Ups Downs by Ince Mabel (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. London: Castell Brothers Ltd Beautifully illustrated book describing the adventures of effie, Bobby, Tiny and baby when they are taken to an undersea world where they meet all kinds of sea creatures and then on to cloudland in the sky. 36 pages in overall clean condition just some light browning to edges of pages and a few occasional marks, Original cord binding to spine.Many full page colour illustrations, all present. NO dustwrapper, outer card covers are a little dusty and marked and rubbed on edges.Not dated but early 1900s possibly first edition. A pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Illustrated Card Covers. Good Plus/No Jacket. 5½ x 4¼ Inches. Card Covers.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Ince, Mabel (illustrator). circa 1905. Very good condition. Four young children King & Queen of Sealand and the Queen of Cloudland. Small format. Pictorial cardwraps with string tie to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. Covers a little grubby and edge rubbed. Old price in ink inside front cover (6/-). Pages are lightly browned but otherwise clean, light foxing to centre pages. Crease to top corner of rear cover. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

FIRST EDITION circa 1905 (British Library accession date), small format 145 x 105 mm, 5¾ x 4¼ inches, colour illustrated pale green card covers, silk cord and tassels binding, 18 bright coloured plates, each facing a continuous story in prose. 3 small children and Baby the toddler making sand castles on the beach are taken on an undersea visit and meet the unfishy King and Queen of that realm. After lunch and undersea shopping they fly up to the sky to meet the Queen's sister who is the Queen of Cloudland and makes the rain fall on earth. A delightful fantasy. Tiny crease to lower corner of upper cover, a few very slight marks to lower cover, neat inscription on inside of upper cover, faint browning to page edges. A very good plus clean copy. Cotsen's Children's Library Catalogue No. 5140. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.