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Small 8vo. pp 151. Illustrations throughout by Ralph Thompson, and mapped endpapers. With the excellent pictorial dust-jacket, lightly cocked at top of spine. Contemporary gift inscription to verso of the first free endpaper. A near fine copy. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ROPNER, Pamela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49798821904727,"sku":"20198","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/Ropner_Pamela--The-golden-impala.jpg?v=1736416377"},{"product_id":"rex-and-laurence-whistler-oho-certain-two-faced-individuals-now-exposed-by-the-bodley-head-first-edition-1946","title":"Oho! Certain Two-Faced Individuals Now Exposed by the Bodley Head. The Drawings by Rex Whistler, the Words by Laurence Whistler","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Edition. Original pictorial boards with the unclipped dust-jacket (with price of 5s.net on flap).  Illustrated by Whistler with fifteen 'grotesque and amusing faces' and 30 accompanying verses, printed to be read right way up and upside down. Jacket a touch worn on spine, book itself really clean and bright, light bruise to foot of the spine, but with no internal markings or old inscriptions. 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A lovely copy. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WAHL, Jan | SCHICK, Eleanor (pictures by)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49871788343639,"sku":"19436","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/ChristmasInTheForest.webp?v=1737715021"},{"product_id":"lynn-reid-banks-mauras-angel-inscribed-first-edition-1984","title":"Maura's Angel (Signed Copy)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon: J.M. Dent, 1984.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Edition hardback in the uncut dust-jacket, inscribed by the author to Nancy Wigginton (Nan Winton) the first female newreader to read the national news on BBC television. \"To darling Nan, with deep gratitude and love, Lynne, April 1984\". A Fine copy. Illustrations by Robin Jacques.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BANKS, Lynn Reid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49871821701463,"sku":"13823","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/Maura_sAngel_SignedCopy.webp?v=1737715209"},{"product_id":"madame-elodie-l-mijatovich-serbian-fairy-tales-1917","title":"Serbian Fairy Tales","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon: William Heinemann, 1917.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8to. 204pp. Publisher's blue cloth boards lettered in black and gilt and with gilt device to upper board. Blue top stain. Board edges rubbed; binding a little fragile with one plate becoming detached. 16 plates, including frontispiece. Tissue guards present for all 8 colour plates. 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Original pale green cloth with blue line decorations. Foxing to titlepage and endpapers. A near fine copy. JISC can locate no copies under this imprint although they identify Hutchinson copies between 1894 and 1899, an edition published in 1922 (possibly this one, reissuing the 1894 edition), another Hutchinson edition in 1911 with 8 Papé plates, and various post-war editions. But no Shaw edition!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Worlds End Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49871839723863,"sku":"20167","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/TheGoldenFairyBook.webp?v=1737715539"},{"product_id":"a-a-miilne-a-gallery-of-children-first-edition-thus-1939","title":"A Gallery of Children","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon: Harrap, 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Edition thus, with illustrations by A.H. Watson. Small 8vo. pp 142, [2]. Line illustrations throughout the text. A fine copy in the excellent price-clipped dust-jacket, small chips at ends of the spine. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIILNE, A.A","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49871857451351,"sku":"20155","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/AGalleryofChildren.webp?v=1737715633"},{"product_id":"andrew-mrs-lang-andrew-editors-the-book-of-princes-and-princesses-1908","title":"The Book of Princes and Princesses. New Impression","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon: Longmans, Green, 1908.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith eight coloured plates and numerous B\/W illustrations by HJ Ford (1860-1941). 8vo. pp xix + 361. Original blue cloth with decorative design in blind to upper board, gilt spine. Corner tips a touch rubbed. A near fine copy. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LANG, Mrs | LANG, Andrew (edited by)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49871895527767,"sku":"20166","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/TheBookOfPrincesAndPrincesses.NewImpression.webp?v=1737715835"},{"product_id":"harold-begbie-the-political-struwwelpeter-1899","title":"The Political Struwwelpeter... Illustrated by F. Carruthers Gould","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon: Grant Richards, 1899.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHardback. Publisher's original paper-covered illustrated boards with red cloth spine. 24 pages of charming and amusing politicised skits based on the exploits of Struwwelpeter. Boards slightly rubbed, esp. at corners. Contents unusually clean and bright with no foxing, dirty finger marks or childish scrawlings (as is often the case with this title). An about VG copy and by no means faultless.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEGBIE, Harold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49871959359831,"sku":"10311","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/ThePoliticalStruwwelpeter...IllustratedByF.CarruthersGould.webp?v=1737716434"},{"product_id":"arthur-de-coetlogon-williams-the-marlborough-struwwelpeter-c1908","title":"The Marlborough Struwwelpeter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIllustrated by the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon: Printed and published at the \"Times\" office, Marlborough, c 1908.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginal pictorial boards with red linen spine, boards slightly grubby. 24 pages of coloured illustrations by the author accompanied by his text. Date of publication suggested by the Bodleian Library. A parody of H. Hoffmann's Struwwelpeter, written and illustrated by A. de C. Williams. It follows the life and tribulations of a Marlborough College schoolboy. Legendary cricketer W.G. Grace's makes a cameo appearance on p.16. Just four copies in British libraries (BL, and University libraries of Oxford, Exeter and Manchester). Exceptional condition for age, with no inscriptions, just some mild mellowing to boards but pages fresh and bright. Scarce in this bright state. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WILLIAMS, Arthur de Coetlogon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49871977677143,"sku":"15254","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/TheMarlboroughStruwwelpeterIllustratedByTheAuthor.webp?v=1737716543"},{"product_id":"kenneth-mahood-clanky-the-mechanical-boy-first-edition-1971","title":"Clanky  the Mechanical Boy","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon: Collins, 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Edition. 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Original printed wrappers with the glassine wrapper still intact but torn with a large piece missing from back panel. Twenty-seven colour plates by Dulac each with a captioned tissue-guard, with four more plates than the English printing of the same work; with text frames and decorative elements unique to the French edition. 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Text laid out within red lined frames. Publisher's original brown-grey cover with the spine lettered in red and most of the publisher's glassine wrapper intact (with a quite large piece missing from the front panel). Spine a touch creased with very small loss to the head and tail (virtually nothing in fact). 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Original pictorial, paper-covered boards, by Lucie Attwell, slightly rubbed and bumped at edges, points of corners well rubbed and rounded. With 12 coloured plates by Attewell, all bright and unmarked, together with numerous in-text line drawn illusts. Edges of the pages spotted. Former ownership name of Isabel Veronica Clark completed in the relevant section of the front  pastedown. A delightful early edition with illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell. One of Raphael House Library of Gift Books. 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Internally clean and bright, without inscriptions or dates, etc. The near fine dust-jacket has the uncommon wraparound printed band, complete, and is fresh and clean with light wear only to extremities with a couple of short closed tears only, unclipped, showing original price of 7s 6d.net to front flap. Mild toning to spine, but much less than usual. 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Publisher's mid blue cloth-backed boards, lightly rubbed, blocked in gilt with the figures of Pan and the book's animal characters, Mole, Ratty and Toad, the latter appearing on the spine in his driving goggles. Gilt on front really bright, a touch dulled on the spine, which slightly frayed at tail. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed, as issued. Cream endpapers very slightly toned, suggestion of bookplate sometime removed from the front pastedown. Occasional spotting, especially on pps. 144 to 147 and 230-31. Overall, a VG copy. The Wind in the Willows (the original title was the less euphonic Wind in the Reeds), was first published in New York on 4 October 1908, and in London four days later. The publisher, Algernon Methuen, listed it as an adult not a juvenile book. It was certainly more than a light-hearted narrative about a riverside community of animals. 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A chip near top of spine and light soiling to covers, illustrations exceptionally bright and clean, free of scribbles and dirty paw prints. One inch split to front and back cover at bottom of spine, general signs of handling and wear. Number 3 in Dean's \"All the year round series\". Publisher's advertisement on cover reads \"Only gold medal ever awarded for children's picture toy books\". Contemporary inked gift inscription on first page, \"To dear Allie, with love from Auntie Mercy \u0026amp; Uncle Bill, wishing you a very happy Birthday, Oct 6th 1895\". A rare survivor and lovely piece of juvenile Victorian ephemera. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DEANS ALL THE YEAR ROUND SERIES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51485674144087,"sku":"20797","price":170.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/20797_1.jpg?v=1755268587"},{"product_id":"11597","title":"Ministering to children. 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Miss Charlesworth stayed with them there for a sale of work of \"the Ragged Schools\" by which the Perks, particularly William Perks, was deeply involved and interested\". Christopher Perks 5\/2\/62. Also inscribed by Maria Charlesworth \"Louise Perks, with the author's love March 10th 1864\" and underneath the following lines written in her hand \"Walk in Love, As Christ also hath loved us\". Also inscribed on a further endpaper, again in the hand of Ms Charlesworth,\"Presentation copy, from the author\".  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHARLESWORTH, Maria Louisa (1819-80)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51649432289623,"sku":"11597","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/6753\/7239\/files\/11597.jpg?v=1757239982"},{"product_id":"19236","title":"REAL FAIRIES","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: J. Sa, 1923.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition. 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