Told by C. S. Evans and illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Pp. 110+[2](colophon, blank), one hand-tipped coloured plate within a pictorial border, the frontispiece, pictorial title page and 3 double-page silhouette illustrations printed in green, pink & black, numerous black & white silhouette illustrations (some full or double page), green &..... More
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Pp. 232, 12 coloured plates (frontispiece with tissue guard), the title and title page vignette printed in red, black & white text illustrations; cr. 4to; rebound by Bayntun Riviere in navy morocco, the spine lettered and decorated in gilt compartments between raised bands, boards with double..... More
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Pp. 232, coloured frontispiece and 11 plates, the title and title page vignette printed in red, black & white half-title vignette and text illustrations, pictorial endpapers printed in grey/green; cr. 4to; bound in olive green/grey morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, the upper board lettered..... More
With an Introduction by A. A. Milne & illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Pp. 246(last colophon), 16 mounted coloured plates (including frontispiece), title page vignette printed in green, the title and chapter numbers printed in gilt; impl. 8vo; qr. cream linen, spine lettered in gilt, batik papered boards, the spine cloth..... More
A dramatic poem by Henrik Ibsen. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Pp. 258(last colophon), 12 coloured plates with lettered guards, half-title and title page vignettes printed in green, black & white text illustrations and decorations, pictorial endpapers printed in brown; post 4to; full vellum, lettered and decorated in gilt, a trifle..... More
In two volumes. Pp. vi+326+vi+328(last blank), 28 plates with lettered tissue guards (including frontispiece to both volumes), pictorial title pages printed in green & brown, the text within decorative borders printed in green, numerous black & white decorative initials and tailpieces; med. 8vo; navy cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and..... More
Illustrated by Masha. Pp. 36, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, coloured pictorial endpapers; med. 4to; cloth backed pictorial papered boards, corners a trifle worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, the edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips to backstrip extremities; Random..... More
[First and Second Series]. In two volumes. First Series: With illustrations by C. S. Ricketts. Pp. xiv+212+[2](colophon, verso blank), frontispiece and 5 plates with tissue guards (one depicting the author's bookplate, designed by William Bell Scott), the title page printed in red & black; light green cloth, lettered and decorated..... More
From the Journal of George Robertson, Master of H.M.S. Dolphin. Edited, with an Introduction by Oliver Warner. With Wood Engravings by Robert Gibbings. Pp. 128(last blank), frontispiece, title page vignette, and 9 wood engravings in text; green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; top edges yellow; clear plastic dust wrapper..... More
Pictured by Anne Rochester. Pp. [16], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong demy 4to; pictorial card wrappers, stapled, edges lightly rubbed; Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London, n.d.[1946?]. A Tuck Book. *Anne Rochester illustrated several children's books and annuals in the early to mid 20th century. More
The record of the foundation of Australia from its conception to the Settlement at Sydney Cove. Compiled from the original documents in the Public Record Office. With extracts from the log-books of H.M.S. Sirius and an introduction and notes by Owen Rutter . . . Pp. 150+[2](colophon, blank), 5 engravings..... More
Orchestral Score by Benjamin Britten. With six illustrations to the text by Henry Moore. Pp. 96, 6 plates (4 coloured); demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the lower board flecked and lightly bruised at top fore-corner, spine slightly faded; t.e.g., others uncut;..... More
Decorations by John O'Connor. Pp. [viii]+60+[4](envoi and colophon, last blank), pictorial title page, 6 full page illustrations, pictorial dedication page and tailpiece, decorative initial, colophon decoration; cr. 4to; blue buckram, lettered and decorated in gilt; uncut; dust wrapper, lightly foxed and soiled, edges slightly chipped and split; bookseller's sticker at..... More
A story for young and old by the author of Colette. With 86 illustrations by Edouard Zier. Pp. 320(last blank)+[4](advertisements), title page vignette, plus numerous text illustrations (several full page); light brown pictorial cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated in brown, slightly soiled and worn; small damp spot at foot..... More
Pp. [40], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; red cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly foxed, backstrip lightly faded; scattered light foxing; The Bodley Head, London, 1981. First U.K. edition. [Hanrahan A110]. *A Caldecott Honor Book. More
About books for children and young adults. Coloured poster, 61 cm. x 41.5 cm. (including margins); The Horn Book, New York, 1985. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies, signed by the artist. *From its foundation in 1924, The Horn Book magazine retained a similar cover design, based on a Randolph..... More
Two nursery rhymes with pictures. Pp. [56], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; brown papered boards, spine lettered in dark brown; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Michael Di Capua Books/HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1993. First edition. Hanrahan A138. *'Two traditional rhymes from Mother Goose, ingeniously joined and interpreted..... More
Story and pictures by Maurice Sendak. Pp. [40], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle foxed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed and split; a couple of spots of foxing to edges of leaves; The Bodley Head, London, 1988. 25th Anniversary edition, U.K...... More
![Item #149980 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. [Taiwanese edition]. Maurice Sendak](https://kaycraddock.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/149980.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1701074627)
Pp. [40], illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards, faintly soiled and a trifle sprung; [Taipei, 1987?]. Taiwanese edition? *All text in Japanese except on the copyright page, which gives the printer as Dai Nippon Printing Co. (H.K.), Ltd. More
Selected and edited by Elizabeth T. Billington. With an appreciation by Maurice Sendak. Pp. 288, printed in brown, frontispiece portrait plus numerous text illustrations (many full page, several coloured), list of references, index; oblong 4to; gilt lettered brown cloth, slightly scuffed, bottom fore-corner of upper board faintly bruised; dust wrapper..... More
Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Pp. [viii]+182, title page vignette, text illustrations; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed, fore-corners of upper wrapper slightly creased, tiny snag at foot of backstrip; text block faintly browned; Harper & Row, New York, 1980. First Harper Trophy edition. [See Hanrahan A7]. *Originally published..... More
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Pp. [64](last blank), title page vignette and numerous text illustrations (several full page); pictorial light green cloth, lettered and decorated in dark green; dust wrapper, rubbed and lightly foxed, edges and backstrip slightly browned and a trifle split; a couple of faint spots of foxing; Crowell-Collier..... More
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Pp. [64](last blank), title page vignette and numerous text illustrations (several full page); pictorial light green cloth, lettered and decorated in dark green, upper board a trifle soiled; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly foxed and rubbed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper, the free endpapers..... More
An old tale by Wilhelm Grimm newly translated by Ralph Manheim with pictures by Maurice Sendak. Pp. [40], illustrated in colour (12 full and 3 double page); oblong 4to; grey cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, with a couple of small damp..... More
Translated by Ralph Manheim. Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Pp. xviii+102, illustrated in colour throughout (several double page, including the pictorial title), pictorial endpapers; square 4to; silver lettered dark blue/grey cloth, upper board decorated in blind; dust wrapper (featuring Sendak illustration), slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, with 7.5 cm..... More
