Children’s books have always been collectible because their delightful tales, often lavishly illustrated, evoke fond childhood memories and are passed along for generations. In the last ten years their appeal has broadened, and great first edition collections should include firsts of classic children’s literature as well.
Methuen & Co, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing: Beautiful FINE book with the scarce original fine/near fine first edition, first state dust jacket. A magnificent copy. The book has vibrant green cloth boards still maintaining their original sheen, with bright unfaded gilt titles to front and spine. The.....
MACMILLAN, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Macmillan, 1950 Stated First Edition, First US Printing Lovely near fine/fine clean book with the scarce FIRST printing dust jacket. First book in the Narnia fantasy series. The book is in near fine beautiful condition with light pale blue cloth boards, with a stag design.....
Geoffrey Bles, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing Lovely fine/near fine clean book with the scarce near fine FIRST printing dust jacket. First book in the Narnia fantasy series. This title is extremely difficult to locate in great condition! The book is in fine/near fine beautiful condition with.....
The Bodley Head, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. hardcover. The Bodley Head, London, 1945 Stated First Edition, First printing Beautiful clean book with a near fine unclipped dust jacket. This title is the third novel in the C.S.Lewis’s iconic ‘Space Trilogy’, which he referred to as “a modern fairy tale for.....
LONDON: The New American Library, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, Third Printing Clean, crisp book with a very good unfaded dust jacket. The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader is the third book in the Narnia fantasy series after The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, and Prince Caspian. The book.....
Random House, 1957. DR. SEUSS. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, First Printing, First State Near fine First edition, First Printing. A handsome copy of this rare book with its original unclipped First State dust jacket. Please see images. The book has the requisite matte boards with the single signature binding.....
WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1969. ERIC CARLE. 1st Edition. Hardcover. TRUE FIRST Edition, FIRST Printing: A lovely copy of the True Scarce First Printing which was printed in Japan by World Publishing and includes the full number line down to the 1 (the later printings were printed in the United States, and.....
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1999 First Edition, First Impression Near fine “Second state”, of HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J.K. Rowling, published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1999. Near fine/Fine condition book in a near fine/fine condition dust jacket. Not bookclub, Not the Australian.....
BLOOMSBURY, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 1998 Scarce First Edition, First Printing FINE crisp condition book with a FINE condition dust jacket. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, but the scarce true first/first Bloomsbury edition with the complete number.....
BLOOMSBURY, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 1998 Scarce First Edition, First Printing FINE crisp condition book with a FINE condition dust jacket. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, but the scarce true first/first Bloomsbury edition with the complete number.....
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 1998 First Edition, First Printing, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in the year of publication “To Jonathan with best wishes J.K. Rowling” A superb inscription with a wonderful association. Near fine book with a near fine condition dust jacket.....
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Scarce Uncorrected Proof Copy: Uncorrected Proofs are distributed for READING and review PRIOR to the release of the first printing. This copy is in extraordinary condition for one of the early Harry Potter series uncorrected proofs, and is extremely rare. The uncorrected proof for.....
BLOOMSBURY, 2000. Giles Greenfield. 1st Edition. Hardcover. HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE FIRST UK DELUXE EDITION WITH A SPECTACULAR ORIGINAL FULL PAGE WATERCOLOR BY THE DUST JACKET ARTIST, GILES GREENFIELD. First Edition in Deluxe Binding Fine, crisp book with a stunning ORIGINAL FULL PAGE WATERCOLOUR SIGNED and DATED, by.....
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000Signed First Edition, First Printing. Fine, crisp book and Fine condition dust jacket, with the scarce provenance of the original 6″ x 4″ GOLDEN TICKET to the book signing event at Hammicks and includes the original letter from Hammicks to the recipient notifying.....
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed First Edition, First Printing: Fine condition book signed on the scarce official bookplate with a Fine condition dust Jacket. The Half Blood Prince is probably the hardest book to acquire signed by the author, as J K Rowling did not appear at any.....
BLOOMSBURY, 1997. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 1997 First Edition, Second Softcover Printing: FIRST Bloomsbury edition, SECOND Softcover Printing. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, Not ex-library, but the scarce true first edition, second printing Bloomsbury edition with the.....
First Edition, Fourth Printing. Hardcover. FIRST Hardcover Edition, FOURTH Printing Near fine crisp book and vibrant original dust jacket. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, but the scarce true first/fourth Bloomsbury edition with the complete number line of 10 9 8 7.....
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. FIRST Hardcover Edition, FOURTH Printing: A superb FINE copy. With both the book and dust jacket in FINE vibrant condition. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, but the scarce true first/fourth Bloomsbury edition with the complete.....
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Hardcover Edition, Fourth Printing, SCARCE VARIANT: Fine, crisp book and Fine condition dust jacket. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, but the scarce true first/fourth Bloomsbury edition with the complete number line of 10.....
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. FIRST Hardcover Edition, FIFTH Printing Fine/Near fine crisp book and Fine/near fine vibrant original dust jacket. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, but the scarce true first/fifth Bloomsbury edition with the complete number line of 10.....
BLOOMSBURY, 1997. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 1997 FIRST Edition, SECOND Softcover Printing FINE condition softcover. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, Not ex-library, but the scarce true first edition, second printing Bloomsbury edition with the complete number line.....
London: BLOOMSBURY, 1997. First Printing. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 1997First Edition, First Softcover Printing: FIRST Bloomsbury edition, FIRST Softcover Printing. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, Not ex-library, but the scarce true first edition, first printing Bloomsbury edition with the complete number.....
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1999 First Edition, First Impression Near fine “Second state”, of HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J.K. Rowling, published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1999. Near fine/Fine condition book in a fine condition dust jacket. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition.....
2006. CLIFF WRIGHT. HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN Fine Art Guild quality giclee print, signed and dated lower right "Cliff Wright '06"Commissioned from Cliff Wright,( the cover artist for Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban), he signed a limited run of these Fine Art Guild stunning giclee prints.....
London: JONATHAN CAPE, 1999. First Printing First State. Softcover. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 1999 Scarce Uncorrected Proof Copy: The proof for Azkaban came in two states: a first state in purple wraps which had a print run of 31 copies (with fewer that survived), and a second state in green wraps with.....