THE SILVER CHAIR by C.S. LEWIS - 1956

This is a handsome, fine binding vintage copy of "The Complete Works of LEWIS CARROLL" with original illustrations by John Tenniel. Circa 1930's (there is no date of publication stated); Random House; New York. The book has been custom three-quarter leather bound with a decorative gilt spine with raised bands. With an Introduction by Alexander Woollcott and an Index of First Lines of Verse. Gilt top edge.The following works are included (please see the photos for the complete list of contents):* Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* Through the Looking-Glass* Sylvie and Bruno* Sylvia and Bruno Concluded* The Hunting of the Snark* Early Verse* Puzzles from Wonderland* Prologues to Plays* Phantasmagoria* College Rhymes and Notes by an Oxford Chiel* Acrostics, Inscriptions, and Other Verse* Three Sunsets and Other Poems* Stories* MiscellanyCondition:Clean covers with no stains; some wear to the leather at the center of the left edge of the front cover, at the top and bottom edges of the spine, and at the… Read More

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Copyright 1929. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Cover shows some age and so does the top of the spine. Binding is intact, all pages are firmly in place. "With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel" The Macmillan Company, New York.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1911. First Edition. First edition of this surprisingly scarce Rand McNally publisher's catalogue with a focus on illustrated children's books and classic literature. With colour plates by Lucy Fitch Perkins for 'The Enchanted Peacock' by Julia Brown, Grace Chandler Horn for 'Hiawatha' by Henry W. Longfellow, Hope Dunlap for 'The Rose Fairies' by Olivia McCabe, Magniel Wright Enright for 'The Garden of Hearts Delight' by Ida Huntingdon, Katherine Merrill for 'Edda and the Oak' by Elia Peattie, Fanny E. Cory for 'Jackieboy in Rainbowland' by William M. Hill, and Ruth Hallock for 'Other Rhymes for Little Readers' by Wilhelmina Seegmilla. No copies in Worldcat. Octavo, bound in printed paper wrappers, 85 pages [+3], 7 full page colour plates, numerous black and white photographic illustrations and line drawings throughout, a couple of minor closed tears at fore-edges, mild bumping to corners, with original promotional slip laid in, a very good copy indeed.

First edition of the first German translation - and one of the earliest - of the Jungle Book. One of 5000 copies printed. The Groh illustrations were made especially for this edition.Hardcover Fine. 8vo., original brown cloth, stamped in silver; front cover red and blue with an image of Mowgli. Edges stained red. Spine cocked slightly.. Edges lightly rubbed. Pages 161-165 mended with tape. Ownership stamp to title page. A beautiful and scarce book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Number 97 of 400 of the Japanese Vellum Edition De Luxe. Folio. Signed by Harry Quilter. and subscribed to Sir William Henderson. Illustrated.. Color frontispiece and one another plate printed on silk by Lemercier. Illustrated with b.w. designs/decorations throughout. Gilt decorated front board with two ornamental pewter inlays. Decorative front end papers. Some soiling to front and rear cover. Front board has a split has a 2.5-inch split at bottom hinge,not impacting the binding. Book is tightly bound. A rare book and interesting book. Additional postage may be necessary (large book). Sir William Henderson (10 April 1826 – 9 June 1904) was a Scottish merchant and philanthropist.He was born in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, the son of a farmer, and his first job was a junior position in the Fraserburgh branch of the North of Scotland Bank. However, he soon moved to Aberdeen to work for the Aberdeen White Star Line, founded in 1825 by George Thompson, a… Read More

This is a handsome, fine binding vintage copy of "The Complete Works of LEWIS CARROLL" with original illustrations by John Tenniel. Circa 1930's (there is no date of publication stated); Random House; New York. The book has been custom three-quarter leather bound with a decorative gilt spine with raised bands. With an Introduction by Alexander Woollcott and an Index of First Lines of Verse. Gilt top edge.The following works are included (please see the photos for the complete list of contents):* Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* Through the Looking-Glass* Sylvie and Bruno* Sylvia and Bruno Concluded* The Hunting of the Snark* Early Verse* Puzzles from Wonderland* Prologues to Plays* Phantasmagoria* College Rhymes and Notes by an Oxford Chiel* Acrostics, Inscriptions, and Other Verse* Three Sunsets and Other Poems* Stories* MiscellanyCondition:Clean covers with no stains; some wear to the leather at the center of the left edge of the front cover, at the top and bottom edges of the spine, and at the… Read More

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Copyright 1929. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Cover shows some age and so does the top of the spine. Binding is intact, all pages are firmly in place. "With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel" The Macmillan Company, New York.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1911. First Edition. First edition of this surprisingly scarce Rand McNally publisher's catalogue with a focus on illustrated children's books and classic literature. With colour plates by Lucy Fitch Perkins for 'The Enchanted Peacock' by Julia Brown, Grace Chandler Horn for 'Hiawatha' by Henry W. Longfellow, Hope Dunlap for 'The Rose Fairies' by Olivia McCabe, Magniel Wright Enright for 'The Garden of Hearts Delight' by Ida Huntingdon, Katherine Merrill for 'Edda and the Oak' by Elia Peattie, Fanny E. Cory for 'Jackieboy in Rainbowland' by William M. Hill, and Ruth Hallock for 'Other Rhymes for Little Readers' by Wilhelmina Seegmilla. No copies in Worldcat. Octavo, bound in printed paper wrappers, 85 pages [+3], 7 full page colour plates, numerous black and white photographic illustrations and line drawings throughout, a couple of minor closed tears at fore-edges, mild bumping to corners, with original promotional slip laid in, a very good copy indeed.

First edition of the first German translation - and one of the earliest - of the Jungle Book. One of 5000 copies printed. The Groh illustrations were made especially for this edition.Hardcover Fine. 8vo., original brown cloth, stamped in silver; front cover red and blue with an image of Mowgli. Edges stained red. Spine cocked slightly.. Edges lightly rubbed. Pages 161-165 mended with tape. Ownership stamp to title page. A beautiful and scarce book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Number 97 of 400 of the Japanese Vellum Edition De Luxe. Folio. Signed by Harry Quilter. and subscribed to Sir William Henderson. Illustrated.. Color frontispiece and one another plate printed on silk by Lemercier. Illustrated with b.w. designs/decorations throughout. Gilt decorated front board with two ornamental pewter inlays. Decorative front end papers. Some soiling to front and rear cover. Front board has a split has a 2.5-inch split at bottom hinge,not impacting the binding. Book is tightly bound. A rare book and interesting book. Additional postage may be necessary (large book). Sir William Henderson (10 April 1826 – 9 June 1904) was a Scottish merchant and philanthropist.He was born in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, the son of a farmer, and his first job was a junior position in the Fraserburgh branch of the North of Scotland Bank. However, he soon moved to Aberdeen to work for the Aberdeen White Star Line, founded in 1825 by George Thompson, a… Read More