BIGGLES GETS HIS MEN.
Hodder & Stoughton. London.,1950. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with mono plates by Stead. Finely bound in recent half red morocco, raised bands, gilt. Red cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Fine.:. More
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BIGGLES OF THE INTERPOL.
Brockhampton press. Leicester.,1957. FIRST EDITION. 6 Full colour plates by Stead. Finely bound in recent half red morocco, raised bands, gilt. Red cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Fine copy.:. More
BIGGLES PRESSES ON.
Brockhampton press. Leicester.U.K.,1958. FIRST EDITION. 6 full colour plates by Leslie Stead. Finely bound in recent half red morocco, raised bands,gilt. Red cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Fine copy.:. More
BIGGLES` COMBINED OPERATION.
Hodder & Stoughton.London.,1959. FIRST EDITION.6 Full colour plates by Stead.Finely bound in half red moroco,raised bands,gilt.Red cloth on boards.Top edge gilt.Fine copy.:. More
HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON.
Harper Brothers. New York. 1955. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (5.9 x 4.9 inches). Illustrated with purple detailing on each page by the author. Original black cloth-backed printed pictorial boards with the spine lettered in white. In the original colour printed dust jacket with the price of $1.50 still intact at..... More
TIN TANS AT PLAY. A book for Children.
Ernest Nister. London. No date. 1906. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11.2 x 9.2 inches). An unusual book featuring 26 pp of verse, printed on one side of thick paper, each illustrated with full colour chromolithographs of anthropomorphised knives, pots and pans, tea kettles, clothes pegs, teaspoons, etc, in fact pretty much..... More
MUMMY'S BEDTIME STORY BOOK. BY MARION.
Cecil Palmer. London. No Date. 1929. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11.3 x 9 inches). Inscribed by the author on the blank verso of the frontispiece ' To Iva with very best wishes from Marion A Gemmell 28 Aug 43'. 56pp, plus 2 sets of colour illustrated (yellow and blue) endpapers by..... More
THE WATER BABIES.
Oxford University Press. 1948. NEW EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.3 inches). Eight full page colour plates, and several line drawings in the text, by A. E. Jackson. A fine clean copy. Finely bound in mid twentieth century half red morocco leather binding. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments lettered in..... More
THE WATER BABIES. A Fairy tale for a Land Baby.
Macmillan and Co. London. 1878. NEW EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.3 inches). Two full page illustrations by Noel Paton and two by Skelton, plus 8 vignette engravings at the start of each chapter. A fine clean copy. Finely bound in mid twentieth century half dark blue morocco leather binding for..... More
THE WATER BABIES.
Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd, Nottingham. 1929. Reprint by Boots the Chemist. 4to. (10.1 x 8 inches). Near fine copy, beautifully illustrated with 12 full colour, tipped in plates, each with a printed tissue guard. Scores of wonderful line illustrations throughout text. Original dark green..... More
THE JUNGLE BOOK. ; THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK.
Macmillan and Co Limited . London. 1951 - 52. Two volumes. Reprints; 1st book, 1951; 2nd is 1950. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.5 inches). With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling and W. H. Drake in The Jungle Book, just Kipling in the second Jungle book. Fine, clean copies. Fine leather bindings..... More
JUST SO STORIES. For little children.
Macmillan and Co. London. 1902. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.5 x 7.3 inches). Illustrated throughout by the author. Some minor offsetting to the endpapers and a six line gift inscription on the front blank prelim but generally a very good copy in the original publishers decorative red cloth, lettered and..... More
KIM.
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1901. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Ten mono plates by J. Lockwood Kipling. Very good copy in the original publishers dark red cloth. Front board with circular gilt elephant device. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Some minor rubbing to edges and some foxing to the..... More
REWARDS AND FAIRIES.
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.6 inches). Four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Fine leather binding of recent full red morocco, the spine with raised bands, ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A...... More
REWARDS AND FAIRIES.
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.6 inches). Four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Fine leather binding of recent full red morocco, the spine with raised bands, ruled and decorated in gilt. Twin black labels, gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top..... More
THE TWO JUNGLE BOOKS. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., and W. H. Drake.
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. New York. No date. circa 1936. Reprint. Large 8vo (8 x 6.2 inches). Colour frontis and dozens of mono illustrations, some full page, throughout. A bright and clean copy in mid twentieth century fine leather binding of half dark blue morocco. Spine with five raised..... More
THE JUNGLE BOOK. With illustrations in colour by Maurice and Edward Detmold.
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1921. REPRINT DETMOLD EDITION. Originally published with these illustrations in 1908. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.9 inches). Illustrated with 16 full colour plates. A fine copy in a fine recent leather binding of full red morocco, spine with five raised bands, compartments ruled in black and..... More
KIM.
Macmillan and co. Ltd. London.,1901. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated with ten mono plates by J. Lockwood Kipling. A fine copy bound in recent full red morocco, spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A lovely copy..... More
THY SERVANT A DOG. Told by Boots.Edited by Rudyard Kipling.
Macmillan and co. London.,1930. Reprint, in the same month as the first edition. Large 8vo.(8.3 x 6.4 inches). Fully illustrated with several mono drawings by Stampa. Some light foxing to the first few pages but generally a clean bright copy. Publishers delux leather binding. Gilt lettering and decorations to spine..... More
PUCK OF POOK'S HILL.
Macmillan and Co,Limited.london.,1906. FIRST EDITION.Twenty line drawings by Millar.Finely bound in recent full red morocco,raised bands,gilt.Single gilt ruled border on boards.Top edge gilt.Lovely copy.:. More
PHIZ (HABLOT KNIGHT BROWNE) A MEMOIR. Including a selection from his correspondence and notes on his principal works.
W. Satchell & co. London. 1882. FIRST EDITION. Portrait and seven plates. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED With 11 mono and 3 hand coloured plates. Finely bound in Nineteenth century full red calf, raised bands, brown title label,spine extra gilt. Three line gilt border on boards. Gilt inner dentelles. Top edge gilt. Previous..... More
THE TREASURY OF ANGLING.
Paul Hamlyn. London.,1966. FIRST U.K. EDITION. 4to. Illustrated throughout with colour and mono photographs by George Silk and Michael Prichard. Finely bound in recent half dark green morocco, raised bands,compartments decorated with gilt stamped fish. Lettered in gilt. Green cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Lovely presentation of this fascinating..... More
LIFE OF THE AMIR DOST MOHAMMED KHAN OF KABUL. With his Political Proceedings towards the English, Russian, and Persian Governments, including the Victory and Disasters of the British Army in Afghanistan.
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. London. 1846. FIRST EDITION. 2 VOLUMES. 8vo. (9.1 x 6 inches). 19 lithographic portraits, printed on India paper and mounted. Publisher's forest green fine combed cloth, title gilt to spines, blind panelling and central lozenge to the boards, mid-cream surface-paper endpapers. Very slightly rubbed, some..... More
TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. Designed for the use of Young People.
George Routledge and Sons. Ltd. London. ND.,c.1883. 8vo. (7.3 x 5 inches). Beautifully illustrated with 8 full page colour printed plates engraved by Dalziel, each with a tissue guard. A very good copy in an attractive early binding of full burgundy calf. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt wavy..... More
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS. Commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. A new translation from the Arabic with copious notes by Edward William Lane.
Charles Knight & Co. London. 1840 and 1841. THREE VOLUMES. Second edition of volume 1 and first edition of volumes 2 and 3. Large 8vo. (9.8 x 6.4 inches). Fully illustrated throughout with hundreds of fine engravings on wood from original designs by William Harvey, engraved by various artists. Finely..... More