Watership Down.
London: Rex Collings, (1972). First edition, 8vo, viii, 413, (1) pp. Folding map at the end, contemporary inscription to fly leaf. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, with a few minor white marks otherwise an excellent copy. More
Children's / Illustrated
Every-day Characters. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
[London]: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1896. First edition, small 4to, (viii), 74, (2) pp. Illustrations throughout, title, half title and contents leaf printed in red and black. Original pictorial cloth, some soiling, spine browned. More
The Black Puppy Book.
London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, [1909]. First edition, small 4to, (52) pp. 12 full page coloured illustrations. Original pictorial cloth, recased, slight browning of spine, very good. More
The Puppy Book.
London: Frederick Warne, [1915]. First edition, 4to, title leaf and 16 plates, being 8 images repeated with and without the colour portions, original stiff card covers, coloured illustration to upper cover, spine and corners worn but binding sound, protected by a recent cloth folder. A very scarce Aldin item, one..... More
The Home Alphabet.
London: Frederick Warne & Co., [c.1880]. 4to, (16) pp including covers. Coloured illustrations, some marks and browning. Original limp coloured covers, sewn as issued, loose and a little worn, spine sound but lacking its paper. "Playtime Toy Books... Mounted on linen. Untearable" More
Georgie's Money-Box. Designed and Invented by...
London: F. Warne & Co., [1882]. Sole edition, small square 8vo, 32 pp. Illustrations throughout, half in colour, contemporary inscription to fly leaf in both English and Japanese. Original pictorial boards, corners worn with some other mild rubbing, neatly rebacked. More
The Little Book of Animals, or Select and Amusing Anecdotes of various Animals.
London: Darton and Clark, [c.1840]. 32mo, 144 pp. 4 plates, printed throughout on light green paper. Contemporary gilt decorated dark green morocco, slight wear to extremities, a.e.g. Lawrence Darton H964. Only 2 copies located on Copac. More
Shirley Temple's Annual.
London: The Daily Herald, 1929. 4to, 156 pp, 3 coloured plates plus black and white illustrations in the text, several carefully coloured in, decorative endpapers, original pictorial boards, some wear to extremities, else a very well preserved and bright copy. More
August Adventure. A novel for boys & girls.
(London: Jonathan Cape, 1936). First edition, 8vo, 336 pp. Black and white illustrations and coloured map endpapers by Harold Jones. Cloth, with some mild spotting, d.w., not price clipped, spine browned with some mild soiling and some small chips, one small tear to the top edge of the lower wrapper..... More
The Society Portrait. Painting, Prestige and the Pursuit of Elegance. Foreword by Richard Ormond.
(London): Thames and Hudson, (2007). First English edition, folio, 223, (1) pp. Numerous illustrations, inscription to fly leaf. Cloth, d.w., slight sunning of spine otherwise an excellent copy. More
The Story of Little Black Sambo.
London: Grant Richards, 1901. Sixth edition, 32mo, (xiv), 113, (3) pp with the majority of the leaves printed on one side only. 27 coloured illustrations, brief contemporary inscription, small blind stamp and a small closed tear to the fly leaf. Original cloth, spine browned, some slight wear to top. No..... More
Flower Fairies of the Spring. ...of the Summer. ...of the Autumn. A Flower Fairy Alphabet. Fairies of the Trees. Flower Fairies of the Wayside.
London & Glasgow: Blackie and Son Limited, [1940s]. Six volumes, small 8vo. Numerous coloured plates in each volume. Original pictorial boards, d.w.'s with some slight loss to spine ends and light marking, overall a very good set. A pleasant collection of some of Barker's works in unusually good condition... More
Summer Songs, with music. From "Flower Fairies of the Summer". Words and Pictures by... Music by Olive Linnell.
London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son, [1927]. First edition, small 4to, (52) pp. 12 coloured plates tipped in, some light foxing, inscribed from the publishers on the fly leaf "With best wishes for Christmas 1940 from Blackie." Original cloth backed boards, some mild rubbing, very good. More
West African Folk-Tales. Collected and Arranged by...
London: George G. Harrap, 1917. First edition, large 8vo, 183, (1) pp. Photographic frontispiece and 23 plates by Sinclair, bookplate. Original green cloth, an excellent copy. More
The White Admiral. Illustrated by Peggy Chapman.
London: Denis Dobson, (1968). First edition, 8vo, 64 pp. 18 coloured illustrations. Inscribed from the author on the title page. Pictorial boards, d.w., an excellent copy. More
The Britain of Brian Cook. Foreword by Sir Hugh Casson. Preface by Ian Logan.
London: B.T. Batsford, (1987). First edition. Oblong 8vo. 144 pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, price clipped. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations. An excellent copy. More
Life in an English Village. Sixteen Lithographs by... with an Introductory Essay by Noel Carrington.
(London): Penguin Books, (1949). First edition, small 8vo, (32) pp. 16 coloured illustrations, contemporary inscription to fly leaf. Original patterned boards, mild browning of spine, light stain to the upper cover otherwise very good. King Penguin series no. 51. More
The Forest of Boland Light Railway. Illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford.
Leicester: Brockhampton Press, (1970). Second impression thus, 8vo, 126 pp. Black and white illustrations, owner's name and address to title page, "BB" circled in red pen on the title page. Cloth, d.w., price clipped, with some creasing and light wear. First published 1955. More
The Political Struwwelpeter. Illustrated by F. Carruthers Gould.
London: Grant Richards, 1899. Third edition, 4to, (25) leaves printed on rectos only, all but one in colour. Contemporary signature to fly leaf. Original cloth backed pictorial boards, browned and with light rubbing. More
Beyond the Page.
(London): Tate Publishing, (2012). Limited edition, no. 37 of 200 copies signed by the author, 4to, (ii), 256 pp. Numerous coloured illustrations. Original gilt decorated red cloth, green cloth slipcase, a fine copy. More
Children's Children. With Drawings by Muirhead Bone.
London: Duckworth and Co., 1908. Limited edition, no. 96 of 215 copies, signed by Muirhead Bone, 4to, 271, (1) pp. Frontispiece and full page illustrations plus further vignettes. Original gilt titled cream boards, spine browned, some light soiling, t.e.g. More
Kohana San.
Tokyo: T. Hasegawa, [1892]. First edition, square 8vo, (24) leaves including covers, printed on crepe paper and on one side only, first gathering erroneously opened. Coloured illustrations throughout. Some wear to the edges of the covers, the binding resewn. More
Armenian Legends and Poems. Illustrated & Compiled by... With an Introduction by the Right Hon. Viscount Bryce, O.M. and a Contribution on "Armenia: Its Epics, Folk-Songs, and Mediaeval Poetry," by Aram Raffi.
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., [1916]. First edition. 4to. xvi, 194, (2) pp. Publisher's pale green buckram, gilt lettered and decorated to the spine and upper board, dust jacket. Frontispiece and 11 plates, all in colour and tipped in. The scarce jacket with some wear to the edges and..... More
Bengal Fairy Tales. With Illustrations by Abanindranath Tagore.
London: John Lane, 1920. First edition. 4to. (x), 209, (3) pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt to the spine worn, a circular gilt illustration to the upper board. 6 colour plates. Spine gilt worn, else very good. More
Three Tales from Nurse Matilda. Nurse Matilda. Nurse Matilda Goes to Town. Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
(London): Bloomsbury, (2005). Three volumes, small 8vo. Black and white illustrations. Cloth, d.w.'s, slipcase, a fine set. More