ABERCONWAY, CHRISTABEL

The Story of Mr Korah

Joseph, 1954. 1st. Hardback. Whistler, Rex. With dustwrapper. Produced posthumously from sketches drawn at a dinner party ten years earlier. Fine.

The Childrens BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 47384

Catalogue: Illustrated

ABERCONWAY, CHRISTABEL.

The Story Of Mr Korah. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.

First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (42) un-paginated; coloured tipped-in frontispiece, 2 further full page tipped-in coloured plates, 17 line drawings, bound in original quarter red cloth with grey cloth sides, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt blind stamped decoration to front board, dustjacket, very good copy. London; Michael Joseph; 1954.

Time BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 108835

Keywords: english literature illustrations art

REX WHISTLER. Christabel Aberconway

The Story of Mr Korah. With illustrations by Rex Whistler.

Michael Joseph, London, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good /Very Good.

Clearwater BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BC13195

ABERCONWAY, CHRISTABEL

The Story of Mr Korah

London, Michael Joseph. 1954, First Edition. Grey Cloth with dust jacket, 255mm. x 190mm. Ill.: Rex Whistler. Book, 44 pages, tipped-in colour plates & b/w sketches. Grey cloth binding, with red spine. Minor wear, bumping to covers, contents fine, some edgewear, soiling to unclipped dustjacket. [14551/808]. Very Good/Very Good.

William GlynnProfessional seller

Book number: 014551

Catalogue: Illustration

Keywords: Chiildrens Fiction Illustration

Christabel Aberconway

The Story of Mr Korah

London, Michael Joseph, 1954. Cloth. A first edition copy of this tale inspired by the Bible, illustrated by Rex Whistler and complete with a clipped dust wrapper. Inspired by the story of Korah as it appears in the Bible.Written by Christabel Aberconway.Illustrated with tipped-in drawings in colour by Rex Whistler. He was hoping to make large coloured drawing from his pencil sketches before his untimely death in the Second World War.Complete with a clipped dust wrapper.A lovely copy of this delightful work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with a clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a touch of edgewear. Dust wrapper is a little sunned to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Rex Whistler. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 785R15

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Rex Whistler Christabel Aberconway Mr Korah Stories Christabel Aberconway Rex Whistler

Christabel Aberconway

The Story of Mr. Korah

London, Michael Joseph, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming tale from Aberconway, with colour illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with tipped in colour frontispiece, two tipped in colour plates, and many full-page and in-text images. Collated complete. The author and her family loved when Rex Whistler would come to visit, as each time he would tell a story which he would illustrate with lightning sketches as he spoke. One day, Christabel Aberconway accused Whistler of thinking out his plots beforehand, to which he replied with a suggestion: the next time he came to visit, she would tell the story. Then was born a story they both loved so much that Whistler drew further coloured sketches of his original pieces. After the war, and shortly after Whistler's death, Aberconway arranged to publish the work to delight a larger audience. Written by Christabel Aberconway, a British writer and art collector. Illustrated by Rex Whistler, a British artist known for his murals and society portraits. In the original quarter red cloth binding with green cloth boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light shelf wear and the odd small mark to the board. Minor sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Rex Whistler. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 878T79

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: Story Mr. Korah Whistler Aberconway Mr. Korah Rex Whistler

Aberconway, President Royal Horticultural Society,

A Woodland Garden.

NY, Lyons Press, (1999). 1st ptg. VG lg sz PB. Majestic trees tower over a lush ground covering letting dappled light fall onto bright flowers peering through leaves. Johnson recounts success and failures among limitless choices.

Crabtree's Collection Old BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS043200I

Catalogue: Gardening

Charles H. Curtis; Lord Aberconway

Orchids: Their Description and Cultivation

London, Putnam & Company Ltd. 1950. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of the orchid from English botanist Charles H. Curtis. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seventy-seven plates, thirty of which are in colour. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive study of orchids of horticultural value and those with chiefly botanical interest, with up-to-date scientific information for the expert and simple guidance for the beginner. Written by Charles H. Curtis, an English botanist who was sent by James Veitch & Sons across the world to search for new plant species, before settling in Penang where he became the first superintendent of the Penang Botanic Gardens. With a foreword by Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway, a British politician, horticulturalist and industrialist. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor fading to the board edges. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Three 3" closed tears to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout with an ink stamp to the front endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Good Only.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 931T99

Catalogue: Gardening

Keywords: Orchids Description Cultivation Curtis Description Not Stated