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Tales from Bernard Shaw
told in the jungle
first edition 216pp ills.(col.) VG+ (yellow cloth w.black lettering,sl.stained w.sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,school presentation label to front pastedown,eps sl.foxed w.v.sl.foxing to contents and ills.clean,edges sl.soiled) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and sunned w.mod.stains,extremities bumped and chipped w.some minor losses,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: george g.harrap and co london 1929
KEYWORDS: bernard shaw literature
The Cat's Cradle-Book
first UK edition 186pp octavo, olive cloth boards, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light foxing to page edges) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and stained,spine moderately sunned, light scuffing and chipping to edges.)
PUBLISHER: chatto and windus london 1960
KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition
The Captain's Youngest
piccino and other child stories
183pp ills.by reginald b.birch VG- (dec.binding,olive cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.incl.hinges,boards sl.shaky,owner's inscr.to front pastedown,sl.paper separation at ep gutters,sl.foxing to contents,ills.clean,edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked w.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: frederick warne london [nd]
KEYWORDS: children's literature frances hodgson burnett
Don Juan
the life and death of don miguel de manara
first engl.transl.(edith pargeter) 407pp VG+ (black cloth,sl.stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.foxing to contents and edges) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and stained w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.incl.hinges,some minor closed tears to edges)
PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1958
KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition
Russia for Beginners
by rocking-chair across russia
first edition 93pp ills.by searle VG+ (black cloth,v.sl.stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp and sl.stain to ffep,sl.foxing to prelims.and edges,sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.stained,spine mod.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.incl.3cm loss to foot of spine and 1cm loss to head of front hinge,other sl.chipping,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: perpetua books london 1960
KEYWORDS: modern first edition ronald searle literature humour travel
The Merry Muses of Caledonia
first edition thus in type-facsimile 326pp VG+ (blue cloth,owner's sign.to ffep,eps sl.stained,te black,edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and stained,spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: univ.books new york 1965
KEYWORDS: robert burns scotland caledonia history literature
Lenore
transl.by dante gabriel rossetti
first edition 35pp VG (cream cloth,mod.stained w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.paste action to half-title and rear page,some pages uncut at top edge,edges untrimmed,printed on quality paper)
PUBLISHER: ellis and elvey london 1900
KEYWORDS: lenore literature german rossetti modern first edition
Honey Mouse and other stories
first edition 70pp ills.by margery gill VG+ (paper boards w.french flaps,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.w.minor splits to paper at hinges,dealer's label to front pastedown,sl.paste action to free eps,owner's sign.to ffep,contents clean and tight)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1957
KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature anita hewett
The Comic History of England
new edition 634pp ills.by john leech VG- (dec.binding,red cloth w.blue/black/gilt stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sl.sunned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,chipping w.1cm closed tear to head of spine,tape stains to eps,sl.paper separation at ep gutters,boards sl.shaky,some sl.foxing to contents,edges soiled,sl.cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: george routledge london [nd]
KEYWORDS: history literature comic history a'beckett
Sara Crewe
or what happened at miss minchin's and editha's burglar
[first edition thus] 159pp ills.by r.b.birch VG (dec.red cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,spine and hinges sl.sunned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,several inscr.to half-title,contents v.sl.soiled w.v.sl.foxing,edges soiled,cocked w.sl.shaky spine)
PUBLISHER: frederick warne london [c.1888]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition frances hodgson burnett children's literature
Who's Who in Children's Books
third impression 399pp ills. NF (sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.shaky spine) in NF d/w (spine mod.sunned w.v.sl.bumps to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london 1978
KEYWORDS: children's literature margery fisher
Tim Minds the Baby
first edition 43pp ills.by patricia w.turner VG+ (sl.soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep o/w contents clean) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: f.warne london 1960
KEYWORDS: children's literature ella monckton
Black Notice
First UK edition, super octavo, 415pp Near FINE in d/w Near FINE (v sl shelf wear)
PUBLISHER: little brown london 1999
KEYWORDS: modern first edition patricia cornwell literature crime fiction
Print and the People 1819-1851
first edition 368pp ills. NF (sl.cocked w.v.sl.foxing to edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: allen lane london 1976
KEYWORDS: printing presses literature history
The Temptation of Wilfred Malachey
first edition 45pp ills.by john gurney VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.bumps and wear to extrems.) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: ariel books new york 1985
KEYWORDS: children's literature modern first edition william f.buckley
A Matter of Life and Sex
First edition, 233pp, F/F in grey/silver with pale blue endpapers
PUBLISHER: Paper Drum London 1991
KEYWORDS: modern first edition gay literature
Clandestine in Chile
first uk edition 105pp octavo hardcover VG+ (black cloth,owner's sign.to title page, sl foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled and rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Granta London 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature gabriel garcia marquez
Glue
First edition, SIGNED by author on title page, tall 8vo in black/gilt with marron endpapers, brand new and unread in FINE/FINE condition
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape London 2001
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed literature
The March of the Moderns
first edition 319pp ills. VG (sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,prelims.and edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine mod.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.w.sl.loss to head of spine)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1949
KEYWORDS: modern first edition william gaunt history art literature
Quentin Blake's ABC
first edition [unpaginated] ills.by blake [col.] NF (laminated boards sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1989
KEYWORDS: modern first edition quentin blake children's literature