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THE BIG I AM
Written by Ralph Steadman.
Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1316253
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large square format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Lavish colour illustrations. A journey into uncharted territory... ISBN: 022402471X. Small indentation to lower edge of rear cover, corners ever so slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
THE BIG SIX
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1316068
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1940.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers - maps of Norfolk Broads. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. A couple of small, light marks to spine. Name in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Inscription in ink to fly-leaf. Some fingermarks to page margins and a few light foxspots.
QUINTILIAN AND THE CURIOUS WEATHER SHOP
Written by John Hatfield.
Illustrated by John Hatfield.
Stock no. 1315784
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. ISBN: 0224616897. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Browning to edges of endpapers and prelims, foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper has a few small marks but is generally clean and complete.
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- CHILDRENS
THE PICTS AND THE MARTYRS
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1405132
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1943.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine, blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers depicting map for the book. B/w illustrations throughout. 303 pages. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners are bumped. Some marks to covers. Book leans slightly to one side. Small pieces missing from bottom of some pages and from come page corners. Foxing to page edges
PIGEON POST
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1404304
Published by Jonathan Cape.
2nd
1936.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers of the Hill Country. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped and a little faded. Slight bumping to corners. Small mark to rear board. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Enapapers lightly browned and foxed. Some foxing and marks to contents but many pages are clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER
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THE FIVE BLACK COUSINS
Written by J. Murray Allison.
Illustrated by John Austin.
Stock no. 1504459
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1924.
Very good condition.
And Other Bird Rhymes. White cloth covers with gilt vignette and titles to front cover. 7.75 x 5.5". Small b/w illustrations. 63 pages. Some page edges uncut. SIGNED by author to front endpaper, with dedication and date. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly grubby with light stains along top edge of front cover. Endpapers browned. Some foxing and a very odd fingermark to contents.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIRDS (CHILDRENS)
- RHYME
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ONE OLD OXFORD OX
Written by Nicola Bayley.
Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1504452
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1977.
Very good condition.
A counting book featuring a tongue-twister and lovely colour illustrations for each number from 1 to 12. Glazed pictorial boards. Unpaginated. 10 x 7. 5 inches. ISBN: 022401353X. SIGNED, with best wishes, by illustrator on title page. Spine is faded and some uneven fading to front cover. Small erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper. Bookplate with name on to verso of front endpaper. A few light fox spots to prelims.
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ONE OLD OXFORD OX
Written by Nicola Bayley.
Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1504446
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1977.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A counting book featuring a tongue-twister and lovely colour illustrations for each number from 1 to 12. Glazed pictorial boards. Unpaginated. 10 x 7. 5 inches. ISBN: 022401353X. SIGNED by illustrator on title page. Very light indentation line to rear cover. Erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper otherwise contents clean.
THE ADVENTURES OF MICHAEL AND THE PIRATES
Written by Terence Tiernan.
Stock no. 1503999
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1939.
Almost very good condition.
Peter, Michael and their mother's aeroplane trip ended when their plane landed out at sea. They were rescued by pirates who ordered them to walk the plank but Michael's piano playing saved them. Oblong format 8.75 x 6", white pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners, some loss of surface paper from base of spine, small split to top. Covers grubby. Front endpaper is MISSING. Rear endpaper is creased. A few marks to contents but most pages are clean.
THE CUCKOO TREE
Written by Joan Aiken.
Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1402899
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1971.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Dido Twite and Captain Hughes set out from Chichester Harbour with urgent dispatches for London. Their coach overturns in the middle of nowhere leading Dido to become involved in some 'havey cavey goings in' with smugglers, witches, kidnappers and treasonous pirates. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illus. 251 pages. ISBN: 0224005146. Spine and corners bumped. Ex -Library with stamps to front and rear endpapers. Textblock edge a little grubby but contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge worn. Spine is darkened.
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THE LITTLE PAGAN FAUN & OTHER FANCIES
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers.
Illustrated by L. Hummel.
Stock no. 1313201
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1927.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w scissor-cuts (silhouettes). 196 pages. Spine slightly bumped and faded. A couple of hinges are starting to crack. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is very edge worn with loss to top and tail of spine, tears to folds and grubby/browned.
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- CHILDRENS
- SILHOUETTES
LA CORONA AND THE TIN FROG
Written by Russell Hoban.
Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1808945
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st thus
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Nicola Bayley Miniature Collection. Small format. Glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Slight loss to lower corner of free front endpaper and small hole to spine otherwise a fine copy.
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- CHILDRENS
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation for high quality design and production and a fine list of English-language authors, fostered by the firm's editor and reader Edward Garnett. Cape's list of writers ranged from poets including Robert Frost and C. Day Lewis, to chi...
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