Literature/Biography from Mad Hatter Books

London: Hutchinson, 1957. Book. Illus. by Raymond Sheppard. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: b/w illustrations by RAYMOND SHEPPARD, dj is slightly worn on the edges, some foxing on the reverse, price clipped, covers are lightly bumped on the spine tips, inscription on the front flyleaf, very light foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 178pp. Based on the author's life with… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, 1938. Book. Illus. by M.D. Johnston. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: 4 tinted plates by M.D. JOHNSTON, dj is chipped and rubbed on the edges and is a bit dusty, price clipped, book is bound in nice pictorial cloth, spine tips and corners slightly bumped, foredge and some internal foxing, else vg. 8vo, 416pp.… Saber más sobre este artículo

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: 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..

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: "News Chronicle" Publications Department Book. Very Good. Soft cover. No Date (1952). Paperback: illustrated in b/w by Modern Artists (including Edward Ardizzone, Low, Ronald Searle and Giles), card covers with a dj, jacket is dusty, lower spine is torn, wear on the corners and top of the spine, slight foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 145pp. Foreword +… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Murray, 1913. Book. Good. Hardcover. Repr. A hardback: portrait of the author (aged 4), no dustjacket, book is bound in cloth which is faded and a bit discoloured, some internal and page edge foxing, else good. 8vo, 50pp. At rear is a 6 page catalogue of MURRAY'S Shilling Library..

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Macmillan, 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Ex library hardback: dj is stained on the edges, spine is faded and has a library number 'whited' out, front flap creased, rear flap trimmed, black brds, covers are slightly marked, usual library markings, some foredge foxing and a few internal marks, else g. tall 8vo, 224pp. At… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Chatto & Windus, 1982. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. Pavel Buchler. Hardback: b/w illustrations by PAVEL BUCHLER, covers are slightly rubbed, else vg. tall 8vo, 61pp. Thomas Hood was a nineteenth-century poet who revelled in puns, parodies and playing with words.

London: John Westhouse, 1945. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardback: no dj, coarse green cloth with gilt spine lettering, 2 raised spots on the back cover, previous owner's signature on front flyleaf (Keith Sinclair 1946), endpapers lightly foxed, else vg. 8vo, 170pp. Cecorations taken from the 'Emblemata Diversorum Principum' of Typotius, 1679. 18pp… Saber más sobre este artículo

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.)

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: John Murray, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Bob Graham. Drawings throughout by BOB GRAHAM. Hardback: dj (price uncut), jacket back slightly creased, lightly foxed on reverse, pages are clean, vg. near square 4to, (230x210x20mm), 144pp. An anthology of prose and verse from authors who have looked on babies with clear eyes… Saber más sobre este artículo

Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1971. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good. Dore. Preface by F.J. TEMPLE. Page illustrations taken from DORE'S engravings, cover water color illustration by LAWRENCE DURRELL. Soft cover: illustrated thin card covers, front edges slightly rubbed and bumped, corners slightly bumped, thin dark green flyleaves + 27 pages off-white quality paper, pages… Saber más sobre este artículo

UK: Blackie (Rambles in Biography). No Date . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 mono plates. Hardback: dj (with colour picture pasted on by H.M.Brock), slightly frayed, brown boards with the same paste-on, inscription (dated 1945) on reverse of frontispiece, some very light foxing, vg. sm 8vo, 75pp.

London: Harrap, 1985. First UK . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ronald Searle. Hardback: illustrated in b/w by RONALD SEARLE, dj (price unclipped), some slight discolouration, red boards with gilt spine lettering, back flyleaf lightly foxed, pages clean, vg. folio, 137pp. First published in the US in 1969.

UK: Sutton Publishing, 2006. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Paperback: laminated colour pictorial thion card wraps, nr FINE. small 4to, 134pp. Illustrated with historic photographs and pictures from the family album. A vivid recollection of Liverpool from the 1930s and '40s.

USA: Green Tiger Press (A Star & Elephant Book), 1983. First Edition . Soft cover. Good/Good. Sophie Kniffke. Dustjacket over thin card wraps, jacket has some short tears and is a bit marked, piece torn off at top rear, page edges lightly finger creased, else g. small 4to, unpaginated. 15 pages of colour pictures in primitive… Saber más sobre este artículo

UK: Pearson Education (Penguin Readers), 2001. 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Robert Geary. Penguin Readers level 4 - intermediate: 1700 words. Paperback, cover edges slightly rubbed, colour ills by ROBERT GEARY, vg. Other stories: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime & The Sphinx without a secret.