Collection of Children's stories with Peto's iconic, stylish illustrations, with several colour plates plus b/w images within the text. No date but c. 1930. 4to. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Foxing to page edges, title page and occasionally within. Previ [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Scarce pamphlet of this childrens' story, told in verse with chromolithographic illustrations throughout. Some rubbing and tears to edges of cover, with loss. Toning within, else sound. Good. [more...]
Reprint. Jaunty edition of Tales from the Arabian Nights, derived from Galland's translation. Featuring 8 colour illustrations by Joan Kiddell-Monroe plus further b/w illustrations. Decorative endpapers and similar decorative cloth to boards. DJ has some ru [more...]
No date but c. 1920. Collection of stories, predominantly from the One Thousand and one Arabian Nights, including Ali Baba, Aladdin (although relocated to China) and Blue Beard. With colour plates, duo-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. 4to. Rubbing to [more...]
No date but c. 1950. The second volume of stories featuring the mischievous cat. Illustrated throughout in Colour by Mary Kendal Lee. DJ has tears and creasing to edges with loss to top of spine. Small tear to top of spine. Price struck through with pen t [more...]
Collection of long and short stories and verse. Illustrated throughout with b/w and colour illustrations. 4to. Rubbing to edges, with toning and fraying to spine. Marking to rear cover. One small b/w illustration coloured in. Previous owner's inscription [more...]
Classic Gentleman's magazine, with art, short stories, profiles on Sugar Ray Leonard, a previously unpublished piece Wonder of wonders; Music writing on Elvis and Maria Callas; Ralph Stein on touring cars and more. Rakish in the extreme. Some rubbing and she [more...]
Attractive Heron edition of Maupassant's selected works. Each volume contains a novel (Bel Ami, une Vie, Fort Comme la Mort, Pierre et Jean - All in English, despite the French Titles) plus several short stories. Decorative green cloth. Volume 1 has a tear [more...]
Scarce with Dust jacket. A collection of stories, illustrated throughout in colour by Haywood, fore-edge painter extraordinaire. Slight loss to top and tail of DJ at spine. Previous owner's name in pencil to ffep. Contents clean and binding sound. Good+ [more...]
7. Sonderheft der "Woche". With numerous colour plates. Some bumping to egdes, mild marking to covers. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Nicely produced and illustrated edition of Andersen's Fairy stories, Complete with 6 colour plates plus b/w decorations within the text. Reprint. 4to. Illustrated paper coverered boards are rubbed to edges with tears to spine and loss to top. Foxing to pa [more...]
Quarter leather binding EX-LIBRARY copy of the Lambs' great renderings of the stories of Shakespeare. With an introduction by Andrew Lang and b/w illustrations by Robert Anning Bell. Tags removed but stamps and such to ffep and front pastedown. Spine cocked [more...]
Impressive Folio Society edition of Kipling's 1895 sequel to the Jungle book, continuing the tale of Mowgli in a series of short stories. Featuring the striking illustrations of Edward Detmold, redone in colour by David Eccles. Complete with slipcase. Some [more...]
Eneas Mackay; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1904
Collection of humourous tales and extracts in various aspects and areas of life in Ireland, with tipped in colour illustrations after paintings by Erskine Nicol. Top edge gilt, fore edge rough cut. Previous owner's name to ffep. Toning and staining to cover [more...]
Strikingly illustrated accounts of childhood in the Netherlands. With numerous colour illustrations throughout. 4to. Heavy rubbing to spine, with fraying. Light spotting and toning to cover. Toning within, binding sound. Good. [more...]
Early Folio Society edition of Boccaccio's renaissance compendium of short stories. With illustrations by Buckland-Wright. Complete with Dust-jackets. Decorative cloth boards. Some water damage to rear cover of volume 1, affecting rear free end-papers and [more...]
Facsimile edition of the 1931 Gargoyle press edition. With b/w erotic illustrations by Francis Heuber. A collection of short stories. DJ has some very light bumping to edges. Otherwise crisp and clean. Near fine. [more...]
No date but c. 1930. Duo-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Some rubbing and bumping to edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1945. Striking colour illustrations by Haywood, accompanied by animal stories by St. Vincent. Oblong 4to. Mild wear to edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Nice red cloth edition of Kipling's Stalky and Co., an episodic novel based on the author's schooldays. Top edge gilt. Some bumping and rubbing to edges. Contents clean and sound. Very good+ A nice copy. [more...]
