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Blacket Books
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EH16 6NX
Scotland

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0131 666 1542
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n.d.. inscription dated 1928. A very good bright copy which has minor bumpng at corners.Dustwrapper which is protected has two 1" pieces missing from each of the front and back boards and also a 2" piece missing from the spine.
Published : Ward Lock, London,
£8.00

Hardback. Nd. 1930's? A very good copy which still has most of the original glacine wrapper. One end a little bumped. 72 pages. Colour frontispiece, two full-page colour plates and many other illustrations. First story is "The Wonder Wood". A nice clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription.
Published : Ward Lock, London,
£9.00

Hardback. Near very good. Gift inscription. A little bumping at corners of spine. Three pop-ups.
Published : Dean & Son, London 1970, First Edition
£7.00

Hardback. 12mo. Externally a rather poor copy in boards which are badly damp-faded. Internally very good. All edges gilt. Pp.vi,91 + 2pp adverts. Head and tail -pieces. Stories for children which are in the nature of riddles. The solution or key to the riddles is not provided, the parson believing that their meaning will be easily deciphered by the child with the assistance of older friends.
Published : Bell and Daldy, London 1861, First Edition
£7.00

Hardback. 4to. A good copy in yellow boards lettered in red with red cloth spine. Some wear at board tips. Browning to page edges. Numerous amusing colour illustrations and poetry.
Published : Wells Gardner Darton & Co, London 1896, First Edition
£15.00

Illustrated by R.T. Ross.
Hardback. A good copy in blind-stamped brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on upper board. Bevelled edges. Some wear/marking to boards. Gift inscription. Pp.iv,108. Frontispiece, title page vignette and two other illustrations. A Scottish tale of the life of a pin .
Published : Andrew Elliot, Edinburgh 1862, First Edition
£15.00

Illustrated by D.J.Watkins-Pitchford.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in silver on front board and spine which shows a little fading at the very foot. No inscriptions. 12 superb full page colour illustrations. Black and white illustrations in the text. Some light foxing to endpapers and page ends. 143 pages. Good price-clipped dustwrapper which has a little edge wear and tear and minor chipping. The wrapper is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Hollis & Carter, London 1952, First Edition
£75.00

Hardback. 4to. Nd. (1881?). A good plus copy in reddish-brown cloth with decorative upper board and lettered in gilt on the slightly faded spine. No ownership inscription. 24 colour plates.
Published : Frederick Warne & Co, London,
£65.00

Hardback. Early edition. A good plus copy in publisher's blind stamped red cloth with gilt vignettes and title on front board and on spine. Externally a very good bright copy. No inscriptions. Black and white frontispiece and illustrated title page. Damp stains at foot of first few pages and at rear. Some foxing. 192 pages. Protected in a removable cover.
Published : T. Nelson & Sons, Edinburgh 1859,
£18.00

Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Nd. c.1920? A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt. In a very good dustwrapper, now protected in a clear removable sleeve which has an illustration laid on to front cover. No ownership inscription. Edge foxing but largely clean internally. 195 pages. 14 tipped-in plates by Dulac with captioned guards. An attractive looking copy.
Published : Hodder and Stoughton, London,
£75.00

Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. No inscriptions. 6 colour illustrations including title page. 128 pages. Near very good dustwapper which has a crease and closed tear on the rear panel and is protected in a removable cover. Internally a nice clean copy.
Published : World's Work Ltd., Tadworth Surrey 1972,
£8.00

Illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker.
A good plus copy in publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt on front board. Coloured illustration (with slight scratch) laid on to front board. A little rubbing to spine ends and board tips. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Foxing mainly confined to front end-papers. With 4 full page colour illustrations and 6 black and white full page illustrations. Unpaginated. Protected in a removable cover.
Published : William Heinemann, Ltd., London 1923, First Edition
£25.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's red cloth with title in gilt on illustrated front board and on spine which is slightly faded and with a touch of wear at the top. All edges gilt. Many black and white illustrations. Prize label on front endpaper otherwise a clean copy internally. The book is now protected in a removable cover. Overall a nice copy.
Published : Charles Taylor, London 1893, First Edition
£75.00

Hardback. 16mo. A near very good copy in blind-stamped green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Prize label on front fixed end-paper. 178 pages. 4 illustrations. A morality tale for children. ("Dialogues Between a Fisherman and His Wife" is the fourth edition of 1840 and has 35 pages.)
Published : William Oliphant & Son, Edinburgh 1837,
£25.00

Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Hardback. 32mo. A good plus copy in light green cloth lettered in dark green and with dark green stripes. A little foxing. No ownership inscription. 86 pages. Colour illustrations throughout by Honor C. Appleton. This is no. 20 in the Dumpy Books for Children series.
Published : Grant Richards, London 1903, First Edition
£35.00

Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
A very good copy in publisher's yellow boards with colour illustration on front board. A clean copy with no ownership inscription or other internal marking. Ilustrations throughout mainly in black and white but with some in colour. No inscriptions. 127pages.
Published : David R. Godine, Boston 2002,
£10.00

Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Hardback. 4to. First printing of this reissue. A fine copy with illustrated front board. No inscriptions. Profusely illustrated in colour and in black and white. Unpaginated. Fine dustwrapper which is not clipped and is protected in a removable cover. This edition contains the complete original text and art.
Published : HarperCollins Publishers, Scranton, PA, U.S.A. 2000,
£9.00

Hardback. Quarto. First printing of this reissue. A fine copy with illustrated front board. No inscriptions. Profusely illustrated in colour and in black and white. Unpaginated. The near very good dustwrapper has one small closed tear and creasing at foot of rear panel, is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. This edition contains the complete original text and art.
Published : HarperCollins Publishers, Scranton, PA, U.S.A. 2000,
£10.00

Illustrated by Joseph Wolf.
A very good copy in a green half-leather binding with five raised bands to spine. Lettered and decorated in gilt on spine. Marbled boards and end-papers. All edges gilt. Attractive bookplate. Ownership inscription on end-paper. Pp.xvi,320. Engraved extra title page +12 full-page engravings. Generally a quite clean copy although two of the plates are quite badly foxed. Photograph available on request.
Published : Nattali and Bond, London 1855,
£45.00

Illustrated by Gunvor & Peter Edwards.
A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in white on upper board. In an edge-worn, price-clipped, dustwrapper which has some tears. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other marking. Colour illustrations throughout. This is no. 19 in the author's Railway Series.
Published : Edmund Ward, London 1964, First Edition
£12.00

Illustrated by M.V. Wheelhouse.
Hardback. A good plus copy in publisher's red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine and upper board. All edges gilt. Spine slightly faded. School prize label on front free endpaper. 26 colour plates including frontispiece as listed. 339 pages.
Published : W. & R. Chambers, London 1908, First Edition
£12.00

Hardback. Nd. Early edition. A good copy in publisher's green cloth with illustrated upper board and spine. The white lettering on the upper board is a bit rubbed. Previous owner's name on front fixed end-paper. Lacks front free endpaper. 6 black and white illustrations. Foxing to page ends and also browning to 16 page catalogue at the rear of the book. 408 pages. Preface by the author.
Published : James Nisbet & Co, London,
£14.00

24mo. Nd but 1902. Green cloth lettered in red on upper board and in red and black on spine. Illustration of little black Quibba eating a mango on upper board. Rubbing to edges of board and spine. Internally very good. Smallish Hamley's label on front fixed end-paper otherwise a nice clean copy. 143 pages. Text on one side of each page with colour illustration on other side. Photograph on request.
Published : James Nisbet & Co, London, First Edition
£125.00

Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Hardback. N.d. c.1940? A very good copy in publisher's light brown chequered boards, title in brown on front board and on spine and with pictorial onlay on front board. Illustrated endpapers. 24 colour plates. Unpaginated. Very good illustrated dustwrapper which although clipped at foot of inner flap has been stamped 2/- net and is protected in a removable cover. A lovely clean copy.
Published : Blackie & Son Ltd,., London,
£28.00

Hardback.N.d. but gift inscription on reverse of front end-paper is dated February 24th 1892. A good plus copy with coloured illustration on front board, advertisements on rear board and green cloth spine which is slightly darkened. Endpapers browned. 80 pages. 38 full page black and white illustrations including frontispiece. A little edge foxing but internally clean.
Published : George Routledge & Sons, London,
£30.00

Hardback. Nd. A very good copy of an early edition. Pictorial onlay to upper board which has a "chess-board" design and is lettered in black. The boards are now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Pictorial end-papers. No ownership inscription and not foxed. Attractive colour illustrations + black and white frontispiece.
Published : Blackie & Son, London,
£15.00

Illustrated by Elsie Anna Wood.
Hardback. 16mo. A very good copy in red cloth lettered and decorated in black. In a good dustwrapper which has fairly minor chipping and edge tears. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 61 pages + 3pp publisher's adverts + 1 page "To the Grown-up Reader." Colour illustrations on each right-hand page. This is No. 2 of the "Nursery" series, described as "dainty little volumes for the 3-5 year-olds, with a picture at every opening. A first step towards friendship with children of other races."
Published : Edinburgh House Press, London 1933,
£24.00

Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear removable sleeve. 157 pages. Numerous attractive colour illustrations.
Published : Pavilion Books, London 1988,
£8.00

Illustrated by Carol Barker.
4to. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has a few internally repaired edge tears and some edge wear. Ownership inscription. Attractive colour illustrations throughout.
Published : Dennis Dobson, London 1963, First Edition
£25.00

Illustrated by Harry Behn.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's red cloth with title in gilt on spine. No inscriptions. Some edge foxing. Black and white line drawings which are based on Etruscan tomb paintings.126 pages. Near very good dustwrapper which is complete but which shows some surface rubbing to the spine. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. Maurice Sendak praised the book as "one of the finest books of the year".
Published : Victor Gollancz, London 1965, First Edition
£15.00

Hardback. A very good copy in laminated boards. A little wear to board tips and foot of spine. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Illustrated in colour throughout.
Published : Jonathan Cape Ltd., London 1991,
£18.00

Illustrated by Michael Hague.
4to. A very good copy in illustrated boards. No inscriptions. Deep blue endpapers. Colour illustrations on each page. 112 pages. Good dustwrapper which has a closed edge tear. The wrapper is now protected in a removable sleeve. Descibed as "the perfect companion to William J. Bennett's Number-one best seller The Book of Virtues."
Published : Simon & Schuster, New York 1995, First Edition
£12.00

Hardback. 4to. [1958]. A near very good copy. Blue cloth spine. Illustrated boards and endpapers. Board tips a little worn. 60 pages. Profusely illustrated. Gift inscription on half-title otherwise a very nice clean and tight copy internally.
Published : Latimer House, London,
£14.00

Illustrated by Alfred Kerr.
Softback. N.d. A very good copy with colour illustrated covers. 9 full page black and white illustrations including title page. Unpaginated. Previous owner's name on front fixed end-paper.
Published : Evans Brothers Ltd., London, First Edition
£8.00

Hardback. A near very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt. In a good dustwrapper which shows some wear at the top of the spine. Gift inscription. Some edge foxing. One crossword completed in pencil and one picture coloured in. 141 pages. Numerous illustrations. Features the Famous Five, the Secret Seven, Noddy etc.
Published : Evans Brothers, London, First Edition
£8.00

Softback. 4to. A near very good copy with card covers illustrated in colour by Rene Cloke and price of '2/6 net' on front cover. Some very small indentations on front cover. Page edges tanned. No inscriptions. Numerous black and white illustrations. 80 pages.
Published : Collins, London 1966,
£6.00

Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Hardback. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in black. In a fair dustwrapper missing a piece at spine ends (including the word "famous" in the title)and a narrow piece along the top front edge. The wrapper, which is not price-clipped, is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. No ownership inscription. A little edge foxing but clean internally. 192 pages. 32 illustrations. This is the ninth famous Five adventure. Photographs available on request.
Published : Hodder & Stoughton, London 1950, First Edition
£40.00

Illustrated by Beek.
Hardback. Nd. [1950?]. First or early edition. The spine is rounded with Noddy at head of spine but the dustwrapper refers to Noddy and his Car which was published in 1951. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which shows moderate edge wear and tear. 61 pages. Colour illustrations throughout.
Published : Sampson Low Marston & Co., London,
£15.00

Hardback. A very good copy in pictorial boards. No inscriptions. Profusely illustrated in colour, some full page. 60 pages. Very good dustwrapper (not price-clipped) which is a little faded on spine and has a small ink mark on rear inner flap. Internally a very clean copy.
Published : Sampson Low Marston & Co., London 1962, First Edition
£12.00

Illustrated by Nora S. Unwin.
A very good copy without dustwrapper. 128pp. Illustrations. Decorated end-papers. Short stories.
Published : The National Magazine Co. Ltd, London 1945, First Edition
£5.00

Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's yellow cloth with title in red on spine. No inscriptions. Black and white illustrations throughout.Slight foxing to page ends. Top edge coloured "dusky pink".160 pages. The near very good dustwrapper showing minor edgewear, is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Collins, London 1961, First Edition
£12.00

Illustrated by Wynona Garfitt.
Hardback. A good copy in blue cloth lettered and decorated in black. A little wear to board tips and spine ends. Lacks blank front end-paper. 108 pages. Line illustrations.
Published : Welsh Outlook Press, Newtown 1929, First Edition
£9.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's light grey cloth comprising The Fortunes of Philippa, For the Sake of the School and Nesta's New School. 319 pages. In a near very good dustwrapper which has smallish edge tears.
Published : Blackie & Son Ltd., London 1959,
£6.00

Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson.
Hardback. N.d. an early reprint. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. Black and white frontispiece and text illustrations. No inscriptions. Some foxing to page ends. 362 pages. Good dustwrapper showing girl holding cat in her arms watching two men beside a tree. There is a chip at the top of front panel, a small piece missing along top of spine and creasing along edges which are reinforced with sellotape on inside. The wrapper shows a price of 7/6 and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Thoma Nelson & Sons Ltd., London,
£25.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth. Some foxing to page edges. Frontispiece by D. Brook. No inscriptions. 223 pages. Near good dustwrapper showing very minor chips and edge wear which has ink tick marks and numbers scored out of book titles on rear of cover. Small pink stain at edge of rear flap. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. Photographs available on request.
Published : W. & R. Chambers, Edinburgh 1966, First Edition
£45.00

Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Hardback. A near very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title on front board and spine in gilt. Some fading to spine. Four black and white illustrations by Nina K. Brisley. No ownership inscription. Some foxing to page ends. 303 pages. Protected in a removable cover. A nice tight copy. Photographs available on request.
Published : W. & R. Chambers, London 1936, First Edition
£50.00

Illustrated by N.K. Brisley.
Hardback. A good copy in publisher's red cloth with title in black on the spine which is a little faded and spotted. Black and white frontispiece. No inscriptions. Some edge and end-paper foxing. 302 pages.
Published : W. & R. Chambers, London 1937,
£20.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's light grey cloth with title in red on spine. No inscriptions. Page ends browned. 294 pages. Good plus dustwrapper which has minor chipping top and bottom of spine and is price-clipped. Protected in a removable cover.
Published : Chambers, London 1955,
£25.00

Illustrated by Nina K. Bisley.
Hardback. A good plus copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in dark blue on spine. Some darkening to spine and small mark on rear board. Frontispiece by Nina K., Brisley. Previous owner's name on front endpaper Some foxing to page ends. 304 pages.
Published : Chambers, London 1939,
£12.00