Search Results: Children's Illustrated Books from Northern Lights Rare Books

London: Julia MacRae Books, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Browne, Anthony. An attractive copy of this splendidly illustrated version of Alice. Red boards, pp. 117, illustrated fully in colour. The binding is tight, firm and square with minor pushing to the spine tips. The dustjacket has minor chips to the laminate at the head and tail but no actual loss of paper and is in VG clean condition otherwise. Signed by Anthony Browne at the title page and uncommon, thus

New York: Random House, 1946. Hardcover. Fine. First Thus, 2 vols in card slipcase. An attractive edition of the Alices with the original Tenniel illustrations coloured by Fritz Kredel. Identified at the colophon as "Special Edition" - these may have been issued by the original Book of the Month Club either as a gift or as a special purchase for subscribers. In any event not so common these days and they are very pretty books indeed. Lovely clean condition, minor colour fading to the backstrip of Through the Looking Glass. 1/4 cloth with decorated, illustrated boards and blue top-edges, pp. 150 & pp. 165. In a plain card slipcase which may be missing a tipped-on label. Fine.

Hämeenlinna: Sanoma Magazines, 2006. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Kovakantinen. Toinen painos. Kunto K4/5, erinomainen. Reprinting of this collection which was first published in Finland in 2005. Printed in the Finnish language. Laminated pictorial boards as issued, pp. 176. A Fine condition copy which has been inscribed to the original owner, signed and dated by Don Rosa.

Helsinki: Otava, 2000. Hardcover. As New. 18th printing, originally published in 1994. No date indicated but a recent issue. Laminated illustrated boards as issued, illustrated endpapers and paste-downs, unpaginated. 30cm x 24cm approx. Printed in the Finnish language. Mauri Kunnas is something of an institution in Finland and must be one of the very few living artists in the world who has their own dedicated museum and theme park! His most famous creation is the sleep-walking dog, Herra Hakkarainen, who usually manages to inveigle himself into a background scene somewhere in his books (in the manner of Alfred Hitchcock's movie appearances). Here he turns his attention to a tale of piracy on the open seas with an impressive list of piratical characters. In As New condition, an unread copy.

No Binding. Fine. A plain white card bearing the popular author and former Children's Laureate's hand-written signature. Measures approx 6" x 4", Fine condition, pencil notes to verso. Can be trimmed easily for mounting purposes. The autograph was obtained in person by the previous owner at BBC studios in London on 31.08.2013. Provenance: from the collection of the indefatigable autograph hunter, Clive Bullimore.

No Binding. Fine. A plain white card bearing the popular author's hand-written dedication and signature. Inscription reads, "For Clive with Best Wishes". Measures approx 6" x 4", Fine condition, pencil notes to verso. Can be trimmed easily for mounting purposes. The autograph was obtained in person by the previous owner in 1998. Provenance: from the collection of the indefatigable autograph hunter, Clive Bullimore.

No Binding. Fine. A plain white card bearing the popular children's author/illustrator's hand-written dedication and signature. Inscription reads, "For Clive with very Best Wishes". Measures approx 6" x 4", Fine condition, pencil notes to verso. Can be trimmed easily for mounting purposes. The autograph was obtained in person by the previous owner at a book signing at Hatchards on November 30th,1998. Provenance: from the collection of the indefatigable autograph hunter, Clive Bullimore.

No Binding. Fine. A plain white card bearing the popular author/illustrator's (and creator of Percy the Park-keeper!) hand-written dedication and signature. Inscription reads, "For Clive with my Best Wishes". Measures approx 6" x 4", Fine condition, pencil notes to verso. Can be trimmed easily for mounting purposes. The autograph was obtained in person by the previous owner at a book signing at Hatchards in December1999. Provenance: from the collection of the indefatigable autograph hunter, Clive Bullimore.

No Binding. Fine. A plain white card bearing the popular author's hand-written signature with accompanying doodle. Measures approx 6" x 4", Fine condition, pencil notes to verso. Can be trimmed easily for mounting purposes. The autograph was obtained in person by the previous owner at BBC studios in London on 09.02.2008. Provenance: from the collection of the indefatigable autograph hunter, Clive Bullimore.

London: Doubleday, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. A trifle bumped at the spine ends and corners but a nice copy in unclipped dustjacket. Signed/Dated & Located by Wilson at the half-title and additionally signed by illustrator Nick Sharratt. Uncommon thus.

London: Blackie & Son, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. A delightful presentation copy of this charming children's book, inscribed to fellow illustrator and children's author Posy Simmonds at the half-title with an accompanying drawing. A nice clean copy but well-read and bumped at all the extremeties and slghtly leaning

Basil Blackwell, 1937. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Volume 1 in the Tale of Two Worlds series - juvenile fiction intended for girls and set in Puerto Rico. Original green covers with gilt titles on pink-coloured labels at the backstrip. Slightly cocked, corners and spine tip bumped but a VG clean copy which has been well-served by its dustjacket which is price-clipped with a few chips in places.

London: ulia MacRae Books, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. First Printing. A super copy of this wonderful picture book by arguably the world's leading illustrator for children. Laminated illustrated boards with matching dustjacket (unclipped), unpaginated. "Changes" articulates perfectly through its images the uncertainties and fears of a child faced with major life-changing events. Several full-page illustrations accompanied by sparse and simple text. This copy has been SIGNED by Anthony Browne to the title page. As New in dustjacket which has a few light scratches to the gloss at the rear panel and a couple of minor scrapes there. Minor shelf-wear at the crown but unclipped and Fine.

London: Julia MacRae Books, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/As New. First Printing. An outstanding copy of this wonderful picture book by arguably the world's leading illustrator for children. Laminated illustrated boards with matching dustjacket (unclipped), unpaginated. "Changes" articulates perfectly through its images the uncertainties and fears of a child faced with major life-changing events. Several full-page illustrations accompanied by sparse and simple text. This copy has been SIGNED by Anthony Browne to the verso of the front endpaper with an accompanying drawing of his Cheshire Cat figure. Fine in Fine unclipped dustjacket, a lovely copy.

Paris: Grund, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later Printing. 258 pp. Charmingly illustrated in colour by Jiri Trnka. VG in VG dustjacket which is frayed at the spine tips.

London: Pavillion Books, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A very nice copy, Fine in Fine price-clipped dustjacket. SIGNED by the illustrator Michael Foreman at the title page (for the seller in person).

London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Presumed First, no date, circa 1912. No I in the Happy Family series which was published in 6 parts and also in a collected edition. Original paper-backed boards, illustrated endpapers, 6 coloured plates (one double-leaf), line drawings. A very nice clean copy, no spotting or dampstaining, e.g., Previous owner name-stamp at half-title. Cracked at front hinge, corners and spine ends bumped but not split, some creasing to corners of the covers. A very clean copy.

London: The Folio Society, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Ngai, Victo. First thus. A beautiful example of this stunning Folio Society edition. Bound in buckram, blocked with a design by the artist, Victo Ngai. pp. xxv, 256, exquisitely illustrated with colour plates and vignettes. Presents as an unread copy, creakingly tight. Presented in a gold-coloured slipcase which is also in excellent clean condition with minor bumping to fore-edge corners. A lovely book.

Helsinki: Holger Schildts Forlag, 1962. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. An attractive copy of the true first edition of the Moomins book published in English as Tales from Moominvalley. This lovely example has been enhanced even more with a signature-cut of Tove Jansson which has been neatly pasted in at the title-page. Original 1/4 cloth, pictorial boards, pp. 166(7), illustrated by the author with vignettes and numerous full page drawings. Includes the story, The Invisible Child. which is the title of the book in Swedish. Fine condition, very minor bumps and rubs to the corners incurring slight loss of colour. Free from owner names etc, exceptionally clean and bright without the normal print soiling at the rear board.

Somerset: The Chicken House, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. First Printing. Issued simultaneously with the first trade edition. No. 210 of 500 copies signed and numbered by Cornelia Funke at the title page. Minor impact ding to the slipcase at top edge, the book (and dustjacket) itself in As New unread condition.