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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang.
Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1328898
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1892.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth with gilt title and vignette to spine and front cover. Numerous b/w illustrations. 366 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight rubbing to the gilt vignettes. Tissue-guard to frontis has been removed. Name and date in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Some erased pencil writing to front fly-leaf. Some foxing throughout, some page corner tips creased. Joints cracked, rear joint has exposed webbing, some hinges pulled but binding still tight. Grubby fingermarks to contents. Still a decent copy of a scarce book.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
THE VICTORIAN ERA
Written by P. Anderson Graham.
Stock no. 1828463
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1897.
Almost very good condition.
1837-1897. Mustard yellow cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt oval crest with blue title to front board. Blue floral decoration surrounding gilt crest. Map of The British Empire in 1937 and another in 1897 to front endpapers. B/w photos and illustrations. 245 pages plus 32 page publisher's advert to rear. All edges gilt. Rear board grubby and marked, spine rubbed and gilt faded. Endpapers browned. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper, a later inscription in ink (1924) to verso of frontis which has bled through the page to the frontis page. One or two minor foxspots to contents but generally clean and tight.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- MAPS
THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang.
Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1327888
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1892.
Almost very good condition.
Specially rebound in modern green leather binding, with raised bands to spine, title blocks, with gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers. All edges are marbled. Numerous b/w illustrations. Wear and chipping to leather on spine and edges. Some scuffing. Front joint is partially cracked in a few places. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Some foxing and browning.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- LEATHER BINDING
SONGS OF CHILDHOOD
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by Richard Doyle.
Stock no. 1326535
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1924.
Almost very good condition.
Longmans' Pocket Library. Small format, green cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine. B/w frontis with tissue-guard. 105 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to covers. Light foxing and page browning to contents. Name in pencil to front free-endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1324901
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
Circa
1910.
Fair condition.
Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Large pictorial onlay to front. Decorated endpapers. 12 colour plates with tissue-paper guards. Numerous b/w text illustration. Top edge gilt. Covers are very worn and badly dampstained. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Name in ink to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Endpapers lightly browned. Front joint cracked between endpaper and half-title, showing webbing beneath. Some light fingering but contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
THE UNTIDY GNOME
Written by Stella Gibbons.
Illustrated by William Townsend.
Stock no. 1324616
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1935.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The only children's book by the author of Cold Comfort Farm. Gerda, a little girl who is taken prisoner by the Elves and kept in a cave with an old gnome, is rescued by the princess of the fairies. Beige cloth, red titles and illustration to front cover. 180 pages. Two-colour text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped, some very slight darkening to lower edge of front cover. Name in ink and small embossed booksellers stamp to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned, chipped and torn to front edge of spine with loss at top and tail of spine. There are splash marks to spine of wrapper. A nice copy of a very scarce children's book. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
THE TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang.
Illustrated by Lockhart Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 1824737
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1915.
Good condition.
Edited by Andrew Lang. Dark blue cloth, blind decoration to front cover, gilt vignette & title to spine. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Boards rubbed at edges and a little grubby, scuffed. Spine is browned and worn top & tail. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. A few light margin marks.
CONFERENCE AT COLD COMFORT FARM
Written by Stella Gibbons.
Stock no. 1824557
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Sequel to Cold Comfort Farm where Flora Poste, now Mrs Charles Fairford, once again represents the forces of sanity and order in a new battle. A classic satire. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Boards a little browned and scuffed. Text block browned. Contents clean. Price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper is browned and has a closed tear across top of spine (no loss), minor chipping to base of spine.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- SATIRE
SONGS OF CHILDHOOD
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by Estella Canziani.
Stock no. 1323667
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st thus
1923.
Very good condition.
Originally published in 1902, this is the new and limited edition of 310 copies. Cream vellum spine with gilt title, grey boards. 8 pretty colour plates mounted with tissue-guards plus b/w illustrations. 172 pages, edges untrimmed. This is copy no. 204 SIGNED by the author. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine and cover edges browned. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Tissue-guards to plates are browned. A couple of hinges are cracked. A few foxspots to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- LIMITED EDITION
THE FLYING BOOK 1917
Written by W.L. Wade.
Stock no. 1823834
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.; The Aviation World Publishing Company.
1917.
Very good condition.
Brown boards, colour pictorial onlay to front. B/w photos and illustrations. 18 pages + 291 pages plus 8 pages of adverts. Rebound with new boards, original front cover onlaid to front board (small patch of surface paper loss). New endpapers with original pastedowns on inside boards. A few foxspots present. Plate facing page 103 replaced with a loosely inserted photocopy. Rear board a little grubby.
THE RED BOOK OF HEROES
Written by Mrs. Lang; Andrew Lang.
Illustrated by A. Wallis Mills.
Stock no. 2139770
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1909.
Slightly better than good condition.
Edited by Andrew Lang. Red covers with extensive gilt decorations. Containing 8 colour plates and numerous illustrations. 368 pages. All edges gilt. Bumping and wear to cover edges/corners. Some fading and what appears to be damp marking to covers. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Joints are a bit cracked. Some browning. Pencil underling in places. Margin marks. Page corner creasing; a few small margin tears.
THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang.
Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 2139762
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1889.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth covers, gilt title to spine and vignettes to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 390 pages plus 16 page booklist to rear. All edges gilt. Catalogue to rear of book is dated August 1889. Spine is bumped with wear and faded. Corners are bumped. Front hinge next to frontis page is cracked, with browning glue marks showing. Frontis is edge-creased with a few nicks and some foxing. Tissue guard to frontis is heavily foxed. A couple of hinges are pulled. Foxing to varying degrees to pages throughout book.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES