1st edition, rare vintage books, myths, fables, moral stories. Illustrated throughout. top ten, Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel and The Little House. First edition : limited to 400 numbered copies. GOTTLIEB, Gerald, 1923-2009 : EARLY CHILDREN’S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATION. 62,[ii]pp, interleaved with guards. Illustrations, some full-page, by Thomas Henry. > The early Seuss books are also difficult to find in collectible, first edition state. Excellence in customer service- We want to be your internet bookseller---and to that end-- We pledge to go "the extra mile" to improve and enhance your collections. Frontispiece and pictorial title vignette by William Henry Charles Groome (1854-1913). Even though we consider Wanda Gag’s 1928 publication of Millions of Cats $2.99 $ 2. First edition. The anomoly in This is the tenth edition of A.A. Milne When We Were Very Young that was published by Methuen and Co Ltd London in July 1925 just 8 months after the first edition which was published on 6th November 1924. For this list and the lists that follow ["lists that follow" refers to lists in the Lastly, many of the books or characters have crossed over into pop culture, either Maps. It is the very book to put into the boxes of the lads when they go back to school after the Christmas holidays” (Sheffield Independent, 6th December 1883). Spine lightly and unevenly sunned; a few faint spots, but otherwise very good in the original jacket – a little worn, slightly chipped, lightly sunned and tanned. A review copy, with the manuscript review notes of the late B. C. Bloomfield loosely inserted. Specialist rare children's book dealer offering the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian items. Ownership stamp of R. L. Jobling of The Grove, Benton, Newcastle. Medium 8vo (25cm). New Releases: Children’s Books 1422 Results. Amongst other things which i do at TechSupportAlert, is search for free e-books online that are offered legally. & C. Black, (1938). HALE, Mary Ann, 1796-1830 : A CATECHISM FOR CHILDREN. When you shop online at The First Edition Rare Books, you'll find exactly that. First edition. we are posting photographs of the book's first edition identification points. Ownership inscription. Demy 4to (28cm) . She lived in a bank under a hedge”. [iv],250,[ii]pp – including integral front endpapers. For the perfect gift idea either for loved ones or to add to your own collection of your favourite books, we are confident we have something for everyone. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards; lightly worn; lower board unevenly tanned and spotted, but an attractive copy, tightened and refurbished; endpapers rejointed; mild spotting of edges; a few outer edges a little marked, but overall a very good copy of a difficult title. To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 30592 – or simply click on the button. London : Hutchinson & Co., [1895]. Descriptions of, or references With an introduction by Peter Isaac (1921-2002). Illustrations. Leeds & Glasgow : E. J. Arnold & Son, [1912]. This article is more than 14 years old. first editions leather bound paperbacks popup books scrapbooks Genres. Make Way For Ducklings. WITH COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS. (xii),228pp. Ownership inscription of Carolyn Eardley on front free endpaper. book with an estimated market value over $1,000. To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 30658 – or simply click on the button. First edition. Illustrations, endpapers, and cover-design by the inimitable Ernest H. Shepard. An 1890s reprint of the original 1883 edition of Hough’s lively school story – “A capital story. London : Frederick Warne & Co., 1910. First edition. Discover our full range of books, gifts, toys, stationery and audiobooks at Waterstones.com. First edition. To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 30483 – or simply click on the button. All of the illustrators have high esteem within the book publishing market place. A lavishly produced exploration of 225 treasures from the Pierpont Morgan Library, with bibliographical notes and short discussions of each. To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 25627 – or simply click on the button. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library / Toronto : Oxford University Press, (1975). of American picturebooks, topped Prices range from $20 to $180. Modern Firsts - First edition of a book published after 1900. GODDEN, Rumer (Margaret Rumer), 1907-1998 : THE DRAGON OF OG. (xvi),(202),[vi]pp. Fourteen William stories, including “William and Photography”, “William and the Black Cat”, “William the Showman”, “William Enters Politics”, etc. Get the best deal for 1st Edition Books for Children from the largest online selection at eBay.com. (174)pp. A reprint of the original 1947 edition. Remember when collecting first editions that condition and scarcity are the main contributing factors to the price of a book. First edition. First edition. (Peter William), 1925-2011 : FROM BROWN TO BUNTER : THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE SCHOOL STORY. An extensive overview of the subject, with chapters on the period before 1800; nineteenth-century England; early American illustration; Howard Pyle; foreign picture books; graphic processes; illustrators of children’s classics; animated drawing; twentieth-century developments, etc., supplemented with biographies of living illustrators worldwide, bibliographies, etc. Undated, but the book, beautifully printed in Leipzig, was noticed in the press in the latter part of 1889 ("full of such wonderfully nice pictures", Newcastle Courant, 14th December) and here has a Christmas 1889 gift inscription. WOOD, Helen : THE GRAMMATICAL READING CLASS-BOOK; OR, AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH GRAMMAR; IN ENTERTAINING CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN A LADY & HER DAUGHTERS; IN WHICH THE PARTS OF SPEECH ARE FAMILIARLY EXPLAINED, AND THE RULES OF GRAMMAR INTRODUCED AND ILLUSTRATED IN A PLEASING MANNER. / Dr. Seuss Values, Identify First Editions / The early Seuss books are also difficult to find in collectible, first edition state. The Story Of Ferdinand, Millions Of Cats, Madeline, Values relate to first editions in very good condition. London : George Newnes, (1924). First edition. Handwritten lyrics by John Lennon. THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW. Dated (1953) gift inscription to Carol on half-title. PRINCE CASPIAN : THE RETURN TO NARNIA. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books … First edition. JONES, J.D. viii,[286]pp. Boston : Horn Book, (1970). / Book Collecting Links / About Us. 107 illustrations. Contemporary (Christmas 1901) school prize inscription to Lilian Gundry for composition and exercises – this presumably Lilian Kate Gundry (1889-1973) of Portsmouth, herself to become a school-teacher. Original decorative cloth; just faintly sunned, but a very good copy. To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 24249 – or simply click on the button. Valuable Books of the 1990's, First Edition Identification Points Key Books, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street. These books were not picturebooks per se, more like chapter books with some accompanying pictures, however Colour plates. Children's Kindle Books. This work An extended catechism, with a supplementary table of biblical texts pointing out various duties, sins to be avoided, threatenings to the wicked, blessings to the righteous, etc., compiled for the use of the Harewood Sunday School in Yorkshire, and prepared for publication by the local vicar, Richard Hale (1773-1854), evidently in memory of the compiler, his late wife, Mary Ann Hale, née Loft, and their short marriage of just five years. A. Milne were bought as birthday presents for the respective buyers’ partners who had loved reading them as a child. Original cloth gilt; very good in the dust-jacket – just slightly nicked and slightly dusty on lower panel. Browse through our inventory below or contact us to discuss your rare books. of the books. All with illustrations (some coloured) and dust-jackets by Pauline Baynes, comprising : THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE : A STORY FOR CHILDREN. New Haven : Yale University Press, (1988). The Home University Bookshelf, 1938. BOWMAN, Anne, 1796-1886 : TOM AND THE CROCODILES. First edition. $4.99 $ 4. REID, Mayne (Thomas Mayne), 1818-1883 : THE BUSH-BOYS : OR THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF A CAPE FARMER AND HIS FAMILY IN THE WILD KAROOS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. London : Macmillan Children’s Books, (1981). Unique children's books, unusual and collectible, 1st edition, rare vintage books, myths, fables, moral stories. Numerous illustrations. Illustrations throughout. © Stan Zielinski. The first of the wonderful Wallypug books (for specially nice girls and boys only) – a talking doll takes Girlie to the land Why, “where all the questions and answers come from ... but, before we start, you must promise me that you will be very kind to the Wallypug, for he is a kind of relation of mine”. included illustrations from notables such as Johnny Gruelle, Maud & Miska Petersham, and Dorothy Author of the Children's Picturebook Price Guide Great deals on 1st Edition Hans Christian Andersen Children's Antiquarian & Collectible Books. First edition : a later issue, in the secondary binding, and with inserted advertisements datable from internal evidence to perhaps 1920. Crown 4to (25cm). Crown 8vo (20cm). NELSON, Claudia : BOYS WILL BE GIRLS : THE FEMININE ETHIC AND BRITISH CHILDREN’S FICTION, 1857-1917. In collecting terms, a general definition of 1st edition book would be a work's first commercially available appearance in book form, printed with the original … as the beginning of the contemporary children’s picturebook industry, the price guide does include Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at eBay.com. Not surprisingly, in general, a first edition book’s value increases with age. viii,(140)pp. First edition, rare books. Please make a selection. London : B. T. Batsford, (1979). Valuable Books of the 1970's, Most Ross was the inventor of the first comic cartoon character, the immortal Ally Sloper F.O.M. First editions, autographed and signed books from feminism to the occult, naval history to crime. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License. To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 44103 – or simply click on the button. London : Geoffrey Bles, (1953). London : William Heinemann, (1927). Children's Books. Foolscap 4to (21cm). Dated (1949) gift inscription to half-title. MUSGRAVE, P.W. First edition. Medium 8vo (24cm). e-mail: books@ashrare.com. Foolscap 8vo (15cm). Return to Ash Rare Books home page. Judge Parry and an extraordinary Scottish fantasy tale for children, in which a Swiss Seal umpiring a cricket match seems relatively normal. To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 28965 – or simply click on the button. Our books are historically important and allow the reader to own a piece of history. Prices range from $20 to $180 and some are negotiable. Crown 4to (25cm). The list is a virtual "Who's Who?" Free shipping on many items! Includes “The Lost Prince”, “The Silver Fairies”, “Molly and the Devil-Fish”, etc. With the bookplate of Douglas Charles Harrod. Spine lightly worn, mottled and tanned; label removed from front free endpaper; a few edge spots, but a good and sound copy in a Baynes dust-jacket supplied from a seventh impression – lightly used, price-clipped and slightly torn. Check out our first edition childrens books selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our children's books shops. Great deals on The Little Prince 1st Edition Children's Antiquarian & Collectible Books. Shop with confidence on eBay! To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 32177 – or simply click on the button. To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 25258 – or simply click on the button. Harold And The Purple Crayon is nearly as difficult Shop from the world's largest selection and best deals for Children's & Young Adults' Fiction Books. Harold And The Purple Crayon is nearly as difficult to find, as are the three Smith and Haas published Babarbooks. Crown 4to (26cm). Discover our full range of books, gifts, toys, stationery and audiobooks at Waterstones.com. Valuable Books of the 1960's, Most Children’s first edition favourites have also done well. Our Children's eBooks store has a large selection of bestselling Kindle books for children, from picture books for toddlers and preschoolers to leveled readers and chapter books for beginning readers and early readers to unforgettable fiction and nonfiction for middle graders. Illustrations. BLEWITT, Audrey (Audrey Ethel), 1894-1985 : PONIES & CHILDREN. A charming guide to all the business of children and ponies – “how they may be happily and economically combined” – buying a pony, saddlery and dress, learning to ride, hunting, showing, hacking, jumping and gymkhanas, expenses, etc., delightfully illustrated with the author’s sketches. The 1957 classic The Cat In The Hat by Dr Seuss has risen in value by more than 150 per cent over the past decade from £2,000 to £5,000. Small bookseller’s label of W. S. Cowell of Ipswich. Modern bestsellers, obscure novels, out of print books, classic literature from the Victorian Age, prize-winning literature, controversial biographies, children’s … To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 28591 – or simply click on the button. With the contemporary blind stamp of the bookseller Alfred Palmer of Bromsgrove. Illustrations. “There is no living writer in our language who is at all to be compared with Captain Mayne Reid for the power with which he unites fact and marvel” (Morning Advertiser, 7th January 1856) – “As a writer of books for boys, commend us above all men living to Captain Mayne Reid! Original cloth-backed pictorial glazed boards; some wear and bruising to outer corners; boards lightly tanned; some mild internal browning and spotting, but a very good copy in the original pictorial dust-jacket, replicating the title-page design – the jacket worn, chipped, frayed, slightly torn, lightly spotted and a little defective on the blank lower panel, but a very early surviving example of a British pictorial jacket (not listed by Tanselle) and a remarkable survival on a children’s book. “Christopher Beck has brought the pirate story abreast of the times, for it is an air pirate and his ultimate defeat by two plucky young British airmen, that this story is concerned. 142,[ii]pp. Pott 4to (15cm). Discover the best Children's eBooks in Best Sellers. Slight lean; spine unevenly sunned; a touch bruised; slight spotting of edges and endpapers, but a good copy of the scarcest of the series – in a Baynes dust-jacket supplied from a seventh impression – price-clipped, very slightly chipped and with minor strengthening and repair, but clean and substantially complete. With a preface by Charles Ryskamp and an interesting essay by the historian by J. H. Plumb on “The First Flourishing of Children’s Books”. But a first edition, first state is more desired and valuable among collectors, as a first edition usually is closest to the most original source. First edition. [24]pp. This simple children's picture book has had a remarkable impact on popular culture. First edition, rare books. Sales of the full first edition set of The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis, and the set of four Pooh books by A. the copyright notice. One of a number of tales of derring-do written by the bookseller Anne Bowman of Richmond (Yorkshire) either side of 1860 – “A new work, from the pen of Miss Anne Bowman, full of adventurous excitement and hair-breadth escapes from all kinds of peril. Sign up. Small bookseller’s stamp. London : Hutchinson & Co., 1907. HENTY, G.A. Original red cloth, pictorially blocked and lettered in gilt and black on upper cover and spine; all edges gilt; a little bruised; covers with some patches of fading and discolouration to edges; endpapers tanned; some internal marks and creases; but a good and still bright copy. Publishers will often use one of a few methods for showing where that copy falls in the printing history of that book. x,272,[vi]pp. First edition. Prices range from $20 to $180. 224pp. 18 Rare And First Edition Books That Are Worth Literally A Fortune. RAYBOULD, Walter, 1864-1912 : LONDON BELLS : AND WHAT THEY TELL US. London : George Routledge & Sons, 1867 [i.e.1866]. Books for teenagers and Young Adult fiction to the best board books for babies and beyond, not to mention the unique voice of Australian children's books. Handwritten working lyrics by Don McLean. Designed and © 2018 Ash Rare Books Contemporary (1861) gift inscription to John Edward Oldfield from his Aunt Emma. Sendak, who died in 2012, was a generous signer … Some spotting of edges of endpapers, but otherwise a very good copy in the original jacket – price-clipped, lightly worn at head, faintly sunned, and with some spotting of lower panel. Original blind-stamped cloth, lettered in gilt; a touch sunned; small and faint band of uneven colour across spine, but a very good copy. Facsimiles. This article is more than 14 years old. the case of blog posts) and link to the URL 1stedition.net. London : David Bogue, 1856 [i.e.1855]. The first edition book might sell for $50 or so, since it is not too difficult to find. (xii),272,[ii]pp. Colour plates. London : George Routledge & Sons, 1866. DE LA MARE, Walter (Walter John), 1873-1956 : THE THREE MULLA-MULGARS. 60]pp. A charming guide, with illustrated instructions for tacking stitch, long and short stich, double-row, borders, oversewing stitch, jewelled work, etc. A collection of thirty-three tales of derring-do by G. Manville Fenn, Clive R. Fenn, Clarence Maiko, Frank Lillie Pollock, Sheldon C. Stoddard, Albert W. Tolman, etc. Recent sales of First edition children’s book: Recent purchases from the Rare and Antique Book website indicate this trend. Contemporary gift inscription to Ethel Reich from her Auntie May, dated Christmas 1889. "Designed to inspire young persons with a taste for that useful branch of education" – Little Lucy Harcourt is brought up to the mark in grammar – "though she sometimes betrayed a little impatience, ill-humour, and carelessness, yet if we look over these little faults, she was tolerably good". FIRST EDITIONS OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS. COOPER, John, 1944- & COOPER, Jonathan, 1975- : CHILDREN’S FICTION : 1900-1950. Typically, you will want to start with the copyright page as a first glance into a book's lineage. You can search for first edition books easily on Biblio by either checking the box that indicates first edition in most search forms or looking for the the links on the left after you have searched for a book that allow you to narrow your search by first edition. First edition. Unique children's books, unusual and collectible, 1st edition, rare vintage books, myths, fables, moral stories. Classic First Editions . Crown 4to (21cm). The first edition Dr. Seuss books publish… To see an indexed list of all the first edition identification points from the Blog, go to Post 12mo (19cm). Find the top 100 most popular items in Amazon Kindle Store Best Sellers. are posting first edition points for key children's books at the rate of 2 or 3 per week. Contemporary ownership inscription of Carol Eardley. (144)pp. Welcome to B&B Rare Books. works published prior to 1928 from notable picturebook illustrators. DROTNER, Kirsten : ENGLISH CHILDREN AND THEIR MAGAZINES, 1751-1945. That page is usually on the verso of the title page. 14,[152]pp. The iconic, golden bordered board books are a familiar sight for most Americans as we've been clutching Little Golden Books in our chubby little hands since 1942. Original red cloth, lettered in black; faint crease to lower cover; a few edge-spots, but overall a very good, fresh and sound copy. the 1950s is due to the influence of the Dr. Seuss books on the sample set. Can I borrow 100K? London : Stanley Paul & Co., [1910]. 62 [i.e. MASEFIELD, John (John Edward), 1878-1967 : THE MIDNIGHT FOLK : A NOVEL. JACKSON, Lucie E. : THE ABBEY ON THE MOOR. Also included are many rare books, sometimes signed. Seemingly a variant issue, with the imprint of Sydney John Saunders (1837-1923), stationer and manufacturer of Christmas cards, etc. Twelve plates by William Parkinson. London : Robert John Bush, 1872. To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 43314 – or simply click on the button. Andrew Lang (2010) ‘The Violet Fairy Book’, Folio Society illustrated edition £ 300.00 Add to basket; Andrew Lang (2011) ‘The Crimson Fairy Book’, Folio Society illustrated edition £ 200.00 Add to ... UK first edition in later issue dust jacket a couple come to market. Eighth edition. In October 2020, a rare first edition of which children’s book has sold for £75,000 at an auction? Original boards; very good in a price-clipped but otherwise very good dust-jacket. No copy traced in any major UK library. To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 41561 – or simply click on the button. Original cloth; a few faint spots to top edge, but a very good and bright copy. In all our years of collecting, we have seen only a couple come to market. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 : [THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA] THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE : A STORY FOR CHILDREN [AND SIX FURTHER TITLES]. Professor Musgrave with a history of the boys’ school story – from its origins, through the great Victorians and on to 1930. With six illustrations”. Crown 8vo (19cm). Condition: This book is in acceptable nearly antique used condition. My library Original boards; a very good copy in a price-clipped and just faintly rubbed dust-jacket. A delightful book about London for children – not just Oranges and Lemons and other nursery rhymes, but the origins of the city, the Romans, Boadicea, Saxon London, the Danes, Westminster Abbey, the Thames, London Bridge, the Tower, the Great Fire, St. Paul’s, London children, St. James’s Park, the Crystal Palace, the Zoo, Covent Garden, the docks, and London servants. Full-page illustrations by Thomas Henry (1879-1962). First edition. [ii],446pp. Every single title we curate for our newly named PREM1ER membership subscription is a great work of fiction by a talented author, but that’s where the similarities end. A. Milne were bought as birthday presents for the respective buyers’ partners who had loved reading them as a child. found that most of them come to market several times per year. Find a first edition of your favourite book to add to your own collection or as a gift for the bibliophile in your life. & P. M. Best. 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