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TENNYSON'S GUINEVERE AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Alfred Tennyson.
Illustrated by Florence Harrison.
Stock no. 2126384
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1912.
Very good condition.
Deluxe white binding with gilt titles and decorations to spine, gilt illustration to front cover. 24 tissue-guarded tipped-in colour plates, mounted on green card. 12 full-page b/w illustrations and other decorations. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Green pictorial endpapers. Wear to a couple of tiny nicks to cloth at top and tail of spine. Some grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some pages internally. Contents page has corner creased. All plates are present and are in gorgeous condition!
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- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- ILLUSTRATED
EDMUND DULAC'S FAIRY BOOK
No author listed.
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2126380
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1916.
Almost very good condition.
De-luxe edition limited to only 350 signed and numbered copies. 15 glorious tipped-in colour plates mounted on vellum, each mount edged with gold. White cloth elaborately decorated with gilt to front cover and spine. Vellum endpapers. Deckled edges. 170 pages. 11.5 x 9". SIGNED by Dulac to verso of a free front endpaper. This is Copy No. 52. Spine and edges are browned. Bump to bottom of spine. Some grubby marks to cloth. Surface paper damage to front pastedown, where it appears that something has been removed (possibly a bookplate). Front endpaper has inscriptions in ink; one crossed out, with tape glue marks, where again it appears that something has been removed. Rear pastedown also has some surface paper damage. Edge tear to margin on one contents page. Some darkening and grubby margin marks to pages. All plates are present and beautifully bright.
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- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- FAIRY TALES
- LIMITED EDITION
THE TALE OF LITTLE PIG ROBINSON
Written by Beatrix Potter.
Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2126374
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1930.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth, gilt title, brown vignette and lettering. Pictorial endpapers. 6 colour plates plus b/w drawings. Larger format than the other "Tales". 96 pages. Spine is browned. Some foxing to covers. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing also to pages throughout.
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- CHILDRENS
- BEATRIX POTTER
- PIGS (CHILDRENS)
- ANIMAL STORY
GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 2126372
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth with circular pictorial onlay to front cover and oblong to spine. Titles in gilt to spine and front cover. 3 colour plates (including title-page). 316 pages. Onlay to spine has been pulled off - just a few chips of remains - cloth underneath has faded in colour. A few marks to covers; some spotting. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.
THE CHOCOLATE WEDDING
Written by Posy Simmonds.
Illustrated by Posy Simmonds.
Stock no. 2126359
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 022402759x. A few light marks to covers. Contents are excellent.
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- CHILDRENS
BRANTUB THE DANCING BEAR
Written by Margaret Norton.
Illustrated by Kay Widdowson.
Stock no. 2126314
Published by The Bodley Head Children'S Books.
1st
1990.
Very good condition.
When the word goes out that the king wants a dancing bear, Brantub presents himself at the palace. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370314093. SIGNED by author to title page. Some fading to spine. A few marks to covers.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- BEAR
CLICKING VICKY
Written by Clement Freud.
Illustrated by Glenys Ambrus.
Stock no. 2126311
Published by Pelham Books.
1st
1980.
Very good condition.
Vicky would have been an ordinary little girl except that she "clicked" every nine seconds while she slept! Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0720711762. SIGNED by author, with dedication to previous owner. Spine is bumped, with a little fading. Foxing to some pages.
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- CHILDRENS
PALADINS IN SPAIN
Written by Eleanor Farjeon.
Illustrated by Katharine Tozer.
Stock no. 2126280
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1st
1937.
Good condition.
Green cloth, blue titles to spine. Colour frontis, five b/w illustrations. 168 pages. 8 x 5.5". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Heavy wear and some marks/scuffing to covers. Large inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
MARTIN PIPPIN IN THE APPLE-ORCHARD
Written by Eleanor Farjeon.
Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 2126269
Published by W. Collins Sons and Co. Ltd..
8th
1926.
Almost very good condition.
Brown cloth with dark brown titles and vignette to front cover. 5 tipped in colour plates. All edges gilt. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Top of spine has splits to cloth at both edges, with some fraying. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Half-title page is creased and foxed. Inscription in ink to verso of title page. Some foxing and page margin creases. All plates present.
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- CHILDRENS
TIM RABBIT AND COMPANY
Written by Alison Uttley.
Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 2126258
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1959.
Almost very good condition.
Yellow cloth, red title and vignette. Delightful b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Ink stamp also to prelims. Foxing to outer page edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- RABBITS (CHILDRENS)
ROSALY'S NEW SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by T.J. Overnell.
Stock no. 2126240
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1913.
Almost very good condition.
Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 4 colour plates. 303 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and cover edges and corners. Some scuffing and marks. Inscription in ink to half-title page, which also has light surface paper lifting from erased inscription. Foxing. Frontis is a colour PHOTOCOPY. Foxing and margin marks throughout.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THE CHILDREN AT THE POLE
Written by Lionel Fable.
Illustrated by Willy Pogany.
Stock no. 2126237
Published by George G. Harrap & Company.
1st
1914.
Almost very good condition.
From the "Willy Pogany Children" series. A small fold-out panorama with the story on one side and a poem on the other. Colour illustrations above the text of the poem. Pictorial boards. Couple of stains to edges of covers. Bumping and chipping; some scuffing to edges. Small remains of sticker to bottom edge of cover. Names in ink to top of one cover and to inside. Some foxing. Possible page repair to pages 7/8, where it looks like it has been reglued/stuck back together.
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