Children’s & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions & Original Illustrations

Hoyle (Edmond). A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist..., 3rd edition, London: F. Cogan, 1743, with initial leaf 'To the Reader', signed by Hoyle...

Hoyle (Edmond). A Short Treatise on the Game of Piquet. Directing with Moral Certainty how to Discard any Hand to Advantage, by shewing the Chance...

[Kilner, Dorothy]. L'histoire de plusieurs petits garcons & petites filles. Pour l'amusement de tous les bons enfans, agés de quatre ou cinq ans, ...

[Fenn, Ellenor]. School Occurrences: Supposed to have arisen among a set of Young Ladies, under the Tuition of Mrs. Teachwell; and to be recorded ...

Harris (John, publisher). The Prettiest Book for Children; Being The History of the Enchanted Castle; Situated in one of the Fortunate Isles, and ...

Kauffman (Angelica). Angelica's Ladies Library; or, parents and guardians present, London: J. Hamilton, 1794, half-title, engraved title, 8 engrav...

* Scissor Cut Pictures. A small album containing 6 delicate scissor cut pictures, 1799, six paper silhouettes, in various colours including gold, ...

* Alphabet. Miniature double-sided bone alphabet letters, late 18th century, comprising 25 (of 26) letters in red on bone, double-sided with capit...

Langley (Edward). Lessons from Life for Improving the Good, [London]: printed & Sold by Edwd. Langley, Kentish Buildgs. Boro & Champante & Whitrow...

Roscoe (William). The Butterfly's Ball, and the Grasshopper's Feast, 1st edition, London: printed for J. Harris, 1807, fourteen copper engraved il...

Chapbook. The Jackdaw "At Home", by a Young Lady of Rank [Annabella Hawke], illustrated with elegant engravings, London: Didier and Tebbett... No....

Mawman (J., publisher). The Eagle's Masque by Tom Tit, [London]: J. Mawman, 1st edition, 1808, six engraved plates (including frontispiece), some ...

Mills (Alfred). Miniature Historic Library: Pictures of English History, Costumes of Different Nations, in Miniature, & London in Miniature with e...

Chapbooks. The Garland, or thirteen extracts with colored vignettes for rewards, London: R. Miller, circa 1817, 14 hand-coloured vignettes, two ow...

Chapbooks. A collection of chapbooks, Banbury: J.G. Rusher, circa 1820, 10 chapbooks, woodcut illustrations, untrimmed as issued, comprising: Hist...

Chapbooks. A collection of chapbooks, York: J. Kendrew, early 19th century, together 12 chapbooks including: The Cries of York, for the Amusement ...

Juvenile writing sheets. Field Sports, London: R.H. Laurie, 1st November 1820; Field Sports. Plate 2., London: R.H. Laurie, 1st November 1821, two...

Lamb (Charles). The New Year’s Feast on his Coming of Age, 1st edition, London: J. Harris and Son, corner of St. Paul's Church-yard, 1824, 24pp., ...

Peepshow - Cheltenhamorama. The Cheltenhamorama, A View of the Old Well Walk, Cheltenham: H. Lamb, circa 1824, hand-coloured lithographic panorama...

Chapbooks. Five Chapbooks: Tom The Piper's Son. With all the fun, That he had done. And how at last he went to France, To teach great Bonaparte to...

[Cooper, James Fenimore]. The Prairie, A Tale, London: Henry Colburn, 1827; Borderers: A Tale, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829; The Bravo,...

Cruikshank (George). A Comic Alphabet, Pentonville: by George Cruikshank, 1837, twenty-four (complete) hand-coloured etched plates bound concertin...

The Childs Library bookcase. The Childs Library, London: Joseph Thomas, 1839-1841, 8 volumes (of 10) comprising: The Life and Adventures of Peter ...

Battledores. Six printed battledores: Union Battledore, Alnwick: W. Davison; The Child's Battledore, Alnwick: W. Davison; The British Battledore; ...

Juvenile Travel. Peter Parley's China & The Chinese, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., circa 1840, illustrated throughout, coloured map frontispiec...

Months of the Year. Les Douzes Mois de l'Annee, Strasbourg: Fasoli & Ohlman, circa 1850, a full set of twelve hand-coloured lithographed plates on...

* Russian Card Game. Pycckar Abbyka nin Cobpahie Pncyhkobb [Russian title]. Russian Alphabet or Collection of Drawings, Mockblb [Moscow], 19th cen...

Manuscript Illustrated Booklet. Unfading Beauty, manuscript book, circa 1860-1870, 16 leaves with neatly handwritten text, first leaf with text fr...

* Miniature Almanack. London Almanack for the Year 1768, Company of Stationers, [1767], engraved throughout, view of East India House extending ov...

Greenaway (Kate). Under The Window by Kate Greenaway, 1st edition, New York: George Routledge & Sons, circa 1878, colour lithographs throughout, c...

Illustrated Books. My New Toy Book, London: The Religious Tract Society, circa 1880, coloured engravings, original pictorial gilt decorated covers...

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Lang (Andrew, editor). The Red Fairy Book, 66/113 copies, 1890; The Green Fairy Book, 112/150, 1892; The Yellow Fairy Book, 6/140 copies, 1894; Th...

Nister (Ernest, publisher). Little Folk's Peep Show, New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, circa 1890, 6 circular dissolving illustrations with pull ties (...

Nister (Ernest, publisher). Happy Families and their Tales. A Volume of Pictures & Stories of Domestic Pets, London: Ernest Nister, [1898], five c...

* Bannerman (Helen). The Story of Little Black Sambo, 1st edition, London: Grant Richards, 1899, 27 full-page colour illustrations after the autho...

* French Electric Game. Le Sphynx Moderne, circa 1910, wooden box with hinged lid and fully fitted interior comprising top section of the box cont...

* French Fortune-Telling Cards. Grand Jeu de Société et Pratiques Secrètes de Mlle. Le Normand, Paris, B.-P. Grimaud, circa 1900, 52 cards compris...

* Playing cards and card games. American Playing Cards, New York: A. Dougherty, circa 1878, four complete decks each of 52 colour lithographed pla...

* Puzzle Game. Divided Square - Puzzle, L'art à Parqueter, Die Kunst zu Parquetiren, circa 1860, numerous naturally coloured hardwood pieces, form...

* Games. A varied collection of games, Victorian and later, approximately 16 games, including: Schimmell or the Bell and Hammer, complete with ins...

* Handkerchief Game. A table game, circa 1840, printed in red and black on cream cotton, with three concentric circles, each with illustrated segm...

* Jigsaw Puzzle. Cinderella and the little Glass Slipper, London: William Spooner, 379, Strand, circa 1850, hand coloured lithograph on paper, lai...

* Manuscript transformation cards. Two hand-drawn and painted playing cards, early 19th century, pen & black ink and watercolour on cardstock, tra...

* Miniature dolls. A miniature bristle dancing doll, late 19th century, painted wooden bristle doll with fixed yellow hat, red and white dress, ar...

* Steiff. Peter Rabbit, 1904 replica, 2010, cotton velvet rabbit, wearing a blue felt jacket with yellow stitching to the edge and gold buttons, a...

* Thaumatrope. A small collection of 6 handmade thaumatropes, circa 1875, six thaumatropes on thin cream card, three with watercolour illustration...

* Toys. Chinese cricket cage containing carved toy Eel, 19th-century, finely carved horn? eel head, with open mouth and two small black beads inse...

* Educational Alphabet Game. The Picture Alphabet for a Good Child, c. 1850, comprising 31 (of 35) engravings mounted on both sides of cardboard d...

* English playing cards. Standard deck, Thomas Creswick, circa 1835, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured wood-engraved playing cards (French su...

* Grödnertal Doll. A miniature wooden doll, circa 1820-1840, carved wooden body with wooden jointed elbows and knees, hand painted face with rouge...

* Jigsaw Puzzles. A small collection of 40 jigsaw puzzles, mainly early 20th century, approximately 40 jigsaw puzzles, various publishers includin...

* Jigsaw Puzzles. A small collection of 55 jigsaw puzzles, mainly early 20th century, approximately 55 jigsaw puzzles, various publishers includin...

* Jigsaw Puzzles. A small collection of 55 jigsaw puzzles, mainly early 20th century and later, 55 jigsaw puzzles, various publishers including: C...

* Miniature. A group of dolls' house and other items, early 19th century and later, including: a silver goblet hallmarked Birmingham, E&S; a metal...

* Toy Animals. A collection of small painted metal toy animals and figures, mid 19th century, approximately 45 lead or lead alloy flat painted ani...

* Windup Toy. Hubbell's Grand 'Jubilee' Dancer, circa 1875, two painted wood figures, with jointed hips and ankles, and articulated shoulders, one...

* Dolls' House. A bespoke half-timbered Tudor-style dolls' house, 1930s, the interior consisting of a spacious kitchen with open fireplace and hig...

* Compendium. A Compendium of Games, circa 1880, mahogany box with hinged lid and fully fitted interior including folding leather chess, backgammo...

* Creamware & Pearlware. 6 moulded toy oval platters, circa 1830, comprising: four pearlware and two creamware toy oval platters, showing a variet...