PEACOCK PIE: A BOOK OF RHYMES
Written by Walter De La Mare
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.
in 1916
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PEACOCK PIE: A BOOK OF RHYMES
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1330672
1st.
1916.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth boards, gilt illustration and titles to front (also cream/gilt illustration 'He told me his dreams'). Colour frontis, numerous b/w text and full page illustrations throughout. 178 pages. Illustrated pastedowns. Spine and corners bumped. Spine very slightly darkened. Light stain to rear cover. Endpapers and textblock slightly browned. Some light foxing to contents. Scarce original wrapper is slightly edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners and darkened to spine.
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PEACOCK PIE: A BOOK OF RHYMES
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1824059
1st.
1916.
Hardback.
Very good condition.
Green cloth boards, gilt illustration and titles to front (also cream/gilt illustration 'He told me his dreams'). Colour frontis, numerous b/w text and full page illustrations throughout. 178 pages. Illustrated pastedowns. Boards a little rubbed at edges and lightly marked to rear board. Gilt to boards is bright. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers and text block browned. Title page browned. A few marks to contents. Slight musty odour present.
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PEACOCK PIE: A BOOK OF RHYMES
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1405775
1st.
1916.
Hardback.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth boards, gilt illustration and titles to front (also cream/gilt illustration 'He told me his dreams'). Colour frontis, numerous b/w text and full page illustrations throughout. 178 pages. Illustrated pastedowns. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Board edges darkened. Both joints beginning to crack. Heavy browning to endpapers, tissue guard and title page. Some foxing, worst on prelims and last couple of pages and page edges.
Front cover
Contents
- UP AND DOWN
- THE HORSEMAN
- UP AND DOWN
- MRS. EARTH
- OLD SHELLOVER
- ALAS, ALACK!
- THE BANDOG
- JIM JAY
- THE DUNCE
- I CAN'T ABEAR
- SOME ONE
- CHICKEN
- BREAD AND CHERRIES
- HAPLESS
- THE LITTLE BIRD
- MISS T.
- CAKE AND SACK
- THE BARBER'S
- THE SHIP OF RIO
- HIDE AND SEEK
- TILLIE
- THE HUNTSMEN
- TIRED TIM
- MIMA
- THE CUPBOARD
- BOYS AND GIRLS
- THEN
- THE QUARTETTE
- POOR HENRY
- THE LOST SHOE
- FULL MOON
- THE TRUANTS
- THE WINDOW
- MISTLETOE
- THE BOOKWORM
- THREE QUEER TALES
- BERRIES
- OFF THE GROUND
- THE THIEF AT ROBIN'S CASTLE
- PLACES AND PEOPLE
- A WIDOW'S WEEDS
- 'SOOEEP!'
- THE LITTLE GREEN ORCHARD
- THE OLD HOUSE
- POOR 'MISS 7'
- SAM
- THE LITTLE OLD CUPID
- MRS. MACQUEEN
- ANDY BATTLE
- THE OLD SOLDIER
- THE PICTURE
- KING DAVID
- BEASTS
- FIVE EYES
- UNSTOOPING
- NICHOLAS NYE
- ALL BUT BLIND
- GRIM
- THE PIGS AND THE CHARCOAL-BURNER
- TIT FOR TAT
- SUMMER EVENING
- EARTH FOLK
- WITCHES AND FAIRIES
- LONGLEGS
- THE RIDE-BY-NIGHTS
- THE RUIN
- BETWITCHED
- MELMILLO
- PEAK AND PUKE
- THE OLD STONE HOUSE
- THE CHANGELING
- AT THE KEYHOLE
- THE HONEY ROBBERS
- THE MOCKING FAIRY
- EARTH AND AIR
- MANY A MICKLE
- TREES
- NOBODY KNOWS
- SILVER
- WILL EVER?
- WANDERERS
- SONGS
- THE SONG OF THE SECRET
- THE SONG OF THE SOLDIERS
- THE BEE'S SONG
- A SONG OF ENCHANTMENT
- DREAM-SONG
- THE SONG OF THE MAD PRINCE
- THE SONG OF SHADOWS
- THE SONG OF FINIS