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ref. 003999New York: FSG 1987. Green cloth in color illustrated dust jacket with edge wear closed tears and creasing to rear panel. The familiar verse retold and illustrated by Conover with beautiful detail and rich color. . Stated First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Chris Conover. Square 4to. FSG hardcover books
1975ref. 004383New York: Atheneum 1975 Pictorial boards very slightly bowed; matching dust jacket. The familiar fairy tale with pleasing color artwork on every page. First American Edition. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by Felix Hoffmann. Oblong 4to. Atheneum hardcover books
ref. 004415Nashville: Abingdon Press 1969. Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with one visible tape repair else very good. An adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood in prose as well as set to music. Color artwork by Frank Aloise. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Frank Aloise. 4to. Abingdon Press hardcover books
1927ref. 003297Chicago: Hall & McCreary Company 1927 Tan paper covers printing in red green and black small losses at corners of covers adhesive residue on verso of cover. Instructions indicate that the child was to color the pictures then cut out the pages to make a book of their own. Each page is printed on one side only completely uncut and unused and features artwork to be colored plus associated nursery rhyme. Original Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by M. A. Hull. Hall & McCreary Company paperback books
ref. 003129New York: Metropolitan Life Circa 1930. Color illustrated paper wraps small nick at the edge "belongs to" section filled in. Mother Goose rhymes re-worked for this nice little advertising piece. The artwork in full color throughout is quite charming and well done. Original Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Emma Clark. 12mo. Metropolitan Life paperback books
2001ref. 003188Paris: Casterman 2001 Illustrated boards with red cloth spine. Famous fairy tale illustrated with full color plates by Jean-Marc Rochette. This special copy has been inscribed by Rochette with a full page color drawing of the character from the book. . Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Jean-Marc Rochette. Oblong 4to. Casterman hardcover books
1946ref. 24016501Kenosha: John Martin's House Inc 1946. Very Good. Kenosha: John Martin's House Inc 1946. Very Good. Charles Thorson. 32 pp. with both color and B&W illustrations top half of page and in-text. There is some slight wear on the edges of the dust jacket. Thick card covers with colored illustration that shows the three bears looking into their porridge bowls. It is the same illustration on the dust jacket. Spine is navy blue. 9" x 7 1/2 John Martin's House, Inc unknown books
1943ref. 25012201Sandusky: John Sherman Bagg 1943. Good. Sandusky: John Sherman Bagg 1943. Good. Fern Bisel Peat. 14 pp. with full page color illustrations and in-text black elegant whimsically designed silhouettesy . The classic story of Cinderella retold to help children learn to read. The cover shows general wear and fading. The backstrip is damaged and cracked in places. There is some toning on the pages as well as one tear on the bottom of page 6 but it does not effect either the pictures or the text. No dust jacket. 13 1/4" x 9 3/4 John Sherman Bagg unknown books
1899ref. 2221708ORIGINAL 14 PARTS First edition in the original 14 parts. 11" x 8 1/2" circa 400 b/w illustrations by Lemercier and Helen Stratton who gets sole credit on the title page. Original stitched green pictorial wrappers. Part 14 with half title title page contents and list of illustrations 320 pages. No dust jacket. Very good minor rubbing; signs of handling and some light foxing. Scarce. Printed by Butler & Tanner The Selwood Printing Works. Some illustrations in first two parts are signed "Lemercier" in the plate. George Newnes paperback books
1878ref. VBF05Folklore English Folk-Lore by T. F. Thiselton Dyer. London: Hardwicke & Bogue with a rare announcement slip at the front endpaper dated 1 July 1879 with change of address and business name 1878. 8vo viii 290pp vi adverts 32pp catalogue dated November 1878; original brown cloth gilt-titled on front cover and spine. First edition of this fascinating history and discussion on English folklore created and published in response to the formation of the Folk-Lore Society U.K. earlier this same year. It includes an interesting look into English folklore: plants the moon birds animals charms birth death marriage and more. Written by T. F. Thiselton-Dyer a curate who was known for his popular non-fiction works including 'British Customs: Past and Present' and 'Strange Papes From Family Papers'. Hardwicke & Bogue, with a rare announcement slip at the front endpaper dated 1 July 1879 with change of address and business nam hardcover books
1900ref. 2440Port Sunlight U.K.: Lever Brothers Ltd. c. 1900. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. Neilson Harry B. Unpaginated. 8 pp. 12 x 9 cm. Charming advertising pamphlet establishing a connection between big business and the homemaker's new purchasing power. The solid yellow bar of soap first introduced in 1884 was one of the first packaged branded soap used to clean clothes dishes and hair. Some light bleeding to illustrations staple rust to spine. Lever Brothers Ltd. paperback books
2004ref. 41938London: Orion 2004. First edition first prnt. Illustrated by Geoffrey Taylor. Signed by Paver on the title page. Includes an illustrated booklet with the same title containing the first four chapters of the novel and author's note distributed for promotional purposes by Ottaker's. 5.5 x 8.5 inches glossy pictoral stapled wraps. 30pp. The booklet is an unread copy in Fine condition. The book is an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. First volume in Paver's "Chronicles of Ancient Darkness" series. Paver's first book. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reader's Excerpt. Orion Hardcover books
2003ref. 10522NY: Knopf 2003. First trade edition first prnt. 1st issue dustjacket. Preceded by a self-published paperback edition. Signed and dated "'03" by Paolini on the title page. A 4 x 6 inch color digital photograph of Paolini at the booksigning laid in. One dustjacket corner just touched not immediately apparent; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Volume 1 in Paolini's Inheritance trilogy. Paolini's first novel. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
1978ref. 30282NY: Norton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0393090485 . Second edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Norton hardcover books
2002ref. 24454Wooster: Wooster Book Company. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 1888683872 . Illustrated by Gwynn Conrad-Wolf. First edition. Slight spine slant else fine in a fine dust jacket. . Wooster Book Company hardcover books
1909ref. 66872Rebman Limited London 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xx 712pp. Binding firm spine slightly faded with slight bumps to ends. Foxing and browning to front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's address in ink with Theosophical Society Scarborough address ink-stamp. Edges browned. Covers marked. Corners slightly bumped. "Coinciding with the exact same year Waite co-created the iconic Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck this treatise is globally celebrated as the very first text to explicitly link the four holy Grail Hallows to the four suits of the Tarot cards. Rather than treating the Grail as a physical cup or a mere medieval fairy tale Waite uses a massive complex analysis of Arthurian literature Christian mysticism Kabbalah Freemasonry and alchemy to argue that the legends mask a "hidden church"—an unbroken internal secret tradition of mystical initiation and spiritual transformation operating silently across Christian history." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Britain/UK; Early 0-1000 AD & Medieval; Magic Paranormal & Occult. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 66872. . Rebman Limited hardcover
1913ref. 8182London Aberdeen Glasgow: Various imprints 1913. 8 pamphlets 8vo each retaining their printed wrappers bound together in contemporary blue cloth red leather label ’Medical Pamphlets’ to spine. Some pamphlets a little nicked and soiled to protruding fore-edges. Binding a little rubbed to extremities. Ink ownership stamps of James A. Stephen to flyleaf presentation inscription to third pamphlet: ‘J.A. Stephen from D.R.’ A sammelband of pamphlets assembled by Aberdonian doctor James Stephen with an emphasis on folkloric material and featuring many pieces by his fellow Aberdonian doctor the folklorist Dr. David Rorie. Although uncredited Rorie is probably the author of the pamphlet on the songs and names of the Garioch Medical Association a body he joined in 1905 and most likely the D.R. who has inscribed it making it a presentation copy. The full contents are: 1: Rorie David. Collectanea. Stray Notes on the Folk-lore of Aberdeenshire and the North-East of Scotland. extracted from: Folk-Lore. A Quarterly Review of Myth Tradition Institution and Custom. London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. September 30th 1914. pp. 341-364. Original orange wrappers printed in black. 2: Newman Sir George. A Century of Medicine at Padua. London: British Periodicals Ltd. 1922. pp. 38 2. Original grey paper wrappers printed in black. 3: Rorie David. The Songs and Names of The Garioch and Northern Medical Association With Historical Notes. Printed in Celebration of The Sixtieth Annual Meeting held at The Kintore Arms Inverurie Saturday 27th September 1913. Aberdeen: For Private Circulation. The University Press 1913. pp. 42. Original grey paper wrappers printed in black. 4: Hay Matthew. Recognition of Professor Matthew Hay. Presentation Ceremony in Aberdeen January 14 1925. Aberdeen: The Aberdeen University Press Ltd. 1925. pp. 36. Original pale green wrappers printed in black. This a subscriber’s copy. 5: MacNaughton W.A. and David Rorie eds. The Caledonian Medical Journal. Vol. X No. 3. Glasgow: Printed by Alex. MacDougall 1915. pp. 61-92. Original sage green paper wrappers printed in black. Includes articles on Folk-Medicine in Scots Ballad and Rhyme by Rorie and Medicine and Surgery in the Mabinogion. 6: MacNaughton W.A. and David Rorie eds. The Caledonian Medical Journal. Vol. XII No. 3. Glasgow: Printed by Alex. MacDougall 1923. pp. 65-100 1 plate. Original grey paper wrappers printed in black. 7: Rorie David. The Mining Folk of Fife. Reprinted from “County Folk-lore” Vol. VII. 1914. pp. 386-419 1 2 double-sided plates. Offprint in original orange paper wrappers printed in black. 8: Mitchell John. Jeannie Lowrie o’ Laichie Toon. Aberdeen: William Smith & Son The Bon-Accord Press 1920. pp. 11 1. Original pale brown wrappers printed in dark brown. [Various imprints] hardcover
1972ref. 52995Garden City NY: Doubleday and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards and jacket lightly worn jacket price-clipped and sunned. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by both of the Caldecott medalist author-illustrator team on the title page. Illustrated boards. Humorous colorful and earthy tales about trolls grounded in Norwegian folklore. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Doubleday and Company hardcover
1912ref. 50353Boston: Little Brown and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings pages toned . and finger soiling throughout spine cocked. 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library copy rebound in orange patterned reinforced cloth. xii 333pp. Black and white plates and many other smaller elegant illustrations by Alexander Popini. A collection of 41 fairy tales from Grimm and Andersen as well as traditional fairy tales from Greece Norway Roumania Ireland India Turkey China and some other countries. Johnson notes in his introduction that he has edited the stories to remove savagery distressing details and excessive pathos and removed references to cruel fathers and wicked stepmothers. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1930ref. 196466Fuzhou: Ling Yu Sing Gift Shop c.1930s. A beautifully illustrated bilingual introduction to the Eight Immortals a group of legendary figures much esteemed in Chinese culture and mythology. Each is shown in a characteristic pose revealing their own special powers or virtues such as humility and wisdom. Also pictured is the goddess Xiwangmu the Queen Mother of the West known for cultivating peaches of immortality. This album was made in Fuzhou by the Ling Yu Sing Gift Shop which specialized in mementoes of Chinese history and culture for the lucrative tourist market. Each of the ten paintings faces an explanation in Chinese with an English translation below. Octavo concertina-style 208 x 146 mm. With 10 colour paintings on silk mounted within yellow silk borders. Original brown silk boards front cover with manuscript title label top and bottom edges orange. Boards lightly rubbed paintings bright: near-fine. hardcover
2003ref. 050425Athens Greece: Hellenic Ministry of Culture 2003. Soft cover. Very Good . 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 227pp. colour photos. Illustrated wrapper w French flaps is clean showing light diagonal crease to bottom front corner. Binding square and not creased. Quarto - 29.5 x 23.5cm. Exhibition catalogue of the 213 works displayed at the Cultural Olympiad 2001-2004 through the Hellenic Ministry of Culture together with an opening series of essays written by specialist researchers and historians. The Bull in the Mediterranean World" looks at the male symbolic universe of the ancient cultures around Mare Nostrum - Our Sea - amongst whom the bull acquired a number of different meanings and became a cult object in secular and religious rituals. Hellenic Ministry of Culture paperback
1997ref. ZB1104156La Paz 1997. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday Nov. 2 weekend sale item 2 volumes 334 484 pp. paperbacks very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. La Paz paperback
1989ref. ZB2800031989. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday Nov. 2 weekend sale item softcover ex library else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. paperback
1974ref. ZB394332Indiana University Research Center for the Language Sciences 1974. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday Nov. 2 weekend sale item volume 7. 1974. partly bound library markings textually clean & tight . - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Indiana University Research Center for the Language Sciences unknown
1928ref. 9005038TFS Austin 1928 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Variant binding with patterned maroon & black cloth with gilt-stamped title etc. on cover & spine. 201pp. Signed & dated in 1930 by the well-known SW historian Mildred Pickle Mayhall. Contains two contributions & an Introduction by Dobie. TFS #7. Some wear to back cover extremities; vg. Scarce. McV B7. TFS, Austin, 1928 hardcover
