Harmondsworth: Penguin Books and Kestrel Books, 1976. First illustrated edition. 8vo. (iv), 550, (6) pp. Publisher's brown cloth backed boards, gilt and black to the spine, illustrated dust jacket, price clipped, slipcase on the same design. Frontispiece and illustrations in the text, some in colour, folding map to the rear..... More
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
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. One of several "Cecil Aldin's Painting..... More
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
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
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
London: Blackie and Son, [N.d.]. Small 4to. 64 pp. Publisher's cloth backed boards, lettered to the spine and upper cover, the latter also featuring a mounted colour illustration, dust jacket. 8 coloured plates and 12 black and white illustrations. Some spotting, losses to the spine ends and corners of the..... More
London: Blackie and Son, [N.d.]. Small 4to. 64 pp. Publisher's cloth backed boards, lettered to the spine and upper cover, the latter also featuring a mounted colour illustration, dust jacket. 8 coloured plates and 24 black and white illustrations. A few small chips to the jacket, very good. There is..... More
London: Blackie and Son, [N.d.]. Small 4to. 64 pp. Publisher's cloth backed boards, lettered to the spine and upper cover, the latter also featuring a mounted colour illustration, dust jacket. 8 coloured plates and 16 black and white illustrations. Very good. First published in 1920. There is no date printed..... More
London: Hutchinson Junior Books Ltd., 1973. First edition. 8vo. (32) pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped. Illustrated throughout. Some edge wear to the jacket, else very good. More
Oxford University Press, (1956). First edition, large 8vo, (48) pp. Illustrations throughout in both colour and black and white, neat signature to fly leaf. Original pictorial boards, several scratches to the upper cover. More
London: George Routledge, 1895. First edition, 8vo, (x), 295, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations, later inscription to fly leaf. Original gilt titled red cloth, some marks, spine sunned. More
London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, (1942). First edition, 8vo, 288 pp. Black and white illustrations, coloured pictorial endpapers. Cloth, d.w. with a couple of tears and some minor loss to the lower wrapper. More
London: Collins, 1963. First edition, 8vo, 255, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, with minor loss to the top of the spine and one corner, overall a very good copy. More
London: Collins, 1997. First edition. 8vo. 216, (8) pp. Publisher's gold cloth, red lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped, inscribed by the author to her cousin - "For Chris - whose early writing-style, arch, playful, dark and very English, I think I unconsciously copied in writing this..... More
Edmund Ward (Publishers) Ltd, 1964. Oblong 12mo. 110 pp. Publisher's orange colour illustrated boards, dust jacket, replicating the same design. Colour illustrated throughout. Some wear to the extremities of the jacket, else very good. More
London: Blackie & Son Limited, [c.1950]. 8vo. 92 pp. Publisher's gilt lettered and decorated green cloth, pictorial endpapers with an early ownership inscription to the front. 72 colour plates. Some mild discolouration to the cloth, two of the black and white vignettes quite neatly coloured in by an early owner..... More
Published by Hodder and Stoughton... for Boots Pure Drug Co... Nottingham, [1931]. 4to, 272 pp. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt and black decoration, dust jacket. Numerous coloured illustrations, many full page. Jacket missing the front flap and with a section missing at the top edge of the front panel, a...... More
London: Country Life Ltd., 1944. First edition. Large 8vo. 88 pp. Publisher's light blue cloth, dark blue lettering to the spine and upper cover, dust jacket, early gift inscription to the front free endpaper with (presumably) the recipient's plain book label adjacent. 10 black and white plates. Wear and tear..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. First US edition. 8vo. (xii), 235, (1) pp. Later dark blue half calf over matching cloth boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels and dated at the foot, gilt devices repeated to the other compartments, top edge gilt, the original..... More
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
London: Methuen & Co., 1971. First edition. 8vo. 137, (1) pp. Publisher's purple cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, school library stamp to the rear free endpaper with no other markings, dust jacket, price clipped. Black and white engravings. Jacket spine sunned, old tape marks to the front and rear..... More
London: Hollis & Carter Ltd, 1952. First edition. Large 8vo. (viii), 142, (2) pp. Publisher's blue cloth, silver lettered to the spine and upper board, dust jacket. Frontispiece and 11 plates in colour plus black and white illustrations in the text throughout. Jacket worn with losses, the cloth faded where..... More
London: Grant Richards, 1900. First edition, 4to, (iv), 26 leaves. Coloured illustrations, contemporary signature to fly leaf. Original pictorial boards, rubbed, recently recased. More
London: Bickers & Son, 1886. 8vo, xl, 312 pp. Frontispiece and numerous wood engraved illustrations, some light foxing to the text, heavier foxing to front and rear blanks, marbled endpapers and sides, attractive bookplate of Herbert S. Squance. Bound in early 20th century half vellum, t.e.g., gilt decorated spine with..... More