Search Results: Titles starting with V from Roger Middleton

Dundee and London, Valentine & Sons Ltd., (1935).. Circa 1935, about 100 wooden pieces, finished size 238 x 210 mm, 9¼ x 8¼ inches, showing a Baby with a Teddy in a nest in a tree, lots of Boo-Boos, some sitting on the branch singing a lullaby, 1 in specs knitting a baby sock. Fine in near Fine original box, 270 x 236 mm, 10½ x 9½ inches, red tartan sides, full size repeat image pasted to lid with Valentine's gilt, red and blue label pasted at 1 corner. Box just slightly rubbed at corners, original seal still present. This image does not appear among the Valentine's postcards shown in Henty, but it is shown in Henty, page 89 on a puzzle manufactured by Victory circa 1950. See: The Collectable World of Mabel Lucie Attwell by John Henty. Price includes VAT. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Venice, no printer's name (Gregorio De Gregori?). 1524.. TRENCIERE, ARTEGLIARIE, CAVE, DARE AVISAMENTI SENZA MESSO ALLO AMICO, FARE ORDINANZE, BATTAGLIONI, ET PONTI DE DISFIDA CON LO PINGERE, OPERA MOLTO UTILE CON LA EXPERIENTIA DE L'ARTE MILITARE. SECOND EDITION, 1524, in 4 books, Italian text. Small 8vo, approximately 150 x 95 mm, 6 x 3¾ inches, title page with woodcut pictorial border by Eustachio Celebrino, showing at the top Mars and Bellona, Roman god and goddess of war, 2 soldiers fighting with swords and shields, at the sides weapons and armour and at the bottom 2 armies facing each other, 10 full page woodcut illustrations, 11 illustrations in the text, 1 full page illustration shows fireworks, the others show siege engines, bastions, mines, battering rams, bridges, bellows and diving equipment, 26 typographical diagrams of battle formations, 6 full page, 4 large decorated initials, leaves: [8], 1-71 numbered on rectos only, making a total of 142 pages, lacking final blank leaf, bound in… Read More

Luton, Vauxhall Motors Ltd, no date, circa 1937.. THE VAUXHALL "25" MOTORING BROCHURE, oblong, approximately 380 x 280 mm, 15 x 11 inches, 24 pages, 6 full page colour illustrations of the cars with description and price, plus other illustrations, original publisher's wrappers. Covers slightly dusty, otherwise a very good copy. Cars illustrated : The Vauxhall "25" Saloon; The Tickford Foursome Coupe; The Wingham Cabriolet; The Grosvenor Close-Coupled Sports Saloon; The Grosvenor 7 Seater Limousine; The Continental Touring Saloon. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, printed for John Worrall; Olive Payne; Thomas Boreman; and Thomas Game, at the Bible facing the East End of the New Church in the Strand, 1733.. TITLE CONTINUED: Illustrated with figures engraven on copper: whereon is curiously exhibited the whole management of this profitable insect. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION 1773, pamphlet, stab holes in inner margins. Small 4to, approximately 205 x 165 mm, 8 x 6¼ inches, 5 ONLY of 6 fine folding engraved plates, lacks plate 2 which in the earlier editions is the engraved title page, now supplied in facsimile on 19th century paper, taken from an earlier engraved plate with Latin text "Vermis Sericus" (see image), (the plates were copied from plates done in the 16th century after Joannes Stradanus), plate 5 signed "Geo. Child sculp", pages: [4], iv, [1], 10-32, bound in plain drab grey-blue wrappers, later linen spine, no label or lettering. Covers slightly marked, 3 small light brown stains to frontispiece, top outer corner of title page slightly creased,… Read More

(Netherlands? Philips Galle), no date circa 1850.. Six handcoloured engraved plates with Latin and French captions, engraved by Karel van Mallery, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Galle's small printed name deleted at lower edge of all plates. Oblong format approximately 340 x 245 mm, 13 x 9½ inches, bound in old marbled paper, ink title on label to upper cover. Marbled paper covers worn with tips of corners missing, vertical tear to outer margin of title page, repaired on blank side, not touching image, margins of plates dusty with some small brown spots, small turning creases to all corners, good copy. Printing of engraved illustrations may have been from old plates. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Collins, 1944.. FIRST EDITION 1944, 4to, 290 x 230 mm, 11½ x 9 inches, blue cloth, gilt Humpty Dumpty vignette to upper cover, 34 pages of charming full page coloured illustrations by G.S. Sherwood to all the well known Alice in Wonderland poems. Small slightly faded patch at head of spine, blank front endpaper scored and slightly discoloured where child's inscription has been erased, front pastedown slightly flecked with blue, occasional slight fingermarks to margins. Very good in good DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, front inner flap also lightly flecked with blue, 15 mm (¾") chip at head of spine extending a little onto lower panel, 10 mm (½") chip on lower panel, yellow areas slightly spotty and dusty looking, child's name erased from yellow area on upper panel). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Kingswood, World's Work, 1959.. FIRST UK EDITION 1959, INSCRIBED IN INK ON THE FRONT ENDPAPER: "To Charlie Maurice Sendak October 84", small 4to, 205 x 180 mm, 8 x 6 inches, green imitation cloth spine, colour illustrated pink boards, 52 pages. A truly delightful story about a little boy who with his friends cat, sparrow and horse dreams of 'very far away'. 22 full page illustrations with pale orange tints facing the simple text. No previous owner inscription, a Fine clean crisp copy in very good DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, very slightly dusty-looking, spine slightly yellowed, three 10 mm (½") closed edge tears, lower fold slightly rubbed). First published in the US by Harper & Brothers in 1957 (Hanrahan A28). Both UK and US firsts in dustwrapper are uncommon. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Gollancz, 1976.. FIRST EDITION 1976, 8vo, blue boards gilt, 94 pages. No illustrations. Tale of love and friendship for U.S. teenagers. No inscriptions, a Fine copy in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, faded as usual on spine, spine lettering still bright, dark blue areas show very light rubbing, small dark circular mark to top margin of upper panel left by removal of small adhesive label, surface not broken). First published in the U.S. the same year with title: Very Far Away from Anywhere Else. This U.S. author is wellknown for her sci-fi novels and fantasy Earthsea Trilogy. ZOOMABLE IMAGE ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

15London, Century, 1991.. FIRST EDITION 1991, 8vo, navy blue boards gilt, 24 pages including a 2 page postscript by Blake on his partnership with Dahl on so many books. Humorous colour and black and white illustrations throughout by Quentin Blake. About a vicar who as a child suffered from dyslexia and as an adult says certain words backwards causing outrage and embarrassment. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, one very light score mark to upper panel, not breaking surface, very light indentation to upper inner corner of upper panel (see image). Dahl wrote this book in the last months of his life for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Century, 1991.. FIRST EDITION 1991, 8vo, navy blue boards gilt, 24 pages including a 2 page postscript by Blake on his partnership with Dahl on so many books. Humorous colour and black and white illustrations throughout by Quentin Blake. About a vicar who as a child suffered from dyslexia and as an adult says certain words backwards causing outrage and embarrassment. No inscriptions, minute white mark on lower edge of lower board (see image), otherwise a Fine crisp clean unused copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, a few very light score marks to upper and lower panels. Dahl wrote this book in the last months of his life for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Century, 1991.. FIRST EDITION 1991, 8vo, navy blue boards gilt, 24 pages including a 2 page postscript by Blake on his partnership with Dahl on so many books. Humorous colour and black and white illustrations throughout by Quentin Blake. About a vicar who as a child suffered from dyslexia and as an adult says certain words backwards causing outrage and embarrassment. No inscriptions, minute bump to lower corner of upper board, otherwise a Fine crisp clean unused copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, short light indentation in fore-edge margin on upper panel, tiny light indentation in gutter of lower panel. Dahl wrote this book in the last months of his life for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Century, 1991.. FIRST EDITION 1991, 8vo, navy blue boards gilt, 24 pages including a 2 page postscript by Blake on his partnership with Dahl on so many books. Humorous colour and black and white illustrations throughout by Quentin Blake. About a vicar who as a child suffered from dyslexia and as an adult says certain words backwards causing outrage and embarrassment. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean unused copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. Dahl wrote this book in the last months of his life for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Collins, 1963.. FIRST EDITION 1963, 8vo, pink boards, silver lettered spine, 246 pages. Full page monochrome lithographs by Charles Mozley. This is the first volume of autobiography with the author's tales of her childhood just before the First World War. A touch of rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners, neat name on front endpaper, a very good plus clean copy in very good DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, spine tanned, tiny chips to head of spine and 3 corners, tail of spine very slightly worn with tiny split to foot of upper hinge). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Faber, 1981.. FIRST EDITION 1981, 8vo, green boards gilt lettered, 152 pages. No illustrations. Vicky is an adopted child who sets out to discover who her parents were. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, green slightly faded on spine. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Piccadilly, 1985.. FIRST EDITION 1985, 8vo, colour illustrated shiny boards, 52 pages. Illustrated in line by Ruth Benton. Large print young child's novel. No inscriptions. A Fine clean crisp copy, issued without dustwrapper. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1901.. FOURTH EDITION 1901, miniature book approximately 76 x 62 mm, 3 x 2½ inches, bound in the original publisher's full black calf, gilt crown and title to upper cover and spine, all edges gilt, pretty gilt inner dentelles (turn-ins), pale marbled endpapers, 109 pages including the death of the Queen, plus 1 page of Midget Books adverts. Black and white portrait frontispiece, 13 black and white plates from drawings and paintings. Written for children. Minute loss at head of spine, tiny rub to tail of spine, no inscriptions. A near Fine clean crisp copy. First published in 1897. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Macmillan, 1980.. FIRST EDITION 1980, small oblong format, 140 x 180 mm, 5½ x 7¼ inches, brown boards, gilt lettered and gilt decorated, pale green endpapers. 30 double page full colour illustrations. No text. No inscriptions, a Fine clean copy in Fine neatly price clipped DUSTWRAPPER. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Macmillan, 1980.. FIRST EDITION 1980, small oblong format, 140 x 180 mm, 5½ x 7¼ inches, brown boards, gilt decorated. 30 double page full colour illustrations. No text. No inscriptions, minute touch of rubbing to foot of lower hinge, minute bump to top corners of boards, otherwise a near Fine clean copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, 10 mm (½") closed tear to foot of upper fold). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Dean & Son Ltd, (1897).. FIRST EDITION (1897), large 4to, 365 x 245 mm, 14¼ x 9½ inches, navy blue cloth over boards, cut flush, illustrated and lettered white to upper cover with flags and a portrait of the Queen, respined neatly in blue cloth, mounted coloured frontispiece showing 2 British children speaking on the telephone to 2 American children, a hot air balloon in the distance and a liner in the centre, small black and white portrait of Victoria in her coronation robes on title page, 10 further colour plates showing life in 1837 and life in 1897, modes of transport, inventions since 1837, Crystal Palace, fire engines, the post, soldiers of the Queen, many black and white text illustrations. 58 pages of text with chapters on life before railways, George Stephenson, the police, chimney sweep boys in 1837, the telegraph, arctic exploration, the Post Office, the army in 1837 and 1897. Cover edges and corners slightly worn, tiny chip to surface at lower edge of upper cover, a little… Read More

London, Macmillan, 1980.. FIRST EDITION 1980, small oblong format, 140 x 180 mm, 5½ x 7¼ inches, brown boards, gilt lettered and gilt decorated, pale green endpapers. 30 double page full colour illustrations. No text. No inscriptions, a Fine clean crisp copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: neat but large price clip (see image), minute wrinkle at top of spine. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.