Splendid oblong folio, telling the stories of a family of Polar Bears going about their anthropomorphised business. Told in verse with 13 terrific chromolithographic plates and covers. No date but c. 1920. Awkward repairs to spine, with new spine laid down. [more...]
Scarce illustrated oblong quarto, with 12 full page chromolithographic illustrations by N. Parker, describing the visit to the seaside by two mischievous cats. No date but c. 1926. Spine missing, rubbing and wear to edges. Hinges split, end-papers, splittin [more...]
Scarce illustrated oblong quarto, with 12 full page chromolithographic illustrations by N. Parker, describing farmyward shenanigans. No date but c. 1926. Spine replaced with quarter cloth, rubbing and wear to edges. Previous owner's repairs to Hinges. Mild [more...]
From Ainslie's popular series concerning the exploits of two Dutch Peg Dolls. Here they go abroad and visit a number of countries to hilarious effect. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some light toning/sta [more...]
No date but c. 1900, startlingly, humorously illustrated story, done by the great caricaturist and artist Veber. The tale of a young knight, Ardant the Hairy. Possibly rebacked with a new spine. Toning and tanning to page edges and covers. Contents tight. [more...]
Sophisticated Folio Society edition of le Guin's enduring 1968 fantasy, the first novel to be set in her world of Earthsea. Featuring seven colour illustratons of David Lupton and maps to end-papers. With an introduction by David Mitchell. Complete with slipc [more...]
Charming volume from Ainslie's popular series concerning the exploits of two Dutch Peg Dolls. Here they try to earn some money through a variety of jobs. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some light toning [more...]
Beautifully produced edition of Githa Sowerby's retelling of the enduring fairytale, with 12 full page colour illustrations by her sister Millicent; with decorated initials and further illustration around the text. Bound in quarter vellum with pictorial board [more...]
Charming volume from Ainslie's popular series concerning the exploits of two Dutch Peg Dolls. Here they scale the walls of high society. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some toning/staining to covers, rub [more...]
Charming volume from Ainslie's popular series concerning the exploits of two Dutch Peg Dolls. Here they get up to mischief. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some light toning to covers, rubbing to edges., [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 are variously bumped and marked. Some cracking to joints. Slight loss from t [more...]
First edition of de la Mare's popular book of Children's poetry, generously illustrated in colour by Harold Jones. Full page chromolithographic images and text. DJ has tears with slight loss. Similarly pictorial covers are slightly rubbed to edges. Content [more...]
Centenary edition of Carroll's enduring classic featuring the illustrations of Hudson. Complete with 12 colour plates, plus decorated initials and illustrations within the text. 4to. Sunning to spine and covers. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and so [more...]
The first book in Ainslie's popular series concerning the exploits of two Dutch Peg Dolls. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some light toning to covers, rubbing to edges. Tanning to page edges, previous [more...]
Fetching blue US variant of Morris' translation from the Flemish of classic tales from Flanders and Brabant, many appearing here in English for the first time. Adorned with numerous illustrations by Jean de Bosschere, including 12 full colour plates. 4to. So [more...]
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Charming illustrated edition of the Bells of London, featuring duotone images done by Gordon Browne, son of Phiz. Browne was a prolific illustrator for such Children's picture books. A scarce title. 4to. Pictorial covers are toned, bumped and marked. Split [more...]
The first book in Ainslie's popular series concerning the exploits of two Dutch Peg Dolls. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some light toning to covers, rubbing to edges, creasing to corners. Tanning to [more...]
Pleasing green cloth variant of this illustrated edition of Kinglsey's great children's novel with 8 colour plates by Robinson with numerous b/w drawings within the text. 8vo. Previous owner's name to ffep. Marking and fading to spine. Rubbing and light fr [more...]
First or early edition of Kinglsey's great children's novel with 16 terrific colour illustrations by A. E. Jackson. With Milford instead of Oxford to spine. With further b/w illustrations and devices within, illustrated endpapers. 8vo. 252pp. Toning to spine [more...]
Green cloth US variant of Morris' translation from the Flemish of classic tales from Flanders, including The King of the Birds and Reynard the Fox. With numerous illustrations by Jean de Bosschere, including 12 full colour tissue guarded plates. 4to. Rubbing [more...]
