Search Results: Fantasy from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

London: Century, 1990 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First British Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book as new in original black cloth on boards, as new pictorial DJ. With Kala, Nicholas Luard has written a richly colourful epic in a similar vein to his bestselling Gondar. - DJ. 479 pp..

2 & 3 Portsmouth St. Kingsway, W.C.: George G. Harrap & Co. Book. Illus. by Pictured By Willy Pogany. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mother riding her goose on cover pastedown. First two pages, Mother Goose in colour. Pp. 3 & 4, four panels in B/W. Pp. 5 & 6, four panels of Jack and his goose in colour. Pp. 7 & 8, two panels of Dapple-grey pony and Hey, diddle, diddle in B/W. Pp. 9 & 10, three panels in colour of the Jew and Jack, Mother Goose turning Jack and his lady to Harlequin and Concubine, and Mother Goose riding up to the moon. Pp. 11 & 12, four B/W panels of Pussy Cat, Robinson Crusoe, and Georgie Porgie. Pp. 13 & 14, four colour panels of Cross-Patch, Peter White, Handy Pandy, and Humpty Dumpty. Pp. 15 & 16, two B/W panels of One, Two, Buckle my shoe to Nineteen, Twenty, My stomach's empty. Pp. 17 & 18, four colour panels of Little Tom Tucker, Tom the Piper's Son, Little Jack Horner, and… Read More

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1940 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. DJ in three pieces, taped inside. A young British engineer wrecks his car, and is transported back into Roman times. 347 pp..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1952 Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. First Thus - Uniform Edition. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Inches. Original red cloth with gilt lettering. Previous owner's name. Foxing to endpapers. Dustjacket has small edge tears and a 1"x 2" piece missing from the back at the bottom edge. Cover of jacket features an illustration of the Cat, the Raven and the Snake from the book surrounded by ribbons and bows. Originally published in 1925, this is the story of the daughter of an Enchanter who defies her father's wishes and inserts herself into the world of humans. It is a parable which examines the paradoxes of human behaviour. 145 pp..

Ottawa: Oberon Press, 1973 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original white paper boards. Bottom right corner bump and price tag removal scar on front. Small group of stains on back. No other damage and no writing. A shocking, amoral story of a man who was born in London slums, became a barber, and was last seen in Niagara Falls. 94 pp..