A lovely clean fresh copy that in no way seems over 60 years old! Aside from a touch of edgewear, appears almost new! Cover shows a bunny rabbit postman talking to a kitty cat hanging up the laundry. View More...
A lovely clean fresh copy that in no way seems over 60 years old! Aside from a touch of edgewear, appears almost new! Cover shows all kinds of animals building a house. Simple delightful! View More...
Hardcover, no stated date, but likely sometime in the 1930s. Some general shelf and edgewear and it seems that a coloured frontispiece has been removed. Otherwise still a handsome solid collectible book View More...
Nice vintage hardcover - no stated date but likely ca. 1930. The dust jacket is quite attractively illustrated and presents only minor edgewear. The book itself is green with black titles. Gift inscription and some yellowing of pages, otherwise still a fun vintage copy View More...
Hardcover, no date, circa 1920 - presumed first and only edition. Very hard to find item. Illustrated throughout by K Harke, E Harries and Newnham among others. All tales are animal themed and the illustratrations are delightful, as are the stories. Sadly the copy is very much previously enjoyed, with a missing backstrip and both front and back hinges are on the verge. Interior pages are clean and for the most part quite bright, although a few pages are showing a touch of foxing. Despite flaws, still a wonderful and scarce collectable book View More...
Some edgewear and there are a child's drawings on the endpapers, a few pencil notes inside and the covers have pulled away from the staples. Light age toning of pages. Sounds worse than it is - actually a nice 1960s vintage copy View More...
BRAND NEW gift quality hardcover. This particular copy has the ORIGINAL language and wording and has not been adapted for political correctness View More...
ORIGINAL game from 1919 complete with all cards, two instruction sheets and original box. This is the first appearance of the Bull and Bear edition which includes those two cards. Contains the bull and bear cards, an advertisement card, 9 Hay, 9 flax, 9 corn, 9 wheat,8 rye, 9 barley, 9 oats. The cards are very good, with only a touch of rubbing. box is clean and sturdy with only a little edgewear and rubbing, the two instruction sheets have heavy fold lines and some very old tape repairs. All in all, a superior collection copy of this important early game developed originally by the famed... View More...
Hardcover 1st edition with a delightfully illustrated pictorial cover and a wonderful colour illustration by Susan Beatrice Pearse facing title page. Front endpapers present a sticker indicating that the book was awarded to a student. The endpapers are quite browned and the front hinge has mesh exposed at the title page. Some general shelf and edgewear. 12 page publisher's catalog at back. All in all, a handsome vintage copy View More...
Almost IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND in any condition. Fabulous coloured frontispiece and wonderfully illustrated front cover. B&W illustrations inside in addition to the coloured frontispiece. Rather general wear and tear, page block detached from covers. View More...
Nice vintage hardcover - no stated date but likely ca. 1935. The dust jacket is quite attractively illustrated and presents only minor edgewear. The book itself is blue with black titles. Gift inscription and some yellowing of pages, otherwise still a fun vintage copy View More...
Hardcover 1st edition, large quarto with glossy pictorial boards and no jacket as issued. Pop-ups engineered by lb Penick. SIGNED by Edward Gorey under the front flap on the "pseudo" title page (the story begins on the exterior front cover and ends on the back cover. Full number line 1 through 0. Aside from a very tiny bump of the upper right hand corner, this book appears as fresh as it was in 1982. All pop-ups and sliding panels are in perfect working order with no defects whatsoever. A superb collector and investment grade copy View More...
Hardcover 1st edition, 10th printing from 1965 Increasingly hard to find, and ever popular. 165 pages of creative stories, all suited for younger audiences and adults alike. Some edgewear and rubbing of covers, interior quite sturdy. 9 terrific and spooky tales View More...
Hardcover, presumed first from 1959, git inscription dated 1964. Some edgewear and shelfwear, primarily confined to corners and head/tail of spine. Interior pages clean and vibrant. View More...
Hardcover, no stated date, but certainly 1900 or earlier. Nicely illustrated and delightful cover illustration. Minor edgewear and general shelfwear, some rubbing of covers, interior fine View More...
