Christmas Presents from

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited 1905. 12mo. lxvlii, 928 pp. Bound in full red morocco with gilt text to spine and raised bands. All edges gilt with dentelles decorating inner edges. A few nicks to the edges and light rubbing to extremities. A few scratches to gilt edges. Attractive marbled endpapers. Clean and unmarked internally with an ink gift inscription… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co. 1909. 16mo. First edition in this format. [viii], 179 pp. Original green cloth with gilt decoration & lettering to front board & spine. Top edge gilt. Clean boards with only a few small marks near spine. Light bumping to extremities. Laid, deckle-edged paper; internally clean and bright. No ownership names. This is Wilde's second collection of… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall 1870. 8vo.Illustrated. 256 pp. Full green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and front cove . With 8 black and white plates. Rubbing to the spine and edges and foxing to the extremities of leaves. Vol IX from an 18 volume set of the works of Charles Dickens. Includes 'A Christmas Carol'. . Near Fine.… Read more about this item

London: The Reprint Society 1949. 12mo. bound in 6's. 117 pp. Green hardback with gilt lettering to spine and red leather title label. Top edge stained red. Colour illustrated jacket. A few small tears and light rubbing to edges of jacket. Clean boards. Light spots to endpapers and fore-edge, but otherwise internally clean. Original colour plate illustrations and black-and-white woodcuts… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co, Ltd 1896. 8vo. xvi, 342, 6 ads. pp. Recent full cherry morocco with raised bands, gilt borders and lettering to spine; top edge gilt, others uncut. 'Presentation Copy' in circular blind stamp on the title page. Occasional minor spots but generally internally clean. No ownership names. First edition with the Hugh Thomson illustrations. . Near Fine.… Read more about this item

London: Methuen 1930. 8vo. 12th Edition. 158 pp. Green cloth with gilt decorations, lettering and borders; map of the 'Hundred Aker Wood' endpapers, top edge gilt. One or two very minor marks to boards, minimal wear to extremities; otherwise all in near fine condition, clean and bright. Illustrated in black & white with the iconic E. H. Shepard illustrations. .… Read more about this item

London: Geoffrey Bles 1952. 8vo. xiv, 177 pp. Recent full dark blue morocco with raised bands, gilt lettering and devices to spine; new purple marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Externally fine and bright. Internally clean. No ownership names. An attractive copy. . Fine. Full Morocco. First Edition Thus. 1952.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co. c. 1950. Small 8vo. Stated Third Printing. Unpaginated. Red gilt lettered and decorated cloth in a colour illustrated jacket, price torn off fairly neatly. Jacket slightly yellowed with light wear to head of spine. Boards clean. Endpapers yellowed, otherwise internally clean and bright. Lettered in red and and black. With numerous in-text black & white… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton 1978. 4to.Illustrated. First Edition. Unpaginated. [30] pp. Laminated boards. Minor yellowing to boards with very minor marks to front edges. Clean and bright inside. No jacket, as issued. A beautiful edition of the classic Christmas tale. 0241100046 . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1978.

London: Hamish Hamilton 1973. 4to.Illustrated. First Edition. Unpaginated (32 pp.). First Edition. Illustrated boards in a colour illustrated jacket, not price clipped. Jacket slightly worn and torn at head of spine. Boards clean and bright. Pages have minor crinkling at the bottom in places, but clean. Illustrated in colour with Raymond Briggs classic children's comic. A British Christmas classic it… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton 1973. 4to.Illustrated. First Edition. Unpaginated (32 pp.). Illustrated boards in colour illustrated jacket, price clipped. All in near fine condition, clean and bright as they come. Illustrated in colour with Raymond Briggs classic children's comic. A British Christmas classic it won the Kate Greenaway Medal for children's literature and alongside its sequel, 'Father Christmas goes on holiday',… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd. 1897. Small 8vo. xiii, 84 pp. Elaborately gilt-decorated red cloth; all edges gilt. Spine darkened and light wear to extremities. Ink name to half title, and an annotation below the dedicatory poem, that points out the unique double acrostic in which Caroll hides his child-friend and inspiration for the poem as a whole, Gertrude Chataway.… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge and Sons 1867. 12mo.Illustrated. [vii], 32 pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and boards, which have bevelled edges. All edges gilt. Fading and marking to boards and spine, particularly the latter and bumping and wear to both. There is a split to the binding at two points. Scattered foxing throughout, but the colours… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, Limited n. d.. Small 4to. [vi], 200 pp. Green cloth with unique detailed silver illustrations for each story on the front board and silver lettering to spine. Book has clearly gotten quite wet at some point: the boards are warped with some marks and water damage, and occasional large water stains internally. This has not affected… Read more about this item

London: Ward, Lock & Co. , Limited 1970. Large 8vo.Illustrated. 1344 pp. Colour decorative boards with colour illustrated jacket, not price clipped. Slight wear to jacket edges. Slight rubbing to boards and marks. Internally clean and bright. No ownership marks. Colour and black & white illustrations. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside… Read more about this item

Nottingham: Hodder & Stoughton for Boots Pure Drug Co., Ltd. N.d. [c. 1930s]. Small 4to.Illustrated. Centenary Edition. 181 pp. Publisher's original gilt-decorated and lettered red cloth. Faded spine and a little to the edges of the front board; slight rubbing to extremities. Foxing to prelims and foredge, otherwise pages lightly yellowed but clean. No ownership names. With twelve tipped-in colour… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1951. Large 8vo.Illustrated. xii, 178 pp. Green hardback with gilt letering to spine in pictorial jacket, price clipped. Jacket is worn at edge and joints, with slight loss to the front top corner and rear top edge. Minor marks to boards. Ink name to ffep., otherwise internally clean and illustrated throughout with twelve colour plates… Read more about this item

London: Hogarth Press 1959. 8vo.Illustrated. First Edition, first issue. 281 pp. Original hardback in pictorial jacket, not price clipped. Jacket bright and pleasing, with minor wear to the spine ends and corners. One spot to front board and minimal fading to edges. Binding firm. Ink inscription to ffep. Very minor spots to prelims but otherwise internally fresh and bright. With… Read more about this item

Paris: L'Illustration 1930. FolioMagazine / Journal. xl, [main matter unpaginated], xli-lxiv pp. Card covers with decorative lettering, borders and patterns. A few marks to boards, slight curl to corners and minor wear to spine ends and cover edges. Internally clean and bright. 64 pages of contemporary advertisements, some of which are in full colour. The main matter consists of articles,… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd. 1899. 16mo. [ix], 155 pp. Half green calf over marbled boards with raised bands, gilt lettering and devices to spine; marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Spine slightly darkened and a little wear to bottom of front joint and around edges. Ink inscription to ffep. dated 1909, otherwise internally clean. A very nice little copy with… Read more about this item