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London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1930.. FIRST EDITION 1930, miniature book, approximately 71 x 61 mm, 2¾ x 2½ inches, blue stiff card covers cut flush, coloured illustration of the toy lamb and toy cow on both covers, list of 8 books in the Tippenny-Tuppenny series on reverse of front endpaper, illustration of toys inside both covers, no pagination, (44) thick pages, title vignette and 21 black and white illustrations, 6 full page. Little animal stories for young children. No inscriptions, very slightly worn at tail of spine, a couple of inner joints slightly cracked, binding tight and firm, very slight small crease to upper corner of first page. A very good plus clean copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Blackie, (1908).. FIRST EDITION (1908), small 4to, 185 x 140 mm, 7½ x 5½ inches, red cloth backed colour illustrated buff boards, gilt lettered and illustrated spine, illustrated endpapers, (68) pages. 17 delightful colour plates of young children, toddlers and babies, in bright bold colours plus numerous coloured illustrations, mainly of flowers. Printed 1 side only on Japan-fold pages, very simple text. Head and tail slightly worn, 2 tiny splits to outer cloth at tail of spine, corners rubbed and slightly 'rounded', paper hinges inside covers cracked and neatly glued, small piece missing from blank top corner of front endpaper, no inscriptions, 3 small yellow paint spots on blank rear endpaper, 1 flower page torn across (geranium, not a colour plate) and invisibly repaired wih no loss (see image 5), slight fingermarking and occasional very pale foxing to margins. Very good copy of charming children's book. W. Copeland is the pen name of Walter Jerrold. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING,… Leer más

London, Routledge & Sons, Broadway, printed by Edmund Evans, (1870).. Circa 1870, 245 x 175 mm, 9¾ x 7 inches, yellow card covers illustrated and lettered red and black, upper cover shows the parents and children. 8 half page HAND COLOURED engravings, prose text beneath, printed 1 side only. Large vertical closed tear to lower cover repaired with archival tape showing on final illustration, lower corner torn off lower cover next to spine, 60 mm wide by 30 mm maximum, (2½" x 1¼") with loss of about 5 words in last 2 lines of text beneath image (see image 4). Stitching slightly slack, occasional light soiling to margins. A good copy only. No.20 in a list of 63 Aunt Mavor's Toy Books on lower cover. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Berlin, printed by Radetsky Brothers for A. F. Devriena, (1920).. Russian text, circa 1920s, oblong 4to, 185 x 270 mm, 7½ x 10½ inches, tan card covers with repeat coloured illustration of the 2 toys, Baby Elephant and Teddy Bear, lettered in grey, 32 pages, each with a half-page coloured illustration and two 4-line verses beneath printed blue. The illustrations depict the jolly activities of the 2 toys, often involving mischief, on 1 page their mothers give them a whipping, and at the end Father Christmas puts in an appearance. Expertly recased with new matching paper spine, lower corner of lower cover neatly repaired, covers lightly browned at edges and slightly rubbed and marked, inner margin of title page repaired, tiny chip to lower corner of page 5, small repair to margin just above, a few small closed margin edge tears, 50 mm (2") closed tear to 1 inner margin, all neatly repaired, small chip to lower edge of final page, neatly repaired, plus a vertical crease just starting to crack to inner… Leer más

London, Thomas de la Rue, (1883).. Circa 1883, dated from adverts on lower cover, 4to, 230 x 205 mm, 9 x 8 inches, colour illustrated white card covers, internal layout in the style of Caldecott toybooks, 23 pages. 8 charming full page colour plates, black and white illustrations throughout (8 full page). A little girl recites the history of a quarrel with her brother in which he melted her doll's nose and she broke his top. 50 mm (2") split at tail of spine, very slight soiling to covers, corners slightly creased, 1 small graze to lower cover, contents nice, 1 or 2 pale marks to margins. A good plus copy. Much less common than The Maypole, a companion volume. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Thomas de la Rue, (1883).. Circa 1883, dated from adverts on lower cover, 4to, 230 x 205 mm, 9 x 8 inches, colour illustrated white card covers, internal layout in the style of Caldecott toybooks, 23 pages. 8 charming full page colour plates, black and white illustrations throughout (8 full page). A little girl recites the history of a quarrel with her brother in which he melted her doll's nose and she broke his top. 50 mm (2") split at tail of spine, very slight soiling to covers, corners slightly creased, 1 small graze to lower cover, contents nice, 1 or 2 pale marks to margins. A good plus copy. Much less common than The Maypole, a companion volume. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Dean's Rag Book No. 114, (1912).. In print from 1910 to 1916, 210 x 150 mm, 8¼ x 6 inches, deep red covers with coloured illustration of a toddler reading his diary, top and bottom edges pinked. 10 full page coloured illustrations, a 6-line verse below each. A baby boy gets up to mischief, gets grubby in the garden, falls in the pond sailing his boat and spills the ink writing this diary. Charming. Small crease to upper corner of lower cover, small pencil mark to top corner of upper cover, otherwise near Fine crisp clean copy. The artist's name is on the upper cover as H. G. C. Marsh. On her marriage in 1913 she added her husband's name Lambert to her professional work. Cope, Dean's Rag Books, page 76. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Augener, (1922).. SECOND EDITION (1922), small oblong format, 115 x 155 mm, 4½ x 6¼ inches, coloured floral decorated boards with round coloured illustration to upper cover, pink endpapers. 10 very pretty colour plates in pale pastel shades, each facing a nursery rhyme. Slightest rub to head and tail of spine. Near Fine in good DUSTWRAPPER (dw: spine darkened and worn, 5 mm (¼") missing at head, 10 mm at tail, tiny chips at corners, 2 small chips to top edge of lower cover, maximum 10 mm (½"), a few very short closed edge tears). The first edition (1912) had 12 colour plates. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Macdonald, 1951.. FIRST EDITION 1951, 8vo, red cloth, black vignette to upper cover, black lettered spine, 96 pages. A new collection of Searle's humorous drawings, of which 40 pages are of St. Trinian's cartoons. No inscriptions, top edges slightly dusty with a few fox spots, tiny slightly faded areas at head and tail of spine, otherwise a near Fine clean crisp copy in VG DUSTWRAPPER (dw: price clipped, head and tail of spine and corners slightly worn with tiny chips, 3 mm (1/8") missing at head of spine, two 25 mm (1") closed edge tears, another slightly larger to top edge of front inner flap and one 5 mm (¼") to top edge of lower panel with small crease, all neatly repaired on reverse, spine slightly darkened). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Macdonald, 1951.. FIRST EDITION 1951, 8vo, red cloth, black vignette to upper cover, black lettered spine, 96 pages. A new collection of Searle's humorous drawings, of which 40 pages are of St. Trinian's cartoons. Book just a touch leaning, tiny discoloured area at head and tail of spine, no inscriptions, contents very nice. Near Fine in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, head and tail of spine and corners slightly worn with minute chips, 2 mm (1/10") missing at head of spine, spine and edges very slightly darkened, 2 tiny grazes to surface of spine, 1 to lower panel, 2 small closed edge tears, corners and tears strengthened on reverse with adhesive tape). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Grant Richards, 1901.. THIRD EDITION 1901 (first published in 1898), small 8vo, 125 x 80 mm, 5 x 3 inches, light green cloth striped and lettered dark green, top edges gilt, vignettes by Edith Familoe on endpapers, different front and rear, pages: xii, 151. Stories for young children, no illustrations. Neat inscription dated 1902 on half-title, spine a touch darkened, a little light flecking to lower cover, endpapers lightly browned, inner joints cracked, binding sound and firm, contents clean and bright. A very good plus copy. Contents: The Bad Family; Good Family; Foolish Fears; Broken Crutch; Journal; Or, Birthday Gifts; Basket Of Plumbs; Choice of Friends; Cousin James and Cousin Thomas; Disasters of Impatience; Deaf and Dumb Boy; Limby Lumpy; Oyster Patties. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Grant Richards, 1902.. FIRST EDITION 1902, small 8vo, 128 x 80 mm, 5 x 3 inches, light green cloth striped and lettered dark green, pages: (8), 95. 24 very attractive colour plates. An enchanting fantasy about a 6 inch tall girl (150 mm) who lives with Mrs Ginger, a large, fierce, dressed cat. She runs away to Fairyland when Mrs Ginger beats her for not killing the friendly birds and mice to feed the kittens. All pages printed 1 side only. Spine slightly darkened, endpapers faintly browned, very small neat name on half-title, 10 mm (½") closed tear at top of blank leaf (7/8) following title leaf, binding firm. A very good clean copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Faber, 1979.. FIRST EDITION 1979, 8vo, green boards gilt, 192 pages. Black and white illustrations by Jill Bennett. Very narrow strip of fading along top edges of boards and at tail of spine, no inscriptions. A Fine copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: price clipped, a touch of rubbing to top of spine and top of upper fold). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Faber, 1979.. FIRST EDITION 1979, 8vo, green boards gilt, 192 pages. Black and white illustrations by Jill Bennett. Very narrow strip of fading along top edges of boards, no inscriptions. A Fine copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Walker, 1993.. FIRST EDITION 1993, 8vo, yellow boards gilt, 60 pages. Black and white illustrations by Derek Matthews. Story for young readers in large print. Family story. Tiniest bump head of spine, no inscriptions. A Fine copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Printed for the Ballad Society by Taylor and Co, S. Austin and Sons, Hertford, 1868-73. TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE,1868-73, VOLUME 1: Ballads on the condition of England in Henry VIII's and Edward VI's reigns (including the state of the clergy, monks and friars), on Wolsey, Anne Boleyn, Somerset, and Lady Jane Grey; with Wynkyn de Worde's Treatise of a Galaunt edited by F. J. Furnivall; VOLUME 2: Part. 1: A Poore Mans Pittance, by Richard Williams, edited from the autograph manuscript by F. J. Furnivall. Part: 2. Ballads relating chiefly to the reign of Queen Elizabeth, edited, with introduction and notes to the whole volume, by W. R. Morfill. 8vo, approximately 220 x 140 mm, 8½ x 5½ inches, pages: xii, 1-496; xxxix, 1-315, followed by: Ballad Society First Report, January, 1869, 2 illustrations plus 11 pages, bound in half morocco, gilt lettering and rules to spines, matching cloth covers, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Pale foxing to many pages including title pages, most foxing minor but on… Leer más

London, Hutchinson, 1989.. FIRST EDITION 1989, 8vo, white shiny boards with coloured illustration to upper cover, 102 pages. No illustrations. Set in Australia and based on a legend, Balyet is a beautiful Aboriginal girl-spirit of the mountains who due to an ancient curse lives permanently in isolation, longing for a companion. Jo a modern teenager cannot pay the price of accepting Balyet's offer of friendship. Minute bump to top of spine, no inscriptions. A Fine copy, issued without dustwrapper. Wrightson is one of the leading Australian writers for children in the post-war era and has won numerous awards. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Humphrey Milford, (1920).. SECOND EDITION (1920) (first published in 1914 by Frowde/Hodder & Stoughton), square 8vo, 225 x 200 mm, 9 x 8 inches, buff boards, round embossed extra colour plate by Preston on upper cover, illustrated endpapers, no pagination, 56 pages not including the plates, endpapers and 8 colour plates by Chloe Preston, some text illustrations by her, title page and many black and white text illustrations by G. Howard-Vyse. Lots of dressed bunnies, meadow-mice etc. and evil Bill the Stoat. Barbara has adventures with the bunnies on her day's holiday on Burrow Farm. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly worn, with tiny chips to surface, spine edges slightly rubbed, endpapers faintly browned, neat inscription on pastedown. Occasional small pale mark to margins, contents very nice. VG+. See Mary Hillier, Chloe Preston, page 27 for collaboration with Howard-Vyse and page 78. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Phoenix House (Pageant series), 1952.. FIRST EDITION 1952, 8vo, navy blue boards gilt, 155 pages. 8 dramatic black and white drawings by Alan Jessett, most full page. Tiniest bump to head and tail of spine and 1 top corner, endpapers lightly browned, no inscriptions. Near Fine in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, with later price label pasted over, 3 closed edge tears, maximum 25 mm (¾"), head of spine and corners slightly worn, very lightly soiled). Adventure story set in England in the 1260s. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Nashville, Thomas Nelson Inc., 1975.. FIRST US EDITION 1975, (stated first), 8vo, bright blue boards gilt, 160 pages. No illustrations. Adventure story featuring Simon de Montfort set in England in the 1260s. Tiny mark on upper cover, no inscriptions. Near Fine in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, piece missing from centre of upper panel, 10 x 15 maximum (½" x ¾"), tiny closed tear to lower fold, neatly repaired on reverse). First published in the UK in 1952. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.