Arthur Hagg (6 results)

Hagg, Arthur (illustrator). 0 175. Very good in very good dust jacket. moderate shelfwear.

Pamphlet. Condition: Good minus. 9pp, paper covers. Covers are nearly totally divided on the fold but still holding by the top staple where it is not divided, covers age toned, light handling marks to top, chipped on edges by bottom right corner of front cover, some creasing to corners and sides of some pages, staples rusty but holding. British Library lists it as 1927 but i cannot see any date of publication on the pamphlet itself.

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Arthur T. Hagg (illustrator). 58pp, handsome large format (10 x 12) with well handled yellowish spine, & paste-on black cover, dark stain on both endpapers, some pages loose. A striking book, with marvellous 1920s type illustrations, and whimsical verse.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 58 pages, colour illustrations, foxing on pages, rear cover a little soiled, worn on corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Quarto; hardcover, quarter-bound in cloth with illustrated boards; 60pp., with many colour and monochrome illustrations. Moderate wear; boards rubbed and edgeworn; some moisture damage to the lower board; text block and boards very slightly bowed; text block edges toned; offset to the endpapers; mild foxing throughout; previous owner's name in light pencil to the title page. No dustwrapper. Good. Standard postage quoted is for a maximum 1kg book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. Books listed on ABEbooks are not kept at our bookshop. Please enquire if you wish to see the book at our premises.

Cloth. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First Edition. Cloth. Winifred Holmes, born Winifred Alice Young on 7 April 1903, was raised in India where her father worked for the Indian Civil Service. Educated at schools in Tasmania and England, she became a nursery teacher but soon abandoned this as a career to take up journalism as a nursery correspondent for the Evening Standard. After the war, Winifred directed a number of film documentaries, including A Cruel Kindness (1948), Consider the Carpet (1948) and A Brother for Susan (1953) as well as scripting others. She wrote a number of children's books and the 'Simon and Sally' strip in Robin. She also contributed to the first 9 editions of Robin (1953-61) and may have contributed to later volumes. She also wrote books on Indian art and Asian films, and this extensive study on four powerful and noble women in Egypt. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Minor wear, rubbing and chipping to head and bottom of DJ, minimally toned, clipped. First pp crease. Bright blue cloth, 8vo, 175pp. Illus. (b/w). Very Good in Very Good (Price-Clipped) DJ.