We have hand selected some of the most sought after first editions we sell. The books below are only a small cross-section of our stock, but are the books most people choose when buying for a special birthday, christening, wedding or Christmas present.
If you have any specific requirements or questions about any of the books, please do not hesitate to get in touch by phone, or email us on: info@johnatkinsonbooks.co.uk
(We don't keep all of our stock in the shop, so send us an email if you're planning a trip to see a particular author or book.)
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Raymond Briggs – Father Christmas – True First Edition 1973
£600.00A first edition, first printing published by Hamish Hamilton in 1973. A near fine book without inscriptions. In an unclipped wrapper in near fine condition with a little wear to…
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Beatrix Potter – Peter Rabbit – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£385.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – The Tailor of Gloucester – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Squirrel Nutkin – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Benjamin Bunny – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Jemima Puddleduck – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Mrs Tiggy Winkle – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Tom Kitten – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – Jeremy Fisher – Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. – Mounted and Framed
£350.00Original Advertising Print commissioned by Warne and Co. circa 1950s. Now house in a custom made frame and mount. The frame measures 57.5cm x 43.5cm and the print aperture measures…
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Beatrix Potter – The Pie and the Patty-Pan – First Edition 1905
£600.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Pie and the Patty-Pan’ published by Warne in 1905. A very good book with some splitting to the foot of the spine. Gift…
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Julia Donaldson [Axel Scheffler] – The Gruffalo [with] The Gruffalo’s Child – Gift Editions 2007-8 – With ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION by Axel Scheffler in each
£650.00A pair of first editions of the Gift Editions of ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’. ‘The Gruffalo’: A fine book without inscriptions. Hard board book and rare to find….
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Enid Blyton – Five On A Treasure Island – First UK Edition 1942
£3,500.00First edition, first printing of ‘Five on a Treasure Island’. Published by Hodder and Stoughton in London, 1942. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper, with its iconic…
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E. Nesbit – The Railway Children – First UK Edition 1906
£975.00A first edition, first printing of ‘The Railway Children’ published by Wells Gardner Darton & Co. 1906. 8vo; half-title, pictorial title with frontispiece by C. E. Brock, 10pp publisher’s adverts…
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Brian Epstein – A Cellarful Of Noise – First UK Edition 1964 – with Auto-Pen SIGNED Photograph of The Beatles
£600.00A first edition, first printing of A Cellarful of Noise by Brian Epstein, published by Souvenir Press in 1964, with 33 photographs and other illustrations. A near fine book without…
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A.A. Milne – The House At Pooh Corner – First UK Edition 1928
£1,500.00First edition, first printing of ‘The House at Pooh Corner’, published by Methuen in London, 1928. This is a near fine (or better) copy. The dust wrapper, with decorations by…
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Julia Donaldson [Axel Scheffler] – Stick Man – First UK Edition 2008 – With Original Illustration by Scheffler
£450.00A first edition, first printing of ‘Stick Man’ published by Alison Green in 2008. A near fine book in like unclipped wrapper – no inscriptions. SIGNED by Scheffler on the…
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