Search Results: Children's Classics from Cornish Books

Bristol / London: E. W. Savory Ltd. / Elliot Stock, 1911. Delightful Children's book in the style of an old Chapbook. A page for each letter of the Alphabet with a large B&W illustration above. e.g. "A is an Apple Tree.etc". Each page Printed on one side of the paper only. Endpapers have Vignettes of the illustrations, printed on Art paper. Buff cloth spine with Green/Grey paper-covered Boards. Vignette illus in bottom left corner and 3 pictures of Flowers in a pot decorate the top. Black lattering. A light green ribbon is fixed into the boards so the book can be tied shut. Fore and bottom p[age edges untrimmed. 11 1/2" Tall, 620g. Tips of corners worn.No inscriptions. An occasional spot of foxing on some pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth Spine and Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Lewin, F. G.. Book.

Well illustrated Edition with Full-Colour Triple Layer Panoramic Scene of Alice and many other Characters in the middle of the book. Also 2 Full-page Colour Plates and many B&W Full-Page and In-Text illustrations.Undated Edition, circa 1913. Red cloth spine with Black Lettering. Yellow boards with Central illustration of Alice surrounded by Vignettes of the other Characters including the White Rabbit and Mad Hatter. "Book Belongs To" page illustrated with Alice watching the White Rabbit.152 p.pages followed by illustrated publisher's adverts. 9" tall, 710g.Fore corners of boards worn. Light crease to bottom fore corner of front board. No inscriptions. Hinges sound and text block firm. Pages and illustrations in very nice, clean condition.

London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1924. First of the Ameliaranne stories. Charmingly Illustrated by Susan Beatrice Pears. Pictorial Endpapers with colour pictures of children and Ameliaranne holding the umbrella. Illustrated Title Page and Colour Illustration to Half Title Page. 29 full page Colour Illustrations on the faing pages and Text with In Text B&W Illustrations on the reverse pages. Grey Paper covered boards with a Pasted Down Titled Illustration on front showing Ameliaranne holding her umbrella over 5 little children. Lovely and scarce Children's Book. Please ask if you would like any more pictures or information Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Pearse, Susan Beatrice. Book.

London, New York and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co. Limited 0 31 of Andersen's much loved stories. Illustrated with in text B&W Drawings. Green cloth cover with red, green & black floral design on front & spine. Black lettering. 7 1/2" Tall. Ffep missing. Some age darkening and foxing to pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Book.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1940. 1940 Reprint of the 1936 First Edition. Lovely story about Anne of Grren Gables. Frontis illustrated with a Colour portrait of Anne seated in a wood, pondering. Green cloth cover with Black lettering to front & spine and a little floral decoration on spine. 296 Pages, 310g, 7 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Pages age darkened. Some spots of foxing on half-title, title, dedicatory and contents pages. Only occasional spot elsewhere. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. Book.

London: Octopus Books, 1979. 3 Beautiful Fairy Tales with the Original Illstrations by Arthur Hughes (At the Back of the North Wind & The Princess and the Goblin) and James Allen (The princess & Curdie). Blue cloth cover with Large Gilt Lettering to front & spine. Endpapers illustrated with vignette scenes from the stories. 621 Pages, 840g, 8 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Slight wear to jacket. Unclipped. Clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good +/Good+. Illus. by Hughes, Arthur & Allen, James. Book.

4 Exciting Biggles adventures with a new Introduction and special Foreword to each one. Red cloth cover with bright gilt lettering to spine. 574 p.pages, 7 1/2" tall, 550g. No inscriptions. Some very small, faint flecks of browning on top page edges. Jacket has a small closed tear at bottom left corner (repaired from inside with clear tape). Clipped.

London and Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1962. The 6th Book in the "Chalet School" Series. 1962 Reprint of the 1930 First Edition. Eustacia is used to running her widowed Father's house and after his death is sent to the Chalet School in the beautiful Alpine Pastures of the Tyrol. Light Blue cloth cover with Dark Blue Lettering & Lines to spine. 318 Pages, 330g, 7 1/2" Tall. "M L2 and a No, 6 written on ffep, also an old penciled price. No other inscriptions, pages in very good, clean condition. Spine colour slightly faded and a little fading at top edge. Jacket has edge wear and creasing and nicks & tears on edges and a piece missing from bottom roght corner (see photo). Reinforced in quite a few places with clear tape on the front, (see photo). Not Clipped. ( Other Chalet School Hardbacks available, I'm happy to give a discount on 2 or more.) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Very Good/Fair. Book.

London: Birn Brothers Ltd Well Illustrated with many large In-Text and Full Page Colour Pictures. Includes Cinderella, Aladdin, Humpty Dumpty, Hansel & Grethel, Little Tuk, Robinson Crusoe and many more. Green cloth spine. Front & Rear boards Illustrated in Colour with characters from the stories, Aladdin on the front. Endpapers Illustrated in colour with more Characters. 11" Tall, 670g. Edge wear. Light rubbing on front & back, 2 small dents and a few scores on front. Hinges sound & Binding firm. Gift inscription on back of ffep. No other inscriptions. Pages in good, clean condition, colours bright. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good +/No Jacket. Book.

11 Thistle Street, Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1962. The 48th Book in the "Chalet School" Series. 1962 First Edition. More Exciting adventures for the Chalet Shool girls.when St. Hilda's is burned down and the girls are taken in at Chalet School. B&W Frontis illustration, by Dorothy Brook shows 2 Girls quarreling. Light Blue cloth cover with Gilt Lettering & Lines to spine. 205 Pages, 320g, 7 1/2" Tall. Faint trace of library label having been removed from ffep and a trace of ald penciled price in top corner. Also a very faint trace of a library stamp or label on reverse of dedicatory page. No other inscriptions, pages in very good, clean condition. Library stamp on top & bottom page edges (not visible when book opened). Jacket has very slight edge wear. a small closed tear at bottom corner of spine (1" long) and a nick on other corner. Not Clipped. Jacket protected in removable clear plastic wrapper. ( Other Chalet School Hardbacks available, I'm happy to… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2001. Beautifully illustrated with 16 Full-Page Colour Plates and many B&W illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. Red cloth cover with White & Gilt illus. of a Stork surrounded by children, on front. Gilt Lettering & Decoration to front & spine. Top page edges Red. Comes in Red slipcase. 288 pages, 1.4 Kilos, 10" Tall. a few specks of faint browning on fore page edges. Very small black mark on top page edges. No inscriptions. Weighs 1.4 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Robinson W. Heath. Book.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951. Lovely story by the author of Anne of Green Gables. Green cloth cover with Black lettering to front & spine. 348 Pages, 400g, 7 1/2" Tall. A little brown soiling on cover. Ffep missing. Pages in very good, clean condition. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. Book.

10th Book in the exciting Swallows and Amazons series. Captain Flint, circumnavigating in the "Wildcat" has an exciting adventure with Pirates in the China Seas. The Amazons, Nancy and Peggy with the Swallows, John, Susan, Titty and Roger join the fun.103rd Impression of the 1941 first edition. Endpapers illustrated with Coloured Chart. Full-page and In-Text illustrations.Green cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine and blind-stamped Title on front. 335 p.pages, 680g, 8" tall.No inscriptions except "B3" penciled on ffep.Jacket has some nicks at spine ends and some edge wear. Unclipped, original price 16s.

London: George Newnes Limited, 1953. Hilarious "William" adventures with B&W Illustrations by Thomas Henry. Includes "William's Burgler" & "William and the Smuggler." Frontis illustrated with William in his Boy Scout outfit being questioned by a small Boy. 252 Pages, 290g, 7 1/2" Tall. Red cloth cover with Black Vignette portrait of William in bottom corner. Black grounds to lettering on spine. No inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Henry, Thomas. Book.

London: Frederick Warne and Co 0 Classic Fairy Tales collected and Edited by Mrs Valentine. Undated Edition, late 19th century. Illustrated with Colour and B&W Plates Throughout. Frontis has a Colour Illustration of Sleeping Beauty. Brown cloth cover decorated with Gilt and Black pictures of a Cherub, Frog and gilt & black lettering on front. Spine has black title on a gilt ground and gilt picture of a Fairy riding a Bat. Beveled Edges. Decorative Endpapers. 7 3/4" Tall. Slight wear to cover, mainly at corners and spine ends, some rubbing and a little patchy loss of colour (see photo). Hinges sound. Pages in very good, clean condition. Small inscription on top corner of endpaper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Book.

A new Edition. Marvellous Tales of Piskies and Spriggans, Mermaids, witches and Giants. Frontis illus. Giant Bolster stepping from Beacon to Carn Brea (protected by tissue guard). Includes Preface to Third Edition and Introduction. First Series Tales include: Giants, Mermaids and Tregeagle of Dosmery Pool. Second Series includes: Saints, Holy Wells, King Arthur, Tin Miners, Fishermen & Sailors.Green cloth cover with bright Gilt characters from the Tales on front & spine. Gilt lettering on spine. 480 p.pages + 32 pages of publisher's adverts. 8" tall.Inscriptions on Endpapers and ffep, the oldest dated 1900. Some spots of light foxing on title page and a few, very faint, on Frontis. Only a very occasional spot elsewhere. Rear hinge cracked and reinforced with hinge tape.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1888. "Fourth Thousand" On Title Page. Dark red cloth cover with Gilt Triple Linear Border to front and back. Front has a central Gilt Illustration of the character from "Phatasmagoria" and the rear board has a central illustration of a Character from "The Hunting of the Snark" (Which is included in this Volume). Gilt lettering to spine. Black endpapers. All page edges Gilt. Frontispiece Illustration shows another Character from Phantasmagorie "On the Battlement". 214 Pages + Publisher's advert. 460g, 7 3/8" Tall. Spine cloth skillfully replaced and original backstrip relaid. Cloth has suffered some leaching of colour due to damp or liquid at some time, and cloth has a few little wrinkle, but not on the central illustration (see photos). Hinges sound and binding firm. Only a few occasional spots of foxing and an occasional light smudgy margin mark. Generaly pages in nice, clean condition. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over… Read More

London: G. Bell and Sons, 1965. Orange cloth cover with lovely Black Illustration of Peter Pan and Wendy in a tree house. Black lettering to front and spine. Green endpapers. Beautifully Illustrated Edition with 8 Colour Plates, and other Half Tone Plates and In-Text Line Drawings. 19 Pages, 230g, 8 1/4" Tall. Slight wear very slight fading to cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Decorative Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Woodward, Alice B. Book.

London: Blackie and Son Limited The Classic comical/moral Verses accompanied by many Colour Illustrations. Printed on one side of each page only. 10 Stories, Including "Cruel Frederick". "The Dreadful Story of Harriet and the Matches","The Story of Fidgety Philip" & "the story of Flying Robert". Undated Edition, circa 1930s. Green cloth spine with cream paper covered front board illustrated with Struwwelpete. Plain Grey board on the back. 24 pages. 310g, 10 1/4" Tall. Previous owner's name at top of front cover and on on ffep.Some edge wear, especially at corners and a small piece ( 1" long x 1/8" wide missing from fore edge of rear board. Pages in very good, clean condition, Colours Bri8ght. . Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth Spine and Boards. Good +/No Jacket. Book.

London and Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1937. The First Book in the "Chalet School" Series. 1937 Reprint of the 1925 First Edition. Monochrome Frontispiece illustration by Nina K. Brisley shows a man washing a girl's hair. Light Blue cloth cover with Black Lettering to spine. 835 Pages, 480g, 7 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Some spots of light foxing to title page, only s few occasional spots elsewher and those mainly marginal. Fine spots of browning on page edges. Jacket has a small piece missing at top of spine (just clipping the "OOL" of School. Some edge wear. 2 tiny bits missing at bottom corners of spine and on back corner. Top edge reinforced with clear tape on the front ( see photo ). Not Clipped, original price 2/6. ( Other Chalet School Hardbacks available, I'm happy to give a discount on 2 or more.) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. Near Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Brisley, Nina K. Book.