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- BALLADS & METRICAL TALES Selected from Percy, Kitson, Chans, Jamieson, Scott and FABLES & PARABLES from the German of Lessing, Herder, Gellert, Meissner - illus J Tenniel, H C Selous, J Franklin, W B Scott, F R Pickersgill

4237
James Burns London 1845
Two books bound as one. First edition thus. Each book has engraved frontispiece (first by Tenniel - the Children in the Wood") and title page. Very sporadic light foxing, otherwise fine. Half leather with marbled boards (rubbed). Four raised bands on spine, with black and gilt decoration.
 
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Weight: 400.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - A Flower Fairy Alphabet

5547
Blackie & Son London & Glasgow
Esrly edition (with blue endpapers and checkerboard design on front cover). A very good + book without dust jacket - light wear to base of spine. Plates immaculate
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - Fairies of the Trees

5545
Blackie & Son London & Glasgow nd
Early edition (with blue endpapers and checkerboard design on front cover), a good + book without dust jacket. Spine missing 1/2 inch at top and with split to external hinge. Contents and plates in excellent condition
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - Flower Fairies of the Autumn

5571
Blackie and Son Limited London & Glasgow
Early edition. Dust jacket price-clipped.  A near fine book in very good jacket indeed. Early edition as "Autumn" is mentioned, but not "old Rhymes", so c 1928. No marks or blemishes on book or plates.   Jacket has very light wear to top and bottom of the spine, otherwise undamaged. Plates in excellent condition, and no inscriptions.
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - Flower Fairies of the Garden

5546
Blackie and Son Limited London & Glasgow
Early edition (with blue endpapers and checkerboard design on front cover). A very good book without dust jacket. Small split on side of spine, contents and plated immaculate
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - Flower Fairies of the Spring

4514
Blackie & Son London & Glasgow 1940
Early edition.  A near fine book in near fine jacket. Early edition as "Trees" is mentioned, but not "Garden ", so c 1940. No marks or blemishes on book or plates.   Jacket has very light wear to top and bottom of the spine, and slight loss to top edge, otherwise undamaged. Plates in excellent condition, and no inscriptions.
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - Flower Fairies of the Summer

5573
Blackie and Son Limited London & Glasgow
Early edition. Dust jacket  is not price-clipped and shows a price of 1/6.  A near fine book in very goodjacket. Early edition as "Autumn" is mentioned, but not "old Rhymes", so c 1928. No marks or blemishes on book or plates.   Book has light wear to top and bottom of spine. Jacket has light edge wear and a nasty 1inch folded tear to rear, and previous owners initials on stamp on rear. Plates in excellent condition, and no inscriptions.
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - Flower Fairies of the Summer

5572
Blackie and Son Limited London & Glasgow nd
Early edition. Dust jacket  is not price-clipped and shows a price of 1/6.  A fine book in near fine jacket. Early edition as "Autumn" is mentioned, but not "old Rhymes", so c 1928. No marks or blemishes on book or plates.   Jacket has very light wear to top and bottom of the spine, otherwise undamaged. Plates in excellent condition, and no inscriptions.
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - Flower Fairies of the Summer

4512
Blackie & Son London & Glasgow 1928
Early edition. Dust jacket price-clipped.  A near fine book in near fine jacket. Early edition as "Autumn" is mentioned, but not "old Rhymes", so c 1928. No marks or blemishes on book or plates.   Jacket has very light wear to top and bottom of the spine, otherwise undamaged. Plates in excellent condition, and no inscriptions.
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - Flower Fairies of the Wayside

5570
Blackie and Son Limited London & Glasgow
Early edition.  A near fine book in very good dust jacket. Early edition as checkerboard design with blue and white fairy design endplates. No marks or blemishes on book or plates, but very slight knock to top of spine. Dust jacket is complete, but with area of wear at top of spine, and remnants of price sticker coverring the S of Fairies. A very early edition (possibly 1st) as Groundsel and Necklaces is the the last title mentioned.
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - Flower Fairies of the Wayside

5569
Blackie and Son Limited London & Glasgow
Early edition.  A very good book without dust jacket. Early edition as checkerboard design with blue and white fairy design endplates. No marks or blemishes on book or plates, but top of spine (top 1/4 inch) is damaged
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary - Spring Songs with Music from Flower Fairies of the Spring

3435
Blackie London & Glasgow 1937 - Early edition
Early edition. "This book belongs to" plate on fep dated 1937. Front hinge exposed at fep (though holding), otherwise near fine. No marks or damage to music or plates (all present) Slight knocks to front cover
 
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Weight: 700.000 g
 
 
 

Barker, Cicely Mary . Fairies of the Trees

5027
Blackie and Son Limited London & Glasgow nd
Early edition.  A very good book without dust jacket. Early edition as checkerboard design with blue and white fairy design endplates. Slight wear to base of spine
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Basile, Giambattista - THE PENTAMERONE OF GIAMBATTISTA BASILE. Translated from the Italian of Benedetto Croce Now edited with a Preface, Notes and Appendixes by N. M. Penzer, M.A. With a Portrait Frontispiece, twelve reproductions of title-pages and other

4334
John Lane London 1932
Two Volumes, cloth, both very good+ (pages uncut, scattered light foxing otherwise near fine). Jacket to volume 1 is near very good, rip to top, spine sunned, general light wear, jacket to volume 2 is very good + ( light sunning to spine). Impressive collection of european folk tales
 
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Weight: 1990.000 g
 
 
 

Browning, Robert - Easter-Day (Memorabilia, Number VIII)

2864
Philip Lee Warner for the Medici Society Oxford 1915 - First edition thus
First edition thus. A good only softback booklet, in oversized wraps. Spine is missing the bootom 3 cm (1 1/4 inches), Edgewear ro the open end of the wraps. Still scarce.
 
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Weight: 200.000 g
 
 
 

Cabell, James Branch - Cleft Stick - illus Arthur Wragg

4673
Selwyn & Blount London 1937
First edition. A very good book (structurally fine but dirty and faded to spine, and top edge of front cover) in remnants of dust jacket
 
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Weight: 650.000 g
 
 
 

Carroll, Lewis - Alice in Wonderland - illus Margaret Tarrant

5414
Ward Lock London 1921
Fifth edition. A good only book without dust jacket. 48 coloured plates by Margaret Tarrant are in very good condition, but severe pinch mark to bottom corner of book puts a significant fold to bottom corner of all pages (including border of plates), oval paste down on front cover is torn, one page has (tea?) spots
 
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Weight: 600.000 g
 
 
 

Coatsworth, Elizabeth; The Enchanted

332
Dent, London, 1952 First Edition
Very good book with very good- dustjacket. First English edition. Jacket has slight chipping at top of spine, together with two small tears. Not price-clipped. Owner's inscription on f.e.p.
 
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Weight: 400.000 g
 
 
 

Dickens, Charles, illustrated by Francis D. Bedford; The Cricket on the Hearth

1257
Harper and Brothers New York 1927 Reprint
An early edition. A very good book without dustjacket, Spine is somewhat dirtied and hinge has started to split
 
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Weight: 550.000 g
 
 
 

Greenaway, Kate - Mother Goose

789
Frederick Warne & Co London nd - reprint
A 1970's reprint (fep inscribed 1975). Very good book without dustjacket.
 
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Weight: 200.000 g