Children's Books from Bristow and Garland

Oxford University Press, n.d. 18 coloured mounted plates. 4to (11 1/4 x 9 inches), 120-pages. Original cloth-backed boards; paper covering of upper cover damaged affecting Detmold's name. Some offsetting of plates to facing leaves; the plates themselves very good. Inscription dated 1916 on front free endpaper.

Thomas Nelson, London, 1902. Frontispiece and plates. 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 inches), 346-pages plus advertisements. Original pictorial cloth lettered in gilt. Inscription on front free endpaper which is foxed; overall good.

Sampson, Low, London [ 1895 ]. First eition. Plates. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), 195-pages plus advertisements. Original bevelled green cloth pictorially blocked in colours. Unfortunately lacking the front free endpaper and frontispieced but the binding is so good it may be made complete from an inferior copy? Title tanned, stitching a little slack. Uncommon.

Michael Joseph, London, 1954. First edition. Tipped-in colour frontispiece & plates, line-drawings. 4to (10 x 7 1/2 inches), unpaginated. Original 2-tone cloth gilt. Prelims. foxed else good in marked and edge worn dust jacket.

Religious Tract Society, ca. 1889. Coloured frontispiece, illustrations in line. Small 4to (9 x 7 inches), 30-pages, Original cloth-backed coloured pictorial boards; wire staples rusted, one leaf detached. The boards very good. Inscription dated 1889 on front free endpaper. Please excuse the reflection in our photograph.

C. Arthur Pearson, 1904. Third edition. Plates. 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches). Pages: 346:(6). original pictorial cloth blocked in colours, all edges gilt. Very good.

Marcus Ward, London, [1893 date stated by British Library; other sources suggest 1875 or 1878 ]. First edition. Illustrations thoughout in colour or sepia. Oblong 8vo (6 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches), unpaginated but 16 leaves. Original 2-tone cloth blocked in gilt, Inner hinges split, loose, text block detached, some thumbing and dust marking, old name on title. Binding faded.… Read more about this item

T. Nelson, London, 1899. Coloured frontispiece and extra pictorial title. 8vo (7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches), 327-pages plus advertisements. Original blue cloth pictorially blocked and blindstamped, title in gilt. Endpapers tanned else very good.

James Nisbet, London, n.d. c. 1890 ? Fontispiece, extra pictorial title and illustrations. 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches), 431-pages plus advertisements. Original blue cloth blocked in gilt; endpapers foxed else goos.

John Macqueen n.d. but 1901 publisher's catalogue at end. Plates. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), 256:8, original blue cloth pictorially blocked in colours. Some "bubbling" of the cloth on covers else good. Pearling in Broome, Western Australia

Printed for the Authors by Jackson and Walford, 18 St. Paul's Church Yard, London n.d. [The British Library suggests c. 1835]. 16 mo (4 1/8 x 2 5/8 inches), 46-pages plus 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at end. Original printed pink wrappers, stitched as issued. Very slightly edge worn but overall very good indeed, & very rare.

Hodder & Stoughton for Boots, [1923]. 15 tipped-in coloured plates and illustrations in b&w. 4to (10 x 8 inches), 319-pages. Original burgundy cloth pictorially blocked in gilt. Very bright indeed in the edge worn dust jacket.

Henry G. Bohn, London, 1857. Frontispiece and illustrations. 8vo (7 x 4 1.2 inches), 477-pages. Contemporary full tan calf, sides gilt ruled, spine gilt with black lettering piece, rubbed but good. Armorial bookplate. Short crack to upper joint.

Warne, London, [1895]. Plates in colours throughout printed by E. Evans. Oblong 8vo (9 3/4 c 8 inches), unpaginated. Original pictorial cloth blocked in colours and glt. Foxing to prelims, A lovely bright copy.

Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton [1912]. 1st edition. Coloured pictorial title and 24 coloured plates. 4to (11 1/2 x 10 inches), original cloth-backed coloured pictorial boards. Backstrip chipped and worn, corners worn. Internally very good.

C.W. Faulkner, [1919]. 13 (of 15? ) coloured plates; one colour plate detached and ragged, other plates good. Paper covering of upper cover detached, applied illustration still present but poor. May be useful in making a better incomplete copy of this rare work complete?

National Society, London. [1892]. First edition, 8vo (7 1/2 x 5), 278-pages plus advertisements. Original blue bevelled cloth pictorially blocked in colours, Corners rubbed else good. Anon.

Blackie, [1941]. 5 thick board colour illustrated leaves. 4to (10 1/2 x 8 inches), original cloth-backed coloured pictorial thick boards. Corners rubbed else very good. Uncommon.

John Lane, 1900. 8vo (8 x 4 3/4 inches), pages:196:(4,publisher's list), original yellow cloth pictorially blocked in black to upper cover and spine. Endpapers tanned else very good.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. 50 tipped-in colouyred plates with lettered tissue guards. 4to (11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches), 126-pages. Original green cloth pictorialy blocked in gult. Two inch tear at head of lower joint, headband rubbed. Four b&w leaves detached, one with tear and ragged margins. Endpapers tanned. 1923 Christmas gift inscription on front free endpaper. The… Read more about this item