Limited edition of Andersen's tales, illustrated throughout by Rex Whistler. Limited to 200 copies and signed by Whistler to half-title. Cream cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorative end-papers with matching pattern. All edges gilt. With 10 full [more...]
Charming selection of Japanese folk tales, retold by Grace James. Includes 38 stories featuring Green Willow, The Singing Bird of Heaven. The Flute, The Tea kettle amongst others. With 40 marvellous colour illustrations by Warwick Goble, each tissue guarded a [more...]
Pleasant half leather binding of the first edition of Irving's Tales of a Traveller, a collection of essays and short stories written by his Geoffrey Crayon persona - responsible for the Sketch Book and Bracebridge Hall. Less well received than his previous w [more...]
Scarce edition of Andersen's Fairy stories, featuring the expanded set of colour illustrations by Joyce Mercer, complete with 8 colour plates plus further b/w illustrations within the text. No date but c. 1920. Paper covered cloth. 4to. Light rubbing to [more...]
Generously illustrated edition of Dickens' short story, with colour plates plus smaller b/w illustrations within the text done by J. C. Beard. 4to. Pictorial covers. Backstrip missing. Heavy rubbing to edges. Previous owner's name to half-title. Occasiona [more...]
No date but c. 1875. Collection of children's stories including Henny-Penny, The Peacock at Home, Baby and The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. Complete with 24 chromolithographic plates done by Kronheim & co. 4to. Some bumping and wear to edges. Hinges weaken [more...]
'Illustrated with 217 Pictures in oil colours by the First Artists'. Collection of classic nursery tales, including The Three Bears, Bold Robin Hood, Jack the Giant killer and others. With numerous images arranged in panels. 4to. Pictorial covers. Rubbin [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...]
Collection of Children's stories: Goody two Shoes, Aladdin and The Yellow Dwarf. With 18 full page colour illustrations by Crane. 4to. Bumping to edges of spine, small nick to spine. Mild toning to covers. Mild toning within, else sound. Good. [more...]
Glorious limited edition of Balzac's humourous short stories in the style of the Decameron, appearing in 1832, 1833 & 1837. Bound in half cloth with decorative paper to boards. Fore-edge rough cut. With two tone illustrations by Barton. Limited to 2050 cop [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...]
24 volumes bound as 8. Nice set of Chamber's miscellany 'containing a choice selection of interesting and instructive reading for the old and the young.' Featuring hundreds (thousands) of short stories, poems and articles on a variety of subjects. Rather di [more...]
Collection of verse and story, with colour illustrations throughout by May Smith. 4to. Wear to edges and toning to spine. Cracking to front hinge but binding holding, occasional toning/spotting within, Fair+ [more...]
Charming volume of short writings and aphorisms by the author of Friends in Council. Subjects vary from perennial issue to specifics of the time, such as the French Claque and the need to rehabilitate the reputation of st. George. Fine leather binding. Full [more...]
Charming deluxe leather edition of three of Kipling's dog stories: Thy Servant a Dog; Toby Dog and The Great Play Hunt. Features b/w illustrations by G. L. Stampa throughout. Blue mottled leather wth gilt decoration and titling. Inner dentelles, all edges [more...]
Collection of Children's stories with Peto's iconic, stylish illustrations, with some colour plates plus b/w images within the text. No date but c. 1900. 4to. Rubbing and wear to edges. Mild spotting and mark to fore-edge. Binding sound and contents clean [more...]
Limited edition, selection of stories from the Decameron, taken from the anonymous translation of 1741 and revised by Orson in 1896. Illustrated in b/w with linocuts by Edmondo Lucchesi. Limited to c. 1000 copies, of which this is number 749. quarter cloth w [more...]
Collection of stories and verse by Edith Farmiloe and E. V. Lucas among others. With colour illustrations by W. Heath Robinson, Mary Ames and more. Printed cloth covers. 4to. Mild sunning to spine. Rear hinge split. Mild toning to top edge, contents othe [more...]
Obscure edition of the Arabian Nights, published 'weekly or monthly in five parts.' Contains the introduction and numerous well known tales including the Fisherman and the Genie, Sinbad etc. With engravings throughout. 4to. 336pp. No date but c. 1870. No t [more...]
Comprising Sunny Days, Home for the Holidays, Right and Wrong & Picture Rhymes of Happy Times. With 32 colour illustrations, chromolithographs of oil paintings. With accompanying verse or short prose pieces. Large 8vo. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Toning [more...]
