Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Mad Hatter Books

London: Renwick of Otley Book. Very Good. Hardcover. No Date. Hardback: colour frontispiece + other illustrations in colour and b/w, colour pictorial covers are slightly rubbed on the corners and a small area on the front, back cover is a little dusty, cloth spine is lightly foxed, short split on the front endpaper fold, some light internal foxing, no title page (but not sure if it ever had one), else vg. 4to. A collection of poems, stories and pictures. First story: Her Majesty of the Mist..

London: Ernest Nister. No Date (ca 1900) . Decorative Cloth. Good. A. Gunston. Olive green cloth illustrated in black, grey and white with grey and green title panel on front, black lettering on spine a little rubbed, a few marks, slightly rubbed on spine tips, colour frontispiece + many b/w ills by A. GUNSTON, some spotting on page edges, paper browning, else vg. small 8vo, 120pp + 8pp catalogue. Printed in Bavaria. The story of a small Moorish boy rescued by Christopher Columbus from a murderous crowd. He sails with his master and in the end saves Columbus' life at the cost of his own. The little black boy is portrayed by the illustrator as white.

Belgium: Casterman, 1978. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback: laminated colour pictorial board, small split at top rear spine fold, corners a little bumped, aome light foxing, lower page edges slightly finger creased, vg. 4to, 46pp. A picture strip story about a little Indian boy with minimal French text incorporated

London: Abelard-Schuman (A Grasshopper Book), 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. David McKee. Hardback: b/w illustrations by DAVID McKEE, dj (price unclipped), some wear on spine tips and corners, mark on back flap, covers lightly rubbed on the edges, some internal and foredge foxing, several pages are slightly creased along with one lower page corner, else vg. 8vo, 107pp. A tale of magic and adventure.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. Copyright . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Henry C. Pitz. Hardback: dj (unclipped), slightly worn at spine tips and corners, a few short tears, vg beige cloth with front vignette and lettering in blue, light internal and foredge foxing, vg. wide 8vo, 74pp. Illustrated by HENRY C. PITZ. A true story.

New York: Putnam, 2006. Copyright (2nd printing) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. a beautiful colour picture for every letter, small ink stripe on lower page edges (remaindered stock), vg+. 4to, (62pp). At rear 2pp overview of important dates + bibliography.

UK: The Religious Education Press, 1959. Repr . Soft cover. Very Good. Pale blue thin card wraps illustrated and lettered in red, spine a little dusty, card pocket inside front, slight foredge foxing, vg. 12mo, 96pp. 13 biographies of outstanding pioneers for Christ in the realm of social service. Includes: Harriet Beecher Stowe (who freed the negroes), Daisy Bates (protector of the Aborigines) and Elizabeth Kenny (who healed the paralysed). At rear biographies + starting points for discussions

London: Macmillan Children's Books, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: dj is slightly faded on the spine, price unclipped, name and address on front flyleaf, some foredge foxing, paper is tanning, else vg. 8vo, 137pp..

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Krystyna Turska. vg dj (price clipped), lightly foxed on reverse, illustrated in b/w by KRYSTYNA TURSKA, one page corner lightly creased, vg+. small 4to, 96pp.

Milan: Piccoli, 1953. Book. Illus. by Anna Franzoni. Very Good. Hardcover. Copyright. Hardback: illustrated in colour by ANNA FRANZONI, colour pictorial covers are dusty, spine tips and corners are slightly worn, name on the inside front cover, some internal foxing, one page has slight damage on the lower edge, else vg. 4to, (14pp). Book 4 in the 'Baby' series..

London: Methuen, 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4 colour plates + many b/w illustrations by the author. Hardback: no dj, vg beige cloth with Chinese characters in green on front, green lettering on spine, small piece missing from top edge of back flyleaf (stuck to fixed endpaper), else vg. small 4to, 143pp. The story of a little monkey in China.

Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: dj is a little rubbed on the edges, spine slightly faded, top corner of front flap creased, light foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 112pp. A holiday in Melbourne goes disastrously wrong for Lindsay (from NZ)..

London: Walker Books, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Hardback: laminated colour pictorial boards, bold colour pictures throughout with captions, fine. small square 8vo, unpaginated.

UK: Bailey Brothers & Swinfen Ltd, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. photo frontispiece, dj very slightly rubbed on edges, 1 short tear, flaps lightly creased, vg. 8vo, 140pp. (The author lives again the many funny incidents of the respectable working-class society into which he was born.)

London: Methuen (Pied Piper book), 1987. Book. Illus. by Alice Englander. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Witches Gladys and Victoria (retired) are on holiday in the highlands of Scotland. But all is not well ... Laminated colour pictorial boards, some light internal foxing, vg+. small 8vo, 96pp. Illustrated by ALICE ENGLANDER..

UK: Brockhampton Press , 1964. Book. Illus. by Nathaniel Mayer. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated by NATHANIEL MAYER, dj is dusty and rubbed, both corners of the front flap have been clipped, covers are foxed on the edges and the spine is darkened, spine tips and corners are slightly bumped, some internal and foredge foxing, else g. 8vo, 152pp. The third episode in the lives of the York family: they give up their house to an odd collection of tenants and move to a flat in London..

London: J.M. Dent, 1957. First UK . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Maurice Sendak. dj (price unclipped) slightly frayed at spine tips, a little dusty, small section on front slightly rubbed. Bright blue cloth, gilt spine lettering, with over 60 drawings by MAURICE SENDAK, slight foredge foxing, vg. small 8vo, 179pp.

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..

New York/London: North-South Books, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Christa Unzner. Hardback: beautifully illustrated in colour by CHRISTA UNZNER, glossy colour pictorial covers, some light internal foxing, vg. folio, (26pp). In their imagination, two children transform their everyday world into a magical kingdom, and play out stories of kings, queens, and sorcerers.

USA: Penguin Putnam PaperStar, 1995. Copyright (repr) . Soft cover. Very Good. DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan. Paperback, illustrated by DYANNE DISALVO-RYAN, black ink stripe on lower page edges, nr fine. 88pp. At rear: notes, bibliography, index.