Children's
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First Edition; large 8vo; 22 full-page illustrations by the author, slight toning, very occasional, random spotting, mostly to final few leaves; late 20th century full maroon morocco, gilt-panelled, marbled endpapers and original cloth cover and spine bound in at the rear, slight fading, upper, outer corner of front cover mildly bumped, otherwise very good.
£850 -
First edition, softcover issue, [one of 2,000 copies], signed by the authors with inscription; 8vo; plain vignettes and colour plates by Brian Williams; publisher's pictorial wrappers, a fine copy; with related bookmark.
£400 -
First edition, first impression; 8vo; original pictorial boards by Victor Ambrus without dust-jacket as issued, minor bumping to spine ends but overall a superior, bright example, free of the sunning that plagues some copies.
£750 -
First edition, first printing (with correct number line '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0'); large 8vo (235 x 170 mm.); colour title and illustrations throughout by Art Cummings, patterned endpapers; publisher's pictorial boards, thin scratch to lower cover but overall a fine, sharp copy.
£475 -
First edition; small 8vo (165 x 100 mm.); wood-engraved frontispiece, 8pp. advertisements, contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper, brown-coated endpapers with some wear at hinges possibly due to the adhesive used for the pastedowns; publisher's green cloth blocked in black with gilt title to spine and upper cover and gold medallion containing horse's portrait to upper cover, a little rubbed at corners, slight rolling of spine, but overall very good.
£6,000 -
First UK edition, first impression; large 8vo; black & white illustrations by Faith Jacques, contemporary ink name to front free endpaper, overall internally very good; original boards with wrap-around artwork, laminated as issued, slight wear to corner-tips and spine ends but overall very good.
£300 -
First edition, second issue with 4-line colophon; large 8vo; frontispiece, plates and illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine slightly dulled as usual, otherwise fine.
£500 -
First Edition, First Impression; 8vo; colour frontispiece, pictorial title, illustrations and endpapers by the author. Publisher's grey cloth, titles to upper board and spine in purple. With the dust jacket. Spine gently rolled and a little faded but an excellent copy in the nicked and lightly tanned dust jacket.
£175 -
First edition, first printing; folio; illustrations and pictorial endpapers by Bemelmans, contemporary ownership inscription on half-title; publisher's cloth, pictorial wrap-around dust-jacket, a few small chips and closed tears with slight loss to head of spine, but overall a very good, fresh example.
£650 -
First edition, first printing; 8vo; frontispiece and illustrations by Joseph Schindelman, internally fine; publisher's cloth-backed pictorial boards, near-fine, dust-jacket, price-clipped, but overall a near fine, bright example with no fading to spine.
£375