BIRD, BEAST AND FLOWER
Written by Ian Parsons. Illustrated by Marie Angel.
Stock no. 1329014
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The world of nature as seen by a group of poets and through the eyes of an outstandingly gift artist. Blue boards, gilt titles. Watercolours by Angel. Poems chosen by Parsons. ISBN: 0701124113. Minimal bumping to spine.

Buy now for £10.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

ROLY AND STONE
Written by A.M. Harrison; E.M. Kirkpatrick. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 1328946
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1948. Very good condition.

Red cloth, white title to spine and vignette to front cover. 151 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine is slightly bumped, rubbed adn darkened. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock.

Buy now for £10.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN
Written by Githa Sowerby. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1328896
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1908. Good condition.

A book of verses illustrated with beautiful colour plates. Red cloth, gilt titles. Pictorial onlay to front cover. White endpapers with gold vignettes. Green and white text illustrations throughout. 47 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some rubbing/scuffing to covers and a marks to edge of rear cover. Small hole to rear edge of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Lower corner of browned frontis tissue-guard has been torn off. Endpapers are lightly browned. Some light foxing and some grubby fingermarks to page margins but generally contents clean.

Buy now for £78.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE
Written by Edward Lear. Illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Stock no. 1328382
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

6 x 9 ins. Yellow boards with black illustration to front board. Illustrated endpapers. Wonderful b/w drawings illustrate Edward Lear's Nonsense Rhyme. Originally published by Lear in 1847. ISBN: 0701116439. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Damp stain to lower edges of covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is damp stained and edge rubbed.

Buy now for £30.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

ALBION: THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH IMAGINATION
Written by Peter Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1327805
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Discovering the roots of English cultural history in the Anglo-Saxon period, and tracing it through the centuries. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1856197212. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and a little faded to edge of front panel.

Buy now for £14.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

STRANGER MAGIC: CHARMED STATES & THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
Written by Marina Warner.
Stock no. 1826782
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A dazzling history of magical thinking and storytelling, its power to cross boundaries and its enduring legacy. As part of her exploration into the prophetic enchantments of Arabian Nights, the author retalls some of the most wonderful and lesser-known stories. Her narrative reveals that magical thinking, as conveyed by these stories, governs many aspects of experiences, even now. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780701173319. Text block browned, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lgithly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

Buy now for £24.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS
Written by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrated by J. Shepherd.
Stock no. 1323722
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1925. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 367 pages. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed. Some foxing to textblock.

Buy now for £35.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

UNCLE REMUS
Written by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrated by J.A. Shepherd.
Stock no. 1323721
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1924. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Colour frontis plate, a few other colour plates, many b/w illustrations. 287 pages. 8.25 x 5.75". Ninth impression. SPine bumped. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to textblock.

Buy now for £24.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

PENDENNIS THE PELICAN
Written by Eric Joysmith. Illustrated by Eric Joysmith.
Stock no. 1323477
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Red cloth, cream title and illustration to front. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges. Endpapers partly browned. Child's name in pencil to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing. Front joint is partly cracked at top and bottom. Some hinges cracked.

Buy now for £28.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS
Written by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrated by J.A. Shepherd.
Stock no. 1323391
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1919. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with black titles, top edge green. Colour and b/w plates and b/w text illustrations. 367 pages Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to endpapers. Some hinges pulled.

Buy now for £38.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
No author listed. Illustrated by Karen Avery.
Stock no. 1323363
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1977. Very good condition.

A Peepshow book. Opens 360 degrees. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0701150661. Third impression. A few minor creases to pop-up scenes.

Buy now for £12.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

HANSEL AND GRETEL
No author listed. Illustrated by Mary McClain.
Stock no. 2140551
Published by Chatto & Windus. Circa 1975. Very good condition.

"A Peepshow Book". 5 pop-up scenes. Glazed pictorial boards. 6.75 x 5.25". ISBN: 0701121416. Spine is faded. Pop-ups are all very good. Slight musty odour to book.

Buy now for £12.50 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List