[Illustrated by Ulf Lofgren]. English version by Linda M. Jennings. Pp. [28](last colophon), illustrated in colour throughout; oblong 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, the top fore-corners faintly bruised, upper board a trifle discoloured; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1980. First edition thus. *Inscribed and signed by the illustrator (to Melbourne bookseller..... More
Coloured wood-engravings by Willi Harwerth. Pp. 32(last blank)+[2](colophon, verso blank), hand-coloured title page vignette and text illustrations, plus an extra suite of the illustrations housed in a pocket on the lower pastedown; qr. parchment with 4 thongs, the spine lettered in black, beige papered boards with coloured illustration on upper..... More
Five fairy stories. Pp. [viii]+280, pictorial headpieces; small cr. 8vo; black cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, the boards slightly canted, faint bruise to fore-edge centre of lower board; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; Chatto & Windus, London, 1994. First edition. *Signed by the author (dated January 5th 1995)..... More
A post-apocalyptic fairy tale. Pp. 134(last colophon), illustrated in colour throughout; pictorial papered boards, a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edges; Windy Hollow Books/Helen Chamberlin, Melbourne, 2015. First edition. *Graphic novel, inscribed and signed by the illustrator (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) on the title page. With related ephemera..... More
A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World. With a poem by William Allingham and 'The Princess Nobody', a tale of fairyland by Andrew Lang. With an Introduction by Bryan Holme. Biographical notes by Dr. Patricia Thomson. Pp. 64, illustrated throughout in colour and monotone (several full or double page); demy..... More
Illustriert von K. Pacovska. Pp. 56, illustrated in colour, pictorial endpapers; demy 4to; white cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and browned; Artia, Praha, 1979. *With an inscription in German on verso of upper free endpaper, probably to Melbourne bookseller, Albert Ullin. More
Freely translated and illustrated by Wanda Gag. Pp. 44(last blank), pictorial title page, numerous text illustrations; f'cap. 4to; pictorial papered boards, upper board faintly soiled, the spine a trifle bruised at extremities; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed, and split, backstrip slightly faded; bookseller's sticker at..... More
A story by the Brothers Grimm with pictures by Felix Hoffmann. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Margaret K. McElderry, Atheneum, New York, 1978. First U.S. edition. *Posthumously published, using the artist's preliminary colour studies and brush..... More
Retold from the tale by the Brothers Grimm (originally entitled 'The Raven') and illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian. Pp. [32], illustrated in colour throughout, patterned endpapers; wide demy 4to; cloth backed cream papered boards, spine lettered in silver, upper board decorated in blind; price-clipped dust wrapper; Alfred A. Knopf, New York..... More
Mit 6 farbendrudbildern von W. Schafer. Pp. iv+196; frontispiece and 5 coloured lithographs (with cover illustration making the 6th illustration, as called for); f'cap. 4to; pictorial papered boards, with gilt lettered red cloth spine and red cloth corners, the boards rubbed and soiled; leaves quite browned and lightly soiled, small..... More
Vierzehute Auflage. Mit uber 100 illustrationen von Offterdinger und Bertall, dem Stahlstich-Portrait Hauff's und 6 Radirungen von J. B. Sonderland. Pp. 430(last blank)+[2], steel engraved frontispiece portrait, tissue guard, illustrated title page and 5 etchings, with guards; small demy 8vo; green cloth backed boards, with marbled papered boards, the upper..... More
Adapted from Faeries, illustrated by Brian Froud and Alan Lee. Edited and designed by David Larkin. Paper engineer, James Roger Diaz. Pp. [12] (including the endpapers), 6 coloured double page pop-ups with 4 tab operated movables and a rotating wheel; tall cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards, with a die-cut..... More
A Day and Night Marchen. Illustrations by Lyn Teeple. Pp. [vi]+42(last blank), hand-tipped coloured frontispiece and 14 plates, black & white title page vignette and two text illustrations; cr. 4to; printed paper wrappers, the fore-corners of upper wrapper faintly creased; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Green Tiger Press, La..... More
Illustrations and decorations by Percy Leason. Pp. 112, hand-tipped coloured frontispiece and 4 plates, numerous black & white pictorial head & tailpieces, decorative borders and initials; cr. 4to; qr. beige cloth with printed paper title label on spine, grey papered boards, upper board lettered & decorated in navy, the boards..... More
The Opie rhyme book. Pp. 126(including the endpapers), illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white; square 4to; red papered boards, spine lettered in navy, coloured pictorial title label at centre of upper board; dust wrapper, faintly faded and soiled; top edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Walker Books..... More
Pp. 20(including the wrappers, colophon and blanks), coloured frontispiece and 4 full page illustrations, black & white pictorial head & tailpiece, full page map with pictorial border; small cr. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled (slightly rusted); within the original plain envelope, which is slightly soiled and worn; The British Imperial..... More
Pp. 172(last colophon, verso blank), 16 hand-tipped coloured plates with tissue guards), black & white pictorial title page, head & tailpieces and numerous small decorations, pictorial grey endpapers; cr. 4to; light blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, boards slightly canted and lightly soiled, edges rubbed, the fore-corners..... More
Pp. 128, 12 coloured plates, black & white pictorial title page and text illustrations (some full page); small cr. 4to; light brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded; endpapers slightly offset, a little foxing; The..... More
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Pp. xii+166(last colophon), 20 hand-tipped coloured plates (frontispiece with tissue guard), black & white pictorial title page and text illustrations (some full page); cr. 4to; navy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly soiled and flecked, edges rubbed, spine gilt dulled, fore-corners of boards lightly worn;..... More
Versified by Frederic B. Saywell. Illustrated by Herbert J. Harvey. Pp. [vi]+56, hand-tipped coloured frontispiece and 11 plates, title page vignette printed in green, text within decorative borders alternately printed in green or brown; cr. 4to; qr. white cloth, spine lettered in gilt, paste papered boards, bottom fore-corners a trifle..... More
Pp. 160, illustrated in colour throughout, pictorial endpapers; demy 4to; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Ebury Press, London, 2006. First edition. More
[Pictures by Ana Mae Seagren. Story by Sigrid Rahmas]. Pp. [20](last blank), illustrated in colour throughout; wide med. folio; navy cloth backed pictorial papered boards, slightly soiled and worn, with a few scratches to upper board, edges lightly rubbed, fore-corners slightly chipped; tape marks on verso of boards and (lighter)..... More
Ein M'e4rchen in Versen. Bilder von Ernst Kutzer. Pp. [40], coloured pictorial title page and 19 full page coloured plates, plus text illustrations; wide f'cap. 4to; cloth backed pictorial papered boards, the boards lightly foxed, upper board lightly rubbed, edges slightly worn; some light foxing, mainly to edges of leaves..... More