Search Results: Authors starting with W from Mad Hatter Books

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company Book. Good. Soft cover. Repr. Paperback: illustrated in colour by the author, covers are a bit creased, tiny tear on the top back edge, inscription and a name label on the copyright page, page corners slightly bumped, else g. 4to, 48pp. Everyone loves Lyle the Crocodile and Lyle loves the whole world - until one day he receives a mysterious note that says, "I hate you. I hate you more than anything.".

Hamish Hamilton Book. Good. Hardcover. No Date. Hardback: no dj, colour pictorial covers are discoloured on the spine and edges, spine tips and corners a bit rubbed, NO TITLE PAGE (but you can't see where one was), some internal foxing, one page has a vertical crease, still g. square 4to, 32pp..

UK: Puffin Books, 1981. Book. Illus. by Barrie Mitchell. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. Paperback: illustrated by BARRIE MITCHELL, cover edges are slightly rubbed, small area on the back cover peeled where a sticker has been removed, some foredge foxing, else vg. 112pp. Now in their second season, Napper McCann and the Red Row Stars are convinced they can win the football Spring Cup - but they meet so many problems, they begin to wonder if they'll ever get through in one piece..

London: Walker Books, 2001. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good. Penny Dale. Beautifully illustrated in colour by PENNY DALE. Paperback: corners slightly bumped, lower page edges a bit finger creased, else vg. folio.

London: Walker Books, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Patrick Benson. Hardback: vg dj (price unclipped), name on flyleaf, tape on lower inside fold of pages 34/35, else vg. small 8vo, 111pp. Illustrated in b/w by PATRICK BENSON. Five highly original stories with a heavenly host of characters.

London: Walker Books, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. John Bendall-Brunello. laminated all-around colour pictorial boards, full page colour pictures by JOHN BENDALL-BRUNELLO, fine. oblong 4to, (25pp).

London: Orchard Books, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Sophy Williams. dj (price unclipped), laminated colour pictorial boards (as dj), large colour pictures by SOPHY WILLIAMS, nr fine, old shop stock. large 4to, 93pp.

London: Walker Books, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. David Parkins. Ex library: stamp on title page (withdrawn from East Lincolnshire Libraries) & on reverse, laminated all-around colour pictorial boards, apart from stamps and remains of label and some peeling on endpapers vg. small 8vo, 60pp. A very funny story about an 8 year old Lord - who thinks he is an orphan, his good friend Skinny Atkins, wicked aunt and guardians and his ignorance of correct spelling.

London: Blackie, 1986. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Mark Burgess. Ex library: dj (price unclipped), partially faded on spine, tape marks on reverse and on boards, illustrated by MARK BURGESS, a few library stamps, name and address label on front flyleaf, page edges a little dusty and finger creased, remains of library labels on back endpapers, else g. 8vo, 75pp.

UK: Puffin, 1973. Book. Illus. by Anne Knight. Very Good. Soft cover. Repr. Paperback: illustrated by ANNE KNIGHT, corners very slightly bumped and rubbed, light foxing on the endpapers and foredges, else vg. 137pp. 9 fairy stories, some well known, some unfamiliar..

London: Walker Books, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Salley Mavor. Hardback: full page colour collage pictures by SALLEY MAVOR , glossy colour pictorial boards, nr fine. 4to, unpaginated. Mary has no garden, so she makes one in an old pot. She paints a hollyhock wall round the rim and puts a tiny figure of a boy in it. Then, one night, somehow, something strange happens ...

London: Ward Lock (Little Cousin series). No Date (ca 1914) . Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. L.J. Bridgman. Mid blue colour pictorial cloth rubbed on spine & edges, hinges have been re-glued at endpapers, 4/6 sepia plates by L.J. BRIDGMAN - 2 plates missing, some internal spotting, g++. small 8vo, 96pp + 14pp catalogue.

Auckland: Probe Publications, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour, glazed covers are bumped on the spine tips and corners, some light internal foxing, else vg. folio, 28pp. The text is in English, but speech balloons are in Maori. At rear are 4pp of translations and a guide to pronunciation..

Australia: Macmillan, 1972. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Karl Homes. Hardback: illustrated in colour throughout by KARL HOMES, dj (unclipped), edges slightly worn, a few short tears, lower corner of back flap creased, colour pictorial boards (as dj), cover edges and flyleaves slightly discoloured, vg. 4to, (28pp). Based on a lay of Marie de France.

UK: Kestrel Books, 1979. Book. Illus. by Ron Brooks. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: colour illustrations by RON BROOKS, dj is slightly marked on the edges and spine, short split on lower front flap fold, price cut, covers are slightly foxed, one page has a small mark, else vg. square 4to, (30pp). Rose and John Brown, the dog, have a comfortable life together - until Rose sees the midnight cat ... Winner of the Best Australian Picture Book of the Year Award, 1977. Runner-up for the Guardian Award, 1977..

Australia: Viking, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ron Brooks. Colour pictures by RON BROOKS. Hardback: dj (unclipped), top edges slightly rubbed and one short tear, inscription on reverse of front flyleaf, lower page edges slightly finger creased, vg. square 4to, (32pp).

UK: Kestrel, 1975. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback: dj sl rubbed on edges, price clipped, vg. 8vo, 117pp.

UK: World's Work, 1977. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cyndy Szekeres. Hardback: illustrated in colour by CYNDY SZEKERES, dj (price clipped), a little frayed on edges, small red mark on the spine, vg colour pictorial boards (as dj), page edges lightly finger creased, short tear and some creasing on rear flyleaf, else vg. small 4to, (32pp). A lovely doll story: Lonely old Lulu Entwhistle is house sitting the big old place where she grew up and where her old forgotten dolls prepare an unforgettable Christmas for her.

UK: World's Work, 1977. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good. Erik Blegvad. Hardback: illustrated in b/w by ERIK BLEGVAD, vg colour pictorial boards, inscription on reverse of front flyleaf, page edges lightly finger creased, one page corner creased, else vg. slim 8vo, 63pp. 5 stories: Pleasant Fieldmouse skates on thin ice - runs for President - learns how to fly - gives thanks - and Grandpa Bear.

USA: Prentice-Hall, 1976. Book. Illus. by Joanne Scribner. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: b/w illustrations by JOANNE SCRIBNER, dj is a bit marked, long tear on the front is repaired with tape (mostly on the reverse, some wear on the flap fold edges, price unclipped, book is bound in cloth with an illustration on the front of an old truck, very light foredge foxing, pages are clean, vg. obl 4to, (36pp). A young boy meets an Indian in his small town in the 1930s..