121st edition of the Ambit literary magazine. Featuring poetry, prose and artwork from a variety of contributers including Robert McAulay; Prosper Dowden; Ken Cox and more. Dust-jacket has some toning, marking and shelfwear. But contents are clean and prim [more...]
116th edition of the Ambit literary magazine. Featuring poetry, prose and artwork from a variety of contributers including Robert McAulay; Martin Bax; Charles Shearer and more. Dust-jacket has some toning, marking and shelfwear. But contents are clean and [more...]
First edition of Sapper's Collection of short stories concerning world war one and the battle at Ypres. Spine is toned. Rubbing to extremities. But binding holding sound, contents clean. Fair overall. [more...]
Neat fine paper edition of Stevenson's groundbreaking collection of short stories (set in europe), featuring some of his earliest work and considered perhaps his best. Includes The Pavilion on the Links. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly cocked, mild shelf-we [more...]
No date but c. 1950. Contains Snow-White and Rose Red, Rumplestiltskin and others, retold by Holmes. With b/w and colour illustrations. 4to. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Rubbing to edges. Pen mark to rear covers. Tear to one plate with pre [more...]
Olcott's retelling of tales from the Arabian Nights, based on Edward Lane's translation. including Ali Bab, Sinbad, Alladin etc. With 8 colour illustrations by Orr. 4to. Frontispiece loose. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Foxing to page edges. Previous own [more...]
No date but c. 1940. Edifying children's stories with charming colour illustrations by Rene Cloke plus further b/w illustrations within the text. No DJ. Mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Football annual with articles about the game, results and reviews of the year plus short stories, some rather speculative. No DJ. Some marking to covers. Bumping to edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Splendid Folio Society edition of some of the great French short stories by France's greatest authors including Jules Verne, Alexandre Dumas, Guy de Maupassant, Emile Zola and others. With b/w illustrations by Veronique Bour and an introduction by Brian Master [more...]
Handsome edition featuring thirteen short stories of Doyle's great detective, including The Dancing Men. Quarter cloth with decorated boards. b/w illustrations throughout. Very Good condition. [more...]
Handsome edition featuring Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes adventures. Quarter cloth with decorated boards. b/w illustrations throughout. Very Good condition. [more...]
Half leather library binding with silk moire paper to boards. EX-Military-Library with numbers in gilt to spine. Library rules to front pastedown. Rubbing to leather. with loss to top of spine. Binding stout and contents clean. Fair/good overall. [more...]
Charming Folio Society volume of anecdotes and stories from well known raconteurs and conversationalists including Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens and Woody Allen. With b/w drawings by John Lawrence throughout. Metallic copper cloth covers. Complete with slipc [more...]
First uniform edition of Kipling's collection of short stories. Top edge gilt. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Tanning and slight spotting to fore-edge. Binding sound and contents clean. Fair/good. [more...]
Attractive Heron edition of London's perennially popular short describing a dog's return to the wild. With 8 other stories including John Barleycorn and the Mexican. From the 'Books that have shaped Man's thinking' series. Quarter cloth with elaborate gilt [more...]
Everyman's library volume no. 958. Contains England my England, The Woman who rode away and others. DJ is toned to spine, with small tears. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Selection of lively retellings of historical events. Some light foxing to page edges. Mild bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Pleasant edition of Andersen's fairy stories. Featuring 8 b/w illustrations by H. M. Brock. No date but c. 1920. Red cloth with gild decoration to spine. Sunning to spine. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Pen marks to cover. Foxing to page edges and front [more...]
Collection of stories for Children by the author of the Secret Garden. With b/w illustrations. Neatly rebacked with original covers laid down. Occasional light spotting within, else clean and tight. Good. [more...]
