London: Penguin Books/Kestrel Books, 1976. 8vo. First illustrated edition. Original quarter brown cloth with off-white boards, in slipcase. Illustrated by John Lawrence. Unclipped d/w has tiny nicks to the spine ends. Near fine in dust-wrapper and slipcase. One of the finest books ever written for children and the illustrations are.....
Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1973. Tall 8vo. Limited edition. #122 of 160 copies. Original oasis green morocco-backed vellum, with geometric decorative border and title in gilt. Top edges gilt, others uncut. Transparent wrappers, together in a brown board slipcase, with morocco tips, and preserved in modern brown cloth folder and another.....
London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1960. 4to. First edition. Original illustrated paper boards. Printed by W. S. Cowell, Ltd. 45 illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, including title page vignette, 20 watercolours and 24 pen drawings. W. S. Cowell, Ltd. file copy with label to that effect on the front.....
London, Sydney, Toronto: The Bodley Head, 1970. 4to. Second edition. First published by Oxford University Press. Original illustrated paper boards. Printed by William Clowes & Sons Ltd. 51 illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, including title page vignette, 26 pen drawings and 24 watercolours. Bookplate of Andrew Murray on the flyleaf. Unclipped.....
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1948?]. Folio. First edition. Original illustrated paper boards. Printed by W. S. Cowell, Ltd. Illustrated by the author with colour lithographs. Text hand-written by the author in a cursive script (with 'medecine' at the top of page 5). Short cracks to the paper at the head.....
London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1959. 4to. Second edition. First published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. Original illustrated paper boards. Printed by W. S. Cowell, Ltd. 46 illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, including 21 watercolours and 25 pen drawings. Bookplate of Andrew Murray on the flyleaf. Unclipped d/w a little.....
London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1951. 4to. First edition. Original illustrated paper boards. Printed by W. S. Cowell, Ltd. 55 illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, including 20 watercolours and 35 pen drawings. Boards rubbed along top and bottom edges with small loss to the spine ends. Ink ownership of.....
London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, [1938]. Folio. First edition. Original illustrated paper boards. Printed by W. S. Cowell, Ltd. Illustrated by the author with colour lithographs. Rebacked with red cloth. Both boards creased and worn. Crayoning to front board partially erased. New endpapers. Bookplate of Andrew Murray to.....
London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1949. 4to. First edition. Original illustrated paper boards. Printed by W. S. Cowell, Ltd. 46 illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, including 21 watercolours and 25 pen drawings. Just a little rubbing to extremities and one or two tiny spots to the boards. Bookplate of.....
London: Perpetua Books, 1960. Royal 8vo. First edition. Original black cloth, gilt. Illustrated in black and white throughout. Neat ink ownership on fly. Unclipped d/w is very slightly faded on the spine. Fine in near fine d/w.
London: John Lehmann, 1951. 8vo. First edition thus. Original navy cloth, gilt. Drawings, dust-wrapper and colour frontispiece by Philip Jullian. Top edge slightly spotted. Unclipped d/w a little rubbed at the spine ends and slightly tanned. Near fine in near fine d/w. 'Les Illusions Perdues, says Mr. Raymond Mortimer in.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1933. 8vo. 24 page stapled pamphlet in original clear cellophane envelope. First edition, second issue in full colour and with the code GA281A on the last page. Illustrated by John Gilroy. Staples rusted as usual. Edges a little rumpled and tanned. Near fine. The first of the miscellanies.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1933. 8vo. 24 page stapled pamphlet. First edition, second issue in full colour and with the code GA281A on the last page. Illustrated by John Gilroy. Covers a bit marked. Staples rusted as usual. Contents clean. Very good ++. The first of the miscellanies issued by Guinness to.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1933. 8vo. 24 page stapled pamphlet. First edition, second issue in full colour and with the code GA281A on the last page. Illustrated by John Gilroy. Just a little rumpling to the edges. Staples rusted as usual. Near fine. The first of the miscellanies issued by Guinness to.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1938. 8vo. 20 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrated by Antony Groves-Raines. Covers tanned, marked and a little rubbed at the edges. Staples rusted as usual. Light foxing throughout, especially to the centre pages. Good +. The sixth of the miscellanies issued by Guinness to doctors at.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1933. 8vo. 24 page stapled pamphlet. First edition, second issue in full colour and with the code GA281A on the last page. Illustrated card covers. Loosely inserted is a 'With compliments' card from Guinness, dated Christmas 1933. Illustrated by John Gilroy. Staples rusted as usual. Fine. The first.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1934. 8vo. 24 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrated by John Gilroy. Staples rusted as usual. Covers slightly marked. Faint vertical crease from cover to cover. Very good +. The second of the miscellanies issued by Guinness to doctors at Christmas between 1933 and 1966. Very uncommon.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1939. 8vo. 20 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrated by Antony Groves-Raines. Staples rusted as usual. Edges a little rumpled and dust-marked. Tiny nick to the top edge of the back cover and even tinier loss to the top corner. Near fine. The seventh of the miscellanies.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1939. 8vo. 20 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrated by Antony Groves-Raines. Covers partially tanned with some foxing. Staples rusted as usual. Light scattered foxing but more so to the centre pages. Good +. The seventh of the miscellanies issued by Guinness to doctors at Christmas, between.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1939. 8vo. 20 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrated by Antony Groves-Raines. Staples rusted as usual. Edges a little rumpled and dust-marked. The fore edge of the back cover has a nick. Near fine. The seventh of the miscellanies issued by Guinness to doctors at Christmas, between.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1936. 8vo. 24 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrations by Rex Whistler. Staples rusted as usual. Fine. The fourth of the miscellanies issued by Guinness to doctors at Christmas between 1933 and 1966. A lovely copy.
Dublin: Guinness, 1936. 8vo. 24 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrations by Rex Whistler. Covers tanned, marked and a little rubbed. Staples rusted as usual with light foxing throughout, especially to the centre pages. Good +. The fourth of the miscellanies issued by Guinness to doctors at Christmas between.....
Dublin: Guinness, 1936. 8vo. 24 page stapled pamphlet. Illustrated card covers. Illustrations by Rex Whistler. Staples rusted as usual. Covers slightly tanned and marked. Near fine. The fourth of the miscellanies issued by Guinness to doctors at Christmas between 1933 and 1966.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1948. Folio. First UK edition. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards. Illustrated in colour throughout. Spine ends rubbed. Boards rubbed along the edges. Small indentation to the bottom half of the front board. Short tears to the bottom of the title page, page 21/22 and the last.....
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1928. 8vo. Limited edition. #16 of 1600 copies. Original marbled green and brown cloth with white parchment spine label, gilt. All edges untrimmed with top edge gilt 'on the rough'. Eight inserted full page illustrations by Karl Michel printed from the original woodcuts and stencilled with.....