Eighteenth thousand. Early edition of the first illustrated edition of Stevenson's classic adventure story. This version features the map and 24 b/w illustrations from a variety of artists. 8vo. 292pp. With numerous advertisements to rear. Tissue guarded [more...]
First edition of The Peek-A-Boo Circus with Preston's iconic illustrations. With b/w illustrations throughout plus five colour full page plates (and one tipped in to cover). Covers a triffle bumped at edges. Some offsetting to ffep. Occasional little marks w [more...]
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Lewis' complete chronicles of Narnia, featuring the original b/w illustrations of Pauline Baynes. Green cloth with gilt decoration and crest to cover. Complete with decorated slipcase featuring a map of Narnia. Slipcase has [more...]
No date but presumed first (special) edition of Sharp's fairy story. With copious b/w illustrations by Charles Robinson plus 16 colour plates. A prolific author and journalist, Sharp was best known for her involvement with the suffragist movement. 8vo. 2 [more...]
A charming1930s 'Pictured Encyclopedia for Readers of All Ages.' Complete in eight volumes, packed full of informative, interesting and sometimes politically incorrect images and photos. An encyclopedia that wishes to be enjoyed: 'Hitherto Encyclopedias have [more...]
Pleasant edition of Kinglsey's great children's novel with 8 colour illustrations by Katherine Cameron. Spine is slightly toned, mild foxing to page edges with very infrequent spotting within. Binding tight and square, generally clean. A nice tidy copy of a [more...]
Pleasant half leather binding of this retelling of the Legends of and Idylls of King Arthur and his Knights. Complied by James Knowles with colour illustrations by Lancelot Speed. Bound by Bickers. Brown calf with raised bands and decoration to spine. Blue [more...]
eighth impression of Blyton's first story in the Famous Five series. With illustrations by Eileen Soper. Decorated endpapers. Dust jacket has tape inexpertly added to protect edges. Creasing. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Foxing to page edge and [more...]
Collected editions of Sunday Chimes, a christian magazine intended for Sunday School pupils. With News articles, poems and short stories. With b/w images and artwork. No date but c.1908. Some interesting pieces on the Boer War and the famine in India. Spi [more...]
Charming rare volume of verse on the animals of a Zoo. With b/w illustrations throughout by L. R. Brightwell. No dust jacket. Title page a trifle loose. Some light shelfwear but otherwise bright and clean. Binding sound. Good condition [more...]
Seventh edition of Milne's collection of Christopher Robin Stories and poems that appeared in When We Were Very Young, Now We are Six, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. With b/w illustrations by E. H. Shepard. Decorated endpapers. (Rare) Dust-ja [more...]
Stevenson's edifying essays and observations. Full leather with gilt decoration and armorial crest to cover. Marbled endpapers with matching marbling to page edges. Inner and outer dentelles. Top edge has a small dent that caused small tear to top of titl [more...]
Quarter leather binding EX-LIBRARY copy of the Lambs' great renderings of the stories of Shakespeare. With an introduction by Andrew Lang and b/w illustrations by Robert Anning Bell. Tags removed but stamps and such to ffep and front pastedown. Spine cocked [more...]
Seventh edition of Wilde's second collection of fairy stories, including: The Young King, The Birthday of the Infanta, The Fisherman and his Soul and The Star-Child. Green cloth. Top edge gilt (though somewhat faded) other edges rough/uncut. Covers are mark [more...]
First edition of Paine's popular collection of stories for children. With striking b/w illustrations by J. M. Conde. Quarter Cloth with pictorial boards. Rubbing and bumping to covers. Some prelims leaves loose. Some signatures loose. Page 31 is torn lac [more...]
Pleasant suede leather edition of Ashford's famous novella, written when she was nine years old. With a preface by J. M. Barrie. Bound in brown suede with blind stamped titling and decoration. Top edge gilt. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean a [more...]
Colour annual featuring short stories, comics, jokes, puzzles and artwork. Tanning to pages. Previous owner's inscription. With ads to rear. Cloth spine. Good condition. [more...]
First UK edition of Mukerji's children's novel set in the himalayas with impressive b/w illustrations and decoration, including endpapers, by Boris Artzybasheff. Previous owner's name to ffep and half title. Marking , rubbing and bumping to covers. But cont [more...]
Terrific volume containing 26 stories from Greek mythology retold in an accessible way. Notable for its striking illustrations by Giovanni Caselli. With colour and b/w images throughout, and with double page colour illustrations that really elevate the volum [more...]
Fourth impression of Blyton's nineteenth novel story in the Famous Five series. With illustrations by Eileen Soper. Decorated endpapers. Dust jacket has some rubbing and wear to edge, some light marking to rear cover. Very light foxing to top edge. Small [more...]
