Search Results: Illustrated from Tarrington Books

London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1925. 1st Edition . Good. 8.75 x 13 inches (22.5 x 34 cm). Card wraps with illustrated colour panel to front cover. Light soiling to covers, slight damp staining to endpapers. Creasing and staining from staples to front endpaper. Clean text throughout. Complete with the portfolio of three colour plates by Kay Nielsen illustrating Hansel and Gretel, all in clean condition. The book contains all six tipped-in colour plates: Lionel Edwards; Eleanor Fortesque-Brickdale x 2; Kitty Shannon; Winifred Brunton; Charles Robinson. Overall condition is Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.65; USA £27.60; Oceania £30.50; Rest of World £25.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 8.75 x 13 inches (22.5 x 34 cm). Paperback

London: Hutchinson and Co., 1916. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 8.75 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Red buckram binding. Illustrated in gilt to front board. Top page edge gilt. Wear to ends of spine and slightly to edges of spine. Creasing to a few of the tissue guards. Binding a little loose. A few light marks to text but overall a nice clean example. Complete with all 16 colour plates, numerous illustrations within the text. Overall condition is Good Plus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.65; USA £27.60; Oceania £30.50; Rest of World £25.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 8.75 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: ix, 203

London: J.C. and C. Jack Ltd, 1924. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 8.5 x 11.25 inches (22 x 28.5 cm). Quarter black cloth with yellow paper covered boards. Paper title label to spine (chipped), illustrated title label to front board. Bumping and wear to corners. Light marking to boards, small tear to paper on front board. Light foxing to endpapers, small tape repair to lower corner of front pastedown endpaper. A little light foxing to plates, a couple have very slight marking. Limited edition, number 205 of 350 copies. Complete with all 18 tipped in colour plates. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 8.5 x 11.25 inches (22 x 28.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 83

London: The Old Bourne Press, 1902. 1st Edition . Fine. 5.75 x 7.25 inches (14 x 18 cm). Limited edition No. 219 of 250 copies, printed by W.H. Broome at the Old Bourne Press. Quarter beige cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Slight darkening to foot of spine, browning to tissue sheets, otherwise perfect. Pages uncut. An excellent example. Overall condition is Fine. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5.75 x 7.25 inches (14 x 18 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 25

London: George Bell and Sons, 1898. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 20.5 cm). First printing. Pale green buckram binding illustrated in dark green and yellow. Top page edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Endpapers illustrated in gilt. Rubbing to ends of spine and corners. Slight browning to spine. Foxing to page edges, quite heavy foxing to first and last few pages. Patches of foxing to the text. Gift inscription to front free endpaper (dated Xmas 1898). Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (Hector Mackay) and to verso of front free endpaper (Honor Yeomans). A very scarce title in the sought after Endymion Series featuring attractive Art Nouveau illustrations by Robert Anning Bell. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 20.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xv, 222

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. 1st Edition . Good. 9.25 x 11 inches (23 x 28 cm). First trade edition. Brown buckram binding, illustrated in gilt to front board. Heavy marking to covers. Slight wear to ends of spine and corners of boards. Bow to corners to front board. Foxing to endpapers. Light foxing to page edges, a few occasional spots to text. Complete with all 23 tipped-in colour plates and captioned tissue guards. Gift inscription to half title page, dated 1912. Overall condition is Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £17.45; USA £32.80; Oceania £35.20; Rest of World £28.95. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 9.25 x 11 inches (23 x 28 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xvi, 152

London: Jonathan Cape, 1969. Reprint . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.25 x 8 inches (13.5 x 20 cm). Dust jacket: A few light marks otherwise excellent, price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: Illustrated edition. Red cloth binding, two pages have light staining, otherwise in excellent condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.25 x 8 inches (13.5 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 187

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 7 x 8.25 inches (17.5 x 21.5 cm). Dust jacket: Scarce original jacket. Spine heavily faded and water stained. Slight wrinkling to covers. Some wear to ends of spine. Slight fading to front cover. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: First printing. Yellow cloth binding. Very light staining to spine and lower corner of both boards. Slight foxing to top edge of boards. Very light staining to lower margin of first few pages and slight wrinkling to lower margin of last 20 pages, text is otherwise exceptionally clean throughout. Three scuffed patches to outer page edge, possibly an original binding flaw. A little light foxing to page edges. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 7 x 8.25 inches (17.5 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 301

London: Gryffon Publication, 1983. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 4.25 x 5.75 inches (10.5 x 14.5 cm). Beige card wraps with a couple of light marks. Internally in first class condition throughout. Limited edition of 425 copies. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.25 x 5.75 inches (10.5 x 14.5 cm). Paperback

London: Collins Clear Type Press, 1909 (Circa). 1st Edition . Good Plus. 8 x 10 inches (20 x 26 cm). Quarter red cloth with paper covered boards, illustrated to front board. Slight marking to boards. Wear and chipping to board edges. Browning to pages, heavier to margins. Illustrated endpapers, numerous illustrations within the text. Complete with the four colour plates. Gift inscription. A very rare title from Dugdale, second wife of Thomas Hardy. Not in the British Library. Although 'The Book of Baby Birds' (1912) is usually credited as her first book, we think this volume came earlier. WorldCat lists only one copy, at Toronto University, with an estimated publication date of 1909. The illustrator R. Ramsay Russell died in 1912, and it seems his illustrations were commissioned for this book - they do not appear to have been used in any previous, or subsequent, Gulliver edition. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 8 x 10 inches (20 x 26 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 80

London: William Heinemann, 1909. 2nd Edition, 2nd Impression . Fair. 8 x 10.25 inches (20 x 26 cm). Second printing of the enlarged and revised second edition. Blue buckram binding, illustrated in gilt to front board. Lacking upper two thirds of the spine. Boards have a few small marks and wear to the corners. Good solid binding. Tipped-in newspaper clipping to verso of front free endpaper with offsetting to half title page. Gift inscription to half title page. Some foxing to page edges, occasional patches of foxing to text. Complete with all 24 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue guards. Frontis has creasing to lower corner, all other plates are in excellent condition. Overall condition is Fair. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £17.45; USA £32.80; Oceania £35.20; Rest of World £28.95. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed.… Read More

London: Oxford University Press, 1994. 1st Edition . Fine. 9 x 12 inches (22 x 30 cm). Scarce first printing. Illustrated laminated boards. First class condition throughout. Overall condition is Fine. ISBN: 0192798855. Size: 9 x 12 inches (22 x 30 cm). Hardback

London: Thames and Hudson, 1959. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 7.25 x 10 inches (18.5 x 25.5 cm). Slipcase: Wood effect card clamshell case with red felt lining. Slight wear to spine, a little light marking to covers. Overall case condition is Very Good Plus. Book: Cream parchment binding. A couple of small marks to boards. Small rust spot to front and rear pastedown endpapers, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 7.25 x 10 inches (18.5 x 25.5 cm). Hardback

London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1924. 1st Edition . Good. 7.75 x 10.25 inches (20 x 26 cm). Signed by Author. Limited edition of 718 copies, privately printed at The Golden Cockerel Press. Complete two volume set. Quarter black cloth with green marbled boards. Paper title label to spines. Wear to ends of spines. Insect damage to paper on the boards. Browning and foxing to page edges. Light foxing to endpapers, clean text throughout. Volume I has slight cracking to front endpaper joint, both volumes are securely bound. The first title from the Golden Cockerel Press with Robert Gibbings at the helm. This set includes the certificate tipped-in to front free endpaper of Volume I, hand signed by Gibbings. Two marks at the lower margin of the certificate, possibly where a newspaper clipping was previously attached. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper in both volumes: A.T. Cocking (possibly A.J. Cocking). Overall condition is Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1930. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.75 x 8 inches (14.5 x 20.5 cm). Quarter black cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Paper title label to spine, wear to corners of boards, rubbing to edges and spine label. Light marking to boards. A couple of tiny marks to first two pages, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Gift inscription to half title page. The second of Ward's dramatic wood engraved novels without text, an important influence on later graphic novels. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8 inches (14.5 x 20.5 cm). Hardback

London: William Heinemann, 1935. 1st Edition . Good. 8.25 x 11 inches (21 x 28 cm). Quarter beige cloth with marbled boards. Wear to ends of spine, marking to boards. Foxing to page edges and endpapers. Light foxing throughout text. Overall condition is Good. Size: 8.25 x 11 inches (21 x 28 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 66

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1904. 1st Edition . Good. 8.25 x 10.25 inches (21 x 26 cm). Green pictorial cloth. Heavy damp staining to boards. Slight wear to spine. Good solid binding. Very clean text throughout. 12 attractive colour plates. Overall condition is Good. Size: 8.25 x 10.25 inches (21 x 26 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 64

London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1902. 1st Edition . Fair. 8.5 x 10.5 inches (21 x 27 cm). Scarce. Very worn binding, endpapers badly torn, front free endpaper lacking. Two pages detached, some marks and tears to pages, a defective but complete copy of this scarce Charles Robinson title. Overall condition is Fair. Size: 8.5 x 10.5 inches (21 x 27 cm). Hardback

New York: The Century Co., 1898. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 9.75 x 13 inches (24 x 33 cm). Brown cloth binding with illustrated front board. Slight wear to ends of spine and corners of boards. Light marking to boards. Browning and rubbing to page edges. Creasing and a couple of short tears to lower corner of leading blank. Good solid binding, very clean text throughout. Sunday School presentation inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1905. First edition to feature the striking Art Nouveau style illustrations by Louis Rhead and his brothers Frederick Rhead and George Woolliscroft Rhead. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.65; USA £27.60; Oceania £30.50; Rest of World £25.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 9.75 x 13 inches (24 x 33 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xx, 184

London: The Bodley Head, 1948. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 7.5 x 11 inches (19 x 28 cm). Dust jacket: Slight wear and a little creasing to top edge. Old tape repairs to reverse. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Green cloth binding. Very clean condition throughout. Complete with the erratum slip tipped-in at p9. Eight colour illustrations by John Piper (incl. three fold-outs) plus five photographs of the original 1946 Glyndebourne production. A very nice example. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 7.5 x 11 inches (19 x 28 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 101