Search Results: Titles starting with U from Mad Hatter Books

London: Andre Deutsch, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oj, a little shepherd boy, finds an egg that hatches into a medium size mauve monster. Colourful pctures throughout, vg dj (price unclipped), some light internal foxing, vg+ square 4to, (32pp)

UK: Usborne, 2002. First UK . Pictorial Cover. Very Good. Norman Young. Bright red laminated boards illustrated & decorated in colour & gilt, corners slightly knocked, 4 thick cardboard leaves with, on one side, an easy jigsaw embedded and opposite the story in simple language, illustrated in colour by NORMAN YOUNG, UNUSED. small square 4to.

USA/UK: Picture Book Studio/Neugebauer Press, 1989. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. Allan Marks. Hardback: illustrated in colour by ALLAN MARKS, laminated colour pictorial boards slightly discoloured, spine tips and corners very lightly bumped and rubbed, small area peeled on lower edge of front endpapers, else vg, oblong 4to, unpaginated. Translated by Anthea Bell.

UK: Dorling Kindersley, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jonathan Heale. Hardback: colour woodcuts by JONATHAN HEALE, dj (price unclipped), spine is faded, beige boards (lightly foxed) with burgundy cloth spine, some writing on the top edge of the front flyleaf, lower page edges slightly finger creased, else vg. sq 4to, 32pp.

UK: Ladybird Books, 1979. Book. Illus. by Petula Stone. Very Good. Hardcover. Copyright. Hardback: illustrated in colour by PETULA STONE, colour pictorial covers are a bit bumped and rubbed on the spine tips and corners, pages are clean, vg. Series 1. .

Amsterdam: Mulder & Zoon Book. Illus. by D. Rudeman. Very Good. Soft cover. No Date. Paperback: illustrated in colour and b/w by D. RUDEMAN, covers are very slightly creased, back cover is a bit dusty, corners lightly bumped, some light internal foxing, tiny tear on the front edge of the title page, a couple of page corners creased, staples rusting, else vg. 4to, (23pp). No 1505D, 8 titles listed in this series..

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback: dj (unclipped), laminated colour pictorial boards, delightully illustrated in colour throughout by the author, nr fine. 4to, (34pp). A twist on the 'Ugly Duckling' story with a Halloween/Thanksgiving theme. A quality picture book.

Paris: Calmann-Levy (Collection Pour Nos enfants), 1934. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Carlegle. Colour pictorial boards (front & rear) a little rubbed on edges, green cloth spine lightly frayed at tips, top corners bumped, decorated endpapers, colour lithographs throughout by CARLEGLE, binding a little loose at title page, else vg. 4to, 32pp. In French.

London: Ward Lock, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Gram Corbett. Personal versions of 7 fairy tales: Cinder-Ella, Town and Country Mouse, Jack & the Beanstalk, Princess and the pea, The boy who learnt to shudder, Emperor's new clothes, Hansel & Grethel, with hints how to tell them most entertainingly... Illustrated in colour, decorated page borders by GRAM CORBETT, dj (price clipped) a little rubbed on edges, lightly marked on reverse. Boards are slightly bumped on lower corners, else vg. folio, 92pp.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. William Stobbs. dj (price clipped) frayed on edges, piece missing from top edge of back flap, name in black ink on top front, a little marked on the back, light blue boards with front vignette and spine lettering in black, front jacket flap was taped to front endpaper (tape still present), colour frontispiece + many text ills by WILLIAM STOBBS, map endpapers., vg, 8vo, 248pp. Seth Cabbit sails, with 2 companions, the small schooner Ezekiel, built by his uncle Jeb, from San Francisco to Tahiti to find the remakable inheritance from his unknown parents.

London: Collin, 1989. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11 year old Vinnie loves his mother and baby sister, but he also loves his father, who is on the run from a prison sentence. vg dj (unclipped), short inscription, paper slightly browning on edges, vg+. 8vo, 180pp.

London: Heinemann Educational Books (New Windmill series), 1975. Book. Illus. by Quentin Blake. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardback: illustrated by QUENTIN BLAKE, no dj, covers are slightly marked, spine tips and corners a little bumped and rubbed, slight foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 146pp. This is the first of 6 'Uncle' titles. Uncle is an extremely wealthy Elephant with a B.A., living in a vast castle name 'Homeward'. His favourite mode of dress is a purple dressing-gown and his sworn enemies are the Hatemans..

London: Harper of Holloway Book. Illus. by C.F. Tunnicliffe, F.C. Holleyman, W. Sayer. Very Good. Hardcover. No Date. Colour endpapers & front paste-on by C.F. TUNNICLIFFE, other pictures in colour & in b/w by F.C. HOLLEYMAN & W. SAYER, also photographs & map showing bird migration. Dark green cloth a little rubbed on edges, colour pictorial onlay, gilt title, boards are slightly bowed, short inscription (dated 1944), else vg - a most attractive little book. 12mo, 49pp..

Wellington: Department of Conservation (NZ), 2005. Book. Illus. by Ali Teo. Very Good. Soft cover. Copyright. Paperback: b/w illustrations by ALI TEO, corners are very slightly rubbed, else nr fine. obl 4to. Sylvie is on holiday with her Uncle Don and Aunt Mary and their dog Kina. Uncle Don is a ranger in the middle of nowhere and teaches Sylvie all about the sea, the sand dunes, wetlands, rivers, forest and mountains..

New Zealand: Trapeze Publishing, 2005. Book. Illus. by Jacqui Colley. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. paperback: full page pictures in earthy colours by JACQUI COLLEY, corners slightly bumped, vg. folio, (34pp). Meet Uncle Jack - quirky, beguiling, tender-hearted. Enter the nights and days of his imaginative world, his fears and fantasies and fabulous passions. A sophisticated picture book..

London: Sampson Low, Marstn & Co. No Date (1940s) . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Uncle Mac's favourite stories, articles & puzzles from the BBC Children's Hour. First story: 'Bill Aylesbury at the Circus' by Geoffrey Dearmer. Colour pictorial boards rubbed on edges, spine replaced with red tape, illustrated in b/w with 3rd colour, inscription, a little internal spotting, vg. 4to, 124pp.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Book. Good. Hardcover. No Date (1940s). 10 fairy tales. Hardback: colour pictorial covers are rubbed on edges, corners are worn, cloth spine is a little bumped and rubbed on the tips, inscription (dated 1949) on the title page, a few internal marks, 2 small cuts on the lower edge of the last page, else g. 4to, 125pp. Illustrated in b/w with a 3rd colour by various artists (Grace Lodge, Hilda Boswell, Louis Ward, Barbara Freeman, Cyril Cowell, Helen Jacobs, Joyce L. Davies and John H. Bruce)..

London: Sampson Low. No Date . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Uncle Mac's favourite stories, articles & puzzles from the BBC Children's Hour. First story: The Creaky Caravan by Ken Francis. Illustrated in b/w, many with 3rd colour, bright colour pictorial boards rubbed on edges, red cloth spine, inscription, top corner of front endpaper a bit rubbed, vg. 4to, 126pp.

London: Pitkin Book. Illus. by H.M. Talintyre. Good. Hardcover. No Date (ca 1950s). Hardback: illustrated in b/w/orange by H.M. TALINTYRE. colour pictorial covers rubbed on edges, corners worn, red cloth spine, a few marks, 'book belongs to' panel not filled in, flyleaves darkened, price clipped, some foxing + other internal marks, tear on lower edge of page 3, picture to colour neatly done, else g. 4to, 76pp..

New York: Platt & Munk, 1939. Book. Illus. by Elmer Rache. Good. Hardcover. Copyright. Hardback: colour frontispiece by ELMER RACHE, no dj, book is bound in blue cloth with illustration & titles in red, some rubbing, front flyleaf removed, lower corner of frontispiece creased, a few internal marks, else g. 8vo, 184pp. 24 Uncle Wiggily stories, originally published in The Evening News of Newark, N.J..