[London]: Faber & Faber, [1982]. First Edition thus, Eighth Impression. Octavo, original black boards lettered in gold on spine panel. Eigth Impression, with code "10 9 8" on copyright page. 56 pp., illustrated throughout by Edward Gorey, including full-page and smaller illustrations. Mild browning to text block, a fine clean..... More
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London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1915. First Edition (& 1st printing). Small octavo, original light blue pictorial paper-covered boards stamped in black on spine and front panel. 86 pp. Boards lightly worn at edges, old ink name partially effaced on upper cover, vertical creases to spine panel. Tipped..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros., 30 Beekman Street, No Date [c.1863-1866]. Pamphlet. Small 12mo, [8] pp printed on 4 leaves, plus coloured paper wrapper covers; sewn at spine. Chromoxylographed illustrations. Issued as a volume in the publisher's "FAIRY MOONBEAM'S SERIES". Ink name "Edna Merchant" to upper edge of front cover. Publisher's..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., [1961]. First printing of this Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original green boards designed and lettered in gilt., pictorial endpapers. 222 pp., Illustrated throughout with numerous black & white drawings by Jones. Small knocks to the corners, a near fine copy in the beautiful colour wrap-around dust jacket..... More
London: Macmillan and Co.[i.e., Macmillan's Children's Books], 1890 [i.e., 2015]. A.E. Jackson. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original pictorial paper-covered boards illustrated in full colours with lettering in red and gold, red cloth spine panel lettered in gold, decorated endpapers, all edges gilt, silk bookmark bound in. 56 pp + [5]..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, Crown Buildings, 188 Fleet Street, 1873. Third Edition. Third English Edition, issued the same year as the First UK Edition. Octavo, rebound in 19th Century quarter black morocco over pebbled cloth covered boards,the spine with gilt rules and titled "Under The Seas in..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, No Date [1980's]. Later Edition. Seven Volumes. Octavo, original boards decorated and lettered in black. A complete set of the seven hardcover books, the entire Narnia series, all with the original illustrations by Pauline Baynes. New cover art for this edition by David Hane. 'Book..... More
Edinburgh: Mainstream / Waterstones, [1990]. Facsimile Edition. Small octavo, original green boards lettered and decorated in gold, all edges gilt. 136 pp + [4] pp ads at rear. Illustrated title page, decorated throughout with gorgeous black & white illustrations by Robinson, many full-page. A high-quality facsimile of the 1896 edition..... More
[London]: The Children's Press, No Date [1950's?]. A.E. Jackson. Hardcover. Quarto (oversized hardcover; original pictorial paper-covered boards (image of Alice and the white rabbit with pocket watch on front panel), red cloth spine lettered and decorated in black. 135 pp., full colour frontispiece plus seven additional full colour plates inserted..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1938. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original tan cloth stamped in black on front panel, pictorial endpapers. 16 pp, illustrated throughout with images in black, yellow and red. A fragile book, the pages are stapled into the binding, but this copy is..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1889. Fifth Edition. Small quarto, original pictorial blue cloth stamped in orange, yellow, black and gold, yellow coated endpapers. 142 pp + [1] pp adverts; vignette on title page, illustrated throughout with Lear's bizarre line drawings. Rear free endpaper lacking, cloth worn at spine tips..... More
New York: Stone & Kimball. 1897. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original green decorated clothwith an elaborate design in dark green, titled and ruled in gold on spine and both front and rear panels, top edges gilt. 315 pp. Minute wear to heel of spine panel, corners slightly bruised;..... More
London: Duckworth & Co., 3 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, 1910. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original pictorial green cloth stamped in black on front panel, lettered in gold on front panel and spine, publisher's device in black on rear panel, top edges gilt. The First Issue Binding. 312..... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn-Hoyem, 1970. Philip Van Aver. Limited Edition. Quarto, original rough oatmeal buckramprinted paper title labels on spine and front panel. Unpaginated [23 leaves printed on rectos only]. Illustrated with 20 exquisite engravings by Van Aver. One of 300 copies printed by Robert Grabhorn and Andrew Hoyem on hand-made..... More
New York: Simon And Schuster, 1983. First Edition Thus. Quarto, original glossy pictorial boards, red endpapers. [65] pp + [18] pp. Illustrated throughout. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶ The first book in the Eloise series. Titled on the front cover as "The Absolutely Essential Eloise", this..... More
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1939. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original oatmeal buckram lettered in black on spine panel, map endpapers. 287 pp + 16 pp catalogue "HURST & BLACKETT'S GENERAL BOOKS AUTUMN 1939" bound in at rear (advertising this title). Appendices, Bibliography, Index, frontispiece plus 30 additional full-page..... More
London: Arthur Barker Limited, [1934]. First Edition (& 1st printing). p. [1-4] 5-320, Octavo, original blue cloth, spine panel stamped in gold. 320 pp. Leigh Blackmore's large Thelemic bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. Spine lean, some faint spotting to cloth, coffee stains on pages 134/135, a very good..... More
Clevelandand New York: The WorldPublishing Company, [1965]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Oblong quarto, original pictorial paper boards, dark brown endpapers. 42 p., illustrated throughout in full bright colours. Trifling bit of rubbin to the edge of the boards, a fine, bright copy with no marks, names, etc. Pleasing. Adapted..... More
Ottawa: The Graphic Publishers Ltd, 1926. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original orange boards lettered and designed in black, burgundy cloth spine lettered in gold,pictorial endpapers. 63 pp., Illustrated throughout with silhouettes by Lisl Hummel. A near fine copy in the original pictorial dust jacket which has a few..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., No Date [circa 1920]. Reprint. Quarto, pictorial paper-covered boards, cream cloth spine lettered and decorated in green. [56] pp., illustrated in full colour throughout. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans; a lovely work by Greenaway. Minor scuffs to the binding, light wear to the..... More
London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., No Date [circa 1920]. Reprint. Quarto, original pictorial paper-covered boards, green cloth spine lettered in black. 56 pp., illustrated in full colour throughout. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans; a lovely and sweet work by Greenaway. A few old pen marks on the front..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1960]. Golden Anniversary Edition. Later printing of the 1960 "Golden Anniversary" edition. Octavo, original green cloth lettered and decorated in black, colour pictorial endpapers. 241 pp., numerous black & white illustrations in the text, 8 full-page colour plates, pictorial endpapers and dust jacket, all by..... More
New York: Simon And Schuster, 1958. First Edition (& 1st printing). Quarto, original glossy re pictorial boards.Unpaginated. Illustrated throughout. Faint pencil name on inner front cover; a very nice clean copy, lacking the dust jacket. ¶ The third book in the Eloise series. More
New York: Simon And Schuster, 1959. First Edition (& 1st printing). Quarto, original brownish-orange boards lettered and decorated in black. Unpaginated. Illustrated throughout, one large double-page fold-out plate of Moscow. Ink inscription on front free endpaper, dated Christmas, 1959. Faint tanning to top edge of front board. A very good..... More
London: Edward Arnold, 1910. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, publisher's original dark green cloth titled in gilt on spine panel, titles in white on upper cover. 312 pp + 8 pp publisher's catalogue bound in at rear. This is the first edition, first impression, second issue binding, with the..... More