Children's Poetry
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The Hunting Of the Snark an Agony, In Eight Fits Macmillan Edition 1911
by Lewis; Holiday, Henry Carroll
Children's Poetry Books & Ephemera
Family Reunion
by Singer, Marilyn
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan, 1994. First printing. Previous owner's name is on the front free endpaper. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket price is intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by R. W. Alley. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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€14.18
A Hippopotamusn't and Other Animal Verses
by Lewis, J. Patrick
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1990. First printing. Previous owner's name is on the front pastedown. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket is price-clipped and has very light edge wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Victoria Chess. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€18.90
Elephants & Emus: And Other Animal Rhymes
by Browne, Philippa-Alys
Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Charlesbridge Pub Inc, 1997. First printing. Very lightly bumped at the top corners. There are a few shallow dents on the boards. Previous owner's name is on the front pastedown. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket has a short tear on the back face and at the spine tail. There are several shallow dents and scratches on the faces. Small spots of wear at the top corners. The jacket price is intact. In Brodart dust jacket protector.. First U. S. Edition. Hard Cover....
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€14.18
The Tripled Crown - A Book of English Scotch and Irish Verse for the Age of Six to Sixteen Chosen and Arranged By Three of That Age
Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1908 Book. Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Anthology of poetry chosen by and for children, beginning with The Tripled Crown by ATQuiller-Couch and including work by Shakespeare, Tennyson, Blake, Wordsworth, Yeats and many others. 304pp with index. Gilt crown design and lettering to front board and spine. All edges gilt. Some bumping and rubbing to spine and corners, ribbon marker frayed, endpapers...
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€17.74€14.19
The Children's Treasure Chest of Stories and Verse
by Boutin, Dorothy Elizabeth
Lawrence, Massachusetts: University Cap and Gown Co., 1962. 86 pp. Inscribed by the author to previous owner on the front free endpaper. A fine, otherwise unmarked copy with a touch of wear at the spine ends. The dust jacket is rubbed, soiled, stained, and worn at the spine ends and corners. The price, $1.98, is present on the front flap.. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€46.31
Numbears: A Counting Book
by Hague, Kathleen
London: Methuen Children's Books, 1986. First printing. Signed (in a difficult to read scrawl) by the illustrator on the title page. Very lightly bumped at the spine ends and the corners. The dust jacket has some shallow creases along the top edge. The flap price is intact. . Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Michael Hague. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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€14.18
The Cowslip; or, More Cautionary Stories in Verse
by [Turner, Elizabeth]
Birmingham: Cornish Brothers. G : in Good condition. Covers rubbed with wear to extremities. Previous owner's inscription to fep. 1900. Reprint. Grey paper covered boards with black cloth spine. 150mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). 67pp. With thirty b/wengravings by S. Williams. .
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€28.38
Things I Hate!
by Wittels, Harriet; Greisman, Joan
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Behavioral Publications, 1973. First printing. Price code mark on the top edge. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket is soiled and stained in spots, and has light edgewear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Jerry McConnel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€14.18
Stardust and Silver - A Joy-Book of Juvenile Verse
by John R Crossland (Compiler)
London & Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1938 Book. Illus. by Jean Cruikshanks. Fair. Green Cloth Boards. 5th Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Volume 4 in The Laurel and Gold Series. Collection of verse for children. 223pp illustrated with black and white drawings. Slightly musty volume with some bumping to spine and corners, age-toning to edges, several turned corners, marking to endpapers and tape repair to contents page, otherwise fair/good reading copy for age..
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€8.87€7.09
Poetic Voyages - Harrogate
by Helen Chatwin (Editor)
Peterborough: Young Writers, 2001 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of poems written by children in Harrogate schools. 210pp illustrated with 2 black and white drawings. Slight creasing to corners and minor marking to edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..
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€8.87€7.09
Bizarre Birds & Beasts - Animal Verses
by James Marsh
London: Pavilion Books Ltd, 1991 Book. Illus. by The Author. Very Good. Grey Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8.9" Square. Collection of whimsical verses for all ages about animals, superbly illustrated throughout with bright colour drawings. 30 pages. Gilt lettering to spine, pale peach endpapers. Minor bumping to spine and corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is unclipped, with some edge and surface wear and slight rubbing to one corner, otherwise good..
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€8.87€7.09
The "Original Poems" and Others
by Ann and Jane Taylor and Adelaide O'Keeffe
London: Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co Book. Illus. by F D Bedford. Fair. Decorated Blue Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Undated collection of poems, some of which were first published in 1804, edited by E V Lucas and illustrated by F D Bedford. Gilt lettering and drawing to top board and spine, partly faded, top edges gilt, fore-edges untrimmed. 410pp, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings. Bumping and rubbing to spine and corners, edges age-toned, left hinge...
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€17.74€14.19
Nothingmas Day
by Adrian Mitchell
London: Allison & Busby Ltd, 1984 Book. Illus. by John Lawrence. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First collection of Adrian Mitchells's poems for children, illustrated with specially created woodcuts by John Lawrence. 79pp illustrated in black and white. Gilt figure to top board and gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is price-clipped, with some edgewear and fading,...
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€20.69€16.55
My Story Book
by Diemer, George W.; Wise, Claude Merton (editors)
Cleveland, Ohio: L. J. Bullard Co., 1948. Book four of "The How and Why Library Series". A bit scuffed on the extremities. Otherwise fine in a sound binding.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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€46.31
Peacock Pie. A Book of Rhymes. 1913
by de la Mare, Walter
London: Constable & Co Ltd. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription to fep. Edge block foxed. 1913. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 122pp. .
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€92.23
Children's Ballads from History and Folk Lore
by Bates, Clara Doty, et. al
Boston: D. Lothrop & Co., 1886. Unpaginated. Ten ballads with 84 illustrations. All edges gilt. Moderate to heavy wear to the extremities. The boards are soiled in spots. A few pages have soiled spots. In a sound binding with hinges intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by E. H. Garrett, G. F. Barnes, and Jessie McDermott. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€80.34
A Number of Things
by Fisher, G D; Shaw, E V [illus.]
London: The Moray Press. G : in good condition with torn and lightly marked dust jacket. Dust jacket spine browned. 1935. First Edition. Illustrated hardback board cover. 200mm x 150mm (8" x 6"). 61pp. Line drawings within. .
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€33.11
The Book of Baby Verse
by Morris, Joseph; Adams, St. Clair
New York: George Sully & Co., 1923. Blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. 214 pp. The front free endpaper is missing. There is a small stain on the bottom edge. Bookseller's notation and price are on the recto of the frontispiece page. Otherwise unmarked and in a tight binding. The dust jacket is price-clipped and edgeworn. There is a 1" by 2" chip on the back panel and a small chip at the spine head. Torn along the front flap fold. Some rubbing and staining.. Hard...
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€27.41
Sing for your Supper
by Farjeon, Eleanor
London: Michael Joseph. G : in Good condition with tattered dust jacket. Dedication to fep. 1938. First Edition Ltd. Blue hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 215pp. Illustrations by Isobel & John Morton Sale. .
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€21.99
Pick-A-Poem: A Picture Play-Book
Chicago: Children's Press, 1946. Stapled binding. Worn at the bottom corners. Otherwise fine.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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€14.18
Seeds in the Wind. Poems in Scots for Children
by Soutar, William
Edinburgh: Grant & Murray Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Neat inscription on half title page. 1933. First Edition. Quarter cream over brown mottled board. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 43pp, + ads. .
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€66.21
Trees
by Behn, Harry
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bill Martin Books/ Henry Holt, 1992. First printing. Three leaves are somewhat wrinkled or creased. Otherwise a fine, unmarked copy. The dust jacket is softened at the spine ends and the corners, and is somewhat wrinkled. The flap price is intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by James Endicott. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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€17.96
The Town Clock and Other New Lyrics for Children
by Lyons, Mary Frances
Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1934. First printing (no additional printings listed). 47 pp. plus index. The front board is bowed. The endpapers and two text pages are foxed. Otherwise fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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€36.86
Getting Used to the Dark: 26 Night Poems
by Swanson, Susan Marie
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Richard Jackson / DK Inc., 1997. First printing. Signed by Mr. Catalanotto on the title page and dated 1997. The dust jacket has light wear at the spine ends and the corners. There is a small stain on the underside, invisible from the top side. The jacket price is intact.. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. Illus. by Peter Catalanotto. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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€14.18
Poems for the Young
by Philip, Neil (selected by) Ills by John Lawrence
Stewart Tabori & Chang 1st '92 . 1/2 boundd, cloth sp, sl crsing to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 502 gms.
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€7.09
