Matilda. Illustrations by Quentin Blake.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1988). First edition, 8vo, 240 pp. Black and white illustrations, inscribed from the author on the half title. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, an excellent copy. More
Children's / Illustrated
Jack the Giant Killer.
London: Darton & Hodge, [c.1865]. Large 8vo, (16) pp including wrappers. Leaves printed on one side only. Coloured illustrations. Original engraved lilac wrappers, old paper repair to spine. Lawrence Darton H792-3. More
The History of Sandford and Merton. Intended for the use of children.
London: Printed for Whittingham and Arliss, 1816. Three volumes bound in one, 12mo, 284, 311, (1), 312 pp. Engraved title vignettes, first and last page with some browning. Recent gilt titled green half morocco, marbled sides. A very popular collection of stories for children first published in the 1780s... More
The Fables of Aesop. Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1909]. First edition thus, 4to, xvi, 152 pp. Frontispiece and 22 tipped in coloured plates tipped in with captioned tissues, contemporary inscription to half title, free endpapers browned. Original decorated brown cloth, spine darkened with wear to ends. More
Fabre's Book of Insects. Retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' Translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques" by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell. Illustrated by E. J. Detmold.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1921]. First edition thus, 4to, vi, 184 pp. 12 coloured plates tipped in with captioned tissues, a few light spots, brief contemporary inscription to the fly leaf. Original gilt titled white cloth, some faint soiling, mild wear to the spine ends otherwise a very good bright..... More
The Map That Came to Life. Described by... and Drawn by Ronald Lampitt.
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1948. Oblong 4to. (32) pp. Publisher's colour illustrated boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine worn with superficial splitting to the foot of the lower joint, lighter wear to the other extremities, some minor cracking to the gutter at the verso of the title page but..... More
A Christmas Carol, in Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. Illustrated by I.M. Gaugengigl and T.V. Chominski.
Boston: Samuel E. Cassino, 1887. First edition thus. 4to. (ii), 121, (1) pp. Publisher's blindstamped white cloth backed green boards, gilt lettered to the spine and upper cover, slightly later ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Portrait frontispiece tipped in, second title and 23 black and white plates. Occasional..... More
The Cats' Opera. Illustrated by Kveta Vanecek.
London: Faber and Faber, (1962). First edition, large 8vo, 56 pp. Black and white illustrations. Pictorial boards, d.w. with light browning and some marks to the lower wrapper. More
Milton's Paradise Lost. Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Edited, with Notes and a Life of Milton, by Robert Vaughan.
London: Cassell & Company, [1880s]. 4to. lxii, 329, (1) pp. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt, silver and black decoration and lettering to the spine and upper board. 50 plates with captioned tissues Neatly recased, occasional rubbing to the cloth plus a few darkened areas, very good overall. More
The Legend of the Wandering Jew Illustrated by... Poem, with Prologue and Epilogue, by Pierre Dupont; Bibliographical Notice by Paul Lacroix (Bibliophile Jacob); with the Complaint and Béranger's Ballad Set to Music by Ernest Doré. Translated, with Critical Remarks, by George W. Thornbury...
London: Addey and Co., 1857. First edition. Folio. 83, (1) pp. Publisher's green cloth boards, gilt lettered and decorated to the upper cover, recently respined with matching corners in brown morocco in keeping with the original binding. 12 plates. Some wear and discolouration to the boards, occasional finger marking to..... More
Manners and Customs of ye Englyshe, Drawn from ye Quick by... to which be added some extracts from Mr. Pips hys Diary. Contrybuted by Percival Leigh.
London: Bradbury & Evans, [1849]. First edition, large oblong 8vo, (166) pp. 40 full page black and white illustrations. Handsomely bound in later dark blue full morocco, a.e.g., covers divided into panels with gilt rules and with the title running around the edge of the upper cover, a few small..... More
Stories from the Arabian Nights. Retold by... with Drawings by Edmund Dulac.
[London]: Published by Hodder and Stoughton... for Boots Pure Drug Co., [1920s]. 4to. 319, (1) pp. Publisher's gilt lettered and decorated russet cloth, dust jacket with a colour illustration mounted to the upper panel. 20 tipped in colour plates. Some foxing to the endpapers and edges of the text block..... More
Stories from Hans Andersen. With Illustrations by...
London, [1911]. First edition, 4to, viii, 250, (2) pp. 28 coloured plates tipped in, frontispiece with a captioned tissue, patterned endpapers. Original gilt titled brown cloth, a few marks, spine ends and joints with some light wear. Hughey 27b, calling for olive-green cloth. More
Elliott's Tales, for Boys. Containing Self-Will, or Young Heads not the Wisest. The Ramble; or, More Paths Than One. The Sailor Boy; or, First and Last Voyage. The Greedy Child Cured.
London: William Darton & Son, [c.1833]. First edition, 12mo, (ii, 2 advertisement), 36, 36, 36, 36 pp. Folding frontispiece and 2 plates to each of the four tales, final frontispiece with slight wear to the outer margin. Marbled boards, recently rebacked in maroon calf, black spine label. Darton H423... More
The History of England in a Nutshell, with the Dates included; in Verse, by a Lady.
[n.p., c.1840]. 12mo, 24 pp. Light damp stain throughout. Original pale pink wrappers, stained and slightly worn, recently resewn. A very scarce little collection of simple verses, ranging from William the Conqueror to Queen Victoria's accession in 1837. More
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard. Illustrated by Richard Kennedy.
Oxford University Press, 1952. First illustrated edition, 8vo, xvi, 305, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations. Cloth, a little sunned, d.w., not price clipped, some mild wear to extremities. More
Fire Engine Cut-Out Story Book.
[London]: Sandles, [c.1950]. Oblong 4to, (12) pp. Black and white illustrations, with 6 leaves of coloured cardboard cutouts in the centre. Original pictorial wrappers, an excellent copy. Very scarce. More
Hassan. The Story of Hassan of Bagdad and how he came to make the golden journey to Samarkand. With illustrations by Thomas Mackenzie.
London: William Heinemann, 1924. First illustrated edition, 4to, (viii), 155, (1) pp. 12 coloured plates tipped in. Original gilt decorated red cloth, spine sunned, light marking to the lower cover. More
Monkey and the Three Wizards. Pictures by... Translated by Peter Harris.
London: Collins, (1976). First edition, 4to, (40) pp. Illustrated throughout, signed by Foreman on the title page, the printer's file copy with their bookplate. Pictorial boards, d.w., a lovely copy. More
Panda's Puzzle, and his Voyage of Discovery.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1977. First edition, 4to, (32) pp. Full page colour illustrations throughout, signed by the author on the title page, the printer's file copy with their bookplate. Pictorial boards, original glassine jacket, a fine copy. More
Burin Box and Board. Translations from the Swedish by Thorsten Sjôlin.
Oldham: Incline Press, 2006. Limited edition, no. 12 of 40 special copies from a total edition of 150. 4to. (4), 55, (3) pp. Publisher's teal cloth backed paper covered boards, matching portfolio and clamshell box, the publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. Numerous illustrations in colour and black and white, some tipped..... More
Peacock Pie. A Book of Rhymes by... with Embellishments by C. Lovat Fraser.
London: Constable & Company, (1924). First edition thus, tall 8vo, (x), 127, (1) pp. 16 coloured plates, some light foxing. Original blue cloth, gilt vignette, t.e.g., mild rubbing to spines otherwise an excellent copy. More
Victor et Victorine. Dessins de H.M. Brock.
London: Macmillan, 1926. First edition, small 8vo, (iv), 62 pp. Frontispiece and black and white illustrations throughout, marbled endpapers, presentation bookplate from the author to paste down. Original patterned cloth, paper spine label, slightly faded with a few spots. Never published in English. More
Grimble. Illustrated by Frank Francis.
London: Collins, 1968. First edition, 8vo, (iv), 44 pp. Black and white illustrations. Cloth, d.w., a couple of minor marks otherwise a fine copy. More
Letty. A Study of a Child.
London: Methuen & Co., 1926. First edition. Small 8vo. (xii), 131, (1) pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered to the spine and upper board, dust jacket, early ownership inscription on the front pastedown, signed by Fyleman on the title page. 22 silhouette illustrations by L. Hummel. The spine of both..... More