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  • Aesops Fabeln für die Jugend. In deutscher, französischer und englischer Sprache. Illustrirt mit 98 Bildern. by AESOP.
    AESOP.
    Aesops Fabeln für die Jugend. In deutscher, französischer und englischer Sprache. Illustrirt mit 98 Bildern.

    Leipzig: Friedrich August Leo, 1844. [ii], 98 pages. Illustrated with a separate hand-coloured pictorial title, and 7 full-page hand-coloured plates. Bound in later cloth-backed paper-covered boards. 220 x 180 mm. Text in parallel text of three columns. Some foxing to text; some browning to plates; boards a little bumped at corners; else very good. Small bookplate of Lady Nina Knowles to front pastedown. Scarce.

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  • AFTERNOON TEA PAINTING BOOK. A Collection of outline engravings for water-colour painting. By H. H. Emerson and J. G. Sowerby.
    AFTERNOON TEA PAINTING BOOK. A Collection of outline engravings for water-colour painting. By H. H. Emerson and J. G. Sowerby.

    London: Frederick Warne and Co, No date [Inscribed 1884]. 95 pages of illustrations and text, including 4 colour plates with their outline duplicate. Original pictorial cloth gilt. Quarto. First edition. One gather loosening; else a fine copy. Page 9 is a ‘key’ referring the reader to the colour plate in the published editions of ‘Afternoon Tea’ and ‘May-Blossom’ Very scarce: we have never seen this painting book before.

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  • ALADDIN or The Wonderful Lamp. Dean & Son’s Pantomime Toy Books. With five Set Scenes and Nine Trick Changes.
    ALADDIN or The Wonderful Lamp. Dean & Son’s Pantomime Toy Books. With five Set Scenes and Nine Trick Changes.

    London: Dean & Son, No date [circa 1880's]. 9 pages of text, the tenth beings ad’s. Illustrated with 26 pages, varying in size, of chromo-lithographed illustrations, cut and bound in such a way as to 'move' the story forward. Original pictorial wrappers. Spine restored and contents re-sewn. A very good copy of a scarce Dean’s moveable. One of at least eight titles produced by Dean in this format.

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  • Alfred Crowquill's Fairy Tales. TINY AND HER VANITY: or, Self Opinion. by Crowquill, Alfred. (Alfred Forrester.)
    Crowquill, Alfred. (Alfred Forrester.)
    Alfred Crowquill's Fairy Tales. TINY AND HER VANITY: or, Self Opinion.

    London.G. Routledge & Co. 1857. 32pp., including pastedown wrapeprs. 14 hand-coloured engraved full-page plates. Original pictorial wrappers. Octavo. First edition. Covers very little dust-soiled; else a very good copy.COPAC lists only two copies.

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  • CAMPBELL, J.
    ALFRED & GALBA: or The History of Two Brothers, supposed to be written by themselves. For the Use of Young People.

    London: Williams and Smith, 1805. vii, [1], [1], 2-175, [1 ad’s] pages. Engraved frontispiece. Contemporary green roan gilt. First edition. Little soiled throughout; some tiny tears to the fore-edge of the title; binding a little rubbed and worn; ownership inscriptions on front endpapers; else a very good copy of a rare work. COPAC records only one copy of the first edition.

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  • GEORGIANA.
    ALGERNON HALL. A Story for Children by Georgiana. Illustrated by her Sisters, Minnie & May.

    Oxford and London.John Henry & James Parker. 1866. 41pp. Illustrated title, frontispiece and seven other illustrations. Original cloth gilt. First edition. Purple cloth faded at spine; cloth a little rubbed; else a very good clean copy.

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  • ALICE’S ABENTEUER IM WUNDERLAND. Uebersetzt von Antonie Zimmermann. Mit zweiundvierzig Illustrationen von John Tenniel. by CARROLL, Lewis.
    CARROLL, Lewis.
    ALICE’S ABENTEUER IM WUNDERLAND. Uebersetzt von Antonie Zimmermann. Mit zweiundvierzig Illustrationen von John Tenniel.

    Macmillan und Comp, 1869. [12], 178, [2]pp. Original green decorative cloth gilt with medallion illustrations to upper and lower covers. All edges gilt.. Octavo. First edition. First issue. Slight wear to head and heel of spine; slight bubbling of cloth; hinges expertly repaired; else a very good copy of the scarce first issue, contained in a cloth, gilt clamshell box. Presentation copy, inscribed on front free endpaper: ‘W. H. Ranken, with the Author’s sincere regards march. 1869.’ Casson family bookplate. It is believed that this copy was once owned by the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike (Casson). W. H. Ranken (to whom A Valentine, the second poem in Phantasmagoria is addressed,) was a close friend of Dodgson’s at Oxford. He…

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    Macmillan und Comp, 1869. [12], 178, [2]pp. Original green decorative cloth gilt with medallion illustrations to upper and lower covers. All edges gilt.. Octavo. First edition. First issue. Slight wear to head and heel of spine; slight bubbling of cloth; hinges expertly repaired; else a very good copy of the scarce first issue, contained in a cloth, gilt clamshell box. Presentation copy, inscribed on front free endpaper: ‘W. H. Ranken, with the Author’s sincere regards march. 1869.’ Casson family bookplate. It is believed that this copy was once owned by the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike (Casson). W. H. Ranken (to whom A Valentine, the second poem in Phantasmagoria is addressed,) was a close friend of Dodgson’s at Oxford. He later taught English in Germany for a while. They visited Whitby together in 1854, and stories told to children by Dodgson on the shore at Whitby during the visit were thought by Ranken to have been the first germs of Alice in Wonderland. The first issue, which is by far the scarcer of the two, has the London: Macmillan imprint. The second issue, Liepzig: Johann Friedrich Hartknoch.

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  • ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. By Lewis Carroll. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel. Seventy-fifth thousand. by CARROLL, Lewis.
    CARROLL, Lewis.
    ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. By Lewis Carroll. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel. Seventy-fifth thousand.

    London: Macmillan and Co, 1885. x, 192, [2] pages. Original red pictorial cloth gilt. Octavo. Tipped in at the rear, after the ad’s, are the separately published ‘Christmas Greetings’, and ‘An Easter Greeting to every child who loves “Alice.”’ Both are early printings, but not first printings, as neither have the ‘Twogood’ watermark. Small water-stain on front panel; spine a dulled and a little faded; two press clippings, concerning Carroll have been stuck to the rear end-papers; their date in unknown but they are before 1898; the rear end-papers have a couple patches of light staining; inscription on endpaper: ‘Alice Throwles [?] A Birthday present from her father 1910.’ A very good copy.

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  • ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel. Fourteenth thousand. by CARROLL, Lewis.
    CARROLL, Lewis.
    ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel. Fourteenth thousand.

    London: Macmillan and Co, 1869. 10], 192 pages. Engraved frontispiece and numerous engravings throughout. Bound in half red morocco gilt over marbled boards. All edges gilt. Octavo. Some marking and spotting, but a very good copy of the sixth edition.

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  • ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel. Sixty-fourth thousand. by CARROLL, Lewis.
    CARROLL, Lewis.
    ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel. Sixty-fourth thousand.

    London: Macmillan and Co, 1881. [x], 192, [1 blank], [1 ad’] pages. Original red cloth gilt with pictorial gilt roundels to both panels. All edge gilt. Octavo. Little worn at head & heel of spine; inscribed on half-title: ‘Johanna Hedderwick her Boke 1882.’ A very good, clean copy.

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  • CARROLL, Lewis.
    ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel. Thirteenth thousand.

    London: Macmillan and Co, 1869. [x], 192 pages. Original red cloth gilt with pictorial gilt roundels to both panels. All edge gilt. Octavo. Re-cased with new endpapers and spine repaired; front board stained and worn and bumped at corners; gift inscription for June 1869 on verso of half-title; but internally the text is clean and fresh. A good plus copy.

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  • ALL IN THE SUN. by GODDARD, Christophine.
    GODDARD, Christophine.
    ALL IN THE SUN.

    London: Dean and Son, No date [inscribed 1885, but probably 1884]. [42] leaves, each printed on one side only, of which 20 are of heavier stock and bear chromo-litho’ illustrations; the reminder having text or illustrations in line or both. Original cloth backed pictorial boards. Quarto. 199 x 164 mm. Corners bumped and edges worn; else a very good copy of a charming book that would appear to be rather scarce.

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  • ALL THE WAY TO FAIRYLAND. Fairy Stories. By Evelyn Sharp author of “Wymps”. With eight coloured illustrations and a cover by Mrs. Percy Dearmer. by SHARP, Evelyn.
    SHARP, Evelyn.
    ALL THE WAY TO FAIRYLAND. Fairy Stories. By Evelyn Sharp author of “Wymps”. With eight coloured illustrations and a cover by Mrs. Percy Dearmer.

    London and New York: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1897. Third edition. 196, [12 catalogue] pages. All plates present. Original pictorial cloth. 200 x 165 mm. Lacks front free endpaper; rear inner joint cracked but firm; little shaken; boards lightly rubbed; but a good plus copy of a scarce title.

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  • GREENAWAY, Kate.
    ALMANACK FOR 1884.

    London: George Routledge and Sons, [1883.]. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title and text illustrations throughout. [24] pages; pages [1] and [24] are paste-downs to upper and lower-wrappers. Original coloured pictorial upper and lower-wrappers. 12mo., 13.3 x 9.2 cm.; A very good copy. Schuster and Engen 4(2a).

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  • GREENAWAY, Kate.
    ALMANACK FOR 1884.

    London: George Routledge and Sons, [1883.]. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title and text illustrations throughout. [24] pages; pages [1] and [24] are paste-downs to upper and lower-wrappers. Original light green imitation morocco wrappers. 12mo., 13.3 x 9.2 cm.; A very good copy. Schuster and Engen 4(2e). An excellent copy.

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  • ALMANACK FOR 1885. by GREENAWAY, Kate.
    GREENAWAY, Kate.
    ALMANACK FOR 1885.

    London: George Routledge and Sons, 1885. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title, 5 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. [24] pages. Original cream coloured glazed boards with yellow cloth spine; coloured pictorial upper-cover. 10.2 x 7.7cm.; all edges yellow. A very nice, clean copy. Schuster and Engen 5(3a).

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  • GREENAWAY, Kate.
    ALMANACK FOR 1886.

    London: George Routledge and Sons, [1885.]. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway, witha full-page frontispiece, vignette to title, 5 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. [24] pages. Original white imitation morocco boards; upper pictorial board blocked and lettered gilt with border stamped blue; all edges gilt. 12mo. An excellent copy. Shuster and Engen 6(4c).

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  • ALMANACK FOR 1886. by GREENAWAY, Kate.
    GREENAWAY, Kate.
    ALMANACK FOR 1886.

    London: George Routledge and Sons, 1886. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, vignette to title, 5 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. [24]pp. Original white faux morocco boards; upper pictorial board blocked and lettered gilt with border stamped blue. All edges gilt. 12mo., 10.2 x 7.7 cm. Some very occasional light foxing; else an excellent copy. Shuster and Engen 6(4c). Kate Greenaway.

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  • ALMANACK FOR 1887. by GREENAWAY, Kate.
    GREENAWAY, Kate.
    ALMANACK FOR 1887.

    London: George Routledge and Sons, 1887. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title and text illustrations throughout. [24] pages. Original embossed hand-painted limp cream parchment. Front cover: title and 'Kate Greenaway' in gilt script with embossed leaves and berries printed in colours; ribbon ties; ; scalloped edges; -no endpapers. . Oblong 12mo. All edges gilt. 8.4 x10.6cm. Corners chipped; original ribbon, bearing an Xmas inscription, worn; else a very good copy of the rarest issue of this almanack. Schuster and Engen 7(5f).

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  • ALMANACK FOR 1888. by GREENAWAY, Kate.
    GREENAWAY, Kate.
    ALMANACK FOR 1888.

    [London]: George Routledge and Sons, 1888. Coloured illustrations by Kate Greenaway with full-page frontispiece, pictorial title, 4 full-page illustrations and text illustrations throughout. [24]pp. Original green cloth with pictorial upper-cover blocked and lettered gilt. 10.2 x 7.8 cm.; all edges gilt. An excellent copy. Schuster and Engen 8(6g).

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