Heath William Illustrator (25 results)
The Water-babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-baby
Kingsley, Charles/ Robinson, William Heath (Illustrator)/ Hardyment, Christina (Introduction by)
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. main market ed. edition. 160 pages. 6.25x4.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. Robinson, William Heath (illustrator).
The Whole Bible Story: Everything That Happens in the Bible: Young Reader's Edition
Marty, William H./ Schmidt, Troy (Editor)/ McPherson, Heath (Illustrator)
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.79 inches. In Stock. McPherson, Heath (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.26x6.29x8.52 inches. In Stock. Heath, Michael (illustrator).
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Seller: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.Shelley and Son Books (IOBA)
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Bound in orange cloth with gilt text on the spine. A volume of fantastical illustrations by a late English cartoonist features his trademark "Heath Robinson contraption" depictions of absurd mechanical objects that are comprised of ancient cogs, intricate pulleys…, and other bizarre components, in a collection that spans his work as created between and during the first and second World Wars. 192pp. Illustrated dustjacket in mylar cover.CONDITION: Ex Library. Typical library spoor. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are tight. Dustjacket is protected in mylar and appears unmarked, and is taped to the book. Full refund if not satisfied. William Heath Robinson (illustrator).
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Seller: Richard Park, Bookseller, Lees Summit, MO, U.S.A.Richard Park, Bookseller
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition . A FINE Hardcover and a FINE Dustjacket. William Heath Robinson (illustrator).
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Published by The Folio Society
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Boards show signs of wear. All pages intact, binding is sound. Clean and unmarked. Includes slipcase. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. No dust jacket included with this book. This copy is the Limited Edition of the published work. Secure packaging f…or safe delivery.
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The adventures of Uncle Lubin / told and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath) (1872-1944) [author, illustrator]
Published by London : The Minerva Press, 1972
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerNew edition. Near fine cloth copy in a price-clipped, but good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 114, [3] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. Notes; Facsimile reprint of 1st… ed.: London : Grant Richards, 1902. Subjects; Kidnapping ; Juvenile fiction. Uncles ; Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. Kidnapping ; Juvenile fiction. Children's stories, Fantasy. Picture books for children ; Juvenile fiction. Children's stories in English 1900- Texts. Fiction: English literature. Caricatures and cartoons. 3 Kg.
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Published by The Folio Society
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Slipcase has light shelf rubbing with scuffing and bumping as well as smudging. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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The adventures of Uncle Lubin / told and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath) (1872-1944) [author, illustrator]
Published by London : The Minerva Press, 1972
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketNew edition. Near fine cloth copy in a price-clipped, but good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 114, [3] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm. Notes; Facsimile reprint of 1st… ed.: London : Grant Richards, 1902. Subjects; Kidnapping ; Juvenile fiction. Uncles ; Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. Kidnapping ; Juvenile fiction. Children's stories, Fantasy. Picture books for children ; Juvenile fiction. Children's stories in English 1900- Texts. Fiction: English literature. Caricatures and cartoons. 1 Kg.
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Seller: Harry E Bagley Books, Fredericton, NB, CanadaHarry E Bagley Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. orange cloth, gilt spine, 192 pages. chiefly illustrations. (some col.) a fine copy in a fine dyst jacket. Covers the breadth of Robinson's comic work, from his early musings on the state of British industries and his very first inventions, to the mocking, ant…i-German propaganda created during the First World War, and final sketches of the Second, during which he died. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. William Heath Robinson Illustrator (illustrator). Book.
Shakespeare's Comedy of A Midsummer-Night's Dream - Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
Shakespeare, William (Author)/ Robinson, W. Heath (Illustrator)
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 228 pages. 7.00x0.75x10.00 inches. In Stock. Robinson, W Heath (illustrator).
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Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. William Heath Robinson (illustrator).
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Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.GoldBooks
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Published by Hodder & Stoughton
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Seller: Gareth Roberts, Rhydcymerau, Llandeilo, CARMS, United KingdomGareth Roberts
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Ex-Library Hardback in original illustrated green boards, usual library stamps/markings. Undated ( 1779?) c/w 40 hand tipped in colour plates by W. Heath Robinson. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London. Age related wear to boards with edges worn. Some foxing to pages otherwise in clean co…ndition. All plates complete with descriptive plate guards except plate 23. Heavy book 1kg+ will ship overseas for extra postage. Will despatch within 24 hours from UK. 28G*.
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Published by London at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, 1934
Seller: Roger Middleton P.B.F.A., Oxford, United KingdomRoger Middleton P.B.F.A.
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Add to basket6 postcards published for the Daily Mail in 1934 contained in original printed envelope. 6 marvellous sepia photos of a model house designed by Heath Robinson for the Exhibition. No.1 shows a cross section of the entire house, the rest: The Kitchen, The Dining Room, The Nursery, The Bedroom and The Garden, each rigged up with al…l manner of crazy gadgets, with the various members of the family making use of them. The cards are in Fine condition, the envelope slightly worn at the edges and slightly browned. Beare gives the background to the cards: 'The Gadgets' was nearly 20 ft high on a site 50 ft by 30 ft and peopled with more than 30 life-like moving figures, all busy about their daily tasks'. See full description by Beare in The Illustrations of W. Heath Robinson pages 94-95. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Published by London at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, 1934
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Seller: Roger Middleton P.B.F.A., Oxford, United KingdomRoger Middleton P.B.F.A.
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 6 postcards published for the Daily Mail in 1934 contained in the original printed envelope. 6 marvellous sepia photos of a model house designed by Heath Robinson for the Exhibition. No.1 shows a cross section of the entire house, the rest: The Kitchen, The Dining Ro…om, The Nursery, The Bedroom and The Garden, all rigged up with all manner of crazy gadgets, with the various members of the family making use of them. The cards are in Fine condition, the envelope slightly worn. Beare gives the background to the cards: 'The Gadgets' was nearly 20 ft high on a site 50 ft by 30 ft and peopled with more than 30 life-like moving figures, all busy about their daily tasks'. See full description by Beare in The Illustrations of W. Heath Robinson pages 94-95. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Published by Hodder & Stoughton [N.d.], London
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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Quarto, xxiv, 144 pages with 40 color plates as well as black and white in-text illustrations. In Good condition. Bound in full green cloth with gilt titling and ornamentation to spine and front board. Light plus rubbing and fraying to edges and corners of boards and to tail of spine; moderate fraying to head of spine…. Light plus shelf wear and marking to boards; light discoloration to boards. First printed page through p. viii loose but still attached. Frontispiece with small open tear to lower right corner; several additional plates with creasing to lower interior corners. Color plates with tissue guards. SW Consignment. 1388405. Special Collections - Downstairs.
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Published by London Hodder & Stoughton c, 1908
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Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United KingdomShapero Rare Books
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Add to basketFirst Trade edition; 4to (255 x 195 mm); 40 tipped-in colour plates by W. Heath Robinson, including frontispiece, captioned tissue guards, creased corner to frontispiece illustration with small loss and similar creasing to inner corner of plates opposite pp 50, 66 & 130 but none impacting greatly on the illustrations; later full… green morocco gilt, spine faded otherwise very handsome. A delightfully illustrated edition of one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies.
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The Copper Plate magazine, or Monthly cabinet of picturesque prints, : consisting of sublime and interesting views in Great Britain and Ireland, beautifully engraved by the most eminent artists from the paintings and drawings of the first masters. 5 volumes. First editions.
Walker, John (Editor and principal engraver) ; Esther Acklom (Illustrator), James Barret (Engraver), Berners (Illustrator), A. Birrell (Engraver), Edward Francis Burney (Illustrator), Charles Catton (Illustrator), Richard Corbould (Illustrator), George Cuit (Illustrator), Edward Dayes (Illustrator), William Ellis (Engraver), Arthur Benoni Evans (Illustrator), James Fittler (Engraver), Thomas Girtin (Illustrator), Samuel Gosnell (Printer), John Greig (Engraver), Richard Harraden (Illustrator), J. Hassell (Illustrator), Thomas Hearne (Illustrator), James Heath (Engraver), John Hornsey (Illustrator), Thomas Malton (Illustrator), Thomas Medland (Engraver), John Meheux (Illustrator), C. M. Metz (Illustrator), William Milns, James Moore (Illustrator), Francis Nicholson (Illustrator), John Nixon (Illustrator), Benjamin Thomas Pouncy (Engraver), J. Puke (Engraver), Alexander Reid (Illustrator), Philip Reinagle (Illustrator), Humphry Repton (Illustrator), James Roberts (Engraver), John Roffe (E
Published by London: Printed for Harrison and Co. Pater-Noster Row. & J[ohn]. Walker, engraver. No. 16. Rosomans Street. Clerkenwell-1802, 1792
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Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Oblong 4to. 27 1x 21 cm. 5 vols., engraved titles and 249 plates (only of 250, lacking Hillingdon House plate from vol.1), the odd spot or foxing mark but largely clean internally, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, blind-stamped and panelled with gilt, a little rubbed, corners bumped.OCLC Number / Unique…Identifier:1009029252:At head of publisher's original (part) wrappers: New copper-plate magazineEditor and principal engraver: John WalkerEngravings by J. Walker, William Walker, T. Medland, Birrell, B.T. Pouncy, James Greig, James Heath, G. Walker, William Ellis, Fitler, Barrett, J. Storer, Roberts, J. Widnell, J. Roffe, and T. Tagg; after J.M.W. Turner, Paul Sandby, Thomas Girtin, Thomas Hearne and Thomas Malton, Esther Acklom, Miss Berniers, Edward Francis Burney, Charles Catton, Jr., Richard Corbould, George Cuit, Edward Dayes, Arthur Benoni Evans, Thomas Girtin, Harraden, John Hassell, J. Hornsey, H. Jeayes, Thomas Malton, John Meheux, Conrad Martin Metz, James Moore, Francis Nicholson, John Nixon, Rev. Robert Nixon, William Orme, Alexander Reid, Philip Reinagle, Humphry Repton, Paul Sandby, Thomas Sandby, William Watts, Francis Wheatley and othersImprints undated; years of publication from monthly issues.Originally issued in 125 parts, each consisting of two plates and two letterpress leaves. Each cumulated volume contains 50 plates with associated letterpress, an index leaf and engraved title page; vols. 1, 4 and 5 have an "Advertisement" leaf; v. 5 also has a general index.Plates include great houses and significant architectural structures from various places in the British Isles. Each plate includes names of engraver and artist, but these are not indexed.Title pages are engraved; signed (v.1): Milns scrt. Puke sc.Vol. 2 with imprint: London : printed for Harrison and Co. Pater-Noster Row. & J. Walker, engraver. No. 16, Rosomans Street, Clerkenwell; v. 3-5 with imprint: London : printed for J. Walker, engraver. No. 16, Rosomans Street, ClerkenwellVol. 4: "Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, Holborn."Vols. 4 & 5 with alternative title: Elegant cabinet.
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The Dramatic works of Shakspeare,. Revised by George Steevens. First editions.
Shakespeare, William; George Steevens, editor; R. Smirke, W. Hamilton, R. Westall, F. Wheatley, James Northcote, Joshua Reynolds, Opie, Stothard, artists; James Parker, Anker Smith, and James Heath Edmond Malone; William Hamilton , engraversl; William Martin; (Printer),; Richard Westall (Illustrator); John and Josiah Boydell (publishe); (Bookseller), W. Bulmer and Co (Printer; John Barton, provenance.
Published by London: John and Josiah Boydell, 1802
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Folios. 31.3 x 41.3 cm. 9 volumes. Original calf with gilt dentelles along the edges of the covers; gilt spine and edges; the heavy covers reattached with matching binding material by the artisan binder Sasha Mosalov. . Scattered foxing, mainly light.few pages with tears. Total weight about 140 pounds. Will be s…hipped in 3 heavy boxes.OCLC 5503043: Contents: v. 1. Prefaces of Pope and Johnson to the Dramatic works of Shakspeare. Tempest ; Two gentlemen of Verona ; Merry wives of Windsor ; Measure for measure.v. 2. Comedy of errors ; Much ado about nothing ; Love's labour's lost ; Midsummer-night's dream.v. 3. Merchant of Venice ; As you like it ; Taming of the shrew ; All's well that ends well.v. 4. Twelfth-night ; Winter's tale ; Macbeth ; King John.v. 5. King Richard II ; King Henry IV ; King Henry V.v. 6. King Henry VI ; King Richard III.v. 7. King Henry VIII ; Coriolanus ; Julius Caesar ; Antony and Cleopatra.v. 8. Timon of Athens ; Titus Adronicus ; Troilus and Cressida ; Cymbeline.v. 9. King Lear ; Romeo and Juliet ; Hamlet ; Othello.Notes:Originally issued in 18 parts in 1791 and 1802 [i.e. 1803?]The edition is based upon the 1790 Malone and 1793 Steevens editionsVolume title pages, with "volume" designation, are all dated 1802With a dedication leaf "To the King's most excellent majesty" dated June 4th, 1803, signed John Boydell, Josiah Boydell, and George Nicol; advertisement signed "G.N." in v. 1Letterpress printed.Plays are paginated separately, have no signatures, and are bound in no designated order.Each play has a colophon reading: From the Shakspeare Press, by W. Bulmer & CoNo table of contents or list of plates is given, but the plates correspond with the list given in "Boydell's Graphic illustrations of the dramatic works of Shakspeare," a separate issue of the plates, except that the latter lacks a variation of the first plate in Richard III (Gloster and the princes) while it has in addition (as frontispiece) "Shakspeare nursed by Tragedy and Comedy, " a portrait of John Boydell, a variation of Juliet's supposed death, and a second plate in Titus Adronicus (Lavinia nursing her young nephew, by T. Kirk)."Boydell's Graphic illustrations &c." must not be confused with their "Collection of prints, from pictures painted for the purpose of illustrating the dramatic works of Shakspeare," London, 1803, two large folios containing larger plates (100, including the portraits of the King and Queen prefixed, and the two title-vignettes) most of which are entirely different from these smaller platesPlates, dated 1791-1803, are mainly by R. Smirke, W. Hamilton, R. Westall, F. Wheatley, James Northcote, with a few each by Reynolds, Opie, Stothard, and others. Among the engravers who executed the greatest number of plates are James Parker, Anker Smith, and James Heath.
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Published by London: Constable & Co., 1914
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Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United KingdomLouis88Books (Members of the PBFA)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. London: Constable & Co., 1914, Signed Numbered Limited Edition. Signed by the illustrator, limited edition of which this is number 239. Half leather binding, gilt titles on twin labels, 5 raised gilt bands. Beautiful specimen of an Illustrated Book [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. S…HAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare's Comedy of A Midsummer-Night's Dream. With Illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. 1/250 copies signed by W. Heath Robinson (this copy being number 239). Twelve mounted colour plates, forty-six full-page and seventeen smaller black and white drawings. Collated and complete. Plate at page 32 bound in at page 1. Black and white illustrations included in the pagination (front and blank reverse), colour plates not part of the pagination. xii, [iv], 185pp. Approximately 12 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles on two labels, 5 raised gilt bands, 6 compartments. Joints good condition sound. Corners good condition. Boards good condition half leather and marbled boards. Page edges good condition top edge bright orange, fore ad bottom edges lightly tanned and uncut. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition intact. Paste downs good condition plain green. End papers good condition plain green. Title good condition illustrated title page, lightly tanned. Pages good condition Signed Limited Edition, limitation page prior to the frontispiece, coloured frontispiece, numerous coloured and b/w illustrations throughout, lightly tanned. Binding good condition. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1914 Binding: Hardba. Inscribed by Author(s).
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Published by T. Mclean, London
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Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller3-star sellerHalf Morocco, Marbled boards. Oblong, 27 by 41 cm. Six hand-colored plates, each of which has five to nine vignettes or separate illustrations. Scuffs and rubbing to cover, which nonetheless is contemporary and handsome, with its leather title label, etc. Moderate soiling within, but illustrations retain brightness.
Published by London Hodder and Stoughton 1908, 1908
Seller: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, United KingdomG. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA
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Add to basketFirst Heath Robinson trade edition. Introduction by A. T. Quiller-Couch. With forty tissue-guarded & tipped-in colour plates by W. Heath Robinson. 4to., original green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. A little occasional spotting but a very good copy, with bright and fresh gilt.
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Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United KingdomHenry Sotheran Ltd
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Add to basketLondon, Constable & Co. Ltd. 1912. 4to. Original pale green cloth with large onlaid pictorial label to upper board surrounded by rococo flourishes in gilt, top edges green; pp. [xvi] + 254; illustrated with 16 fine mounted coloured, and tissue-guarded, plates and line drawings throughout in profusion; a fine copy in exceptional…condition both internally and externally, with only the faintest speckling to endpapers and fore-edge of book block; scarce in this condition.First edition, first issue, of this sought-after, and elusive, children's classic by the famed cartoonist and inventor of whimsically elaborate machines to complete basic everyday tasks. The name Heath Robinson has entered the lexicon to describe a particular brand of British eccentricity. In this fairy tale Heath Robinson weaves together a ridiculous, and riotous, series of events which exploit this talent. The main protagonist, a 15 year-old-boy named Bill, devises an array of gadgets to solve the problems faced by the eccentric figures he meets on his adventures. These include characters as diverse as the green-toed button crane of Baraboo, and a Sicilian cleaning lady. Given the task of looking after his younger cousins Boadicea and Chad, Bill and the two youngsters enjoy a loosely connected series of mind-bending experiences as the story unfurls.Following the great success of his first major work, the masterpiece Uncle Lubin (1902), Heath Robinson followed up with another fantasy about a guardian of the young, but this time a champion child minder, Bill. The book is made up of 16 crazy stories which combine to form a work which the artist himself referred to as "not a book for children". Constable, the publisher, commissioned 125 line drawings, which are very finely executed and among Heath Robinson's best work, as well as 16 plates of jewel-like colour which surpass, in quality, much of his output. The publisher was probably experiencing financial pressures at the time of publication because far fewer of the expensive coloured plates were printed than sets of sheets, and only a relatively small run of the first issue of the book was produced in this decorative publisher's binding. Remainder sheets were issued subsequently in a much plainer red cloth, with half the number of plates. Interestingly three of the illustrator's children, Joan, Oliver and Alan, appear in one of the coloured plates.
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Published by London: Jones and Co. and J.J. Marks, 1821, 1821
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Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.David Brass Rare Books, Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. High and Low Life in Dublin ALKEN, Henry, illustrator. [EGAN, Pierce, imitation of]. Real Life in Ireland; or, The Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles, and Sprees, Bulls, Blunders, Bodderation and Blarney, of Brian Boru, Esq., and his elegant friend Sir Shawn O'Dogherty. Exhibiting a Real Picture of Characters,… Manners, &c. in High and Low Life, in Dublin and Various Parts of Ireland. Embellished with Humorous Coloured Engravings, From Original Designs by the most eminent Artists. By a Real Paddy. London: Jones and Co. and J.J. Marks, 1821. First edition. Tall octavo (8 3/4 x 5 11/16 in; 226 x 142 mm). vii, [1, blank], 6-296 pp. Frontispiece and eighteen hand-colored plates by and after William Heath, Henry Alken, and others (all bound together before text). Original quarter green cloth over blue paper boards with printed spine label, rebacked with original backstrip laid down. Some rubbing and light soiling to boards, spine label a little chipped, some soiling to plate margins not affecting image. A very good copy of a scarcely seen book. "Though not so good it is more rare than [Egan's] Life in London" (Tooley). "Real Life in Ireland was initially shunned by educated readers and even a quick glance at the language and misdeeds of the central characters, Brian Boru and Sir Shawn O'Doherty, reveal that such a publication may once have been able to cause and give offence. However, Real Life in Ireland is more akin to the works of Flann O'Brien and although written nearly 200 years ago is very readable and very funny. "Opening with the discharge of Shawn O'Dogherty from college in Dublin with a small fortune to spend, he is joined from the country by his friend Brian Boru, who along the way is regaled by the stories of Peg O'Shambles, a one-time cockle picker from Ringsend in Dublin, who has fallen on hard times due to her alcoholic husband's misdeeds. Accompanied by many humorous cartoons of Brian Boru's adventures, the characters travel from Belfast to make merry in Dublin. While the characters in Real Life in Ireland might be fictitious the places, events and the Hiberno-Irish featured throughout are not. Although a comparison with James Joyce's travels through Dublin is perhaps hardly appropriate, Real Life in Ireland provides a clear account of Dublin and its inhabitants, as well as the major sights and attractions of its suburbs. Perhaps unintentionally, Real Life in Ireland has left an account of the 'real' trials and tribulations of Ireland in the 1820s. For example, the new harbour at Dalkey is rightly criticised as a waste of money and time the long awaited visit of George IV lamented, but not much regretted." "All-in-all.Real Life in Ireland make[s] for a highly entertaining and extremely funny read and has much to recommend it to a modern readership that might be unfamiliar with its kind" (Eneclann). Abbey, Life 282. Tooley 201.
