Peter Pan and Wendy
BARRIE, J M Reissue. 16 x 23.8 cm blue boards with blind stamped borders and gilt stamped titles to the spine. Top edge blue, pictorial endpapers 320pp with 12 tipped in plates, pictorial title page and 19 black and white illustrations within the text. With original price clipped dust jacket. There is a little marking to the front board and a touch of rubbing to the spine tips and corners. Internally there is a gift inscription on the front free endpaper dated 1929 and a short split in the endpapers and the front of the book but the binding is firm. There is a littleacid migration toning to the endpapers where not protected by dust jacket flap and very occasional light spotting, mainly to the first few and last few pages and to the edge of the text block. The plates are all in fine condition. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is a little dust stained with toning to the spine and rubbing to the front pastedown image. There are a number of short tears and creases along the top and bottom edges with reinforcement to the verso at the spine tips, bottom corners and on the front panel protecting a 2.5 cm closed tear. There is minor loss to the joint tips and corners. All in all a very nice early copy of this Attwell illustrated book. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Heidi’s Early Experiences and Heidi’s Further Experiences
SPYRI, Johanna 12 x18.2 cm boards in uniform black & gilt decorated dark green cloth, all edges gilt, bound using three staples, no half title page; vol.1 - frontispiece, cancel title page, [1], contents, [1], 288pp with dark blue/green endpapers, 2 further engraved plates (with page ref.s); vol.2 as vol.1 but without frontispiece, 208pp, khaki green endpapers and 4 engraved plates (without page ref.s). We believe both volumes to have been produced by Friedrich Andreas Perthes as part of their original production. Both have cancel title pages for Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington (who traded under this exact name at the Crown Buildings, 188 Fleet Street address shown on the title page, between 1874 -1887). Both volumes have the same ownership name to the verso of the front free endpaper. The joints have rubbed through in places (vol.1: upper joint 2cm at the top & 5.5cm bottom and lower joint 5.5cm; vol.2 2.5 cm at the top of the lower joint) as have the spine ends please see images. The corners are lightly rubbed and the boards have general light age related soiling, more obviously to the back covers. The pages are reasonably clean but there are various marks throughout: finger marks, a few drip marks, dark spots and some marking visible at the gutter surrounding staples. Both inner hinges are intact and the bindings are firm and square. Seemingly, this set is the most scarce of all the scarce early English language editions. Other than this copy, we can find no record of a Sampson Low (SL) set having sold at auction and we have only been able to trace the existence of one other copy held in a US institution (this copy too has both volumes in the same colour). Records concerning the early publications of both volumes are somewhat scant. The exact date of publication of the first volume (Heidi's Early Experiences ) is unknown but appears accepted as being 1882, as it was listed as such in The Westminster Review in 1883, and was published by Spyri's German publisher, Friedrich Andreas Perthes. The date of the second volume (Heidi's Further Experiences ) is less clear but generally asserted as being 1884, and appears in various states with publisher combinations of Perthes and W Swan Sonnenchein (WSS). All of the Perthes/WSS sets that we have found, though, comprise vol.1 in a dark cloth and vol.2 in a light cloth and we have not found any in matching cloth. Interestingly, both front covers have the title "Heidi's Early Adventures", volume two does not change to "Heidi's Further Experiences", as the title page does. However, we do know that both volumes of this Sampson Low set were published in 1884, as they are listed on page 542 of the English Catalogue of Books vol. IV (covering Jan 1881 Dec 1889). Both volumes are bound in uniform dark green cloth (the same as for vol.1 of the WSS sets), both with cancel title pages, and both with Heidi's Early Adventures on the front cover. It would appear that this is the first complete British set that and was published in 1884. (interestingly, both R B Russell's First Edition Prices Index and the Book Collector Rare Book Price Guide listed the first UK Edition of Heidi as being published by Sampson Low - at least in the editions we have seen). It seems clear that both WSS & SL copies of vol.2 were published by Perthes (the Christie's description for lot 83 sold on 16 Nov. 2005 stated: "Perthes published the first volume of this English translation under his own imprint, and printed the sheets for the second volume which was published by Sonnenschein in London "). Perthes appears to have appointed SL as well as WSS to act as a seller, or possibly, WSS made a separate arrangement with SL. The fact that both SL volumes are in the same dark green cloth as the original Perthes and WSS volume 1 copies is intriguing. All other publisher copies that we have traced have the volume two in a lighter green cloth. There are a couple of possible scenarios that could explain this but we have been unable- $14,796
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Sleeping Beauty
EVANS, C. S. 1st Trade Edition. 18.7 x 25.8 cm pictorial paper covered boards, green and cream endpapers 110[2]pp. tricolour silhouette frontispiece and title page and 2 additional tricolour double page illustrations, tipped in colour plate and numerous black and white silhouette illustrations throughout. In original dust jacket priced at 7/6d net on the spine. The boards have been well protected by the jacket and are clean and bright with just a touch of shelf wear along the bottom edge. Internally, without name, inscription or bookplate. There is light spotting to the edge of the text block and internally some spotting and marking mainly to the bottom marginal edge. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is pretty clean with a touch of toning to the spine and with minor loss to the spine tips and corners with a 2cm closed tear on the bottom fore edge of the front flap. All in all a lovely 1st Trade Edition of Rackham's second silhouette book. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care. Alice In Wonderland
CARROLL, Lewis 1st Thus. 12.5 x 19 cm bevel edged red cloth with pictorial image pastedown to the front and gilt stamped titles to the spine, 221[1]pp [2], Treasure House Library list, with 5 colour plates including frontispiece and 70 black and white illustrations by A L (Ada Leonora) Bowley. An excellent copy with a little rubbing to the image on the front board together with a touch of shelf wear, bruising to the top corner of the upper board and a little pushing to the foot of the spine. Internally there is a gift inscription on the front free endpaper but otherwise the book is clean and bright. All in all a lovely copy of this charmingly illustrated Alice. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care. The Ian Fleming Collection od 19th-20th Century Source Material Concerning Western Civilization together with the originals of the James Bond-007 Tales
FLEMING, Ian Lilly Library Publication Number XII, the sole edition of the catalogue of the Ian Fleming Collection as purchased by the Lilly Library, a limited edition of 1500 copies. Original black wrappers with Fleming's family crest and motto on front wrapper in gold. 53pp including 16 pages of monochrome illustrations. A compliment slip from Bertram Rota is laid in. A fine copy clean and bright noting only a pencil inscription indicating the book is a gift from the Lilly Library on the title page, and a very faint toned outline from a newspaper cutting laid in. The book is now protected in a clear, firm plastic removable cover. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care. Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales
ANDERSEN, Hans Christian First Edition Thus. 19.2 x 25.5 cm red cloth with black double ruled borders, gilt stamped decoration and titles to the front and spine. With sixteen tipped in colour plates and more than 80 black and white illustrations. In original dust jacket with 15s. price to the spine. The boards have been well protected by the dust jacket and are clean with very bright titles and just a hint of shelf wear. Internally without name, inscription or bookplate. There is some spotting to the prelims and a little more to the last few pages and the edge of the text block. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) presents very well noting only a 1.5 cm triangle of loss to the bottom left hand corner on the pictorial paste down on the front, minimal loss to the corners and a 2mm chip on the lower joint at the foot of the spine and a couple of short closed tears. All in all a beautifully illustrated volume. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
The Adventures of Tintin – Tintin In Tibet
HERGE 1st UK Edition, 22.3 x 30.3 cm red cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards with 8s 6d net price on the lower board. Blue and white pictorial endpapers, [2] 62pp. There is a little light marking and some small scuffs to the lower board whilst the upper board has some light marking with a little bleeding of colour from the spine onto the front board of about 1cm. There is also a very faint 1-1.5 cm mark along a third of the bottom edge. There is some rubbing to the edges and corners which have some surface abrasion. The top corners are a little pushed. The spine is a little rubbed with some surface abrasion but the spine tips are firm with no splits or fraying. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate just a hint of toning to the margins of the pages. All in all a nice 1st UK Edition copy of this Tintin mountaineering adventure. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Chimney Town
DASKEIN, Tarella Quin 1st Edition 14.8 x 21 cm blue cloth with black stamped silhouette decoration and titles to the front and spine, viii, 238pp [2] publisher's catalogue. With 2 colour plates, black and white pictorial title page and 27 black and white illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, as called for. Light marking to the boards and a touch of toning to the spine. Internally there is are two small book plates to the front paste down and a little spotting to the first and last few pages and the edge of the text block. All in all a very nice copy of this charmingly illustrated work consisting of four short stories peopled by fairies and Australian wildlife. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care. Tinkler Johnny
HERBERTSON, Agnes Grozier 1st Edition. 12.5 x 18cm green cloth backed paper boards with pictorial paste down to the front cover and dark green titles to the front and spine. 239(1)pp with 4 full page colour plates and 20 black and white illustrations by Florence Harrison. In original unclipped dust jacket. The boards have been well protected by the jacket and are clean and bright noting only a little shelf wear, some pushing and rubbing to the foot of the spine and rubbing to to the corners. Internally there is a gift inscription to the front free endpaper and some toning to the endpapers where the jacket does not reach. There is very faint spotting to the edge of the text block but otherwise the book is generally very clean. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is a little dust stained with rubbing to the spine tips corners and edges. There is minor loss and closed tears to the joint tips and corners with tape reinforcement to the joints on the verso of the jacket. A hard to find Florence Harrison illustrated volume in a very scarce dust jacket. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care. The Coming of the Fairies
DOYLE, Arthur Conan 1st Edition, 1st Impression. 14 x 22 cm blue ribbed cloth with blind stamped boarder to the boards and gilt stamped titles to the spine, [iv] 139[1]pp with frontispiece and 14 illustrations as called for. There is a little faint marking to the front boards and a little pushing to the corners and spine tips. Internally, without name, inscription or bookplate but with occasional spotting, most evidently but not exclusively, to the first and last few pages. The plate facing p32, and the text page following, has a tiny 3mm closed tear and associated creasing on the top margin - it does not affect the image. There is some faint marking to the margin of the plate facing p38 and fraying to the fore edge of the page facing p112. All in all a very good 1st Edition copy of this unusual Conan Doyle work examining the case of the Cottingley Fairies where two young cousins Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths claimed to have taken photographs of the fairies at the bottom of their garden. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.