THE SHORT STORIES OF CHARLES DICKENS. Selected and introduced by Walter Allen by DICKENS. CHARLES.; ARDIZZONE. EDWARD. Illustrates

Nister & Co.Ltd.,Circa 1906. FIRST EDITION WITH THESE ILLUSTRATIONS. Oblong Large 12mo. (10.8 x 8.3 inches). 12 fine colour plates. A lovely copy in publishers glazed boards. The front board in full colour. Green cloth spine. In the rare original dustwrapper which is split along the spine and in two pieces, held together by a wrapper protector. Thumb sized piece missing from the middle of the spine and front panel but overall the wrapper is in very good condition. A rare survivor.:

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London.,1896. FIRST SULLIVAN EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.4 inches). A tall, wide marginned copy. Illustrated throughout with 50 fine full page engraved plates by Sullivan. There is some foxing throughout much the book, mostly to the top third of the pages and fairly light but in some cases darker and over more of the page. Conyemporary half dark brown morocco. Spine with raised bands. Compartments lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards and endpapers. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Neat previous owners name, dated Xmas '98 on front blank endpaper. Overall a near to very good copy of this beautifully illustrated title.:

Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd, Nottingham. 1929. Reprint by Boots the Chemist. 4to. (10.1 x 8 inches). Near fine copy, beautifully illustrated with 12 full colour, tipped in plates, each with a printed tissue guard. Scores of wonderful line illustrations throughout text. Original dark green cloth, the front board with gilt illustration and lettering. The spine has gilt ruling and lettering. Previous owners neat inscription, dated "Xmas 1929" on front paste down endpaper. Overall a fine, bright and clean copy of this beautiful book.

Jonathan Cape. London. 1972. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (10 x 7.4 inches). 64pp. Illustrated with 182 illustrations, printed in various colours, by Earnshaw, a master of surrealism. Full black cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Fine copy in the red and black printed dustwrapper which is fine. ---- The rare hard cover of this important work. The book was issued in hard and soft cover with this variant being by far the hardest to find. A remarkable book full of Earnshaw's surreal, humorous and dark illustrations. A contemporary review of the book from the Times educational Supplement perhaps sums it up best; "It is fair to say that the author explores a landscape which suggests Magritte and Monty Python. The humour is austere, bleak and if not black, at least charcoal grey. As a feat of imagination the work is outstanding.".

Blackie and Son, Limited. London. - No date. Circa 1910. REPRINT of 1903 edition, with 5 extra full colour plates. Large 8vo. (10 x 7.7 inches). Illustrated with 16 full page colour plates, 6 full colour and 10 printed in orange, black and grey, plus several hundred fine line drawings, many within the text and a few printed in red and black. A very good copy in publishers paper covered boards with colour illustration mounted to front cover within a printed border, below black lettering. Grey cloth spine with lettering and decoration in black. Some rubbing to the corners and a little fraying to the cloth but overall a very good copy of this beautifully illustrated book.

Nister & Co.Ltd.,Circa 1906. FIRST EDITION WITH THESE ILLUSTRATIONS. Oblong Large 12mo. (10.8 x 8.3 inches). 12 fine colour plates. A lovely copy in publishers glazed boards. The front board in full colour. Green cloth spine. In the rare original dustwrapper which is split along the spine and in two pieces, held together by a wrapper protector. Thumb sized piece missing from the middle of the spine and front panel but overall the wrapper is in very good condition. A rare survivor.:

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London.,1896. FIRST SULLIVAN EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.4 inches). A tall, wide marginned copy. Illustrated throughout with 50 fine full page engraved plates by Sullivan. There is some foxing throughout much the book, mostly to the top third of the pages and fairly light but in some cases darker and over more of the page. Conyemporary half dark brown morocco. Spine with raised bands. Compartments lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards and endpapers. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Neat previous owners name, dated Xmas '98 on front blank endpaper. Overall a near to very good copy of this beautifully illustrated title.:

Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd, Nottingham. 1929. Reprint by Boots the Chemist. 4to. (10.1 x 8 inches). Near fine copy, beautifully illustrated with 12 full colour, tipped in plates, each with a printed tissue guard. Scores of wonderful line illustrations throughout text. Original dark green cloth, the front board with gilt illustration and lettering. The spine has gilt ruling and lettering. Previous owners neat inscription, dated "Xmas 1929" on front paste down endpaper. Overall a fine, bright and clean copy of this beautiful book.

Jonathan Cape. London. 1972. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (10 x 7.4 inches). 64pp. Illustrated with 182 illustrations, printed in various colours, by Earnshaw, a master of surrealism. Full black cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Fine copy in the red and black printed dustwrapper which is fine. ---- The rare hard cover of this important work. The book was issued in hard and soft cover with this variant being by far the hardest to find. A remarkable book full of Earnshaw's surreal, humorous and dark illustrations. A contemporary review of the book from the Times educational Supplement perhaps sums it up best; "It is fair to say that the author explores a landscape which suggests Magritte and Monty Python. The humour is austere, bleak and if not black, at least charcoal grey. As a feat of imagination the work is outstanding.".

Blackie and Son, Limited. London. - No date. Circa 1910. REPRINT of 1903 edition, with 5 extra full colour plates. Large 8vo. (10 x 7.7 inches). Illustrated with 16 full page colour plates, 6 full colour and 10 printed in orange, black and grey, plus several hundred fine line drawings, many within the text and a few printed in red and black. A very good copy in publishers paper covered boards with colour illustration mounted to front cover within a printed border, below black lettering. Grey cloth spine with lettering and decoration in black. Some rubbing to the corners and a little fraying to the cloth but overall a very good copy of this beautifully illustrated book.