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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
OPERATION PEDESTAL: THE FLEET THAT BATTLED TO MALTA 1942
Written by Max Hastings.
Stock no. 1824165
Published by William Collins.
1st
2021.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Operation Pedestal - one of the bloodiest sea battles of Britain's war, ordered by Churchill to save Malta. Limited Signed Edition. Navy boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780008364946. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to half-title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has a 'signed by the author' sticker to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MARITIME
- MALTA
- NAVY
- LIMITED EDITION
THE ROUNDABOUT BY THE SEA AND OTHER VERSES FOR CHILDREN
Written by John Walsh.
Illustrated by Christopher Brooker.
Stock no. 1323567
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Poems about everyday things such as school, home, the seaside, etc made to seem new and exciting. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. A letter SIGNED by the author is included to the previous owner (D.R. Oldham). Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is price-cut and a little foxed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
PEACOCK PIE
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by Claude Lovat Fraser.
Stock no. 1323526
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd..
1st
1924.
Almost very good condition.
Limited to 250 signed and numbered copies. Cloth spine with gilt title, grey boards. 127 pages, top edge gilt and others untrimmed. 16 colour plates. SIGNED by the artist to limitation page, this is copy no. 212. Endpapers are partly browned else contents are clean. Spine is darkened and worn at top with a small split to front edge. Corners are slightly bumped and worn.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- RHYME
- LIMITED EDITION
PEACOCK PIE - A BOOK OF RHYMES
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by Claude Lovat Fraser.
Stock no. 1323474
Published by Henry Holt and Company.
1st USA
1924.
Good condition.
First American edition, limited to 500 copies. White cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. 127 pages. 16 colour plates. SIGNED by the author to the limitation page, this is copy no. 135. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, top rear corner is nibbled(?)/worn. Covers slightly grubby and spine slightly browned. Contained in original slipcase which is very worn and a bit grubby. Loss to top and bottom of slipcase.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- LIMITED EDITION
SELF TO SELF
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton.
Stock no. 1323473
Published by Faber and Gwyer, Ltd..
1st
1928.
Very good condition.
No. 11 of The Ariel Poems. Large-paper edition, limited to 500 copies. Light grey boards with gilt title to front. Small b/w illustration to half title-page and one full-page illustration. SIGNED by the author to limitation page, this is copy no. 187. A few very small, light marks to covers. Contents bright and clean.
- Categorised in:
- POETRY
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- LIMITED EDITION
DOWN-ADOWN-DERRY
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
Stock no. 1323471
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd..
1st
1922.
Almost very good condition.
A Book of Fairy Poems. Limited edition of 325 copies, cream boards with gilt titles and vignette to front cover.. Colour frontis and 2 other plates. B/w illustrations throughout. 193 pages, top edge gilt others untrimmed. SIGNED by the author to the limitation page. This is copy no. 214. Spine and corners are slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine is browned, covers are grubby. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers and tissue-guard of frontis are browned else contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RHYME
- FAIRIES
- LIMITED EDITION
DUKE THE LOST ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry.
Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1323440
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd..
1974.
Very good condition.
Small oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures. Railway Series No. 25. ISBN: 0718208404. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Front cover is unevenly faded. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- TRAINS (CHILDRENS)
BOBBY BREWSTER'S BALLOON RACE
Written by H.E. Todd.
Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1824123
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1970.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Bobby Brewster finds himself involved in magic at every turn. Even on holiday extraordinary things happen to him. He is followed by a travelling balloon that winks and yawns; and a sandcastle he helps to build on the beach is soon inhabited by a variety of sea creatures. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340104430. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes from) to half-title page. Lower front edge of boards bumped.A few minor marks to text block and margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby, faded to spine, surface paper damage to front panel, slight loss to rubbed corners, rear panel crinkled by damp but not stained.
THE DARK FLIGHT DOWN
Written by Marcus Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1824122
Published by Orion Children's Books.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Black boards, metallic red title to spine. Boy is on the run from life with the magician Valerian. ISBN: 184255218X. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
BRISTOL AS IT WAS 1879-1874
Written by Reece Winstone.
Stock no. 1824114
Published by Reece Winstone.
2nd
1968.
Very good condition.
2nd edition. Orange glazed boards. B/w photos. SIGNED by the author to free front endpaper (no dedication). Boards scuffed with a few marks. Contents clean. Musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- BRISTOL
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BRISTOL IN THE 1880'S
Written by Reece Winstone.
Stock no. 1824112
Published by Reece Winstone.
1st
1962.
Almost very good condition.
Yellow pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication) - page 31. Spine is rubbed at top & tail. Edges of covers rubbed and grubby. Front joint starting to pull. Hinges pulled. Binding still tight.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- BRISTOL
- HISTORY
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)