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Gillian James Books Specialising in Children's Antique,
Vintage, Modern and Contemporary Books
& Prints |
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The Kings of Fairy Tales |
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Charles Perrault 1628
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Little Red Riding Hood,
Cinderella; The Little Glass Slipper, The Fairy, Riquet
with the Tuft, Blue Beard, Little
thumb, The Sleeping Beauty in
the Wood, The
Ridiculous Wishes, The Master Cat: or
Puss in Boots & Donkey
Skin. |
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Jacob & Wilhelm
Grimm 1785 - 1863 1786 - 59
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Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and Rose Red, King Thrushbeard, The Bremen Town Musicians, Little Snow White, The Golden Goose, Rapunzel, The Wolf & the Seven Little Kids, Rumpelstiltskin,
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Hans
Christian Andersen 1805 - 1875
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The Emperor's New
Clothes, The Princess and the Pea, The Ice Maiden, The Snow Queen, The
Little Match Girl, The Tinder Box, The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling,
The Nightingale
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Learning to Read |
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Pre-School Books
Young-Readers |
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Ladybird Books |
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Ladybird Book Search from Series 401 to 9333 |
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Ladybird Books
The man behind
Ladybird Books as we know them was Douglas Keen who joined the company in
1936. After service in WWII he set about making the books profitable as
until then they had only been a side-line operation for the company of
Wills & Hepworth. After much research into the emerging modern schools
with their new teaching methods he launched series after series of the
books we know so well including Key Words, History, Nature, Well-Loved
Tales and the Story of. His policy was to commission writers with a
passion for their subject who could make what they wrote interesting and
understandable for children. He balanced this excellence of content by
employing some of the best illustrators of the day to produce the familiar
and much loved illustrations. In 1957 he became editorial director. By
1971 Ladybird were selling some 20 million copies. But perhaps his
greatest success is that the books are bought now not only out of
affection for what we read as children but because the content has lasted
the test of time and has not been bettered.
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Action & Super Hero |
Antique pre-1910 |
Beano Dandy et al |
Picture
Plate |
Judy Mandy et al |
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Eagle,
Victor, Warlord et al |
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Annuals
were first published in the late 19th Century. Bound editions of the
Chatterbox and Boys Own Paper for instance became popular.
Collecting began quite early on. |
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Today most
enthusiasts collect annuals that they read as a child. Perhaps the
most popular being Beano, Dandy and Rupert annuals
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You can chart a
childhood through annuals for instance: Robin, Eagle, Victor to
Shoot or Twinkle, Bunty, Jackie to Blue Jeans. |
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The 1950s to 1970s
was probably the golden age of annuals. With the increasing number
of television related annuals such as Star Trek, Doctor Who,
Blue Peter, Play Hour and Joe 90 adding to the comic and magazine
generated output.
Search for
Annuals by Category |
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Film,
Radio & TV related |
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Football, Sport & Leisure |
Jackie
& Teen
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Music |
Rupert |
Tiny Tots |
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Enid Blyton Story
Books |
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Was a prolific writer of short stories for children. Search through a
list of over 1500 to find a story you remember and the book it is from. |
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Enid Blyton Short Story Search |
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Children's Bookshed Opens Soon |
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First
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