BLYTON**, ENID:
THE SEA OF ADVENTURE.

Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN,1948.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[The 4th of 8 adventures and all them were illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.] FINE/NFINE.Neat owner inscrptn and no price-clip (8s. 6d. NET) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Miniscule chipping with reciprocal loss to both head+foot of dw/djs' spine/backstrip letters unaffected; all corners also minisculely rubbed with reciprocal loss.Top edges minimally and very faintly dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing,fore-edges also similarly aged - considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered - so bright and clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original cream cloth bds with colour (blue +black) pictorial decorated front bd+spine with bright,crisp,stamped blue+black letters to same and plain white eps with minimal spotting/foxing to ffe; but both pastedowns foxing-free.Boards/covers and spine/backstrip without any nicks,splits or tears.UK,8vo HB+dw/ dj,1st edn,v-xpp+1- 320pp [paginated] includes author's foreword,contents list/table,31 chapters, profuse full-page,chapter head+tail pieces and part page b/w illustrations by Stuart Tresilian throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w illus frntis to it's verso,title page with b/w vignette illustration and date,1948. 'The Sea of Adventure' tells how Jack, Lucy-Ann,Dinah (and Kiki the parrot,of course) go off for a holiday together,with their old friend Bill Smugs. Bill is in danger from his enemies.He must "disappear" for a while,so what could be better than to visit the lonely bird- islands on the far-off northern sea,in company with the four children and Kiki? And then,of course,they sail straight into Adventure! What is going on among these lonely islands? Bill can guess - and pays for for his guessing - and then the four children are left all alone on Puffin Island,expecting the enemy to come and capture them.Thrills and alarms,excitement and shocks come one after the other,until even the reader's heart begins to beat as fast as Lucy-Ann's.Kiki makes friends with Huffin and Puffin,the two tame puffins,and has as big a share in the adventure as anyone. An important and welcome addition to the Enid Blyton adventure canon for all Blyton fiction collectors/officianados. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja715117. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 225.00 (approx. $US 292.82 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
The Second Form at St. Clare's.**

Imprint: LONDON.METHUEN & CO. LTD.,1947.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,3rd edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,3rd edn.[Originally and true 1st edn March 23rd,1944.A 2nd edn Sept,1945 and then this 3rd edn 1947.] FINE/FINE.Owner name+address but no price-clip (5s.) to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial artwork front panel,by W. Lindsay Cable,illustrated dw/dj,with red+white lettering,rear panel with publisher's advert - black text to white background and white spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Two tiniest of closed tears/snicks to bottom edges of dw/dj - one each to the front and rear edges. Top edges minimally dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing with one blemish,fore-edges with hint of ageing - very considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered - so bright and clean with minimal foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no foxing to text body and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Exceptionally bright,crisp,clean,sharp -cornered,publisher's original plain orange(?) cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink printed letters and vignette to upper board and similar lettering to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers with light off-setting - from dw/dj's inner flaps - to free endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,3rd edn,vpp+1-157pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,XX (20) chapters,8 full-page b/w line illus by W.Lindsay Cable throughout the text and the book and a b/w line illus vignetted design frntis,repeated from front board; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages. Uncommon example with a dw/dj in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing, and the poor quality of paper generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers+printers. Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and fragility and be prone to subsequent disintegration and usually discarded,or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/title. See my book ID's rja659517,rja714117 and rja847919 for other titles from this school's series. This is the 4th book of the popular St. Clare's series by Enid Blyton.These exciting school stories are unusul in their aliveness and humour.The girls are real characters,bad and good,kind and unkind,happy and unhappy.In this book we follow especially the fortunes of the two head-girls of the second form,Lazy Anna and Spiteful Elsie,and of two new girls,Mirabel, tiresome and silly,and Gladys,the little Misery-Girl.All the familiar characters from the first form are here too,the O'Sullivan twins,Don't- Care-Bobby (with a mischievious trick for Mam'zelle!),Carlotta the circus-girl,feather-headed Alison,and serious Hilary,once head-girl of the first form. Lessons and games,feasts and matches,tricks and concerts,rewards and punishments - all the stuff of school-life is here,readable,amusing, instructive and amazingly entertaining. An important and welcome addition to the Blyton schoolgirls story canon for all Blyton/ schoolgirls fiction collectors/ officianados. W. Lindsay Cable (active 1927-51). Illustrator,mainly of girls' school stories,in pen and ink,brush and ink,and pencil. Initially,her work was rather reminiscent of fashion plates,but by the late 1940s it had become more independent in style,employing a good range of textures and shading. Enid Blyton's books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into other languages more often than any other children's author.She wrote over 600 books and hundreds of short stories, including favourites such as 'The Famous Five','The Secret Seven','The Magic Faraway Tree','Malory Towers' and 'Noddy'. Born in London in 1897,Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs, gardening and the countryside.She died in 1968 but remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja714017. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE Second HOLIDAY BOOK.**

Imprint: LONDON.SAMPSON LOW,MARSTON & CO.,LTD.,[nd. circa 1949.]
Edition: UK,Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st.
Binding: Variant binding?, Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st.[Variant binding?] VG+.Owner name in childish handwriting to ffe and also a handwritten,blue ink,familial (Grandma+Grandpa Xmas 1949) Christmas gift presentation inscrptn+date to top right-hand corner of half-title page.Bright,crisp,clean, publisher's original navy blue cloth boards with dark blue cloth blind spine with bright,crisp, blocked gilt decoration (3 children in beach attire and a dog,running at the seaside) and gilt letters to front cover,the original gilt letters to spine/backstrip oxidised leaving letters' blocked impression,spine also dulled; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present.Slight,minimal sporadic foxing/ spotting to pictorial red+white illustrations by Hilda Boswell,illustrated endpapers.All corners bumped with inevitable but miniscule rubbing and wear.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal - cheap paper stock - but without foxing/ spotting; contents particularly bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.UK,Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st,5-192pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,30 short stories and 9 interactive activities (puzzles,things to make or do),profuse 3-colour block (b/w+colour - one from either green,orange,lilac,yellow,red,or blue) illustrations throughout the text,4pp of back-to-back full-page,full colour illustrations by Grace Lodge and similarly,4pp back-to-back nature illustrations by Noel Hopking - 4 each in total for each artist - interspersed within the text.Some illustrations uncredited with no initials,some just initialled but deciphered and identified,others include named: Mary K. Lee (M.K.L), Betty Ladler (B.L.),Narroway [W.E.], Sylvia I Venus (S.I.V),Eileen Soper (EAS),Hilda McGavin,R. Brown,Grace Lodge and Hilda Boswell. Plus [unpaginated] half-title and b/w vignette illustrated title page. A highly collected and prolific children's book author/illustrator,and a collectable item in Blyton's usual style and will be an important and welcome addition to the Blyton canon. Believed published for the Christmas market,to be given as gifts. Please contact seller,because of either the weight or the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja874920. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 16.00 (approx. $US 20.82 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE SECRET MOUNTAIN: BEING THE THIRD STORY OF THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF THE SECRET ISLAND CHILDREN.

Imprint: OXFORD.BASIL BLACKWELL,1941.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn. [Published and first printed September, 1941.The 3rd story of the strange adventures of the Secret Island children.] VG+.Owner's handwritten,neat,ink inscrptn: name and part address.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original light green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped black ink printed lettering to spine/ backstrip which is sunned/faded,and clean plain white eps with negligible spotting. Rear board/cover with sunning/fading to top edge and gutter's edge,rest of cover unaffected - due to presence of smaller book when stored on shelf.Book with a slight lean; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no splits, nicks,tears or fraying present.Top edges minimally dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing - no blemishes,fore-edges with slight hint of ageing - very considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered - so bright and clean with no foxing/spotting or blemishes; contents bright,tight,remarkably clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - text body bright and clean and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK, slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,v-xpp+11- 192pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,illustrations list/table,XXII (22) chapters,profuse b/w illustrations by Harry Rountree,throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title page, Harry Rountree colour illustrated frntis and title page. An important and welcome addition to the Enid Blyton adventure story canon for all Blyton fiction collectors/officianados. Harry Rountree (1878-1950) Born Auckland, New Zealand,son of a banker.Worked as a lithographer in a commercial studio. Attracted by British illustration,he moved to London in 1910,where his work was noticed by S. H. Hamer,the editor of Little Folks (a British periodical). Working for books as well as magazines,he became known for his drawings of animals, which he drew with a keen eye for humorous detail.His distinctive style has a faintly fin-de-siecle flavour,with densely worked areas of deep shadow contrasting with 'bleached out' areas of light,creating an insistent surface pattern.He was a member of the London Sketch Club,and a friend of Harold Earnshaw,with whom he played golf. [Earnshaw studied art in London and also was a member of the Sketch Club and the Chelsea Arts Club.He lost his arm in WW1, but taught himself to draw left-handed.His work appeared regularly in children's annuals and anthologies,where his drawings and colour plates can be seen to echo the work of John Hassall in their humour and bold conception.He married Mabel Lucie Attwell**,and is thought to have been responsible for some of the more naturalistic parts of her drawings,such as the animals.Died as a result of his war injuries,in 1937.] Harry Rountree seemed to have outlived his popularity as an illustrator - one of his last commissions was Winifred Humphries' 'Wog and Wig.'(1947) - dying in relative poverty at St. Ives,Cornwall, where he is commemorated by a plaque on the harbour jetty. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja715517. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 45.00 (approx. $US 58.56 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE SECRET ISLAND: BEING THE THIRD STORY OF THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF THE SECRET ISLAND CHILDREN.

Imprint: UK.OXFORD,OXON.BASIL BLACKWELL,1943.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,3rd reprint.
Binding: Hardback , Minus issued dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,3rd reprint edn. [Published and first printed September,1938. Reprinted in January 1940,again a year later in January 1941,and reprinted again in July,1943 - this edn.Blyton's first full-length adventure novel and the first title in the series of adventures of the Secret Island children.] VG+. No owner inscrptn and minus issued dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original lair-force blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked black ink printed lettering to spine/ backstrip which is sunned/faded,and with some minimal and light,sporadic foxing/spotting to both the plain white,front+rear pastedowns and both he free endpapers too; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and the ubiquitous bumping and minimal rubbing to all corners,but no nicks,tears,splits or any other fraying present. Front board with a faded narrow border at its top+bottom edges and also to spine's gutter's crease - due to proximity of a slightly smaller book's presence - as stored on a shelf.Rear board with sunning/fading just to the spine's gutter's crease too,again,due to presence of a less wide and smaller book,when stored on shelf - rest of cover unaffected.Top edges minimally dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing - no blemishes,fore-edges with slight hint of ageing - very considerably much less than is usual/ normal or encountered - so bright and clean,also with no foxing/spotting or blemishes; contents bright,tight,remarkably clean,solid and sound - text body clean and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 8vo HB minus dw/dj,3rd rpt,v-ixpp+11-190pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illus lists/tables, XXI (21) chapters,profuse (61) part -page,b/w line illustrations by E. H. Davies,throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,E. H. Davies colour illustrated frntis - designed repeated from the original but missing dw/dj,a b/w vignette illustrated title page and o the rear,2pp blanks. A highly collected and prolific children's book author/illustrator,and an unusual item/ephemera in Blyton's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the canon.Wartime issues/editions are notoriously and particularly scarce and as such,are highly sought after. As an extremely scarce UK,1st edn,this is the earliest reprint edn noted or listed elsewhere and equally as such,an important and welcome addition to the Enid Blyton adventure story canon for all Blyton collectors/officianados. Uncommon example with a dw/dj in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing,and the poor quality of paper generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers+printers. Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and prone to subsequent disintegration and usually discarded,or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/title. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja848319. ISBN: No iSBN.

£ 100.00 (approx. $US 130.14 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE Sixth HOLIDAY BOOK.**

Imprint: LONDON.SAMPSON LOW,MARSTON & CO.,LTD.,[nd.Ccirca 1951.]
Edition: UK,Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.[Undated,circa 1951.] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Bright,crisp,clean, publisher's original red paper-covered boards with sunned/faded and minimally spotted,light blue cloth blind spine with partial oxidisation but still visible,to majority of blocked letters,a bright,crisp,blocked gilt decoration (ice-cream stall and the seller handing an ice cream cone to a little girl) and gilt letters to front cover,top front corner and towards foot of blind spine's edge and rear top corner and part of board's vertical edge - all with minor abrasions removing a portion of the red paper; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present,pictorial colour illustrations by Cicely Steed endpapers.Missing dw/dj but 6 double-sided,full-page,full colour illustrations by Robert MacGillivary.Top+fore-edges aged/ toned; contents bright,tight,clean and solid - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips.UK,Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,5-192pp [paginated] includes 28 illustrated short stories and 5 interactive activities (riddles,a puzzle,a trick,and to make),profuse multi-colour (4-5) block illustrations throughout the text,6 in 3 double-sided,full-page,full colour nature illustrations by Robert MacGillivary - interspersed within the text.Illustrators include: Lillian Chivers,Robert MacGillivary, Dorothy Hall,Cicely Steed,Grace Lodge,Hilda McGavin,Vera Rice-Jay and Mary Brooks et al.Plus [unpaginated] half-title,and a colour vignette illustrated title page. A highly collected and prolific children's book author/illustrator,and a collectable item in Blyton's usual style and will be an important and welcome addition to the Blyton canon. Believed published for the Christmas market,to be given as gifts. Please contact seller,because of either the weight or the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja875420. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 14.50 (approx. $US 18.87 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE Third HOLIDAY BOOK.**

Imprint: LONDON.SAMPSON LOW,MARSTON & CO.,LTD.,[nd.]
Edition: UK,Qrto HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , Minus dw/dj.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+.Owner black ink block printed name reverse of front free endpaper and minus half-title page - residual torn edge strip where removed.Minimally bumped corners,but bright,crisp and clean,publisher's original tan/orange(?) paper-covered boards with a dark green cloth blind spine with original(?) gilt letters dulled and part-oxidised,and a bright,crisp,blocked gilt decoration (3 children running, presumably,to catch a train to go on holiday) and bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to front board/cover and immaculate and clean,red+white illustrations to green background, illustrated endpapers.Colour plates - four double-sided full-page,full colour plates, the (missing) dust-wrapper,endpapers - all beautifully illustrated by Hilda Boswell. Top+fore-edges toned but without any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean and solid - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK, Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5-192pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table - each story or activity with a credited illustrator,29 illustrated short stories and 8 interactive activities (puzzles+things to do or make),profuse 3-colour block (b/w+ colour - one from either green,orange, lilac,yellow,pink,red,or blue) illustrations throughout the text; plus aforementioned Hilda Boswell colour plates.B/w+colour illustrations by Helen Jacobs,Eileen Soper,Grace Lodge,Sylvia Venus,Lola Onslow and more. A highly collected and prolific children's book author/illustrator,and a collectable item in Blyton's usual style and will be an important and welcome addition to the Blyton canon. Believed published for the Christmas market,to be given as gifts. Please contact seller,because of either the weight or the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja875120. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 14.00 (approx. $US 18.22 )

BLYTON**, ENID:
THE VALLEY OF ADVENTURE.

Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN,1947.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.[The 3rd of 8 adventures and all of them were illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.] FINE/GOOD.Neat inked owner inscrptn: name/ address+contemporary date (April 1947) to sporadically foxed/spotted to both sides of front free endpaper and no price-clip (7s. 6d. net) to dw/dj.Matt,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj panels+spine/backstrip,with black lettering; with some minimal shelf-wear, nicks and creasing to edges and corners.Front inner flap of dw/dj with browned+aged sellotape repair/strengthening its whole length both internally+externally which seems to have caused the front panel to contract and wrinkle and an approx 2.5" 'ghost' residue sellotape repair to top,rear spine/backstrip's gutter's edge.A 1.5" loss to dw/dj's foot of spine/ backstrip,head of same with chipping and minimal loss,top rear corner with rubbing/ chipping and small tear, along with closed tears+nicks on top edges,rear lower corner also with minimal loss.Dw/dj approx 90% present but with listed faults.Top edges minimally and very faintly dust-soiled and with lightest of any ageing,fore-edges with lightest hint of ageing - very considerably much less than is usual/normal or encountered - so bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - text body bright and clean and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Really remarkably bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original brown+green pictorial decorated cream cloth boards (front cover+spine) with bright,crisp,blocked green+black letters to same and plain white endpapers with minimal spotting/ foxing to same and to both pastedowns.Boards/ covers and spine/backstrip without any nicks, splits or tears.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-xpp+1- 340pp [paginated] includes author's foreword, contents list/ table,31 chapters,profuse full-page,chapter head+ tail pieces and part page b/w illustrations by Stuart Tresilian throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w illus frntis to it's recto,title page with b/w vignette illustration and date,1947. Uncommon example with a dw/dj in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing,and the poor quality of paper generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers+printers. Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and fragility and be prone to subsequent disintegration - as this example can testify - and usually discarded,or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/ title. Once again we meet the characters we all know so well - Jack and Lucy-Ann,Philip,Dinah,and Bill Smugs,always ready to help in time of trouble; and of course,Kiki,the parrot,who,with her ridiculous chatter,is an essential part of the story. This time the children literally drop from the skies into a strange and thrilling adventure.A lonely and deserted valley - half-ruined houses - towering mountains - caves and underground passages - treasure! But what treasure? and where is it hidden? Who is after it? This is the riddle the children set themselves to solve,and in the solving they have many hair-raising adventures,and narrow escapes. An important and welcome addition to the Enid Blyton adventure story canon for all Blyton fiction collectors/officianados. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja715017. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 175.00 (approx. $US 227.74 )

T. V. BOARDMAN & CO. LTD:
American and British BLOODHOUND MYSTERIES - Your Library List.

Imprint: LONDON.T. V. BOARDMAN & CO. LTD.,Spring 1959.
Edition: UK,Publisher's card Library List of US & UK BLOODHOUND MYSTERIES [from No. 242-272 inclusive.]
Binding: Card ephemera., Card ephemera - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Carded,bookmark style,Library List of latest US & UK BLOODHOUND MYSTERIES,Spring,1959 published by T.V. Boardman & Co Ltd. [A List of titles from No.252 to No. 272 inclusive.] FINE. Bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,no nicks, tears or splits present,sharp-cornered,original pink,stiff card (6"" tall x 2.5" wide) card ephemera includes list of 30 authors and their titles and books' sequential numeration.Starting with 'DISHONOUR AMONG THIEVES' by Spencer Dean (No. 242.) and ending with 'THE BLACK BERET' by Pete Fry (No. 272.) Interetingly,Ed McBain has a title - 'THE MUGGER' (No.254.). An uncommon and unusual item to have survived given its 60+ year-old age and its nature as a piece of carded ephemera,particularly in as great a state and condition as it is right now.                    Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                              

Stock number: rja1085023. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

BOAS, FREDERICK S[amuel]:
THE YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES: VOLUME XXIII. 1942.

Imprint: LONDON.HUMPHREY MILFORD.OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS,1944.
Edition: UK,slim,small 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim,small 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. [Wartime conditions per se,and paper-rationing meant publication of the volumes being published biennially.The Year's Work in English Studies (1928) of which he was co-editor,published annually 1930–1950 - war years excepted - returning annually with the 1947 edn/issue after paper-rationing ending that year.The XIX (19th) Volume,1938 was one of the first volumes in paper-covered card boards in 1940,as the rationing kicked in.Therefore,wartime issues are quite uncommon,given the period of their production,with the paper-rationing,their ephemeral nature and their survival rate from air-raids of domestic and commercial properties, i.e printers and publisher's.] VG+. No owner inscrptn,and no printed price.Bright,crisp, reasonably clean and almost blemish free, publisher's original khaki paper-covered card boards with black lettering within a single line decorative border-edging,similarly colour lettered spine/backstrip,rear board plain and undecorated, without any lettering and clean, plain white endpapers without any off-setting or hinge cracking.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - corner tips gently and minimally curled - no nicks tears or splits present.Top edges very lightly aged/toned and without foxing/spotting,fore-edges slightly brighter and crisper; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread other than my own collation.UK, slim,small 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,6- 246pp [paginated] includes verso of contents list/table,XV (15) sections/essays concerning early English dram and dramatists,Old & middle English,The Renaissance (by F.S. Boas), Elizabethan Drama,The Restoration,18th & 19thC and after and Bibliographica,indices: I+II, authors+Titles,and Selected subjects respectively; plus [unpaginated] title page,a preface by F.S. B with an abbreviations list/ table to its verso,recto of contents list/table, and to the rear,as last 2pp,Bookseller advert (Francis Edwards,Ltd.,London) and to its verso, a Cambridge University Press advert for already published titles. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book's age and period,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal exterior faults described that prevent a higher grading.Despite them,it really is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. The English Association was founded in 1906 by a small group of English teachers and scholars, including F.S. Boas, A.C. Bradley and Sir Israel Gollancz.It took a leading part in the movement to develop English studies in schools,while encouraging advanced studies in further education.Past Presidents of the Association have included John Galsworthy, Harley Granville-Barker, Sir Kenneth Clark and George Steiner amongst others. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1017422. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BOCCACCIO**, GIOVANNI - Introduction by Edward Hutton:
AMOROUS FIAMMETTA.

Imprint: LONDON.NAVARRE SOCIETY,nd.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,ltd,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,limited but un-numbered, undated,1st edn; privately printed. VG++/VG-.No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj.Pictorial illustrated dw/dj with chipping,nicks with some minimal loss and closed tears to top+bottom edges. Minor loss to both head+foot of spine/ backstrip,closed tears to upper right and bottom rear corners with some minor loss to upper front's bottom right corner.Rear panel,top edge some minor loss approx 1.75" x 4/5".Top+fore-edges slightly aged as usual/normal but clean; contents tight and clean with page-edges browned. Publisher's original red cloth with stamped gilt letters,slightly oxidised. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,ltd.,1st edn,lipp+1-356pp includes title+half-title pages,intro,a dedication,and author prologue.Modernised from the only English translation,made by Bartholomew Yong and printed by John Charlwood in 1587,of which only four copies are known to exist,revised with an introduction by Edward Hutton. Privately printed by The Navarre Society Limited,a private press publishing classical literature and erotica.An uncommon title from this press. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1805.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

BODDEY, MARTIN - Edited by:
THE TWELFTH MAN: A book of original contributions brought together by The Lord's Taverners in honour of their patron H.R.H. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh on his fiftieth birthday.**

Imprint: LONDON.CASSELL & CO,1971.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/VG++.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj,laid in is publisher's 4 sided b/w,HRH Prince Philip b/w portrait photograph illustrated advertising/ order pamphlet,regarding the forthcoming publication of the book,10 JUne,1971 - HRH's birthday - in FINE condition.Crisp,clean,glossy laminated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no major nicks or tears present - minisculely rubbed corners and top edges,head+foot of lightly sunned/ faded spine/backstrip similar,but with miniscule loss.Top edge coloured,fore-edgebright and clean; contents bright, tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Publisher's unblemished,original,navy blue cloth boards with bright,blocked gilt crown to upper wrap and bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,headband,and immaculate unmarked plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-285pp [paginated],304pp total including [unpaginated] includes half-title+title pages,contents list/table,HRH Prince of Wales foreword,editor's introduction,58 contributions/contributors,18 b/w drawings/cartoons by various illustrators, some credited,4 colour plates (by Edward Seago, Ronald Searle,GILES and David Shepherd respectively). The Twelfth Man,in cricketing parlance,is the player who acts as a fielding substitute when a member of his side is ill or injured;more important,perhaps,it is the Twelfth Man who brings out the trays of drinks to sustain players wilting in the hot sun of an Australian, West Indian,South African,New Zealand,or even an English summer's afternoon.The Twelfth Man of the Lord's Taverners,that remarkable Commonwealth-wide organisation of "good fellows" from the worlds of sport and the arts,dedicated to the task of raising money for charity,has made for himself a very special place in the Commonwealth - and indeed the World - side.The sustenance he has given wilting players over the years has varied considerably in its content; sometimes it has soothed,sometimes it has inspired,sometimes it has been in the shape of a hearty kick on the backside,but never has it been placed with less than painstaking accuracy. On 10 June 1971,the Twelfth Man,HRH the Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh,reaches his half century,his fiftieth birthday.There will be much made in celebration, but it is doubtful if any present will give him greater pleasure than this book, a gift given to him as a mark of loyalty and devotion by his fellow Lord's Taverners. Their happy idea was to ask the writers,artists, sportsmen and show business personalties listed on the back of the dw/dj to give an original piece of work of their own choice as a birthday present to Prince Philip.These have been combined by a founder-member of the Lord's Taverners,Martin Boddey,in a book printed and specially bound for presentation to HRH.Further to celebrate the occasion,an edition of the book for the general public has been printed from the same type,and the royalties from its sale will be put to a fund to be administered by Prince Philip. The Twelfth Man is that book,an incomparable anthology and permanent bedside book of essays, stories,paintings and drawings by an incomparable list of contributors,who could only have been brought together in such a good cause. No happier way of presenting one's own good wishes to HRH on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday could be made than by purchasing a copy of this book and thereby contributing to a cause which is dear to his own heart and interests. The Lord's Taverners,since their foundation in 1950 by a small group of actors and their friends in the world of art and entertainment, have raised a fund of £200,000 (then 1971).The fund is administered by The National Playing Fields Association for the provision of cricket pitches and playing facilities of all kinds for boys' clubs,village teams and such-like who might otherwise be denied the means of playing the noble game.Their beneficiaries now number well over 1,500 clubs and youth organisations throughout the country,(again,then 1971) and special grants have been made to help representative schoolboy teams to tour in the Commonwealth.See below,for complete list of contributors: Annigoni (Mini-car designer), John Arlott, Douglas Bader, Roger Bannister, Raymond Baxter, Nicholas Bentley, Patrick Beresford, John Betjeman, Basil Boothroyd, Jack Broome, Patrick Campbell, Neville Cardus, Dennis Castle, John Chamier, Daphne du Maurier, Gerald Durrell, Hugh Falkus, James Fisher, Clement Freud, Paul Gallico, GILES, GILROY, Robert Gittings, James Gleeson, Seton Gordon, C.Gordon Glover, Nathaniel Gubbins and HARGREAVES (cartoonist). Further contibutors are: Mary Hayley Bell, E.F. Haylock, Graham Hill, JAK, JON (both cartoonists), Robin Knox-Johnston, Jim Laker, David Langdon (cartoonist), Garry Marsh, Nicholas Monsarrat, Denis Morris, G.O. Nickalls, David Niven, Laurence Olivier, Mary Renault, Peter Scott, Edward Seago, Ronald Searle, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, David Shepherd, John Snagge, Mary Stewart, E.W. Swanton, Henry Williamson, Colin Willock, John Winton and finally HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. Please contact seller,because of the weight - nearly 1Kg unpackaged - and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja26627. ISBN: 0304937525.

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

BOGARDE**, DIRK:
VOICES IN THE GARDEN.

Imprint: LONDON.CHATTO & WINDUS,1981.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NMINT/NMINT. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1211. ISBN: 0701125721.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

BOILEAU, PIERRE & NARCEJAC, THOMAS:
The Evil Eye.

Imprint: LONDON.HUTCHINSON & CO. (Publishers) LTD.,1959.
Edition: UK,slim 12mo HB+d/wj, 1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Two stories originally in French,both in 1956, Hutchinson's two translators: Geoffrey Sainsbury - 'Le Mauvais Oiel' as 'The Evil Eye' and James Kirkup - 'Au Bois Dormant' as 'Sleeping Beauty' in 1959.Only a handful of the Boileau-Narcejac works have been translated into English,and most of these translations are out of print. ] FINE/VG++.No owner inscrpn and no price- clip (12s 6d net)to dw/dj.Contemporary, striking black background with red+grey design artwork by Harry Toothill, illustrated front panel and lightly dulled lettering and spine/backstrip of dw/dj with bright,white lettering to front,rear panel with lightly grubbed white background with red+black lettered critics' reviews - the discolouration and other imperfections commensurate with book's age and therefore with some minimal foxing/spotting.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - 3 corner tips with miniscule rubbing and reciprocal loss,top rear corner with a tiny closed tear.At head of spine/ backstrip both gutters with a small closed tear each but no major loss,front lower foot of same,with a small triangular portion missing but not affecting any letters of publisher's name - no other major nicks,tears,splits or loss present. Top edges lightly toned from slight dust-soiling but without foxing/spotting, fore-edges slightly brighter with merest hint of foxing,if any; contents bright, tight,exceptionally clean - text body virtually foxing-free,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards/ covers with bright,crisp, stamped white ink letters and repeated red artwork design to spine/backstrip,and faint off-set shadowing to respective verso+recto of free endpapers from dw/dj's respective inner flaps,both hinges solid and sound without any tears,splits or cracking.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7- 206pp [paginated] includes the two stories with 8 and 3 chapters respectively,plus [unpaginated] half-title with story history/precis,title page and individual story's title separator pages. First UK and first English language edition of this collection of two suspense novellas - The Evil Eye and The Sleeping Beauty. French authors credited with having established an authentically French sub-genre of crime fiction with its emphasis on mounting psychological suspense and ingenious plotting. This successful collaboration produced 43 novels,100 short stories and 4 plays.Their works were adapted into numerous films,but most notably Les Diaboliques (1955), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot,and Vertigo (1958),directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Whilst not a huge output,nevertheless,a highly sought after and collected authored-genre of crime fiction in their typical style and format and will be an important and welcome addition to the Boileau & Narcejac canon.With only a handful of English translations and with most out-of-print,all English 1st edns can be regarded as uncommon,especially in collectable states,some being rare and valued/priced accordingly. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja894020. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 225.00 (approx. $US 292.82 )

BOLGER**, DERMOT - Edited by:
FINBAR'S HOTEL.**

Imprint: LONDON.PICADOR,1997.
Edition: UK,8vo paperback original, p/b 1st edn.
Binding: Paperback/wraps., No dw/dj - wraps as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo paperback original,p/back 1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn, but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.A read copy,but still clean with slight cocking. During the course of one night Finbar's Hotel is about to be visited by a bewildering array of guests.Edited and conceived by Dermot Bolger and written by seven of Ireland's leading novelists, Finbar's Hotel builds into an extraordinary interwoven work of fiction, pulsating with humour,vitality and suspense - not least the unsolved puzzle of which author actually wrote each chapter.Although listed alphabetically they are not written in the order they appear - that is left to the discerning reader to identify them.Authors are Dermot Bolger, Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Hugo Hamilton, Jennifer Johnston, Joseph O'Connor and Colm Toibin. Please contact seller,because of the light weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1311. ISBN: 0330368788.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BOLGER**, DERMOT - Edited by:
FINBAR'S HOTEL.**

Imprint: LONDON.PICADOR,1997.
Edition: UK,8vo paperback original,p/b 1st edn.
Binding: Paperback Original., No dw/dj,wraps - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo paperback original,p/back 1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn, but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no price removal to cover.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,matt,7 different colour pictorial artwork illustrations to front+rear covers and spine/backstrip,7 different,credited artists with brown,black and blue lettering,authors' b/w portrait photograph to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean but inevitably aged/toned but without foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners ,appears unread - apart from my own collation. UK,8vo wraps,p/back original,1st edn,3-273pp [paginated] includes 7 chapters - each written by a different Irish,Dublin born author,plus [unpaginated] blank,half title page,authors' potted biogs,title page,a dedication,a contents list/table,individual chapter separator pages and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book.The scarcer New Island edition with french flap covers,and price in Irish £. During the course of one night Finbar's Hotel is about to be visited by a bewildering array of guests.Edited and conceived by Dermot Bolger and written by seven of Ireland's leading novelists, Finbar's Hotel builds into an extraordinary interwoven work of fiction,pulsating with humour,vitality and suspense - not least the unsolved puzzle of which author actually wrote each chapter.Although listed alphabetically they are not written in the order they appear - that is left to the discerning reader to identify them.Authors are Dermot Bolger,Roddy Doyle,Anne Enright,Hugo Hamilton,Jennifer Johnston,Joseph O'Connor and Colm Toibin. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja726117. ISBN: 1874597634.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BOLGER**, DERMOT - Devised and edited by:
Ladies' Night at FINBAR'S HOTEL.**

Imprint: LONDON.PICADOR,2000.
Edition: UK.8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no clip to dw/dj - no publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip mininsculely bumped with reciprocal creasing; sharp corners though.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Unblemished,publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine /backstrip and immaculate plain white eps. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-257pp [paginated] includes 7 short chapters forming a collaborative novel by 7 assorted female Irish authors,plus [unpaginated] half-title page,verso of which has list of writers and potted biogs,title page,and contents list/table. Authors include Maeve Binchy (see rja361810),Clare Boylan, Emma Donoghue, Anne Haverty, Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, Kate O'Riordan, and Deirdre Pucell.Although the author's are listed alphabetically,the reader is left to decide which author wrote which chapter.Devised and edited by Dermot Bolger; he also devised,edited and co-wrote the best-selling collaborative novel 'Finbar's Hotel' - see my book ID rja1311. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja362710. ISBN: 033039763X.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

BONAVIA**, MICHAEL:
THE FOUR GREAT RAILWAYS.**

Imprint: UK.NEWTON ABBOT,DEVON.DAVID & CHARLES,1980.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no clip to dw/dj.Sepia, photographic illustrated upper panel with 4 b/w railway lines livery logos to a white background dw/dj; with minimal shelf -wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents pristine. Unblemished,plain black paper-covered bds (boards)with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps (endpapers).UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,4-223pp includes title+ contents pages,author preface,16 chapters, 16pp contemporary b/w photographs,a b/w double-page map,appendices(4) includes bibliography,and an index. The four great railways of the between the wars period,the LMS, LNER, GWR and SR,have been the subject of numerous books in past years,mostly written in the form of company histories and dealing primarily with mechanical engineering and train performance.This book fills a gap between these previously published works and the more erudite studies of transport economists,with a fresh appraisal of the railways as a whole,and how each company tackled the problems,both of its own making and those forced on it by outside influences.The author served the former LNER and subsequently held high office in various parts of the British Rail network concerned with modernisation,planning, training and education,retiring as director of the Channel Tunnel scheme.He is thus eminently qualified to write about the four great railways from the inside. The book discusses the need for the 1923 grouping and how it came about;there are character sketches of each of the four main line companies,and chapters dealing with mechanical engineering,civil engineering,train services,road competiton,the railway-men themselves,and the many other facets,including shipping and hotels,allied to each company.But this is much more than a mere historical record,for the author examines closely many of the policy decisions of the twenties and thirties and discusses why some brought benefits while others went disastrously wrong.This is a valuable new study of the heyday of the traditional steam railway in Britain,concluding with the run-up to nationalisation in which the author was personally involved.A superb copy of an out-of-print 1st edition,as the publisher ceased trading in the late 1980's. Please contact seller,due to the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/ P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1947. ISBN: 0715378422.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

BOND**, MICHAEL:
FUN AND GAMES WITH Paddington. [Illustrated by Ivor Wood.]

Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS and COMPANY LTD.,1977.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued?
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,illustrated, 1st edn.No owner inscrptn,but residual evidence of removal of a label which has lifted two small areas of coloured paper from the colour illustrated front free endpaper,no dw/dj - if issued and - and absence of a published price. Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,glossy,yellow background with repeated colour pictorial illustrations by Ivor Wood to each board,with capitalised,black-lettered part-title and other red-lettered sub-title [Paddington] with black-lettered author+illustrator name credits; yellow spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title as front's but with slight fade to red lettering and publisher's black-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel with repeated illustration as front and red-lettered synopsis of contents.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corner tips - top corners bumped with some rubbing – but no other major nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges inevitably aged/toned but without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation,coloured illustrated endpapers with aforemention fault.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj if issued,illustrated 1st edn,8-60pp [paginated] includes catoon strip,story and activities; plus [unpaginated] colour illustarted title page,with colour illustrate Paddington letter to its verso,a Contents list/table with childish-hand black ink horizontal lines beside each page number of the extending to the pages' fore-edge - no other scribbles etc noted,a double-page colour world map,and b/w+colour illustrations by Ivor Wood interspersed throuhout the book.   Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable and even particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation but for the Contents page,and for a book of its near 50 year-old age and nature, i.e. a children's ephemeral,interactive book.It is only the faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite the described faults it is still an acceptable example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults. Games,puzzles,activity features,jokes and quizzes; play Paddington's Great Train Race,make a puppet show,learn to tell fortunes,and make gingerbread bears.A brand new story and lots of exciting features and Paddington invites all his friends into his world of fun and games. Ivor Sydney Wood (b. 4th May,1932 – d. 13th October,2004) was a prolific Anglo-French animator, director,producer and writer,and known for his work on children's television series. Born in Leeds to an English father and a French mother,his family moved to the mountains near Lyon,France,after WW2,where he was educated.He studied fine art in Paris,and later worked in an advertising agency in Paris,where he was to meet Serge Danot.Together they made the acclaimed French series 'Le Manege enchante' known in English as 'The Magic Roundabout', with Wood as the animator.Following the success of The Magic Roundabout in the UK,Wood partnered with the London-based animation company FilmFair.Wood became both animator and director for a number of FilmFair's animated children's programmes, starting with 'The Herbs' in 1968.During the 1970s,he animated and directed Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings,Hattytown Tales,The Adventures of Parsely,the Wombles and lastly Paddington. Woodland Animations was founded by Ivor Wood and his wife Josiane,specifically to produce stop-motion animated series for the BBC.The company produced a number of programmes,the earliest and most popular of which was Postman Pat (1981- 1996),other series included: Gran (1983), Bertha (1985-86) and Charlie Chalk (1988-89). Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1120424. ISBN: 0001380451.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

BOND**, MICHAEL:
OLGA da POLGA. [Illustrated by Catherine Rayner.]

Imprint: UK.OXFORD,OXON.OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS,2015.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus. [Originally and first published as The Tales of Olga da Polga (UK),1971.] FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour pictorial illustrated subject's portrait to front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised, blocked,silver gilt lettered title and other grey lettered strap-line,author and illustrator names,spine/backstrip with thumbnail colour portrait detail at head,similarly coloured +lettered title,author+illustrator names as front panel and publisher's name at foot of same,rear panel with subject's colour portrait - but viewed from behind! - illustration and other grey lettering. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners no nicks,tears or splits present,but rear,lower edge with a crease along most of its edge.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,soild and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered original wrap-around,paper-covered grey background boards with colour pictorial illustration of a stack of multi-coloured guinea-pigs to front cover only,and immaculate pale green repetitive insect+fungi design illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,7-171pp [paginated] includes 13 chapters a chapter for each story/tale/adventure,profuse part,full and double page colour illustrations by Catherinne Rayner throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,double-page colour illustrated title page,illustrated Contents list/table,and to the rear the last 4pp unpaginated.                                      Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age and nature, i.e. a child's book.It is only the exterior fault described to the dw/dj,that prevents a slightly higher grading for it. Despite that,it really is still an exceptional, exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness.                                      Olga da Polga has left the pet shop to start a new life with her owners. Her home is now a large and airy hutch and it's not long before she meets Noel the cat, Fangio the hedgehog, and Graham the tortoise. Her garden companions soon discover that Olga loves an audience and from the moment she arrives she tells them stories about her wild and exciting adventures. Although they are not always sure whether to believe everything Olga says, one thing is certain - since Olga moved in, life is never dull! Whether she's Olga the explorer, Olga the prizewinner, or Olga the storyteller, she is always Olga da Polga!                   Catherine Rayner [b. 1982,Harrogate] is an Edinburgh-based British illustrator and writer of children's books. Studied at Leeds College of Art and Edinburgh College of Art. She won the The Kate Greenaway medal in 2009 for 'Harris Finds His Feet',and she has been shortlisted in 2007, 2011, 2012,and 2015.She is also a multiple award winner, her first award was Best New Illustrator Award,Booktrust Early Year Awards, for 'Augustus and his Smile,in 2006 and has nine other winner awards between 2008-2021.In 2014, 'Norris The Bear Who Shared',was named by The Sunday Times as one of the 100 Children's Modern Classics of the past ten years.                  Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!         ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,the stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja1063123. ISBN: 9780192737410.

£ 13.99 (approx. $US 18.21 )

BOND*, MICHAEL:
Paddington - The original story of the bear from Peru. [Colour illustrations by R. W. Alley.**]

Imprint: LONDON.HarperCollins Children's Books,2007.
Edition: UK,slim square (6" x 6") HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),illustrated,revised,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued(?).
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim square (6" x 6") HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),illustrated,revised,1st edn thus. [Originally and first published in hardback,in Britain,LONDON,Collins,1998; and first published in p/back in Britain,Picture Lions,1999.This revised edn in hardback by HarperCollins Children's Books,2007.] FINE. No owner inscrptn, and an absence of publisher price.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,sharp-cornered,glazed white background with pale blue fore-edge and spine/backstrip narrow borders with colour pictorial illustration of Paddington bear by R. W. Alley to front board,with capitalised,black-lettered author namePale blue lettered part-title and other black-lettered sub-title and illustrator credit; spine/backstrip with capitalised white-lettered part-title,author and illustrator names and publisher's white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear board with same background as front's and a thumbnail circular colour illustration of Paddington bear with critic's (Stephen Fry) black-lettered review and black-lettered synopsis and immaculate plain white endpapers.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.UK,slim square (6" x 6") HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?), illustrated,revised, 1st edn thus,32pp [unpaginated and excluding free endpapers] with colour pictorial illustrated artwork by R.W. Alley throughout the text and the book. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 15+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a child's book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. The classic story of the small bear from Darkest Peru who stowed away on a ship headed for England.He arrived at Paddington Station with nothing but a suitcase,a half-empty jar of marmalade anda label that read,'Please look after this bear'. Mr and Mrs Brown discovered him,named him Paddington and welcomed him into their home,where he has lived ever since. For nearly five decades,stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world.  Michael Bond (1926-2017) started writing about Paddington Bear while working as a BBC television cameraman on the children’s television show Blue Peter.When not at work, Bond wrote about an anthropomorphised bear from “darkest Peru” with a fondness for marmalade sandwiches.Unsure whether anyone would publish his story,he entrusted the manuscript to his agent at the BBC,Harvey Unna (1911-2003).A few days later,Bond received a phone call from Barbara Ker Wilson (1929-2020) at Collins publishing company.She suggested Peggy Fortnum (1919-2016) as the illustrator for Bond’s children’s book.Her b/w pen-and-ink drawings captured Paddington’s charm and worked perfectly with the storyline.On 13th October 1958,'A Bear Called Paddington' went on sale.It proved extremely popular and sold out by Christmas.     R. W. Alley is an award-winning author and illustrator,focusing primarily on children’s literature.The classic Paddington Bear books by Michael Bond have been illustrated by him in colour,for twenty-five years.His style is similar to Fortnum’s,and he made sure Paddington was still recognisable in his blue duffle coat and hat. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and smaller size of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!                                            N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                     

Stock number: rja1115023. ISBN: 9780007788699.

£ 5.00 (approx. $US 6.51 )

BOND*, MICHAEL:
Paddington: My Book of Marmalade - A celebration of sticky paws and marmalade memories. [50 YEARS Anniversary edn.]

Imprint: LONDON.HarperCollins Children's Books,2008.
Edition: UK,slim square (6" x 6") HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),illustrated,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim square (6" x 6") HB,no dw/dj,as issued, illustrated,1st edn thus. [First published in hardback,in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children's Books,2008.Illustrations copyright 1958-1962,1964,1968 and 1970.] FINE.No owner inscrptn,and absence of publisher price.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around white paper-covered,sharp-cornered boards,with a colour pictorial illustration of Paddington Bear by Peggy Fortnum to front board,with capitalised, gold colour-lettered author name,part+sub-title and other gold colour illustrator name credit, the strap-line and a circular gold coloured roundel with Paddington Bear white silhouette illustraion inside and 50 Years white lettering and numeration; spine/backstrip with a gold coloured with white lettering and publisher's colophon,rear board with gold coloured thumbnal illustration of a marmalade jar+spoon and gold coloured text 'bears like marmalade. . .  and immaculate plain white endpapers with orange paw prints traversing across both sets of the endpapers.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.UK,slim square (6" x 6") HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?), illustrated,1st edn thus,32pp [unpaginated and excluding free endpapers) with pen+ink pictorial illustrated artwork by Peggy Fortnum throughout the text and the book. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 15+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a child's book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. The classic story of the small bear from Darkest Peru who stowed away on a ship headed for England.He arrived at Paddington Station with nothing but a suitcase,a half-empty jar of marmalade anda label that read,'Please look after this bear'. Mr and Mrs Brown discovered him,named him Paddington and welcomed him into their home,where he has lived ever since.        For nearly five decades,stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world.  Michael Bond (1926-2017) started writing about Paddington Bear while working as a BBC television cameraman on the children’s television show Blue Peter. When not at work, Bond wrote about an anthropomorphised bear from “darkest Peru” with a fondness for marmalade sandwiches.Unsure whether anyone would publish his story,he entrusted the manuscript to his agent at the BBC, Harvey Unna (1911-2003).A few days later,Bond received a phone call from Barbara Ker Wilson (1929-2020) at Collins publishing company.She suggested Peggy Fortnum (1919-2016) as the illustrator for Bond’s children’s book.Her b/w pen-and-ink drawings captured Paddington’s charm and worked perfectly with the storyline. On 13th October 1958, 'A Bear Called Paddington' went on sale. It proved extremely popular and sold out by Christmas.      Peggy Fortnum was the very first person to draw Paddington.She was commissioned to illustrate the very first book ‘A Bear Called Paddington’ and went on to illustrate the rest of the novels in the series. Although her wonderfully distinctive pen and ink drawings were originally done in b/w,some of her work has subsequently been coloured by other artists, including her own niece,Caroline Nuttal-Smith,but most noticeably by R. W. Alley The classic Paddington Bear books by Michael Bond have been illustrated by him in colour,for twenty-five years.His style is similar to Fortnum’s,and he made sure Paddington was still recognisable in his blue duffle coat and hat. Margaret Emily Noel Fortnum (b. 23rd December, 1919 – d. 28th March,2016) was an English illustrator,best known for illustrating the children's literature series 'Paddington Bear'.  Briefly attended Tunbridge Wells School of Art in 1939,before enlisting in the A.T.S. (Auxiliary Terrotorial Service) in WW2.Whilst in the military,she sustained serious injuries when she was run over by a truck,requiring a prolonged period of recovery.With her recovery she attended the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London.She worked as an art teacher, painter,and textile designer before becoming a full-time book illustrator.As of 2015 she had illustrated nearly eighty books.                  Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and smaller size of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!                                            N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **  

Stock number: rja1115123. ISBN: 9780007269464.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BOND**, MICHAEL:
PADDINGTON RACES AHEAD. [Illustrated by R. W. Alley.**]L

Imprint: LONDON.HarperCollins Children's Books,2012.
Edition: UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NFINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,running Paddington Bear colour illustration by Peggy Fortnum illustrated front of dw/dj with author's capitalised,black-lettered name and capitalised white-lettered title within a narrow horizontal red band at top edge and black lettered strpline and illustrator's (Peggy Fortnum) credit at lower edge; spine/backstrip with thumbnail white silhouette of Paddington at its head, capitalised,black-lettered title+author name and publisher’s black-lettered+illustrated colophon respectively,to foot of same,a matt white background rear panel of dw/dj with thumbnail b/w line illustrations of Paddington in various poses towards it's fore-edge and a critic's (Stephen Fry) black-lettered quote.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – rear top corner minisculely rubbed - but no other nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned - fore-edges slightly darker than the top's but both without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean/unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain white paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink lettering - a thumbnail Paddington Bear black line illustration to head of spine/ backstrip,and title+author name to same,and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn,7-173pp [paginated] includes 7 chapters,b/w line illustrated chapter headpieces and other b/w line illustrations all by R.W. Alley. throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,thumbnail b/w line illustrated title page,a thumbnail b/w illustrated Contents list/table and to the rear, 2pp blanks the verso of which,also with a thumbnail b/w line illustration. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 10+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a  children's book.It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional example for its cleanliness and lack of other detracting faults.  Somehow Paddington always manages to find himself in very unusual situations.So it is no surprise when he gets in a spot of bother with some shaving cream,causes a London bus to be evacuated and is mistaken for a Peruvian hurdler.There's never a dull moment when a certain bear is around!                         Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over fifty years.  Want more Michael BOND titles? Please search the rest of my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED,and MODERN FIRSTS catalogues for similar and other 'PADDINGTON', 'Monsieur Pamplemousse','Parsley', 'Olga da Polga' and 'J.D. Polson' titles/ stories. The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions - see my book ID rja704317 for an Folio Society exclusive 12 volume set+ slipcase published for HarperCollins in 2010 and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum.                    R. W. Alley has illustrated Paddington's adventures for 20 years.An author and illustrator of many books for children,he lives in Rhode Island,USA,with his wife,the children's book author Zoe B. Alley.                        Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1121024. ISBN: 9780007458844.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

BOND**, MICHAEL:
Paddington's Magical Christmas.**

Imprint: LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO LTD.,1988.
Edition: UK,slim square 8vo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim square 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued, 1st edn.[One and the last of nine titles in the Paddington 'First' Picture Books - for younger readers - series by Collins (UK) spanning 1984-88.All were written in collaboration with David McKee and illustrated by him.] FINE.A young owner's childishly handwritten Christian name in pencil to ffe - no other notation/ writing,and no dw/dj - as issued.The absence of a publisher's price - usually indicates an export edition,and generally believed to precede UK trade issue/ distribution.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by David McKee,illustrated bds, with white lettering and plain dark green eps; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Some minor,superficial scoring and indentations particularly to rear bd - but not excessive or obtrusive though.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine (owner name excepted) - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim square 8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated] includes colour pictorial vignette illustrated title page,recto+ verso of first and last pages - single page colour illustration,all other pages double-paged colour illustration - all by David McKee. One day,not long before Christmas, Paddington heard Mrs Bird singing.It seemed her true love had sent her a present of a partridge in a pear tree. Over the next few days the mystery deepened.Mrs Brown sang that her true love had sent four calling birds,three French hens,two turtle doves and another partridge in a pear tree. But Paddington couldn't even see a pear tree,let alone a partridge or four calling birds.So he went to his friend,Mr Gruber, and told him what was happening.That gave Mr Gruber an idea . . . Michael Bond and David McKee together have created a magical Christmas book which is sure to enchant all young readers. Want more Michael BOND titles? Please search the rest of my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED and MODERN FIRSTS catalogues for similar and other 'PADDINGTON','Monsieur Pamplemousse', 'Parsley','Olga da Polga' and 'J.D. Polson' titles/stories. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja750217. ISBN: 0001811800

£ 35.00 (approx. $US 45.55 )

BOND**, MICHAEL:
Paddington's Finest Hour.

Imprint: LONDON.HarperCollins Children's Books,2017.
Edition: UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 2017 is also the publisher's 200th Anniversary.Michael Bond also died 28/06/17.His first book was published in 1958 and his last in 2017,covering a span of 59 years.In June 2016 Studio Canal - a French film production and distribution company that owns the third-largest film library in the world acquired the Paddington franchise outright.The company is a unit of the Canal+ Group,owned by Vivendi,and Bond was allowed to keep the publishing rights to his series,which he belatedly - two months before his death, licensed in April 2017 to HarperCollins for the next six years.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour pictorial artwork; adapted from Peggy Fortnum originals and coloured by Mark Burgess,illustrated dw/dj panels with fluorescent blue gilt and black ink printed lettering to front+spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red cloth boards with b/w ink decoration of subject's outline to centre of front board and bright, crisp,black ink printed letters to spine/ backstrip,and pristine,immaculate plain blue endpapers.UK,slim,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7- 135pp [paginated] includes 7 chapters,profuse b/w line illustrations by R.W. Alley throughout the tect and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,b/w vignetted title page,contents list/table,and to the rear,7 pp publisher's b/w adverts for other previous Paddington Bear titles. Margaret Emily Noel Fortnum (b. 23 December 1919; died 28 March 2016.) Worked as Peggy Fortnum.Born Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex. Educated at St. Margaret's School,Harrow.Joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (1942-43); discharged,after injury,with a pension and war grant on which she studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts.An introduction by John Farleigh (then Art Director at the Sylvan Press) led to publisher's commissions,and she continued to work as a book illustrator (of over 70 titles,mainly for children) until 1975.Her light-hearted pen and ink sketches did much to enliven the first eleven books in Michael Bond's 'Paddington Bear' series (1958-74/1980). She also paints,in oil and watercolour,and has exhibited in England and America; she has also designed textiles (1947-51). Hurrying forward,he held out a welcoming hand."Sir Percival Rushmoor," he said."I'm invigilating." "I'm sorry to hear that,Sir Percival",said Paddington. "I hope you feel better very soon." Somehow Paddington always finds himself in extraordinary situations,so it is no surprise when he comes to the attention of the local police,appears in a popular TV cookery show and finds himself on stage giving one of his hard stares to a hypnotist. For nearly sixty years Paddington has been delighting readers worldwide with his humorous misadventures and earnest good intentions. From master storyteller,Michael Bond,come these much-awaited brand new Paddington adventures. Join the bear from Darkest Peru in what is undoubtedly his finest hour! Want more Michael BOND titles? Please search the rest of my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED,and MODERN FIRSTS catalogues for similar and other 'PADDINGTON','Monsieur Pamplemousse','Parsley', 'Olga da Polga' and 'J.D. Polson' titles/ stories. The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions - see my book ID rja704317 for an Folio Society exclusive 12 volume set+ slipcase published for HarperCollins in 2010 and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. R. W. Alley has illustrated Paddington's adventures for 20 years.An author and illustrator of many books for children,he lives in Rhode Island,USA,with his wife,the children's book author Zoe B. Alley. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item(s) offered P/p included or free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja853019. ISBN: 9780008226190.

£ 12.99 (approx. $US 16.91 )