Search Results: Children's Literature from Wykeham Books

Published for the British Council by Longmans, Green, London, first edition, 1952. Printed wrappers, 8vo, 21 cm,. 72 pp, 25 black-and white ills and 12 colour ills. Covers a bit grubby.

Herbert Reichner Verlag, Wien, first edition, 1937. Edition of 500 copies. Cloth, 8vo,. 101, [2] pp, 150 plates, ills (some colour). Copy No. 292. Covers a little marked, staining to front free endpaper, otherwise Good in a stained and worn dustwrapper.

Miegunyah Press State Library of Victoria, Carlton, Vic Melbourne, Vic, [first edition, 2009. Cloth, gilt cover illustration, 4to, 28 cm,. ix, [1], 261 pp, [1], ills (chiefly colour). From the blurb - "Lazy Bottersnikes in outback rubbish tips, Sir Pronoun’s dilemma about standing in Miss Noun’s place and the story of how Jack built a house, a hut or a shack are all to be found in this treasury of Australian children's illustrated books. Exploring everything from schooldays to fantasy worlds, from its nineteenth century beginnings to the twenty-first century, this compilation is remarkable for its breadth of coverage, encouraging new ways of seeing the Australian child's literary history. Bottersnikes and Other Lost Things: A Celebration of Australian Illustrated Children’s Books is beautifully illustrated and includes works from some of Australia’s best known and loved writers and illustrators: Mem Fox and Patricia Mullins, Bob Graham, Libby Hathorn and Gregory… Read More

Gale Research Company, Detroit, first edition, 1996. Cloth, 4to, 29 cm,. xx, 428 pp, ills. Contents include; Lucy Aikin (1781-1864); R. M. Ballantyne (1825-1894); William Blake (1757-1827); Robert Browning (1812-1889); Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886); Lucy Lyttelton Cameron (1781-1858); Lewis Carroll (1832-1898); Dinah Maria Craik (1826-1887); Walter Crane (1845-1915); Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849); Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885); Frederic William Farrar (1831-1903); William Godwin (1756-1836) and Mary Jane Godwin (1766-1841); Thomas Hughes (1822-1896); Jean Ingelow (1820-1897); Annie Keary (1825-1879); Charles Kingsley (1819-1875); William Henry Giles Kingston (1814-1880); Charles Lamb (1775-1834) and Mary Lamb (1764-1847); Edward Lear (1812-1888); Mark Lemon (1809-1870); George MacDonald (1824-1905); Frederick Marryat (1792-1848); Emma Marshall (1828-1899); Harriet Martineau (1802-1876); Favell Lee Mortimer (1802-1878); Francis Edward Paget (1806-1882); Mayne Reid (1818-1883); William Roscoe… Read More

Gale Research, Detroit, first edition, 1996. Cloth, 4to, 29 cm,. xv, 422 pp, ills, facs. Contents include: Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979); Richard Armstrong (1903- ); Wilbert Vere Awdry (1911- ); Enid Bagnold (1889-1981); Kitty Barne (1883?-1957?); Pauline Baynes (1922- ); Margery Williams Bianco (1881-1944); Enid Blyton (1897-1968); Dorothy Kathleen Broster (1877-1950); Richmal Crompton (1890-1969); Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965); Rose Fyleman (1877-1957); Eve Garnett (1900-1991); J. B. S. Haldane (1892-1964); Kathleen Hale (1898- ?); Captain W. E.Johns (1893-1968); C. S. Lewis (1898-1963); Hugh Lofting (1886-1947); Patricia Lynch (1898-1972); Bessie Marchant (1862-1941); John Masefield (1878-1967); A. A. Milne (1882-1956); Naomi Margaret (Haldane) Mitchison (1897- ); Mary Norton (1903-1992); Mervyn Laurence Peake (1911-1968); Arthur Ransome (1884-1967); (Leonard) Malcolm Saville (1901-1982); W Ernest Howard Shepard (1879-1976); Noel Streatfeild (1895-1986); Barbara Euphan Todd (1890-1976); J. R. R.… Read More

W.H. Allen, London,first edition, 1981. Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. xii, 306 pp, [4] pp of plates. From the blurb: "This is the first biography of one of the most popular children's authors of the mid-twentieth century, who is probably best known for the creation of the character Biggles - loved by adults and children alike. Captain W. E. Johns (1893-1968) wrote 168 books, of which 98 were Biggles stories. Thèse have been translated into many languages - at one time, according to UNESCO statistics, Biggles was the most popular juvenile fiction hero in the world. ...Johns' many other books written for children include a series of science fiction novels. He also made a serious attempt to establish himself as a writer of adult thrillers and romances. His joumalistic output was equally prolific and varied. In addition to writing articles and editorials for Popular Flying and Flying magazines, he was a regular contributor to a gardening magazine. By Jove, Biggles ! looks at the long and… Read More

Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association, London, first edition, 1994. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo,. 114 pp, ills (many in colour). 138 entries. A catalogue with excellent bibliographical descriptions and, for many entries, substantial annotations. Very Good, gift inscription on title-page,.

Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association, London, first edition, 1994. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo,. 114 pp, ills (many in colour). 138 entries. A catalogue with excellent bibliographical descriptions and, for many entries, substantial annotations. Signed and dated by the author on the title-page, front wrapper a trifle creased and marked, corners a trifle bumped, otherwise Very Good.

Pacific Rim Conference on Children's Literature, first edition, 1997. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 26 cm,. [2], 282 pp, ills. Wrappers slightly marked, otherwise Very Good.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, second edition, 1958. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. xviii, 367 pp, 8 plates. Not a collection of queer facts or antiquarian scraps" said Harvey Darton of his book when it was first published in 1932, but "a chronicle of the English people in their capacity of parents, guardians and educators of children. " This second edition, edited by Kathlen Lines, includes some corrections, additions to the bibliographies and a new introduction. Top edge duststained, otherwise Very Good in used and slightly chipped dustwrapper.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, second edition, 1958. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. xviii, 367 pp, 8 plates. Not a collection of queer facts or antiquarian scraps" said Harvey Darton of his book when it was first published in 1932, but "a chronicle of the English people in their capacity of parents, guardians and educators of children. " This second edition, edited by Kathlen Lines, includes some corrections, additions to the bibliographies and a new introduction. An ex-library copy with a white ink callnumber on the spine, remains of alabel and docket on the front pastedown endpaper, remains of alabel on the front free endpaper, marks and a stamp on the verso of the title-page. Covers rubbed.

Clarendon Press, Oxford, first paperback edition, 1990. Laminated wrappers, 8vo, 22 cm,. xvi, 424 pp. Fine save for minor creasing to rear wrapper.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, second edition, 1958. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. xviii, 367 pp, 8 plates. Not a collection of queer facts or antiquarian scraps" said Harvey Darton of his book when it was first published in 1932, but "a chronicle of the English people in their capacity of parents, guardians and educators of children. " This second edition, edited by Kathlen Lines, includes some corrections, additions to the bibliographies and a new introduction. Good.

Channel 4 Television in association with the Bodleian Library, London, first edition, 1989. Printed wrappers, 208 x 195 mm,. 35 pp, ills (some in colour). Produced in conjunction with the Channel 4 series "Child's Eye". Includes a note on the Opie Collection by Iona Ope. Very Good.

University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, first edition, 1989. Laminated wrappers, 8vo, 26 cm,. xiv, 304 pp, ills. From the blurb: "When John Newbery published A Little Pretty Pocket-Book in London in 1744 he was onto something new: the writing and marketing of books devoted wholly to children. Although it was the Age of Reason and Newbery and his contemporaries believed that even the poorest youngster could "look to his book" to achieve worldly success, there was an element of fun in the juvenile productions that soon flowed from the presses. The adventures of Dick Whittington, Giles Gingerbread, and Little Goody Two-Shoes delighted as they instructed. To read Engines of Instruction, Mischief, and Magic: Children's Literature in England from Its Beginnings to 1839 is to trace the origins of a cherished part of our cultural history. From the blurb: "Mary V. Jackson's entertaining, lavishly illustrated book sets a new standard for the study of children's literature in… Read More

Dennis Dobson. London, first edition, 1965. Decorated paper-covered boards, 4to,. 232 pp, numerous ills, many in colour. From the blurb: "Many tales for children have gone to the making of British culture and tradition. Some have stayed with us to the present day - Dick Whittington, Jack the Giant Killer and Cock Robin for example - but others, equally popular in their day, have either been forgotten or rewritten so many times as to be unrecognizable. Yet, until Flowers of Delight, there did not exist any comprehensive anthology con-taining the best and the most beautiful from these early English children's books.. Here .. is a unique book containing hundreds of the best poems, nursery rhymes, chapbooks and stories written between 1765 and 1830. The pre-Victorian children's books were certainly not dull; they are amazingly vivid and touching and often have an unparalleled realism. Flowers of Delight is a pleasure to look at or read aloud. Its over seven hundred illustrations are… Read More

Dennis Dobson. London, first edition, 1965. Decorated paper-covered boards, 4to,. 232 pp, numerous ills, many in colour. From the blurb: "Many tales for children have gone to the making of British culture and tradition. Some have stayed with us to the present day - Dick Whittington, Jack the Giant Killer and Cock Robin for example - but others, equally popular in their day, have either been forgotten or rewritten so many times as to be unrecognizable. Yet, until Flowers of Delight, there did not exist any comprehensive anthology con-taining the best and the most beautiful from these early English children's books.. Here .. is a unique book containing hundreds of the best poems, nursery rhymes, chapbooks and stories written between 1765 and 1830. The pre-Victorian children's books were certainly not dull; they are amazingly vivid and touching and often have an unparalleled realism. Flowers of Delight is a pleasure to look at or read aloud. Its over seven hundred illustrations are… Read More

Library Association, London, second edition, 1972. Cloth, 4to,. x, 340 pp, 28 ills. A good overview of the development of children's literature, covering most of the different types of children's books in considerable detail. Very Good in dustwrapper.

Library Association, London, second edition, 1972. Cloth, 4to,. x, 340 pp, 28 ills. A good overview of the development of children's literature, covering most of the different types of children's books in considerable detail. Slightly marked at head of spine, Good in a slightly torn dustwrapper which is stained on the spine-panel.

Oxford University Press, London, 1968 facsimile of the 1749 first edition. Cloth, 8vo, 20 cm,. vii, 375 pp. A facsimile reproduction of the first edition of 1749; with an introduction and bibliography by Jill E. Grey. "The Governess" was a popular eighteenth-century tale about the adventures and misadventures of Mrs. Teachum and her nine pupils. "Sarah Fielding's The Governess well deserves a place in the annals of children's literature. It is the earliest known full-length novel written for children, and as such, the first moral tale, the first school story, and the first educational novel. First published in 1749 and still to be found in print in 1903, it can also justly claim to be one of the longest-lived stories for children. The facsimile reproduction included in this volume is of the first edition in the possession of Mrs. Jill B. Grey who has written an Introduction and prepared the bibliographical account of The Governess as a children's book." - from the… Read More