76.
Tales of the Canterbury Pilgrims
by
F. J. Harvey Darton
with illustrations by
Hugh Thomson
2nd edition,
published by Wells Gardner, Darton and Co. in 1904
Octavo.
Olive green cloth-covered boards with embossed gilt lettering and decoration.
Top edge gilt.
Illustrated with line drawings.
15cm x 21cm.
365 pages.
Top of spine frayed, split of 5.5 cm. at top right hand side, and 7cm. at bottom.
Left hand side of spine also split, though to a lesser degree.
Gift dedication on reverse of frontispiece.
Rear inner hinge split.
Contents are clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
77.
The Book of Pets
by
Elizabeth S. Tucker
with illustrations by
Maud Humphrey
Published by Stokes in 1893
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Coloured illustrations on every page, accompained by short poems.
Covers scuffed, and worn at edges.
Spine worn and faded.
Inner hinges cracked.
Contents would be VG, but for some light fingermarking.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
78.
The Book of Pets
by
Elizabeth S. Tucker
with illustrations by
Maud Humphrey
1st edition,
published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York in 1893
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
23cm x 28cm.
52 pages.
Colour illustrations on every page, some accompanied by short text or poems.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Boards soiled.
Edges and corners heavily bumped.
Spine worn and a little faded.
Inner hinges cracked.
Pastedowns and endpapers foxed.
Contents in good condition, but light fingermarking to edges of pages throughout.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
79.
The Book of the Flower Fairies
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Paperback.
9cm x 12cm.
10 pages.
Small format, staple-bound in a pamphlet format.
Produced in conjunction with Parkinson's Biscuits, apparently as a promotional item to be included with the biscuits.
Contains nine of C. M. Barker's Flower Fairy poems, taken from the book of the same title, each accompanied by a small line-drawn illustration.
Light wear to the covers.
Small scuff on back cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
80.
The Child's Picture Grammar
by
S. Rosamund Praeger
with illustrations by
S. Rosamund Praeger
1st edition,
published by George Allen in 1900
Quarto.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on covers.
71 pages.
The book has been professionally restored, having a new spine and endpapers.
Illustrated with black and white line drawings.
Nine of the illustrations, the chapter headings, are coloured.
The front cover illustration is that used to illustrate 'Common Nouns'.
Boards bumped at the edges and corners.
Vertical crease to the front cover.
Some discolouration to covers.
The text block is tight.
Pages are clean and white.
Neat signature from a previous owner at the top of the front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
81.
The Golden Age
by
Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by
Lois Lenski
Published by Bodley Head in 1921
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
200 pages.
Covers worn at edges and heavily scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Edges of page block rough-cut.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
82.
The Golden Age
by
Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
1st Thus edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1928
Octavo.
Cream pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
166 pages.
Book plate on front paste down.
Name and address written neatly at top of front endpaper, together with gift dedication.
Spine very slightly darkened, otherwise a very nice copy.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
83.
The Grey City of the North
by
Jessie Marion King
with illustrations by
Jessie Marion King
3rd edition,
published by T. H. Foulis in 1925
Paperback.
Octavo.
13cm x 21cm.
Thin card covers.
Light brown wraps.
Picture onlay front cover.
Twenty-four black and white plates of Edinburgh.
Minor wear to covers.
Clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
84.
The Lady of the Decoration
by
Frances Little
with illustrations by
Wakana Utigawa
Published by Hodder and Stoughton
Frances Little is the pseudonym for Fannie Caldwell.
Octavo.
Blue cloth covered boards.
Gilt lettering and decoration on front cover and spine.
Top edge gilt.
Decorated endpapers.
Eight tipped in plates.
Spine relaid, with top two inches of original replaced.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Bookplate on front pastedown.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
85.
The Little Picture Hymn Book
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
11cm x 14cm.
Covers lightly worn.
Spine faded.
Neat prize dedication on front endpaper.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
86.
87.
The Littlest One
by
Marion St John Webb
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
2nd edition,
published by Harrap in 1928
Music by Ralph Dunstan.
Large quarto.
Brown paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
Large picture onlay front cover.
Four colour plates, plus black and white drawings.
Corners and edges of covers slightly rubbed.
Neat name and address on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
88.
The Littlest One
by
Marion St John Webb
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
Reprint,
published by Harrap in 1928
Quarto.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
22cm x 28cm.
117 pages.
4 colour plates.
Poems set to music.
Moderate wear to covers and spine.
Binding sound.
Pages slightly tanned.
Intermittent foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
89.
The Luck of the Bean-Rows
by
Charles Nodier
with illustrations by
Claude Lovat Fraser
Published by Daniel O'Connor circa 1972
"A fairy tale translated from teh French of Charles Nodier."
Yellow paper covers.
Spine damaged and partially detached.
Covers stained and discoloured and corners chipped.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
90.
The Old Nursery Rhymes
with illustrations by
Lawson Wood
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1920
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
23cm x 29cm.
142 pages.
24 full-page colour plates plus numerous line illustrations in text.
Covers soiled.
Corners, edges and spine ends bumped and scuffed.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Frontispiece creased.
Some finger-marking to prelims, and intermittently to page edges.
Lower quarter of page 79/80 torn away and missing.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
91.
The Queen of the Pirate Isle
by
Bret Harte
with illustrations by
Kate Greenaway
1st Thus edition,
published by Frederick Warne and Co in 1955
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
64 pages.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Front endpaper removed.
Neat gift-dedication on half-title.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
92.
The Queen of the Pirate Isle
by
Bret Harte
with illustrations by
Kate Greenaway
1st Thus edition,
published by Universal Books in 1989
ISBN: 0864410182.
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gold lettering on spine.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
93.
The Saracen's Head
by
Osbert Lancaster
with illustrations by
Osbert Lancaster
1st edition,
published by John Murray in 1948
Dustwrapper chipped and worn at edges.
Two holes in dustwrapper spine.
Book itself VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
94.
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Published by Warne circa 1935
Pinkish-tan paper-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
10.5cm x 12.5cm.
Undated post-1933 edition; probably circa 1935.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Two names on front endpaper (one crossed-out).
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
95.
96.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Warwick Goble
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1924
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on spine.
Top edge gilt.
15cm x 21cm.
16 colour plates.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Faint mark at lower edge of front cover.
Spine a little soiled.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
97.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Jessie Wilcox-Smith
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1981
ISBN: 0340274581.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Gilt decoration on covers and spine.
18cm x 25cm.
240 pages.
Second impression (1981).
Cellophane dustwrapper intact, apart from chip at top of spine and two small tears neatly taped.
Book itself near-fine, except that pages very slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
98.
Topo, A Tale about English Children in Italy
by
G. E. Brunefille
with illustrations by
Kate Greenaway
Reprint,
published by Marcus Ward in 1881
Pictorial green cloth, decorated in black, and gilt, gilt lettering faded.
Sixth thousand, first edition date was 1878.
Slight wear to corners and sides of spine.
Brown and white frontispiece, highlighted in gilt, forty four black and white pen and ink drawings.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
99.
When we were very young
by
A. A. Milne
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
10th edition,
published by Methuen in 1925
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt faded.
A few small marks on front cover.
Namr on half-title.
Contents slightly shaken.
Some intermittent finger-marking to page edges.
Tear on p51/52 was neatly repaired on both sides with Sellotape, which has subsequently browned
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)