Search Results: Authors starting with C from Roger Middleton

London, Mills & Boon, Ltd., 1915.. FIRST EDITION 1915, 8vo, tan cloth, repeat plate on upper cover, 103 pages. 29 full page black and white photographic illustrations of dolls in natural settings by Will Cadby. The story of the dolls' adventures after running away from their little owner who appears with them in some photos. They meet various animals and another little girl. An enchanting book. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly rubbed, minute chip to plate on upper cover (at dress hem), 1 or 2 very slight fox spots, 3 mm (1/8") brown stain in the middle of 6 text pages. Contents otherwise bright and clean, pencil inscription dated January 1916 on reverse of front endpaper. A very good plus copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, George Routledge and Sons, pre 1887.. FIRST OR EARLY REPRINT pre 1887, No. 15 in list of 16 on lower cover. 205 x 237 mm, 8 x 9¼ inches, limp card covers colour illustrated, 22 pages. 6 colour plates, line drawings throughout. Bookseller's small faint stamp on background near lower edge of upper cover, small name in top margin of upper cover, 2 mm (1/10") chip at head of spine, very little very faint foxing to title page, next 2 pages and last 3 pages. Very good copy. First published in 1885 there is no way of telling whether this copy is a first or not but the adverts do not list the edition which collects all 16 titles, published in 1887. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, George Routledge & Sons, (1884).. FIRST EDITION (1884), 205 x 240 mm, 8 x 9½ inches, limp card covers colour illustrated, 22 pages. 6 colour plates, 14 full page sepia drawings. Minute chip at head and tail of spine, small ink name in top margin of upper cover, occasional slight faint foxing to contents. A very good copy. No.14 in list of 14 on lower cover (no mention of last 2 titles in series). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Oresko, 1976.. FIRST EDITION 1984 paperback, issued simultaneously with the hardback edition. 4to, 290 x 220 mm, 11½ x 8½ inches, colour illustrated shiny cream covers, 104 pages. Coloured and black and white illustrations throughout, bibliographical list at rear. Some biographical information. No inscriptions, a Fine new unread copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, George Routledge & Sons, (1880).. EARLY REPRINT circa 1880, small 4to, 228 x 206 mm, 9 x 8 inches, cream card with coloured illustration, 30 pages, 8 very good colour plates, title illustration in line and 21 pages of text with large line illustrations all printed brown. Spine slightly worn, 12 mm (5/8") missing at tail, neat ink name in top margin of upper cover, tiny number '82' stamped on upper cover just above lower margin, very pale foxing to some pages. A very good copy. First published in 1879. 6 titles on lower cover, the latest published in 1880. Engen, Caldecott, page 97. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, George Routledge and Sons, pre 1887.. FIRST EDITION OR EARLY REPRINT pre 1887, 203 x 235 mm, 8 x 9¼ inches, colour illustrated card covers, 22 pages. 6 attractive colour plates, 17 pages of large sepia line illustrations. Bookseller's small pale stamp to background of upper cover, small name in upper margin of same, a little pale foxing to first few pages. A very good copy. First published in 1885, the last toy book in the series of 16. There is no way of telling from the lower cover whether this is a first edition, but the adverts do not list the edition which collects all 16 titles, published in 1887. This nonsense poem was written by the English dramatist Samuel Foote to test the actor Macklin who had boasted he could memorise anything he had heard or read only once. See Osborne I,63. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Lugduni Batavorum, Apud Johannem Elsevirium, 1658.. FIRST EDITION 1658, Latin text, in 2 parts with title page to Part II: "Casparis Calderae de Heredia civitatis Hispalensis medici ordinarii, Tribunal magicum, quo omnia quae ad magiam spectant, accuratè tranctantur & explanantur, seu, Tribunalis medici pars altera", folio in fours, approximately 350 x 220 mm, 13¾ x 8½ inches, title page printed red and black, printer's pictorial device, a few pictorial head- and tailpieces, printed in double column, pages: Part I, [12], 534, [22]; Part II, 194, [22]; signatures: Part I, *4, **², A-Zzz4, Aaaa2; Part II, A-Z4, Aa-Dd4, Bb2 and Bb3 bound out of order in Index to Part II, bound in full contemporary vellum, early Gothic hand lettering to spine, endpapers sympathetically replaced. Spine rebacked with original backstrip laid on, corners slightly worn, vellum slightly marked, lower cover slightly stained, title page slightly darkened at fore-edge, title leaf, next leaf and final leaf strengthened neatly… Read More

London, Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1896.. FIRST EDITION 1896, Weale's Scientific and Technical Series. Small 8vo, approximately 170 x 110 mm, 6½ x 4½ inches, 55 text illustrations some with several numbers to 1 illustration, page: vi, [1], 1-278 plus adverts divided into 16 and 48 pages, original publisher's cloth with black lettering, pale green endpapers with with adverts for Weale's Scientific and Technical series. Spine darkened and covers slightly dusty, tiny ink name to top margins of first pastedown, title page and contents page, otherwise a very good clean tight copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, printed by J.G. for Edvv. Dod, and Nath. Ekins, and are to be sold at the Gun in Ivie-Lane, 1652.. TITLE CONTINUED: Compiled in the FRENCH Tongue by The rare Pen of J.P. CAMUS, B. of BELLY. And Novv Englished by Major VVright. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION 1652. Small 4to, approximately 180 x 140 mm, 7 x 5½ inches, slightly trimmed copy, the first leaf bears: "The mind of the frontispiece" facing the engraved frontispiece, pages: [16], 1-372, title page printed red and black, bound in full crushed morocco, binder's name just visible at top of first free endpaper (R. Wood), gilt lettering and decoration to spine, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, triple gilt rules to edges of covers, all edges gilt. Slight rubbing to binding, 4 pages have some light spotting, all legible, several small old ink corrections to text, a few corners a little dusty, but overall a very clean attractive copy. ESTC R3735. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Edinburgh, Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, (1908).. Edition unknown (1908), miniature book 93 x 63 mm, 3½ x 2½ inches (cover size), decorated double title page, 160 pages, bound in red suede with single blind ruled border to covers, gilt title to spine, all edges gilt, gilt and green floral endpapers. Covers slightly discoloured, minute dark spot on upper cover, tiny neat inscription dated 1909 on endpaper, otherwise a very good clean copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones; sold by T. Hookham, Jun. & Co., Gossling, Hatchard, J. and G. Todd, York, and by all booksellers in the United Kingdom, 1814.. TITLE CONTINUED: and Every Other Requisite Guide after the wine is made and in the cellar: composed from practical knowledge and written expressly and exclusively for domestic use, containing sixty different sorts of wine. To which is also subjoined the description of part of a recent British Vintage inclusive of an interesting experimental lecture. FIRST EDITION 1814, 8vo, pages: xv, (1), 17-158, ii (Contents table), lacking A1 the half-title, bound in modern quarter calf over marbled sides, gilt lettering and gilt rules to spine, new endpapers. 1 or 2 pale fox spots to a few margins, no inscriptions. A very good clean tight copy. Instructions for making and preserving all kinds of wines from domestic fruits, including preparing the fruit, fermentation, racking and fining, bottling. Pages 45-104 contain recipes for… Read More

London, Wells Gardner Darton & Co., 1899.. FIRST EDITION IN THIS FORMAT 1899, miniature book 76 x 63 mm, 3 x 2½ inches, half-tone frontispiece and vignette to title page, 6 full page and 17 small text illustrations, all by Aimee G. Clifford. Bound in the original publisher's pale green boards, gilt title in gilt and white wreath on upper cover and spine, title on small gilt panel on lower cover, all edges gilt, pages: 108, (4) - publisher's adverts. Minute rub to head and tail of spine, another to upper edge of upper cover, no inscriptions, a near Fine crisp clean copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Paris, J. Vermot, Libraire-editeur, (1862).. FIRST EDITION (1862), French text, small 4to, approximately 260 x 205 mm, 10¼ x 8 inches, 8 charming HAND COLOURED lithographic plates by C. Vallet, some with 2 subjects, all of young children, vignette of children on title page, 20 black and white illustrations in the text, 32 pages including half-title and title page, attractive coloured pictorial boards, a family at centre, wide border of flowers and children, lower cover decorated with flowers and a blue-bird, expertly rebacked in blue cloth, green and cream floral endpapers. Small neat repairs to board corners, light foxing to half-title and title page, light foxing and light browning to pages next to coloured plates, otherwise clean. A good plus copy of an uncommon French children's book (visiting Grannie New Year's Day; game of Les Rois; Carnival; Easter Eggs; Prizes (2 images); Holidays; Fishing and Hunting (2 images); The Sledge and Christmas (2 images). One copy listed in the Bibliotheque… Read More

London, J. Johnson, 1803.. FIRST EDITION 1803. 4to, approximately 290 x 225 mm, 11½ x 9 inches, 12 HAND COLOURED AQUATINT PLATES OF VIEWS, the first being of Torr Abbey in Devon, the second of Southampton, the rest of northwestern France: Le Havre, Caen, Rouen, Cherbourg, A Woman of Caux, Le Bois de Boulogne and one of the ruins in Le Petit Trianon. Sketches drawn by the author and engraved and printed by T. Medland. Pages: viii, 1-262, bound in modern full calf, ornate gilt border to covers, gilt raised bands, richly gilt in compartments, gilt lettered red morocco label, new endpapers, edges untrimmed as published, housed in a cloth slip case. Title page lightly foxed, neat early name in ink to top margin, small neat old repairs to margin edges on first 5 leaves, and 18 further leaves scattered through the book, not near text, very small closed edge tear to 1 plate margin, repaired on blank side, not affecting image, 120 mm (4½ inch) closed tear to 1 text page, repaired with archival clear document… Read More

White Stone for the Lewis Carroll Society, 1997.. FIRST EDITION 1997, 8vo, red cloth gilt, 161 pages. A study, including a facsimile edition, of the catalogue of the auction sale following C.L. Dodgson's death in 1898, along with facsimiles of 3 subsequent booksellers' catalogues and a catalogue of a later auction - all offering books from his library. A fascinating record of all the books Carroll was known to have possessed. A new unread Fine copy, no inscriptions, issued without dustwrapper. Edition limited to 500 copies. Based on an earlier study by Stern, Lewis Carroll's Library (1981), this contains an extra auction catalogue, an introductory essay which gives some analysis of the contents of Carroll's library and most importantly an 'annotated, cross-referenced, author-identifying index' to the books Carroll owned. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

No place, Box Clever Miniatures, (1990).. Edition unknown circa 1990, miniature book approximately 24 x 16 mm, 15/16 x 5/8 inches (under 1 inch tall), black and white illustrations by John Tenniel, 16 pages including title page, bound in white card with coloured illustration of Red Duchess to upper cover. Fine as new copy in Fine white card slipcase with repeat of cover illustration. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Julia MacRae, 1988.. FIRST EDITION WITH THESE ILLUSTRATIONS 1988, 290 x 195 mm, 11¼ x 7¾ inches, red boards, gilt lettered spine, 118 pages. Coloured frontispiece and 13 full page coloured illustrations, 27 coloured illustrations in the text. No inscriptions, a Fine unread copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, 30 mm (1¼") closed tear to top edge of upper panel, 5 mm (¼") tear to top of lower fold, both mended neatly on blank side, see images). Browne was awarded the 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Collins, 1944.. FIRST EDITION 1944, 4to, 290 x 230 mm, 11½ x 9 inches, blue cloth, gilt Humpty Dumpty vignette to upper cover, 34 pages of charming full page coloured illustrations by G.S. Sherwood to all the well known Alice in Wonderland poems. Small slightly faded patch at head of spine, blank front endpaper scored and slightly discoloured where child's inscription has been erased, front pastedown slightly flecked with blue, occasional slight fingermarks to margins. Very good in good DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, front inner flap also lightly flecked with blue, 15 mm (¾") chip at head of spine extending a little onto lower panel, 10 mm (½") chip on lower panel, yellow areas slightly spotty and dusty looking, child's name erased from yellow area on upper panel). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Sevenoaks, J. Salmon Ltd, "Academy" series, circa 1930.. Circa 1930, size of Tea Table base: 50 x 135 mm, 5 x 14 inches, height of figures approximately 220-195 mm, 9-7½ inches, approximately 110 wooden pieces. Alice holds either a piglet or a teacup and all three figures can fit onto the table. 1 piece is missing (see figure of March Hare, image 3) otherwise all pieces are in very good undamaged condition. Contained in original box with black and white Guide on bottom of lower tray, box size: 280 x 210 x 35 mm, 11 x 8½ x 1½ inches. Lid slightly worn on edges with a small split on 1 top corner and 1 top side, now expertly repaired, lower tray a little bumped, 2 old sellotape marks on sides, 1 affecting, but not obscuring, text below Guide picture, all 4 corners neatly strengthened externally. Price includes VAT. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Austin, University of Texas, 1985.. FIRST EDITION 1985, 4to, 255 x 175 mm, 10 x 7 inches, purple card covers with portrait of Carroll, 233 pages including Index. Catalogue of all printed material by Carroll in the Warren Weaver Collection plus all the Carroll manuscripts, drawings, photographic prints and negatives held by the Center. Many foreign language editions of the Alice stories are listed. Some black and white illustrations. New unread copy, minute touch of rubbing at tail of spine. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.