Eneas Mackay; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1904
Collection of humourous tales and extracts in various aspects and areas of life in Ireland, with tipped in colour illustrations after paintings by Erskine Nicol. Top edge gilt, fore edge rough cut. Previous owner's name to ffep. Toning and staining to cover [more...]
Strikingly illustrated accounts of childhood in the Netherlands. With numerous colour illustrations throughout. 4to. Heavy rubbing to spine, with fraying. Light spotting and toning to cover. Toning within, binding sound. Good. [more...]
Early Folio Society edition of Boccaccio's renaissance compendium of short stories. With illustrations by Buckland-Wright. Complete with Dust-jackets. Decorative cloth boards. Some water damage to rear cover of volume 1, affecting rear free end-papers and [more...]
Facsimile edition of the 1931 Gargoyle press edition. With b/w erotic illustrations by Francis Heuber. A collection of short stories. DJ has some very light bumping to edges. Otherwise crisp and clean. Near fine. [more...]
No date but c. 1930. Duo-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Some rubbing and bumping to edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Collection of short stories and articles, printed in different colours, with colour illustrations. 4to. Foxing and toning within, one signature loose. Fair. [more...]
No date but c. 1945. Striking colour illustrations by Haywood, accompanied by animal stories by St. Vincent. Oblong 4to. Mild wear to edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Nice red cloth edition of Kipling's Stalky and Co., an episodic novel based on the author's schooldays. Top edge gilt. Some bumping and rubbing to edges. Contents clean and sound. Very good+ A nice copy. [more...]
No date but c. 1920. Illustrated edition of these three Tales from the (expanded) Arabian Nights, seemingly adapted from Gilbert's translation. With colour illustrations and b/w drawings within the text Light marking and toning to decorative covers. Tannin [more...]
No date but c. 1947. Collection of whimsical short stories featuring anthropomorphic animals, with b/w and colour illustrations by Alfred Kerr. 4to. Toning and marking to covers. Previous owner's label to ffep. Tanning within. Fair. [more...]
Nicely produced centenary edition of Kipling's 1909 collection of interlinked short stories. Red cloth with gilt elephant motif to cover. DJ has some toning and rubbing and wear. Previous owner's name and a Kipling themed label pasted down to ffep. Content [more...]
Fascinating volume featuring various forms of literature, including excerpts from novels, poetry, short stories, Newspaper articles, surveys and more, that tell the story of Hungary's political development from Nazi occupation up to 1965. With numerous b/w im [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...]
Collections of short stories of O. Henry, american master of the short story. With frontispiece. Faux leather blue cloth. Contents clean and tight. Good/very good. [more...]
The fifth Teddy Tail annual of the Daily Mail revival (the first annual appearing in 1933). With Colour illustrations, b/w sketches, puzzles, short stories and comic strips. DJ has rubbing and small tears to edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nursery rhymes told in verse, with terrific colour illustrations. Embossed card covers. Previous owner's repair to spine, tears to cover and repaired tears within. Tanning. Fair overall. [more...]
No date but c. 1920. Scarce collection of short fairy stores for Children, with colour plates and b/w illustrations within the text. Light rubbing and creasing to covers. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Neat leather-bound uniform edition of Sabatini's 1912 collection of short stories. Some bumping and rubbing to edges. Previous owner's blind-stamped name to ffep. Contents clean and sound. Good+ [more...]
Collection of essays and extracts describing various aspects the history and life in Glasgow, with tipped in illustrations. Top edge gilt, fore edge rough cut. Previous owner's name to ffep. Toning and stainin and some marking to covers. Rubbing and bumping [more...]
Mary and Charles Lamb's enduring retellings of Shakespeare's plays. With b/w illustrations and decorations. Toning to spine, rubbing to edges and label to spine. Previous owner's name to ffep. Tanning to page edges, else clean and sound. Good. [more...]
