Scarce and charming tale by the Parker sisters (?) describing a play/pantomime of Cinderella being performed by animals at London Zoo. Illustrated, as always by Nancy Parker with b/w drawings within the text and complete with 16 lavish colour plates. This be [more...]
Splendid oblong folio, telling the stories of a family of Polar Bears going about their anthropomorphised business. Told in verse with 13 terrific chromolithographic plates and covers. No date but c. 1920. Awkward repairs to spine, with new spine laid down. [more...]
Scarce illustrated oblong quarto, with 12 full page chromolithographic illustrations by N. Parker, describing the visit to the seaside by two mischievous cats. No date but c. 1926. Spine missing, rubbing and wear to edges. Hinges split, end-papers, splittin [more...]
Very scarce. Tale of a mischievous boy, with stylish colour illustrations, done in a German style by B. (Possibly Lord Basil Temple Blackwood). Oblong Folio. Rubbing and bumping to edges, with most of spine missing. Toning within. Fair. [more...]
Scarce illustrated oblong quarto, with 12 full page chromolithographic illustrations by N. Parker, describing farmyward shenanigans. No date but c. 1926. Spine replaced with quarter cloth, rubbing and wear to edges. Previous owner's repairs to Hinges. Mild [more...]
Illustrated collection of verse on warring cats and dogs by the prolific Parkers. With chromolithographic plates and sepia toned illustrations. One of the Parkers' best works. Oblong 4to. No date but c. 1910. Most of backstrip missing. Rubbing to edges. [more...]
From Ainslie's popular series concerning the exploits of two Dutch Peg Dolls. Here they go abroad and visit a number of countries to hilarious effect. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some light toning/sta [more...]
No date but c. 1900, startlingly, humorously illustrated story, done by the great caricaturist and artist Veber. The tale of a young knight, Ardant the Hairy. Possibly rebacked with a new spine. Toning and tanning to page edges and covers. Contents tight. [more...]
No date but 1927. Collection of 16 stylish colour illustrations, done via limited colour chromolithograph, showing children engaged in make believe. Done by I. Bennington Angrave, though uncredited in this edition. The book was rather expensive on publicatio [more...]
Charming volume from Ainslie's popular series concerning the exploits of two Dutch Peg Dolls. Here they try to earn some money through a variety of jobs. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some light toning [more...]
Charming children's novel in which a boy is drawn into an adventure with talking animals. With 8 stylish colour illustrations by Winifred Langlands. Decorative cloth covers. small 8vo. Toning to spine. Mild bumping to edges . Faint foxing to page edges. [more...]
Charming volume from Ainslie's popular series concerning the exploits of two Dutch Peg Dolls. Here they scale the walls of high society. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some toning/staining to covers, rub [more...]
Charming volume from Ainslie's popular series concerning the exploits of two Dutch Peg Dolls. Here they get up to mischief. With chromolithograph illustrations and text, bound with cord. No date but c. 1905. Some light toning to covers, rubbing to edges., [more...]
Charming collection of fairy tales, verse and comic sketches, with 96 pages of illustrations. Contains Jack and Bean-stalk, Tom Thumb, Little Lamb, Animal images and more. With b/w illustrations from a variety of artists. large 4to. Bumping, rubbing and ma [more...]
First edition of The Peek-A-Boo Circus with Preston's iconic illustrations. With b/w illustrations throughout plus five colour full page plates (and one tipped in to cover). Covers are variously bumped and marked. Some cracking to joints. Slight loss from t [more...]
First edition of de la Mare's popular book of Children's poetry, generously illustrated in colour by Harold Jones. Full page chromolithographic images and text. DJ has tears with slight loss. Similarly pictorial covers are slightly rubbed to edges. Content [more...]
Scarce illustrated oblong quarto, with excellent full page chromolithographic illustrations by N. Parker and verse by B. Parker. Illustrated end-papers. No date but c. 1920. Heavy rubbing to edges of spine. Rubbing to edges. Contents clean and sound. Go [more...]
Centenary edition of Carroll's enduring classic featuring the illustrations of Hudson. Complete with 12 colour plates, plus decorated initials and illustrations within the text. 4to. Sunning to spine and covers. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and so [more...]
Sophisticated Folio Society edition of le Guin's enduring 1968 fantasy, the first novel to be set in her world of Earthsea. Featuring seven colour illustratons of David Lupton and maps to end-papers. With an introduction by David Mitchell. Complete with slipc [more...]
Brightly illustrated pop up picture book done by Kubasta, the Czech architect and designer who became increasingly popular as a designer of such books. With 8 scenes, all pop up and moving parts present and correct in working order. Some mild rubbing to edge [more...]
