Children's Books, Literary Autographs, 19th & 20th Century First Editions

Milne (A. A.). The Christopher Robin Story Book, 1st edition, London: Methuen, 1929, signed by the author to title, numerous black & white illustr...

Milne (A. A.). The Rescue of Piglet, a New Story for Children, illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, c.1925, the story of Piglet extracted from the ...

Milne (A. A.). When We Were Very Young, 10th edition, July 1925; Winnie-the-Pooh, 1st edition, 1926; Now We Are Six, 1st edition, 1927, London: Me...

Milne (A. A.). Winnie-The-Pooh, 1st edition, London: Methuen, 1926, numerous illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, 2 leaves with very slight edge-fr...

Milne (A. A., and Shepard, Ernest H.). A collection of six prints, by Ernest H. Shepard, 1928, depicting incidents in the lives of Christopher Rob...

Milne (A.A., H. Fraser-Simson & E.H. Shepard). The King's Breakfast, 2nd edition, London: Mathuen & Co., 1926, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, ligh...

* Milne (A.A.). The Pooh Calendar [1930], London: Methuen, [1929], pictorial cover and 12 illustrated leaves by Ernest H.Shepard, printed in colou...

* Milne (A.A.). The Very Young Calendar 1930 ..., London: Methuen, [1929], pictorial cover and 12 illustrated leaves by Ernest H.Shepard, printed ...

Nicholson (William). London Types, William Heinemann, 1898, 12 colour lithograph plates, advertisement leaf at rear, light offsetting to text, occ...

Nister (Ernest, publisher). Picture Gallery of Pets, London: Ernest Nister, [cover-title], [1913], 18 chromolithographed illustrations, some brown...

Outhwaite (Ida Rentoul, illustrator). Elves and Fairies ..., Verses by Annie R. Rentoul, Selected Edition, Melbourne & Sydney: Lothian Book Publis...

Pardoe (Margot Mary). Charles Arriving, illustrated by Leslie Atkinson, 1st edition, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1954, illustrations to text, ...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1904, first or second issue (with date on title and 'muffetees' spelt in...

Potter (Beatrix). The Pie and the Patty-Pan, 1st edition, London & New York: Warne, 1905, 1st issue (with date on title and mottled lavender endpa...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1905, 1st or 2nd issue (with date on title), half-title, colour illus...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1906, 1st or 2nd issue (with date on title), half-title, colour illus...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Tom Kitten, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1907, first, second or third issue, half-title, colour illustrations through...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1909, early issue (with date on title, notice board on p.14 and prin...

Potter (Beatrix). Peter Rabbit's Painting Book, 1st edition, London & New York: Warne, [1911], 28 full-page illustrations, 12 printed in colour, a...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1911, first or second printing (with date on title), half-title, colour i...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Tod, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1912, first or second issue (with date on title), half-title (lightly spotted),...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Pigling Bland, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1913, first or second issue (with date on title), half-title, 15 colour p...

Potter (Beatrix). Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1917], first or second issue, with correct endpapers, and front fre...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1918], 1st issue, with the letter 'N' missing from 'London', half-ti...

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1918], with 'London' printed correctly on the title-page, but also p...

Potter (Beatrix). Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929, London: Warne, [1928], 13 full-page colour illustrations (one for each month plus frontispiece)...

* Potter (Beatrix). A large collection of Border Fine Arts figures, comprising Peter in the Wheelbarrow (764/9500), boxed with certificate; Benjam...

* Potter (Beatrix). A collection of Royal Albert figures, comprising Peter ate a Radish, boxed; Peter with Postbag, boxed; Peter with Postbag, box...

* Potter (Beatrix). A large collection of Beswick figures, comprising Ginger and Pickles, boxed with certificate (317/2750); Jeremy Fisher Catches...

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Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie. By Richard Wagner. Translated by Margaret Armour, 1st edition thus, trade issue, Lo...

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, 1st US edition, Philadelphia: David McKay Company, [1932], 12 colour plates, top edge...

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by J.M. Barrie, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906, 50 tipped-in colour plates, clos...

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by J.M. Barrie, 5th edition, 1908, 50 tipped-in colour plates, frontispiece and ha...

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Ingoldsby Legends, Mirth & Marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby, London: J.M. Dent, 1907, 24 tipped-in colour plates, a ...

Wain (Louis). Big Dogs Little Dogs Cats and Kittens, London-Paris-New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., [1903], 10 full-page and 1 double-page chrom...

Wyeth (N.C., illustrator). Drums by James Boyd, Deer Slayer by James Fenimore Cooper, The Boy's King Arthur by Sidney Lanier, Westward Ho! by Char...

* Bell (Robert Anning, 1863-1933). The Martyrdom of Faithful, Pilgrim's Progess, circa 1898, pen & ink on card, with Winsor & Newton partial embos...

* Corbould (Alfred Chantrey, 1852-1920). A Debate in the House of Commons, pen and black ink with traces of blue pencil, on paper, signed with mon...

* Corbould (Alfred Chantrey, 1852-1920). Liverpool Dock Strike, pen and ink with traces of blue pencil on paper, laid on board, monogrammed to low...

* Crane (Walter, 1845-1915). Six illustrations to The Tempest by William Shakespeare [1893], 6 woodcut illustrations printed on tissue, from the s...

* Geddes (Ewan, 1866-1935). Bookplate design for George Turner, pen & ink on card, depicting an old man with a long beard wearing flowing robes, i...

* Harnisch (Albert E., 1843–after 1913). Falstaff and his Page, 1872, pen & ink with pencil and wash on laid paper, signed 'A. E. Harnisch Rome 18...

* Manner of Carlo Lasinio (1757/59-1838). Grotesque Caricatures, late 18th century, 3 watercolour caricatures on laid paper, depicting a bucked-to...

* McFall (Crawford Haldane, 1860-1928). Military Life at Sandhurst, pen, ink and watercolour on paper, laid on board, depicting 2 cartoon scenes: ...

* Sambourne (Edward Linley, 1844-1910). The wine drinking Spaniard and the water drinking Moor, pen and black ink on thick card, depicting two kni...

* Wain (Louis, 1860-1939). Cat watching for chickens, pencil, pen & ink, heightened with body colour, on pale cream wove paper, depicting a crouch...

* Aldin (Cecil, 1870-1935). "Flushing Out", circa 1920, pencil on pale cream wove paper, signed, with printer's pencil instructions to outer margi...

ARR * Ardizzone (Edward, 1900-1979). Nicholas Nickleby, Ealing Studios, Graphic Reproductions Ltd., 1947, British quad colour lithograph poster, s...

* Ault (Norman, 1880-1950). Swift swift, the great twin brethren came spurring from the east, 1911, watercolour and pencil on artist's board (stam...

* Baynes (Pauline, 1922-2008). Dogs through the Ages, circa 1960s, gouache and graphite on artist's board (stamped to verso George Rowney & Co. Lt...

Cameron (John Jackson, 1872-1951). A pair of albums, filled with approximately 180 humorous scenes, drawings, and illustrated letters with vignett...

* Cotter (Rita, 20th century). Children at play, a pair of original watercolour illustrations on paper, depicting various small scenes of children...

 * German Expressionism. Hamlet [so titled to upper cover], probably Germany or Austria, circa 1925, 12 original drawings in indian ink and waterc...

* Henderson (Keith, 1883-1982). A small archive of original artwork and prints, comprising approximately 20 original drawings, mostly pen & ink on...

Kipling (Rudyard). The Ballad of East & West [... The Explanation ... The Legend of Evil], c.1900, calligraphic manuscript in black ink on thick w...

* Low (David, 1891-1963). Disloyal Demonstration by Sea-Lions During Playing of National Anthem on Motor Horns, pen & ink on thick paper, depictin...

* Shepard (Ernest Howard, 1879-1976). The Rock and the Storm, [1940], pen and black ink, heightened with white bodycolour, on Whatman board, depic...

* Shepard (Ernest Howard, 1879-1976). Trouble in Sicily, [1941], pen and black ink, heightened with white bodycolour, on Whatman board, depicting ...

Spence (Philip, 1873-1945). 'Little Billee' [cover-title], 31 August 1903, 6 original watercolours with pen and ink outlining and traces of pencil...