HUGHES. TED.

THE COMING OF THE KINGS. And other plays.

Faber & Faber. London. 1970. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Fine copy in fine colour illustrated dustwrapper designed and drawn by Quentin Blake.

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Book number: 8857

HUGHES. TED.

A CROW HYMN.

Sceptre Press, Frensham, Surrey. 1970. LIMITED EDITION. (7.9 X 5.2 inches). 12pp. One of 26 copies, lettered and signed by Ted Hughes, from a total edition of just 100 copies (the other 74 numbered but unsigned). A small crease to the bottom corner of the the printed white wraps otherwise this is a fine copy. The first separately printed poem from the Crow series. Sagar & Tabor: A20.

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Book number: 8864

HUGHES. TED.

LUPERCAL.

Harper & Brothers. New York. 1960. FIRST U. S EDITION. 1st issue with "Harper" stamped onto the spine of the book and with page 5 numbered. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.7 inches). A truly fine copy in publishers purple cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. In the original dustwrapper which is also fine and bright. (Sagar and Tabor. Bibliography of Ted Hughes. A3a.2. 750 copies).

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Book number: 8860

HUGHES, THOMAS. -- DOYLE, RICHARD, Illustrates.

THE SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE. Or, the Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk. By the author of Tom Brown's School days.

Macmillan and Co. Cambridge. 1859. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.1 x 5.5 inches). xi, 228pp. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Doyle, including a double page frontispiece. A fine ad clean copy in a fine leather binding by Bayntun of bath. Full dark green Morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt dots. The compartments ruled, letered and dotted in gilt. Board edges with small gilt dot lines. Both boards with matching decorative ruled line and dot design. Double gilt rules to the turn-ins and with decorative outer corner pieces. marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark. The original decorative blue cloth spine and front board are bound in at the rear. Hosed in a felt lined slip case with light green cloth covering. A little rubbing to the centre of a couple of the raised bands, otherwise a fine copy.

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Book number: 10607

HUGHES. THOMAS.

TOM BROWNS SCHOOL DAYS. & TOM BROWN AT OXFORD. By An Old Boy.

Macmillan & Co. New York. 1883 & 87. TWO VOLUMES. 8vo. First volume illustrated with line engravings by Arthur Hughes and Sydney Prior Hall. The second book illustrated solely by Hall. Early American editions. Both Volumes are very good clean copies in contemporary leather bindings of half black calf, raised bands, extra gilt. Marbled paper on boards and endpapers. All edges marbled. Some rubbing to extremities but still an attractive early bound pair.

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Book number: 6043

HUGHES, TED. ; BATTYE, CHRIS.

I WAS SICK OF FOOTBALL.

. .. One of one hundred limited copies of Ted Hughes. Football poem with two hand coloured football related pictures by Chris Battye signed by both Hughes and Battye. The work (14.5 x 29.5) is a single sheet, mounted, framed and glazed with the overall piece measuring 25 x 39cms.

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Book number: 1111

ARCHER. THOMAS. - STIRLING. AMELIA HUTCHISON. (Talwin Morris bindings).

QUEEN VICTORIA. HER LIFE AND REIGN.

The Gresham Publishing Company. London. 1901. FIRST EDITION. Four large 8vo volumes. (9.2 x 7.1 inches). Illustrated throughout with portraits and views. A very good set in the beautiful decorative Art Nouveau style red cloth bindings designed by Talwin Morris. Front boards with gilt, dark green and light green decorations. Spines with gilt lettering and decoration plus dark and light green blocking. Rear boards decorated in white and green. Bevelled edges to all boards. Plain grey endpapers. All edges gilt. Some rubbing to the edges and uniform fading to the cloth spines but the gilt and colours still strong and bright and this is a very attractive set in these beautiful bindings. --- This design, featuring attractive Glasgow Roses and Crowns, was exhibited at the influential Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna in Turin in 1902.

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Book number: 10962

IBSEN. HENRIK.

HEDDA GABLER. Skuespil I Fire Akter.

Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Son). Kobenhavn (Copenhagen). 1890. FIRST EDITION. Preceded by 12 copies printed in London, England, with a view to securing copyright. 8vo. (7 x 4.8 inches). iv, 236pp. A fine copy in publishers original green cloth binding with elaborate decoration and lettering in black and gilt to the front board and spine. Rear board with blind stamped borders and central publishers logo. Decorative floral endpapers. All edges gilt. Previous owners neat oval leather bookplate, lettered and decorated in gilt, on the front paste-down endpaper. A lovely copy of this famous work. --- Printing and the mind of man no. 375.

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Book number: 8580

DICKENS. CHARLES. ; MAHONEY. J. & BARNARD. F. ILLUSTRATE.

THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST. ----- Bound with; SKETCHES BY BOZ. Illustrative of every-day life and every-day people.

Chapman and Hall. London. ND. 1870's.. Volumes from the Household edition. 2 volumes bound in one. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.5 inches). Text in double column. Finely illustrated with Twenty Eight engravings, some full page, by Mahoney in Oliver Twist, Thirty four by Barnard in Sketches by Boz. Attractive early leather binding of half black calf. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt floral design. Compartments ruled in gilt and decorated with blind stamped chain borders and floral centre tool. Red and olive morocco labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Tan endpapers. Some offsetting to both free endpapers, probably a reaction to the glue used in the paste-downs. All edges speckled. Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall this is a lovely copy in a fine Victorian binding.

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Book number: 7432

CARROLL. LEWIS. ; Tenniel. John. Illustrates.

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. And what Alice found there.

Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1898. FIRST SIXPENNY EDITIONS. 8vo. (8.4 x 6 inches). Both volumes are the first printings of the Macmillan sixpenny series. Illustrated with forty two and fifty line illustrations, respectively, by John Tenniel. Publishers original red printed paper wraps. Page edges a bit chipped, as to be expected with the cheap paper used in production, and a little toned but overall these are very good internally. The front paper wraps for both volumes and only the rear for Alice are present. Both paper spines have perished. Ink stamp of previous owner to the front wrapper of each volume. While not the most attractive example, these two First printings of the sixpenny series are a rare survivor with their original fragile wraps and not in too bad condition for 1898 paperback Children's books.

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Book number: 10774

CARROLL. LEWIS. ; Tenniel. John. Illustrates.

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND.

Macmillan & Co. London. 1867. EARLY EDITION. Eighth Thousand. 8vo, (7.5 x 5.2 inches). Illustrated throughout, with forty line engravings by John Tenniel. A few minor marks to a handful of pages but overall a very good, clean copy in a fine leather binding. Recent full deep red morocco binding, gilt decorative borders on boards. Spines with raised bands, compartments decorated with gilt stamps of The Mad Hatter and playing cards. All edges gilt. Original publishers burgundy cloth boards, with gilt ruled lines and circular central illustrations, are bound into the back of each volume and show some rubbing and wear but are generally in fair condition. An attractive and early edition of this classic, published the year after the first published edition.

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Book number: 10862

AUFSEESER. ERNST. Illustrates.

Aus Der Marchen Schublade Bilder Von Ernst Aufseeser. Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe, Baron Munchausen & Alladin and his Lamp, among others.

Dussel Verlag. Dusseldorf. 1913. FIRST EDITION. 4to (11.2 x 7.8 inches). 2pp text, in German, forward by Friedrich Diesel. Complete with 21 fine full page wood cut engravings showing Aufseeser's remarkable Modernist style, akin to a tapestry pattern using puzzle shapes to form the image. A bright, tight near fine copy in publishers grey paper covered boards with black line illustration and lettering to front board, the rear left plain. Grey cloth spine with minor rubbing and wear to top and bottom. Neat two line inscription on front blank endpaper but overall a lovely example of this, the artist's very rare first book. An interesting set of illustrations by the influential designer and artist Aufseeser (1880-1940), an important figure in the development of the modernism movement. A rare book. Only five physial copies listed on Worldcat, 3 in German Libraries and two in the USA, at Princeton and The New York Public Library.

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Book number: 10881

ROBINSON. CHARLES. Illustrates.

THE BIG BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES. Edited by Walter Jerrold.

Blackie and Son, Limited. London. - No date. Circa 1910. REPRINT of 1903 edition, with 5 extra full colour plates. Large 8vo. (10 x 7.7 inches). Illustrated with 16 full page colour plates, 6 full colour and 10 printed in orange, black and grey, plus several hundred fine line drawings, many within the text and a few printed in red and black. A very good copy in publishers paper covered boards with colour illustration mounted to front cover within a printed border, below black lettering. Grey cloth spine with lettering and decoration in black. Some rubbing to the corners and a little fraying to the cloth but overall a very good copy of this beautifully illustrated book.

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Book number: 10726

BRABY. DOROTHEA. Arranges and Illustrates.

THE COMMANDMENTS.

F. Lewis Ltd. Leigh-on-sea, Essex. 1946. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. (10.6 x 7.3 inches). 44pp. Illustrated with 12 striking full page wood engraved plates, comprising the title, the ten commandments and the greatest commandment, by Braby. Limited edition of 1025 copies on mould made paper, with only 1000 for sale. Finely bound by Bayntun-Riviere in attractive full red polished calf binding. Spine with two raised bands, each decorated with a gilt dot. Compartments lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Turn-ins with decorative floral gilt tooling. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. With the leather Beeleigh Abbey bookplate of W. A. Foyle on the front pastedown endpaper. Some cracking to the hinges, both still firm and tight, and minor rubbing to the extremities, but overall a lovely, highly attractive volume.

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Book number: 11028

AUSTEN. JANE. ; Thomson. Hugh. Illustrates.

EMMA. With an introduction by Austin Dobson.

Macmillan and Co. London. 1896. FIRST THOMSON EDITION. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.5 inches). 40 full page line illustrations by Thomson. Finely bound in recent full tan morocco, single gilt ruled border on boards. Spine with five raised bands, the compartments ruled and decorated in gilt. Twin red labels, gilt. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Publishers adverts at end. A lovely copy of this classic, illustrated by one of the greatest book artists of the day.

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Book number: 11060