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First edition thoughyt to be 1865. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 180 pages; Physical desc. : viii, 180 p. : ill. ; 17 cm. 1 Kg. …

First edition thoughyt to be 1865. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 180 pages; Physical desc. : viii, 180 p. : ill. ; 17 cm. 1 Kg. …

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original decorated aqua blue cloth covers, gilt title and author block lettering to the spine and to the front cover, all page edges gilt. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (vi)-2, 407 printed pages of text with tissue protected frontispiece, 16 illustrations by John Gilbert and R. A. & A. W. Cooper. Ink message dated 1919 to the front free end paper, rubbing of the cloth across the spine ends, light foxing to the end papers, the gilt page edges have protected the text block and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. JERUSALEM.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION WITH THESE ILLUSTRATIONS 1923, small 8vo, blue cloth, navy vignette, 175 pages. Coloured frontispiece, 1 other coloured plate, 6 attractive full page black and white illustrations and charming headpieces by Emma L. Brock. The frontispiece shows a little girl holding her doll up to see the Punch and Judy show. Spine very slightly faded and just slightly marked, hinges very slightly rubbed, corners very slightly worn and slightly bumped. Occasional slight foxing to margins. A very good copy. First printed by Joseph Cundall in 1846 and a perennial favourite often reprinted and re-illustrated. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Early Edition. Early printing, hardback with printed titling to spine and gilt titling and silhouette to upper board. 19 × 13cm, 46pp. This copy has been signed by Italia Conti, the actress and founder of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. She has signed "Dorothy Secker with love from Italia Conti / Victoria Palace "Where the Rainbow Ends", New Years Day 1920 / In memory of the 'Tiny Fairy'". Dorothy Secker was an actress in the play, Where the Rainbow Ends. It was during an earlier production of this play that the theatre manager Charles Hawtrey asked Conti to train the children, which led to the foundation of her acting school. Illustrated with four colour plates by Margaret Tarrant, this is a collection of poetry for children presaging A A Milne's verse in style and content. Condition: The book is quite worn, with heavy rubbing to the corners. The pages are lightly foxed throughout and one plate is detached. However, Italia Conti's signature is quite a rare one. Signed by Author(s).…

, 123 pages, two stories, both with two beautifully hand - coloured illustrations. Publishers advertisements at the end of the book First Edition , cloth rubbed with wear to corners and some pale patches, small split on the front interior hinge, prize plaque on the front paste down, water mark on the lower edges of the text, the book is in good condition with bright plates , textured brown cloth with blindstamped margins to covers, gilt title to spine, gilt title & illustration to front approximately 16.5 x11 cm Hardback ISBN.…

FIRST EDITION (1925), 155 x 103 mm, 6¼ x 4½ inches, PUBLISHER'S DELUXE BINDING in rust brown suede (reverse calf), gilt title and gilt vignette of fairy riding a butterfly on upper cover, spine plain, top edges gilt. 42 pages, 6 very pretty mounted colour plates, all featuring fairies, title vignette and 21 illustrations in blue in the blue text which has decorative border. A couple of slight indentations to upper cover, a few very faint fox spots to endpapers, 6 blue line illustrations neatly water coloured, tiny corner crease to 1 plate. A very good copy, uncommon in the deluxe binding. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.…

SECOND IMPRESSION IN DUSTWRAPPER circa 1930 (first published 1925), 155 x 103 mm, 6¼ x 4½ inches, pale blue boards with green vignette, illustrated front endpaper, 40 pages. 6 very pretty mounted colour plates, all featuring fairies, title vignette and 21 illustrations in blue in the text. Book is slightly faded on spine otherwise Fine in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: slightest wear to head and tail of spine and corners, 5 mm (¼") closed tear to head of spine, minute chips at tail, very bright and clean). The price 2/- was originally printed in blue on the spine and lower panel of the dustwrapper, it was then over printed 1s. 6d. in pink for the second impression (see our enlarged image). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth with gilt illustration of the historic house on the cover. 55 pages. Glue burn to endpapers, occasional light foxing, modest wear at the spine extremities, still a quite fresh looking copy of this gentle memoir. Very uncommon, close to rare book of memories of suburban 19th Century Philadelphia. "Oakford Hall" as explained by the editor, is a pseudonym for Spring-Dale, the home of George Peterson, early residents of the Overbrook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. The persons are also described in the text by pseudonyms, decoded by the editor in a chart. The book is inscribed in ink by editor Peterson on the front endpaper: "Mrs Rowland C. Hayden/ from her affectionate/ Uncle Arthur/ Overbrook, April 23/1912" Some biographical notes of the house owner from John W. Jordan's "Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography" (Online) George Peterson, son of Law- rence and Rachel (Ford) Peterson, was born April 21, 1785, at Pleasant Mills, New Jersey. He came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at an early age, shortly after the year 1800, and engaged in mer- chantile pursuits, his ventures in the West Indian trade being especially suc- cessful. He married, January 9, 1812, Jane Evans, a daughter of John and Rachel (Ridgway) Evans, and a grand- daughter of Robert Evans, a prominent member of the Society of Friends. Soon after their marriage the young couple went to housekeeping in a residence be- longing to Mrs. Peterson, on Fifth street above Arch. In the year 1818 Mr. Peter- son bought a handsome residence on the south side of Arch street, just above Fifth, the old number being 102. About this time George Peterson invested con- siderably in real estate in Philadelphia, and in 1828 purchased a country seat con- taining sixty-five acres on the County Line Road, about a quarter of a mile from the Old York Road. This beautiful spot, "Spring Dale," was his summer home for many years. He was a devout Quaker, attending Arch Street Meeting when in the city and Abington Meeting when in the country. When the separation be- tween what are commonly known as the Orthodox and the Hicksite Friends occurred, he went with the latter, and there- after worshipped at Green Street Meeting House, which became the headquarters of the more liberal element. He took a great interest in the Friends School on Walnut street above Sixth, and was one of its managers. He was also a manager of the Wills Eye Hospital, and at one time (May 22, 1829, to September 2, 1834) a director in the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. He died May 10, 1872, and is buried in Laurel Hill Ceme- tery. His wife's death occurred June 20. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 385-480 plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage advertisements. Features: In the grip of the "Hip Sings" - Walter G. Patterson became a member of a Chinese secret society (Part I); Hunting the sword-fish on the south coast of Nova Scotia - with great photos; The fatal wood - a graphic account of a dramatic episode in the great Battle of Verdun; Minnie Florea's ordeal - a hurricane swept her to sea where she, the only member of her father's party of 13 to survive, battled the storm for 24 hours; The heart of Sweden - an interesting description of rural Sweden with wonderful photos; Three men in a tree - how they survived a flood in Australia; Comedies of the war - WWI anecdotes; Sandy McLain's Log-Jam - how a young Scotsman broke up one of the biggest log-jams in the history of Minnesota; Our adventures at the Chincha Islands - a lively time picking up a load of guano; From Job to Job around the World - part VII - Alfred Fletcher describes his adventures in Constantinople, his trip through Italy and across Europe to Paris - where he was shut in Voltaire's tomb for a night!; Where Grass is King - a woman's account of her live on a homestead in a region of America where grass is used for everything - with nice photos; My Romance - how Miss L.V. Smith saved a crowded train from destruction; Photo of a six-foot shark caught in the Tigris at Baghdad Great full-page ad for the Red Cross Line. Average wear. Small protective pieces of tape at each end of backsrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine for Men, September 1916 in the Grip of Hip Sings Hip Sings" - Walter G. Patterson became a member of a Chinese secret society (Part I); Hunting the sword-fish on the south coast of Nova Scotia - with great photos; Th. Illustrated by Gilbert, A.; Elcock, Howard; Evison, G. Henry; Webb, Arch;Buchanan, Fred; Somerfield, Thomas; Gillett, Frank; Evison, G.H. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Cheetah-Hunting - Lewis R. Freeman provides an interesting account of using cheetahs to hunt deer in India - article with photos; The Mad Hatter - two former partners fight it out over a woman in the boom days of the Kalgoorlie mines; Ivory-Poaching in German East Africa - Prior to WWI big game hunter J.A. Jordan set out to poach ivory from the jealously guarded herds of the colony after a German captain confiscated his possessions and left him stranded - article with amazing photos; Adventures of a Wild-Beast Trainer - The thrilling experiences of ex-lion-tamer Alexander Feely; An Errand of Mercy - the dangers and difficulty of travel in the interior of Paraguay; After Outlaws in Unknown New Guinea - pursuit of a band of native murderers who had wiped out a village - article with excellent photos; 'Big-Bang' - the story of a WWI heavy-duty trench mortar invented by a man named X____; The Brothers Alvarez - a Mexican narrative related to the author by the late British Minister to Mexico; A Canadian Lumber-Camp - Part I - A vivid photo-illustrated sketch of the strenuous winter existence of a Canadian lumber-jack; A Five Minutes' Race With Death - a mining engineer's story of a revengeful Matabele and a very narrow escape; The Bunko House - a very narrow escape in Chicago; Bob Trinder's Good Time - at story of the bad old days of San Francisco when men were 'shanghaied' aboard deep-water ships for the sake of advance-money or private vengeance; South African Snakes - their variety and characteristics; A Race With a Typhoon - the remarkable adventure of Yale graduate Dr. E.E. Severy in a remote district of Mindanao in the Philippines; Sensational 16-page photo-illustrated stock offering for the Pruden Coal Carburetor and the Powdered Coal Engineering & Equipment Company; and and more. pp. 4 [ads], [2], 292-382, 22-32 [ads]. Covers beginning to loosen. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, February 1917, Cheetah-Hunting, India, Lewis R. Freeman, The Mad Hatter, Kalgoorlie, Ivory-Poaching - German East Africa, elephant hunting, J.A. Jordan, Lion-Tamer, Alexander Feely, Paraguay, New Guinea, Pygmies, Mortar, Alvarez Brot. Illustrated by Leist, Fred; Perceval, C.H.; Reynolds, Warwick; Wood,Esmond; Prater, Ernest; Bates, L.; Elcock, Howard; Pride, Sid; Webb, Arch;Austen, Winifred; Dovaston, Margaret; Pitcher, Sotheby (illustrator).…