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London, J. Harrison & Son. 1839.. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM 1839. 8vo, approximately 220 x 140 mm, 8¾ x 5 inches, pages: xi, 524, bound in full modern green morocco, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, floral gilt decoration with gilt dividing rules and blind scroll to borders of covers, new endpapers, housed in a plain green cloth slipcase. Some occasional light foxing otherwise a very good handsome copy. Originally published as Parliamentary Papers. First part has no number: Correspondence relating to Persia and Afghanistan; followed by No.1, Indian Papers, Copy of the Treaty with Runjeet Sing and Shah Shooja-Ool-Moolk, concluded at Lahore, 26 June 1838; No.2, Indian Papers. Treaties; No.3, Indian Papers. Expedition of Shah Shooja-Ool-Moolk into Afghanistan, and treaty between the Shah and Runjeet Sing; No.4, Indian Papers. Correspondence relating to Afghanistan; No.5, Indian Papers. Correspondence relating to Afghanistan; No.6, Correspondence relating to Afghanistan; No.7, Indian Papers,…
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CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO PERSIA AND AFGHANISTAN.
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TARESH THE TEA PLANTER.
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London, Oxford University Press, 1968.. FIRST EDITION 1968, 4to, 285 x 225 mm, 11¼ x 8¾ inches, green cloth spine, colour illustrated white boards, pink endpapers, a picture book with no pagination. Lively coloured illustrations to every page. Taresh was the naughtiest boy in his Indian hill village, both at school and at the tea plantation where he worked. Sent away from the village in disgrace, he finds a role in life helping others who are worse off than himself. No inscriptions, a Fine copy in Fine clean DUSTWRAPPER, price clipped. Papas was born in 1927 in S. Africa, he had a Greek father and a German mother. He worked as a newspaper cartoonist first in S. Africa and from 1959 for the Guardian and later the Sunday Times. Many of his books for children have social and and political themes. (Kingman Vol. III page 155). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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THE PRESS.
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London, Oxford University Press, 1964.. FIRST EDITION 1964, 4to, 265 x 275 mm, 10½ x 10¾ inches, red cloth backed colour illustrated boards, (32) pages. A factual and informative book with lively humorous black and white illustrations filling every page. Small corner crease to front endpaper, no inscriptions. A Fine copy in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped but with small new price label stuck over original, one 15 mm (¾") closed tear to top edge of upper panel, touch of wear to head and tail of spine and corners, small faint stain to upper panel, looks like part of illustration). Papas was born in 1927 in S. Africa, he had a Greek father and a German mother. He worked as a newspaper cartoonist first in S. Africa and from 1959 for the Guardian and later the Sunday Times. Many of his books for children have social and and political themes. (Kingman Vol. III page 155). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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FLEETS OF THE WORLD, THE GALLEY PERIOD.
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New York, D. van Nostrand, 1876.. FIRST EDITION 1876, 8vo, approximately 220 X 140 mm, 9 x 5½ inches, 8 illustrations with tissue guards, vignette of galley to title page, 235 pages plus 26 pages of adverts, original publisher's cloth, gilt lettering to spine, gilt galley to upper cover, blind and black decoration to covers, brown endpapers, binder's small ticket to rear pastedown. Binding slightly rubbed and bumped, lacks last free endpaper, publisher's small pale rubber stamp to foot of title page, pale age-browning and an occasional spot, otherwise a very good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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LE PARFAIT BOULANGER, ou Traité complet sur la fabrication & le commerce du pain.
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Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1778.. FIRST EDITION 1778. 8vo, approximately 200 x 120 mm, 8 x 5 inches, pages: liii, [1], 1-639, full later mottled vellum, faded gilt lettered label to spine, gilt double rules to spine, armorial bookplate to first pastedown. Slight wear and rubbing to binding, small neat repair to foot of spine, tiny repaired tear to first free endpaper, short closed tear to lower margin of page 549 running into text, neatly repaired, no loss of text, occasional pale spot, tiny burn hole to 1 top margin, not near text, otherwise a very good copy. Comprehensive treatise on bread-making and the sale of the product. It includes a history of bread-making in the introduction. In 1780 Parmentier and Antoine Alexis Cadet de Vaux opened a free school of bakery in Paris. See: Gerard Oberl, Les Fastes de Bacchus et de Comus, page 458, No. 813; G. Vicaire, Bibliographie Gastronomique, column 656; William Gagle, A Matter of Taste, A Bibliographical Catalogue of International Books on Food and Drink,…
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THE BUTTY BOY.
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London, Macmillan, 1975.. FIRST EDITION 1975, 8vo, orange boards, gilt lettered spine, 116 pages. Beautiful black and white illustrations by Juliette Palmer. Story of some children and coal carrying narrow boats. No inscriptions, tiny bump at head of spine. A near Fine copy in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, slightly worn at head and tail of spine, corners a touch rubbed, 5 mm (¼") closed tear to top edge of lower panel). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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THE GREEN BOOK.
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London, Macmillan, 1981.. FIRST EDITION 1981, 8vo, purple boards, silver lettered spine, 112 pages. Black and white illustrations by Joanna Stubbs. Story of exciting move to another planet for young readers, large print. Tiny bump to top corners, no inscriptions. A Fine copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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THE POT OF GOLD and Two Other Tales.
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London, Faber, 1959.. FIRST EDITION 1959, small 4to, 215 x 160 mm, 8½ x 6¼ inches, red boards, black vignette to upper cover, black lettered spine, 62 pages. 7 line drawings (4 full-page) by Peake. No inscriptions, 3 small slight marks from old sellotape on lower cover, 1 to each pastedown (see images), otherwise a Fine crisp clean copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, (dw: not price clipped but publisher's new label over the old 1959 price of 9s 6d, this is printed: "12s - £0.60 net", indicating that this copy like many others, although a first edition of 1959, was not put on the market until about 1970 when prices were decimalised. Very slight creasing to dustwrapper at head of spine, a couple of tiny pale soil marks on lower panel). Not an ex library copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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THE BOOK OF LYONNE.
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London, Falcon Press, 1952.. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE 1952, 8vo, 190 x 125 mm, 7½ x 5 inches, YELLOW CLOTH, SPINE GILT LETTERED AND DECORATED with small gilt ornament under title and small gilt falcon at tail, 260 pages. 8 delightful two tone plates (green and white, yellow and brown and variations) plus black and white illustrations, full-page and in the text. Large ink inscription on front endpaper (lots of 'x's), ink name and address on rear endpaper (see images). Otherwise very good plus in very good DUSTWRAPPER (dw: very lightly soiled, 5 mm (¼") chips at head and tail of hinges and corners, another to lower edge of upper panel, spine bit darkened, 15 mm (¾") closed tear to upper panel, 40 mm (1½") closed tear to lower panel). Lyonne is a pyjama-case cum hotwater-bottle cover who has an exciting and wonderful life as king of the nursery. The second issue was bound in blue boards lettered black. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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HERE COMES TOD!
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London, Walker, 1992.. FIRST EDITION 1992, 8vo, green boards, gilt spine, 96 pages. Black and white illustrations by Adriano Gon. Six read aloud stories for young children about a small boy. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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THE SQUIRREL WIFE.
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London, Longman, 1971.. FIRST EDITION 1971, small 4to, colour illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers, 60 pages. Excellent colour plates and other bold line illustrations and decorations by Derek Collard. A lovely original fairy story about 2 brothers and the little green people of the forest. Neat name at foot of front endpaper (see image), otherwise a Fine clean copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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FREDDY.
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London, Deutsch, 1988.. FIRST EDITION 1988, 8vo, colour illustrated shiny boards, (46) pages. Coloured illustrations throughout by David Armitage. Family story about a child's treasured comforter, a piece of cloth he calls Freddy. No inscriptions, minute bump at top of upper hinge, otherwise a Fine crisp copy, issued without dustwrapper. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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AMELIARANNE GIVES A CONCERT.
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London, Harrap, 1944.. FIRST EDITION 1944, 220 x 160 mm, 8¾ x 6 inches, cloth backed colour illustrated boards and endpapers. 27 enchanting colour plates, pages not numbered. Spine faded, head and tail of spine and corners slightly worn. Occasional slight soiling to margins, a few pencil marks to margins. Very good (lacking dustwrapper). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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AMELIARANNE GIVES A CONCERT.
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London, Harrap, 1944.. FIRST EDITION 1944, 220 x 160 mm, 8¾ x 6 inches, cloth backed colour illustrated boards and endpapers. 27 enchanting colour plates, (58) pages. No inscriptions, head and tail of spine a touch rubbed, corners very slightly worn, contents very clean and bright. A Fine copy in good plus DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, small chips at head and tail of spine, 20 mm (¾") chip to lower edge of lower panel, 40 mm (1½") closed tear to top edge of upper panel, lightly worn on folds and spine, clean and bright). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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MARTIN LEMAN'S BOOK OF BEASTS.
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London, Gollancz, 1980.. FIRST EDITION 1980, 4to, 285 x 260 mm, 11¼ x 10¼ inches, colour illustrated shiny boards, wonderful coloured endpapers. 12 excellent bold coloured illustrations, each of a single animal in its habitat facing a descriptive verse. Camel, Koalas, Polar Bear, Tiger, Walrus etc. For young children. No inscriptions, small very faint erasure mark on reverse of front endpaper, a Fine crisp copy, issued without dustwrapper. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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BIGGLES The Authorised Biography.
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London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1978.. FIRST EDITION 1978, 8vo, dark blue boards, gilt lettered spine, 311 pages. Edges lightly foxed, a few very faint fox spots to endpapers, no inscriptions. An almost Fine copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, price clipped, very slight remains of adhesive used to affix new price label on front flap, tiny wrinkle at head of spine, a touch of rubbing to lower corner of lower panel. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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THE FORBIDDEN FOREST.
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London, Chatto & Windus, 1978.. FIRST UK EDITION 1978, 4to, 285 x 210 mm, 11¼ x 8¼ inches, colour illustrated white boards, colour illustrated endpapers, 56 pages. Superb coloured illustration throughout. A wonderful gripping story unfolds in Germany during the Great War: a lady kangaroo boxer, a bulldog and their friend the boxer Spider Max defeat the German military machine: there are dog fights, zeppelins, fighter planes and Big Bertha with many dreadful explosions. Tiny bump to lower corners and top of lower hinge, no inscriptions. A near Fine clean bright copy in very good complete DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, just very slightly darkened on spine, tiny closed tear to lower corner of upper panel, 10 mm (½") closed tear to lower panel). Pene du Bois (b. U.S. 1916) winner of both the Newbery Medal and the Caldecott Honor, is considered one of the greatest American children's book creators. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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THE ADVENTURES OF OTTO IN TEXAS. (Cover title: Otto in Texas).
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Leicester, Brockhampton, 1961.. FIRST UK EDITION 1961, 250 x 168 mm, 9¾ x 6½ inches, buff boards, gilt vignette and lettering, illustrated rear endpapers, 45 pages. Enchanting coloured illustration throughout. The giant puppy foils the 3 grandmas alias the oil rustlers. Front endpaper just faintly browned, no inscriptions, tiny bookseller's label on front pastedown, a near Fine clean copy in very good plus DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped (12/6) but small corners cut off front inner flap, 3 small closed edge tears to upper panel, very slight rub to head and tail of spine and corners, lower panel slightly dusty). First published in the U.S. in 1959. First editions, UK or US, are uncommon in dustwrapper. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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OTTO IN AFRICA.
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Kingswood, World's Work, 1975.. FIRST UK EDITION 1975, 250 x 168 mm, 9¾ x 6¾ inches, shiny red boards with coloured illustration, illustrated endpapers, 39 pages. Enchanting coloured illustration throughout, simple text. A giant puppy saves an African city from bandits. No inscriptions, a Fine copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, minute wrinkle at top of spine). First published in the US in 1961. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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WORDS OF WISDOM. Selections from some fruits of solitude in reflections and maxims, relating to the conduct of human life.
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London, Hills & Co., Ltd, (1910).. EDITION UNKNOWN circa 1910, printed by St. Luke's Press, miniature book approximately 67 x 50 mm, 2¾ x 2 inches, 62 pages including title, preface and colophon, large clear print, bound in the original publisher's dark red leather, white ruled frame to covers, white lettering to upper cover and spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Minute rub at top and bottom of spine, no inscriptions, an occasional pale fox spot, otherwise a very good plus copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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