Search Results: Titles starting with H from Roger Middleton

Harmondsworth, Penguin Books Ltd, (1951).. FIRST EDITION (1951), large oblong 4to, 270 x 382 mm, 10¾ x 14¾ inches, 3 volumes, complete set, colour illustrated paper wraps, general instructions inside upper cover. Notes and drawings by Margaret and Alexander Potter inside lower cover. Printed in colours on 1 side of the paper, a whole village to cut out and assemble. Staples slightly rusty otherwise all are clean and crisp, uncut and have never been folded, no inscriptions. Each volume priced in lower margin of upper cover at 4s 4d including 10d purchase tax. An excellent set. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Harmondsworth, Penguin Books Ltd, (1951).. FIRST EDITION (1951), dated inside lower cover, large oblong 4to, 270 x 382 mm, 10¾ x 14¾ inches, Volume 3 only of 3. Colour illustrated green paper wraps (4s 4d including 10d Purchase Tax in lower margin of upper cover), general instructions inside upper cover. Notes and drawings by Margaret and Alexander Potter inside lower cover. 6 leaves of thin card printed in colours on 1 side only, a manor house, tithe barn, cottage row, farmhouse with outbuildings, to cut out and assemble. Spine slightly worn, 70 mm (2¾") split at top of spine, small very light crease to corner of covers and pages, 15 mm (¾") closed tear to upper edge of both covers, 2 minute chips at top edge, minute tip of upper corners of covers missing, staples rusty, otherwise clean, crisp and never folded, no inscriptions. Very good. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1973.. FIRST EDITION 1973, large 8vo, dark red boards, silver lettered spine, 274 pages. Illustrated in line by Victor Ambrus. Tiny dent to lower edge of upper cover, no inscriptions, near Fine in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: price clipped, very slightly darkened along top edge and on spine). Contains stories by Milne, Nesbit, Kipling, Andrew Lang, Eleanor Farjeon and Mrs Ewing amongst others. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Birn Brothers, (1887).. FIRST EDITION circa 1887 (dated from Cambridge copy), 4to, 270 x 194 mm, 10½ x 7½ inches, dark green cloth backed cream boards with pretty coloured illustration heightened with gilt, and gilt lettering, (26) pages. 12 very pretty chromolithograph plates of children in different activities: skating, at the sea side, playing at marbles, with the elephant at the fair, playing with kittens, sepia vignettes in the text. Large print for young children. Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed, corners a bit worn with slight loss to surface paper at tips, endpapers slightly browned, contents bright and clean. A very good copy of an uncommon early title from the Birn Brothers, 1 copy only listed in UK libraries. Harding was married to painter Edward William Andrews and worked closely with T. H. Robinson. She illustrated several children's books (see Houfe 1981, page 331). Elizabeth Lecky was author of a few other children's books. WorldCat lists only 1 copy of our book other… Read More

London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company, MDCCCXCVI (1896).. FIRST UK EDITION 1896, edited by Professor Todd. Small 8vo, approximately 180 x 105 mm, 7 x 4½ inches, portrait frontispiece with tissue guard and 11 maps 5 folding, pages: x, [1], 1-257 including bibliography and index, original publisher's cloth, gilt lettering to spine and silver lettering and small picture to upper cover, top edge gilt. Binding slightly rubbed, spine darkened, pale age-browning to pages, otherwise a good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1995.. FIRST EDITION 1995, first issue with correct countdown digits, 8vo, yellow boards, black lettered spine, 236 pages. A collection of 15 stories ALL previously published in other collections. NEW pictorial headpieces by Quentin Blake to each story. No inscriptions, page edges very faintly browned as usual, otherwise a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1992.. FIRST EDITION 1992, 8vo, red boards, gilt lettered spine, 159 pages. Black and white illustrations by Mairi Hedderwick. Set in the Highlands of Scotland in a small village school. No inscriptions, a Fine copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, 1 tiny wrinkle at tail of spine. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Chicago, P. F. Volland, 1917.. FIRST EDITION 1917, (copyright 1917 and no later printings listed), oblong 4to, 237 x 312 mm, 9½ x 12¼ inches, cloth backed cream boards, colour illustrated, library binding with reinforced inner hinges, NOT ex-library. Coloured title illustration of 3 children dancing, 24 delightful full page illustrations, all printed in delicate colours on yellow ground, each with a short verse below. All of children in different activities, playing indoors and out, some with dolls and pets, bathing, dressing etc. Boards faintly marked and slightly dusty looking, corners slightly worn, 20 mm (¾") closed tear at lower edge of inner margin of half-title and title page, 15 mm closed tear in the same place on Dedication page, all neatly repaired. Occasional faint fingermarks, occasional very slight faint margin foxing. Very good plus copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. POSTAGE AT COST. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST.… Read More

New York, Simon and Schuster, copyright 1949.. FIRST EDITION 1949 (no later printing code). One of the 12 tiny story books in the Tiny Golden Library, 80 x 55 mm, 3¼ x 2 inches, colour illustrated shiny thick card covers, colour illustrated endpapers, title page and (16) pages of text and coloured illustrations, some full page. Jolly dressed dogs story. Minute chip to head and tail of spine, no inscriptions, staples rusted but holding firmly, a near Fine clean crisp copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Cape, 1967.. FIRST EDITION 1967, 270 x 215 mm, 10½ x 8½ inches, colour illustrated boards and endpapers, no pagination. Brilliant coloured illustration throughout, 14 full or double page and other smaller ones. Harquin disobeys his mother and explores the valley at night bringing the family into danger when a gamekeeper spots him. But he saves them by bravely leading the hunt astray across the marshes. 3 small scratches to lower cover, small pale ink stamped name to top corner of front pastedown and reverse of front endpaper (see image), original price label removed from lower cover without leaving a mark, slight faint foxing to title page and margins of final page. A very good plus copy, issued without dustjacket. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Longman, Brown and Co.; and 10 others, 1856.. Collected edition 1856, 12mo, 147 x 95 mm, 5¾ x 3¾ inches, blue morocco grain cloth with blind stamped decoration, gilt decoration and lettering to spine, yellow endpapers. Engraved frontispiece and added engraved title page with vignette, both designed by J. Buckley, 276 pages. Spine slightly rubbed, small splits at top and bottom of hinges, maximum 10 mm (½"), tiny nicks to cloth at head and tail of spine, board edges a little rubbed, inner paper hinges split and stuck neatly, neat early name on front endpaper, tiny ink mark to a couple of margins, 4 on text but no loss, otherwise clean, 1 gathering a little slack. A good plus copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Bloomsbury, 1999.. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE OF THE DE LUXE EDITION 1999, 8vo, 240 x 150 mm, 9½ x 6 inches, in original publisher's green cloth gilt, mounted coloured illustration by Cliff Wright and gilt facsimile signature of Rowling on upper cover, all edges gilt, silk marker, 317 pages. FINE NEW unmarked copy, unread, no flaws or inscriptions, still in the original shrink wrap (discoloration on photo due to the shrink wrap). Countdown digits 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and 'copyright Joanne Rowling' on reverse of title page indicating a first issue (one of a number of copies bought new in 1999, issue points checked on first 3 sold by us by opening shrink wrap). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Bloomsbury, 1999.. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE OF THE DE LUXE EDITION 1999, 8vo, 240 x 150 mm, 9½ x 6 inches, in original publisher's green cloth gilt, mounted coloured illustration by Cliff Wright and gilt facsimile signature of Rowling on upper cover, all edges gilt, silk marker, 317 pages. FINE NEW unmarked copy, unread, no flaws or inscriptions, still in the original shrink wrap (discoloration on photo due to the shrink wrap). Countdown digits 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and 'copyright Joanne Rowling' on reverse of title page indicating a first issue (one of a number of copies bought new in 1999, issue points checked on first 3 sold by us by opening shrink wrap). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Gollancz, 1984.. FIRST EDITION 1984, 8vo, tan boards, 116 pages. Illustrated in black and white by Jill Bennett. Harry's life gets exciting when he inherits an African Grey talking parrot. Tiny bump at head and tail of spine, book leaning just very slightly, no inscriptions. Near Fine in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, J. Johnson, 1775.. FIRST EDITION 1775. 8vo, approximately 220 x 125 mm, 8½ x 5 inches, pages: lxii, iv, 372, plus (4) - catalogue of Priestley's works and errata, bound in full contemporary sprinkled calf, double ruled gilt border to covers, raised bands and gilt rules to spine, gilt lettered morocco label, all edges speckled red. Slight chipping to head and tail of spine, 25 mm (1") cracked at top of hinges, just starting to crack at bottom, corners slightly worn, cardboard just showing at tips, endpapers browned at edges, H. F. Norman MD bookplate on front pastedown, title page lightly browned and very lightly foxed, last 4 pages of text and catalogue lightly foxed, otherwise contents clean, binding tight and firm. A very good copy of the first edition. See Hook & Norman, The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science & Medicine, Volume II, page 631, No. 1751; Christies The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science and Medicine, Part II, Lot 734. Joseph Priestley (1733 –1804) was an English chemist,… Read More

London, Walker, 1993.. FIRST EDITION 1993, INSCRIBED BY JOHN BURNINGHAM, 4to, 305 x 268 mm, 12 x 10½ inches, colour illustrated boards, no pagination. Wonderful coloured illustration throughout, full page, double page and in the text. Father Christmas almost forgot Harvey's present and has to make a perilous journey without the reindeer to get it to him on time in his remote house. No previous owner inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, tiniest wrinkle to tail of spine. John Burningham has written on reverse of title page: "Best wishes to Vera Coleman from John Burningham". MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London & Glasgow, Collins, (1918).. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION (1918), date from British Library accession, 4to, 305 x 245 mm, 12¼ x 9½ inches, blue cloth spine, pale green upper cover illustrated red, black, white and grey, (24) pages. Coloured title page vignette, 23 pages of jolly, brightly coloured illustrations, mainly 1 letter per page, each with 1 illustration and a few descriptive rhyming lines, E and F, K and L, W and X, Y and Z share a page. Expertly recased, restitched and rebacked, original backstrip laid on, corners slightly worn, 3 tiny chips to fore-edge of upper cover, edges of same lightly browned and very slightly damp flecked, a few tiny rust marks to lower cover, neat name on pastedown, endpapers faintly browned, 2 small worm tracks to top outer corner of front pastedown persisting to page D, just a pinhole on that page, tiny pale stain to top edge of title page, 30 mm (1¼") closed tear to lower edge of page D, 15 mm (¾") closed tear to margin of 2 other pages, all neatly repaired,… Read More

London, Dent, 1982.. FIRST EDITION 1982, 8vo, navy blue boards, lettered silver, 135 pages. No illustrations. Novel about a boy haunted by the ghost of his dead uncle who wants to be his friend. No inscriptions, tiny bump at tail of spine. Near Fine in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, tiny wrinkle at head and tail of spine). This book won the Carnegie Medal in 1983. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Kingfisher Books, 1990.. FIRST EDITION 1990, small 4to, 260 x 200 mm, 10¼ x 7¾ inches, colour illustrated shiny boards, (28) pages. Coloured illustrations filling every page, some with die-cut peep holes. Brief large print text superimposed. A little boy and his toy friends including a little dragon and Plain Jane, a wooden Dutch doll, can't find his little sister. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean copy (issued without dustwrapper). One of the artist's last books, published posthumously. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Kingfisher Books, 1990.. FIRST EDITION 1990, (Novelty book), small 4to, 260 x 200 mm, 10¼ x 7¾ inches, colour illustrated shiny boards, (28) pages. Coloured illustrations filling every page, some with die-cut peep-holes. Brief large print text superimposed. A little boy and his toy friends including a little dragon and Plain Jane, a wooden Dutch doll, can't find his little sister. No inscriptions, a Fine copy (issued without dustwrapper). One of the artist's last books, published posthumously. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.