Aesop's Fables

Lothrop, Boston, circa 1890. Hardback. Griset, Ernest. Quarto. Pictorial paper-covered boards. Red cloth spine. Red lettering on covers. 238 pages. Illustrated with 4 full-page chromolithographs, plus numerous engravings, both full-page and within the text. Light wear to boards. Covers worn and bumped at edges. Binding firm. Label on paste down, reads: 'Library of Harold Kaiser No. 40' Pages lightly, but evenly, tanned. Good.

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Boeknummer: 106715

Catalogus: Illustrated

Arthur Rackham 1867 - 1939

Sheffield City Art Galleries, 1979. Paperback. 10cm x 15cm. 24 pages. "Illustrations, drawings and watercolours. An exhibition organised by Sheffield City Art Galleries." Catalogue from an exhibition of Arthur Rackhams work. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 114736

Catalogus: Illustrated

Arthur Rackham 1867 - 1939

Sheffield City Art Galleries, 1979. Paperback. 10cm x 15cm. 24 pages. "Illustrations, drawings and watercolours. An exhibition organised by Sheffield City Art Galleries." Catalogue from an exhibition of Arthur Rackhams work. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 114737

Catalogus: Illustrated

Days with Sir Roger de Coverley

Macmillan, 1886. 1st. Hardback. Thomson, Hugh. Blue cloth-coverd boards. Embossed gilt lettering and decoration. All edges gilt. Black endpapers. Reprinted from The Spectator magazine in 1886. Illustrated with line drawings. Covers worn and bumped at edges. Scuff on back cover, possibly where label removed. Neat gift dedication on title page. Contents close to VG, but final two leaves appear to have detached and been neatly re-glued. Good.

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Boeknummer: 47397

Catalogus: Illustrated

Je Sais Lire

Garnier Freres, 1930. Hardback. Salles, Robert. Pictorial paper covered boards. Large quarto. 21 half plate coloured illustrations, 60 small. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 47656

Catalogus: Illustrated

Louis Wain's Annual 1921

Hutchinson and Co, 1920. Hardback. Wain, Louis. Blue pictorial paper-covered boards. Blue cloth spine. Yellow lettering on covers. 19cm x 25cm. 96 pages. Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed. Some light soiling to back board. Top 1cm of spine faded. Neat gift dedication inside front cover. Some fingermarking to prelims and endpapers. Binding delicate. Pages 2-15 loose where stitching has pulled. Pages slightly tanned. In general, a good copy of the hard to find Louis Wain annual. Good.

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Boeknummer: 121896

Catalogus: Illustrated

Trefwoorden: Cat

Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes

George Routledge and Sons, 1881. 1st. Hardback. Greenaway, Kate. Light brown cloth-covered boards. Brown lettering on covers. Dark green decoration on covers. 12cm x 17cm. Covers soiled, and worn at edges. Corners bumped. Binding appears to have been re-glued. Colour illustrations within the text all appear to be present, however several stubs between pages suggest that plates may have been removed from the book. Pages tanned and fingermarked. Reading Copy.

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Boeknummer: 115204

Catalogus: Illustrated

Playtime Funny Book

Ernest Nister, circa 1912. Hardback. Playtime series. Quarto. Cream pictorial glazed boards. Blue cloth spine. No. 3406. Tipped-in colour frontispiece. Black and white illustrations on every page. Artists include M. Foster, Louis Wain, and P. B. Hickling. 14 pages have attributed drawings by Louis Wain. A number of other pages may also have unsigned drawings by Louis Wain. Covers worn at edges and lightly soiled. Corners bumped. 3cm. closed tear in paper covering at outer edge of front cover. Hinges and spine have been tightened and strengthened professionally. Illustrations on 10 pages coloured in by children, using poster paint. Some fingermarking and light staining. Pages are lightly tanned. Reading Copy.

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Boeknummer: 98229

Catalogus: Illustrated

Tales and Verses of Long Ago

Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1894. 1st. Hardback. Percy-Moran, E. Quarto. Pictorial paper-covered boards. Red cloth spine. 6 full page colour plates, preceding six descriptions with decorative borders by Elizabeth S. Tucker. Covers worn and soiled. Paper has worn away at edges of covers. Cloth of spine split in two places. 12cm. split in inner hinge. Light spotting on prelims, frontispiece largely unaffected. Occasional fingermarking. Contents generally clean. Good.

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Boeknummer: 102231

Catalogus: Illustrated

Trefwoorden: American

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.

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Boeknummer: 47384

Catalogus: Illustrated

ALDIN, CECIL

Bunnyborough

Eyre Spottiswoode, 1946. 1st. Hardback. Aldin, Cecil. Some water marks to front cover. One or two small marks on early pages. Generally contents close to VG. Coloured pictorial endpapers. Coloured full page illustrations. Some b/w line drawings. Good.

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Boeknummer: 49840

Catalogus: Illustrated

Trefwoorden: Rabbit

ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN

Hans Andersen's Fairy Stories

The Children's Press, circa 1930. Hardback. Anderson, Anne. Quarto. Pictorial paper-covered boards. Green cloth spine. Dustwrapper repeats cover design. Undated, probably 1930s. Dustwrapper worn, with some loss at edges repaired with plain paper. Light wear to covers. Pages evenly tanned. Good.

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Boeknummer: 116980

Catalogus: Illustrated

Trefwoorden: Fairy Tale

ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN

Hans Andersen's Fairy Stories

Strand Publications, circa 1950. Reprint. Hardback. Watts, Eileen M. Edited by Louis S. Giraud. Quarto. Brown pictorial paper-covered boards. 17cm x 22cm. Pictorial endpapers. Four colour stand-up models and three colour illustrations. Full-page line drawn illustrations. Line drawn chapter headings. Slight wear to edges of covers. Name on front endpaper. Slight wear to stand-up models, but no major damage. Close to VG in other respects. Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 85795

Catalogus: Illustrated

Trefwoorden: Bookano Pop-Up Scandinavian Denmark Scandinavia

ASQUITH, CYNTHIA

Everything Easy

Jarrold, 1926. 1st. Hardback. Watson, A. H. Grey boards with maroon lettering and decoration. Printed on art paper. 25 full page line drawings. Slight wear to corners of covers. Faint spotting to fore edge and prelims. VG in other respects. Good.

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Boeknummer: 47382

Catalogus: Illustrated

BARKER, CICELY MARY

The Book of the Flower Fairies

Blackie, circa 1940. Paperback. Barker, Cicely Mary. 9cm x 12cm. 10 pages. Small format, staple-bound in a pamphlet format. Produced in conjunction with Parkinson's Biscuits, apparently as a promotional item to be included with the biscuits. Contains nine of C. M. Barker's Flower Fairy poems, taken from the book of the same title, each accompanied by a small line-drawn illustration. Light wear to the covers. Small scuff on back cover. Good.

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Boeknummer: 119392

Catalogus: Illustrated