The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1890
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...]
With 30 chromolithographic plates describing a child's adventures amongst living toys. Quarter cloth. Oblong 4to. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Cracking and hinges. Foxing and toning to end-papers. Binding holding and contents clean. Fair+ [more...]
beautifully illustrated collection of verse on Animals by the prolific Parkers. With subtle colour/sepia toned illustrations. Oblong 4to. No date but c. 1910. Rubbing to spine with loss to top and bottom. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Toning to p [more...]
Illustrated collection of verse concerning the escapades of some particularly funny rabbits by the prolific Parkers. With chromolithographic plates and b/w illustrations. Oblong 4to. No date but c. 1910. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Ru [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...]
38th edition of Grahame's classic story. The First edition to contain Shepard's popular illustrations, chosen and approved by the author. 8vo. 312pp. With maps to endpapers and Methuen catalogue to rear. b/w illustrations throughout. Heavy rubbing and cre [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...]
Charming volume from Ainslie's describing the mishaps of a young girl. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some light toning to covers, rubbing to edges. Mild tanning to page edges. A nice example. Very good [more...]
First edition of this charming edition of the popular story that was later added to the One Thousand and One Arabian Nights collection. Featuring colour illustrations by Anne Anderson. With chromolithographic covers and images to almost every page. Decorate [more...]
Second edition. Splendid illustrated edition of the classic collection of nursery rhymes. Each rhyme presented with chromolithographic illustrations by Richardson. With a introduction by Grover, describing the origin and publishing history of these songs. [more...]
First edition, first printing of Harte's charming, and pioneering, children's story, describing games of make-believe with a genuine interest; wherein, most notably, a nine year old girl pursues the life of a Pirate Queen. With 28 colour illustrations by Kate [more...]
Charming volume from Ainslie's featuring a Dutch peg doll who goes a' hunting. With chromolithograph illustrations and text. Decorated end-papers. No date but c. 1910. Some light toning to covers, rubbing to edges. Toning within. Small tear to corner of [more...]
Beautifully presented children's story on the perils of grownupness. With colour illustrations and decorations by Janet Laura Scott throughoutl. Illustrated end-papers. Decorated initials. 8vo. Previous owner's inscription to reverse of ffep. Rubbing to [more...]
Southby's most popular work, which he wrote and illustrated. Complete with 10 illustrations on card, with striking use of colour done via pochoir. With a further 10 plates in a pocket to the rear for framing. Plus further illustrations within the text. 4to [more...]
Scarce, generously illustrated collection of obscure children's stories, including The Blackbird's Nest; Rosa, the Little Cousin from India; The Little Lamb and others. With numerous colour images and descriptive letterpress. 4to. No date but c. 1880. No pu [more...]
The collected volumes for two years, bound as one. All 24 issues for those years of the Children's magazine. With stories, poems and articles and 24 colour plates plus further b/w illustrations within the text. Bound in half-leather with marbled paper to bo [more...]
Early edition of Lady Gilbert's novel with pictorial covers and illustrations by Maynard Brown. Decorative end-papers. Rubbing to edges. Slight creasing to spine. Cracking to front hinge but binding sound and contents clean. Good. [more...]
Third edition. No DJ. With colour full page illustrations by Kiddell-Monroe. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Small stains to cover. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Beautifully illustrated and produced collection of delicate verse. Featuring chromolithographic plates blue/white china style decorations. No date but c. 1900. Decorated end-papers. Rubbing to edges and covers. Mild offsetting within, else clean and tight. [more...]
