{"title":"Children’s Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse vintage children’s books, illustrated hardbacks and classic stories, including school prize editions and favourites such as Black Beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dick-onslow-by-w-h-g-kingston-collins-hardback-1926-newcastle-school-prize","title":"Dick Onslow by W H G Kingston | Collins Hardback | 1926 Newcastle School Prize","description":"A vintage red cloth hardback of The Adventures of Dick Onslow by William H. G. Kingston, published in London and Glasgow by Collins’ Clear-Type Press. This adventure novel has a colour frontispiece, a decorative embossed cover and black lettering to the front and spine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book itself is undated. The Newcastle upon Tyne Education Committee prize label inside the front cover records that Northview Council School’s Senior Department awarded it to Thomas Rowell for drawing in December 1926.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFair vintage condition. The boards show some rubbing and small marks, with wear at the spine ends. The page edges are darkened and spotted, and there is noticeable foxing to the opening pages. Red pencil ticks and doodles appear on the prize label, front endpaper, half-title, title page and contents page, as shown. The colour frontispiece is present. No dust jacket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book measures approximately 19 cm high × 12.5 cm wide (7.5 × 4.9 in) and weighs 392 g unpacked.","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58464651968894,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/668fc9e5-fafb-4c85-a632-56307cb0a596.jpg?v=1794618202"},{"product_id":"black-beauty-anna-sewell-hamlyn-classics-vintage-hardback-colour-frontispiece","title":"Black Beauty Anna Sewell Hamlyn Classics Vintage Hardback Colour Frontispiece","description":"Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, in a vintage Hamlyn Classics cloth hardback. The colour frontispiece shows Black Beauty beside a fence, with a steam train in the distance. Bound in blue-grey cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Printed in Great Britain by Dragon Press Ltd., Luton, Bedfordshire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: Approx. 22 × 14.5 cm, 323g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFair vintage condition. The spine is noticeably faded, with rubbing at the ends and corners. The boards have scattered marks and a small abrasion to the rear cloth. Pages are age-toned, with a previous owner’s name in ink on the half-title. Some stitching is visible in the gutters of the opening pages. No dust jacket.","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Blue","offer_id":58464675070334,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/62481295-ea78-4b07-a0e4-0cfae292e8be.jpg?v=1794618494"},{"product_id":"1912-young-england-vol-xxxiii-antique-annual-boys-illustrated-pilgrim-press-red","title":"1912 Young England Vol XXXIII Antique Annual Boys Illustrated Pilgrim Press Red","description":"An authentic Edwardian 1912 antique boys' annual titled Young England: An Illustrated Magazine for Boys Throughout the English-Speaking World (Thirty-Third Annual Volume, 1911–12).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in London by The Pilgrim Press (16 Pilgrim Street, E.C.) and printed by Alexander and Shepheard, Limited. Richly illustrated throughout with engravings, line drawings, and full-page colour plates, including a dramatic frontispiece painting titled 'To the Help of His Chum' by Alfred Pearse. Packed with adventure stories, articles on sports, nature, Scouting, and historical tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures an original period presentation prize bookplate on the inside cover:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scarborough Education Committee — Prize Awarded to John Porteous, Falsgrave Boys' School for Attainments \u0026amp; Good Conduct, Date: 31st July 1913.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBound in iconic original red publisher’s cloth with bold gilt spine\/front cover titling and striking pictorial illustrations of mariners and scouts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Details:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Young England (Volume XXXIII, 1911-12)\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Pilgrim Press, London (1912)\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Scarborough Education Committee School Prize Plate (1913)\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations: Full-page colour plates (including Alfred Pearse frontispiece) \u0026amp; text illustrations\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Pictorial Red Cloth with Gilt Lettering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasurements:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 1.8kg\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 27cm\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 4cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 19cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition Report:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn good, complete antique condition. The original red cloth boards show age rubbing, light surface staining, and edge bumping\/fraying to the spine ends. The internal text block remains clean and complete with bright plates. Notes a split front inner hinge showing exposed webbing and cloth tape reinforcement at the front paste-down.","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Red","offer_id":58464719536510,"sku":"C2","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/4be5d777-2f05-4f94-b22b-63396002e562.jpg?v=1794620060"},{"product_id":"the-rose-the-ring-w-m-thackeray-j-m-dent-illustrated-vintage-hardback","title":"The Rose \u0026 The Ring W M Thackeray J M Dent Illustrated Vintage Hardback","description":"Vintage hardback edition of The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray, edited by Phyllis Preston and published by J. M. Dent \u0026amp; Sons Ltd as part of The King’s Treasuries of Literature series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe series was issued by Dent from around 1920 onward, and The Rose and the Ring appears in the series as no. 141.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAttractive small-format edition with decorative title spread, portrait of Thackeray and black-and-white illustrations throughout. The Rose and the Ring is Thackeray’s satirical fairy-tale\/fantasy work, originally published in the 1850s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Fair vintage condition. Blue cloth boards are faded and marked, with rubbing to edges and corners and a prominent circular mark to the front board. Previous owner’s name and school notation to front endpaper. Extensive pencil notes\/family-tree style annotations to the rear endpapers. Internal printed pages appear generally sound and readable. No dust jacket. Please see photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: W. M. Thackeray\u003cbr\u003eEditor: Phyllis Preston\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: J. M. Dent \u0026amp; Sons Ltd\u003cbr\u003eSeries: The King’s Treasuries of Literature\u003cbr\u003ePrinted at The Temple Press, Letchworth\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003eApprox. 15 × 11 × 1.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: approx. 150 g","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58469166350718,"sku":"C1","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/bb734707-0afe-4f1a-8bdf-2a5109f9b84d.jpg?v=1794682503"},{"product_id":"1877-the-power-of-kindness-t-s-arthur-favourite-stories-for-the-young-nelson","title":"1877 The Power of Kindness T S Arthur Favourite Stories for the Young Nelson","description":"Antique Victorian children’s book The Power of Kindness and Other Stories by T. S. Arthur (Timothy Shay Arthur), published by T. Nelson \u0026amp; Sons as part of the Favourite Stories for the Young series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work is recorded as a 1877 Nelson publication, and the decorative series binding on your copy matches that period. It contains moral stories for children centred around kindness, honesty, courage and compassion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParticularly attractive orange pictorial cloth binding with decorative black border and a small colour pictorial panel to the front. Also includes colourful illustrated plates, including The First Interview and A Timely Rescue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Poor\/fair antique condition but visually appealing. Boards show heavy age wear, rubbing and fraying, particularly to spine and corners. There is a torn page which has been repaired with tape, see close up image. Binding is weak with significant internal separation and exposed binding material, as photographed. Pages show age toning, foxing and marks. Previous owner’s name to front and old bookseller label. Colour plates remain attractive. Please study photographs carefully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eTitle: The Power of Kindness and Other Stories\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: T. S. Arthur\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Favourite Stories for the Young\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: T. Nelson \u0026amp; Sons\u003cbr\u003eOriginal publication: 1877\u003cbr\u003eAntique hardback\u003cbr\u003eColour illustrated plates\u003cbr\u003eApprox. 16.5 × 10.5 × 1.5 cm","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58469167989118,"sku":"C1","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/db5c2985-c951-49f2-a913-2ef9dd30fa36.jpg?v=1794682527"},{"product_id":"jolly-times-in-animal-land-david-lambert-c1907-antique-illustrated-children-s-bo","title":"Jolly Times in Animal Land David Lambert c1907 Antique Illustrated Children’s Bo","description":"Antique children’s book Jolly Times in Animal Land by David Lambert, published in London by Charles H. Kelly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a charming Edwardian animal story book featuring anthropomorphic animals, with a colour frontispiece and decorative illustrated cloth cover. Contemporary reviews show the title was already being advertised in 1907, and your copy has a Sunday School prize inscription dated December 1907, so I’d describe it as c.1907 rather than guess a later date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contents include Mrs. Rabbit’s Party, The Concert, Mr. Fox, The Conjurer, The Journey Home, The Squirrels’ Picnic and The Dance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Fair antique condition. Decorative blue cloth boards show rubbing, fading, marks and wear to corners and spine ends. Front pasted illustration is heavily rubbed and faded but remains visible. Some foxing and age spotting internally, particularly to preliminary\/title pages. Prize inscription to front endpaper dated Dec 1907. Binding shows age wear but remains together. Please see photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: David Lambert\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Charles H. Kelly, London\u003cbr\u003eDate: c.1907\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003eColour frontispiece \/ illustrated\u003cbr\u003eApprox. 14 × 10 × 2 cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: approx. 147 g","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58469171593598,"sku":"C1","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/5a4eff47-c2c2-449f-ad07-484bae36add1.jpg?v=1794682590"},{"product_id":"1872-little-alice-s-palace-the-sunny-heart-antique-children-s-book-nelson","title":"1872 Little Alice’s Palace The Sunny Heart Antique Children’s Book Nelson","description":"Antique Victorian children’s book Little Alice’s Palace; or, The Sunny Heart, published by T. Nelson and Sons in 1872.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is anonymous and is a moral\/religious children’s tale centred on optimism, kindness, faith and finding joy despite hardship. Project Gutenberg specifically identifies the text as transcribed from the 1872 T. Nelson and Sons edition, matching your title page exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a lovely decorative survivor, with green embossed cloth boards, a colourful pictorial panel to the front and a colour frontispiece. The title page is clearly dated 1872.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\/fair antique condition for age. Boards show rubbing, fading and edge\/corner wear, with some wear to the spine ends. Front pictorial panel remains bright and attractive. Internally there is age toning and scattered foxing\/marks, but pages appear generally intact and readable. Binding appears sound overall. Please see photographs for condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Little Alice’s Palace; or, The Sunny Heart\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Anonymous\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: T. Nelson and Sons\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1872\u003cbr\u003eAntique hardback\u003cbr\u003eColour frontispiece\u003cbr\u003eApprox. 15 × 10 cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: approx. 83g","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58469171822974,"sku":"C1","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/991b3046-1cfe-4ccb-bbb1-7cf12fd73982.jpg?v=1794682612"},{"product_id":"antique-1888-daisys-picture-album-chromo-cover-griffith-farran-victorian-book","title":"Antique 1888 Daisy's Picture Album Chromo Cover Griffith Farran Victorian Book","description":"An original late Victorian children's storybook titled Daisy's Picture Album: Full of Stories, published in London by Griffith, Farran, Okeden \u0026amp; Welsh (and E. P. Dutton \u0026amp; Co., New York) c.1880s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures a cream cloth binding adorned with a chromolithograph paste-down illustration of a young girl feeding birds in the snow surrounded by printed floral motifs. Inside features short stories and vignettes accompanied by black-and-white woodcut illustrations throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes an original tipped-in school prize bookplate on the front pastedown from British Schools, Newton St., Leigh, awarded to M. J. Quirk for regular attendance, dated January 13th, 1888.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Features:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Daisy's Picture Album: Full of Stories\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Griffith, Farran, Okeden \u0026amp; Welsh, London\u003cbr\u003eDate: c.1888 (Inscribed 1888)\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Cloth boards with color chromolithograph inset picture (\"chromo on the side\")\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: School Prize label dated Jan 13th 1888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions \u0026amp; Weight:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 15.5 cm x 10 cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 95 g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood antique condition for its age. The chromo cover paste-down remains bright and attractive with light overall surface grimy patina\/toning to the cloth boards. Binding remains intact with original spine cloth present. Interior pages display moderate foxing and age-toning throughout, particularly to preliminary pages. Bookplate is neatly adhered to the front pastedown.","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Purple","offer_id":58469173395838,"sku":"C1","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/6f748485-0287-4ffc-86c5-620739655f70.jpg?v=1794682633"},{"product_id":"vintage-the-chancellors-spy-tom-bevan-thomas-nelson-illustrated-childrens-book","title":"Vintage The Chancellor's Spy Tom Bevan Thomas Nelson Illustrated Children's Book","description":"Vintage illustrated hardback edition of The Chancellor's Spy by Tom Bevan, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA striking decorative edition with bright blue boards and large pictorial panel to the front cover, together with an illustrated spine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes a colour frontispiece showing King Henry VIII riding from London, giving the book a wonderfully period appearance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasurements: H19xW14xD4cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 626g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. of Pages: 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVintage used condition with general age-related wear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoards show rubbing, marks and edge wear. Page edges are age-toned and there is some spotting internally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is also visible separation \/ weakness around the internal hinge area, as shown in the photographs, although the book remains together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn attractive decorative copy despite the wear, with particularly good display appeal from the illustrated boards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease see photographs for condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Title: The Chancellor's Spy\u003cbr\u003e- Author: Tom Bevan\u003cbr\u003e- Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons\u003cbr\u003e- Binding: Illustrated hardcover\u003cbr\u003e- Illustrated: Yes\u003cbr\u003e- Colour frontispiece: Yes\u003cbr\u003e- Subject: Historical adventure \/ Henry VIII period\u003cbr\u003e- Vintage children's literature","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58469175820670,"sku":"C1","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/48872cbc-64ac-4d01-831e-2ebd556b216e.jpg?v=1794682722"},{"product_id":"little-nell-retold-by-alice-f-jackson-vintage-hardcover-tc-ec-jack-illustrated","title":"Little Nell Retold by Alice F Jackson Vintage Hardcover TC EC Jack Illustrated","description":"Little Nell Retold by Alice F Jackson Vintage Hardcover TC EC Jack Illustrated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA vintage edition of Little Nell, retold for children from Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop by Alice F. Jackson. Published in London and Edinburgh by T. C. \u0026amp; E. C. Jack, Ltd. (part of the \"Dickens for Boys and Girls\" series).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBound in light green cloth with a paste-down pictorial colour illustration on the front cover within an Art Nouveau-style border. Features full-page colour illustrations by F. M. B. Blaikie throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasurements:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight: Approx. 20 cm (approx. 8 inches)\u003cbr\u003eWidth: Approx. 15 cm (approx. 6 inches)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood vintage condition. Light shelf wear and slight fraying to the cloth at the spine ends and corners. Outer page block shows age-toning. Internally, pages show light foxing and spotting, particularly on endpapers and prelims, but text and colour plates remain bold and clear. A signature (\"Audrey Stewart\") in ink is present on the front flyleaf. Lower margin of one colour plate has a slight tear\/wear near the gutter (see photos).","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Green","offer_id":58469239783806,"sku":"B2","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/570ab3df-67cf-4303-9ef5-72c979f77f4a.jpg?v=1794683455"},{"product_id":"doctor-dolittle-and-the-secret-lake-hugh-lofting-1949-jonathan-cape-hardback","title":"Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake Hugh Lofting 1949 Jonathan Cape Hardback","description":"Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake Hugh Lofting 1949 Jonathan Cape Hardback.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn early 1949 hardback edition of Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake by Hugh Lofting, published by Jonathan Cape, London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1949, this example is from the same year's reprint and retains its original blue cloth boards with red titles. Illustrated throughout by the author, the book remains a desirable addition for collectors of the Doctor Dolittle series and classic children's literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe binding remains firm with clean text pages showing age-related toning. The cloth boards display general handling wear, marks and some rubbing, particularly to the spine ends and corners. There is no dust jacket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lovely vintage copy suitable for both reading and collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasurements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 20 cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 13 cm\u003cbr\u003eDepth: Approx. 3 cm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 488g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood vintage condition. Original blue cloth boards with age-related marks, rubbing and light fading. Wear to the top and bottom of the spine and corners. No dust jacket. Pages are generally clean with light age toning throughout. Binding remains firm and all pages appear secure.","brand":"My Store 3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58469262393726,"sku":"B2","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/5488\/4734\/files\/5307fb6e-9dbc-4aa5-ab68-ce1bbcbb1b7a.jpg?v=1794683743"}],"url":"https:\/\/vintagebookden.co.uk\/collections\/children-s-books.oembed","provider":"The Vintage Book Den","version":"1.0","type":"link"}