The Best Stories of Hans Andersen

Daily Mirror. 1959. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 46 pages (complete). A much owned copy. The dustjacket has marks, wear, tear. It has scuffing and much rubbing. It is secure and sure. The boards are baleful. They have storage wear. They are steady and certain. The contents have handling marks. However, the pages are amiable, jolly, clear, competent and eager. fk. Fair/Poor.

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THE GRIMM BROTHERS

Grimm's Fairy Tales - Carefully Chosen from the Collection by . (Expurgated Edition)

S W Partridge & Co. London. 1901. Hardcover. 302 pages (complete), 2 illustration plates missing. A much owned copy. The boards and contents are much worn. The boards are benign, passive. They have wear, scuffing, marks. They are secure and sure. The contents are tanned, a little brittle here and there. In general the pages are generous, comfortable, clear and certain. fk. Poor/No Jacket.

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CARROLL, LEWIS

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Ward, Lock & Co. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Complete, with all 48 colour plates accounted for. The boards are slightly rubbed and edge worn, but have been well protected in a plastic covering. The illustration to the front board remains bright and vibrant, as does the rest of the text on the boards. Internally, the verso of the front end page has been inscribed by a previous owner, and the half title page is aggressively foxed. The pages of the body are complete and whole, but there is foxing throughout. This foxing does not affect the legibility of the text in any manner. The pages within are crisp and complete. The binding remains tight. A charming book. JV.K. Very Good/No Jacket.

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CARROLL, LEWIS

Alice in Wonderland

Juvenile Productions Ltd. London. 1949. Hardcover. 246 pages (complete). A comfortable copy. The boards are marked, worn, knocked. They are secure and sure. The contents are contented. The frontispage has a previous owner notation. The pages are clear, very occasionally marked by handling, amiable, congenial, companionable. fk. Good/No Jacket.

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DEFOE, DANIEL

Robinson Crusoe

George G Harrap & Company Ltd. 1933. Hardcover. 320 pages (complete). A much owned but placid copy. The boards are very scruffy: they have wear, marks, scuffing all about. Nonetheless, they are resolutely sound. Within, the book is prettily illustrated by Elenore Plaisted Abbot. These are genteel, attractive. The contents have some user and storage wear here and there. In general, the pages are contented, bold, clear, more than competent, collected. fk. Fair/No Jacket.

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DICKENS, CHARLES

Christmas Carol

W H Allen, London. 1958. Hardcover. 106 pages (complete). 14 tipped-in illustration plates by Italian illustrator Maraja (sweet and neat). The boards and spine are scruffy and grubby. They have wear, scuffing all about. They are secure and sure. Within, there have been repair attempts fore and aft with blue electricians' tape (although effective is unsightly). The contents however are in agreeable and comfortable condition. The pages have some occasional annotations but are otherwise are clean, clear, congenial, certain, contented and may be read with complete contentment. fk. Fair/No Jacket.

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HADFIELD, ALICE M

King Arthur and the Round Table [the Children's Illustrated Classics]

J M Dent & Sons Ltd. London / E P Dutton & Co. Inc. New York. 1953. Hardcover. 232 pages (complete). A decent copy. The dustjacket is much worn and torn, scuffed and marked. It is just about secure. The boards are elegant. They do have some wear about the corners and edges. The contents are most pleasing. The pages are tight, certain, clean, clear, unblemished, generous. fn. Very Good/No Jacket.

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AN OLD BOY [THOMAS HUGHES]

Tom Brown's Schooldays

James Nisbet & Co. Limited, London. 1903, Reprint. Hardcover. 343 pages (complete). A comfortable copy. The prettily decorated boards are mild. They have some wear, scuffing and marks. They are placid and secure. The front pastedown has a school presentation plate (dated 1915). The contents are mildly blotted with foxing. However, the pages are amiable, convivial, clear, creamy, thick and tight. fn. Good/No Jacket.

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