Collectibles & Ephemera

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1968. A splendid copy of this scarce BB title, the only copy online at the time of listing . Clean orange original cloth boards with bright silver lettering on spine. Binding solid, interior is tight, very clean, unmarked, bright, crisp and in great condition with the date "1969" inscribed on the top corner of ffep. Good+ wrapper with moderate rubbing/scuffing on spine head, wrapper not price clipped (16s net) with some creasing + one 2 " repaired closed tear on top panel. Numerous full page black and white illustrations and head and tailpieces by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. 128 pages .. First Edition. Hard Cover- Cloth. LIKE NEW/Good+. Illus. by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962. Rare Copy. Excellent beige cloth binding is solid and clean with red bright lettering on spine and top panel. Interior is tight, very clean, unmarked, bright, crisp and in excellent condition with one page dog eared. Good wrapper with moderate rubbing/corner wear & small closed tears/chips on spine head & tail, wrapper not price clipped (12s 6d net). Illustrated with frontispiece and numerous head and tailpieces, decorated initials and full page illustrations by BB. The story tells of three gnomes who live in an old tree by the side of the Folly Brook. Their brother, years before, went up the stream and never returned. In their perilous journey to find him, the three have many adventures. As ever, BB includes a wealth of natural history lore. Carnegie medal winner when first published. 254 pages + The Folly Brook Song with piano score.. Third Edition Reprint. Hard Cover- Cloth. Very Good+/Good. Illus. by Denys Watkins-Pitchford. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Bernard Geis Associates, 1971. Solid bright red boards with yellow cloth spine. Interior tight, clean, unmarked and crisp. pages bright and crisp . 179 pages. First printing stated on copy right page. A wonderful copy of this scarce early Block's comic satirical novel. . Stated First Printing. Hard Cover-Cloth Spine. EXCELLENT. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: J. M. Dent / E. P. Dutton, 1932. Orange cloth binding with gold letetring is tight, clean and in excellent condition. the top of front ffep is cut with small bookseller stamp on the right corner. Interior is tight, clean with no marks and in very good condition. Blue dj with edge wear & small closed tears. 339 pages + Everyman's Library's list of first 937 volumes. this book is no. 703 of Everyman's Library. This rare book contains several essays of Thomas Carlyle with an introduction by James Russell Lowell.. Forth Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1933. Solid brown cloth boards with light signs of aging/ light wear to the spine extremities. neat owner name ++ erase pencil inscription on ffep. Interior solid, clena unmarked and crisp. laid in is a typed note dated 1933-34, an envelope an a hand written note on economics. 554 pages + index. A collectible item.. First Edition-Second Printing. Hard Cover-Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Macmillan and Co., 1921. Adapted and edited by Otto Siepmann . Intro in English, Text in French . some notes on the first chapter, rest is clean. pages are bumped/moisture damaged, no front ffep, first page and back ffep are water stained/chipped. Grey cloth cover is water damaged, cloth spine is missing but all pages are together and unshaken. 190 pages + map of the battle of Leipzig(good condition .. Third Printing. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Calgary, Alberta: S. A. Kerr, 1988. New copy in mint condition. Stated First Printing. A collectors item. " ''a collection of essays on various aspects of oil history (in Alberta)...., pointing out that government involvement is as old as the industry itself...". . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, Canada: The Macmillan Company of Canada , 1936. Solid green cloth binding, light rubbing / sunning to spine, else fine. Interior tight, clean and unmarked .Pages mildly age tonned. Overall in in great condition. Neat owner name on free endpaper. " Special edition exclusively for use in Canadian schools: prescribed by the Minister of Education for use in Ontario and authorized in Saskatchewan and Quebec." . 10 full page B/W illustrations. . Hard Cover- Cloth. EXCELLENT. Illus. by Kipling , J Lockwood . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1942. Very good solid orange cloth boards with general mild rubbing/fading. Decorated endpapers. Interior tight with all pages intact. Inc name. Light pencil notations in first 3rd of book. A Very charming illustrated text for learning Spanish at the junior high or higher level. All illustrations by LEO POLITI including satmped-in illustrations on the front and back panels. A rare item.original price sticker on endpaper intact .. First Edition. Hard Cover- Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Leo Politi . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan Co., 1947. c.1947. Tight blue and white floral boards with some scuffing/ rubbing and general signs of handling.. Ex-Lib with Lib stamps/markings. Interior is tight. The book is well read with usual signs of handling /age and some scribbling on 2 pages. A good reading copy . 317 pages. . Hard Cover. Fair-Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Macmillan and Co., 1912. Light blue/grey cloth boards with blind stamped decorations, light rubbing/spotting/cornerwear, neat taped repair to the spine. Owner name/stamp on ffep. Moderately age toned pages are all intact and unmarked. 5 pages with small crack at hinge. Attractive full page black and white illustration facing title page. 216 pages. A rare title. . Hard Cover- Cloth. Good+. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. Solid tan cloth boards, small light spot to slightly cocked spine , no chipping, edges lightly rubbed. , attractive presentation inscription dated 1948 on front free end. Interior tight and clean. pages lightly age tanned. dj Not an x-lib. DJ with original price on inside fold, some rubbing, edge wear, small chips and closed tears. A scarce first British edition of the auhtor's first novel in collectible condition.. First British Edition. Hard Cover- Cloth. Very Good-/Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1915. An authorised facsimile of the original book produced in 1967 by microfilm -xerography by University microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan. X-lib with usual stamps/attachment/discard stamp. Charts photographs & graphics reproduce less than perfectly. Solid tight blue cloth binding with a hint of scuffing and sticker marks on spine, else fine boards. Interior clean and crisp. 256 pages. Scarce.. Hard Cover- Cloth. EXCELLENT. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Vancouver, BC, Canada: Raincoast Book Distribution, 1999. First Edition - Fourth Printing. Everything in Perfect BRAND NEW condition. Collectible. . First Canadian Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. BRAND NEW/BRAND NEW. Illus. by GrandPre, Mary (illustrator). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Kalamazoo, Michigan: KVP Sutherland Paper Company. The KVP Sutherland Philosopher. Volume 33, Number 1, 1964. Christmas issue. 7 wonderful color prints on "55-lb. Litho Parchment" paper stock in a yellow card-stock pictorial folder. All prints are in PERFECT condition. The prints include : "Adoration Of The Magi" by Gentile Da Fabriano; "St. Joseph And The Christ Child" by Giambattista Tiepolo; "Annunciation To The Shepherds" (from the Book of Pericopes of Henry II, c.1010); "Annunciation" by Gerard David (Gheeraert Davit); "Flight Into Egypt" by Duccio Di Buoninsegna; "Nativity" by Martin Schongauer; "Virgin Of The Rocks" by Leonardo Da Vinci. . 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. more information

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