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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Written by William Shakespeare.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1328895
Published by Constable and Company Ltd..
Circa
1919.
Very good condition.
3rd issue of the first edition. Large format. Beige cloth spine with green title, green boards. 12 tipped-in colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 185 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Creases to lower corners of a couple of pages (55-58). Light foxing and some grubby fingermarks to contents. Plates are fine.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- PLAYS
- SHAKESPEARE
TINTIN: ALBUM POSTER (FRENCH EDITION)
Written by Herge.
Illustrated by Herge.
Stock no. 1328894
Published by Casterman.
1st
1986.
Very good condition.
Very large format (15.25 x 11.75"). Pictorial cardwraps. 21 posters which can be removed at perforated margin edge. Introduction in French. ISBN: 2203350016. Covers lightly edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- TINTIN
- COMIC BOOK
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN REPORTER FOR LE PETIT VINGTIEME IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETS
Written by Herge.
Illustrated by Herge.
Stock no. 1328893
Published by Sundancer Ltd..
1st thus
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Beige cloth covers with pictorial onlay to front cover and blue and red title to front as well. B/w illustrations. Limited edition of 500 copies. ISBN: 0951279912. This is copy no. 283. Spine bumped at top and tail. Some light foxing to rear cover. Light page browning to endpapers and page edges else contents fine. With rare bookmark enclosed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- TINTIN
- COMIC BOOK
EDWARD WESTON: A LEGACY
Written by Susan Danly; Jonathan Spaulding; Jessica Todd Smith; Jennifer A. Watts.
Stock no. 1829112
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Edward Weston was the first photographer ever to receive a Guggenheim fellowship. This book celebrates Huntington Library's extraordinary collection of five hundred Edward Weston photographs, all of them selected and printed for the institution by the artist in the 1940s. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name which ran from June 28-October 5, 2003. Edited and with an introduction by Jennifer A. Watts. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1858942063. Black endpapers have very light scuffing (very minor). Else a beautiful copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed, light fading to top edge of flaps.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- CATALOGUE (ART)
LEAVES FROM THE JOURNAL OF OUR LIFE IN THE HIGHLANDS
Written by Queen Victoria; Arthur Helps; Delia Millar.
Stock no. 1829106
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2002.
Nearly fine condition.
Published in honour of The Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. From Queen Victoria's journal, 1848 to 1861. Introduced by Delia Millar. Red buckram cloth covered boards with extensive gilt and black decorations. Bevelled boards. B/w and colour illustrations. Limited edition of 1850 numbered copies. Large format. All edges gilt. Light vertical crease to free front endpaper, tip of lower corner of contents lightly creased (likely to have been dropped at some point but boards not affected). Else a lovely copy. This is copy 1198. Contained in publisher's red cloth solander case which is lightly speckled.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- ROYALTY
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION
OLD TESTAMENT MINIATURES
Written by Sydney Cockerell; John Plummer.
Stock no. 1829105
Published by Phaidon Press Limited.
Circa
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Medieval Picture Book with 283 Paintings From The Creation to The Story of David. Reproduced from the Illuminated Book belonging to The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, with additional leaves from the collections of The Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, and Dr. Peter and Irene Ludwig, Aachen. Introduction and Legends by Sydney C. Cockerell. Preface by Plummer. Very large format. Light grey speckled cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. 208 pages. ISBN: 0714813265. Top & bottom edge of boards browned. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- BIBLE RELATED
MOLE'S CASTLE
Written by Elleston Trevor.
Illustrated by Leslie Atkinson.
Stock no. 1328807
Published by The Falcon Press Ltd..
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Woodland Series. Yellow boards, black title to spine. 4 colour plates plus 2 colour double-spreads which were used as endpapers in the cloth edition. B/w text illustrations. 167 numbered pages. 2nd printing (cheap binding). Endpapers browned. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, slightly edge rubbed and slightly grubby at edges. A nice copy of a scarce book.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
THE CASKET AND THE SWORD
Written by Norman Dale.
Illustrated by Irv Docktor.
Stock no. 1328806
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers.
1st USA
1956.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Jeremy is recovering from measles when he hears a trumpet call after dark and finds himself playing a part in the quest for the Casket and the Sword. Grey cloth, black titles. 230 pages, fore-edge untrimmed. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to spine edges. Endpapers partially browned with some foxing, foxing also to textblock. White typing fluid covers a name and date to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with minimal loss to spine and corners, foxed on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
WALDEN OR LIFE IN THE WOODS
Written by Henry David Thoreau; John Updike.
Illustrated by Herbert W. Gleason.
Stock no. 1829080
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduced by John Updike. Large format. Grey leather spine with silver title, gold coloured silk moire cloth boards. B/w photos by Gleason. Top edge silver. xxii and 282 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with just a few light scuffs.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LEATHER BINDING
MR. TWINK TAKES CHARGE
Written by Freda Hurt.
Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1328793
Published by The Epworth Press.
1st
1954.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
More tales of the inscrutable feline detective. Mr. Twink is a black cat. This is the second in the series of nine tales. Green boards, black title to spine & vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is foxed and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- CATS (SIAMESE)
CLEVER MR. TWINK
Written by Freda Hurt.
Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1328791
Published by The Epworth Press.
1st
1953.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Orange boards, black title to spine, black vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Mr. Twink is a cat. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock and rear endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is foxed, edge chipped and slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- CATS (SIAMESE)
OXUS IN SUMMER
Written by Katharine Hull; Pamela Whitlock.
Illustrated by Pamela Whitlock.
Stock no. 1328773
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1939.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Salmon cloth, gilt title to spine. Endpapers are maps of 'Country Round Peranwisa". B/w illustrations. 312 pages, top edge red. Spine slightly bumped and very slightly faded. Inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. Contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and just a little grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS