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London: Heinemann (first 4 titles); Collins (the rest), 1949 - 1971. Reprints. A quite exceptional collection of 18 of the Little Grey Rabbit titles in protected dustwrappers, in SUPERB, FRESH condition. They appear unread: I have searched them for defects but have found only the most minimal faults, from age (some very faint browning of endpapers, faint foxing to two jackets) or handling (9 of them have a very minor knock to an extremity, 6 have a very light edge scuff: and the first title has minor damage without loss to the lower panel of its jacket). The jackets of the third and fourth Heinemann titles are (immaculate but) mis-folded by the printers, so that the spine shows blank and the title shows on the front panel next to the spine. These could be refolded to show correctly, although this would leave some residual creases, and the front flap would be short: I have at present left them as they are. Most of these books are over 50 years old, but all look and feel as bright and fresh as if they were bought yesterday. Accept no imitations - these are the best you will ever find ! Fine in fine dust-jacket.
[Heavy Item]

Price: £530.00

Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co, London, 1906. First Edition, rebacked. viii, 309pp +(x) adverts. Foxed tissue guard at frontis, and there is a little foxing and minor soiling to some text pages. The advertisement pages at the back are partially opened, with some tearing. Original pictorial gilt on crimson cloth, finely rebacked with original spine laid down. The spine is rubbed but legible, the upper board fairly bright with slight rubbing, and the blind-stamped plain back slightly marked. VG tight clean copy.

Price: £380.00

London: Frederick Warne & Co, n.d. '113 coloured illustrations' printed below title on upper board*. Presumed late 1870s and only printing of this edition. Square portrait quarto, 26.5 x 22.5cms, unpaginated, with Lear's brilliantly coloured and extraordinary illustrations to his limericks printed 2 or 3 to a page with the reverse blank, sometimes interleaved with entirely blank leaves. This copy was acquired with the binding loose, and has only 109 coloured illustrations, so it would appear that 2 leaves are missing. There is occasional light soiling, which is less conspicuous than it might otherwise be due to the striking brightness of the illustrations and the quality of the card-like stock on which they are printed (although the frontis and the pictorial title page are of lighter paper). The frontis has a 2cm patch of adhesion damage with the facing blank leaf, slightly affecting the image and print, and one illustration page has a 1cm-long hole, as well as a couple of tiny punctures which also affect the next couple of pages. All edges gilt. In the original pictorial bottle-green cloth, blocked with a striking design assembling several of Lear's illustrations in black and gold, very bright, slightly dulled at the edges, rebacked with cream endpapers and with the original, rather dulled spine laid down. Corners slightly knocked. A defective but highly enjoyable copy of a beautiful and scarce volume: VG. *[The V&A list a copy of this title with '112 coloured illustrations' at head of upper cover. Other copies refer to 88 or 110 coloured illustrations at the head of the cover, but I can find no record of one with 113. The V&A's copies are all described as 28cms - so probably landscape format - while the maximum dimension here is 26.5cms; and 'chiefly' colour illustrations - whereas this one is all in colour. ]

Price: £260.00

[Leicester]: [Brockhampton Press], [1955]. First and only edition. Construction kit, components printed in colour on four card pages ready to press out. Interspersed with a 7-page Dan Dare story (illustrated in line either by, or in the style of, Frank Hampson) and a page of Inter Planet Space Fleet Badges and Insignia (also in line). Slight browning to edges of text pages, contents otherwise remarkably fresh and unmarked. Long landscape quarto (c.10 x 15ins), in card covers with original red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover predominantly bright red, back cover gives a diagram and further instructions for assembling the model - and flying her ! All exceptionally fresh, bright and clean. Fine.

Price: £160.00

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., [1963]. Reprint. 80pp, with many illustrations in black and white. Contents very clean and unmarked. In the original binding of green cloth, with illustration on front and lettering on spine all in black. Pale patches to spine and adjacent, otherwise clean, bright and firm. In protected unclipped pictorial DUSTJACKET with one-inch closed tear to bottom edge of front panel and other slight damage at extremities. Pictorial front bright, lower panel listing other books rather soiled. Nice copy of a scarce book. [Copyright date is 1960 but internal evidence suggests 1963 print date]. Very Good in VG dust-jacket.

Price: £95.00

London: Ernest Benn, 1961. First edition. 96pp, with many pages, including full-page plates. Generous biro gift inscription on front free endpaper, contents otherwise clean and unmarked. In the original grey cloth-textured binding lettered in silver, clean, bright and firm, with slight puckering at spine ends. In protected price-clipped green and black pictorial dust jacket, slightly browned or spotted, complete but with several edge tears which have been neatly repaired. Very Good+ in very good dust-jacket.

Price: £80.00

London: Blackie & Son, 1912. First edition. xxiii, 294pp, illustrated throughout, and with 28 colour plates: with title page printed in red and black, and pictorial endpapers. Occasional slight foxing and soiling, but contents otherwise clean and unmarked. All edges gilt. Quarto, in the original binding of pictorial red cloth, richly decorated in gilt: front fairly bright, spine rather faded and ends puckered, with small nicks. Dark marks and hint of a split to base of lower joint. Small splash mark to front, a little minor soiling to back. Very Good.
[Heavy Item]

Price: £70.00

London: Hutchinson & Co, n.d. [1923]. First edition. xiv, 302pp. With 8 delightful Coloured Plates by Winefred V. Barker and 19 Illustrations by Sydney F. Aldridge. Front free endpaper removed very neatly, first page showing is the blank preceding the half-title. A little minimal browning or foxing to first and last pages, contents otherwise very clean and fresh. In the original binding of green cloth, upper board with gilt title bright and with colour pictorial onlay, bright but slightly rubbed: spine dull, ends blunted, slight rubbing to joints: firm and clean. Very nice copy. Very Good+.

Price: £70.00

London and Glasgow, Blackie & Son, London and Glasgow, n.d. (1952). Reprint. < Wonderfully fresh copy with VG dustwrapper > Quarto, 64pp, with 8 colour plates and a number of illustrations in line. Decorative presentation label tipped on to front endpaper and dated 1952: neat name and date at head of page. Half-title and penultimate leaf show slight browning masked by dustwrapper flaps. Contents otherwise immaculate. Cloth spine with paper-covered boards with pictorial onlay, remarkably clean and fresh, but lightly knocked at spine ends and faintly at upper corners. In most respects it could pass for mint. The protected, clipped, pictorial DUSTWRAPPER has a few small closed edge tears (max 1 cm, all repaired), a tiny (3mm) edge chip, and a small patch of surface damage to the centre of the back panel (publisher's advertisements). The back is slightly soiled, the front is quite clean, and it looks very good. The main jacket illustration (children and dolls sitting, puppy being trained) differs from that on the cover of the book (puppy tugging at some lace) and from all those inside the book. Near Fine in G++ dust-jacket.

Price: £65.00

London: Charles Skilton Ltd., 1951. First edition. 234pp +(6) adverts, with illustrations and a colour frontis by R.J.MacDonald. Slight browning to endpapers, and light foxing to closed fore-edge: contents otherwise clean and unmarked. In the original brown paper-covered boards printed in black. Firm and clean, with a few faint marks and slight puckering to spine ends. In protected unclipped pictorial dust jacket: moderately soiled, with dulled spine chipped at head (made good with removable post-it note) and other slight nicks and wear to edges. Very Good in G dust-jacket.

Price: £60.00