The Guinness Doctor's book for 1953. An annual promotional exercise devised by the agency SH Benson, where humourous pamphlets were sent to Doctors so as, they say, to solicit recommendations that 'Guinness is good for you.' A witty pastiche of notable vers [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1936. An annual promotional exercise devised by the agency SH Benson, where humourous pamphlets were sent to Doctors so as, they say, to solicit recommendations that 'Guinness is good for you.' A witty pastiche of notable vers [more...]
Collection of nonsensical, sometime satirical verse by Baumer with the author's stylish colour illustrations. 4to. No date but c. 1902. Some rubbing and wear and toning to covers. Binding starting to weaken but holding and contents sound. Fair/good. [more...]
Collection of humourous verse with full page colour illustrations by Baumer, plus b/w images within the text. oblong 4to. Rubbing to edges. Cracking to hinges with textblock almost loose. Tanning to page edges but text block and contents sound. Fair overa [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Humourous tale told in verse of a boy and rabbit riding geese. With excellent colour illustrations by Stewart Orr. Oblong 4to. Wear and toning to spine. Rubbing to edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1940. Collection of mottoes with humourous additions, usually on the theme of parents and children, viz. 'Necessity is the Mother of Invention - But the Mother of the Inventor may not understand the necessity'. With colour illustrations by Ja [more...]
Whimsical account of London Zoo, with 50 illustrations by Hassall, including several full page duotone images. Quarter cloth. 4to. Rubbing to edges with very slight loss to top and tail of spine. Marks to cover. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents cl [more...]
No date but c. 1920. From the little wonder books series. A tale of a an old man and his horse. Told in verse with 30 colour illustrations by G. E. Shepheard. Small 12mo. Mounted illustration to cover and illustrated end-papers. Rubbing to front joint with [more...]
Satirical children's book mocking Adolf Hitler, by the comic strip writer and his daughter. With sparing colour illustrations. Spotting and toning to covers. Rubbing and tear to front joint. Mild toning to page edges, text-block clean and tight. Good over [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1939. An annual promotional exercise devised by the agency SH Benson, where humourous pamphlets were sent to Doctors so as, they say, to solicit recommendations that 'Guinness is good for you.' A witty pastiche of Mrs. Beeton [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1961. An annual promotional exercise devised by the agency SH Benson, where humourous pamphlets were sent to Doctors so as, they say, to solicit recommendations that 'Guinness is good for you.' A witty pastiche Gibert and Sull [more...]
Cheeky sketches from English history told in verse by Seccombe. With b/w illustrations throughout plus chromolithographic plate. Oblong 4to. Rubbing to edges with loss to paper coverings. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Humourous poems describing children from all over the world. With 30 colour plates. Quarter cloth. Oblong 4to. Heavy rubbing, toning and spotting to edges of covers. Tanning and spotting to page edges and within. Binding sound. Fair/ [more...]
Green cloth/cranford style edition of Irving's follow-up to his wildly popular The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. Bracebridge Hall employs a similar format, consisting of loosely connected stories from his pseudonym Crayon who has installed himself at an Eng [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1939. An annual promotional exercise devised by the agency SH Benson, where humourous pamphlets were sent to Doctors so as, they say, to solicit recommendations that 'Guinness is good for you.' A witty pastiche of notable vers [more...]
Fetching gilt and green cloth binding in the 'Cranford series' style. Illustrated throughout by Charles Brock in b/w. All edges gilt. Previous owners name to ffep. Dusty staining to covers and bumping to edges. Occassional light spotting to front matte [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1953. An annual promotional exercise devised by the agency SH Benson, where humourous pamphlets were sent to Doctors so as, they say, to solicit recommendations that 'Guinness is good for you.' A witty pastiche of popular song [more...]
Amusing picture book from the Rummy Tales series by Lawson Wood. With colour illustrations. Some toning to covers, rubbing to spine with small tears to top and tail. Contents sound. Good. [more...]
Issues no. 304 to 329 plus christmas issue. Half leather with marbled boards. Rubbing and wear to leather with portion missing from top of spine. Tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
The Guinness Doctor's book for 1950. An annual promotional exercise devised by the agency SH Benson, where humourous pamphlets were sent to Doctors so as, they say, to solicit recommendations that 'Guinness is good for you.' A witty pastiche of notable vers [more...]
