Books with title Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain by Edward Ardizzone

This famous picture-story book that delighted children when it was originally published in 1935, and set the standard of the subsequent Tim books, remains one of the most endearing of them all. In 1955, when Edward Ardizzone completely redrew and redesigned (with added text) the first edition of this classic, the New York Herald Tribune wrote: "It is a perfect picture book to read to any small boy, with Tim making himself useful to all on board, facing bravely the great storm, and coming home in the life boat. The bright colors are well presented. Tim starts gayly on a new, long lease of life, ready for many homes and libraries that do ot know the first book."

1936, Oxford University Press; lithographed in the USA. Second printing--Nov. 1936. Book is square and binding is tight. Lower edge of boards show wear no more than ~.5cm in height from the lowest to the highest point. Head of spine has a small chip--does not affect binding. Hinges in excellent shape. Front lower right corner has ~1cm little triangle of paper removed from it. No DJ; HOWEVER, the inslide flap of the DJ is in tact with the original price showing. Pages are clean. No writing inside or out. Illustrations are bright and the text is uniquely pressented and printed on one side of the paper only. An extremely RARE book to find. It represents the cornerstone of children's illustrated literature. A wonderful story that Eyre calls "one of the most convincing British picture story books yet produced" (p.43). Whalley (p.188-9) notes that this was one of the first books to be printed with photolithography. (Although published both in London and New York, the entire edition was actually printed during a hot summer in New York. Due to the humidity, it had to be printed on one side only of each leaf). She adds that "it proved to be a major landmark in the history of the English picture book." This is an important children's book, scarce in any condition and seldom found in such nice condition. (info. found on book sites).

80th anniversary edition of the first title in the much-loved Little Tim series, beautifully produced in the same size as one of the first editions, with original hand-lettering. A young boy wants to be a sailor, but his parents say he is much too young. Tim grabs the chance to stow away on a steamer, but little does he expect the hard work, stormy sea and sinking ship to come! Little Tim's adventures at sea have delighted generations of children ever since the first book was published in 1936. Edward Ardizzone, who illustrated over 170 books in his lifetime, received the prestigious Kate Greenaway medal for Tim All Alone in 1956.