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...]
No date but c. 1910. Collection of short stories for girls, illustrated throughout by Gladys Peto, with colour plates and b/w drawings within the text. 4to. Some mild shelf-wear to covers. Heavy tanning within. 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...]
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...]
No date but c. 1930. Collection of short stories, illustrated throughout in b/w and colour, with colour plates. 4to. Foxing to page edges and within. Toning to covers. Mild marking to spine. Binding sound. Good. [more...]
Handsome edition of Weyman's 1907 collection of short stories. Red cloth with gilt decoration, Top edge gilt Some light bumping and rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Collection of short stories, many on military themes. DJ has rubbing and chips to edges. Spine slightly cocked. Foxing to page edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Good. [more...]
Collection of amusing and risque anecdotes and stories from notable raconteurs - a simulated stag party to which you are invited. With stylish b/w and duo-tone illustrations. DJ is torn with loss to flaps and edges. Tanning to page edges but contents clean [more...]
