coloured dark green to all edges.There is one small pinprick to the front, minor creasing to the ends of the spine, and some slight movement of the page block away from the spine to the front of the book.

This is a beautiful copy of a very collectable Noddy first edition. The book is in close to Mint condition - unmarked, no creases, and the "This Book Belongs To..." box is clear. Just a very small bookseller sticker to the inner back cover - Northcotes, High St., Barnstaple. The dustjacket is in lovely condition and has a protective cover - no creases or tears and very slight edgewear. However, it is priceclipped, and the dustjacket also has some biro marking within the T of OUT. "Do Look Out, Noddy" is listed No. 15 on the rear inner flap - last on the list.A great opportunity to purchase this book in a condition that is very hard to find.

This is a very rare copy of the first US edition of "Elli of the Northland", signed and dated in the year of publication by Margaret Ruthin (in reality, Arthur Catherall). It had previously been published in the UK in 1961 as "Reindeer Girl", and is set in the wilds of Lapland.A collectable children's book in beautiful condition. The book has pale blue boards with gilt and black lettering to the spine and pink to the top page-ends.The colourful illustrated dust-jacket (Enrico Arno) is complete and un-clipped, showing the purchase price of $3.50. The only flaw is a small slight water-stain at the top of the rear of the dust-wrapper.

Beautiful unread example of Hiassen's first book for younger readers. First edition, first printing. No reference to Newberry. Unclipped dustwrapper.

5th impression. No dustjacket. One illustration coloured in.
Orange binding with black illustration of Brock on the front, and black titles to the spine. Pretty faultless other than the one illustration, and some minor fading to the spine and extremities.

A very rare copy of a beautifully illustrated book.The book is ex-library with one small sticker, main sticker removed, two small imprints, and tape markings to the boards. also ink spilt on two facing internal pages.However, the front board with a colour illustration by Ardizzone is in mint condition, as are his black-and-white illustrations throughout the book and to the rear board.Furthermore, the complete unclipped dustwrapper - showing the price of 9s 6d net - is also in near-perfect condition, with the book's external illustrations repeated on the wrapper. The upper rear of the wrapper has one small crease.A beautiful rare book illustrated by Ardizzone.

Lovely copy of E. B. White's first children's book, originally published in 1945.The book is in excellent condition, with a slight bump to the base of the spine, and a tidy ex libris sticker. The boards are plain tan with black text to the spine.The book appears to be unread.The beautifully illustrated dust-wrapper is by the famous artist Garth Williams, whose illustrations are throughout the book. This was his first commission as an illustrator.The dust-wrapper is price-clipped and slightly faded in colour to the spine.The blurb on the dust-wrapper front flap references Charlotte's Web, which dates the publication to post-1952, and the publisher is named as Harper and Row, which pushes the publication further forward to post-1962 when separate publishers amalgamated.Not the earliest edition then, but still a beautiful copy of a classic book.

This is a true first with just 12 titles listed on the back of the dust-wrapper - "Tales of Long Ago" being the eleventh on the list.The book is in excellent condition with some darkening to the page block and edges and a very small perforation in the frontispiece. Red boards are clean and strong with no wear and sharp corners.No inscriptions or markings.The colourful wrapper is complete, with two very small tears to the upper rear, and some edge-wear and minor scratching. Small tape-mark near the bottom of the spine.

Number 5 in the Noddy series out of 12 listed on the rear inner flap, and "Pictures by Beek" to the front, all of which suggests a publication date in the mid-1950's. Book in very good plus condition - minor bumping to spine and corners, no marking except for small amount of faint stamped symbols on the inside front page, and the "This Belongs to.." box is clear. The dustjacket is a little battered but now protected. Price-clipped and with loss to the head and foot of the spine - a little over one inch to the top, and less than half an inch to the foot - as well as some edgewear and creasing.

A very nice copy of a first edition of this 1983 new edition, illustrated by John Burningham in black and white with 12 colour plates.The pale green/beige boards have silver text to the spine, and pale blue to the inner boards.The corners and the top and bottom of the spine have no bumps - just a small indentation to the side of the spine near its base.Burningham's delightful colour illustrations are all in excellent condition.There is some smudging and browning to the edges of the page-block, otherwise the book would be classed as Fine.There are no markings or inscriptions.The unclipped glossy dust-wrapper shows the price at £7.95 and has hardly any edge-wear and no tears, just a couple of small creases and minimal browning to the internal edges of the flaps.All in all, a lovely book in better than Very Good condition.