Children's from Mark Fraser's Books

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 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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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,… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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

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,… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item