Nesbit E and Others (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover in glossy pictorial boards. 1986 reproduction of Nister's Victorian pop-up book. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with all pages functioning beautifully. Art renovated by Jean-Francois Podevin. Oblong 4to. Unpaginated.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. None. Cracked at front hinge; No DJ as issued, Illustrated boards with clear protector; Boards are worn at edges and stained; Age toned; Gilt fore-edges ; 35.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Undated edition, early 20th century. Firmly bound, illustrated card boards, green cloth spine. Scuffing with small tears and dust spotting on cover and spine. Browning on the end papers. No jacket. John H. Bacon, Harold Copping & Others, edited by Edric Vredenburg (illustrator).…

PAPER BACK BLUE. Condition: FAIR. staple bound pamphlet, covers rubbed and spotted, front cover discolored DATE PUBLISHED: 1927 EDITION: 48.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Pamphlet, hand-sewn in the center, pictorial covers, stiff pages with chromolithographic color illustrations. Some soiling and wear on covers. Discoloration on endpapers. ; 6-1/2" x 7-1/4".

Hardback. Condition: Good. First edition 6th impression. Gilt vignette and lettering to cloth. Top edge gilt. An early copy from the ever popular Miss Nesbit. B/w plates throughout by Hassal and others (illustrator).

Card Boards. Condition: Good -. Not Stated. No stated date c1888. Possible first edition. 32pp. including 11 full-page illustrations, an illustrated title-page and other in-text illustrations by various artists. All edges gilt. This is an illustrated collection of short poems and songs illustrative of winter, published by Griffith Farran and produced and printed by Ernest Nister of Nuremberg. It includes original verses by E. Nesbit (1858-1924), and short pieces by Austin Dobson, Tennyson, and others. The book is sewn-bound in the original illustrated paper covered thick card boards. The case of the book is in good to very good condition with shelf wear and soiling and some light staining on the boards. The corners are rubbed and there is wear with some loss to the paper covering the spine. The contents are secure and clean with foxing on the inside of the boards and first and last page. There is scattered lighter foxing elswhere within the book apart from pages 15 to 18 which are more heavily affected. There is no inscription. L. Bernard Hall, G.H. Thompson and others (illustrator).…

Soft cover with a sewn binding, 4.75 by 5.75 inch booklet. No statement of printing on copyright page. Good Condition. Evidence of glue repair and magic tape repair to first few pages. Rubs to edges and corners of covers. Soiling to covers, light foxing throughout interior but this is minor. Unmarked copy of a charming little book of poetry and sketches. Reading Copy Only. …

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket (as published). A wonderful children's book copiously illustrated in true Nister tradition. (Including 6 full page colour chromolithographs). (No. 4322) Not dated but believed to be late 19th century. Some bumping and scuffing to the edges of the boards but no additions from the previous owners apart from a gifting dedication on the front free end paper. A clean and presentable book internally, externally there are some signs of handling . All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK. Please email with your questions, this book is not available for economy / surface shipping outside the UK. Bennett, Harriett M (illustrator).…

1st ed. 1st edition, 1886, in green cloth. Contains a poem by Nesbit "Two Christmas Eves". End papers foxed & a little browned; binding tight; olive-green cloth nastily discoloured on back board, & worn at board edges; spine browned, with wear at head & foot. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. With 12 coloured cromo plates by Harriet M. Bennett and small b/w illustrations in the text of all pages. one b/w illustration coloured in and another partly. Cloth spine rubbed with a tear like hole, corners rubbed and outer edges, inner hinges cracked and a few loose pages, grub marks to some pages and back board. no date circa 1894. Children's.…

1st ed. Contains "The Nobleness of Oswald" & 2 other short stories by E. Nesbit. Hinges cracked & repaired; spine bumped at head & foot. This is a heavy book; additional postage may be required Used - Very Good. VG hardback in decorated green cloth; aeg Used - Very Good. VG hardback in decorated green cloth; aeg.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Near Good. First Thus. All 3 Delightful Stories of the Bastable Children: Oswald, Dora, Dicky, Alice, Noel & H. O. "The Treasure Seekers"; "The Wouldbegoods" and "The New Treasure Seekers". Colour Frontis illus. of the Children with the Indian Uncle. 46 Full-Page B&W Illustrations, those for "The Treasure Seekers" illustrated by Gordon Browne. Red cloth cover with a Gilt illustration of the Children speaking to man wearing a cap. Blind stamped title above. Gilt lettering on spine. 944 pages, 1 Kilo, 8 3/4" Tall. Edge wear and tears to cloth at 3 corners of the spine ( the longest 1 1/2" long ). Cloth also worn along sides of spine. Front hinge cracked and binding cracked at penultimate page. Gift inscription dated 1929 on half-title page and name written on ffep. No other inscriptions. A little colouring on 1 illus. Weifghs over 1 Kilo packed so shipping Outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Browne, Gordon and Others (illustrator).…

,108 pages. Black and white illustrations. One coloured frontispiece, features Chimney-Pot Common and The Princess who Wouldn't Stop Crying by E.Nesbit Early edition , slight tear and stain on the spine, rubbing to board edges, missing p33/34, pages clean, binding firm, fair condition , red cloth spine with illustrated card boards 22x25cm Hardback ISBN.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition Quarto Hardback 132 pages 6 chromolithographic plates and many two colour plates plus many other illustrations including two colour end papers by Louis Wain Good condition. Edges worn School prize label on inside cover. Louis Wain and others (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Scarce Book.Illustrated paper covered boards with brown cloth quarter Binding. 200 x 130 mm approx. Illustrated end papers. 128 pp. Colour frontis + 3 other full colour plates, numerous other full page line drawings and many others in text. Code no 2801 Undated - attributed as 1910 per Ink Christmas gift inscription to front free end paper and reference to Copac where the British Museum copy is ascribed as being [1910]. Good ( A little shelf rubbing to covers, ink gift insc as above. Paper of book block tanned and some fingerprint soiling to some pages. Binding generally sound with no cracks to end papers but a few signatures strained where glue is failing. Mull and sewing holding. No other notable defects). Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale. A charming nursery book . W. FOSTER AND OTHERS (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A cornucopia of 'Gaslight Sci Fi', Supernatural tales (the six Heron mother and son, second series Flaxman Low tales are their first appearance in print (preceding the book) and the character is celebrated as the first psychic detective in fiction; also Fantasy and Adventure fiction. Notable stories include: The Monster of Lake Metrie (Wyoming), Adventures of Sirdir Mohammed Khan, The Lost Continent, a tale of the Fourth Dimension and The Story of Flaxman Low. There is also a wide range of non-fiction article topics including: cannibalism, a new art of self-defence, microbes, boomerangs, a New York diving torpedo boat, shark hunting, billiard tricks, snake dancers of Arizona, Baku, convict life, etc etc. Personalities featured include Nikola TESLA, Jan Szczepanik, Mrs E. Main, champion mountaineer, Alex Orling, Hoshi Kosetsu, etc. Nearly all articles are attractively illustrated and include the work of the celebrated illustrator Warwick Goble R.A. The volumes are in very good to near-fine condition, bright and clean with very few, if any, signs of use. No inscriptions and firm bindings - unusual in such thick tomes (680pp and 814pp) - very attractive hardback covers with art nouveau designs in colour and gilt blocking. Volume VII has some cloth wrinkling to the spine and very slight spotting to top edge; attractive decorated green end-papers and fine condition throughout. Volume VIII has the identical clean and bright binding with clean gray end-papers with minor spotting to the verso of the last page (Index) only. Some slightly bumped corners to both volumes. Overall, in remarkably good condition. Pearson's Magazine has an obvious transatlantic feel in the choice of topics and fiction authors, most of which carry a U.S. copyright notice no doubt due to content overlap with the U.S. Pearson's Magazine. Some additional postage cost (ie. for two volumes) for overseas. Now 50% off the original asking price applied. Warwick Goble and others (illustrator).…

Large slim 8vo. NO DW. Colour chromolitho frontis + 5 chromolitho plates + black and white plates + smaller illustrations in text. Paper covered pictorial boards, green cloth backstrip. Unpaginated. Boards are rubbed and worn at extremities and rear board is grubby. Neat gift inscription to front endpaper. One black and white illustration has been partially coloured in with crayon o/w the contents are remarkably clean and fresh. A lovely copy.…

The GEM Shakespeare Library. These beautifully preserved books are rare little beauties, perfect additions to any collector's library. Each volume has two or three more stories from Shakespeare along with the title story. All stories are: The Merchant of Venice, Timon of Athens, The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, The Gentleman of Verona, Measure for Measure, Cymbeline, All's Well that Ends Well, Much Ado about Nothing, The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Othello, Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Twelfth Night, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Pericles and As You Like It. Each volume has a full color frontispiece and numerous charming black and white illustrations, head-pieces and tail-pieces. All volumes are clean and tight, barely opened in fine condition. Each volume still has its original glassine dust jacket! 16 mo., 6-1/2" x 4-1/2". Each volume 64 pp. Beige paper covered boards stamped with a brown, dark brown and green design framing a full color medallion cover plate. Illustrated by Frances Brundage and others, namely J.W. Grey, M. Bowley, & H. Horowitz (illustrator).…

HC. 79pp UNCOMMON - not dated, but a Christmas 1894 gift inscription on the half-title page. IMAGES AVAILABLE. good, pictorial boards, maroon cloth spine (hardcover). 9 Chromoliths, B&W ill. (illustrator).

[Literary magazine] This issue contains the FIRST appearance of Churchill's 'Around Mount Kenya'. Also contains a chapter of E. Nesbit's childrens story 'The House of Arden, plus part of the Jacob's serial 'Salthaven'. Original issue magazine format, approx. 24 x 17cm, with pictorial covers, illustrated throughout. Contents clean, colour advert inserted before frontispiece, other advert inserts present at rear, covers are fresh, spine gently toned, small chip at foot, staples rusted. Near fine. This Churchill essay, which includes eight photographic illustrations (several of which were exclusive to The Strand) was later included in the book-form edition of 'My African Journey' (December 1908). Woods C173. …

, book with 3 separate sections (paginations), 1-88, 1-50 & 9-48, includes various stories and poems such as The Excursion (E. Nesbit), The Magic Spinning-Wheel, The Legend of Princess Caritas, The Shepherd's Daughter, Rosie's Dream, The Sea-Birds' Message etc, illustrated throughout in black & white. A rare title possibly with parts from other titles in the publisher's range First Edition , covers lightly soiled around edges, spine a little rubbed, lacks front free endpaper, hinges cracked but holding well, light spots to some pages but mostly clean inside, a few pages detached, book in good condition , blue cloth with red, black & gilt illustration, gilt title on spine 27 x 21 cm Hardback ISBN. …

10 vols. Illustrations in color and black and white. Approx. 3-5/8 x 3-1/4 inches, publisher's boards illustrated in colors; cloth spines; in publisher's two-part illustrated box. Volumes fine. The top of the illustrated box repaired with white paper tape around all of the edges, obscuring some of the printing. "Apple Pie" and "Ups and Downs" are by E. Nesbit.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Four uniform volumes, one for each season and each with its original dust jacket and all in near fine to fine condition. Produced and printed in Nuremberg by Ernest Nister. Enclosed in a folding box with bookplate initialled by E. Q. (Eric Quayle) with date 1887 in pencil. The books themselves are undated.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Wrappers. 12mo. Published by W. Hagelberg, London & New York. No Date (c1890). 20 pgs. Colour illustrations throughout, including a depiction of Father Christmas in his white fur-lined red coat. Issued in sewn illustrated wrappers. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Four poems by Edith Nesbit, three by Nesbit's close friend and lover of her husband, Alice Hoatson, and four others, including one by Oscar Fredrik (1829-1907) , King of Sweden and Norway. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…