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THE HISTORY OF ANN AND HER SEVEN SISTERS. A Pleasing, Moral, and Instructive Tale. By the Author of “Jack and his Seven Brothers”.
London: D. Carvalho, No date [circa 1830’s]. 12 leaves printed on one side only, each bearing an hand-coloured engraving with text. Original wrappers with lists of Carvalho’s publications to both upper and lower. Head of spine expertly repaired; else a very good copy. Scarce: COPAC records only one copy.
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THE HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT.
London: Ryle and Co, No date [circa 1845]. 8 pages. Hand-coloured engraved title, and seven plain woodcuts within the text. Original pictorial printed wrappers. Some creasing to edges and the odd small chip and marginal tear; else a very good copy.
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THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.
London: J. L. Marks, No date,[circa 1830]. Illustrated with eight hand-coloured woodcuts. Original yellow printed wrappers. 17.5 x 10.7 cm’s. Repaired tear to page[4]; spine splitting; slight browning throughout; else a very good copy of a scarce title. Not in Osborne, Oppenheimer, or Gumuchian.
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THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. Marks’s Edition.
London: J. L. Marks, No date. [Circa 1840.]. Ff[8]. Each leaf printed on one side only, and bearing a finely hand-coloured engraving with text beneath. Original pastedown wrappers. A few marks; ownership name on first page; else a very good copy.
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THE INTERESTING HISTORY OF MOTHER GOOSE.
London: Bishop & Co, No date. [Circa 1850.]. 8pp. Illustrated with crude woodcuts. Original pictorial wrappers, crudely hand-coloured.
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THE LION AND THE UNICORN.
London & Otley: William Walker & Sons, No date [circa 1890]. 8 leaves, including wrappers, all printed on one side only, with coloured woodblock illustrations with text beneath. Ad's to lower wrapper. 25.5 x 17.5 cm. Spine expertly repaired; blank corner lost from lower wrapper; else very good.
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THE LITTLE PIG'S RAMBLE.
London & Otley: William Walker & Sons, No date [ circa 1890?]. [8] pages, including wrappers, each printed on one side only. Six colour-printed illustrations. Original pictorial wrappers; the rear cover being ad's for Goodall's household specialities. 25.4 x 17.2 cm. A very good copy. A reprint of a title published by Dean and Son in the 1850's.
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The National Nursery Tales. CINDERELLA.
London: Ward and Lock, No date [inscribed 1866]. [8] leaves, printed on one side only, the first and last pasted to the wrappers, illustrated with 13 hand-coloured engravings. Original hand-coloured pictorial wrappers. 24.4 x 16.6 cm. Little trimmed at top edge; gift inscription to front cover; spine expertly restored; little creased; else very good.
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The National Nursery Tales. JACK THE GIANT KILLER. Indestructible Edition.
London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, No date [circa 1870's]. [8] leaves, printed on one side only, and mounted on linen, the first and last pasted to the wrappers, illustrated with 8 hand-coloured engravings. Original colour-printed pictorial wrappers. 24 x 16.5 cm. Spine expertly restored; else very good.
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THE RATIONAL EXHIBITION.
Harvey & Darton… & William Darton. Price one Shilling, 1824. [3] 4-60pp. Wood-engraving on title of scene from a Dame School and 22 other fine wood-engravings throughout the text. Original printed semi-stiff pink wraps. Spine expertly repaired; else a fine, crisp copy. Probably compiled and illustrated by William Darton, and first published circa 1800. Osborne 137. Oppenheimer 2148. Darton G228(6).
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THE ROBIN'S CHRISTMAS EVE. Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books.
London: Frederick Warne & Co, No date[circa 1880]. [6] leaves of text, printed on one side only& [6] chromo-lithographed full colour leaves of illustrations printed on one side only; the first and last pasted to the inside of the wrappers as issued. 27 x 23 cm. Spine expertly repaired; ownership inscription to the margin of front cover; a very good copy.
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THE TOWN & COUNTRY MOUSE and other Fables.
London & Belfast: Marcus Ward & Co, No date [circa 1880's]. [12] pages. Illustrated with 6 colour plates. Original pictorial wrappers. 28.4 x 20 cm. Spine worn and splitting at heel; else very good.
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THE TRICKS OF MASTER FOX. By J. E. O. E. Dean's Infantile Oil-Colour Toy Book. 6d Coloured.
London: Dean & Son, No date [1860's]. 8 leaves, printed on one side only, the first and last pasted to the wrappers as issued. Illustrated in colours throughout with a verse beneath in illustration. Original printed covers. 28.8 x 22.7 cm. Spine expertly repaired; else very good. Scarce.
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Uncle Joseph's PRETTY STORIES ABOUT THE CAMEL.
New-York: J. Q. Preble, No date [circa late 1840's]. [8] leaves, printed on one side only, the first and last pasted to the wrappers, each bearing a hand-coloured engraving with text. Original printed wrappers. 26.7 x 17.3 cm. A very good copy.
More details Price: £375.00