Children's Fiction from N K Burchill Rana Books

Hardback. Frederick Warne. UK. 1956. 'Pushti' by K. Nixon. This book is a hardback lacking the dustjacket. Personal message to the front page but otherwise a handsome little copy of this charming book about a Siamese kitten. Wonderful colour illustratons. The boards are very good - cream coloured cloth with just a little dustiness. … Read more about this item

Paperback. Scholastic, UK. 2013. 'Superworm' by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Alex Scheffler. This book is a large, pictorial paperback. Covers bear wonderful illustrations by Alex Scheffler. The covers are bright and the edges and tips are very good. The contents are clean and unmarked. Possibly very lightly read. From the author of… Read more about this item

Paperback. Puffin 1987. Picture Puffins. 'The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me' by Roald Dahl. This book is a First edition, first print paperback in this format. . Roald Dahl's wonderful story about a boy and his animals. Back cover has the ghost of a crease to the back only seen… Read more about this item

Hardback. Bloomsbury. UK. 2017. 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' by J K Rowling. This book is a hardback with dustjacket. First edition, full numberline. A handsome copy in bright, unclipped dj. Bright boards and clean and bright contents with no writing etc. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. A World's Work Children's Book. UK. 1981. This books is a small hardback in a pretty dustjacket. It is First edition in this format. of 'Grandma Snuffles' by Jenny Partridge. The dustjacket is bright with good edges, tips and spine. There is a light stain to the reverse of the dj… Read more about this item

Hardback. Aurum Press Ltd. UK. 1983. Hardback without dustjacket. This is a First edition of 'Angelina Ballerina' by Katherine Holabrid and illustrated by Helen Craig is a delightful book. Full of charming colour illustrations. Oblong format book in glazed pictorial boards. This is the first in the series. Clean,… Read more about this item

Paperback. Corgi. UK. 2012. Reprint. This book is a Paperback of 'George and the Big Band by Lucy and Stephen Hawking. SIGNED to the front by Lucy Hawking who co wrote this book with her father Stephen Hawking. The book is dedicated to previous owner with the message 'watch out for aliens!' … Read more about this item

Hardback. World's Work Children's Book. UK. 1972. Hardback with dj. First edition in this format. The dj is worn around the edges with nicks and small chip to back. Smart green boards and contents are clean and bright with ghost of pencil price to front end paper. Full page colour illustrations by Maurice Sendak.… Read more about this item

Paperback. Puffin. UK. 1982. 'The Twits' by Roald Dahl. This book is a Paperback. First edition in Puffin Paperback. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Please note: there are a couple of things to note with this copy, as outlined below. Clean, bright covers with a little light crease to front lower… Read more about this item

Paperback. A Puffin Book published by Penguin. UK. 1971. Paperback. First edition in this format. A handsome little copy of this charming follow on to 'Carbonel' by the author, Barbara Sleigh. Clean, bright covers, solid spine which appears unbroken and clean bright contents which have some age toning to the pages. Not exlib and packed and… Read more about this item

Paperback. Puffin. UK. 1984. This book is a Paperback. First edition. A handsome copy of 'The BFG' by Roald Dahl. Covers are bright and clean and spine is also bright and clean and unbroken. Contents are clean and unmarked with gentle age toning to pages. Not exlib and packed and sent with… Read more about this item

Paperback. Penguin. UK. 1981 and 1982. Two paperbacks in slipcase. Reprints. A smart slipcase with light age-spotting but bright with very good edges and tips and striking cover art. Volume I is a little dusty to the covers with a light mark to the back and light crease to top of… Read more about this item

Hardback. Jonathan Cape. UK. 1959. Hardback with dustjacket. This book, 'Emil and the Detectives' by Erich Kastner was originally published in the UK in 1931, this is an 'entirely new translation of a children's book now world famous' as written on the blurb to the front flap. Translated from the German by Eileen Hall… Read more about this item

Paperback. Puffin. UK. 1976. Paperback. First edition in this Puffin paperback edition. Originally published in 1958, 'Tom's Midnight Garden' by Philippa Pearce has become a children's classic. The book was awarded the Carnegie Medal. Tom is sent away to a town near the Fens as his brother has measles. But there are mysteries… Read more about this item

Hardback. Macmillan. UK. 1991. This book is 'Aunt Augusta's Elephant' by Geoffrey Trease. Hardback in glazed pictorial boards. First edition. SIGNED by Geoffrey Trease to the front. Clean, bright, strong covers and spine. Contents clean and unmarked. Prolific writer Geoffrey Trease wrote well over one hundred books. Two children find themselves tangled… Read more about this item

Hardback. Penguin Classics. UK. 2012. Hardback with dj. First edition, first print. A solid copy of this selection of Grimm's fairy tales re-told by Philip Pullman. The dj is bright with a little dustness to the back cover and small mark to front at the bottom. Philip Pullman is the author of the… Read more about this item

Hardback. Andre Deutsch. UK. 1980. 'Eli' by Bill Peet. This is a Hardback with dj. A handsome copy of this book by Bill Peet, former illustrator for Walt Disney. Clean, bright, dj with very good edges and tips and great illustration to front. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

paperback. Thurman Publishing. UK. 1980. Paperback. First edition. A lalrger format thin paperback, based on Roger Hargreaves 'Mr Men' series. A neat copy with clean, bright covers. Contents bear name to the front otherwise clean and unmarked. Very light and minor crease to the back, hard to see. 'A Mr Men… Read more about this item

Hardback. Holt, Rhinehart and Winston. New York. 1982. 'Peterkin Pollensnuff' Jenny Partridge'. This book about Oakapple Wood is a Hardback with dj. First edition. Small format. A pretty little book with clean, bright dj bearing lovely illustrations to front and back. There is a little crush to top and bottom of spine but overall,… Read more about this item

Hardback. Oxford University Press. UK. 1954. 'Martin Pippin in the Daisy Field' by Eleanor Farjeon. This book is a hardback lacking the dustjacket. First edition thus. First published by Michael Joseph in 1937. This is a lovely version of the book. 'Martin Pippin in the Daisy Field' by Eleanor Farjeon. Yellow cloth covers are… Read more about this item