Green cloth/cranford style edition of Irving's follow-up to his wildly popular The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. Bracebridge Hall employs a similar format, consisting of loosely connected stories from his pseudonym Crayon who has installed himself at an Eng [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...]
Collection of Lewis' essays on literature and his own writing, plus three short stories and part of his unfinished novel. Dust jacket has some toning to spine and mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
The twenty-four monthly issues of The Prize for 1895 and 1896 bound together Each issue comes with a charming colour frontispiece, and numerous b/w illustrations throughout, along with poems and stories for children. Rebound in patterned blue cloth. Mild sh [more...]
Issues no. 304 to 329 plus christmas issue. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather with portion missing from top of spine. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Jaunty collection of children's stories, illustrated with stylish, colourful drawings by Elizabeth Cadie. Illustrated end-papers. Quarter cloth. 8vo. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Tanning to page edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Containing four stories: Babes in the Wood, the three little pigs, Old Dame Trot and the Piper's Son, featuring b/w and colour illustrations by Frank Adams. No DJ. Previous owner's note and pen marks to end-papers. Mild foxing thoughou [more...]
Collection of fairytales, retold for children, with colour and b/w illustrations. 4to. Some rubbing and slight bumping to edges. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Short stories and articles, with colour plates and b/w illustrations. Advertisements to end-papers and rear cover. Quarter cloth. Wear and marking to covers. Previous owner's name to ffep. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
collection of Short stories and poems describing the lives of children in various countries, featuring b/w and striking colour illustrations throughout. Rubbing to edges with small tear/nick to top edges. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Contents sound [more...]
The twenty-four monthly issues of The Prize for 1911 and 1912 bound together Each issue comes with a charming colour frontispiece, and numerous b/w illustrations throughout, along with poems and stories for children. Rebound in neat brown cloth. Mild shelf- [more...]
Literary magazine featuring poetry and short stories, including Florence Warden's The Secret of Princess Paul. With advertisements to front and rear. Paper covers are rubbed and cracked around spine. Rear cover detached and in two pieces but complete. Conten [more...]
With stylish colour illustrations by Anne Harriet Fish. Collection of verse and short stories. Mild staining to covers. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Half-title loosening. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Collection of Children's stories with Peto's iconic, stylish illustrations, with several colour plates plus b/w images within the text. No date but c. 1930. 4to. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Foxing to page edges, title page and occasionally within. Previ [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Scarce pamphlet of this childrens' story, told in verse with chromolithographic illustrations throughout. Some rubbing and tears to edges of cover, with loss. Toning within, else sound. Good. [more...]
Reprint. Jaunty edition of Tales from the Arabian Nights, derived from Galland's translation. Featuring 8 colour illustrations by Joan Kiddell-Monroe plus further b/w illustrations. Decorative endpapers and similar decorative cloth to boards. DJ has some ru [more...]
No date but c. 1920. Collection of stories, predominantly from the One Thousand and one Arabian Nights, including Ali Baba, Aladdin (although relocated to China) and Blue Beard. With colour plates, duo-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. 4to. Rubbing to [more...]
Delightful collection of stories about bears, taken from around the world and retold for children. With colour plates by Edwin Noble. Cloth spine with pictorial covers. Rubbing and bumping to edges and covers. A few small nicks and marks. Contents clean a [more...]
No DJ. Reprint. With colour plates and b/w illustrations by Adler. Collection of stories. Quarter cloth. Some toning and rubbing to covers. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
39th year. Gilt decorated pictorial cloth covers with beveled edges. All edges gilt. Features numerous tissue guarded colour illustrations. Various markings and rubbing to covers. Binding a little slack but contents generally clean. Good overall. [more...]
