The Water-Babies
The Water-Babies
£500.00
The Water-Babies
By Charles Kingsley
First edition, first issue (Macmillan & Co, 1863) with l’envoi leaf present, of which there were only believed to be around 200 copies. Housed in an attractive morocco drop-back box with raised bands, blue compartments, gilt lettering and marbled boards.
Original green cloth. Spine re-backed using most of the original, only lacking the tips and a small square hole just below the centre. Occasional light foxing and a little rubbing to covers. Hinges neatly reinforced. Free from names and inscriptions. A very good example of a very rare book.
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The Water-Babies
By Charles Kingsley
First Edition, First Issue
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The Giant Who Stole the World
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
The Giant Who Stole the World
By John Cunliffe
First edition, first impression with illustrations by Faith Jacques. Presentation copy. Signed and inscribed by the author in the year of publication. As well as being a Children's book author, John Cunliffe was known as a television presenter and was the creator of 'Postman Pat' and 'Rosie and Jim'.
Original pictorial boards. A little rubbing in places to board edges, primarily to spine tips with some moderate damage to spine foot, otherwise very good indeed in a fine and unclipped dust jacket.
Uncommon, especially so signed or inscribed by the author.
£150.00
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It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
First edition, first impression. Some rubbing to spine ends and a little marginal browning to front and rear paste-downs, otherwise near fine. No jacket.
£75.00
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Rhyme Stew
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First Editions, Roald Dahl, Signed First Editions
Rhyme Stew
By Roald Dahl
First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper.
Dark blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A little knocking to corners with often-seen ghosting of the author's signature to front paste-down, near fine otherwise in a near fine dust jacket with some creasing to top edge of upper panel.
£1,500.00
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The Happy Prince and Other Stories
Children's Fiction, First Edition
The Happy Prince and Other Stories
By Oscar Wilde
First edition with Robinson's illustrations (Duckworth, 1913).
Purple cloth with lettering and decoration in gilt. Pictorial endpapers. Featuring 12 colour plates mounted under captioned tissue guards - a few of which with one or two light creases - and a number of attractive line drawings.
Some toning and spotting to edges and browning to front and rear endpapers. The covers are in very nice bright condition.
A very good copy indeed, accompanied by remnants of the rare original dust jacket.
£850.00
