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London: Macmillan and Company Ltd., 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published thus in 1964, this is the 1967 reprint. Red hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fair to good, generally lightly shelfworn with some light general sunning to covers and spine of dustjacket. Small chip missing to top edge of front of jacket. Rear of jacket has some watersplashmarks and light foxing.116pp. This is a translation from English into Latin of Lewis Carroll's famous book, Alice in Wonderland..

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd., 1947. Book. Illus. by Edward Bawden. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Oblong format. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and light soiling to covers, slightly more so to spine. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Unpaginated. Illustrations by Edward Bawden. .

London: M & J Hobbs in association with Michael Joseph, 1973. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. Condition: Fair, covers are generally shelfworn with light bumping to head and tail of spine and cover corners. Some foxing to endpapers. A couple of small red pencil marks to front endpaper.Occasional small marks and indentations within text. Signed by Spike Milligan "To Joss from Hoss" on blank page facing title page (see image). Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn (more so to cover corners and head and tail of spine) with some scuffing. Interior of dustjacket has some water splashmarks, not affecting book in any way. Not price-clipped..

London and New York: Transatlantic Arts Ltd., 1944. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Pink paper-covered boards with red cloth spine and title in pale blue on front cover. Condition: Fair, covers are generally shelfworn with the inner hinges being a little "loose". Foxing to endpapers, no inscriptions. Undated, but COPAC confirms the date of 1944. the dustjacket is present but in fair condition only being quite shelfworn with some creasing and scuffing and old tape repairs to several chips and tears. 31pp. Beautifully illustrated by Frank Ormrod (1897-1988). Scarce..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1976. Book. Illus. by Hans Schabracq. Poor. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First published in1967, this edition first published in 1976. Hardcover. Condition: Poor, covers are lightly shelfworn and soiled, more so to rear cover. Top inch of spine covering is separating from binding but still attached. Light foxing and soiling to endpapers. Last two of the rear endpapers have childrens blue scribble and small tears to the tops of the pages. Occasional light foxing throughout text. Aldous Huxley wrote his only children's story for his niece Olivia during a Christmas holiday in 1944. It was first published in 1967, shortly after his death..

London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1922. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dark blue hardcover with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Front cover also bears the logo of Reading University in gilt. Condition: Fair to good, covers have slight mottling and shelfwear to the outer edges. General light foxing and browning to first and last few pages, with more browning to rear endpaper. Occasional light foxing within book. University of Reading Prize label (Session 1926-1927) for the Leonard Sutton prize for Agriculture, awarded to Elspeth J Grant (later Elspeth Huxley) is fixed to the front pastedown. 193pp. 3 coloured plates (inc.frontispiece) and many other b/w illustrations, all by Dorothy P Lathrop..

Rosenheim, Bavaria: L.Berchenbreiter, 1935. Book. Illus. by Roswitha Bitterlich. Fair. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. NB: Text is in German throughout. Card covered stapled book. Condition: Fair to good, covers are generally lightly shelfworn and lightly foxed. Pencil inscription at top of title page dated 1937. General light foxing throughout. Staples in centre of book just beginning to rust. 19pp. Charming illustrations by Roswitha Bitterlich (1920-2015)..

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. Faded splashmark to top outer edge of all pages (see image), reducing in size as it goes through the book. No other marks or inscriptions. 41pp. Beautifully written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs (1934-2022).

London: Griffith & Farran, 1882. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Pale olive-green paper-covered boards with title in black on printed paper label on vellum spine. Condition: Very good, covers have general light shelfwer with sunning to paper label on spine. Some light browning and foxing to endpapers. 140pp. plus 14pp. appendix and 6pp. letter from printer. Illustrated throughout with small woodcut illustrations..

London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1937. Book. Illus. by dorothy p lathrop. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. NB: No dustjacket. First published in 1932, this is the 1937 reprint. Ochre yellow cloth with title in red on spine and front cover. Condition: Fair to good, with general light shelfwear and light soiling to covers. Binding sound. Previous owners name with another name underneath on top outer corner of front endpaper. Foxing to textblock edges, endpapers, half-title and title pages as well as occasionally throughout the book. 214pp. 3 colour plates (including frontispiece), together with 20 b/w illustrations by the American illustrator Dorothy P Lathrop (1891-1980).

London, Boston, Sydney, Auckland: Walker Books, 2014. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 101pp. .

London: George Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1932. Book. Illus. by arthur rackham. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Decorated card covers with dustjacket. Condition: Good, with some light browning to covers. Some light browning to page edges. Dustjacket condition: Good, with some general light browning, light soiling (more so to rear cover of jacket) and shelfwear. Inscription to a previous owner on front inner flap of dustjacket. Not price-clipped. 48pp. Four colour plates (inc.frontispiece)..

Paris: Gumuchian & Cie. Book. Good. Cloth. Brick red/brown cloth, with titles in gilt on spines. No dustjackets. Condition: Good, although covers are shelfworn and spine and corners lightly bumped. Condition: Good, bindings sound, text clean. Some cockling to edge of frontispieces to both books. Light browning to page edges. Volume 1 has a watermark to the spine and back cover, not affecting text in any way. 446pp (Vol 1) and 336 plates (Vol II), mostly b/w, several in colour. Both volumes have been stamped and numbered in error at the bindery of the University of Chicago Library, i.e. a neat stamp on the reverse of the title page and and a small number stamped in blue on the first page of text in each book. The error is described in pencil thus: "stamped and numbered by mistake at University of Chicago Library. Books bound for FH at University of C libraries bindery and sent to accession department in error". Printed on "papier velin", one of 900 un-numbered copies. A… Read More

London: Max Parrish, 1966. Book. Illus. by Dorothy Craigie. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fifth impression, 1966 (originally published in 1952). Red hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fair to good, generally shelfworn with some faint scribble marks and soiling to the "cloud" around the horse drawn bus on the front of the jacket. Price-clipped. 35pp. Beautifully illustrated by Dorothy Craigie (1900-1971). Dorothy Craigie was the pseudonym used by the artist Dorothy Glover, who is best remembered now as the one-time lover of Graham Greene with whom she lived for almost ten years. Greene and Glover collaborated on four other titles in the "Little..." series, The Little Train (1946), The Little Red Fire Engine (1952),The Little Balloon (1953), and The Little Steamroller (1955). The Little Balloon is the only book in the series for… Read More

London: James Blackwood & Co. Book. Poor. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. No date, but c.1860. Maroon colour cloth with titles in gilt on spine and and image of and owl and a duck in college uniform on the front cover. Condition: Poor to fair, covers and spine are quite shelfworn and rubbed, watermark to corners of front pastedown and fep, not affecting text in any way. Previous owners name in pencil on fep. Front hinge beginning to crack, but otherwise binding sound. Browning to half-title, otherwise text clean with very occasional light soiling. 200pp. plus publishers list. Charming period b/w images throughout text by the author. .

Brighton, East Sussex: Brighton Museum, 1980. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Card-covered stapled catalogue. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. This 216 item catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of items illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell (1879-1964) held at Brighton Museum from December 4 to January 27, 1980. 8 b/w plates..

London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Book. Illus. by Sheila Findlay and Wendy Walsh. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with titles in white on spine. Condition: Good, with light foxing to endpapers. Binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear and light foxing. Not price-clipped. 58pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: George G.Harrap, 1942. Book. Illus. by Lunt Roberts. Fair. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orange cloth with titles in black on spine and front cover and an image of a shopkeeper carrying a siamese cat in black on the front cover. Printed on war economy paper. Condition: Fair, covers are quite shelfworn, with sunning to spine and a few small brown marks to front and rear covers. Lower corner of rear cover has a watermark, not affecting text in any way. Binding sound, previous owners name and address on fep has been rubbed out, leaving faint indentation marks. Very light browning to text throughout. 96pp. Illustrations within text by Lunt Roberts. No.43 in the Milly-Molly-Mandy series of books. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Richard T.Bowyer Book. Poor. Cloth. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. No date, but c.1850. Dark green cloth with scrolls and titles in gilt on spine.Cream endpapers. Condition: Poor to fair, covers have been damp to the outer edge at some point, with some raising of cloth to the rear cover. Covers and spine are generally shelfworn with bumping to spine and cover corners. Front hinge has cracked so that the spine is loose from the text, but rear hinge holding firmly.Text not affected. pp.137-140 becoming loose, otherwise binding sound. Previous owners name on fep. 284pp. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard of a painting by W.Mulready. Includes chapters on the alphabet, bees and astronomy. .

London: Jonathan Cape, 1943. Book. Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. NB: No dustjacket. Printed to War Economy Standard. Dark green cloth with titles in gilt on spine and blindstamped on front cover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers and light bumping to spine and cover corners. Slight skewing to spine. Binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. 303pp. .