Bill the Minder

ROBINSON, W[illiam] Heath. Bill the Minder. London: Constable & Co, 1912. 4to, xvi 256pp. Green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt with color pictorial paper label affixed to the front. 16 mounted color plates (all but frontispiece with captioned tissue guards) and numerous b&w illustrations. Spine edges and corners lightly rubbed, spine slightly sunned, small bump at top of front cover,… Read more about this item

First US edition, red cloth bound with pictorial cover, identical except for the binding to the British Hodder & Stoughton first edition. Packed to the gills with beautiful black and white illustrations by Heath Robinson and 16 tipped-in full color plates with illustrated paper guards. A much more deluxe undertaking than it seems from the unprepossessing cover. Front… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1912. Fine.. Deluxe signed limited edition, one of only 380 numbered copies signed by Robinson, a fine copy. Because the book is printed entirely on handmade paper, the quality of the black and white illustrations in this limited edition is far superior to those in the trade edition, and the mounted color plates seem to be… Read more about this item

Published by Constable and Company Ltd., 1912. 1st edition.. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Robinson, W. Heath. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Limited edition of 380 numbered and signed copies. Gilt decorated vellum. 16 superb tissue-guarded mounted colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 254 pages. SIGNED by Robinson plus and inscription in ink "To… Read more about this item

London: Constable & Co. Ltd,, 1912. Signed limited edition First edition, signed limited issue, number 215 of 380 copies, signed by the artist. Simon Heneage in the ODNB states that in the early period of Heath Robinson's career, "his best books were his own fantasy Bill the Minder (1912) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1914), in which, most notably… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1912. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A clean copy of the First American Edition, with no marks of any kind. Heath Robinson's 16 colored plates (including the frontispiece) are all present, with the printed tissue guards. The copy has been rebacked with most of the original spine laid down;… Read more about this item

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. 1st thus edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by Robinson, W. Heath. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. Spine and lower corners bumped. Contained… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1912. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Robinson, W. Heath. 4to, Full green cloth stamped in elaborate gilt with inset color cover plate and 16 tipped-in color plates including frontispiece with captioned tissue guards as well as 116 black and white drawings, many full page, all by Robinson himself. William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), brother of illustrators Charles… Read more about this item

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Robinson, W. Heath. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. Wear to cover edges; a bit of scuffing. Some marks. Front endpaper… Read more about this item

New York: Doran, N.D.. Original red cloth. Slight foxing on few pages, Very Good Plus. No Dust Jacket. All 16 called-for and very attractive colored plates present and pristine. . Very Good. Hard Bound.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1928. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Robinson, W. Heath. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Dark yellow cloth with black titles to spine and front cover and black and blue vignette to front cover. 16 beautiful tipped-in colour plates, with captioned page guards before them. Small b/w illustrations to text. 254 pages. Spine… Read more about this item

London; Sydney; Auckland; Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. Cloth. Fine. 10" by 7.5". W. Heath Robinson. A twentieth century reprint of this work of nineteenth century fiction, profusely illustrated throughout. A excellent reprint copy of this work, written and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. W. Heath Robinson was a noteworthy cartoonist and illustrator… Read more about this item

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. 1st thus edition.. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Robinson, W. Heath. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. Spine faded. Lower corners lightly bumped. Mark to lower… Read more about this item

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. 1st thus edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Robinson, W. Heath. Slightly better than very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. Some light wear… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1982. Limited to 250 copies. Book measures 25x19.cm. Collation, xiv, [2],254,[2]pp, 16 coloured plates, text illustrations. Bound in blue crushed leather with gilt design on spine and top board, gilt lettering, full gilt edges, blue endpapers. Binding in fine condition. Internally, pages clean and bright throughout. Housed in publishers slipcase. A fine near new copy..… Read more about this item

London: Constable and Company, Ltd, 1915. Very Good. London: Constable and Company, Ltd, 1915. Reprint. Octavo. 254 pages. Color and black and white illustrations by Robinson. Blue boards stamped in blue and gilt at spine. Color illustration to front. Lacks dust jacket. Worn at extremities with brief exposure. Staining/discoloration to rear. Binding is sound. Illustrated bookplate… Read more about this item

London : Hodder and Stoughton, ca. 1920. Hardcover. Good. Original decorated yellow cloth, illusrated with b/w drawings and xcolour plates, 8vo.; Foxed; spine discoloured; cover slightly soiled.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates and black and white illustrations throughout, some of which are coloured in by previous owner. Loose rear board due to cracked hinge. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Visible marking to some pages throughout,… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Undated c.1920. 256pp. + 16 tipped-in colour plates. Original orange cloth with black and red titles and decoration to cover and spine. Good copy, slight forward lean, covers rubbed at edges and spine, neat red ink inscription to ffep dated 1931, light foxing to page edge, all b+w illustrations throughout have been amateurishly hand-coloured, all colour… Read more about this item

Constable & Co, 1912. Book. Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, quarto, blue cloth lettered gilt and with a mounted pictorial inset to upper board, spine blocked with a design in gilt, a tightly bound copy, foxing which is heavy in places but confined largely to edges and margins and the plates remain clean. Mounted colour frontis lacking its tissue guard,… Read more about this item