Search Results: Titles starting with L from Mad Hatter Books

Paris: Libraire Classique Et D'Education Book. Good. Hardcover. 1884/85. Weekly 12pp issues from 6th December 1884 until 14th March 1885. Dark red boards rubbed on edges, corners worn, decorated & lettered in black, on front school emblem in gilt (Institution de Melle Tavernier, Boulogne sur Mer), new spine, many engravings,contents re-inserted, prize plate, a few internal marks - damp stain on last pages, a few tears, still g. tall 4to, 180pp..

London: Hutchinson's Books for Young People. No Date (War economy) . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. dj (price clipped) a bit worn and discoloured on spine, mid green cloth with vignette & lettering in yellow, spine a little sunned, corners lightly bumped, illustrated by the author, handwritten original limerick on flyleaf (dated 1946), some internal and foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 167pp.

London: Thomas Nelson Book. Illus. by Alan Wright. Good. Hardcover. No Date. Hardback: b/w illustrations by ALAN WRIGHT , no dj, book is bound in illustrated cloth, spine tips and corners are bumped and rubbed, spine lettering is faded, flyleaves are discoloured, internal and foredge foxing, 3 page corners are torn off (doesn't affect the text), g. 16mo, 95pp. Published in 1921 (according to the British Library catalogue).

London: Adam & Charles Black (Ballet Pocket series), 1949. Book. Illus. by Joyce Millen. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Miniature hardback: 4 colour illustrations (on 2 plates) + b/w illustrations by JOYCE MILLEN, dj is rubbed on the edges, price clipped, tape marks (and some stickiness) on the flaps and endpapers, covers are slightly faded on the top edges, some foxing on the foredges and endpapers, else g. 24mo, 96pp..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. Nicola Bayley. Laminated colour pictorial boards, corners and lower edge slightly bumped, lower page edges lightly finger creased, illustrated by NICOLA BAYLEY, vg. 4to, [32pp.]

London: Heinemann, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Faith Jaques. Ex library: dj (price unclipped), small library label on lower spine, vg colour pictorial boards (as dj), some sticky tape marks, illustrated by FAITH JAQUES, front flyleaf removed, some library stamps, else vg. slim 8vo, 47pp.

Wellington: Oxford University Press, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback: ex library: dj, spine faded, label on lower spine, corners and spine tips slightly rubbed, red cloth with gilt spine lettering, sticky tape marks on covers and endpapers, some library marks on copyright page and endpapers, page edges lightly finger creased, else vg. slim 8vo, 76pp. This collection of poems is only a representative sampling of more than 400 previously uncollected poems publ by J.K. Baxter during his lifetime.

London: Ward, Lock & Co (Royal Series). No Date . Decorative Cloth. Very Good. no dj, vg pale brown cloth with colour pictorial onlay, decorated on front & spine in black, top edges slightly bumped, colour frontispiece, inscription (dated 1925) on front flyleaf, some foxing, vg. small 8vo, 123pp + 6pp cataloguet.

USA: Dorrance & Company, 1975. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Laddie, a cocker spaniel, tells his own story. Set in New Zealand, mostly in Upper Hutt and Waikanae. dj (price unclipped) a bit discoloured, one short tear, corners a bit bumped, front flyleaf removed, photo frontispiece, light foredge foxing, vg. 8vo, 125pp.

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Kevin Hawkes. Lady Bugatti is having a party for her insect friends ... A story written in verse. vg dj (unclipped), laminated colour pictorial boards (as dj), library binding but not ex-library, full page colour pictures by KEVIN HAWKES with text incorporated, vg+. oblong 4to, (32pp).

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Edward Bawden. 18 col plates, b/w drawing + col pict title page by Edward Bawden, lam pict brds, vg+. obl 4to.

UK: Edmund Ward, 1953. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: b/w pictures on every page by the author, dj is spotted and a bit damp stained, spine is faded, slight wear on the spine tips and corners, price clipped, blue covers with gilt spine lettering and front vignette - has some light damp staining, name and address on flyleaf, damp stains on front edge of first 2 pages, some foredge and internal foxing, still g. small 8vo, 128pp. A no-nonsense story about Lady Pork, a fat rather old-fashioned pig with servants, a party, finding a husband and having a family..

Melbourne: Budget Books, 1988. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good. 6 thick cardboard colour pictorial laminated leaves shaped at top and foredges, large colour pictures with short text, vg. folio (285x145mm).

UK: Oxford University Press, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Charles Keeping. Illustrated throughout in grey by CHARLES KEEPING. Hardback: ex library: corners protected with adhesive clear tape, spine was covered but has been removed leaving marks behind, school stamps on title-page and rear endpaper, page edges slightly finger creased, else g. 4to, unpaginated. The illustrations beautifully capture the dream-like quality of the poem.

Book. Good. Soft cover. No Date. Miniature paperback: covers (assuming they aren't missing as the last text page is the back cover and there are no publication details) are marked and discoloured, a few internal marks, staple is rusting, else g. 24mo, 20pp. A story, in rhyme, about Mrs Green who has been shopping and heads home with many parcels and a dog ....

UK: Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1958. Copyright (1st edition) . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Ladybird Series 584 no 1. Illustrated with colour photographs courtesy of British Railways. Hardback: dj (price unclipped), a little rubbed on edges and back cover, a few marks, beige boards ill and lettered in green, printed on glossy paper, open wing symbol, a few small marks, else vg. 51pp. 2 titles listed on back flap.

USA: Golden Gate Junior Books, 1971. Copyright . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Anne Siberell. Hardback: colour pictorial boards, covers slightly dusty and spine slightly faded, vg. obl 4to, [41pp]. Colour woodcuts by ANNE SIBERELL.

London: Dent (Pennant series), 1966. Book. Illus. by D.G. Valentine. Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardback: illustrated by D.G. VALENTINE, dj is rubbed, light wear on edges, spine is faded, price clipped, covers are slightly spotted o the edges, presentation plate on front flyleaf, foredge foxing plus a few spots on the endpapers, g. sm 8vo, 186pp. The story of a tanker crossing the Atlantic in war time..

London: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9 stories + introduction and acknowledgements. Illustrated in colour by the author. Hardback: vg dj (price unclipped), glossy colour pictorial boards, MINT. 4to, 60pp.

London: Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press, 1951. Book. Illus. by Jean Garside. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated in colour and b/w by JEAN GARSIDE, no dj, colour pictorial covers are lightly foxed, top and bottom edges slightly rubbed and corners a bit bumped, cloth spine is a little bumped and faded on the tips, front flyleaf is slightly discoloured, else vg. 4to, 80pp. The story of a little boy's travels through Eastern Europe and the music he encounters. Music and songs by Victoria de Bray..