First edition of this vintage Puffin picture book. Date of publication not stated but this is a c. October 1946 first edition. There is a little foxing to the back cover and the last two pages, with a few additional spots to textblock / page edges. In otherwise very good clean condition. pp. 32 including the covers. The stapled binding is firm. There is some rusting to the staples which has transferred a tiny amount to surrounding paper at the centrefold; however the surrounding paper has not corroded. Pages are crisp and clean throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. No creases.... View More...
Puffin paperback, first thus. In excellent, very near fine condition - clean, tight, unmarked, no previous owner's names or inscriptions; pages have slightly tanned / darkened. pp. 141. 18.cm tall. A super copy. View More...
First edition of this vintage Puffin picture book. Date of publication not stated but this is a c. December 1947 first edition. There is quite a large but very pale brown mark to the page just inside the front cover. In otherwise excellent clean condition. pp. 32 including the covers. The stapled binding is firm. There is some rusting to the staples which has transferred a tiny amount to surrounding paper at the centrefold; however the surrounding paper has not corroded. Pages are crisp and clean throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. No creases. A nice condition copy overall. ... View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First printing of this reissued hardback edition. An excellent, fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket - very slight rubs to the corners only. The book is clean, tight, unmarked and appears unread. A super copy. pp. 170. 20.5cm tall. View More...
Slim stapled picture book. Penguin / Puffin Picture Puffins edition; 1986 reprint; the first Picture Puffins edition was in 1972. In just about very good condition overall. Some foxing inside both front and back covers. Puffin editorial file stamp just inside the front cover. In otherwise nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions. pp. 32. 23cm tall. View More...
Slim stapled picture book. Penguin / Puffin Picture Puffins edition; 1985 reprint; the first Picture Puffins edition was in 1970. A very little, very light foxing inside both front and back covers. Editorial copy file stamp just inside the front cover and there is a faint score mark scratched along the width of the front cover. In otherwise very good, clean condition. No names or inscriptions. pp. 32. 23cm tall. View More...
Slim stapled picture book. Penguin / Puffin Picture Puffins edition; a late 1980s to early 1990s reprint, estimated 1990; the first Picture Puffins edition was in 1970. There is a small dent to the top of the spine and a tiny dent to the top edge of the front cover. Very slight rubs to the corners of the covers. In otherwise very good, clean condition throughout. No names or inscriptions. pp. 32. 23cm tall. View More...
First edition of this vintage Puffin picture book, April 1948. There is some foxing to the top edge of the covers and the first two pages. In otherwise very good clean condition. pp. 32 including the covers. The stapled binding is firm. There is little rusting to the staples which has transferred a tiny amount to surrounding paper at the centrefold; however the surrounding paper has not corroded. Pages are crisp and clean throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. No creases. A nice condition copy. 18.5cm tall. Series editor Noel Carrington. Printed by Van Leer. View More...
Date of publication not stated but this is a first edition of c. December 1946. Slim unpaginated illustrated picture book. Some foxing to the edges of the front cover and the first few pages, and a very pale stain to the top corner of the front cover. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Staples slightly rusted at the centrefold but no corrosion to surrounding paper. 18.6cm tall. Series editor Noel Carrington. Lithographed by Van Leer. View More...
First Picture Puffins edition, 1975; the book was first published by World's Work Ltd in 1968. Slim stapled binding children's picture book. In excellent, very near fine condition. Slight discolouration / darkening to the pages only. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Pages are crisp and clean, no handling marks. A super copy of this first Picture Puffins edition. Unpaginated. 15.7 cm tall x 19.6cm wide. View More...
Date of publication not stated but this is the third edition of c. April 1945; first published in April 1944. 31pp. Slim stapled binding. In very good, clean condition. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. A very small flattened crease to the bottom corner of the front cover. Clean and tight. Price of one shilling inside the front cover and titles listed from no. 4 to no. 58. Girl on the front cover has a plain yellow dress with orange collar. Staples at centrefold have slightly rusted but no marks or corrosion to surrounding paper. A very nice condition copy. 18cm tall. Se... View More...
Second impression of this puffin paperback edition. The pages have browned and there are reading creases to the spine. There is a short, approx 1cm tear to the foredge of the front cover, half title, title and contents pages. The binding is firm. No names or inscriptions. Though browned, the pages are otherwise clean. pp. 183. 18cm tall. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First printing of this reissued hardback edition, 2004. An excellent, fine condition, copy in a very good dust jacket - there is a tiny nick in the jacket at the top of the spine, repaired with near invisible archival tissue to the underside, and the spine is also slightly faded. The book itself is clean, tight and appears unread. pp. 298. 20.5cm tall. In text illustrations by Robin Lawrie; cover illustration by Angelo Rinaldi. View More...
First edition of this vintage Puffin picture book. Publication date not stated but this is the first edition of May 1944. There is some heavy foxing to the back cover and to the last few pages; lighter spots to the front cover and the first few pages, and some occasional spots to the textblock / page edges. In otherwise very good, clean condition. Unpaginated. The stapled binding is firm. There is a little rusting to the staples which has transferred a tiny amount to surrounding paper at the centrefold; however the surrounding paper has not corroded. Pages are crisp throughout; no creases. No ... View More...
First edition of this vintage Puffin picture book. Publication date not stated but this is the first edition of April 1949. There is a really small amount of foxing to the back cover and a couple of spots to the textblock / page foredges. In otherwise excellent, clean, near fine condition. Unpaginated. The stapled binding is firm. There is a little rusting to the staples which has transferred a tiny amount to surrounding paper at the centrefold; however the surrounding paper has not corroded. Pages are crisp and clean throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. No creases. A really ... View More...
First edition of this vintage Puffin picture book. Date of publication not stated but this is a c. December 1947 first edition. A tiny amount of foxing just inside the front cover. In otherwise excellent clean condition. pp. 32 including the covers. The stapled binding is firm. There is some rusting to the staples which has transferred a tiny amount to surrounding paper at the centrefold; however the surrounding paper has not corroded. Pages are crisp and clean throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. No creases. A really nice condition copy. 18cm tall. Series editor Noel Carring... View More...
First edition of this vintage Puffin picture book, 1950. There is a really small brown mark at the top edge of the front cover, near the corner. In otherwise excellent, clean condition. pp. 32 including the covers. The stapled binding is firm. There is little rusting to the staples which has transferred a tiny amount to surrounding paper at the centrefold; however the surrounding paper has not corroded. Pages are crisp and clean throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. No creases. A really nice condition copy. 18cm tall. Series editor Noel Carrington. View More...
Second edition of this Puffin picture book (c. November 1948); it was first published in June 1945. Slim and unpaginated with stapled binding; just a little rusting to the staples but no corrosion to the surrounding paper. A small brown stain to the top edge of the front cover. In otherwise very good, clean condition throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Pages are crisp; no creasing. A very good condition copy. 18.4cm tall. Series editor Noel Carrington. Lithographed by W. S. Cowell Ltd. View More...
First edition of this vintage Puffin picture book. Date of publication not stated but this is a c. November 1948 first edition. A tiny amount of foxing to the covers - this is really light. In otherwise excellent clean condition. Unpaginated. The stapled binding is firm. There is some rusting to the staples which has transferred a little to surrounding paper at the centrefold; however the surrounding paper has not corroded. Pages are crisp and clean throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. No creases. A really nice condition copy. 18cm tall. Series editor Noel Carrington. Lithog... View More...
Penguin paperback. First Puffin edition. The covers are rubbed at the spine edges and there are some light creases to the corners and to the bottom corners of the first few pages. Pages have browned. A brief gift inscription written in ink at the top edge of the half-title page. pp. 169. 18cm tall. Pale brown mark to the top corner of the last few pages. Small dark grubby mark just inside the back cover. View More...
Puffin paperback, first thus. In excellent, very near fine condition - clean, tight, unmarked, no previous owner's names or inscriptions; pages have slightly tanned / darkened. pp. 219. 17.8cm tall. A super copy. View More...
Slim stapled picture book. This is the first Picture Puffins edition, 1976; Millions of Cats was first published by Faber in 1929. Just a couple of minor creases to the covers. Two small light brown marks just inside the front cover. In otherwise very good, clean condition. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. pp. [32]. 15.5cm tall. View More...
First edition of this vintage Puffin picture book. Date of publication not stated but this is a c. July 1947 first edition. There is significant foxing to the front cover and the first three pages; some lighter foxing to the next few pages and the last few pages, with additional spots to textblock / page edges. In otherwise very good clean condition. Unpaginated. The stapled binding is firm. There is some rusting to the staples which has transferred a tiny amount to surrounding paper at the centrefold; however the surrounding paper has not corroded. Pages are crisp throughout; no creasing. No ... View More...
Slim stapled picture book. This is the first Picture Puffin edition, 1978; was first published by Cape in 1974. In very good condition except for some rusting to the staples, visible to small areas of surrounding pages. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. pp. [32]. 19.8cm tall. View More...
Slim stapled picture book. In very good, clean condition. 2nd impression of this Picture Puffins edition, which was first published in 1976. No names or inscriptions. There is a slight manufacturing fault crease to the last two pages. Tiny brown spot to the inside of the back cover. pp. 40. 19.5cm tall. View More...
Puffin paperback, 1974 reprint. In excellent, very near fine condition - clean, tight, unmarked, no previous owner's names or inscriptions; there is one light crease to the bottom corner of the front cover and the pages have slightly tanned / darkened. pp. 158. 18.1cm tall. A super copy. View More...
Second printing of this Puffin edition. First published in 1933, the first Puffin edition was in 1946 and this is the first reprint. In good condition. Light rubs to the cover edges and a small chip to the surface of the paper at the head of the spine. Some general greying and light marks to the covers. The pages have generally darkened, or tanned, as is usual with a Puffin of this age. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. 208pp. With 76 illustrations by Heath Robinson. In good condition. View More...
Puffin paperback, first thus. In excellent, very near fine condition - clean, tight, unmarked, no previous owner's names or inscriptions; pages have slightly tanned / darkened. pp. 128. 18.1cm tall. A super copy. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First impression of this reissued hardback edition, 2004. An excellent, fine condition, copy in a very near fine dust jacket - very slight crease to the spine edge of the back cover. The book is clean, tight and appears unread. No names or inscriptions. pp. 135. 20.5cm tall. View More...
Date of publication not stated but this is a first edition of c. 1946. Slim unpaginated stapled booklet. In very good, clean condition. Just a few foxing spots to the top edge of the front cover and first four pages. Staples are rusted at the centrefold but have not corroded surrounding paper. Price inside the front cover, on a paper onlay, of one shilling. List of titles from no. 4 to no. 39. A super copy of this first edition. 18cm tall. View More...
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