Biographical passages in the lives of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Andrew Johnson [17th] .480 pages, engraved frontispiece (portraits), engraved plates, illustrations in the text; 24 cm. A note in ink on the front endpaper states - 'J. C. Buttre / with the Publisher's / Compliments / Boston Jan 1st 1867'. Buttre was a well-known engraver. Internally the text is bright white and unmarked, no foxing. There are numerous notes in pencil to the front endpaper along with the ink presentation note. Te binding is tight and square. marbled endpapers. The leather to the... View More...
Geautoriseerde Nederlandsche vertaling uit het deensch van Dr. Annie Posthumus. Undated, but 1946. Dutch language text. 192pp, illustrated by Alfred Mazure, color plates and in-text illustration. Interior is very clean, plates are bright. Text, printed on cheap postwar paper, is browing uniformly.Sopund binding, no weakness to hinges. Illustrated front board is bright and clean. Sound cloth spine. Solid copy. Weight, 450g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal ra... View More...
Saan 103. No publication data, author , illustrator or date of issue given. Very colorful and charming illustrations with great detail are featured along with simple verses. Unpaginated [12pp]. Undated [c.1940's]. Overall a bright, clean, attractive copy with minor defects only. Staples rusted but bindi g sound. View More...
Classic story of the four animals known as 'The Traveling Musicians'. Illustrated with charm by Dick Hart. Interesting format in that the 'book' is a single sheet, printed on one side in full color, measuring 24" by 22", that folds down to make a small book, 6" by 11". Very bright and clean. Unmarked. very slight soiling to back page. Weight, 35g. View More...
Contributions by many British Authors and Artists to raise money for the 'Queen's Work for Women Fund' during the First World War. Undated, but published in 1915. Art by Dulac, Rackham & others. Writing by Doyle, Kipling, Orczy, Haggard, Barrie et al. Small 4to, 140pp, many full-page, color, tipped-in illus . Hardcover in pale green cloth. Binding is tight, interior is clean. Damage to boards at head of spine not affecting the interior. Boards clean. Ink inscription to top margin of ffep. Because of damage we are pricing this at half of our regular price. Useful possible for plates missing in ... View More...
An 'exact facsimile of the original 1845 edition with one exception - the illuminated engravings of the original have been reproduced here in black & white'. 392pp + 386pp, profusely illustrated with photo reproductions of b&w engravings. Bound in green cloth resembling leather. Book is bright, clean and unmarked and the dustjacket is similar, Almost 'as new'. A very heavy and oversized book weighing 3.1kg. View More...
'Collector's Library Editions in Colour'. All of Jane Austen's novels in one book - "Sense and sensibility", "Persuasion", "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma", "Mansfield Park", "Northanger Abbey", with more than two hundrred full colour illustrations by Hugh Thomson. 720 pages : color illustrations ; all edges gilt; fized silk paghe-marker; 31 cm. Complete with matching cloth Slip-Case. Suitable as a Gift Book, this slip-cased edition contains Hugh Thomson's line illustrations, which are coloured by Barbara Frith. Book is about 'as new' - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar slip-case. Very he... View More...
A Mary Pearles book. 14pp, b&w illustrations in text, full-page color illustrations by Fern Bisel Peat. Interior is very bright and clean, and is unmarked. Orange-pink boards are sun-faded and show small areas of light soiling. Minor wear to some edges. Main defect is the wear to the spine. While the boards are not separated, the paper covering the spine is mostly lost - faily easily repaired. No marks, NOT ex-library, no odor. Weight, 360g. View More...
A volume in the series 'Classic country companions'. Superb collection of colour photos of Yorkshire Villages. 156 p. : col. ill. ; 19 x 25 cm. Gift inscription to the htp, otherwise, bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 506g. View More...
Collection of the author's columns, rewritten for book format, along with many his sketches. OCLC Number: 46629285. 138 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Signed by the author/artist on the title page. Gift bookplate to the verso of the front wrapper, otherwise unmarked and 'as new'. Weight, 275g. View More...
Undated edition - 1921 from research. There is a small pencil date to the ffep - 1924. This edition features tipped in colour plates by Mabel Lucie Attwell - frontis and 11 others, plus, numerous b&w illustrations in the text. Bound in gold cloth with black titles and an illustration of two figures seated on a mushroom. 320pp. Text block is clean and unmarked with a little, light foxing to the first and last few pages. Binding is tight and square. Major defect - the spine has been covered with black tape and then removed leaving ugly residue. Small piece cut from the cloth covering the spine ... View More...
Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. Text by Ramsay Derry. 179pp, profusely color illustrated with the inimitable wildlife art of Robert Bateman. Hardcover in blue silk, cloth with an unclipped dustjacket. Bright, fresh copy, about 'as new'. Presentation plate to ffep. Heavy book weighing 1.5kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destinatio... View More...
Text by Ramsay Derry. Design by V. John Lee. 166pp, profusely color illustrated with the inimitable wildlife art of Robert Bateman. Hardcover in green cloth, cloth with an unclipped dustjacket. Bright, fresh copy, about 'as new'. Presentation plate to ffep. Heavy book weighing 1.5kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Maximum p... View More...
H. E. Bates on one of his favorite subjects - the Face of England. 128pp, illustrated with color photo plates by A. F. Kersting. Bright, clean interior. gift inscription to ffep otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Unclipped dustjacket is bright and clean but has a tiny piece missing at head of spine and a small tear near spine on rear panel. Color photo pasted to front of dustjacket is without damage. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs... View More...
A noted storyteller and author of the 'Oz' books, has taken twenty-two nursery rhymes, including "Old King Cole" and "Little Bo-Peep", and fashioned them into full-length stories. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. 265 pages : illustrations in b&w, no color ; 24 cm. Both book and dustjacket are about 'as new' - unmarked and without wear. Unpacked weight, 555g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipp... View More...
Published originally under the title: The wonderful wizard of Oz. On cover: The story book with characters that come out and walk. Instructions for assembling: p. 209-[211]. The 'Waddle' figures themselves are NOT present, having 'waddled off'. [Originally, the book contained an envelope with the runway on which the waddle characters walk and a smaller one with the brass pieces used in putting figures together]. 4 p. l., 210 [1] p. illus. (part col.) col. plates. 23 cm. Bound in green cloth with Publisher's imprint at the foot of the spine. Interior is very bright and clean and is unmarked. C... View More...
Text in English with wonderful color illustration by Sonia Brandes. 85pp. Unmarked interior. Bright and fresh. Tight, square binding. No wear to boards. Unclipped dustjacket shows a little edge wear and a coupld of short margin tears. Front panel is bright, clean and unmarked. Rear panel shows a little rubbing etc. Uncommon. Weight, 900g. View More...
Book by Herb Block, the brilliant political cartoonist and satirist. Signed by Block on the ffep. 30.000 words of text and 250 cartoons on 280pp. Book is bright and clean, binding is tight and square. Only minimal wear to cloth at tips. Dustjacket has two lost pieces, one at top edge of front panel, the other at the top edge of the rear panel. Weight, 500g. View More...
Brief views of some of England's most beautiful Villages with beautiful color plates. A volume in the 'Britain in Pictures' series. 2nd edition, 6.5'x9", 48pp, 12 color plates, 25 illustrations in b&w. Hardcover with pictorial boards and with dustjacket. Unmarked. Otherwise a very clean and bright copy with firm binding. DJ is clean and bright but wear and a small hole to the spine. Weight, 220g. Lettermail when permitted. View More...
