Search Results: Vintage Children's Books from White Swan Books

Nice edition, well illustrated with 4 Full-Page Full Colour Plates by Frank Adams. Frontis. illus. Alice with the White Rabbit. Title page has Brown & White Decorative Bluebell Border. Green cloth cover with Red and Black Rose and Shield Design on front & Spine. Black title on front, Gilt lettering on spine. From the "Stories old and New" series. A little wear to cloth on right corners of spine. Penciled name on endpaper. Noother inscriptions. Front hinge partly cracked. Closed tear to margin of frontis & ffep.

Delightful children's story about the doll Belindy who was Mammy to Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy and all the dolls in the Nursery. Beautifully illustrated in colour by the author, Johnny Gruelle, with many Full-Page Plates and In-Text illustrations. From the "Volland Happy Children's Books" series. Purple boards with decorative patter nad large colour illus. of Belindy waving, front view on front and rear view on the back. Endpapers illustrated with large colour picture of Belindy playing the banjo while Raggedy Ann & Andy dance. The box has the same colour illustration of Belindy waving as the book on the front. A few minor edge chips to cover. Gift inscription in lead pencil dated 1927 on blank preliminary page. No other inscriptions. small brown stain on 2 pages (could be printers ink) otherwise pages in near fine condition. Box has some dark stains (see photo) and 3 tears to sides. The picture of Mammy is clear and bright.

Beautifully illustrated stories from the old Testament and New Testament. Many Full-Page Colour Plates, also some B&W Full-Page ilustrations of the children learning the Bible. Text takes the charming form of Mummy telling the Bible stories to Beryl, Derek and Pauline. Blue cloth spine. White and red scene from the Holy Land on front with a large Colour tipped in illustration of Jesus, Mary and Joseph returning from Egypt. Some edge wear, chips to cover paper at fore corners and 2 small closed tears at top of spine and a small strip missing from bottom of spine (1/4" wide).Some chipping to pictur on front (see photo). Presentation label on ffep dated 1962. No other inscriptions. Pages and Plates in very good, clean condition.

Four exciting stories, published seperately as: Bull Dog Drummond; The Black Gang; The Third Round; The Final Count. Light Grey cloth cover with Red & Black Lettering on front & spine. Several small stains on spine (see photo. No inscriptions.

Exciting children's story. Well illustrated with 15 Full-Page B&W Plates. Blue cloth cover with Black illus.of wild coastline on front with bright gilt lettering on front. Black illus of a biy climbing a golden chain, with bright gilt lettering above and below on spine. All page edges Gilt. Spine colour slightly faded. Slight edge wear. Ffep missing. No inscriptions except penciled bookseller note on endpaper.

Exciting Public School story with a cautionary tale of a promising Schoolboy who falls in with bad company. B&W In-Text illustrations. 1912 reprint of the 1898 Illustrated edition. Rec cloth cover with illus of cricketers on front and boys stranded on a rock on spine. Black lettering on front and gilt on spine. Title page has vignette illus of the school.

Beautifully illustrated Edition, undated probably circa 1940s-'50s. Complete with all 16 lovely Full-Page Full-Colour Plates. Red cloth spine with Black Lettering. Front cover illustrated with the Sexton and several others carrying the Golden Goose. Sunshine series design on the back. 16 Stories including: The Frog Prince; Hansel & Grethel; Rumplestiltskin; The Brave Little Tailor and The Bottled Spirit. Spine colour faded. Some edge wear. Hinges sound and text block firm. Lead pencil writine & scribble on endpapers & half-title page and a penciled name on front cover. No other inscriptions, pages and Plates in very nice, clean condition.

Exciting re-telling of the ancient Legend of Grim the fisher and his Foster-son, Havelok, one of England's most popular legends from the conquest to at least Elizabethan times. Well illustrated with 6 full-page B&W Plates. Frontis. illus. Havelok in a banqueting Hall, protected by tissue guard. Title page illustrated with large vignette of soldiers hailing Havelok. Brown cloth cover with black illus. of a spearman and bright gilt title on front. Dull gilt lettering and shield on spine. Top page edges olivine. Slight edge wear. old bookplate on ffep. No other inscriptions.

Lewis Carroll's hilarious Classic Nonsense tale of the Bellman's nautical expedition to hunt the elusive Snark with his bizarre crew including the Lace Making Beaver and the Banker. Illustrated with 9 Full-Page B&W Plates. Frontis illus. the Bellman wading ashore carrying the Banker. Buff cloth cover illustrated with the Bellman seated up on a spar in the rigging. Black Title printed on the sail. Rear cover illustrated with a Bell Buoy titles "Was a Boojum". All page edges bright Gilt. Bookseller note in lead pencil at top of half-title page. No other inscriptions. Lovely copy, protected in removable clear plastic wrapper.

Thrilling history of the Hero of the Fens. Period Full-Leather prize binding woth bright gilt armorial bearing of Cheltenham College on front. 5 Raised bands to spine with Gilt decoration and title in the compartments. Endpapers and all page edges Marbled. Small piece of leather missing from top corner of spine and war to fore corners on boards, especially top fore corner of front (see photos). Prize label dated 1897 on ffep. No other inscriptions. Hinges sound & text block firm.Pages in very good condition.

Delightful story of 2 Christian Boys and their kindly and adventurous progress. Well illustrated Children's Classic with over 100 B&W Full-Page Plates and In-Text Illustrations. Period Blue cloth cover with bright Gilt ground to Lettering on front & spine. Blind enbossed Floral Design on front & spine. Top page edges Blue. Title page had Vignette of the 2 boys reading. Cloth chipped at spine ends (see photo), and worn at bottom fore corner on front board. old presentation label on endpaper. No other inscriptions except old penciled price. Pages in very good, clean condition.

Delightful story of Tommy Merton and Harry Sandford and their kindly and adventurous progress. In this edition some obsolete expressions are modernized, frequent recurrence of the Sacred Name in colloquial discourse expunged and a long theological discourse between Mr Merton & Mr Barlow omitted. Frontis illus. shows the 2 boys looking at vignettes of historical heroes. Title page has a Vignette illus. of the boys with a dog. 4 more pages of illustrations, having 2 to a page, making 8 pictures. Perion Green cloth cover with Gilt title and decoration to spine. Blind-stamped foliate decoration on front and back. Spine tanned and some fading around borders on front & back. Gift inscription on ffep dated 1851 and a penciled name on endpaper. No other inscriptions. Hinges sound and text block firm. Spots of light foxing to frontis and very light foxing to title page.

Exciting story, sequel to Jack the Yoiung Ranchman. Complete with 8 B&W Plates. Red cloth cover with illus. of Jack on front & spine. 272 text pages + Publisher's illustrated catalogue featuring books by L. T. Meade & others. Spine colour slightly faded. Gift inscription dated 1920 on half-title page. No other inscriptions.

Undated Edition, circa mid 1890s. Complete with 12 Monochrome Plates by Ralph Peacock and a Plan of the Fortress of Rhodes. Exciting Historical Novel about the Knights of St John and the sieges by the Turks. Green cloth cover with Black, Gilt & White illus, of an armed Knight, and Gilt title on front. Gilt profile Portrait of Knight, Lettering and Decoration on spine. Beveled edges. Grey endpapers. All page edges Olivine. Inscription on ffep dated 1904. No other inscriptions. Slight edge wear to cover. Hinges sound.

Sketches of action in World War I, set in the salient of Ypres. Brown cloth cover with Black Lettering on front & spine. Hinges cracked. Text block firm. No inscriptions.

Enchanting childrens story of 2 owlets, Bunting and Snunting born in the Belfry. B&W illustrations by Randolph Caldecott. Frontis illus. the Owlets and their parents. Title page has vignette of the 2 Owls. Main text 78 pages + several pages of Leadenhall Press adverts. Card cover with Brown paper jacket illustrated with vignette of 2 owls and black lettering on front. Protected in removable clear plastic wrapper. Lead pencil initials dated 1886 on ffep. No other inscriptions.

Delightful story about a tiny Fairy born in the heart of a Rose. B&W illustrations by Herbeet Beecroft include a Full-Page Monochrome Plate of Rose Fairy at Elfin Court. Undated Edition probably circa early20th C. Buff wraps with Red & Black Print and a line drawing of Rose Fairy in the air. Stapled binding. Rear cover missing. Bookprotected in removable clear plastic wrapper. Triangular piece missing from bottom fore margin of last page (text and illustration intact. No inscriptions Pages in very good condition.

First published in 1906. This Edition has 24 Beautiful Full-Page Colour Plates, each protected by a Captioned Tissue Guard. Green cloth cover with Gilt Embossed illus. of Peter Pan playing Pan Pipes while seated on a mushroom. Decorative Gilt lettering on spine. Frontis illus has same design of Peter playing the pipes but is a full-page Colour Plate and shows Fairies etc dancing around the mushrooms. Title page has Black Vignette of Peter Pan riding a Goat. Grey endpapers illustrated with Maps of Peter Pan's Kensington Gardens. Fading to cloth on front & back (see photos). Hinges sound & text block firm. ld bookplate on ffep. No inscriptions. Plates in very nice, clean condition.

Delightful Poems for Children. Illustrated with Full-Page Engraved Plates. Frontis illus, 2 Ladies and a Girl. Poems include: Feeding the Fairies; A North Pole Poem; The Little White Doe; Butterfly and Fairies. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Decoration on front & spine. All page edges Gilt. Brown endpapers. Lead pencil marginal notes on "The Fox" poem pages. No other inscriptions.

Exciting story about Naval operations in the Mediterranean. Sinclair also teams up with a Heroic American Commando to raid a German secret weapon plant in the Balkans. No inscriptions. Jacket a bit ragged along top and bottom edges with several nicks and very small closed tears at the back. Clipped.