Children's Books from Tarrington Books

London: Chatto and Windus, 1931. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 8 inches (14 x 20.5 cm). First printing. Lacking jacket. Orange cloth binding. Slight browning to spine. Light foxing to page edges and endpapers. A few spots and occasional small marks to text. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8 inches (14 x 20.5… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1968. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Good. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13 x 20 cm). Dust jacket: Staining to rear cover. Slight wear to ends of spine. A few markings to rear flap in red pencil. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: First printing. Pale grey cloth binding with… Read more about this item

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1946. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 6.75 x 8.25 inches (17.5 x 21.5 cm). First printing of the Mervyn Peake illustrated edition. Lacking jacket. Yellow cloth binding. Foxing to spine, light marking to boards. Slight wear to foot of spine. Foxing to page edges. Clean text throughout. Double page colour illustrated title page plus… Read more about this item

London: Country Life, 1939. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22.5 cm). First printing. Lacking jacket. Grey cloth binding. Browning and slight marking to spine. Slight wear to ends of spine and corners of boards. A little fading to rear board. Foxing to endpapers, clean text throughout. With four colour plates and several… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., 1895. 1st Edition . Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). First printing. Blue cloth binding with slight lean. Spine faded and has wear to ends. Slight wear to corners of boards. All edges gilt. Rear endpaper joint cracked with webbing visible but securely bound. Patches of foxing throughout, heavy in places.… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1965. 5th Impression . Very Good Plus. 5.75 x 7.75 inches (14.5 x 18 cm). Lacking jacket. Paper covered boards. Very slight rubbing to ends of spine, otherwise in first class condition throughout. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1968. 10th Impression . Very Good Minus. 5.75 x 7.75 inches (14.5 x 18 cm). Lacking jacket. Paper covered boards. Very slight rubbing to ends of spine and corners of boards. Small bump to lower edge of front board. Small faded section to head of spine. Staining to p50/51, light diagonal crease to pages 59/60 and… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1970. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 5.75 x 7.75 inches (14.5 x 18 cm). Lacking jacket. Paper covered boards. Slight fading to spine. Slight rubbing to ends of spine and corners of boards. Very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1969. 9th Impression . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.75 x 7.75 inches (14.5 x 18 cm). Dust jacket: Slight wear to upper corners. Slight rubbing to spine. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Paper covered boards. Slight bumping to upper corners, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1969. 12th Impression . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.75 x 7.75 inches (14.5 x 18 cm). Dust jacket: Creasing and slight wear to top edges. Light stain to front cover. Slight rubbing to edges. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Paper covered boards. Slight rubbing to board… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. 9th Impression . Fair. 7.25 x 9.75 inches (18.5 x 25 cm). Blue buckram binding with gilt illustration to front board. Marking to boards. Spine faded and rubbed. Slight wear to ends of spine and corners of boards. Heavy foxing to page edges and all pages. Plate mounts are heavily browned, binding strained… Read more about this item

London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1927. 1st Edition . Fair. 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). First printing. The deluxe edition, bound in full red leather, all page edges gilt. A heavily worn example with perishing to the leather and loss to spine and board corners. Heavy rubbing to edges. Internally in very clean condition, just… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1970. 2nd Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.75 x 7.75 inches (14.5 x 18 cm). Dust jacket: Slight wear to ends of spine and corners. Slight fading to spine. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Paper covered boards with slight rubbing to edges. Small bump to head… Read more about this item

New York: James C. Derby, 1855. 1st Edition . Good. 5 x 7 inches (12 x 17.5 cm). Brown blind stamped cloth binding with gilt vignette to front cover and gilt decoration to spine. Wear to ends of spine and corners of boards. A few marks to boards, slight insect damage to front board. Binding is a little… Read more about this item

London: George G. Harrap and Company Ltd., 1932. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6 x 8.5 inches (15 x 22 cm). First printing. Red cloth binding. Spine slightly faded and has light rubbing to edges. Very slight wear to head of spine. Residue from a bookplate to front pastedown endpaper, rear pastedown endpaper has a pocket, with 'art'… Read more about this item

London: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1931. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 11 x 8.75 inches (28 x 22.5 cm). First printing of the Le Mair illustrated edition. Quarter brown buckram with paper covered boards, illustrated to front board. Light marking to front board. Foxing to page edges. Light foxing throughout the text. Complete with 12… Read more about this item

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1924. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 7.5 x 9.75 inches (18.5 x 25 cm). Decorative blue cloth binding. Fading to spine and board edges. Good solid binding. Clean text throughout. Complete with eight tipped-in colour plates (one with creasing to lower corner). School prize volume with gilt design to front board (Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow)… Read more about this item

London: Dean & Son Ltd., 1961. 1st Edition . Very Good. 8.25 x 11 inches (21 x 28 cm). Laminated boards. Slight wear to ends of spine and corners of boards. Light foxing to page edges. Browning to pages, text is otherwise very clean throughout. Previous owner's name to reverse of frontis. Overall condition is Very Good. Size:… Read more about this item

London: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1920. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 6.25 x 8 inches (16 x 20.5 cm). First printing. Blue buckram binding, illustrated in black to front board and spine. Spine browned and has wear to ends. Browning to page edges, endpapers, half title page and last page of ads. Occasional patches of… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1946. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). First UK edition. Lacking jacket. Pale green cloth binding. Fading to spine and board edges. A few rust spots to front board. Binding leaning slightly. Light foxing to page edges. Very clean text throughout. Illustrated endpapers, numerous illustrations, within the… Read more about this item