Playne alfred c edited (6 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original pictorial boards, 132 printed pages complete with illustrations including the 6 wonderful full-page colour illustrations. Rubbed to the corners and spine ends, school prize book-plate to the front free end paper dated Dec 1910, slightly browned pages as usual.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Bound in illustrated boards with some rubbing to the corners and spine. NEW EU 5 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1905 annual. 132pp. Very Good/None. Hard pictorial boards with cloth spine, minor rubbing/chipping to edges, very minor scuffing/soiling. Contents generally clean and tight but for minor browning, creasing and chipping to edge of one plate, minor splitting to hinges. Prize label inside front cover, Decorative endpapers. 6 beautiful chromolithographic plates, plus 2-tone & B&W illustrations throughout. A beautiful collection of stories, puzzles and verse for children. Contributors include G A Henty, G Manville Fenn, Rev Theo Wood, D H Parry, G E Farrow, L T Meade, Sheila Braine, Constance M Lowe, E Everett-Green, W T Parkes, Lucy L Weedon, M Andrews, Ruth Dene, Clifton Bingham, Lucy Laurance & Ester Dale. Illustrators include E Nister, William Theodore Parkes, Edith A Cubitt, M Bowley, May Gladwin, E Lance, Walters, G H Thompson, Constance Foxley & Archibald Webb. A lovely copy.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Annual for 1906, (18th Year of Publication) Size 10.00 x 8.00 inches approx. Original paper covered coloured baords, with a blue cloth spine, illustration to the front board shows two children reading a previous edition of the annual, boards are clean and bright, some edge wear in the form of rubbing, corners are a little bumped, hand written dedication to the front endpaper, 'Marjorie from Auntie Ethel Christmas 1906, ' illustrated endpapers white background pale blue print sea-creatures and mermaids, delightful coloured frontispiece which is of children on a beach with a net full of crabs, 'A Good Catch, ' With Stories by C Manville Fenn, Rev Theo Wood, D H Parry, Arthur Daniels, C T Meade, L L Weedon, Sheila Braine and other well-known authors. Not paginated, the illustrations are absolutely enchanting, six coloured plates including the frontispiece, there is a particularly gorgeous coloured plate of dogs in Highland dress playing golf, the artist is not named in the majority of the pictures most are really cute, there black and white plates and illustrations in the text. One black and white plate accompanying 'The Storymaker, ' shows two children reading a book surrounded by flowers that all have faces, the flowers are also intent on listening to the story which is titled ' Happy Children' and is by A L Bowley. The pages of the book are free from scribbling or marks however there is a litlte browning to the outer edges of the pages, this does not detract from the text or the pictures, however the final coloured plate is a more browned to the extreme bottom edge, this is a picture of a little girl trying to introduce her dog to a new cat, the dog is not enthusiastic. The picture is called 'Why Can't you be Good and Make Friends, ' A compendium of stories and poems for children that would still be seen as beautiful today. Collectble. Published by. …

, in 2 volumes, 9 colour illustrated plates (including frontispiece to each volume), illustrated half title and title page to each volume, illustrations in text throughout each volume (including colour, monochrome, double-sided and double page) First Edition , much wear to both volumes with cocked spines, spine loose and crayon marks to 26th volume, loose leaves marking and small tears to some pages of both volumes, both volumes in fair condition , both volumes quarter bound, cream card with pink or blue cloth, colour illustrations with titles to upper boards, illustrated endpapers to 1902 26.5 x 21 cms Hardback ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Collectible-Very Good. Original brown cloth with a color illustrations of a young girl and a dog on the front cover. Gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. 8 X 10 inches. 132 pages. Illustrated with 6 full page color chromolithographs and black and white illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. All edges gilt. This copy contains the following story's, "The Simple Story of Tom Fool" by D.H. Parry, "Children Who Make and Children Who Break", by L.L. Weedon, "How The Quarrel Was Made Up", by Sheila Braine, "Hard Lines", by Lilian Gask, "Santa Claus In Jumbo-Land", by D.A., "Cousin Franz" by L.L. Weedon, "Not Me" by C. Bingham, "A Gay Young Shrimp", by H. Horonell, "The Fairy In The Clock" by L.L.W., "Three Truants" by Constance M. Lowe, "Hickory Dickory Dock", by L. Frith, "The Two Brothers" by C.B., "A Penny To Spend" by Lucy Lawrence, "Polly's Portrait" by L.L.W., "All The Babies in the World" by Constance M. Lowe, "A Scene At Sea" by Geo. Manville Fenn, "Singing Time" by C. Bingham, "The Tug-of-War" by Constance M. Lowe, "The Donkey Ride" by L.L.W., "Fairy Bells" by R.D., "Prince Deva Datta and his Wives" by W.H.D. Rouse, Litl.D, "The New Motor" by C.B., "Wings To Sell" by L.L.W., "Nan's Goat" by F. Bone, "The Agate Pins" by Olive Molesworth, "The Story of Caliph Stork" by (translated ) L.L. Weedon, "A "Little" Story" by C.B., "Fairy Folk" by L.L. Weedon, "A Bold Spirit" by Constance M. Lowe, "Held For King James" by Sheila Braine, "The Shrimping Net" by F. Bone, "Kurus:The King of the Cannibal Islands" by maggie Browne, "Little Gervaise" by John Strange Winter and "Ends" by C.B. Copy is in mylar. Pages are clean and complete, binding is tight. L. Lawson, E.B.S. Montefiore, R.C. Petherick, Edith Lance, E.Stuart Hardy, G.H. Thompson (illustratore). …