JOHNS W.E.

Biggles of 266. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Dean,, n.d. [c.1965]. 8vo., wanting front free endpaper; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black,fore-edges lightly browned else a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chipped at head and tail of backstrip and with one closed tear on lower cover.

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Book number: 3357

Catalogue: Children's & Juvenilia0

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JOHNS Captain W.E.

'Biggles' of the Camel Squadron. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO

John Hamilton, [1934]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and 4 plates in monochrome, half-title and title lightly browned; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made primrose endpapers, original gilt from upper board mounted on separate leaf at front, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With 28pp catalogue of Sundial Editions (Spring, 1934) bound in at rear as is proper. EXTREMELY SCARCE.

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Book number: 39331

Catalogue: Children's & Juvenilia0

Keywords: juvenilia, children's, childrens, biggles, w.e. johns, captain w e johns

JUDD Alfred

At School on the Ocean [Second Edition]. t School on the Ocean [Second Edition].

Thomas Nelson,, [1952]. 8vo., Second Edition, with a frontispiece, fore-edges lightly spotted; original blue boards, upper board and backstrip lettered in blue, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter moderately age-browned and with one of two short closed tears. With prize bookplate in gilt and colours on front paste-down. Dustwrapper artwork by Serge Drigin. Judd's classic tale was first published in 1928.

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Book number: 14555

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Keywords: childrens, juvenilia, alfred judd, serge drigin, alfred judd, children's, juvenilia, school, the, ocean, second, edition

KENT Margaret

The Children's Nature Series. Animals of the Farm. Illustrated by E.C. Mansell. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY

Harrap,, [1949]. 8vo., Uncorrected Proof Copy, with numerous illustrations in the text; original pink wrappers printed in black, a remarkably bright, clean copy. VERY SCARCE.

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Book number: 18999

Catalogue: Children's & Juvenilia0

Keywords: childrens, juvenilia, margaret kent, mansell, proof copies, m. kent, children's, juvenilia, the, children's, nature, series

KINGSTON W.H.G.

From Powder Monkey to Admiral. A Story of Naval Adventure. Twelfth Thousand. [Illustrated by Archibald Webb]. UNUSUALLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

Hodder & Stoughton,, 1890. 8vo., Twelfth Thousand, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 7 plates; original pictorial green cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, white and black, gilt edges, chocolate endpapers, upper hinge cracked and tender (but binding wholly sound), a remarkably bright, clean copy. With prize bookplate on front paste-down. Early issue of one of Kingston's popular naval yarns, first published in 1883. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 33765

Catalogue: Children's & Juvenilia0

Keywords: children's, childrens, whg kingston, archibald webb

KINGSTON W.H.G.

In the Wilds of Africa. A Tale for Boys. IN CONTEMPORARY HALF MOROCCO

Nelson,, 1871. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, some negligible spotting to preliminaries; attractively bound in contemporary maroon half morocco, marbled boards ruled in gilt, back with five raised bands, second compartment lettered and ruled direct in gilt, all other compartments richly tooled in gilt, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, a bright, firm copy in wholly unrestored period binding. With the contemporary prize bookplate of Somersetshire College, Bath (dated 1872) on front paste-down.

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Book number: 38107

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LANE Margaret

The Tale of Beatrix Potter. A Biography. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Warne,, [1964]. 8vo., with portrait frontispiece, 4 coloured plates and 15 plates in monochrome; green boards, upper board lettered in black, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. Lane's biography was first published in 1946.

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Book number: 33130

Catalogue: Children's & Juvenilia0

Keywords: mstock, children's, childrens, beatrix potter, margaret lane

LANGTON C.

Jock and his Friend.

Blackie,, n.d. [c.1920]. 8vo., with a coloured frontispiece, mild label scar on front paste-down; original pictorial cloth blocked and lettered in red and white, fore-edges lightly spotted else a remarkably bright, clean, firm copy. With 8pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Langton's clasic tale was first published in 1889.

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Book number: 13065

Catalogue: Children's & Juvenilia0

Keywords: childrens, juvenilia, cora langton, c. langton, children's, juvenilia, jock, his, friend

LANKESTER Owen

The Human Body. A Short Account of the Anatomical Arrangement & Physiological Functions of the various Organs of the Human Body. Illustrated by a moveable figure showing the exact position and relative size of the organs of the body. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

Allman & Son,, n.d. [c.1892]. 8vo., First Edition, descriptive text with with coloured anatomical illustration and coloured overlays; pictorial wrappers, red cloth back, wire-stitched as issued (stitches loose), else a very good, bright, clean copy. With large contemporary trade advertisement mounted on front paste-down.

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Book number: 49123

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Keywords: children's, childrens, lankester, owen lankester, anatomy, human body

LEAR Edward

The Pelican Chorus and other Nonsense Verses. With Drawings by L. Leslie Brooke. NEAR FINE COPY

Frederick Warne,, n.d. [c.1950]. Sm. 4to., with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette, coloured plates, numerous illustrations in monochrome and coloured pictorial endpapers; red boards, upper board lettered and framed in blind with mounted coloured illustration, white cloth back lettered in red, a near fine copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 49125

Catalogue: Children's & Juvenilia0

Keywords: children's, childrens, lear, edward lear, leslie brooke

LEE (illus.)] [J.

The Little Grey Mouse: or, the Adventures of Rosabelle & Paridel. Ornamented with numerous Wood-Engravings. Third Edition. IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS; SCARCE PROVINCIAL CHAPBOOK IN SPLENDID STATE

Houlston & Son., Wellington,, 1815. 16mo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with engraved frontispiece and 11 fine wood-engraved illustrations in the text, text virtually spotless; original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, wrappers very lightly age-browned else a splendid, bright, crisp copy in wholly unrestored publisher's binding. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at end and additional publisher's list on rear wrapper. The frontispiece is dated 1806; Opie gives the engraver as John Lee. We have been unable to find any institutional record of a first edition (presumably 1806-1808). No edition is listed in BLPC. Opie lists a copy of the second edition (1809), pressmark ID393; Opie C 1015. A RARE SURVIVAL

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Book number: 15889

Catalogue: Children's & Juvenilia0

Keywords: childrens, juvenilia, chapbook, chapbooks, rosabelle, paridel, john lee, opie collection, j. lee (illus), children's, juvenilia, chapbooks, the, little, grey, mouse, the, adventures, rosabelle, paridel

LOFTING Hugh

The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle, being the History of his Peculiar Life at Home and his Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts. Illustrated by the Author. [Omnibus Edition.] THE OMNIBUS EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO

Jonathan Cape,, [1936]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with title-vignette, numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and pictorial endpapers; handsomely bound in red full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, in custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. This first omnibus edition collects The Story of Doctor. Dolittle (1922), Doctor Dolittle's Post Office (1924) and Doctor Dolittle's Zoo (1926).

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Book number: 27035

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LOFTING Hugh

The Story of Doctor Dolittle, being the History of his peculiar Life at Home and astonishing Adventures in foreign Parts. Never before printed. With an Introduction to the Canadian Edition by Hugh Walpole. [First Canadian Edition]. IN FULL MOROCCO

McClelland & Stewart, Toronto,, 1923. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, illustrated title, and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, top lightly dust-soiled; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Walpole's introduction was written specifically for this edition.

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Book number: 28554

Catalogue: Children's & Juvenilia0

Keywords: children's, childrens, juvenilia, hugh lofting, lofting, dr dolittle, doctor dolittle, hugh walpole

LUCAS S. Beresford

The Mysterious Airport. [Illustrated by J. Abbey].

Collins,, [c.1958]. 8vo., with a frontispiece; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in the New Boys' and Girls' Library. Uncommon in this condition.

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Book number: 20344

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MARCHANT Bessie

Two of a Kind. Illustrated by L. Stead. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

Blackie,, [c.1945]. 8vo., with frontispiece and 3 plates, contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; orange cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, orange top, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at extremities.

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Book number: 32877

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Keywords: children's, childrens, marchant, bessie marchant, school stories, leslie stead