1.
A Harbour Light
by
C. E. Mallandaine
with illustrations by
W. H. Overend
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1900
Octavo.
Light blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
221 pages.
Patterned endpapers.
sixteen pages of adverts at rear.
Decorated chapter headings.
Tissue guarded frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Neat dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
A Job for the Jays
by
Elisabeth Smedley
1st Thus edition,
published by Lutterworth Press in 1951
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards with black lettering on spine.
127 pages.
Colour frontispiece, but no other illustrations.
Crown Library edition.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, but no loss.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
A Job for the Jays
by
Elisabeth Smedley
1st Thus edition,
published by Lutterworth Press in 1951
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
127 pages.
Crown Library edition.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, with loss at spine ends and top edge.
Stamp from St. Chad's Church Sunday School on front endpaer, along with a gift dedication from the vicar.
Text clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
A Lost Opportunity, or the Artist's Mistake
by
F. W. I.
Reprint,
published by Gall and Inglis circa 1904
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decoration on covers.
106 pages.
Black and white illustrations, artists not attributed.
Minor wear and soiling to covers.
Spine faded.
Prize label on front paste down.
Pages white and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
A Noble Sacrifice
by
Emily Grace Harding
with illustrations by
T. Eyre Macklin
Reprint,
published by Walter Scott circa 1895
Grey blue decorated covers.
All edges gilt.
Brightly patterned endpapers.
Black and white illustrations.
Covers slightly worn.
Spine faded.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
A Tale told by Two
by
L. E. Tiddeman
with illustrations by
O. L. Thomas
Published by John Hogg circa 1910
Brown pictorial covers.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Four black and white illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
A Unicorn Journal
with illustrations by
Michael Hague
1st edition,
published by Arcade in 1990
ISBN: 1559700688.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Blue cloth spine.
23cm x 25cm.
Blank pages with floral border decoration, and a full page colour illustration on every third page.
Some faint marks on endapers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
Adventures of Marshall Vavasour
by
S. W. Saddler
1st edition,
published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1928
Blue semi-pictorial cloth-covered boards with red and gilt lettering.
160 pages.
16 pages of adverts at back of book.
Black and white illustrations throughout, not attributed.
Front cover worn and creased.
Faint damp mark to pages, near base of spine.
Spotting to fore edge.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
Aesop's Funky Fables
by
Vivian French
with illustrations by
Korky Paul
1st Thus edition,
published by Puffin Books in 1999
ISBN: 014056246X.
Paperback.
23cm x 30cm.
75 pages.
Ten of Aesop's Fables re-written in rap rhythms, with new and modern illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
Albert
by
Alison Jezard
with illustrations by
Margaret Gordon
1st Thus edition,
published by Puffin in 1971
ISBN: 0140304851.
Paperback.
75 pages.
First book about Albert, the Cockney teddy bear.
Covers and first pages dog-eared and worn.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Several of the illustrations have been coloured-in.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
Alice in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Gwynedd M. Hudson
Published by Hodder and Stoughton / Boots in 1932
Red embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
20cm x 25cm.
180 pages.
Centenary Edition.
Rectangular picture onlay depicting Alice and Dinah on front panel of dustwrapper (duplicates frontispiece).
Black line drawn illustrations of the Mad Hatter and the March Hare on rear panel of dustwrapper.
The same illustrations of the Hatter and the Hare appear on the front and back endpapers and pastedowns, additionally with orange colouring to their coats.
12 tipped-in colour plates (including frontispiece), all present.
Dustwrapper intact, with moderate wear, mainly at edges, and has been neatly reinforced at the corners on the reverse with small tabs of tape.
Some light wear to edges of covers.
Gilt lettering and decoration remains bright.
Binding sound.
Some foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Name written neatly in Belongs To box facing half-title.
Pages slightly tanned.
Includes a small number of newspaper clippings from the 1930s onward, on the subject of Lewis Carroll and Alice.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
Alice in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Manuela Adreani
1st Thus edition,
published by VMB Publishers in 2013
ISBN: 9788854023901.
Pictorial laminated boards.
29cm x 36cm.
In-text illustrations, and vivid full-page and double-page illustrations throughout.
Corners slightly bumped, otherwise Fine condition.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
13.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Justin Todd
1st Thus edition,
published by Gollancz in 1984
ISBN: 0575032634.
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
158 pages.
Printed on art paper.
22 colour illustrations.
A few marks on reverse of dustwrapper.
Covers themselves are clear.
Small amount of wear to base of back board.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
15.
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by
Hans Christian Andersen
Published by Collins
Undated; probably circa 1920.
Buff paper-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
175mm x 125mm.
Picture only front cover.
Colour frontis and title page (unattributed).
No other illustrations.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
Androcles and the Lion
by
Catherine Storr
with illustrations by
Philip Hood
1st Thus edition,
published by Methuen, Belitha Press in 1986
ISBN: 0416961207.
Great Tales from Long Ago series.
Paperback..
Short clear text, with copious illustrations.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Contents close to Fine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
17.
18.
Animal Heroes
by
Ernest Thompson Seton
with illustrations by
Ernest Thompson Seton
3rd edition,
published by Constable in 1911
Octavo.
Light green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
362 pages.
Covers lightly worn and soiled, and a little unevenly faded.
Front inner hinge cracked, has been repaired with tape.
Contents have some fingermarking, and other marks.
All illustrations present.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
19.
Animals have lots of fun
by
Jiri Havel
with illustrations by
Karel Franta
Reprint,
published by Treasure Press in 1989
ISBN: 1850510679.
Translated from the Czech by Stephen Finn.
Blue pictorial laminated boards.
61 pages.
Comic poems.
Bright colourful illustrations on every page.
Covers clean
Light wear to edges.
Binding slightly strained.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
20.
Answers Annual
Published by Fleetway in 1926
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on covers.
288 pages.
Copiously illustrated with line drawings in the text, plus six full page sepia illustrations and four colour plates.
Covers worn at edges.
Some soiling to front cover
Marks on one or two pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
21.
Arthur Rackham 1867 - 1939
Published by Sheffield City Art Galleries in 1979
ISBN: 0900660503.
Paperback.
10cm x 15cm.
24 pages.
"Illustrations, drawings and watercolours. An exhibition organised by Sheffield City Art Galleries."
Catalogue from an exhibition of Arthur Rackhams work.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
22.
Arthur Rackham 1867 - 1939
Published by Sheffield City Art Galleries in 1979
ISBN: 0900660503.
Paperback.
10cm x 15cm.
24 pages.
"Illustrations, drawings and watercolours. An exhibition organised by Sheffield City Art Galleries."
Catalogue from an exhibition of Arthur Rackhams work.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
23.
24.
Balderdash Ballads
by
J. R. Monsell
with illustrations by
J. R. Monsell
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1934
Quarto.
Pales green boards, dark green lettering.
Fourteen rhymes with music.
Orange, blue and black illustrations.
Dustwrapper heavily chipped and creased with some loss.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
25.
Ballet
by
Arnold L. Haskell
with illustrations by
Kay Ambrose
Revised edition,
published by Penguin in 1945
Pelican series.
Paperback.
130 pages.
Illustrated with striking black and white illustrations, plus 16 pages of photogravure.
This is a reprint of the 1945 revised edition, also printed in 1945.
Covers worn and slightly spotted.
Spotting on fore edge and prelims.
Contents slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)