1867Best.-Nr. D12669London: Bell and Daldy Chiswick Press 1867. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher's red cloth ornately stamped in blind and gilt on boards and spine a.e.g.; 8vo; pp. ix 1 398; plus 29 plates by C. W. Cope P. H. Calderon W. Millais W. Holman Hunt Otto Speckter G. H. Thomas E. Warren Lorenz Flohlich W. B. Scott E. B. Jones Harrison Weir John Tenniel Joseph Wolf W. P. Burton M. E. Edwards and Charles Keene. Complete. Cloth a little rubbed here and there; spine tips lightly chipped and fraying a bit along joints; some light bumping along edges of boards; joints and hinges tender with binding somewhat shaken. Internally bright and clean. Bookplate of Kenneth A. Lohf. Bell and Daldy [Chiswick Press] hardcover books
1973Best.-Nr. 75146NY:: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0027731006 . Caldecott Medal winner. Twenty-ninth printing 1990s. Fine in a near fine sun faded along the spine dust jacket with the Caldecott Medal emblem on the front panel. . Simon & Schuster, hardcover books
1940Best.-Nr. 56275NY:: Doubleday Doran & Company. Good. 1940. Hardcover. A later printing. Light crayon scribble on rear board edge worn else good in illustrated boards. No dust jacket. . Doubleday, Doran & Company, hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 0061928003-8-1Harper Paperbacks. Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Harper Paperbacks paperback
1936Best.-Nr. mon0000012755UK: Ace Publishing1936 1936. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First edition without jacket on illustrated pictorial cloth some damage to outer boards and spine cloth hinges starting to split but inside covers excellent some selotape repairs to outer covers actually overhall a good copy but price reduced will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable UK: Ace Publishing,1936 hardcover
1864Best.-Nr. mon0000078266Groombridge and Sons London 1864-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. Volume V of the Intellectual Observer ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON' WOOD. Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1863Best.-Nr. mon0000078263Groombridge and Sons London 1863-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. 1863 leather bound edition of the intellectual observer volume II - ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AlID NUMEROUS ENGRAVlNGS ON WOOD. Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1865Best.-Nr. mon0000078264Groombridge and Sons London 1865-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. 1865 leather bound edition volume VI of the Intectual Observer libris plate to end paper ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1865Best.-Nr. mon0000078247Groombridge and Sons London 1865-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. Rebound leather edition half bound on brown and burgundy cloth includes two Volumes VII & VIII. REVIEW OF NATURAL HISTORY MICROSCOPIC RESEARCH AND RECREATIVE SCIENCE . VOLUME VII & VIII - ILLUSTRATED with PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD from GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1867Best.-Nr. mon0000078249Groombridge and Sons London 1867-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. loose leather binding 1867 edition vol XI repoairable and inner content very good ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS and TINTS AND NUMEROUS Engravings on wood Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1910Best.-Nr. 31601Edinburgh and London: Ballantyne Hanson & Co 1910. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Twenty six numbered volumes plus 2 volume set of life and works plus 2 volume set of Our Mutual Friend all in matching publisher's bindings. Bound in full olive green cloth boards with paper title labels to spines. Minor wear to edges of boards and spine ends of all volumes. Wear / chipping / browning to title labels. Minor dampstaining to corners of boards of some volumes; although interior pages seem to be free from staining. Some volumes have minor soiling and/or discoloration to covers. Each volume contains illustrations - most in black and white with a few in color. Occasional smudge marks occasional tear to a page in the margin from opening the pages and sporadic spots of foxing - but overall very clean and bright interiors. Rippling to some of the illustrations which are printed on a different paper stock. Signature of previous owner in pen to front free endpapers of most volumes. All bindings remain strong. This set will require an extra shipping fee. LIT/010318. Ballantyne, Hanson, & Co hardcover
Best.-Nr. 75484London: Chapman and Hall Ltd. no date 1894. Literature FINELY BOUND CROWN EDITION. Complete in 17 volumes bound at 16. Octavo 21 x 15 x 60 cm. With illustrations from the original plates by Cruikshank Stone Phiz et al. printed with new type. Contemporary navy half calf with gilt titles and decoration to spines and marbled paper over boards. Top edges gilt others untrimmed and marbled endpapers. Very gently toned throughout otherwise internally clean. Bindings carefully re-coloured with light general wear. Very good. A popular edition first issued between 1890 and 1891: ". on the whole the more convenient and satisfactory edition of the novels." a contemporary review quoted by Spencer. SPENCER Andrew 'Charles Dickens: A Guide to the Collected Editions' Chesney Wold 2021 p.31. London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., no date [1894] unknown
Best.-Nr. 75880London: Anthony Blond 1971. Modern literature FIRST EDITION. Octavo 23 x 15cm pp.159 1. With frequent in-text line drawings. Publisher's pink cloth face motif blocked in blind to upper board. Silver titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Patrick Procktor priced at £1.75. Internally bright and clean. Gentle toning and rubbing to jacket panels. Mild shelfwear to extremities. Loose postcard inserted. Very good. The posthumous novel written by queer playwright Joe Orton whose prior works include 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' and 'Loot.' Orton was murdered by his partner at only 34 years old leaving behind this strange dreamlike and almost allegoric novel. London: Anthony Blond, 1971 unknown
Best.-Nr. 75833London: Longmans Green and Co. 1911. Fantasy novel FIRST EDITION first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.x; 165 3. With 12 illustrations by W.T. Horton and H.M. Brock. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and black titles and decoration to upper. Offsetting to endpapers with an illustrated bookplate to front pastedown. Gently toned throughout otherwise internally clean. Wear and sunning to spine with some dulling to gilt and a 5cm split to the lower joint. Good. An obscure spiritual fantasy novel published in the autumn of 1911 which sold poorly at the time due to its anti-bloodsport sentiment. Whatmore 'H. Rider Haggard: A Bibliography' London 1987 F38; Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1911 unknown
2008Best.-Nr. G0061374407I5N10Harper Paperbacks 2008. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Harper Paperbacks paperback
Best.-Nr. 75952London: A Longbow Children's Book from W.H. Allen 1978. Children's illustrated FIRST EDITION. Octavo 25 x 16cm pp.8 119 1. With 35 black and white in-text illustrations. Publisher's blue cloth silver titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by the Grahame Johnstones priced at £3.25 to front flap. Light toning to text otherwise internally clean. Mild shelfwear. Very good. Twins staying with their grandmother in the country realise that a group of mysterious kittens comes to their orchard every midnight. They're determined to find out more. London: A Longbow Children's Book from W.H. Allen, 1978 unknown
Best.-Nr. 75101Boson MA and New York NY: The C.T. Brainard Publishing Co. 1909. Literature LEATHER-BOUND ILLUSTRATED SET Edition De Luxe. Complete in 15 volumes. Octavo 20 x 13 x 56cm. Each volume with between three and seven black and white illustrated plates including a frontispiece by various illustrators. An out-of-series copy from an edition of 1000 numbered copies. Recently bound in blue half morocco with raised bands gilt titles to twin red labels and matching cloth over boards. Top edges gilt and others lightly trimmed. A crisp clean set in an attractive new leather binding. Boson, MA, and New York, NY: The C.T. Brainard Publishing Co., 1909 unknown
Best.-Nr. 75100London: Macmillan & Co. Limited 1900-1901. American Literature FIRST BROCK ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS. Complete in five volumes. Octavo 19 x 13 x 18cm. Each volume contains twenty-five line drawing plates by the brothers Brock. Recently bound in brown half calf with raised bands gilt titles to contrasting red and green labels further gilt decoration to spines and matching cloth over boards. Tope edges gilt and others lightly trimmed. Contents clean and fresh exterior as new. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. An epic series set in the Iroquois area near New York over the lifetime of Natty "Hawkeye" Bumppo from the mid eighteenth century up to the early nineteenth and one of the first truly American literary creations. London: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1900-1901 unknown
Best.-Nr. 73286London: Macmillan and Co. 1898-1903. Classic English Literature LEATHER-BOUND SET each being a reprint thus illustrated by either Brock or Thomson. Complete in five volumes. Octavo 20 x 14 x 18cm. With an introduction by Austin Dobson to each volume profusely illustrated throughout by Charles Brock for Pride and Prejudice and Hugh Thomson for the all the other titles. Recently bound in burgundy half morocco with raised bands gilt titles to twin navy labels and marbled paper over boards. Top edges gilt. A single worm-hole to 'Northanger Abbey and Persuasion' volume otherwise a crisp clean set in an attractive new leather binding. Book Collector No.271 'The Great Illustrators'. London: Macmillan and Co., 1898-1903 unknown
Best.-Nr. 73677London: Macmillan and Co. 1950-51. Classic English Literature Illustrated by either Brock or Thomson. Complete in five volumes. Octavo 18 x 12 x 10cm. With an introduction by Austin Dobson to each volume profusely illustrated throughout by Charles Brock for Pride and Prejudice and Hugh Thomson for the all the other titles. Bound in publisher's red hardback cloth stamped in gilt to spine top edge red printed dust-jackets priced at 6s. each. Neat ink ownership to each volume M.A. Leamon contents and edges clean jackets lightly handled some toning and light wear to spines. Near fine. Uncommon in dust-wrappers. A charming set of Miss Austen's works. Book Collector No.271 'The Great Illustrators'. London: Macmillan and Co., 1950-51 unknown
Best.-Nr. 74728London: Macmillan and Co. 1908. Children's classic FIRST DETMOLD COLOUR ILLUSTRATED EDITION first impression. Octavo 22 x 14.5 cm; pp.xii 314 2 advertisements. With 16 full-page colour plates. Publisher's red cloth pictorially blocked in gilt top edge gilt. Contents clean a little toning to edges and endpapers binding carefully handled small pull at crown. Charles Maurice Detmold and Edward Julius Detmold were English graphic artists twins born on 21 November 1883. Due to the illness of their father they grew up in the care of their uncle Dr E B Shuldham who had acquired a notable collection of Japanese woodprints of plants and animals. This encouraged the twins to commence drawing animals and plants at a very early age and resulted in a debut aged 13 at the Royal Academy and the Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters with nature studies in the Japanese style. The Detmolds subsequently learned techniques of watercolour etching and of colour printing with copper plates. London: Macmillan and Co., 1908 unknown
Best.-Nr. 72148London: Macmillan and Co. 1906-1910. Classic English Literature Illustrated by either Brock or Thomson. Complete in five volumes. Early printings in PUBLISHER'S LEATHER. Octavo 20 x 14 x 18cm. With an introduction by Austin Dobson to each volume profusely illustrated throughout by Charles Brock for Pride and Prejudice and Hugh Thomson for the all the other titles. Bound in full green limp morocco with gilt to spine gilt floral endpapers a.e.g. with rounded corners. Although unmarked this binding is almost certainly a commercial 'deluxe' binding offered by Macmillan. Contents fine no inscriptions. Fragile leather worn to spine ends as expected joints a little rubbed. A very good set and a rare survival in these bindings. Book Collector No.271 'The Great Illustrators'. London: Macmillan and Co., 1906-1910 unknown
Best.-Nr. 72382London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited 1925. Orientalist Travel-Novel FIRST EDITION first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.xii; 237 3. With 21 illustrated plates including a frontispiece and one in colour and a folding map at rear. Publisher's yellow cloth with black titles to spine and upper. Spotting to edges. Some wear and chipping to edges of plate facing p.188 otherwise internally clean. Moderate general wear to cloth including toning to spine and a splash mark to upper. Good. A trip around Algeria led by the narrator who accompanies the protagonist the young widow Arabella. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1925 unknown
Best.-Nr. 72362Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons 1870. Poetry FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED a later edition. Quarto 26 x 19cm pp.12 268 2. With frequent wood engraved vignettes by the Patons. Contemporary red full straight-grained morocco by RAMAGE of London with raised bands gilt titles and decoration to spine and gilt armorial decoration to boards including coloured on-lays. All edges gilt and marbled endpapers with gilt dentelle to turn-ins. Plain bookplate of J.E.A. Steggall Dundee to front pastedown. Two previous catalogue descriptions pasted to title page and gently toned throughout otherwise internally crisp and clean. Light general wear to binding. Very good. Two verse collections first published together in 1849. One contains martial lays of Scottish battle-tragedies and heroes laid low; the other is miscellaneous and largely Classical in subject. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1870 unknown
Best.-Nr. 72764Skopje: Etnoloski Muzej The Ethnological Museum 1963. Traditional Costume FINE COLOUR PLATES. Folio portfolio 49 x 34cm pp.xiv; 42. Complete with 46 colour illustrated plates showing a wide range of traditional Macedonian costumes. Text in Macedonian English and French. In the publisher's colour-illustrated chemise case. Some creasing to left edge of the title page otherwise internally crisp and clean. Chemise case shows some toning and moderate general wear including a ring-mark to upper. Very good. Skopje: Etnoloski Muzej [The Ethnological Museum], 1963 unknown
