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Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Hardback. Nd. [1916]. 4to. A very good copy in publisher's decorated cream cloth with title in black on front board and spine. No inscriptions. Decorated endpapers. 15 colour plates including frontispiece. 170 pages. Fair dustwrapper which has edge tears and chips the worst being at the spine ends where the word" Edmund" is missing at the head of the spine and the word "Stoughton" at the foot. The dustwrapper has been backed onto stiff paper for reinforcement and is protected in a removable cover. Internally the book is a lovely clean copy. Quite scarce in dustwrapper. Photograph available on request.
Published : Hodder & Stoughton, London 1916, First Edition
£170.00

Illustrated by Lynette Hemmant.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's orange cloth with illustrated front board. Title in black on front board and on spine. No inscriptions. Profusely illustrated throughout. 48 pages. Good dustwrapper which is slightly rubbed at spine ends and has a closed tear. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Hamish Hamilton, London 1973, First Edition
£12.00

Hardback. Folio. [1926]. A near very good copy in orange/tan cloth lettered in black which is a little faded/marked at the top of the upper board. The remains of the dustwrapper, comprising the rear panel and about two-thirds of the illustrated front panel, is loosely inserted. This is no. 15 of 100 autographed copies in which each of the eighteen full-page, tissue-guarded, mounted colour plates is signed in pencil by the author. Line illustrations.
Published : Country Life, London, First Edition
£640.00

4to. A very good copy. Title piece on upper board. A clean copy with no ownership inscription and not foxed. Small tear at foot of page 25 not affecting the illustration. Pp.xiii,28. Colour frontispiece and 14 attractive colour plates on each right-hand page with text on left hand pages.
Published : Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1928, First Edition
£75.00

Hardbacks. 4to. A very good two volume set published in 1928 and 1930 respectively. Vol.I pp.xiii,28 + frontispiece and 14 colour plates. Attractive coloured wedding gift card pasted to front end-paper. A fair amount of foxing but the plates themselves are either clean or only a little affected. Vol. II,pp.xv,40. Frontispiece and 11 colour plates + 9 black and white sketches. A little marked on front cover. Neat gift inscription on front end-paper. One or two spots of foxing to early pages but overall a very clean copy.
Published : Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1930, First Edition
£110.00

4to. A very good copy. Clean externally and internally with no ownership inscription, foxing etc. Title piece on upper board. Pp.vii,32. Colour frontispiece and 15 attractive colour illustrations on each right-hand page with text on left-hand pages. Also smaller black and white illustrations.
Published : Country Life, London 1929, First Edition
£60.00

Hardback. A very good copy in light green cloth which is elaborately decorated in gilt on the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. A clean copy internally with no ownership inscription, foxing or other internal marking. Pp.xviii,262. 24 coloured illustrations including frontispiece and title-page vignette.
Published : J. M Dent & Co, London 1905,
£20.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's yellow cloth with illustration in red on front board. This is a collection of humorous drawings from "Punch". No inscriptions. Unpaginated. Good dustwrapper with minor edge chips and closed tears and a piece missing at top of spine. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Faber & Faber Ltd., London 1950, First Edition
£16.00

Hardback. A good plus copy in red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on front board and spine. Spine a little dull. Gift inscription dated Christmas 1907. Some internal spotting. 125 pages. 8 full-page colour illustrations (including tissue-guarded frontispiece) by Edmund Dulac and others.
Published : Thomas Nelson & Sons, London 1907,
£28.00

Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Hardback. A near very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. Just a little rubbed on front board. Many black and white illustrations. No inscriptions. 90 pages. Good dustwrapper which has some closed tears two of which have been sellotaped on the reverse. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Blackie, London 1962, First Edition
£20.00

Illustrated by Eleanor S. March.
Hardback. A good copy with pictorial covers and endpapers. No inscriptions. Numerous colour illustrations. Unfortunately, the pages appear to have been stuck together at the bottom outer corner and when opened have been torn at corners (with a few missing) or else scraped. This does not affect the colour illustrations or text. Unpaginated. Protected in a removable cover.
Published : Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, London 1927, First Edition
£15.00

Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Hardback. N.d. c.1919? A good plus copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in gilt on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Spine darkened. Endpapers browned. 57 pages. 4 attractive colour illustrations. A nice tight copy of an uncommon title. Photographs available on request.
Published : James Hewetson & Son, London, First Edition
£45.00

Illustrated by Norman Tealby.
Hardback. A very good copy in black cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. In a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. Decorated end-papers. Some light edge foxing. Pp.xxxi,350. 12 full-page illustrations + decorations. Introduction by J. B. Priestley.
Published : John Lane The Bodley Head, London 1929,
£14.00

Illustrated by E. Stetson Crawford.
4to. A very good copy in a poor dustwrapper which is incomplete,comes in two parts and has external sellotape repairs. Gift inscription on front end-paper. Unpaginated. Attractive colour illustrations. The spine lettering has faded but otherwise the book itself is a very nice copy.
Published : The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis 1909, First Edition
£50.00

Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's white cloth with coloured decoration on board and spine. Illustrated endpapers.12 colour illustrations. No inscriptions . 191 pages. Very clean interior. Good plus protected dustwrapper with closed tears.
Published : Doubleday & Company, New York 1952,
£12.00

Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Nd. Perhaps 1920s? 8vo. A near very good copy in soft green leather (perhaps rebound) with title and decoration in gilt on front cover. Not titled on spine. Top edge gilt. Other edges stained red. Patterned end-papers. Pp.viii,189. 12 tipped-in colour plates by Edmund Dulac with tissue guards. Includes both the first and second editions of the translation by Edward Fitzgerald.
Published : Hodder and Stoughton, London,
£20.00

Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Hardback. 4to. Nd but loosely inserted is a gift inscription dated 1915. A very good copy in red cloth lettered and attractively decorated in gilt. Unpaginated. 20 tipped-in colour plates with tissue-guards. A nice copy.
Published : Hodder and Stoughton, London,
£130.00

Illustrated by Foreman Michael.
A very good copy. Signed by Michael Foreman. Second impression in a good plus protected dustwrapper which has a one inch closed tear. No inscriptions and not price-clipped.
Published : Pavilion Books, London 1999,
£10.00

Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Hardback. A very good copy in pictorial laminated boards. Top and foot of spine is very slightly rubbed. No inscriptions. Colour illustrations on each page. Unpaginated. A young child's book with a fold-out section.
Published : Andersen Press, London 1997, First Edition
£8.00

Illustrated by Uldene Trippe.
Hardback. Large 4to. A good plus copy in publisher's blue cloth with large pictorial onlay on front board. Corners and spine ends a little worn. Previous owner's name on front fixed end-paper. One inch closed tear at foot of frontispiece. Illustrated endpapers and profusely illustrated in colour throughout. Rhymes (or "rimes" in American) for young children.
Published : Rand McNally & Company, Chicago 1924, First Edition
£20.00

Illustrated by Phiz.
Hardback. A good plus copy in the original red boards. A litle wear to spine edges.. 297 pages. Illustrated. Contains three stories: ""A Legend of Sologne"; "The Hundredth Birthday"; and "The Treasure-Seeker".
Published : Bell and Daldy, London 1858, First Edition
£20.00

Illustrated by Susan B. Pearse.
A very good copy. Lower board tips a bit bumped. In a good dustwrapper, not price-clipped, which has small edge chips and tears. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Unpaginated. Attractively decorated in colour on each right-hand page and with colour decorated end-papers.
Published : George G Harrap & Co. Ltd., London 1944, First Edition
£20.00

Hardback. A near very good copy in the de luxe cream vellum binding which is elaborately decorated in gilt on the spine and upper board. A little browned/marked towards the head of the lower board. Top edge gilt. Browning to front free end-paper otherwise a very nice clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. Red silk ribbon present. Pp.xvii,242. 25 colour illustrations including frontispiece and title-page vignette. Photograph available on request.
Published : J. M. Dent & Co, London 1904,
£50.00

Illustrated by T.R. Spence.
Nd. 1880s? A good copy in the original decorated boards. Board tips worn. Decorated end-papers. No ownership inscription. Unpaginated. c. 30 pages. Attractive colour illustrations throughout.
Published : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London,
£28.00

Illustrated by Sir D.Y. Cameron.
Hardback. Folio. A very good copy in cloth boards with leather spine. Lettered in gilt on the spine and on a leather title-piece on the upper board. This is number 199 of the 250 copies of the de luxe edition and is signed by author and artist. With an original etching by Sir D.Y. Cameron and ten reproductions of wash drawings, all tissue-guarded. 64 pages.
Published : Eneas Mackay, Stirling 1930,
£250.00

Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Hardback. A near very good copy in publisher's colour illustrated glazed boards. Spine faded but lettering clear. There appears to be a shadow of the remains of a circular label on front board - sounds worse than it is. One inch closed tear at foot of title page. SIGNED by Michael Foreman on half title page. Profusely illustrated in colour. Unpaginated. Internally a nice clean copy.
Published : Andersen Press, London 1989,
£15.00

A near fine copy in a similar dustwrapper. 62pp. Colour illustrations throughout. An attractive, cheap copy of this well-known book.
Published : Universal Books Ltd., London 1989,
£6.00

Hardback. Nd. Probably 1920's - 1940's based on the address of the printers, Edmund Evans, Ltd. A very good copy in pictorial boards (three girls looking over a gate) with dark green cloth spine lettered in black. A touch of wear to board tips. Pictorial end-papers. A nice clean copy internally with no ownership inscription and little foxing. 56 pages. Attractive colour illustrations throughout.
Published : Frederick Warne & Co, London,
£15.00

Illustrated by Ernest Griset.
Hardback. A good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. Some wear to spine ends and board tips and lower board a little marked. Ownership inscription on title page. 164 pages + 16pp adverts. 36 hand-coloured illustrations, mostly full-page. Contains three stories for children.
Published : John Camden Hotten, London 1866, First Edition
£60.00

Illustrated by Aubrey Hammond.
Small 4to. A good copy in decorated boards lacking the top half inch of spine. A very good clean copy internally without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.xi,59. Many humorous black and white illustrations. The diary of a little black cat.
Published : Ivor Nicholson & Watson Ltd, London 1932, First Edition
£30.00

Illustrated by Franke Rogers.
Hardback.A very good copy in publisher's pale green/grey cloth with title in black on spine.Faint school library stamp on front free endpaper. 4 colour illustrations including frontispiece and many black and white illustrations. 80 pages which include 11 page Questionaire at end. Good plus complete dustwrapper which has some edge wear and tear, is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : The Grant Educational Company (London) Ltd., London 1951, First Edition
£8.00

Hardback. Oblong folio. A good copy externally with pictorial front board. Shows some wear to board edges. Internally lacks all before title page (possibly including a frontispiece) and with webbing showing at inner edge of front fixed end-paper. Otherwise a decent, clean, copy not foxed and with no ownership inscription. Consists of two stories - "There Was an Old Woman Who Live in a Shoe" illustrated in colour by John Hassall, and "Cock-A-Doodle-Do" illustrated in colour by Cecil Aldin. A scarce book. Pictures on request.
Published : Sands & Co, London 1899, First Edition
£50.00

Illustrated by Julek Heller.
4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 191pp. Many illustrations including colour. "A vivid recreation of the bygone age of chivalry".
Published : Encore Editions, London 1989,
£8.00

Hardback. Oblong 4to. A very good copy in publisher's illustrated laminated boards. Colourfully illustrated. No inscriptions. Unpaginated. A nice clean copy. When Grannnie Island's prize sheep, Alecina, falls in the Boggy Loch just as the judging for the Best Ewe and Fleece Trophy is about to begin, the ever resourceful Katie Morag knows just what to do...
Published : The Bodley Head, London 1986,
£9.00

Illustrated by Greta Dushinsky.
A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. A nice clean copy without ownership inscription, foxing or other internal marking. Unpaginated. Attractive colour illustrations throughout.
Published : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London 1959,
£18.00

Illustrated by S.B.Pearse.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with colour illustration on front board. Smallish gift inscription on front free endpaper. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Good plus dustwrapper with minor edge wear and tear. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable cover.
Published : George G. Harrap & #Co.Ltd., London 1940, First Edition
£45.00

Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
A very good copy in a price-clipped but very good dustwrapper which shows a little edge wear. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. A clean copy without ownership inscription, foxing, or other internal marking. Unpaginated. Attractive colour illustrations throughout.
Published : George G Harrap & Co. Ltd., London 1959,
£12.00

Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Nd. 1st edition,1954? A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. SIGNED by author "Best Wishes, Lorna Hill" on title page. No ownership inscription. A little light fore-edge foxing. Pp.iv,220. Colour frontispiece. 8 black and white illustrations. Map end-papers.
Published : Thomas Nelson & Sons, London,
£30.00

Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. In a good dustwrapper which shows moderate edge wear and tear especiallt to spine ends where there are also small chips. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Some edge foxing but quite clean internally. No ownership inscription. 189 pages. Frontispiece and 6 illustrations.
Published : Evans Brothers, London 1956, First Edition
£15.00

Illustrated by Thomas S. Seccombe.
A good copy in green cloth lettered in green on a gilt background. The gilt has faded from the top four letters on the spine. All edges gilt. Some wear to board tips. Gift inscription dated Christmas 1869 on front end-paper. A little foxing to end-papers but otherwise a nice copy internally. 150 pages. Numerous line illustrations accompany this humorous poem.
Published : E. Moxon & Son, London 1870, First Edition
£18.00

Illustrated by Ernest M.Jessop.
Hardback. Nd. 1886? A good copy in publisher's illustrated front and rear covers with green cloth spine. Boards rather grubby and rubbed at corners. Bevelled edges. No inscriptions. 20 pages of verses and illustrations. A very good copy internally.
Published : Eyre & Spottiswoode, London,
£30.00

Illustrated by Vera Willoughby.
A very good copy in maroon cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Slight fading to spine.141pp. Text in Latin. This edition of the Odes of Horace is limited to 500 copies for sale set by hand in types designed by Rudolf Koch and printed at the Curwen Press. Five decorations in colour by Vera Willoughby. A little end-paper and top edge foxing but otherwise a nice clean copy.
Published : Peter Davies, London 1926,
£35.00

Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Very small ownership label on front fixed end-paper hidden by flap of wrapper. 456 pages. 160 colour illustrations. More than 300 black and white illustrations. Contains information about 1000 British book illustrators.
Published : Antique Collectors' Club 1999,
£24.00

Hardback. A very good copy in laminated boards. Some spine lean otherwise a nice copy. 69 pages. Illustrated by the author in black and white. An amusing children's story about the Loch Ness monster.
Published : Macdonald Publishers 1983, First Edition
£14.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good, price-clipped, dustwrapper. No ownership inscription. Pp.xvi,263. 66 plates. The first detailed survey of steel engavings in English books.
Published : Scolar Press, London 1980, First Edition
£12.00

Illustrated by Edmund Blampied.
Hardback. Not quite good. Spine chipped at foot and with edge tears. Fore-edge and end-paper foxing. Pp.vi,55. Schoolboy howlers accompanied by Blampied Illustrations.
Published : Methuen, London 1938, First Edition
£10.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 284pp. Illus.
Published : Frederick Warne, London 1976, First Edition
£6.00

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Hardback. A very good copy in brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on spine and upper board. Spine a little faded (and with one small mark) but lettering clear. Inscribed on the title page by the publisher as follows: "For the Countess Haig from George Harrap. More than a Lady. A ([underlined] Lady. George Harrap Nov. 16, 1936." Countess Haig was, at that date, the widow of Field Marshall Earl Haig who led the British troops in the First World War. A lovely clean copy internally. 256 pages. 12 lovely full-page tissue-guarded colour plates by Arthur Rackham. Decorated end-papers. An interesting copy of the first Rackham illustrated edition.
Published : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London 1936,
£120.00