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1932réf. 911F25London: The Nonesuch Press 1932 . First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 10.5" by 8". Elinor Darwin. A bright first edition thus of the two works 'The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo' and 'Tootleoo Two' published together as a single volume. The first edition thus first impression of this work.With vignette monochrome illustrations throughout by Elinor Darwin.The work of Bernard Darwin grandson of naturalist Charles Darwin.He and his wife Elinor produced a number of children's books together including the eccentric and humorous tales about Mr. Tootleoo. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Back strip and board perimeters age toned. Bumps to spine head and tail. Rubbing to joints resulting in loss of paper. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good The Nonesuch Press hardcover
1932réf. 842A6London: The Nonesuch Press 1932. First edition. Hardback. Good. 10" by 7.5". Elinor Darwin. First impression of this children's tale by Bernard and Elinor Darwin. Containing the first and second Mister Tootleoo books for children written by Bernard Darwin and illustrated by his wife Elinor Darwin in one volume first edition thus. With black and white illustrations in text.The original tales were published separately in 1925 and 1927 with colourful illustrations true first editions went out of print. In the original publisher's binding over paper covered boards. Externally sound with minor shelf wear lightly chipped to spine and along the joints boards marked. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to first and last few leaves particularly otherwise pages generally very clean throughout. Good The Nonesuch Press hardcover
1932réf. 66049London: Nonesuch Press 1932. Hardcover. good. Small quarto. Tan and red cloth. Black and white line drawings Some wear to edges. Mister Tootleoo one was originally published in 1925 and Tooteloo 2 was published in 1927. Nonesuch Press hardcover
réf. 0940889641.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1952réf. 759A50London: Chapman and Hall 1952. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The scarce Sportsman's Book Club edition of this selection of golf writings by Bernard Darwin. The scarce 1952 edition published in the Sportsman's Book Club. A selection of golf writings by popular golfer Bernard Darwin who was one of Charles Darwin's grandsons a golfer and prolific golf writer. He is part of the World Golf Hall of Fame.With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart with slight shelfwear and bumping to head and tail of spine. Cloth and gilt to spine have slightly darkened. Signed by a previous owner to front pastedown dated 1954. Dustwrapper is sound with chipping and closed tears to spine and extremities as well as slight puncture marks. Unclipped. Slight sunning to spine of wrapper. Internally firmly bound. MInor faint spotting to fore edge affecting only the occasional page particularly to first and last few leaves. Very Good Chapman and Hall hardcover
réf. 424799Whitbread. Hardcover. Fair. "A 1950 British cookbook compiled for Whitbread & Co. Ltd. It features traditional regional recipes such as Devonshire roast cygnets and Fife broth organized by county and illustrated with twenty colour maps see image 2 for a typical map. . .It serves as a guide for the "epicure" offering insight into traditional English Scottish and Welsh and Irish food" adapted from AI at google. Fair-to-good condition. None of the usual food and/or drink stains. Top inch of spine paper is missing Whitbread hardcover
1950réf. PBRB050The dust jacket has a water stain mark on the back and the spine is browned but readable. It is frayed at the spine and top edge but no serious loss and is not price cut. There are no inscriptions the maps are all intact there is just tiny brown spotting marks on some pages. Still a nice copy The Naldrett Press hardcover
1950réf. 899F20London: The Naldrett Press Ltd 1950 . First edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good Only. 10" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first edition of this scarce guide to tradition recipes from the British Isles illustrated with colour maps. The scarce first edition of this work in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with twenty colour maps. Collated complete.A charming guide to traditional dishes arranged by county and with recipes for such foods as Devonshire roast cygnets Durham pot pie Sussex lardy johns and Fife broth.Offering a delightful insight into the food of old England.With an introduction from Bernard Darwin. In the publisher's original paper covered boards with price unclipped dust wrapper. Loss of paper to spine tail with bump to spine head. Small tide mark to head of front board with light spotting to board tail. Dust wrapper front wrap detached from back strip and rear wrap with significant losses to back strip head and tail and significant losses to head of front wrap and small chips to head of rear wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good The Naldrett Press Ltd hardcover
1930réf. 913Q21London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot 1930 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Various. The first edition of this charming collection of advertisements originally appearing in the early publications of Charles Dickens' works. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. A smart copy of this interesting work collecting together the advertisements used in the original parts of novels by Charles Dickens. The aim of this work was to reproduce some of the more entertaining adverts present in Dickens' monthly installments of his novels giving insight into future historians to understand everyday life during this period. Written by Bernard Darwin the grandson of Charles Darwin and great admirer of Charles Dickens becoming known as an academic authority on all things Dickens often writing articles on the subject and being chosen to write a foreword for reprints. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally very smart with a little rubbing to the extremities and some fading to the spine. A bump to the head of the rear board and to the head of the spine causing a little loss to cloth. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Elkin Mathews & Marrot hardcover
réf. 426503Methuen & Co. Hardcover. Fair. Knocks to book / edges due to use and age - see photoSpine in fair condition. Cover in fair condition.Very minor foxing present Dedication to previous owner - see photoPages text & illustrations in good condition.Binding in fair condition. Methuen & Co hardcover
1910réf. 031947London: Duckworth & Co. 1910. Book. Illus. by Harry Rountree. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with gilt type to front and type and decorations to spine. Green line rules and decorations to front. Illustrator Rountree spelled incorrectly Rowntree on cover. Top edge gilt and side edge ragged. Large 8vo. Frontis colour illustration of St Andrews with tissue guard. With 62 additional illustrations 47 colour and 15 b&w with tissue guards. Missing front prelim. Embossed collection stamp to endpaper. Spines pushed with small clear tape repair to heel. Pages 201205 & 207 have clear tape repairs to torn edges. Inside text block is thick paper and very clean. A very good copy. Duckworth & Co. Hardcover
réf. 1330316614.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1528353587.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1938réf. B001CD17D8Used; Good. 15-G-03 J.M. Dent and Sons 1938 Hardcover. No dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear -spine is bumped. Book Condition; Good . 1938. HARDCOVER. hardcover
réf. 436973Flagstick Books. Paperback. Very Good. The Happy Golfer is an anthology that collects some of Bernard Darwin's best essays many of which were originally published in The American Golfer magazine between 1922 and 1936. Edited by Robert S. Macdonald the essays were specifically written for an American audience. Rather than just a reportage of events or technical advice the book is a meditation on the soul of the game. Darwin an accomplished player himself grandson of Charles Darwin writes from the perspective of an avid and thoughtful golfer capturing the charm of early 20th-century golf its personalities and the subtle beauty of the game itself. A hardback in 'very good' condition. No dust jacket but has clear plastic wr Flagstick Books paperback
réf. 324832London: Hotel Cecil. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Closed tears on spine crown and heel. Hotel Cecil hardcover
1966réf. 3iBa0011London New York & Toronto ON Canada: Oxford University Press 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition/Reprinted with Revisions. 8vo or 8° Medium Octavo: between 6" - 9" tall . 1003 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Solidly bound copy and dust jacket with moderate external wear crisp pages and clean text. Dust jacket shows extensive wear and rips along the front and back. Light foxing on page edges not affecting text. Oxford University Press Hardcover
1955réf. 5iiiDb0001London: Oxford University Press 1955. Book. Used-Acceptable. Hardcover Canvas. 2nd Edition 1955. 8vo or 8° Medium Octavo: 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 1003 pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy. Spine has been damage and rebound with adhesive tape. Previous owner's name inscribed on first front-end page. Slightly bumped cover board corners. No dj. Over-Sized/Over Weight Book. Please note that large or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Oxford University Press Hardcover
réf. 92705London: The Nonesuch Press no date. Hardcover. very good. Elinor Darwin. oblong. Tan covers with a circular brown seal and design to corners of covers. Full page color illustrations by Elinor Darwin. The Nonesuch Press hardcover
1925réf. 5889London United Kingdom: The Nonesuch Press 1925. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. Elinor Darwin. Publication: London The Nonesuch Press 1925 Formatting: Oblong 4to. Condition Report: Very Good. The original light brown paper-covered boards remain structurally sound exhibiting mild handling wear typical of this fragile production including gentle bumping to the corners and minor rubbing at the spine ends. The red embossed medallion to the upper board and the aquatic tooling to the spine and corners retain their bright unoxidised colour avoiding the fading often seen in this title. Internally the binding is secure with intact hinges. The leaves are crisp clean and bright notably free from the foxing tears or crayon marks commonly found in children's literature of this era. Catalogue Note: First edition of the first Mr. Tootleoo book an engaging piece of nonsense verse. The text was penned by Bernard Darwin 1876–1961 grandson of the naturalist Charles Darwin and a noted golf writer. The narrative is accompanied by twenty-two full-page colour lithographs by his wife the artist and engraver Elinor Monsell. As a delicate children's book bound in paper-covered boards this production frequently suffers from enthusiastic child-handling. Copies surviving in this well-preserved state are uncommon on the open market making this a desirable acquisition for collectors of interwar children's literature. A lively piece of rhyming nonsense following the adventures of a jovial sailor Mr. Tootleoo. Shipwrecked and found adrift sitting in his own hat he is rescued by a family of Cockyollybirds. After encountering a whale and a helpful seagull the lead Cockyollybird magically transforms into a beautiful lady. Mr. Tootleoo promptly proposes leading to a charmingly happy conclusion. The Nonesuch Press hardcover
1925réf. 21640London: The Nonesuch Press 1925 The tale of a shipwrecked sailor told in verse with a happy ending. Undated circa 1925. Twenty two full page illustrations in colour with facing text. Pages unpaginated. Brown paper wrapped over boards with relief stamped medallion to front cover. A fine copy. The Nonesuch Press paperback
1955réf. 843T85London: Chatto & Windus 1955. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8.5" by 6". None. A charming first edition of this illustrated autobiography by Bernard Darwin. First edition. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated complete. A charming autobiography of Bernard Darwin a grandson of Charles Darwin a golf-writer and ammeter golfer inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally generally smart with light rubbing and shelf wear to the extremities. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the odd mark to the board. Original unclipped dust wrapper sound with light shelf wear and chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Scattered spotting to the wrapper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good Chatto & Windus hardcover
1920réf. 92708New York: Harper & Brothers 1920. hardcover. very good. Elinor Darwin. Oblong. Tan cloth with pictorial design. Full page color illustrations by Elinor Darwin. Front hinge a bit worn. Very nice copy. Words set in rhyme. The sequel to The Tales of Mr. Tootleoo. Harper & Brothers unknown
1927réf. 909F17London: The Nonesuch Press 1927 . First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 11". Elinor Darwin. The first edition of the second of Bernard Darwin's Mr. Tootleoo children's work illustrated with colour plates by Elinor Darwin the author's wife. The first edition first impression of this charming children's work.Illustrated with twenty full page colour plates by Elinor Darwin. Collated complete.The work of Bernard Darwin grandson of naturalist Charles Darwin.He and his wife Elinor produced a number of children's books together including this eccentric and humorous tale about Mr. Tootleoo. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Back strip age toned with bumping to back strip head and tail. Board perimeters a touch age toned. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed The Nonesuch Press hardcover
1927réf. 015146London: The Nonesuch Press 1927. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second impression c. 1927. Oblong format. Parchment covered boards. Small area of soiling on rear cover. Some browning to endpapers else internally clean and unmarked. 20 color plates. An attractive copy. The Nonesuch Press hardcover
