Libri per ragazzi

Little folks: the magazine for boys and girls. Volume 110.

Williams, H. Darkin (ed.) · 1929 · Aucott & Thomas

£11.50 (€13.79 | $15.20 | ¥2,427)

Amalgamated Press, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Larger format hardback bound in pictorial paper on boards with blue cloth spine, worn at the corners, front endpaper excised, crossed-out inscriptions on front pastedown and title page verso. 478 pages, colour plates and b/w i...

The modern wonder book for girls.

Oldmeadow, Katharine L. and others · 1950 · Aucott & Thomas

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

Collins, 1950. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Larger format hardback tightly bound in blue cloth with gilt titles, colour picture of hockey players laid down to front board, no inscriptions, a few of the line drawings have been neatly coloured in. 384 pages, 4 colour plates and...

Winged might.

Westerman, Percy F. · 1941 · Aucott & Thomas

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Blackie, 1941. Reprint. Hardcover. Very clean, tightly bound book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which is lightly chipped at the corners. 256 pages, 4 plates. Not dated, but probably a 1941 reprint, based on the adverts for his other books. Very Good in...

Little things nos 4, 7, 8, 9, 15 & 16: The four cats, The kind crocodile, the three mice, A panda, Little rhymes and Squirrel.

Clarke, Mollie · 1959 · Aucott & Thomas

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Exeter: A. Wheaton & Co. Ltd, 1959. Reprint. Softcover. 6 reading copies, ex school paperbacks with a school stamp on front cover but no other inscriptions. Covers creased and rubbed at edges, tape marks around spines and all covers and pages marked as clearly these books have...

Red spot books nos 2, 3, 4 & 5: The blue balloon, The duck's pond, Greedy pig and Angus and the balls.

Clarke, Mollie · 1959 · Aucott & Thomas

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Exeter: Wheatons, 1959. Reprint. Softcover. 4 reading copies, ex school small format paperbacks with a school stamp and date but no other inscriptions. 3 have 8 July 1959 inside front cover/first page, Blue balloon has stamp and 8 July 1958 on front cover. Covers rubbed and wo...

Yellow spot books nos 1, 3 & 5: Simon's shop; Peter's gang; and Pirate Bill.

Clarke, Mollie · 1959 · Aucott & Thomas

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Exeter: Wheaton of Exeter, 1959. Reprint. Softcover. 3 reading copies, ex school small format paperback with a school stamp and date (21 Nov 1967) on the first page but no other inscriptions. Covers rubbed and worn at edges, pages marked as clearly these books have been read m...

John and the red boots (First stories no 1).

Barnes, Margaret · 1958 · Aucott & Thomas

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Leeds: E. J. Arnold & Sons Limited, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. A reading copy, ex school small format hardback with a school stamp and date (8 Sept 1959) on front pastedown but no other inscriptions. Boards very rubbed and worn at edges, with tape marks where edges reinfo...

Robert and the black hen, with, Jean and the yellow kitten (Second stories nos 1 & 2).

Harrop, Beatrice · 1959 · Aucott & Thomas

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Leeds: E. J. Arnold & Sons Limited, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 reading copies, ex school small format hardbacks with a school stamp and date (5 Mar 1959) on front pastedown but no other inscriptions. Boards very rubbed and worn at edges with remains of tape reinforcing,...

Tommy and the gardening, with, Mary and the cleaning (First stories nos 7 & 8).

Devenport, Pat · 1958 · Aucott & Thomas

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Leeds: E. J. Arnold & Sons Limited, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 reading copies, ex school small format hardbacks with a school stamp and date (8 Sept 1959) on front pastedown but no other inscriptions. Boards very rubbed and worn at edges, pages marked as clearly these b...

Angelo, or the pine forest in the Alps.

Jewsbury, Geraldine Endsor · 2014 · Aucott & Thomas

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

U.S.A: General Books, 2014. Reprint. Softcover. Please note this is a 'print on demand' edition, therefore it is poorly edited & typeset, the story covers 17 pages and the remaining 12 pages are reproductions of publisher's adverts. However it is a clean and tightly bound pape...

Farmyard stories.

Anon. · 1900 · Aucott & Thomas

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Griffith Farran Browne & Co. 1900. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in grey quarter cloth over glossy pictorial paper on boards, spine professionally rebacked & hinges strengthened, prize plate to front pastedown (dated 1902), no inscriptions. Unpagi...

Hans Andersen's fairy tales.

Andersen, Hans Christian & Hardy, E. S. (illus) · 1897 · Aucott & Thomas

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

Ernest Nister, 1897. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in blue cloth with gilt titles & white and gilt decoration, all edges gilt, bevelled boards, cloth is rubbed at corners, no inscriptions, tanning to endpapers, else internally unmarked. 288 pages,...

The Otterbury incident.

Lewis, C. Day · 1948 · Aucott & Thomas

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

Putnam & Co. Ltd. 1948. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in red cloth with faded gilt titles, cloth has minor rubbing at corners, spine sunned, neat name on front endpaper, mark on page 51. 148 pages, illustrations in the text by Edward Ar...

No-one at home.

Pullein-Thompson, Christine · 1976 · Aucott & Thomas

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Hamish Hamilton, 1976. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in glossy pictorial boards, no inscriptions. 94 pages, illustrations in the text by Christopher Evans. Very Good with no dust jacket.

The nursery songbook.

Moore, H. Keatley & Sandheim, May · 1906 · Aucott & Thomas

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

George Routledge & Sons, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in blue cloth with gilt and orange titles, and gilt, green & black decoration, cloth has minor rubbing at corners, no inscriptions. Has been professionally restored, boards rebacked, page edg...

The secret of the brick house.

Wynne, May · 1957 · Aucott & Thomas

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1957. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean, tightly bound book with school prize sticker on front pastedown, in a bright price clipped dustjacket which is creased and chipped at the edges. 120 pages. No date but one of 1950s Mayflower series. Good in Fair dust jacket.

Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools.

Caveney, Philip · 2007 · Aucott & Thomas

£7.50 (€8.99 | $9.91 | ¥1,583)

The Bodley Head, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very clean, tightly bound book signed by author on the title page, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which is lightly worn at the corners and spine edges. 378 pages; Signed by Author. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket.

The Rope Skips Max

Turk, Hanne · 1982 · Rainy Day Books

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

Book Good. Neugebauer Press Austria Ex-library copy with pocket still present and the usual stamps and spine label. Light overall wear.

The Night the City Sang.

Desbarats, Peter & Newfeld, Frank. · 1977 · Inno Dubelaar Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1977. 1977. F. Hardcover. First printing this edition, previously published as Halibut York and More. 48 pp. ills. large 8vo, black cloth in dustjacket. Fine text in price-clipped dj with some light edge-wear and a few nicks . Nice copy. Near Fin...

Roy Rogers and the Sure 'Nough Cowpoke.

Beecher, Elizabeth. · 1952 · Inno Dubelaar Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.05 | ¥1,278)

Whitman, 1952. 1952. Hardcover. Apparent first. Not paginated, color ills. small square 12mo, pictorial boards, no dj as issued. Covers well-worn at tips as usual but contents fresh and clean, no inscriptions. Good.