101. Potter, Beatrix.

The Story of Miss Moppet.

London, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., no year [c. 1918]. 11 cm x 14,5 cm. Frontispiece, 34 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated, priceclipped dustjacket (Printed Price 5/net). Binding firm ! Excellent condition of the Volume itself with only minor signs of external wear. Unusual in this condition. Tiny blemish to the illustration of rear endpaper. “The Town Mouse” present in the listing of Potter publications on the endpaper, which dates this edition at 1918. The jacket with some minor wear only.

102. Potter, Beatrix.

The Tailor of Gloucester.

Later Edition. [1903 stated verso titlepage]. London / New York, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., no year [c. 1910]. 11 cm x 14,5 cm. Frontispiece, 85 pages. Original, illustrated Hardcover with illustrated original endpapers. Binding firm ! Stain to frontcover. Uper spine slightly damaged. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior very good with very few signs of foxing. Front endpapers starting (see the images i took of front and rear endpapers !).

103. Potter, Beatrix.

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny.

Later Edition with red lettering on cover. London / New York, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., no year [c. 1930]. 11 cm x 14,5 cm. Frontispiece, 58 pages. Original Hardcover with original endpapers. Binding firm ! Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Small stain to the bottom of pages 10/11. Unusual in this condition. Tiny blemish to the illustration of rear endpaper.

104. Potter, Beatrix.

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson.

Later Edition. London / New York, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., no year [c. 1942]. 11 cm x 14,5 cm. Frontispiece, 111 pages. Original, illustrated Hardcover with illustrated original endpapers. Binding firm ! Stain to lower frontcover. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior excellent !

105. Potter, Beatrix.

The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.

Later Edition. London / New York, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., no year [c. 1920]. 11 cm x 14,5 cm. Frontispiece, pages. Original Hardcover with original endpapers. Binding firm ! Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine and covers slightly stained. Minor stain on title and frontispiece.

106. Potter, Beatrix.

The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes.

Later Edition. London / New York, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., no year [c. 1920]. 11 cm x 14,5 cm. Frontispiece, pages. Original Hardcover with original endpapers. Binding firm ! Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

107. Potter, Beatrix.

The Tale of Two Bad Mice [with vintage Ephemera advertising leaflet on Beatrix Potter “Jig-Saw Puzzles” / “Peter Rabbit’s Bookshel” etc.]

[1904 stated verso titlepage]. London / New York, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1904. 11 cm x 14,5 cm. Frontispiece, 58 (2) pages. Original, illustrated Hardcover with illustrated original endpapers. Binding shaky with interior bookblock slightly broken (no effect on the outer spine) ! Pages slightly loosened. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior excellent ! The loosely inserted advertising leaflet with a clean tear that separates one part of the leaflet.

108. [Preston Macgoun, Hannah C.] Brown, John.

Pet Marjorie – A Story of Child Life Fifty Years ago. Illustrated by Hannah C.Preston Macgoun.

London / Edinburgh, T.N.Foulis, 1907. Small Octavo. 101, (4) pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Upper spine with small damge. Otherwise in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. With a personal inscription: “To Maisie, with Love from M. MacBean – Chalmers Hospital – Edinburgh, 25.VII. 08”.

109. Prøysen, Alf.

Mrs. Pepperpot’s Outing and Other Stories. Translated by Marianne Helweg. Illustrated by Björn Berg.

London, Puffin Books / Hutchinson, 1974. 13 x 20cm. 133 pages, with text illustrations throughout. Original softcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscribed with previous owner’s name. [A Young Puffin Book].

110. Rackham, Arthur.

His Life and Work [Advertising Leaflet for the important Biography on Rackham – Ephemera – Leaflet with short Biography on Rackham , small, printed photograph of Rackham and Order Form].

[London], William Heinemann Ltd., 1960. Slim Quarto (11.5 cm 24 cm). 4 pages. Original, illustrated softcover. Excellent condition.

111. Sale, Roger.

Fairy Tales and After: From Snow White to E.B. White.

Cambridge / London, Harvard University Press, 1978. 15.5 x 23cm. (6), 280 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear, including creasing and slight lean to spine. Numerous text annotations. [A Harvard Paperback].

112. Satirical Illustration of the 19th century – [Funny Fellow / Comical Tales]

The Funny Fellow. Comprising His Humorous Sketches And Comical Tales Together With His Droll Songs, Witty Sayings, Laughable Adventures, And Startling Anecdotes

First Edition of a comic-style publication. London, Ward And Lock, 158 Fleet Street / Printed by Levey, Robson and Franklyn, 1862. 11 x 17cm. IV, 220 pages with numerous grotesque illustrations. Original Hardcover with patterned cloth. Binding slightly shaky only. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. With illustrations in “Punch – Style”.

113. Seidel, Ina.

Das wunderbare Geißleinbuch – Neue Geschichten für Kinder, die die alten Märchen gut kennen. Mit 20 Textbildern und 10 Vollbildern von Wilhelm Schulz.

Stuttgart / Gotha, Friedrich Andreas Perthes, 1925. Quarto (19 cm x 25,5 cm). 66 Seiten. Hardcover / Originaler Halbleinenband mit illustriertem Einbanddeckel. Bindung minimal wasserrandig. Private Widmung auf dem Vorsatzblatt. Sonst sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

114. Shirley, Edward.

Reggie and I. A Picture Book Illustrated by John Hassall.

London / Edinburgh / New York, Thomas Nelson and Sons, No date of print [c. 1900]. 20,2 cm x 26,5 cm. 64 pages with coloured boards. Original, illustrated hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear. Minor traces of foxing only.

115. Shura, Mary Francis.

The Search for Grissi. Illustrated by Ted Lewin.

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1985. 14.2 cm x 20.9 cm. 128 pages. Black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor fraying to dustjacket. Minor foxing to edges, front and rear pastedown enpapers. Highlighting and pencil markings within text by Masako Haugaard, who translated the book into Japanese. This was her working-copy. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

116. Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co.

Catalogue Of Children’s Books Drawings And Juvenilia. No. 6 of 1977/78. (including the list of estimates). / The Property of J.R.Bailey / A. Bancroft / Mrs. R. Woodhead / Mrs. J.Hancock / Commander P.L.Johns.

London, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., 1977. 15,5 cm x 24,5 cm. 138 pages, [16] plates. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

117. Southby, Logi.

The White Dragon. Written and illustrated by L. Southby.

London, Rich & Cowan, 1934. 24 cm x 30 cm. 265 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Original illustrated hardcover. Very good condition rare first edition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some slight rubbing to outer spine.

118. Sowerby, J.G. / Crane, Thomas / Keary, Eliza.

At Home Again.

First Edition. London / Belfast / New York. Marcus Ward & Co Limited, 1886. 22.5cm x 22cm. 59 pages. With beautiful illustrations (stunning chromolithographs). Original, illustrated Hardcover. Good condition with minor external signs of wear. Some foxing and bumped edges. Binding a little shaky.

119. Stevenson, Robert Louis / Olver, Kate Elizabeth.

A Child’s Garden of Verses. With an Introduction by Laurence Alma Tadema. Illustrated by Kate Elizabeth Olver.

London & Glasgow, Collins’ Clear-Type Press, no year [c.1910]. Small Quarto (19 cm x 23.5 cm). 191 pages with six full-page-colour illustrations by Kate Elizabeth Olver and numerous beautiful black-and-white-illustrations throughout the text. Hardcover / original, illustrated publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering and ornament on spiena and board. Excellent, firm condition with only minor signs of external wear. The binding a little faded. Interior excellent with only two or three signs of foxing. All the colour-plates in place and in excellent condition.

120. Stovickova, D. und M.

Tibetische Märchen. Märchen, Mythen und Legenden aus Tibet und anderen Ländern des Fernen Ostens. Illustriert von E. Bednarova. Ins Deutsche von I Kondrkova. Grafische Gestaltung von Jaroslav Svaib.

Zweite Auflage. Hanau, Verlag Werner Dausien, 1974. 21,5 x 28,5 cm. 208 Seiten. Hardcover/ Gebundene Ausgabe. Leinen im originalen Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren.

121. Sutcliff, Rosemary.

Dragon Slayer: The Story of Beowulf. With drawings and cover design by Charles Keeping.

London, Penguin Books / The Bodley Head, 1972. 11 x 18cm. 108 pages, with black and white illustrations throughout. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. [A Puffin Book].

122. Swift, Jonathan.

Gulliver’s Travels. Illustrated by Hans Baltzer and edited by Elaine Moss.

Second Impression. Originally published by Kinderbuchverlag, Berlin W8. London, Constable Young Books Ltd. 1964. 21.5 cm x 30 cm. 176 pages. Generously illustrated in colour throughout. Original Hardcover with black-and-white illustration on front cover and title on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some slight damage to corners (bumped).

123. The Religious Tract Society.

The Money in the Milk and other Stories. [Together with Ephemera: Broadside: “A Song”].

London, The Religious Tract Society, no year [c.1879]. Duodecimo. Frontispiece (Chromolithograph), 63 pages with text-vignettes. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering and ornament to cover. Binding a little shaky and stronger rubbed. Pastedown with Exlibris from the First Presbyterian Church in Carrickfergus – Albert Hall Sabbath School: “Presented to Jane McFerran for regular attendance for six months ending June 1884 – Signed J.M.N.Stevenson”.

124. Todd, John.

The Student’s Manual: Designed by specific Directions to aid in Forming and strengthening the Intellectual and Moral Character and Habits of The Student.

The Tenth Edition. Halifax, Printed & Published by William Milner, 1848. Miniature Book (8 cm x 12 cm). IV, 237 pages. Original Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. The binding unusually form and the original endpapers intact.

125. Tyler, Anne.

Tumble Tower. Pictures by Mitra Modarressi.

New York, Orchard Books, 1993. 26.5cm x 22.5cm. 29 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by the author and the illustrator.

126. Verne, Jules / [Austin, Henry].

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea. Illustrated [with two Frontispieces] by Henry Austin.

Two Volumes in One (complete). London, Ward, Lock & Co., no year (c. 1902). Octavo (14 cm x 18,5 cm). Part I: Frontispiece (with Nautilus Submarine), VII, 146 pages / Part II: Frontispiece, 185 pages plus 6 pages of advertising. Hardcover / Original, very decorative, illustrated publisher’s binding with a stunning design after Henry Austin. The notoriously fragile publication was professionally rectored and strengthened with new endpapers. Tight and firm. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Inscribed and signed by a private owner: “″James Ernest Howell, with love from his father”.

127. Walker, George.

A Selection of Games at Chess, Actually Played by Philidor and his Contemporaries – Now first published from the original Manuscripts with Notes and Additions by George Walker.

First Edition. London, Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, 1835. Duodecimo. Frontispiece, XVI, 110 pages plus 2 pages with advertising (List of Works by George Walker). Hardcover / Original cloth with original printed label to frontcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Front free endpaper missing. Very Rare !

128. Warner, Priscilla M.

Biddy Christmas.

Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1948. 14 x 20.5cm. (Frontispiece), 205 pages, with black and white text illustrations. Original clothbound hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Some signs of wear to dustjacket, slightly foxed edges, otherwise in very good condition with boards and spine solid and clean.

129. Werner, E.T.C.

Myths & Legends of China [Myths of Epidemics / Myths of Medicine / Myths of Exorcism etc.] With Thirty-Two Illustrations in Colours by Chinese Artists.

Fourth Impression of the First Edition. London / Bombay / Sydney, George G. Harrap & Co., 1934. Octavo. Colour-Frontispiece, 454 pages including an excellent Index. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. The rare, original dustjacket torn and with a larger part of the jacket missing. The Volume itself in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

130. Wetzstein, Hedda / Wolfinger, Margaret.

Aufruhr im Staedtchen – Eines Riesen Spaziergang. Märchen von Hedda Wetzstein / Bilder von Margaret Wolfinger.

Erste Ausgabe. Muenchen / Essllingen am Neckar, Verlag J.F. Schreiber, ohne Jahr [c.1936]. Quarto. 20 unnumerierte Seiten mit zahlreichen, wundervollen Illustrationen. Original Hardcover / Die originale Bindung in spezuillem Sammler-Umschlag von Brodart. Sehr guter Zustand / Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

131. White, Ruth.

Sweet Creek Holler.

First Edition. New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 215 pages. Jacket illustration by Ted Lewin. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Extensive Highlighting and pencil markings within text by Masako Haugaard, who translated the book into Japanese. This was her working-copy. Good+ condition externally with only minor external signs of wear. Small stain to endpaper. Minor foxing to edges and staining to Hardcover. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

132. Wildhaber, Robert / Uffer, Leza. [Hrsg].

Schweizer Volksmärchen.

Erste Auflage. Düsseldorf / Köln, Eugen Diederichs Verlag, 1971. 11.5 x 19cm. pages. Hardcover / Gebundene Ausgabe. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur einigen Annotationen im Text. Namenseintrag im Vorsatz. [Die Märchen der Weltliteratur].

133. Wynne, May / Cecily M. Rutley / Nancy Howard / Pauline Dunstan / Ethel Talbot / Jessie Pope / Agnes Grozier Herbertson etc. etc.

The Story Wonder Book for Boys and Girls. With Seven Colour Plates and Hundreds of Two-Colour and Other Pictures [by Margaret Tarrant, Mary Brooks, Anne Anderson, May Smith and others].

London / Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co., No year [c.1930]. 18.5 cm x 25.5 cm. 224 pages. Original Illustrated Hardcover with coloured illustrations. The often damaged and worn book was recently restored and professionally rebound and is now a tight and firm version for generations to come. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of pre-owner on endpaper in pen and pencil. A few marks on endpaper and content page. Otherwise in very good condition. [The Wonder Book Series].

134. Zinger, Oleg/ Windmüller, Ilse.

Ist das ein Löwe ? Ein Bilderbuch von Oleg Zinger nach einer Idee von Ilse Windmüller

Erste Auflage. Berlin, Der Kinderbuchverlag, 1950. 28,5 x 21 cm. Unpaginiert: Titelblatt, 15 ganzseitige Illustrationen mit gegenübergestelltem Text. Hardcover/ Gebundene Ausgabe. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur minimalen Gebrauchsspuren (Minimal stockfleckig auf den Innendeckeln – Text und Illustrationen sehr sauber).

135. Zoomers-Vermeer, J.P. / [Langeler, Freddie]

Joosje uit de Heidehut. [With Illustrations by Freddie Langeler].

Amsterdam, Van Holkema & Warendorf’s Uitgevers-Maatschappij, c.1928. 17 cm x 24 cm. 252 pages with 2 plates of balck and white illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rubbed and discoloration on cover. Minor stains and rubbed throughout the book. Spine is slightly worn but binding is very firm. Name of the previous owner on half-title page. Dutch edition. First page of bookplate is coloured by pre-owner in colour pencil. The book includes wonderful, rare illustrations by dutch women illustrator Freddie Langeler.