An A D’Imigh Huis! Agus A Chaill Feasog. Go Sruth Na Maoile.

Three First Editions. Three Volumes. Dublin, Allen Figgis, 1964 / 1965. 27 x 21 cm. Each volume contains 46 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original decorated hardcovers. See images. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Short closed tear to last page of the first 1964 volume. Cover a little dust dulled. Internally 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.

Anon / Payne, Albert Henry (publisher) / Leutemann, H. (translator of Reynard the Fox).

Payne’s Orbis Pictus or Book of Beauty for Every Table & Reynard the Fox A Poem in Twelve Cantos. Two Books bound into One Volume.

Dresden, Leipzig & London, A.H. Payne & W. French, ND [c. 1852]. 27 x 20 cm. Orbis Pictus: Coloured Title Page, 240 pages of text and numerous Plates / Reynard the Fox: xii, 81 text pages plus 37 steel engravings. Full calf binding with gilt and blind decorations. Dentelles. Black spine label with gilt title. Decorated end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Top of front joint starting to crack. Binding sound. Ex Libris of previous owner on front paste down. Moderate age darkening / browning. Internally clean.

Anon. [Defoe, Daniel].

The New Robinson Crusoe. An instructive and entertaining History, for the Use of Children of both Sexes; Translated from the French. Embellished with Thirty-two beautiful Cuts by Bewick. In two Volumes.

New Edition. London, Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1804. 17.5 x 10.5 cm. Vol.1: 328 pages. Vol.2: 303 pages. Complete with 32 Plates by Bewick, as called for. Uniform contemporary speckled calf. Red spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt decorations and volume numbers. See images. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Front joint of volume 1 started to crack. Mildly age darkened throughout. Missing pages 59 – 62 of volume 1. One plate (No. 25) with closed tear. Gift inscriptions on front paste down in ink. Occasional mild foxing and damp staining. Remains a very nice set.

Aspden, Don (author) / Brown, Paul (illustrations).

MIKE of Company D. With drawings by Paul Brown.

First Edition. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1939. 20 x 13.5 cm. viii, (2), 261 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original green cloth with title and author on front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and age darkened. Spine ends mildly frayed. A few small stains (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Front hinge cracked. Name of previous owner on front paste down. Internally a very clean copy.

Blakey, John A.

The Tale of Lundravar the Dragon.

Limited Collectors Edition. Copy No. 33 of 650. Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland, Wee Hills Publishing, [2008]. 30 x 21 cm. (6), 207 pages with colour illustrations throughout. Extensively decorated brown leather with coloured and blind decorations. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Inlaid natural stones on front board. Raised Bands. In plain, dark green padded presentation case with gilt title on front. All edges gilt. Two coloured book mark strips with natural stone decorations. Signed and numbered on half title page. Loosely inserted ‘Certificate of Authenticity’. Marbled end papers. Decorated brass clasp. A unique presentation binding (see images). Fine. As New.

Bright, Robert.

The Travels of Ching. Written and Illustrated by Robert Bright.

First Edition. London, Collins: Publishers for the Children, [1945]. 20 x 14 cm. Oblong. Title page plus 54 unnumbered pages. Illustrated throughout. Original stiff decorated cardboard covers. Spine repaired with new spinal tape in 2020. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. A litttle dust dulled. Small Children’s Ex Libris with handwritten name opposite title page. Neat hand colouring on three pages. A nice copy.

Browne, Gordon / Walker, A.G. / Miles, Helen / Bedford, F.D. / Sheldon, Charles / Robertson, G.E.

Sunday: Reading for the Young 1906.

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd., 1906. 19.5 x 25.5cm. 412 pages with illustrations throughout. Original illustrated hardcover with gilt page edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Beautifully inscribed by pre-owner.

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.

Captain Marryat.

Poor Jack. With Illustrations by Clarkson Stanfield.

First Edition. London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1840. 22 x 13 cm. x, 384 pages. Complete with all Plates and Illustrations, as listed. Contemporary half calf over marbled paper boards. Black morroco spine label with gilt title. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped with small material losses (see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing / browning. Name of previous owner on title page (see image).

Carroll, Lewis.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alan Brooke’s Copy. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel.

Sixty-Third Thousand. London, Macmillan and Co., 1880. 18 x 12 cm. (6), 192 pages. Illustrated. Original maroon cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Black end papers. All edges gilt. Good condition. Binding well rubbed and bumped. Spine ends frayed. Front and rear free end papers missing. Half title age darkened. Name of previous owner on half title (‘Alan Brooke’). Gift inscription on front paste down (‘To Dear little Victor from his friend Charlie Rially ? 1880’). Front and rear hinge exposed and binding weak.

Carroll, Lewis.

The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in Eight Fits. With nine Illustrations by Henry Holiday.

London, Macmillan and Co., 1898. 19 x 12 cm. xi, 83 pages. With a tissue guarded frontispiece and eight further plates. Original red cloth with elaborate gilt decorations and title on front board and spine. Black end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A little dust dulling. A very nice copy. Name of a previous owner on rear end paper. Tissue guard and first few pages mildly foxed.

Cole, Hugo.

Eleven Nursery Rhymes. Wood Engravings by Gwyneth Eedy.

[First Edition]. London, Novello and Company, 1958. 28 x 22 cm. 24 pages of sheet music and B&W Illustrations. Original decorated soft paper covers. Very good condition. Near Fine.

Cooke, Grace MacGowan.

Son Riley Rabbit and Little Girl. With forty Illustrations in Black and White from Photographs.

First UK Edition. London, W.&R.Chambers, Limited, Not dated [c. 1910]. 26 x 20 cm. (6), 113 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original red cloth with decorations. Good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled. Front free end paper missing. Some dog ears and short closed tears to first few pages. Internally clean.

Crane, Walter.

The Baby’s Opera. A Book of Old Rhymes with New Dresses by Walter Crane. The Music by the Earliest Masters.

London, Frederick Warne and Co., Not dated. 18 x 19 cm. 56 pages with illustrations and music scores. Original boards. Professionally recased with a new spine strip and new end papers in 2018. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Internally dust dulled. A few coloured pencil marks by a child.

Dickens, Charles.

The Works of Charles Dickens. The Old Curiosity Shop (2 vol) / Barnaby Rudd & Hard Times (2 vol) / Little Dorrit (2 vol) / Nicholas Nickleby (2 vol) / Martin Chuzzlewit (2 vol) / David Copperfield (2 vol) / Bleak House (2 vol) / Dombey and Son (2 vol) / Our Mutual Friend (2 vol) / The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and other Stories / Oliver Twist / Sketches by Boz / The Uncommercial Traveller / A Child’s History of England / Great Expectations / A Tale of Two Cities / America Notes & Pictures from Italy / Christmas Stories / Christmas Books / The Pickwick Papers (Volume 2 only). With Illustrations by H.K. Browne, G. Cattermole, F. Walker, Marcus Stone, George Cruikshank, Edwin Landseer, Maclise, Stanfield, F. Stone, Doyle, Leech, and Tenniel.

29 Volumes. London & Philadelphia, Chapman and Hall & J.B. Lippincott, 1874-1876. c. 21 x 13.5 cm. vii, 532 / vi, 509 / ix, 578 / vi, 572 / xi, 524 / vii, 489 / xiv, 506 / viii, 500 / xiii, 504 / vii, 504 (4) / ix, 517 / vii, 527 / xi, 528 / vii, 523 / ix, 522 / vii, 528 / vi, 513 / vi, 500 / 552 / x, 506 / xii, 577 / vi, 409 / x, 468 / 560 / x, 431 / vii, 506 / 709 & 493 pages. Illustrated. Uniform contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Each volume with two morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Gilt decorations to spine. Matching marbled end papers and edges. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional very mild foxing/browning, but generally exceptionally bright and clean. A very nice set, but missing volume 1 of Nicholas Nickleby.

Drummond, V.H.

The Flying Postman. A Porpoise Book by V.H. Drummond.

First Edition. West Drayton & Boston, Penguin Books & Houghton Mifflin, 1948. 22 x 18 cm. 48 unnumbered pages. Colour Illustrations throughout. Original cardboard covers. New (2024) matching blue cloth spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Boards rubbed and bumped with some very mild losses to corners (see images). New end papers. A few brown spots (foxing or stains) to first two pages. One page ‘repaired’ with clear tape. Some old tape marks to one other page. Overall a bright and clean copy of this scarce first edition.

Farrow, G.E.

The New Panjandrum. With Illustrations by Alan Wright.

[First Edition?]. London, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1902. 19 x 13 cm. xvi, 198 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Original cloth with gilt titles and decorations on front board and spine. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some abrasion and discolouring to binding. Rear hinge open. Name of previous owner on front free end paper, dated ‘Xmas 1943’. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean.

Gaffney, Rev. M.H.

The Story of St. Patrick for Boys and Girls. By Fr. M.H. Gaffney. With many Illustrations by Mildred R. Lamb.

First Edition. Dublin and Cork, The Talbot Press, [1931]. 22 x 17 cm. 61 pages. With illustrations in B&W. Original decorated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped with small material losses to spine ends. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean. Losely inserted ‘compliment card’. See images.

Gilbert, W.S.

The BAB Ballads. With which are included Songs of a Savoyard.

Sixth Edition. London, Macmillan, 1906. 19 x 13 cm. xii, 563 pages plus 32 pages publisher’s list. With 350 illustrations by the author. Original green cloth with gilt decoration on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing anf bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Binding a little shaky, but holding. Name on half title page reads ‘a.m. Pelly 3rd ap. 1909’.

Gilbert, W.S.

The “BAB” Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense. With Illustrations by the Author.

London, George Routledge and Sons, ND [1868]. 18 x 13 cm. ix, 222 pages plus four pages publishers list. Original green cloth with gilt title and decorations. Dark end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumbing. Internally clean. A very nice copy.

Hale, Kathleen.

Manda.

First Edition. London, John Murray, 1952. 25 x 18 cm. 30 pages. Illustrated throughout in Colour and B&W. Original decorated paperboards in original matching decorated dust jacket, now in clear archival jacket. Very good in very good jacket. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers slightly dust dulled. Internaly bright and clean. Dust jacket shows some age darkeing and edge wear. Minor losses to spine ends and corners. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. See images of book and dust jacket.

Harris, Joel Chandler.

Uncle Remus. or Mr. Fox, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. Terrapin. With Fifty Illustrations by T.A. Elwes.

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1888. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. xxxi, 248 pages plus eight pages publishers list. Illustrated. Two colour cloth binding with gilt title on spine. New end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Professionally rebacked in 2019 using original boards, but with new end papers. Rubbed and bumped. Binding faded. Internally bright and clean.

Haskell, Arnold / Lewis, Min.

Infantilla – The Archaeology of the Nursery. Illustrated by Stanley Lewis.

London, Dennis Dobson, 1971. 28.7cm x 22.5cm. 120 pages. With 72 illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some foxing.

Kiddell-Monroe, Joan.

Ingulabi.

First Edition. London, Sylvan Press – Nicolson & Watson, [1943]. 27 x 20 cm. 48 unnumbered Pages. Illustrated in colour throughout. New (2020) green cloth hard cover. Original paperback front cover has been used for new hardback front board (see images). New green end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Neat (Child) Ex Libris on half title page. Some coloured pencil marks on one page, otherwise bright and clean inside. A nice copy in a new hardback binding with gilt title and author on spine.

Kipling, Rudyard.

Puck of Pook’s Hill.

First Edition. First Printing. London, Macmillan & Co., 1906. 19 x 13 cm. x, 306 pages and publishers list. With Illustrations. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards and spine. New plain end papers.Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

La Fontaine, Jean de.

Fables Choisies De La Fontaine.

Paris, Martinet, Not dated, ca. 1900. 33 x 23 cm. 58 pages. With full page colour plates throughout. Original cloth spine over decorated boards. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded/discoloured. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Lofting, Hugh.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle. Illustrated by the author.

Philadelphia / New York, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1950. 21cm x 14.5cm. IX, 364 pages. With 18 beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition with stronger signs of external wear on dustjacket.

McCarthy, Kieran.

The Odyssey for Arznel.

U.S.A., Published by the author, 2014. 22.9cm x 15.3cm. 315 pages. With beautiful illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by the author.

Meadows, Lindon.

Dame Perkins and her grey Mare; or, The Mount for Market. With coloured Illustrations by Phiz.

London, Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1866. 22 x 18 cm. 48 pages. With colour plates. Original green cloth with gilt title and decorations on front board. All edges gilt. Inside custom made clam shell box made by Anthony David Estill. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription in ink on front free end paper. Ex Libris (Anthony David Estill) on front paste down. Small bookseller stamp on rear paste down.

Mme La Comtesse De Segur.

Memoires D’Une Ane. Illustres de 75 Vigenttes Par H. Castelli.

Nouvelle Edition. Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1888. 17 x 11 cm. 378 pages plus 16 pages of publishers list. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original red cloth with gilt and blind decorations to front board and spine. All edges gilt. Coloured end papers. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild foxing internally. Binding a little weak. Short inscription on half title page dated 14 Avril 1993. Stamp on opposite page: ‘Alan F. Brooke Pau’.

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.

Muir, Percy.

English Children’s Books 1600 to 1900.

First Edition. London, B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1954. 24 x 19 cm. 255 pages. Illustrated in Colour and B&W. Original blue cloth in original price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket permanently mounted inside plastic jacket. Very good in very good jacket.

n.a.

Walt Disney’s Wonder Book.

First Edition. London, The Sunshine Press, 1950. 27.2cm x 20cm. 53 pages. With vintage Disney illustrations. Original Hardcover. Good condition with minor external signs of wear on the cover and rubbed edges.

Rice, Shawn (illustrations) / Rice, Paul (text).

Over the Moon [signed].

First Edition. London, Methuen Children’s Books, 1983. 21 x 15 cm. 32 unnumbered pages. Illustrated. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Minor bumping to corners. Gift inscription on front free end paper. Signed by the Illustrator on title page. Losely inserted invitation to a Private View Exhibition. See images.

Seton, Ernest Thompson.

The Biography of a Grizzly.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, ND [c. 1930s]. 18 x 14 cm. 128 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated green cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Some shefl wear, rubbing and bumbing. Edges dust dulled. 1936 Prize Label on front free end paper. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean.

Share, Bernard / Bolger, William.

An A D’imigh Huis!

First Edition. Dublin, Allen Figgis, 1964. 27 x 21 cm. 46 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated hardcover. See image. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Short closed tear to last page. Cover a little dust dulled. Internally clean.

Share, Bernard / Bolger, William.

An Leaba A D’imigh Huis! Agus A Chaill Feasog.

First Edition. Dublin, Allen Figgis, 1965. 27 x 21 cm. 46 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated hardcover. See image. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Cover a little dust dulled. Internally clean.

Share, Bernard / Bolger, William.

An Leaba A D’imigh Huis! Go Sruth Na Maoile.

First Edition. Dublin, Allen Figgis, 1965. 27 x 21 cm. 46 pages. Illustrated. Original decorated hardcover. See image. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Cover a little dust dulled. Internally clean.

Shoberl, Frederic (author) / Landseer, Thomas (illustrator).

Natural History of Quadrupeds.

Second Edition. ND [c. 1840]. 13 x 10 cm. viii, 363 pages plus four pages publishers list. With a frontispiece and 31 other Plates. Contemporary black quarter morroco over marbled boards. Rebacked in 2022 using the original boards and the remains of the spine. New plain end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped boards. Parts of the original spine missing (see images). Edges age darkened. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. A nice little copy.

Strand, Mark.

Rembrandt Takes a Walk. Illustrations by Red Grooms.

New York, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1986. 31,3cm x 23.5cm. 24 pages. With illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

The Book of Old English Songs & Ballads. Illustrated in Colour by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.

First Edition, London, New York, Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, ca.1915. 21 x 28 cm, 198 pages, 24 tipped in colour illustrations. Original green cloth cover with red titles and dark green ornaments. Water staining on top of back board, Spine slightly faded, end papers age darkened, a few small spots on rear board cover, edges and corners slightly shelf worn. Text block and illustrations in excellent condition.

Wilkinson, Nevile.

Yvette in Switzerland and Titania’s Palace.

First Edition. London, Humphrey Milford, 1926. 25cm x 19cm. 132 pages. With 20 beautiful illustrations. Original Hardcover. Good condition with minor external signs of wear.