51. [Lofting, Hugh]. Schiffer, E.L. [translation].

Doktor Dolittle und seine Tiere. Mit Einer Einleitung von Oskar Loerke.

German Language Translation. Berlin, Cecile Dressler Verlag, c.1954. 15.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 159 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear, including slight damage to corners of hardcover.

52. Henty, G.A.

In the Irish Brigade – A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain. With Twelve Illustrations by Charles M. Sheldon.

London, Blackie & Son, 1901. Octavo. Frontispiece, 384 pages plus an illustrated catalogue of “Blackie & Son’s Illustrated Story Books” with several illustrations bound to the rear of the Volume. Original Hardcover with artwork to cover. / Special Gift-Binding with gilt emblemata of “Tiffins endowed School in Kingston on Thames” on cover. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Gift-Bookplate from Tiffins School to Arthur John Clifford on pastedown.

53. Grigny, J. / Bonhomme, P.

Les Bébés des Jardins de Paris. Illustrations de J. Grigny. Texte par P.Bonhomme.

Premiére Édition. Paris, A.Quantin, (c. 1885). 8°. 32 pages. Couverture originale (illustrée). Bon état. Original binding. Corners bumped. Slightly rubbed. Front endpaper detached. Hinge inside slightly broken. Few fingerstains only. Still a good to very good condition of this extremely rare children-book-classic.

54. [Gessner, Salomon / Collyer, Mary].

The Death of Abel in Five Books. From the German of Gessner.

Halifax, Printed fro William Milner, 1837. Duodecimo / Miniature book. Frontispiece, XX, 169 pages. Original Hardcover (dark green cloth with floral embossement and gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare Halifax print !

55. (Fritzsche, J. G.).

Der Gesellschafter für die Jugend auf ländlichen Spaziergängen. Mit 24 hand-kolorierten, gestochenen Tafeln.

Band 2. Dresden, Gerlach, 1802. Octavo (12 cm x 13,5 cm). 106 Seiten. Enthält 74 Abbildungen in Deutschland gängiger Nutzpflanzen in schönem zeitgenössischem Kolorit, je mit beschreibendem Text und Erklärungen zum Nutzen und der Anwendung. Hardcover / Originaler Pappband der Zeit. Sehr guter Zustand. Bd. 2 der seltenen Reihe, die von 1801-1810 erschien.

56. Ffolliott, Rosemary.

De Bever Hall – The Story of a Stately Dolls House. With photographs by Gordon Ledbetter.

First Edition. London, Gerald Duckworth & Co., 1976. Quarto. 75 pages with illustrations throughout. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author Rosemary Ffolliott ! Very rare and rather scarce as a signed edition !

57. Ellis, Edward S.

Through Forest and Fire.

First Edition. Philadelphia, Henry T. Coates & Co., 1891. 19.7cm x 13cm. iv, 302 pages. Original, illustrated hardcover. With frontispiece illustration. Endpapers and pastedowns illustrated in colour. Excellent, near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. Endpaper inscribed by preowner. [Wild Woods Series No. 1].

58. Eimer, Ernst.

Christian, der Dorfjunge. Erzählung für die Jugend. Mit Bildern vom Verfasser.

Erste Ausgabe. Reutlingen, Ensslin & Laiblin Verlagsbuchhandlung, [1928]. Octavo. Frontispiz, 112 Seiten mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. Hardcover / Originaler, illustrierter Leinenband in besonderem, klarsichtigen Sammler-Schutzumschlag von Brodart. Aussergewoehnlich guter Zustand. Als Beilage ein sehr interessanter und umfassender Zeitungsartikel von Karl Brodhaecker, erschienen zum 10.Todestag von Ernst Eimer (Heimat im Bild).

59. Des Salles, Héloïse.

The Adventures of Jonathan Seal. [Signed / Inscribed]

London, Jonathan Cape, 1948. Large Octavo. 55 pages with numerous illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by Héloïse Des Salles on the halftitle. Rare !

60. Deluxe Illustrated Children’s Book – Kipling, Rudyard.

All the Puck Stories. With Illustrations by H.R.Millar and Charles E.Brock.

First Deluxe Edition (Published simultaneously with the trade edition). London, MacMillan and Co., 1935. Octavo. Frontispiece-Illustration, X, 670, [2] pages. Illustrated throughout. Original Hardcover / Decorative full red leather with gilt lettering and gilt illustration of Puck on the front board. In its original, rare dustjacket. The dustjacket frayed with some loss. The Volume itself in excellent condition with some minor signs of wear to upper and lower hinge only.