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THE JUVENILE SCRAP-BOOK. A cage d'amour for the young.
London.Fisher, Son, & Co. 1848. [5], 6-96pp. Black & white engraved frontispiece with 14 other engraved plates throughout. Original elaborate decorative green cloth gilt. a.e.g. Quarto. Few spots of foxing on half-title; corners and head and heel of spine a trifle bumped; inscription to front free endpaper; else a very good copy in the handsome original binding.
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THE KALEIDOSCOPE; or, A peep at British history: being a compendious account of the reigns of all the kings and queens of England, from the invasion of the Romans, to the decisive Battle of Waterloo. Adapted to the Capacity of Youth, and Adorned with Thirty-four Elegant Engravings.
London: J. Bysh, 1818. 156 pages. Illustrated with a hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and one other hand-coloured plate, and numerous woodcut portraits of kings and queens. Contemporary half sheep over marbled boards. 104 x 66 mm. First edition. Some occasional light marking; else a very good copy. Very scarce. Worldcat records two copies in the States and only one in the U.K.
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THE KATY KRUSE DOLLY BOOK WITH LETTERPRESS BY Rose Fyleman.
London: George G. Harrap & Company Limited, 1928. Hardcover. No dust-wrapper. Second printing. Illustrated with 12 colour plates. Original cloth-backed boards with mounted full-colour plates to upper panels. Oblong: 22 x 27.6 cm. A very good, clean copy without inscriptions.
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THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
London: Geroge Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1932. 48 pages. Illustrated with a coloured vignette on title, 4 coloured plates, and line drawings within the text. Original wrappers; original dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Dust-wrapper price-clipped and a little worn at top edge; else a very good copy.
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THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER. Or the Black Brothers. A legend of Stiria. By John Ruskin, M.A. Illustrated by Richard Doyle. Seventh edition.
Orpington: George Allen, No date [1884]. 64 pages. Bound in full morocco gilt for Henry Arthur Johnstone in 1899, with his stamped bookplate on the morocco free endpaper. Top edge gilt. 187 x 143 mm. Binding rubbed on the lower join t and at head and heel; else a very good copy.
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THE KING’S STILTS written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1942. A full set of loose proof sheets, together with the original pictorial dust-wrapper, but unbound and without the binding case. First U.K. edition. Wrapper worn at extremities, with small loss to head and heel of spine; two small corners creases to two text leaves; else a very good copy of an usual Seuss item.
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THE KITTEN ELEVEN.
London: Bancroft & Co, 1965. Five full-colour pop-ups. Original pictoral covers. 11.5 x 11.2 cm. An excellent copy of this scarce moveable book, telling the story of a cat football team; one of twelve titles in the series, this being number 401.
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THE KITTENS who lost their mittens. Read’s Children’s Tales, &c. Price 6d on paper. Untearable cloth 1s.
London: Read & Co, No date [circa 1870]. [8] leaves, printed on one side only and mounted on linen, the first and last pasted to the wrappers as issued. Illustrated with 8 hand-coloured engravings, each with a verse beneath. Original wrappers, the upper panel bearing a colour-printed illustration. 245 x 180 mm. Wrappers quite worn and creased and rubbed; else a very good copy of a charming publication from Read & Co.
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THE KNIFE-GRINDER'S BUDGET of Pictures & Poetry, for Boys and Girls.
London: T. and J. Allman, 1829. 28 pages, including pastedown wrappers. Illustrated with a wood-engraved frontispiece and 23 woodcuts within the text. Original printed yellow wrappers with cuts to both panels. 9x 6 cm. A fine copy with fine sharp cuts, including many 'cries.'
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THE LAMBOURNE BELL. By Mrs. Sherwood.
London: Wightman and Cramp, No date [circa late 1820's]. Softcover. 20 pages. Wood-engraved vignette on cover/title. 15 x9.3 cm. Dis-bound from a collection of tracts, and displaying evidence of such on the spine; unstitched. Number 28 in the series. A very good copy.
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THE LANDSEER ALBUM.
None shown.None shown. [1903]. 12pp. (including covers) of colour chromo-lithographs after Landseer, mounted on boards. Quarter cloth over chromo-lithographed pictorial boards. Some very minor edge-wear, and small loss of cloth to head of spine; spine rather frail; else, a very good copy.
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THE LARK. A Collection of New and Favourite Songs.
London: J. Catnach, No date [circa 1835]. [8] pages, plus wrappers. Wood-engraved vignette on the upper of the yellow wrappers, and with four woodcuts within the text. Approximately 10 x 6 cm's. Spine worn, where it looks to have been disbound from a volume of chapbooks; else a very good copy of a chapbook of popular songs and ballads.
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THE LAST BATTLE A Story for Children. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
London: The Bodley Head, 1956. Original blue cloth, silver gilt. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Light spotting on endpapers; light spotting on rear panel of wrapper; else an a near fine copy, without inscription; the wrapper un-priced-clipped.
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The Laughable Game of WHAT D’YE BUY? For large and small parties. By Professor Punch.
London: E. Wallis, 42 Skinner Street, No date [circa 1847]. Comprising of, 12 finely hand-coloured engraved cards illustrating a variety of trades; 72 letterpress cards; a 12 page book of explanation; all contained in the original wooden box with a sliding lid bearing a hand-coloured pictorial label. The box lid bears the imprint of J. Passmore, who took over Edward Wallis’s business in 1847. Slight wear to lid; else a very nice example.
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THE LAUREL. A Selection of New Songs.
London: J. Catnach, No date [circa 1835]. [8] pages, plus wrappers. Wood-engraved vignette on the upper of the yellow wrappers, and with two woodcuts within the text. Unstitched as issued. Approximately 12.5 x 9 cm's. A very good copy of a chapbook of popular songs and ballads.
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THE LEAF
London: The Religious Tract Society, 1841. 32pages. Illustrated with engravings. Original printed colour wrappers with an engraving to the upper panel. 13.5 x 10,5 cm. Spine a little worn; covers a little rubbed; neat ownership initials on title; else very good. One of at least 17 titles in the series of science and natural history books.
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The Life and Adventures of BAMPFYLDE MOORE CAREW, The King of the Beggars.
Devonport: Printed by S. & J. Keys, No date [ circa 1850s/60s]. 12 pages. Original printed pictorial wrappers. 179 x 106 mm. A very good copy of a scarce provincial printing.
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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF JACK SHEPPARD.
Devonport: Printed by S. & J. Keys, No date [ circa 1850s/60s]. 8 pages. Illustrated with five wood-engravings. Original printed pictorial wrappers. 179 x 106 mm. A very good copy of a scarce provincial printing.
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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, originally written by Daniel De Foe. Revised for the use of young persons, and illustrated with Sixteen Copper-plates dated 1805. A new Edition, corrected and improved.
London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1818. iv, 241, [1 list pf plates], [1 blank], [3 ad’] pages. 16 full-page engraved plates. Original quarter roan gilt over marbled paper-covered boards. 12mo. Ownership name on front free endpaper; else a very good copy. This edition was first published by Benjamin Tabart in 1805. It was then published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1813 using the same plates. This scarce later edition not reported by Mrs. Moon. See Moon 28.
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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JENNY WREN.
York: James Kendrew, Printer, Colliergate, No date [circa 1830]. 16 pages, including wrappers. Illustrated with sixteen.wood-engravings within the text. Original yellow printed wrappers. 99 x 67 mm. The text and illustrations extend to the lower wrapper. A very good copy.
More details Price: £85.00