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Order Nr. 9115 THE HISTORY OF THE CATNACH PRESS, AT BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, ALNWICK AND...

Hindley, Charles.

THE HISTORY OF THE CATNACH PRESS, AT BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, ALNWICK AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

London: Charles Hindley, 1886. 8vo. original cloth, paper cover and spine labels. xlii, 308 pages. First edition. The Catnach Press published books for children in large quantities. In addition to the history of the press, Hindley reproduces a number of the illustrations taken from various books. Includes some use of color in the illustrations. Spine label mostly rubbed off and covers rubbed along hinges. Bookplate and former owner John Douglas Riddell has signed his name..... READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF THE CATNACH PRESS, AT BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, ALNWICK AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 9115

(Holme, Geoffrey).

THE CHILDREN'S ART BOOK.

London: Studio, n.d. 8vo. cloth spine, paper-covered boards. (iv), 96 pages. This is a simple art appreciation book for children with large print and fairly simple text. The pictures progress from simple to complex with many tipped-in examples as well as those printed on the pages. Some color. Spine of the book a little faded. Dust jacket is worn with some paper loss at the corners and heel of spine, closed tear upper front panel..... READ MORE about THE CHILDREN'S ART BOOK

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 89378

Hughes, Ted.

FIVE AUTUMN SONGS FOR CHILDREN'S VOICES.

(Bow, Nr. Crediton, Devonshire, England: Richard Gilbertson, 1968). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 9+(1) pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies. Number 4 in the publisher's manuscript series. READ MORE about FIVE AUTUMN SONGS FOR CHILDREN'S VOICES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 118828

Kaye, Barbara.

THE WHITE MOUSE AND OTHER VERSE TALES.

Illustrated by Susan Roe.
Blakeney: Elkin Mathews, (1984). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Illustrated by Susan Roe. First edition. An illustrated children's tale by the widow of Percy Muir and a bookseller in her own right. Inscribed on title page "all good wishes from Barbara Kaye, October 1984." Covers rubbed. READ MORE about THE WHITE MOUSE AND OTHER VERSE TALES

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 96447

Kaye, Barbara.

THE WHITE MOUSE AND OTHER VERSE TALES.

Illustrated by Susan Roe.
Blakeney: Elkin Mathews, (1984). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Illustrated by Susan Roe. First edition. An illustrated children's tale by the widow of Percy Muir and a bookseller in her own right. Presentation on copyright page "For Harold Kittleson on his third, but hopefully not last, visit to Blakeney from Barbara Kaye." Kittleson has added his comments on the meeting in ink below the presentation. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about THE WHITE MOUSE AND OTHER VERSE TALES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 96448

Kingston, W.H.G.

OUR SOLDIERS.

London, England: Henry Frowde Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. small 8vo. illustrated cloth. 368, (20) pages. New edition. A history of British military engagements through the Victorian era, published for boys. Color frontispiece. Table of contents. Listing of other publications "for boys." Covers and spine soiled. Staining on endpapers and parts of text. Inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about OUR SOLDIERS

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 119447

(Lumsden & Son). Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell.

JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.

Pinner: Private Library Association, 1981. 6 x 9.75 inches. hardcover. 160 pages. First edition. Uneven fading to covers and fore-edge, else near fine. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a...... READ MORE about JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 13701

(Lumsden & Son). Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell.

JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.

Pinner: Private Library Association, 1981. tall 8vo. cloth. xxv, 134 pages. First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and does..... READ MORE about JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 60407

(Lumsden & Son). Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell.

JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.

Pinner: Private Library Association, 1981. tall 8vo. cloth. xxv, 134 pages. First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and does..... READ MORE about JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 71598

(Lumsden & Son). Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell.

JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.

Pinner: Private Library Association, 1981. tall 8vo. cloth. xxv, 134 pages. First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and does..... READ MORE about JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS

Price: $8.00 Order nr. 114250

(Potter, Beatrix).

BEATRIX POTTER: PRINTED BOOKS AND ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.

London: Christie's, 1994. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 36, (4) pages. Illustrated auction catalogue. READ MORE about BEATRIX POTTER: PRINTED BOOKS AND ORIGINAL DRAWINGS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 45074

(Ransome, Arthur). Hammond, Wayne G.

ARTHUR RANSOME: A BIBLIOGRAPHY.

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 388 pages. First edition. The first comprehensive bibliography on the famous twentieth-century author. It details all titles he wrote and to which he contributed. It also cites more than 1500 contributions by Ransome to newspapers and magazines, including his controversial reports from Russia during the first World War and the rise of the Bolsheviks. This work has been eagerly awaited by Ransome's many fans and..... READ MORE about ARTHUR RANSOME: A BIBLIOGRAPHY

Price: $78.00 Order nr. 59945

(Robinson, W. Heath). Beare, Geoffrey C.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF W. HEATH ROBINSON, A COMMENTARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.

London: Werner Shaw Ltd., 1983. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 156 pages. First edition. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATIONS OF W. HEATH ROBINSON, A COMMENTARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 27569

Order Nr. 136242 SIR JOHN TENNIEL'S WOOD-ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS TO 'ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN...

(Rocket Press, The). De Freitas, Leo John.

SIR JOHN TENNIEL'S WOOD-ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS TO 'ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND' & 'THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS'.

London: Macmillan Publishers, 1988. small 4to. two original morocco-backed cloth drop-back boxes, gilt labels on spines, together in cloth slip-case with the commentary volume: original cloth with gilt-stamped calf label to upper cover, cloth slipcase. One of 250 sets, of which this is number 114. A fine set of the tour de force of Jonathan Stephenson's The Rocket Press. Ninety-one wood-engraved plates printed from the original wood-blocks engraved by the Dalziel Brothers and 1 electrotype..... READ MORE about SIR JOHN TENNIEL'S WOOD-ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS TO 'ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND' &...

Price: $13,500.00 Order nr. 136242

Stevenson, Robert Louis.

A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES.

London, England: John Lane, 1923. 12mo. half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. (xvi), 136, (4) pages. New edition. Dedication, table of contents, Illustrated by Charles Robinson (Houfe 435-6). Covers rubbed and scuffed, top extremity of spine missing. Inside front hinge cracked. Considerable foxing on endpapers. READ MORE about A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 134095

Stone, Wilbur Macey.

THE GIGANTICK HISTORIES OF THOMAS BOREMAN.

Portland: The Southworth Press, 1933. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. 41, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 250 numbered and signed copies. Contains a bibliography of editions, illustrations, and a history of this 18th century English publisher of miniature children's books. READ MORE about THE GIGANTICK HISTORIES OF THOMAS BOREMAN

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 1574

(Taylors). Harris, G. Edward.

CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TAYLORS OF ONGAR AND STANFORD RIVERS.

(Hamden, CT: Archon Books, The The Shoe String Press, Inc., 1965). 8vo. decorated cloth-covered boards, printed vinyl dust jacket. xii, 65 pages. First edition limited to 250 numbered copies. Provides the first detailed, accurate bibliography of a prolific family of writers in England in the 18th and 19th centuries. They knew such famous people as Goldsmith, Barton, Richardson and others. READ MORE about CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TAYLORS OF ONGAR AND STANFORD RIVERS

Price: $11.00 Order nr. 23989

Welsh, Charles.

TWO ONE PAGE CARBON COPIES OF LETTERS TO HAROLD SIMPSON OF ENGLAND.

Two one page carbon copies of letters to Harold Simpson of England and a two page autograph letter from Simpson to Welsh in regards to the publication of boys adventure series. READ MORE about TWO ONE PAGE CARBON COPIES OF LETTERS TO HAROLD SIMPSON OF ENGLAND

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 10820

Wodzicka, Helen.

THE PRINTER AND HIS CRAFT.

(Hove, East Sussex, England): Wayland Publishers, (1978). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages. Second impression. An Eyewitness Book. Frontispiece. Historical overview of printing and its evolution from craft to technology designed for youthful readers. Table of dates, glossary, bibliography and index. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE PRINTER AND HIS CRAFT

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 108510

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