Libri per ragazzi

Grimshaw of St.Kit's. (With four illustrations in colour and black and white by C.P.Shelton).

POOLE, MICHAEL. · 1929 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

London: Cassell and Company,Ltd, 1929. A School Story. Pp.215, colour frontispiece + 3 black & white plates by C.P.Shelton, occasional foxing throughout. Brown cloth with black titles and colour illustration inset to front board. Good.

Some Boys' Doings.

HABBERTON, JOHN. · 1902 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

London: James Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1902. By the author of "Helen's Babies". Pp.256/4(ads for other publications), black & white frontispiece + 3 further black & white plates. Blue cloth, gilt title and black illustration to front, gilt title to spine. VG.

Grandpa and the Tiger.

HEWARD, CONSTANCE.(WORDS)/ GOVEY, LILIAN A. (PICTURES). · 1924 · Chilton Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London: George G.Harrap & Co.Ltd, 1924. 1st edition. 16cms x 11cms. An escaped tiger from a traveling zoo is discovered in Grandpa's garden. The tiger enters the house, where it is finally caught with the result of it ending up as a rug on Grandpa's living room floor. Unpagina...

The Castle of Himself. (Illustrated by Constance Symonds).

ROLT, MARY F. · 1927 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

London: Humphrey Milford/ Oxford University Press, 1927. 1st edition. Children's story about a little boy who is "King" of his world which gets 'invaded' by Mr Cough, Mrs Cold, Miss Sneeze and Master Shivers. 17.5cms x 13.5cms. Pp.48, colour frontispiece + 6 black & white line...

Madeline.

BEMELMANS, LUDWIG. · 1968 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Sphere, 1968. The first in the "Madeline" series. Sphere edition in association with Andre Deutch Ltd. 22.5cms x 17cms. Pp.48, illustrated throughout but with some blurring to the colour plates on pp. 10, 11,14 and 15, small chip to lower corner pp.13/14,23/24, and 29/...

Madeline in London.

BEMELMANS, LUDWIG. · 1969 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: Sphere, 1969. 0. In which Pepito moves to London, and Madeline and the girls go to visit him. First Sphere edition. 22.5cms x 17cms. Pp.56, illustrated throughout, small corner losses affecting pp.5/6, 43/44 and 53/54. Paperback, crease to lower rear cover. Good.

A Regular Handful! or Ruthie's Charge.

CHAPPELL, JENNIE. · 1920 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: S.W.Partridge & Co Ltd, nd.(c.1920s). By the author of "Norman's Oak", "The Mystery of Marnie", "A Fair Reward", etc. Pp.96, black & white frontispiece illustration + 3 further plates, prize presentation and owner's inkstamp to front free endpaper, pages browned. Red i...

Bunkle and Belinda. (Illustrated by Julie Neild).

PARDOE, M. · 1948 · Chilton Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, 1948. 1st edition. Sixth in the 'Bunkle' book series set in the tin-mining district of Cornwall. Pp.215, line drawing frontispiece + head and tail pieces to each chapter by Julie Neild, toning to endpapers. Bright green cloth, dustwrappe...

Mini Sagas: Swashbuckling Stories. South Eastern Adventures.

RICHARDSON, MARK. (EDITOR). · 2012 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Peterborough: Young Writers, 2012. 9780857399144. "Everyone has a story to tell; be it comical, romantic or spine-tingling. But these inspiring tales have a difference; they're all no more than fifty words long, cramming in bold beginnings, marvellous middles and exciting endi...

A Kid From The City.

WATKINS, ELEANOR. · 1976 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Pickering & Inglis, 1976. 0720822343. 1st edition. "The Welfare lady started it all. She suggested that Pat and Donny have a holiday on a farm..Donny enjoys the petting he receives, but Pat gets into all sorts of scrapes, and, unfortunately, lies to cover up his misdee...

Sing Nature's Song. (Illustrated by David T. Donaghy).

FRANCIS, HILARY J. · 2009 · Chilton Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Great Barn Publishing, 2009. 9780956173300. 1st edition. A mystical children's book. "A story of the little peoples journey to the castle that has had no music for over a hundred years. In making the journey, the little people overcome their own difficulties to help humans sin...

The Picnic.

KEIR, GERTRUDE / JACKSON, CAROLIN (ILLUSTRATOR). · 1951 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press, 1951. 0. Reprint of the 1946 (1st) edition. "One of a series of picture reading books with text carefully graded, from the first to the last volume, to follow the reading progress of the child. The series answers the needs o...

Chang of the Crimson Claw. Adventure Vest Pocket Library No.4.

HOTSPUR. · 1930 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: D.C.Thomson & Co.Ltd, nd.(c.1930's). 0. 7cms x 7cms. Small square booklet. One of a series which were given away with The Hotspur boy's paper probably in the 1930's. Art work by Martin Asbury? 51 pages which are a little toned. Ad for VPL No 5 "Red Skull Branson" to in...

Tim Kane's Treasure.

BENNETT, C.M. · 1930 · Chilton Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London: Nisbet, nd.(c.1930). 0. The Cavalcade series. "The Brotherhood of the Gallows Tree, taking with them loot of fabulous value, treacherously left their fellow buccaneers. Then that reckless rascal, Captain Tim Kane, secretly buried the treasure. Desperate adventures both...

Play The Game. A School Story.

AVERY, HAROLD. · 1908 · Chilton Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, nd.(c.1908). 0. Boys school story about a football team. Pp.343, colour frontispiece + 3 further colour plates by E.Shepard, prze bookplate of Halstead Council School to inside front board, endpapers grubby. Green illustrated cloth with gilt tit...

Gulliver's Travels. (Illustrated by Arthur Rackham).

SWIFT, JONATHAN. · 1949 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London: J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd, 1949. 0. Tales for Children From Many Lands series(edited by F.C.Tilney)/. This edition has been abridged for children containing only "A Voyage to Liliput" and "A Voyage to Brobdingnag". 18cms x 13.5cms. Pp.128, coloured frontispiece + 7 further c...

Wolf the Mechanical Dog. (Illustrations by Pat Leyshun).

WELDON, FAY. · 1988 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: William Collins Sons & Co, 1988. 0001847929. 1st edition. "Fay Weldon's picture of a future world is both frightening and funny. Even though machines are dominant it is still possible for human children to throw a spanner in the works." Unpaginated, distinctive black a...

The St Nicholas Anthology. With an introduction by May Lamberton Becker.

COMMAGER, HENRY STEELE. (EDITOR). · 1948 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

New York: Random House,1948. 1st ed. Anthology of children's stories and poems by such authors as: Pyle, Candler Harris, Theodore Roosevelt, Tennyson, Longfellow, Kipling, Harte, Ingalls Wilder, London, Hodgson Burnett, Mapes Dodge. + a selection of stories/poems written by ch...

The Children Of The Bible .

J. M. KRONHEIM ( ILLUSTRATOR) . · 1852 · Chilton Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London: The Religious Tract Society: Depositories, 56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul's Churchyard; and 164, Piccadilly: and sold by the booksellers. [ 1852 ] . 0. A well preserved original binding. 7.25" x 5.5" . Blue ripple-grain cloth over boards, gold title and illustration...

The Children Of The Bible .

J. M. KRONHEIM ( ILLUSTRATOR) . · 1852 · Chilton Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London: The Religious Tract Society: Depositories, 56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul's Churchyard; and 164, Piccadilly: and sold by the booksellers. [ 1852 ] . 0. A well preserved original binding. 7.25" x 5.5" . Blue ripple-grain cloth over boards, gold title and illustration...