Edited by Mrs Herbert Strang (24 results)

UNKNOWN. Condition: Acceptable. no dust jacket present. The hardcover of "Bob and Mr. Bunny" shows significant wear, with visible damage to the spine and edges. The cover illustration, while charming, is worn, and the absence of a dust jacket suggests it's been well-loved. Despite these flaws, the binding remains intact, making it a suitable addition for collectors interested in vintage children's literature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Pictorial hardback children's book. Boards in good condition other than minor scuffing to edges. Some light surface grime to rear board. Front board depicts 2 children " In the Hayfield". Pictorial endpapers. Lovely colour frontis. Two-tone illustrations plus many black and white illustrations throughout. A collection of children's individual stories. A lovely vintage book. "The Great Books" series. ay Smith; Alf Watson & Others Unknown (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Three Little Pigs, Mouseykins and Dog Toby (all 1929) and Teeny-weeny Tales (1930). Square 64mo's, unpaginated, approx pp70 each Volume with b/w illustrations throughout each. All volumes bound with pictorial paper covered boards in fair to good condition with chipping, rubbing and splits with pieces missing to 3 of the spines. There is rubbing to all edges and some marking to fore edges. Inside some cracking to spines, however all bindings still holding. All pages in volumes in surprisingly clean condition with a little yellowing and the odd mark. Mrs Herbert Strang was actually the pseudonym of of George Herbert Ely (1866-1958) & C James L'Estrange (1867-1947) who were staff members of the Oxford University Press.…

Condition: Very Good. Bright pictorial boards. Minor signs of wear in the form of white flecking to background, fold line at spine joints, slight foxing, colour frontispiece, no page numbers, black and white illustrations plus some 'wood block style' printed illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cover shows two girls in uniform, one wearing a hat and waving. Light wear to the edges and corners, inscription on first blank page dated 1936. Colour frontispiece. A collection of short stories for girls, illustrated in b/w. Unpaginated. Contents: A Brownie Brew - Madge Smith; Up With the Lark - H.Clayton Jones; Halfpenny Green - Flora Forster; The Brownie Picnic - Margaret Stuart Lane; The Fun-Way to First Class - A.G.Holman; A Book of Beauties - Constance Savery; Some Competitions for the Garden - Kathleen Coales; Clumsy Carry - M.R.Summers; All the Difference - Margaret Baker; The Blue Rabbit - A.G.Holman; Mickey and the Mushrooms - E.S.Blandford. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Cartonnage Éditeur. Condition: Bon. Small in-12. 60 pages in publishing cardboard, illustrated with a B&W drawing per page and a charming color frontispiece. In "The Little Big Books" collection. Minor blemishes on cover, otherwise in good condition .Petit in-12 carré de 60 pages sous cartonnage d'édition, orné d'un dessin en N&B par page et d'un charmant frontispice en couleurs. Paru dans la collection The Little big Books. Petits défauts sur la couverture, sinon en bon état.…

Cartonnage Éditeur. Condition: Bon. Small in-12. 60 pages in publishing cardboard, illustrated with a B&W drawing per page and a charming color frontispiece. In "The Little Big Books" collection. Minor blemishes on cover, otherwise in good condition .Petit in-12 carré de 60 pages sous cartonnage d'édition, orné d'un dessin en N&B par page et d'un charmant frontispice en couleurs. Paru dans la collection The Little big Books. Petits défauts sur la couverture, sinon en bon état.…

12mo, 62pp, 1937 Reprint. Very good copy in pictorial paper wrappers. Pages marked. Colour illustrations. The Little Gay Books for Infants and Juniors.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edition No Listed Small hardcover book VERY GOOD clean copy no writing in or on book, binding is GOOD, pages have darken in color from age, cover is bright in color, has edge/corner rubbing/wear, no dustjacket issued.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edition No Listed Small hardcover book VERY GOOD clean copy no writing in or on book, binding is GOOD, pages have darken in color from age, cover is bright in color, has edge/corner rubbing/wear, no dustjacket issued.

Pictorial Paper Boards. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. First Edition of This Edition. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK ONLY) . Please email for further details. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Black & White & Colour Line Drawings (illustrator). Not Inscribed or Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. little rubbing/chipping to edges/spine, a little splitting/slight loss to edges of spine, minor scuffing/soiling, some ink marks to front. Contents generally good with occasional splitting to hinges, back endpaper missing, very minor soiling. Both tableaux intact and in good condition with minor rubbing to edges. Gift inscription to ffep. Charming B&W illustrations by Grace Lodge throughout. Includes two colourful fold-out tableaux of a village street with various traditional shops, one at the front and one at the back which, including the covers of the book make a continuous panoramic view measuring just over 61'' in total. Originally, it came with at least 4 little card figures, but these are not present. 2 children visit the fictional village of Hatherby during their holidays, and find out what is available in the various shops there. A very quaint glimpse of life in an English village in the 1930s/40s. Lodge, Grace (illustrator).…

Hardcover. 8°. Original hard back cover, front cover and spine are illustrated in color. The cover is edge-bushed, scraped and stained on the back cover, the burst outer joints have been reglued. Around 60 unpaginated pages in extra large type, illustrated in color and monochrome. One page with missing upper corner, the edges were backed with acidic filmoplast, some image loss. Rear endpaper missing, front with previous owner's entry in ink. Cuts and a few page edges are slightly stained. Outside rather mediocre, inside still in good condition. --- Original-Pappband, Vorderdeckel und Rücken sind farbig illustriert. Der Einband ist randbestoßen, abgeschabt und am Hinterdeckel fleckig, die geplatzten Außengelenke wurden nachgeleimt. Etwa 60 unpaginierte Seiten in extra großer Schrift, farbig und einfarbig illustriert. Ein Blatt mit fehlender oberer Ecke, die Ränder wurden dort mit säurehaltigem Filmoplast hinterlegt, etwas Bildverlust. Hinterer Vorsatz fehlt, vorn mit Vorbesitzereintrag in Tinte. Schnitte und wenige Seitenränder sind etwas fleckig. Außen eher mäßig, innen noch ganz gut erhalten. -- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! // Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Fotos! / Please also note our photos! / Veuillez noter nos photos -- Genießen Sie den goldenen Herbst! Machen Sie es sich gemütlich , bei uns finden Sie sicher die passende Lektüre! -- Wir kaufen Ihre werthaltigen Bücher! K06178.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. H/b printed date shows 1936, Ink gift incsp.is dated 1939. Unpaginated. 255x200mm. Front boards show Horse-Riders to front & two school children & dog to spine. Illustrated by artists of the time in line & Full-page Colour plates, Frontis;- Here's Your Cake". VARIOUS ARTISTS (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gift inscription. Includes stories by Natalie Joan, Margaret Baker, Phillippa Francklyn, Elizabeth Georgeson, Grace Clifton-Shelton, J.H.Ambrose, Alice Massie, Harrie T.Clarke, S.M.Hills, Margaret Baines Reed, Brenda Girvin, Marcus Woodward, E.E.Cowper, Eileen Wright, Elinor Baber, Dorothea Moore. Dustwrapper is price clipped.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Pictorial hard boards. SOME ILLUSTRATIONS HAVE BEEN NEATLY COLOURED IN. Frontispiece margin has a stain. Foxed page edges. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref ZDT-DON.…

Hard cover, unpaginated, coloured plates throughout, black and white sketches throughout, notation front end paper, very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. (24) pp., bound in half cloth and pictorial boards with mounted illustration. Some wear on boards, inner hinge a bit visible, age toning and foxing. But tight copy of scarce book with frontispiece in colour by Ernest Aris and illustrations in black and white. 23 x 15 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Undated: circa 1935. Pictorial spine has wear at the ends. Pictorial hard boards. 23.5x17cm. Rear board has suffered some surface loss where labels have been removed. Front paste-down has a faint inscription dated 1935. 4 full page colour plates including the frontispiece. Many black & white illustrations. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref R-RB. M. S. Reeve & Others (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This book is bound in bright blue boards with a pictorial front cover & spine. There is a terrier dog sitting on a book with a shoe in its mouth on the front cover. There are three dog heads on the spine. There are bright yellow letters on the front cover and spine. The back cover is yellow and dirty along the top edge. There is light wear on the spine tips, cover corners & along the edges. There is a previous owner's ink dedication on the front end paper. Light foxing on the edges. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is strong and tight. There is a bright & clean colour frontispiece.…

Condition: Near Fine. A collection of short stories for young children, with titles such as The Little Lady's Roses by Eleanor Farjeon, and The Nice New Jacket of the Wunkle-Punkle Gnome by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Near fine in thick card wrappers, small hole in the spine, the text on thick paper pages is complete and bright; Illustrated throughout with drawings, and a full colour plate by Mary S Reeve; the coloured end papers and title page by L Govey are particularly charming. No scribbles or inscriptions. A delightful book. Near Fine Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press Book of childrens stories set around a family in Hatherby, many B/w illustrations by Grace Lodge. Pages are not numbered, they are bright and clean.At the front and back of the book there is a colour shaped card pull out of shops, each one around 23 inches long, these are complete but there is a little splitting of the illustration at one fold of the card but the card is sound, small closed tear to roof of one shop ,very small and no loss, tiny water stain to bottom left corner. Both pull outs are nice and bright. Outer illustrated boards are rubbed and worn on edges and spinewith webbing showing through in places on spine with some splitting, though binding is alittle loose the book is sound and holding. some light water staining marks to front board not greatly noticeable. Book not dated but looks 1930s or 40s.Though not perfect a pleasing copy of a collectable book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Illustrated Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Grace Lodge. 9 ¼ x 7 Inches. Hardcover. Grace Lodge (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. N.D. [c1933] 8vo, no pagination, coloured pictorial boards, coloured frontispiece and delightful black and white illustrations by L.A. Gover, Mary Smith and others, illuminated presentation labelon the leading free endpaper, head and tail of spine very slightly rubbed, a very good copy of an item rarely found in such good condition. The Little Giant Books.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. New York: Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. Undated, ca. 1910-15. Collected children's stories and entertainments illustrated with 13 color plates and additional line drawings in black and white by various illustrators. Worn copy in tan boards with color illustration mounted on the front cover, decorative printing and designs in red, illustrated endpapers, about 100 pages. Covers heavily rubbed and unevenly age-darkened, some spotting, hinges internally cracked, text block shaken, one plate detached but present, occasional finger smudges to margins, a few inconsequential corner chips, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…