Resultados de búsqueda: Literature/Biography from Mad Hatter Books

London: Century Publishing, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. illustrated with woodcuts, engravings and photographs, dj very slightly rubbed, price unclipped, vg+. 4to, 156pp.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1913. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardback: 50 examples of the artist's work in brush, pen and pencil (colour and b/w), book is bound in illustrated cloth, edges slightly rubbed, spine titles have been enhanced with felt tip, slight paper remains on the inside covers, some foxing, else vg. lge 8vo, 44pp..

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1910. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardback: 50 examples of the artist's work in brush, pen and pencil (colour and b/w), book is bound in illustrated cloth, front cover is a little rubbed, inscription on the front flyleaf, half title is discoloured, some foxing, else vg. lge 8vo, 44pp..

London: James Clarke, 1886. volume XXXIV - new series, from July to December 1886 - a bound collection of magazines. brown cloth boards blindstamped, gilt titles, slight edge wear, spine tips worn, front endpaper worn near spine, some light foxing, vg. An interesting collection. folio, 604pp..

London: Thomas Holmes. No Date (ca 1850) . Cloth. Very Good. Foreword + 27 biographies starting with Queen Victoria, finishing with Katherine Parr, with, in between, many names (including Lady Jane Grey) still well known and others forgotten now but all the same interesting for various reasons. Mid blue embossed cloth with front vignette and spine lettering and decorations in gilt, the spine has been expertly laid down on newer cloth, hardly visible, corners a little bumped. All edges bright gilt, embellished with 12 tissue protected fine steel plate portraits, inscription (dated 1852) on flyleaf, light stain on foredge of last few pages, a very attractive old book in vg condition. 8vo, 304pp

UK: Appletree Press, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Cal Williams. Illustrated in colour by CAL WILLIAMS. Hardback: vg dj, pages clean, includes matching bookmark, fine. tiny book: (155x110mm), 56pp.

London: Frederick Muller, 1956. dj (price unclipped) slightly worn on edges, small piece missing from top of spine, short tear and some creasing on lower back edge, foxed on reverse. Covers are a little discoloured on edges, illustrated with black & white photos, shop stamp on lower edge of front flyleaf, foxing, otherwise very good. 8vo, 110pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

UK: T.N. Foulis, 1912. Book. Very Good. Card Covers. 24 mounted sepia photgraphs + 1 reproduction of a chalk drawing of R.L.S. at the age of four, with commentary on the opposite page. Colour pictorial (front-spine-rear) jacket slightly overlapping plain stiff card wraps, overlapping parts a little worn, inscription on front endpaper, some light internal foxing, else vg. narrow slim 8vo, (54pp)..

London: Hodder and Stoughton Book. Good. Hardcover. No Date. Hardback: no dj, book is bound in cloth, spine tips and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, name and address on the front endpaper, flyleaves darkened, some foxing, hinge at back endpapers taped, else g. 8vo, 249pp. The story of Peter's life while working as a groom for the wealthy Carter family. By the author of 'Daddy-Long-Legs'..

London: A. & C. Black, 1961. Repr . Cloth. Very Good/Good. Gilbert James. dj rubbed on edges (price unclipped), small hole on back, a bit dusty, cream cloth with decs and lettering in pale blue, dark blue title panels, 8 colour plates by GILBERT JAMES with a decoration for every verse, light foredge foxing, vg. 8vo, (136pp).

London: Fontana Lions, 1979. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good. Paperback, illustrated by the author, some light foxing, vg. The autobiography of the illustrator of the Paddington books (among others).

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Robin Jacques. dj lightly faded on spine, flaps foxed, price clipped, some foxing, else vg. 8vo, 239pp. (A collection of stories inspired by Shakespeare from various authors including Kingsley Amis, Angela Carter, Salman Rushdie, Emma Tennant.)

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The author's childhood recollections. vg dj (price unclipped) with photo on rear, brown boards with gilt spine lettering, light page edge foxing, vg. 8vo, 217pp.

USA: Airmont Books, 1965. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Copyright. Paperback: covers are a bit rubbed, paper browning - otherwise very good. sm 8vo, 288pp. A collection of short stories first published in 1837 and then expanded for a 2nd edition in 1842. The book review of it by Edgar Allan Poe for Graham's Magazine became famous in its own right..

UK: Bailey Brothers & Swinfen Ltd, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. photo frontispiece, dj very slightly rubbed on edges, 1 short tear, flaps lightly creased, vg. 8vo, 140pp. (The author lives again the many funny incidents of the respectable working-class society into which he was born.)

London: J.M. Dent, 1957. First UK . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Maurice Sendak. dj (price unclipped) slightly frayed at spine tips, a little dusty, small section on front slightly rubbed. Bright blue cloth, gilt spine lettering, with over 60 drawings by MAURICE SENDAK, slight foredge foxing, vg. small 8vo, 179pp.

London: Batsford, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. dj worn on edges, spine slightly faded, slight damp stain on reverse of jacket, slight foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 157pp.

London: PM (Productions) Ltd. No Date (1947) . Hardcover. Good. C. Gifford Ambler. Illustrated in colour by C. Gifford Ambler. Hardback: colour pictorial boards rubbed on spine, dusty and marked and slightly bowed, endpapers lightly foxed, a few small internal marks, else g. 4to, (32pp.)

London: Educational Book Company, 1927. De Luxe Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. dj (unclipped) a little chipped at top of spine, on front colour pictorial onlay (as frontispiece), small hole on rear spine fold, lightly foxed, vg beige cloth with brown lettering, mounted colour frontispiece (Shakespeare paying a visit to old St. Paul's) + 8 special plates with prints etc of authors and locations in sepia, internal and foredge foxing, else vg. small 4to, 116pp. Special illustrated edition de luxe.

London: Hutchinson, 1958. Repr . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Dick Hart. dj slightly worn on edges, red cloth with blue title panel and blue/black vignette, lower corners lightly bumped, foredge foxing, vg. 8vo, 223pp. (An endearing picture of family and parish life in the East End of London in the early 1900s.)