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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897.
Finely bound example of the author’s popular and influential work. Octavo, bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco by Morrell, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated. In very good condition.
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Boston : Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1858.
First edition of this classic novella by the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 12mo, original publisher’s cloth elaborately stamped in blind with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, illustrated, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece. In very good condition.
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New York : Random House, 2010.
First edition of the Booker Prize-winning author’s dazzling modern classic. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Robbin Schiff and Anna Bauer. Dust jacket illustration by Niroot Puttapipat. Book design by Caroline Cunningham, who assisted as a literaryContinue reading "Luka and the Fire of Life."
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London : Blackie & Son, Limited, 1898.
First edition of Henty’s classic historical adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with eight illustrations by W. H. Margetson. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription, bookplate.
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Garden City : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1912.
First edition of this selection of songs from Kipling’s children’s stories. Octavo, original illustrated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition.
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Macmillan and Co., Limited : London, 1918.
Early printing of Kipling’s Just So Song Book. Quarto, original illustrated boards. In very good condition.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2000.
First edition of this comical work by the author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Small octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Laurie Rosenwald. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Helene + Bill with affection + thanks for many years of wonderful break-fasts- Judy.” Fine inContinue reading "Suddenly Sixty: And Other Shocks of Later Life."
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London : Scholastic Press, 2005.
First edition of the third novel in Reeve’s award-winning Mortal Engines quartet. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Philip Reeve on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by David Frankland.
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London : Paul Hamlyn, 1966.
First British edition of this early work by the creator of Peanuts. Duodecimo, original pictorial boards, illustrated throughout. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
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London : Corgi Yearling Books, 1998.
First Corgi Yearling edition of Pullman’s fantastic adventure story. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Best wishes Eileen – Philip Pullman.” In fine condition. Cover illustration by Peter Bailey. Inside Illustrations by David Mostyn.
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Garden City : Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932.
First edition of Kipling’s classic poetic tribute to his beloved Scottie. Octavo, original half cloth over illustrated boards. With drawings by Cecil Alden. In very good condition. Ownership name.
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London : Doubleday, 1999.
First edition of Pullman’s classic adventure story. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Peter Bailey. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Eileen – greetings! Philip Pullman.” In fine condition.
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London : Diamond Books, 1999.
Early printing of British children’s author Michael Rosen’s illustrated book of poetry about nuts. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Signed and dated by Michael Rosen on the verso of the front panel, “Michael Rosen Aug 15 2004.” In near fine condition.
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1932.
Later printing of Kipling’s Two Jungle Books in one volume. Octavo, original red cloth decorated in gilt with illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling and W.H. Drake. In very good condition. Bookplate and small ownership inscription.
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London : Thomas Nelson & Sons, c. 1920.
Finely bound example of the author of Wind and the Willows, Kenneth Grahame’s collection of short stories for children. Small octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth covered boards with gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, engraved frontispiece, top edge gilt. In very good condition.
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London : J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, n.d.
Early printing of Martineau’s classic collection. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth elaborately decorated in gilt, color pictorial onlay to the front panel, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with eight lithographic plates in color. In very good condition.
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New York : E. P. Dutton & Company, 1923.
Second edition of Ford’s melancholic children’s tale. Quarto, original cloth, with illustrations in color by Arthur Rackham and Lauren Ford. Very good in the original dust jacket which shows significant wear.
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London : Michael Joseph, 1954.
First edition of this delightful children’s story. Royal octavo, original half cloth, price clipped, illustrated by Rex Whistler. Whistler was a British artist, illustrator, and stage designer known for his elegant and whimsical style. The book includes three color illustrations with the sketches he had drawn when Lady Aberconway first told him ‘The Story ofContinue reading "The Story of Mr Korah."
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London : James Nisbit & Co., Limited, 1899.
Later printing of this tale illustrated by Arthur Rackham very early in his career. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with frontispiece and 15 plates. In very good condition.
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New York : Viking, 1991.
First edition of this beautiful piece of children’s literature. Super octavo, original half cloth, lavender endpapers, fully illustrated by Neil Waldman. Boldly signed and dated by the author in gold felt tip on the front free endpaper, “Ken Kesey 1992.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1883.
First McVickar illustrated edition of this narrative poem of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, floral endpapers, frontispiece, title page vignette, with color illustrations throughout by H.W. McVickar. McVickar was an American illustrator and author active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his contributions to popular magazines andContinue reading "Grandmother’s Story of Bunker Hill Battle."
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London : Scholastic, 1999.
Early printing of Philip Pullman’s third book in his Sally Lockhart Quartet. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “Best Wishes to Eileen, Philip Pullman Sept. 99.” In near fine condition.
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London : Blackie & Son, Limited, 1892.
First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale of the Nile Expedition. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with ten illustrations by Joseph Nash, R.I. and John Schonberg. In good condition.
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London : Hurst & Blackett, 1938.
First edition of Whittingham’s account of the filming of “Toomai of the Elephants.” Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated. In near fine condition.
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