Children's Books

A Road to Fairyland

Foxing to prelims and minor foxing throughout. Small 2cm tear to pg. 3. Colour frontis by Arthur Rackham in perfect condition, with tissue guard. The book appears to have been recased and has new feps.

Amelia Jane Again!

Some foxing to the endpapers and the top, bottom and fore edges. Inscribed First prize in blue ink and award label adhered to front flyleaf. Contains numerous black-and-white illustrations. Boards show slight wear. DW shows several small tears (some of which repaired with clear tape) and wear,especially along the edges with slight losses to the top and bottom of spine area.

Ayesha, the Return of She

Dust jacket is well worn , and seems to be of a later edition. (smaller edition).Previous owners inscription in pencil plus newsclipping tipped in. Sporadic foxing mostly to end papers. A follow on to the story of “She”.

Biggles of the Special Air Police

Random foxing throughout. Text clean and clear. Pages are age toned. Boards show some soiling and wear along the edges with slightly bumped corners. Previous owner’s initial and surname in pencil to the front fep.

Biggles of the Special Air Police

Light foxing throughout. Text clean and clear. Boards show wear along the edges with bumped corners. DW shows scuffing, wear and losses along the edges and top and bottom of spine area.

Bumble

Colour illustrations throughout. Inscription in ink to half title page. Some random foxing in various areas of the book. Pages are slightly age toned. DW shows significant wear, some soiling, foxing, losses to the spine and insect damage.

Chums 1931-1932

Red cloth cover with slight wear and fraying to edges. Previous owners inscription to end papers. Boys annual.

Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls


Various colour plates, drawings, pictures etc. inside. Contains a section on the Royal Family with photographs. Some pen marks (puzzles). Dust-jacket significantly worn

Die Avonture Van Alice

The scarce Afrikaans translation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, in one volume. Translation by Andre Brink.

Doctor Dolittle’s Circus

Binding slightly shaken with foxing to page edges. Usual age toning to boards.

Doctor Dolittles’s Post Office


Dream Days


Previous owner’s name inked to front fep. Text clean, some foxing to the endpapers and browning of the leaves. Dw still intact but shows wear, discolouration and some losses to the spine area.

Dress-Rehearsal

Shelf wear to top and bottom of spine with some foxing to page edges.

Father Goes Fishing

Some foxing to fep.

Finding a Fairy

Small amount of foxing and age toning. Tears to approx. seven pages. Two photographic plates loose. Boards scuffed.

Five Have a Mystery to Solve - 1st edition

Dust jacket has closed tears, some wear and is price clipped. Bookseller’s sticker to the fep.

Heath Robinson’s Book of Goblins

A good tightly bound copy with the usual age toning. Pencil inscription on fep. seven colour illustrations and numerous black and white ones.

In Times of Peril, a Story of India

Ink inscription on fep. Some foxing to pages.

Joan’s Best Chum

Pages are age toned. Contains several black and white illustrations. Boards show little wear.

Jock of the Bushveld

1st edition. Very good condition. Green cloth cover with some wear to edges and scuffing.