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Aladdin. Retold and Illustrated by Hulme Beaman.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd., 1924. First Edition Illustrated by Hulme Beaman. With eight unusual Cubist illustrations. Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper, illustration in black to upper. In its original black dust jacket entitled within orange background to spine and upper, stylised..... More
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm. With 76 illustrations by W. Heath Robinson.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd., 1933. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo. Publisher's orange cloth hardcover, blocked in black, illustrated endpapers, blue topstain, in original dust-wrapper. Coloured frontispiece and full page and in text line drawings throughout. Some edge-spotting to heavy paper, sunned to spine beneath wrapper, some chips/loss to..... More
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm. With 76 illustrations by W. Heath Robinson.
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd., 1933. [Children's illustrated]. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (22 x 18cm), pp.203; [1], blank; [4], advertisements. Coloured frontispiece and full page plates plus in-text line drawings throughout. Recent red morocco with gilt titles on twin labels and gilt to spine, matching red cloth sides..... More
The Ingoldsby Legends. Or, Mirth and Marvels. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
London: J.M. Dent and Co., 1907. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST THUS, second Rackham illustrated edition. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.xx; 549 [3]. With twenty-four mounted coloured plates, captioned tissues, twelve illustrations with tint and sixty-six line drawings. Publisher's mid-green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt, fore-edge and..... More
The Ingoldsby Legends, or, Mirth and Marvels.
London: Richard Bentley, 1842-1847. [Strange tales and folklore] FIRST AND EARLY EDITIONS, volume I a third edition, volumes II and III first editions. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.xii; 339 [1]; pp.x; 288; pp.viii; 364. With a total of 18 engraved plates, including a frontispiece to volume..... More
The Ingoldsby Legends. Or, Mirth and Marvels.
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1891. [Short stories] FINELY BOUND. The Edinburgh Edition. Octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.xvi; 546; [2]. Finely bound by Bumpus in red polished calf, raised bands and gilt titles to spine, all edges gilt. With fifty illustrations by Cruickshank, Leech, Tenniel, Barham, du Maurier, etc. Gift..... More
The Ingoldsby Legends. Or Mirth & Marvels.
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1877. [Short stories] FINELY BOUND. Quarto (25 x 18cm), pp.[xiv]; 514; [1] blank. Dark green full morocco, lettered in gilt to spine, raised bands to spine with gilt decoration and gilt panels to boards, all edges gilt, pictorial frontispiece, marbled endpapers, black and red lettering..... More
A Child's Book of Hours.
London: Humphrey Milford, n.d. [1921]. FIRST EDITION. Folio (37 x 25cm), unpaginated, printed on 16 thick card leaves with 12 fine chromolithographic plates. In publisher's quarter tan cloth with tan paper-covered boards. Titles and clock illustration printed in colour to upper board. With rare original dust-jacket, mirroring upper board. Very..... More
Rip Van Winkle. With drawings by Arthur Rackham.
London: William Heinemann, 1905. FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. Quarto (25 x 19cm), with 51 mounted colour plates bound together after the text. Bound in dark green morocco over original green cloth boards with gilt design to upper. Very light spotting, plates clean without creases. Near fine. Set in Sleepy Hollow, Irving's..... More
More Celtic Fairy Tales.
London: David Nutt, 1894. [Folklore] LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Number 27 of 125 copies printed on Japanese vellum and signed by the publisher, eight full page plates, each appearing in two states, each with a tissue guard, plus numerous in-text illustrations. Recent green half calf over marbled boards, gilt titles on..... More
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Moomin. Moomin and the Brigands, Moomin and Family Life, [and] Moomin on the Riviera.
London: Allan Wingate, 1957. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. Slim quarto (29 x 23cm), pp.87; [1] blank. Publisher's illustrated paper covered boards with price of 9/6. Some offsetting to endpapers, occasional thumbmark otherwise, light spotting to edges but generally internally very clean and bright. Binding light rubbed and..... More
The Big Book of Fairy Tales.
London: Blackie and Son, 1911. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST CHARLES ROBINSON EDITION. Quarto (26 x 21cm), pp.xx; 344. With 12 colour plates including a frontispiece, and 22 further illustrated plates, with in-text illustrations to almost every page. Recent red half morocco with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and..... More
Biggles Delivers the Goods.
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1946. FIRST EDITION. Publisher's cloth, very good indeed. In like dustwrapper. with a couple of tears and creases, frayed to head and foot of spine. More
Biggles Scores A Bull.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965. First Edition. Octavo, pp. 160. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dustwrapper designed by 'Studio Stead' depicting Biggles swooping throughout the sky in a helicopter with a somewhat indifferent looking Bovine overlaid by concentric circles. Textblock is clean and bright apart from..... More
Biggles Forms a Syndicate.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. First Edition, octavo. Contains 11 illustrations, including colour frontispiece, all by Stead. Publisher's bright red cloth, titles in black to spine and front board with small illustration to lower front board also. Dark blue pictorial dust jacket. Some rubbing to jacket and some dusty marks..... More
Biggles of the Interpol....Some Adventures of Air Detective-Inspector Bigglesworth of the International Police Commission.
Leicester: Brockhampton Press Ltd. 1957. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.181 [1], blank; [2], advertisements. Contains six boldly coloured plates, including frontispiece, all by Leslie Stead. Publisher's bright red cloth in original pictorial dust-wrapper priced 8/6 to front flap. Edges spotted, jacket moderately handled showing some edge..... More
Biggles Delivers the Goods. A 'Biggles Squadron' Story.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1946. [Children's adventure] FIRST EDITION. Crown octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.182. With 10 illustrations including colour frontispiece by Leslie Stead. In publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine and upper board. Illustrated endpapers to front endpapers. With original colour illustrated dust-jacket. Some dustiness to edges..... More
Biggles Makes Ends Meet.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1957. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. With six colour plates, including a frontispiece, by Stead. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Stead, priced at 10s / 50p. Light spotting to edges. Jacket clipped, though..... More
Biggles Makes Ends Meet.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1957. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. With six colour plates, including a frontispiece, by Stead. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Stead, priced at 8/6. Both book and jacket lightly handled; some edge wear..... More
Biggles and the Black Peril.
London: Dean and Son Ltd., by arrangement with Thames Publishing Co., no date [circa 1960]. [Children's adventure] ATTRACTIVE REPRINT. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.184. Publisher's cornflower blue cloth, titles in black to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket. Neat gift inscription to flyleaf. Minimal bumping to spine and corners with very slight..... More
Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy. Another case from the records of Biggles and the Special Air Police.
Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1961. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.182; [2]. With a chromolithographic frontispiece and occasional in-text illustrations by Leslie Stead. Publisher's brown cloth with green titles to spine. With the dust-jacket also illustrated by Stead, price obscured. Very light spotting to edges. Bruising and very..... More
Biggles Hunts Big Game.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. [Children's adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.211; [1], advertisement. With sepia illustrations by Leslie Stead. Publisher's red cloth blocked in black, dust-jacket also illustrated by Stead, priced at 6s. Bookshop ticket to pastedown. A little spotting and marking, jacket rather fresh with..... More
Biggles Hunts Big Game. A Story of Sergeant Bigglesworth C.ID. and his Special Air Police.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. [Children's adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.211; [1], advertisement. With sepia illustrations by Leslie Stead. Publisher's red cloth blocked in black, dust-jacket also illustrated by Stead, priced at 6s. Both book and jacket lightly handled; some edge wear, rear panel dusty, rubbed..... More
Biggles Scores A Bull. An Adventure of Biggles and the Air Police.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.160. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Studio Stead. Blue ink gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1967. Browned and spotted to top edge. Very light wear to slightly..... More
Biggles in the South Seas. Illustrated by Norman Howard.
London: Oxford University Press, 1940. Early paperback. Publisher's grey paper wraps, titles printed in green to spine and upper. An uncommon early printing with text and illustrations (including the colour frontispiece) as per the first edition hardback book. Internally fine, boards are fine, spine a little rolled with some wear..... More