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Rare Children's Books

Explore the enchanting world of rare children's books with our collection of timeless tales. Rediscover childhood favourites or find new treasures to share with the next generation. Shop now.

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  • The Tiger Who Came to Tea.

    KERR, Judith.
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    Rare, especially in such very good condition and with the dust-jacket, which is entirely unsophisticated in having no restoration, tears or signif...

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  • The Story of a Puppet or The Adventures of Pinocchio.

    COLLODI, Carlo [pseud. LORENZINI, Carlo].
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    The rare first UK edition of Collodi's classic for children, originally published in book-form in Florence, Italy in 1883. Previously serialised i...

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  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone.

    ROWLING, J.K.
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    The correct first UK Bloomsbury paperback edition. This copy has all important issue points, with the Wendy Cooling review to the front panel, the...

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  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit

    POTTER, Beatrix; SENDAK, Maurice.
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    Maurice Sendak meets Beatrix Potter. An excellent production reproducing 34 of the original 41 plain illustrations from the edition of The Tale of ...

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  • The Minpins.

    DAHL, Roald; BENSON, Patrick (illustrator).
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    Dahl's final children's book. First edition of the author's final book for children, published posthumously; 4to (280 x 220 mm); colour illustratio...

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  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone.

    ROWLING, J.K.
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    A stunningly bound example of the correct first UK Bloomsbury edition of this children's classic. This copy has the important textual issue points...

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  • Just So Stories.

    KIPLING, Rudyard.
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    Kipling's famous stories include: How the Whale Got His Throat, How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, How the Leopard Got H...

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  • Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.

    BARRIE, J.M.; RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator).
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    Rackham's illustrations capture so succinctly the ethereal atmosphere of the story, with the still recognisable Kensington Gardens poignantly rend...

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  • Now We Are Six.

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
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    A charming collection of rhymes and verses, some of which, such as 'Us Two' and 'The Friend' feature Winnie-The-Pooh. The final one, 'The End' ha...

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  • The Hunting of the Snark.

    CARROLL, Lewis (pseud. DODGSON, Charles).
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    First edition of Carroll's dark poem, describing 'with infinite humor the impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an inconceivable creatur...

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  • Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

    ELIOT, T.S.
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    Eliot's poetry book for children about cats, which would become the basis of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats. The book became hugely popular, s...

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  • The BFG.

    DAHL, Roald; BLAKE, Quentin (illustrator).
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    Deluxe limited first US edition of this Dahl classic, signed by both the author and the illustrator on the limitation page. Dahl's beloved story o...

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  • The Vicar of Nibbleswicke.

    DAHL, Roald; BLAKE, Quentin (illustrator).
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    The Vicar of Nibbleswicke was written for the Dyslexia Institute, and features a dyslexic protagonist.First edition,; tall 8vo (245 x 165 mm); ill...

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  • The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.

    POTTER, Beatrix.
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    This was published with the boards in either blue or cream but neither has priority over the other. First edition, first or second printing; 16mo;...

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  • The Gremlins.

    DAHL, Roald.
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    A very smart first edition copy of Roald Dahl's first book The Gremlins, a collaborative effort with Disney for a feature-length animation which, ...

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  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

    TWAIN, Mark.
    $188.00 - $188.00
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    'All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn' (Ernest Hemingway, The Green Hills of Africa).8vo (21 x...

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