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Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
A very good copy in the original light green cloth. In a good dustwrapper which has some edge wear and tear and minor chipping to spine ends. The surface has been rubbed from a small area (approx. 2cm x 1cm) on the front panel of the wrapper where something like a price label has been removed. A nice clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or foxing. 284 pages. Black and white illustrations. A "Stormy Petrel" story.
Published : Collins, London 1950, First Edition
£20.00
Illustrated by Anne Bullen.
A very good copy in orange cloth lettered in black. In a good, price-clipped, dustwrapper with minor chipping to spine ends. The wrapper, which is rather browned, is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Some fore-edge foxing. 286 pages. Frontispiece and 15 illustrations. The author's first book. Scarce in dustwrapper. Photographs available on request.
Published : Collins, London 1939, First Edition
£145.00
Illustrated by Anne Bullen.
A very good copy in the original green cloth. In a very good dustwrapper which has a little wear and tear at the top of the spine. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Gift inscriotion on front free end-paper. 253 pages. 20 black and white illustrations including frontispiece. The author's second book. Photographs available on request.
Published : Collins, London 1940, First Edition
£80.00
Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
A very good copy in the original blue cloth lettered in silver on the spine. In a near very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which has inner strengthening to spine ends. No ownership inscription. Some fore-edge foxing. 192 pages. 18 black and white illustrations including frontispiece. Photographs availble on request.
Published : Collins, London 1955, First Edition
£95.00
Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in silver on the spine. In a good dustwrapper which has a 1.5 inch tear on the rear panel and other minor nicks and tears. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Gift inscription dated 1955 on front end-paper. 192 pages. 18 black and white illustrations including frontispiece. Photographs available on request.
Published : Collins, London 1955, First Edition
£110.00
Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in silver. In a good price-clipped dustwrapper which has minor chipping and edge tears and some internal foxing. A little fore-edge foxing. No ownership inscription. 192 pages. 18 black and white illustrations. Photographs available on request.
Published : Collins, London 1956, First Edition
£120.00
A near very good copy with colour illustrated front and rear cover. Some foxing,to covers (mainly rear cover). All edges silver. No inscriptions. 15 poems by E. Nesbit and Caris Brooke. Black and white illustrations throughout. Unpaginated (24 pages). Protected in a removable cover.
Published : Henry J. Drane & Co., London 1888, First Edition
£120.00
Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
4to. This is a fine copy of the first printing signed by both author and artist. Unpaginated but approx. 34pp. Lovely colour illustrations by Foreman.
Published : Pavilion Books, London 1992, First Edition
£20.00
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's dark blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. Many black and white illustrations with 5 being full page. No inscriptions. A little edge foxing. 163 pages. Very good dustwrapper which is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Heinemann, London 1968, First Edition
£14.00
Illustrated by John Farleigh.
Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt. A little wear at spine ends. No ownership inscription and only a little foxing. 111 pages. Three full-page woodcuts by John Farleigh. Chapters entitled "David the King", "John the Baptist" and "Mary the Virgin".
Published : The Athenaeum Press, London 1934, First Edition
£15.00
Hardback. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A little internal foxing. In a good plus price-clipped dustwrapper which has some foxing to the inside and a closed tear at the top of the spine. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. 29 line drawings representing figures of speech.
Published : Victor Gollancz, London 1954, First Edition
£25.00
Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Hardback. A near very good copy in publisher's dark green cloth which is slightly faded at top edge of front and rear boards with title in gilt on spine. 10 full page colour illustrations. Black and white illustrations. No inscriptions. 182 pages. Very good illustrated dustwrapper which is complete, not price-clipped and protected in a removable cover. A volume in the publisher's "Classics for Today" series.
Published : Collins, London 1972,
£15.00
Hardback. A very good copy in the original blue cloth lettered on the spine and upper board and decorated on the upper board. In a very good dustwrapper which shows a little edge wear and tear at top of spine and folds with very minor loss. The wrapper, which is not price-clipped, is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Neat ownership inscription on half-title otherwise a lovely clean copy internally. 96 pages. 6 full-page colour plates. Numerous black and white illustrations. Photographs available on request.
Published : Frederick Warne & Co, London 1930, First Edition
£340.00
Illustrated by Brisley Nina K..
Hardback. Undated, perhaps 1940's? A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title and illustration in black on front board. Gift inscription on front fixed end-paper. Pp.viii,168. Many black and white line drawings by Nina K. Brisley. Stories from Austria, Scandinavia, central Europe, India, Persia, Ireland, Wales, etc.
Published : Evans Brothers Ltd., London, First Edition
£5.00
Illustrated by Ronald Searle.
Softback. 4to. A very good copy with illustrated covers. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 139 pages. Includes one page potted biographies of Raspe and Searle.
Published : Meridian Books, New York 1971,
£8.00
Illustrated by Astrid Walford.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's green cloth with title in black on front board and on spine. A nice clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 80 pages. Near very good illustrated dustwrapper with minor edge wear and tear at spine ends. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Samuel French Ltd., London 1949, First Edition
£12.00
Illustrated by Joseph Appleyard.
Hardback. A near very good copy with illustrated front board and blue spine which is slightly faded. Gift inscription SIGNED "Dorothy Una" by author, together with a loose Valentine card (containing a printed lyric by the author and an illustration by Cecile Walton) INSCRIBED and initialled by the author. Black and white illustrations. 127 pages. A nice copy internally and now protected in a removable cover.
Published : Dalesman Publishing Co., Clapham, Yorkshire 1961, First Edition
£18.00
Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
A near fine copy in a similar dustwrapper. 4to. 48pp. Black and white illus. by Ardizzone.
Published : Heinemann, London 1978,
£6.00
Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's olive green cloth with title in gilt on spine. Profusely illustrated throughout. Previous owner's name at top of front free endpaper. 56 pages. Good plus illustrated dustwrapper which has a small chip at the foot of the spine and minor edge tears. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Heinemann, London 1975, First Edition
£8.00
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin & J.A. Shepherd.
Hardback. A good copy in green cloth lettered in red. Some wear to spine ends and spine lettering dull. Ownership inscription. Pp.viii,231. Many black and white illustrations. Humorous children's stories with an animal theme.
Published : Isbister and Co., London 1902, First Edition
£28.00
Illustrated by Leslie Wood.
Hardback. Oblong 4to. A very good copy in publisher's red cloth. Yellow endpapers. Profusely illustrated in colour. No inscriptions. Unpaginated. Very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is protected in a removable cover. A nice clean copy.
Published : Andre Deutsch Classics, London 1999,
£9.00
Illustrated by John Leech.
Hardback. 12mo. A good copy in the original dark blue cloth which is lettered and decorated in gilt. Some spine lean. No ownership inscription and only a little foxing. Pp.[iv],230,+ 6pp adverts. Frontispiece and four plates by John Leech.
Published : Thomas Constable & Co, Edinburgh 1856, First Edition
£35.00
Hardback. Oblong 4to. A fine copy in a complete, untorn dustwrapper which is faded to green on the spine although the lettering remains clear. The wrapper is protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Unpaginated. Colour illustrations throughout.
Published : The Bodley Head, London 1981, First Edition
£10.00
Illustrated by Brenda Meredith Seymour.
16mo. A very good copy in publisher's light grey cloth with title in black on front board and spine.. No inscriptions. Profusely illustrated in colour and in black and white. Unpaginated. Good dustjacket, not price-clipped, which has some closed edge tears and minor chipping. The wrapper is now protected in a clear removable sleeve. A charming little book.
Published : Lutterworth Press, London 1969, First Edition
£18.00
Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Hardback.4to. A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Ownership inscription to front end-paper. Fore-edge foxing and some foxing to early and late pages but generally clean internally including plates. Pp.viii,170. 40 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. A nice bright copy.
Published : William Heinemann, London 1910,
£30.00
Illustrated by George Sheringham.
A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has a couple of small chips and minor edge tears. There is some foxing to the wrapper and a little to the end-papers but otherwise the book is clean. No ownership inscription. Pp.xxvii,105. 12 attractive colour illustrations. Black and white illustrations. Contains the original text of Sheridan's play with an Introduction by Nigel Playfair.
Published : Constable & Co., London 1925,
£18.00
A very good copy in pictorial covers. Attractively illustrated book for young children.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1988, First Edition
£8.00
Hardback. 4to. A good plus copy. Some foxing. No ownership inscription. Pp.xxiii,240 + 8pp adverts. Frontispiece and 24 colour plates. Numerous black and white illustrations. Introduction by Lord Stalbridge. A book about the Fernie Hunt in Leicestershire.
Published : John Lane The Bodley Head, London 1927, First Edition
£16.00
Illustrated by Vera Willoughby.
Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a quarter vellum binding in a good dustwrapper. Spine lettering on wrapper darkened. This is number 400 of 550 copies on mould-made paper. No ownership inscription and little foxing. 138 pages. Fine colour illustrations by Vera Willoughby.
Published : Peter Davies, London 1925,
£50.00
Illustrated by Sowerby Millicent.
A near very good copy. Blue cloth spine with greenish-blue paper-covered boards. Lettered in gilt on spine and upper board and decorated in gilt on upper board. Some wear to spine ends. Gift inscription on front free end-paper. Quite a clean copy with just a little foxing. Decorated end-papers. 46 pages. Illustrated throughout including 12 full-page coloured plates. A book of poems for children.
Published : Chatto and Windus, London 1907, First Edition
£35.00
A good copy in red cloth with some fading to spine although the gilt lettering is clearly readable. Gift and ownership inscriptions on half-title. Pp.xx,269. 12 full-page colour plates. 16 black and white plates. Numerous illustrations in the text. The standard biography of the well-known Irish book illustrator.
Published : A & C Black, London 1931, First Edition
£30.00
Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Hardback. A good plus copy in publisher's dark green cloth with title in gilt and pictorial onlay to upper board. Spine lettering a bit faded but readable. 16 coloured illustrations including front board and frontispiece (15 tipped-in, all in nice condition and not creased). Some browning to end-papers. Twelve page Introduction. Book is protected in a removable cover.
Published : A. & C. Black, London 1911,
£12.00
Illustrated by Peter Spier.
Hardback. Oblog 4to. A very good copy in publisher's illustrated boards with title in black on front board. No inscriptions. Profusely illustrated in colour throughout. Unpaginated. Good illustrated dustwrapper which has some edge wear and closed tears and two damp marks which can only be seen internally. The wrapper is not price-cl�pped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : World's Work Ltd., Tadworth, Surrey 1976, First Edition
£12.00
Hardback. A fine copy in laminated pictorial boards. [32pp.]. Illustrated in colour throughout by Ralph Steadman.
Published : Andersen Press Ltd, London 1989, First Edition
£25.00
Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a price-clipped but otherwise fine dustwrapper. 224 pages. Colour illustrations throughout by Steadman.
Published : Ebury Press, London 1992, First Edition
£15.00
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
16mo. A near very good copy in the original boards with Aldin illustration laid on to upper board. Top edge gilt. Gift inscription on front end-paper. 31 pages. Three tipped-in colour plates + black and white illustrations (one of which is neatly coloured in). Two short stories.
Published : William Heinemann, London 1909,
£25.00
Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Hardback. Oblong 8vo. A very good copy in publisher's pictorial cover. No inscriptions. Colourfully illustrated on each page. Unpaginated. Very good dustwrapper, not price-clipped and protected in a removable cover.
Published : The Bodley Head, London 1971, First Edition
£14.00
Illustrated by Vernon Stokes & Cynthia Harnett.
Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in red on front board and on spine., No inscriptions. Beautifully illustrated in colour and black and white. Unpaginated. Near good dustwrapper missing a three inches piece at foot of spine and other smaller chips. The wrapper is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Collins, London 1941, First Edition
£16.00
A fair copy in a poor dustwrapper missing a largeish piece on the back cover. Binding starting to come loose. Gift inscription on front end-paper. Unpaginated but about 40pp. Illustrations in colour and black and white.
Published : Collins, London 1942, First Edition
£10.00
Illustrated by John Leech.
Hardback. Attractively bound in red leather boards lettered and elaborately decorated in gilt on the spine which has five raised bands. There is wear and tear at the join of the spine and lower board. Top edge gilt. Dark green endpapers. Bookplate. The original covers have been bound in at the rear. Some, mainly end-paper, foxing. Pp.xii,408. Colour frontispiece and 12 colour stell engravings. Numerous wood engravings.
Published : Bradbury & Evans, London 1853, First Edition
£35.00
Illustrated by G.D. Armour.
A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper. The dustwrapper has minor edge wear and tear and a smallish superficial damp stain at the foot of the spine. "T.N. Foulis" has been scored through at the foot of the wrapper and replaced with "Peter Davies".A clean copy internally with no ownership inscription and only a little light fore-edge foxing. Pp.vii,189. 25 colour illustrations by G.D. Armour. Text taken from "Handley Cross". A nice copy and not common in wrapper.
Published : T.N. Foulis, London 1924,
£35.00
Illustrated by G.D. Armour.
A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper. The dustwrapper has a smallish superficial damp stain at the foot of the spine. The publisher's name has been scored through on the wrapper and replaced with "Peter Davies". A clean copy with no ownership inscription and very little foxing. Pp.vii,145. 25 colour illustrations by G.D. Armour. Text taken from "Handley Cross". A nice copy and uncommon in wrapper.
Published : T. N. Foulis, London 1924,
£35.00
Illustrated by Jane Johnson.
A near fine copy of this attractive small book. Coloured pictorial onlay to upper board. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. 46 pages. Black and white illustrations. The story of a chihuahua.
Published : Orchard Books, London 1987, First Edition
£18.00
Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper which has internally repaired tears at the foot of the spine. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 93 pages. Black and white illustrations by Charles Keeping.
Published : The Bodley Head, London 1961, First Edition
£28.00
Illustrated by Victor Ambrus.
A near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which shows some fading to the spine but leaving the lettering clear. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. No ownership inscription. 86 pages. Black and white illustrations. This is a volume in the "Antelope Books" series for younger children.
Published : Hamish Hamilton, London 1974, First Edition
£25.00
Illustrated by Ralph Thompson.
Oblong 4to. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Unpaginated. Colour illustrations throughout. Described as "a magical, romantic tale" featuring "the exquisitely carved twelfth century Lewis chessmen."
Published : Walker Books Ltd, London 1993, First Edition
£14.00
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