Children's Illustrated
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The Wind In the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
The Wind in the Willows is a classic children's book by Kenneth Grahame, published in 1908. The story follows the adventures of four animal friends - Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad - as they explore the English countryside, battle against weasels and stoats, and learn about the value of friendship, loyalty, and the joys of a simple life. Through their adventures, the characters discover the importance of home and the pleasures of a peaceful existence. With its charming characters, vivid descriptions of...
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The Pied Piper Of Hamelin
by Robert Browning
Robert Browning (1812-1889) was born in Camberwell, London, the son of a clerk in the Bank of England. The strongest influence on his education were the books in his father's extensive library, particularly the writings of Byron and Shelley. His dramatic poem Paracelsus, published in 1835, established his reputation and brought him the friendship of the actor-manager William Macready. When Macready's eldest son Willie was ill in bed, Browning wrote for the boy's entertainment the poem of The Pied Piper,...
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When We Were Very Young
by A A Milne
This collection of poetry by A. A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard has been delighting children and adults alike since being published in 1924. While dated, most of the simple, humorous poems remain magical and relevant to today's children.The book begins with an introduction entitled "Just Before We Begin," which introduces a narrator that might be Christopher Robin. Winnie the Pooh is included in the poem, "Teddy Bear," which originally appeared in Punch magazine in February 1924.
Snow Goose
by Paul Gallico
Paul Gallico was born in New York in 1892. He became a minor celebrity as a sports writer and then began writing short stories for magazines. Gallico went on to write many more short stories and novels, including The Poseidon Adventure in 1969. He died in 1976.
We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea
by Arthur Ransome
ARTHUR RANSOME was born in Leeds in 1884. He had an adventurous life -- as a baby he was carried by his father to the top of the Old Man of Coniston, a peak that is 2,276 ft high! He went to Russia in 1913 to study folklore and in 1914, at the start of World War I he became a foreign correspondent for the Daily News. In 1917 when the Russian Revolution began he became a journalist and was a special correspondent of the Guardian. He played chess with Lenin and married Trotsky's personal secretary, Evgenia...
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The Snowman
by Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934. At the age of 15, he went to Wimbeldon Art School to learn how to draw, as he wanted to become a cartoonist. But there he was told that cartooning was not a profession for gentlemen and that he ought to be a painter. Raymond then went on to the Slade School in London to study painting as a full-time student. During his spare time, he began work on a portfolio of illustrations of all kinds, including jackets...
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The Adventures Of Tom Bombadil
by J R R Tolkien
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is a collection of poetry written by J. R. R. Tolkien and published in 1962. The book contains 16 poems, only two of which deal with Tom Bombadil, a character who is most famous for his encounter with Frodo Baggins in The Fellowship of the Ring (the first volume in Tolkien's best-selling The Lord of the Rings). The rest of the poems are an assortment of bestiary verse and fairy tale rhyme. Two of the poems appear in The Lord of the Rings as well.
Farmer Giles Of Ham
by J R R Tolkien
Toklien's second published novel, Farmer Giles of Ham was written in 1937 and published in 1949. It is a light-hearted satire for readers of all ages that tells the tale of a reluctant hero who must save his village from Chrysophylax Dives, a comically villainous dragon. The title page of the original edition expands the title: Farmer Giles of Ham : Aegidii Ahenobarbi Julii Agricole de Hammo Domini de Domito Aule Draconarie Comitis Regni Minimi Regis et Basilei mira facinora et mirabilis...
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Children's Illustrated Books & Ephemera
Kay Thompson's Eloise Takes a Bawth (SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR)
by Thompson, Kay and Hilary Knight
New York: Simon & Schuster , 2002. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hilary Knight. Illustrated in color by Hilary Knight and SIGNED BY KNIGHT on half-title page. Additional material by Mart Crowley. Hardcover with dust jacket. Tight copy. Record # 303480
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SGD 55.18
John Martin's Big Book No. 12 - 1928
by Martin, John
NY: John Martin's Bookhouse Dodd Mead, 1928. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. A collection of stories and verse illustrated in black and red by various artists. In unusually sharp, clean condition. Illustrated cardboard covers with very minor wear to corners. Record # 501127
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SGD 68.98
I Don't Care
by Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman and Lillian Hoban
New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1977. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lillian Hoban. Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrations by Lillian Hoban. Clean, tight copy. Record # 368899
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SGD 16.56
Perfume of Memory, The
by Nikly/Jean Claverie, Michelle
New York: Levine, 1999. 1st US. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jean Claverie. Color illustrations by Jean Claverie. Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Tight copy. Record # 208098
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SGD 24.83
Thanksgiving At Our House
by Wendy Watson
NY: Clarion Books, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The family busily prepares for Thanksgiving and has a grand feast with visiting relatives. Illustrated in color by Watson. Clean copy. Record # 379770
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SGD 16.56
Dogs
by Haring, Keith
Boston: Bulfinch Press, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Bright color illustrations by Keith Haring. Clean, tight copy, minor wear to edges. Dust jacket has moderate wear on bottom edge, including small tear. Record # 369122
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SGD 24.83
Chinese Siamese Cat, The (SIGNED COPY)
by Tan, Amy and Gretchen Shields
NY: Macmillan, 1994. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Gretchen Schields. Hardcover. Color illustrations by Gretchen Schields. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR. Clean, tight copy in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Record # 66254
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SGD 41.39
Perfect Present, The (SIGNED COPY)
by Hague, Michael
NY: Morrow Junior Books, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Michael Hague. Color illustrations by Michael Hague and SIGNED BY HAGUE on title page. Like new in dust jacket. Record # 602042
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SGD 48.29
Aristide
by Tibber/Quentin Blake, Robert
NY: Dial Press, 1966. 1st US. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Quentin Blake. Hardcover. Dust jacket shows wear, chipping and some tears. Internally clean. Quentin Blake illustrations in black & white & blue. Hardbound. One summer, whilst on holiday in northern France Aristide is given a blue Li-Lo by his Grandmother. Despite being told not to go too far from the shore Aristide manages to float all the way across the channel to England where he is captured and held prisoner by some boys. (Robert Tibber is...
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SGD 24.83
Ludlow Laughs
by Agee, Jon
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Jon Agee. Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Agee. An early and scarce title by Agee. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover otherwise clean. Dust jacket with wear, closed tears. Record # 353509
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SGD 68.98
Little Ann and other poems
by Taylor, Jane and Ann; illustrated by Kate Greenaway
London: Frederick Warne & Co. 2nd Ed.. Hardcover. Fair/None. Kate Greenaway. Hardcover, bound in original cream glazed pictorial boards with olive green spine and corners. Color illustrations throughout by Kate Greenaway. Page edges green, endpapers tanning. No date but circa 1912. Glossy paper over boards has soil amd bubbling, rubbing, hinges cracked. Inside pages very good, no markings. Record # 380531
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SGD 48.29
Drawn from Memory and Drawn from Life
by E. H. Shepard
London: Methuen & Company. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957-1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Autobiographical book of Shepard childhood, later famous for his children illustration in particular books by AA Milne. A fine book in excellent condition. Internally clean with clean boards and clear red top stain. VG+ or better dust jacket. Some minor edgewear and some very small chips. Now in a protective cover, unclipped. An exceptional copy in collectors condition, the 2nd of Shepard's...
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SGD 172.45
Mouse of My Heart: A Treasury of Sense and Nonsense
by Margaret Wise Brown/Loretta Krupinski
NY: Hyperion , 2001. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Loretta Krupinski. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 192 pages illustrated in color by Loretta Krupinski. Collects fifty-six poems and stories by the author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny and includes entries arranged under such themes as Love and Friendship, Bedtime, For a Rainy Day, and Nonsense. Record # 377855
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SGD 27.59
Piggins and the Royal Wedding
by Yolen/Jane Dyer, Jane
San Diego and New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jane Dyer. Color illustrations by Jane Dyer. Nice, clean condition. Hardbound, dust jacket. Record # 109776
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SGD 16.56
Mary's Mirror
by Aylesworth, Jim; Egielski, Richard [Illustrator]
NY: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Richard Egielski. Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. Two-color illustrations by Richard Egielski. Mary's mirror tempts her to trade in her happy life for fine clothes but she realizes her mistake. Record # 373704
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SGD 24.83
The Snow Goose
by Paul Gallico
Michael Joseph Ltd, 1942-01-01. 6th. Hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Blank paper pasted to front endpaper. Jacket has been repaired. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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SGD 15.38
Owl And The Pussy-Cat, The: And Other Nonsense Poems (SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR)
by Lear, Edward, Michael Hague
New York: North-South Books, 1995. 1st. Very Good/Very Good. Michael Hague. Hardcover, 61 pages. SIGNED BY HAGUE on half title-page. Color illustrations by Michael Hague. Record # 203362
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SGD 68.98
Witch's Magic Cloth, The
by Matsutani, Miyoko
New York: Parent's Magazine, 1969. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. Yasuo Segawa. Non-paginated. Hardcover with no dust jacekt. Heavy soil on top and spine. Fraying to corners. Gutter crack in front, otherwise good copy. Record # 368208
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SGD 24.83
Louis the Fish
by Yorinks, Arthur and Richard Egielski
NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Richard Egielski. Hardcover. Color illustrations by Egielski. Very nice, clean condition with similar dust jacket. Record # 109759
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SGD 48.29
ALICE in WONDERLAND
by CARROLL, LEWIS
TRUE FIRST & ONLY PRINTING, FIRST SERIES (CHILDREN'S STORIES THAT NEVER GROW OLD) ! -- REILLY & BRITTON -- RELEASED JUST BEFORE THE 2-STORY RED-BOOK SERIES... WIZARD of OZ ILLUSTRATOR, REILLY & BRITTON , FIRST EDITION / ONLY PRINTING!! .................................................. Very Delicate Book, Nice cover surround, with Circular inset of Alice & the Rabbit -- Very Good++ Condition, small dark area on rear bottom, with slight edge and corner wear & a bit of spine cover paper loss, but Stapled...
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SGD 889.84
Flying Fur, Fin and Scale: Strange Animals That Swoop and Soar
by Leister, Mary
Owings Mills, Maryland: Stemmer House Publishers, 1977. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Tony Chen. 87 pages. Color frontispiece and color illustrations throughout. Minor edgewear to cover. Chipping, rubbing to dust jacket. Else a tight copy. Record # 852097
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SGD 16.56
Crazy Quilt: The Story of a Piebald Pony
by Brown, Paul
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. 1st. Hardcover. Good/None. Illustrations by the author throughout, illustrated cover and endpaper. Previous owner’s initials on front fly leaf, minor corner bumps and edge wear, light fading along edges. Overall, clean, tight and bright copy. Record # 854486
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SGD 137.96
MICKY MOUSE ANNUAL 1980
by WALT DISNEY
London : IPC MAGAZINES LTD / A FLEETWAY ANNUAL / WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS , 1979 VG H/b Annual 1980. Includes a Disney Film in The Making & the Unseen Stars of Disney. A Fleetway Annual Published 1979. Packed full of Disney Fun Favourites. 275x195. 77pp. Other Film shots to front end paper & clean Wrong Numbers Game to end papers. Five Activity pages left clean/ blank but 3 are completed in crayon. All else is clean throughout, no owners inscsp., not price clipped.Bright, clean boards with wear...
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SGD 10.27
Rhymes for Children
by Paul Edmonds
Boston: Expression Company, 1940. 1st. Softcover. Good/None. Softcover, 40 pages illustrated in b&w and colors by Edmonds. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover. Record # 375243
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SGD 20.69
