SAN MAO Le Petit Vagabond
Fei (éditions), 2014. 9782359660982. Oblong 8vo. Original pictorial laminated boards (Fine, in protective cover), no dustwrapper. Pp. 414, illus throughout with b&w comic strips (no inscriptions; French text). More
Children's Books
THE BLOODIED HAWKS
Robert Hale, 1981. 0709193513. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (a little scuffed at head of spine - otherwise VG, in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 192 (biro cross on final page; bookplate on title page). More
THE FIRE OF SPRING
Robert Hale, 1983. 0709006934. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (page edges spotted, dustwrapper (upper cover has scuff marks - in protective wrapper taped to cloth). Pp. 191 (ex public library with usual stamps and markings). More
THE SILVER AGE OF DC COMICS
Taschen, 2013. 9783836535762. 4to. Original yellow cloth, dustwrapper (Fine/Fine in publisher's unopened shrinkwrap). Pp. 396 (no inscriptions). More
THE LAST BATTLE
Bodley Head, 1958. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (some very light fading at head and tail of spine - otherwise bright VG), dustwrapper (small nicks and creases at edges; lower cover and inner folds a little spotted - in protective wrapper, not price-clipped). Pp. 184..... More
LA JEUNESSE DE STALINE Tome 1 Sosso
Paris: Editions Les Arènes, 2017. 9782352045922. 4to. Original pictorial paper-laid boards (Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 70, illus throughout with coloured comic strip (no inscriptions; French text). More
THE LAY OF THE WARFARE WAGED BY IGOR Son of Svyatoslav Grandson of Oleg
Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1981. 1st edn. 8vo. Original blue and gilt decorated red cloth (small water stain on lower board - otherwise near Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 122, illus with coloured and b&w drawings by Vladimir Favorsky in text (previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper). More
WINGS OVER AFRICA
John Hamilton, c. 1936. 8vo. Original black lettered blue cloth (fore-edge lightly spotted; minor marks on spine and boards), no dustwrapper. Pp. xii + 255 (endpapers tanned; no inscriptions). More
FLIGHT FROM THE POLAR NIGHT
Brockhampton Press, 1974. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 72, illus with b&w drawings by Jenny Dalenoord (no inscriptions). More
WHEN SHADOWS DANCE
University of London Press, 1953. 1st edn. 8vo. Original red lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges with partial loss at top edge of upper cover - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 159, illus with b&w drawings by Joyce Bruce (fore-edge and endpapers lightly spotted; no..... More
UNDER-THE-MOON
Edgar Backus, 1943. 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial paper-laid boards (backstrip chipped with loss to top third). Pp. upaginated, illus with coloured plates by Anthony Rado (inner hinges weakened; no inscriptions). More
BLACK AND WHITE
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. 0395521513. 4to. Original white lettered black/grey cloth, top edge blue (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Unpaginated, illus throughout with coloured drawings (ex public library with usual stamps and markings). More
LITTLE CAT LOST
Barrie & Rockliff, 1965. 1st edn. Square 8vo. Original black lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (some light wear at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 120, illus with coloured and b&w drawings by James Boswell (no inscriptions). More
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE MOTHERLAND
Blackie and Son, c. 1932. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original cloth-backed paper-alid board with coloured inset in upper board (edges lightly rubbed and boards a little marked), no dustwrapper. Pp. 72, illus with coloured plates and b&w drawings by Sydney Jones (endpapers stained; previous owner's 1932 gift inscription on half..... More
RUA The Story of a Highland Red Deer
Hutchinson, 1945. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 120, illus with b&w drawings by Frank Wallace (Times Book Club stamp on rear pastedown; lightly spotted on rear endpaper and fore-edges). More
A KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS
Andre Deutsch, 1953. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (VG), dustwrapper (a little worn at head and tail of spine - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 119, illus with b&w drawings by James Boswell (endpapers lightly tanned; previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down; no inscriptions). More
BERLIN L'intégrale
Dargaud, 2012. 9782505013846. 1st edn. 4to. Original pictorial boards (Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 176, illus with coloured cartoon strip throughout (no inscriptions). [French text]. More
PI IN THE HIGH Dulce est desipire in loco
The Faith Press, 1959. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered quarter bound green cloth with paper-laid boards (slightly marked at spine, some spotting). Pp. 63, illus with b&w line drawings (previous owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper). More
HAPPY AS KINGS Or Stories Of Home And Holidays
Thomas Nelson, c. 1912. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth with coloured plate inset in upper board (lower board partly discoloured), no dustwrapper. Pp. 96, illus with coloured and b&w plates (no inscriptions). 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
LOUTHER HALL
Hamish Hamilton, 1984. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 144 (no inscriptions). More
WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Methuen & Co., 1926. 13th edn. 8vo. Original green cloth, gilt ruled boards with gilt decoration on upper board, top edge gilt, with illus endpapers (lightly bumped at at head and tail of spine and corners - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. x + 99, illus with b&w drawings and..... 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