Literature
THE SCHOOL QUEENS
W. & R. Chambers, 1909. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered pictorial brown cloth (edges dust stained, light wear at extrems, some light spotting on endpapers). Pp. 304, illus with b&w plates (ink gift inscription on half title). More
SUE The Story of a Little Heroine and her Friend
W.& R.Chambers, 1906. 1st edn. 8vo. Original cream and black lettered pictorial orange cloth (edges dust stained and spotted, some spots on upper board, light wear at extrems). Pp. 310 + advts., illus with b&w frontispiece with tissue-guard (detached) and with b&w plates by Clement Flower (previous owner's neat inscription..... More
STORIES TOLD BY MY CAT TIMOTHY
Blackie & Son, c. 1889. 1st edn inscribed in ink by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original pictorial paper-laid boards (edges a little rubbed - otherwise VG). Pp. 64, illus with b&w frontispiece (pages lightly spotted). More
AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
Andrew Dakers, 1953. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth (faded on parts of upper board), dustwrapper (torn with partial loss at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 86, illus with coloured and b&w drawings and with coloured pictorial endpapers by Roger Duvoisin (no inscriptions). More
LOUTHER HALL
Hamish Hamilton, 1984. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 144 (no inscriptions). More
MUFFIN AND LOUISE [&] MUFFIN'S THINKING CAP
Brockhampton Press, 1954 [&] 1955. 1st edn. 2 vols. 16mo (5½ x 5½ ins). Original pictorial card covers (softbacks) (VG). Unpaginated, illus with coloured plates by Neville Main (no inscriptions). More
WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Methuen & Co., 1924. 6th edn. 12mo (7¾ x 5¼ ins). Original gilt decorated blue cloth, top edge gilt (lightly rubbed at head of spine - otherwise bright VG in protetective cover), no dustwrapper. Pp. x + 99, illus with Shephard's b&w drawings throughout (no inscriptions). More
THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
Boston: Little Brown, 1922. Signed and inscribed by the author on front endpapers dated June 1924. 8vo. Original decorated pictorial green cloth (edges a little scuffed - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 204, illus with 4 coloured plates and b&w drawings in text by Rhoda Chase (some light spotting to..... More
MY NEW HOME
Macmillan, 1895. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original gilt lettered decorative blue cloth (upper board lightly marked - otherwise VG). Pp. 207, illus with b&w plates by L. Lesile Brooke (inner hinges loosened; no inscriptions). More
OLD BOOTY A Serio-Comic Sailor's Tale [&] THE MARCH OF INTELLECT A Comic Poem [&] THE HIGH-METTLED RACER [&] MARGATE A Humorous Poem [&] BRIGHTON A Comic Sketch [&] THE DEVIL'S VISIT A Poem [&] STEAMERS v STAGES or Andrew and His Spouse
William Kidd, 1830 - 1831. 7 vols bound in 1. 8vo. Contemporary blue cloth with faded plate inset on upper board, all edges gilt (poor - repaired splits at edge of spine, boards rubbed and corners bumped). Pp. 36 [&] 36 [&] 36 [&] 36 [&] 36 [&] 35 [&]..... More
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN Volume I [&] Volume II [&] Century 1910.
Titan Books, c. 2002. Signed by author (O'Neill) on front endpaper of each vol). 3 vols. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softbacks) (Fine). Unpaginated, illus throughout with coloured cartoon strips (no other inscriptions). More
A NAME DISHONOURED
Edmund Ward, 1946. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (top edge a little spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (edges nicked - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 183, with b&w illus (previous owner's neat 1946 inscription on front paste-down). More
CALAMITY JANE Lucky Luke 30
Dupuis, 1967. 4to. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (VG). Pp. 46, illus throughout with the coloured cartoon strips (inner hinges a little weakened; no inscriptions). More
LUCKY LUKE Le Pied-Tendre
Dargaud, 1970. 4to. Original pictorial laminated boards (head and tail of spine lightly scuffed - otherwise VG). Pp. 46, illus throughout with the coloured cartoon strips (previous owner's inscription on verso of front free endpaper). More
ENGLISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS 1600 TO 1900
Praeger, 1969. 1st edn 2nd imp. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 155, illus with coloured plates (small spot on fore-edge; no inscriptions). More
VARDA The Flight of a Falcon
Cassell, 1964. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 151, with b&w illus by Keith Shackleton (no inscriptions). More
THE WOODS OF WINDRI.
Collins, 1944. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original brown lettered yellow cloth (lower half of spine a little discoloured), dustwrapper (partial loss to bottom third of spine and upper cover - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 255, illus with b&w drawings by Joyce Bruce (previous owner's neat inscription..... More
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE BASTABLE FAMILY
Ernest Benn, 1928. 1st edn. 8vo. Original blind-stamped gilt lettered red cloth (faint spotting on page edges and endpapers - otherwise VG in protective cover), no dustwrapper. Pp. 943, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
NEW TREASURE SEEKERS.
T. Fisher Unwin, 1923. 1st edn 5th imp. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth, top edge gilt (spine faded - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. 328 + publisher's cataolgue, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
Wells Gardner Darton & Co., 1906. 3rd edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated maroon cloth (casing shaken and rather rubbed at edges - in protective cover). Pp. viii + 309 + publisher's catalogue, illus with b&w frontispiece with tissue-guard, pictorial title and 19 b&w plates by C.E. Brock (inner hinges loosened;..... More
THE STORY OF THE AMULET.
T. Fisher Unwin, 1923. 1st edn 4th imp. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth, top edge gilt (casing with slight lean and spine faded - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. 352 + publisher's cataolgue, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
THE WOULDBEGOODS Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers.
T. Fisher Unwin, 1923. 1st edn 10th imp. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth, top edge gilt (casing with lean and spine faded - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. xii + 330 + publisher's cataolgue, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
NURSERY LAYS OF NURSERY DAYS
Basil Blackwell, c. 1930. 1st edn. 8vo. Original decorative paper-laid boards (a little worn at edges). Pp. 44, illus with woodcut plates by Charles T. Nightlingale (no inscriptions). More