The New Estate; or, The Young Travellers of Wales and Ireland.
[RICKERBY Joseph]
VG, 1831, 6 pls. Uncommon. In contemporary quarter red calf over worn blue marbled boards, corners bumped & worn. Spine, worn some loss at base, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, half title, frontis, [5], (vi-vii), [1], [1], 2-302 pp, [2]…
The Garden People.
A.G.S.
In grey cloth cards, titles in black inks, a little light soiling at edges, corners rubbed. Spine, no title, edges bumped. Internally, [2], 3-56 pp, ink dedication to fep (A Ley S....? [author?]dated Oct 1914, title page with no publication or date…
Hymns in Prose for Children.
BARBAULD Mrs 1743-1825
A new and Improved Edition. In slightly soiled thick yellow paper printed wraps with titles and woodcut, no title to spine, adverts to lower cover. Internally, owners label to fep, frontis present, title page with woodcut, not dated but c1840?,…
The Horned Lamb
BEYSHENALIEV Shkurbek. GLAGOLEVA Fainna - editor. EVANS Gladys - translator.
Uncommon Soviet era English juvenile printing In vibrant pictorial soft paper covers, not paginated but 23 pp, illustrated endpapers, includes 8 full page colourful illustrations. Young sheep shepherd in Kyrgyzstan! 282*215*2 mm.
The Fox and the Mouse
BIANKI V. (GLAGOLEVA Fainna - translator)
Uncommon Soviet era English juvenile printing In vibrant pictorial soft covers, not paginated but 12 pp the end page, some v light finger soiling. Details the Fox's attempt to catch the mouse! 280*220*2 mm.
The Three Brothers and the Golden Apple
BOSSILEK Ran
An uncommon Bulgarian tale in English for juveniles In vibrant colour printed soft paper wraps, not paginated but 20 pp, plus illustrated endpapers, most of the illustrations are full page and all are coloured. (300*221*2 mm. Three brothers…
The Cabin by the Wayside: A Tale for the Young
CAMPBELL Lady [Pamela]
VG, 2nd ed, 4 pls. Uncommon. In the original worn red embossed cloth, gilt titles. corners & edges lightly bumped & worn. Spine, faded gilt titles, edges bumped & worn. Internally, frontis, [3], (iv) only, [1], 2-184 pp, (4) adverts, 4 pls…
Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There
CARROLL Lewis [pseud of Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge] 1832-1898
Thirteenth Thousand, 1889, Peoples Edition. G. In printed green cloth, black ink titles, corners bumped. Spine, edges worn & bumped, black ink titles. Internally, half title, tissue guarded frontis, [12], [1], 2-208 pp, [1], [3] adverts, 50 B&W…
Cape Town Dicky or Colonel Jack's Boy.
GIFT Theo 1847-1923
VG, 1st ed, c1887. In decorative card covers, corners and edges bumped and worn. Spine in brown cloth, no title. Internally, joint cracked, pencil name to fep, 64 pp, 16 full page colour chromo's, not dated but c1887. A lovely children's…
The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland
GOMME Alice Bertha [née Merck] Lady 1853-1938
VG, 1st ed, 2 vols complete, numerous illustrations within text. In uniform burgundy cloth, corners brushed. S[pines, gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed. lib nos at bases. Internally, vol 1, 1894, half title, [7], (viii-xix), [1] errata,…
Laughable Lyrics: A Fourth Book of Nonsense Poems, Songs, Botany, Music, &c.
LEAR Edward 1812-1888
1877, 1st ed, VG. In green cloth, corners rubbed. Spine, gilt tooling & titles, edges bumped and worn. Internally, half title, not paginated but 64 leaves, containing, 2 music plates, 10 Botany Plates, 26 Alphabet Plates, and 8 illustrations…
The Life of Napoleon, as it should be handed down to posterity
M------D J. [ie MUDFORD J]
Rare, 2 copies in US only. In modern quarter calf (to style), over contemporary worn marbled boards, spine with gilt tooling & titles. Internally, (vi), [1], 2-150 pp, printed by H. Bryer, Bridge-street, ink name to fep (Molly Harrison 1934,…
[Cheap Repository Shorter Tracts]
MORE Hannah 1745-1833. MORE Sarah 1743-1817. And others.
Vol 3 only (of 3), the Shorter Tracts, 45 Tales & Ballads, a new edition, c1800. In full black late 19c morocco, blind edge tooling, some spots, corners rubbed. Spine, raised bands, blind tooling, gilt titles to red calf label, edges rubbed.…
Bear and Forbear
PITT Sarah
VG, 1891, 4 pls. In green decorative cloth, with gilt tile withing gilt frame, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine has title in gilt, and decorative tooling. Internally, half title, tissue guarded frontis, (vi), [3], 10-208 pp, 4…
Redcar Lee
SEARLE Mrs Walter 1846-1925
1st ed, VG, 1896, 1 pl. In pale blue cloth with decorative floral tooling in black ink, titles in gilt, edges a little grubby. Spine has title and tooling in gilt and blue ink, edges a little bumped and lightly worn. Internally, half title,…