No date but c. 1920. Illustrated edition of these three Tales from the (expanded) Arabian Nights, seemingly adapted from Gilbert's translation. With colour illustrations and b/w drawings within the text Light marking and toning to decorative covers. Tannin [more...]
No date but c. 1947. Collection of whimsical short stories featuring anthropomorphic animals, with b/w and colour illustrations by Alfred Kerr. 4to. Toning and marking to covers. Previous owner's label to ffep. Tanning within. Fair. [more...]
Nicely produced centenary edition of Kipling's 1909 collection of interlinked short stories. Red cloth with gilt elephant motif to cover. DJ has some toning and rubbing and wear. Previous owner's name and a Kipling themed label pasted down to ffep. Content [more...]
Fascinating volume featuring various forms of literature, including excerpts from novels, poetry, short stories, Newspaper articles, surveys and more, that tell the story of Hungary's political development from Nazi occupation up to 1965. With numerous b/w im [more...]
Literary magazine featuring poetry and short stories, including Florence Warden's The Secret of Princess Paul. With advertisements to front and rear. Paper covers are rubbed and cracked around spine. Rear cover detached and in two pieces but complete. Conten [more...]
Collections of short stories of O. Henry, american master of the short story. With frontispiece. Faux leather blue cloth. Contents clean and tight. Good/very good. [more...]
The fifth Teddy Tail annual of the Daily Mail revival (the first annual appearing in 1933). With Colour illustrations, b/w sketches, puzzles, short stories and comic strips. DJ has rubbing and small tears to edges. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
No date but c. 1900. Nursery rhymes told in verse, with terrific colour illustrations. Embossed card covers. Previous owner's repair to spine, tears to cover and repaired tears within. Tanning. Fair overall. [more...]
No date but c. 1920. Scarce collection of short fairy stores for Children, with colour plates and b/w illustrations within the text. Light rubbing and creasing to covers. Contents clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Neat leather-bound uniform edition of Sabatini's 1912 collection of short stories. Some bumping and rubbing to edges. Previous owner's blind-stamped name to ffep. Contents clean and sound. Good+ [more...]
Collection of essays and extracts describing various aspects the history and life in Glasgow, with tipped in illustrations. Top edge gilt, fore edge rough cut. Previous owner's name to ffep. Toning and stainin and some marking to covers. Rubbing and bumping [more...]
Mary and Charles Lamb's enduring retellings of Shakespeare's plays. With b/w illustrations and decorations. Toning to spine, rubbing to edges and label to spine. Previous owner's name to ffep. Tanning to page edges, else clean and sound. Good. [more...]
Second printing of Kipling's collection of short stories, including The Ship that Found herself - an intriguing piece that sympathizes with the machines that powered the Empire and the industrial revolution. Top edge gilt. Some rubbing and light marking to s [more...]
120th edition of the Ambit literary magazine. Featuring poetry, prose and artwork from a variety of contributers including Ken Cox, Fleur Adcock, Edwin Brock, Michael Foreman and more. Dust-jacket has some toning and shelfwear. But contents are clean and p [more...]
115th edition of the Ambit literary magazine. Featuring poetry, prose and artwork from a variety of contributers including Mathew Sweeney; Sam Burnside; Sydeny Bernard Smith and more. Dust-jacket has some toning and shelfwear. But contents are clean and pr [more...]
121st edition of the Ambit literary magazine. Featuring poetry, prose and artwork from a variety of contributers including Robert McAulay; Prosper Dowden; Ken Cox and more. Dust-jacket has some toning, marking and shelfwear. But contents are clean and prim [more...]
116th edition of the Ambit literary magazine. Featuring poetry, prose and artwork from a variety of contributers including Robert McAulay; Martin Bax; Charles Shearer and more. Dust-jacket has some toning, marking and shelfwear. But contents are clean and [more...]
First edition of Sapper's Collection of short stories concerning world war one and the battle at Ypres. Spine is toned. Rubbing to extremities. But binding holding sound, contents clean. Fair overall. [more...]
39th year. Gilt decorated pictorial cloth covers with beveled edges. All edges gilt. Features numerous tissue guarded colour illustrations. Various markings and rubbing to covers. Binding a little slack but contents generally clean. Good overall. [more...]
No date but c. 1940. Edifying children's stories with charming colour illustrations by Rene Cloke plus further b/w illustrations within the text. No DJ. Mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
