Lewis-Crosby, Very Rev. E.H.

The Ancient Books of Christ Church Cathedral. Christ Church Series N.4

Dublin, Not dated, c. 1950s. 18 x 12 cm. 12 pages with four Plates. Original paper wrappers. Soft covers. Very good condition.

CAM.

The Story of Bill Frog. Written and drawn by CAM.

First Edition. [London], John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1950. 24 x 18 cm. 32 unnumbered pages. Illustrated throughout. Original decorated boards. Hard cover. New matching cloth spine (see images). New end papers. Very good condition. New spine. Boards mildly rubbed and bumped. Internally a very clean copy. See images.

Fitzgay, John.

Throne Shadows. A Historical Episode.

[First Edition]. London, Rich and Cowan, [1950]. 19 x 13 cm. 272 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good in good dust jacket.Minor rubbing and bumping. Mild fading / staining to cloth. Dust jacket creased with edge wear and paper losses (see images). Dust jacket now in neat archival jacket. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

ANON.

Ten Little Puppy Dogs.

London, Brimax Books (Printed in Germany), Not dated, ca. 1950. 23 x 20 cm. 16 stiff cardboard pages. Illustrated throughout. Stiff decorated cardboard covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping.

Möller, Vera.

Klein Erna. Ganz dumme Hamburger Geschichten. Band 1-4.

Hamburg, Hans Christians Verlag, 1950. Ca. 15 x 11 cm. 95, 88, 88 and 88 pages. With Illustrations in B&W. Original stiff cardboard covers. See image. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled and mildly foxed. Internally very clean. A nice set.

Scott, Peter.

Key to the Wildfowl of the World.

Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, Severn Wildfowl Trust, [1951]. 24 x 15 cm. Booklet consists of 23 Plates and text explanations on the opposite side. Pamphlet with light grey paper covers. Very good condition. Dust dulled throughout. Mild water staining on covers and first two pages.

Nelson, Joseph A. (editor) / Francis Cardinal Spelman (contributor).

Roman Breviary in English – Spring. Restored by the Sacred Council of Trent; Published by Order of the Supreme Pontiff St. Pius V. and carefully revised by other Popes. Reformed by Order of Pope Pius X. According to the Vatican Typical Edition, with new Psalter of Pope Pius XII; compiled from Approved Sources. With “An Incentive to Prayer” by Francis Cardinal Spelman.

New York et al., Benziger Brothers, 1951. 17 x 11 cm. xxxi, 880, 14, 252, 21 & 15 pages. New (2023) black bucram. Hard cover. Gilt title. New black end papers. Red and gold edges. Six original coloured Ribbons. New binding. Internally near fine. A bright and clean copy.

Stamp, L. Dudley.

The Earth’s Crust. A new approach to Physical Geography and Geology.

First Edition. London, George G. Harrap, 1951. 24 x 18 cm. viii, 120 pages. Fully illustrated in Colour and B&W. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good book in poor dust jacket. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. With a gift inscription on the front free end paper: ‘To Victor Brooke on leaving with best wishes [?] The Park, Harrow 28 July 1952. Internally clean. Dust jacket worn with several paper losses and stains, now in archival jacket.

Buley, R. Carlyle.

The Old Northwest – Pioneer Period 1815-1840.

2 volumes (complete). Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1951. 24cm x 16.7cm. Vol I: XVI, 632 with 27 historic illustrations and 9 maps / Vol II: IX, 686 pages with 20 historic illustrations and 5 maps. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor staining to the covers.

O’Brien, Flann.

At Swim Two Birds.

First US Edition. New York, Pantheon Books, 1951. c. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. 316 pages. Original quarter black cloth over paper covered boards. Titles on spine and front board. See images. Very good condition book inside good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Tiny Ex Libris on front paste down. Occasional very mild foxing. Dust jacket age darkened and stained. Edgewear and some losses to spine ends and corners. (Please review images). Dust jacket now reinforced and in clear archival jacket.