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The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo [together with] Tootleoo Two (Presentation Copy) by Darwin, Bernard and Elinor - 1927

by Darwin, Bernard and Elinor

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The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo [together with] Tootleoo Two (Presentation Copy) by Darwin, Bernard and Elinor - 1927

The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo [together with] Tootleoo Two (Presentation Copy)

by Darwin, Bernard and Elinor

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London: The Nonesuch Press, 1927. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, first impression, inscribed upon publication on the front blank by the authors "With love from / Eily and Bernard. / Xmas 1925". Small oblong quarto. [92] pages. Vignette title-page and twenty-two full page color lithographed plates by Elinor Darwin. Publisher's original tan pictorial paper boards with red medallion. In the scarce original light green dust jacket with circular aperture for the medallion. Publisher's original pictorial paper boards. Small oblong quarto. Twenty full page color lithographed plates by Elinor Darwin. A near fine copy in very good jacket, accompanied by its sequel.

"Children's books are normally weary, stale, flat and profitable, it would appear in proportion to their flatness and staleness. Mr. Tootleoo... is on the contrary very much 'in the round' and as fresh and brisk as a child (or a grownup reader to a child) could desire. Its tale is excellent, its verse simple and witty, and its pictures - two dozen full-pages printed in four colours - are delicious" (Nonesuch prospectus 1925). The present signed copy is accompanied by the sequel to the successful Tale of Mr. Tootleoo. It, like its predecessor, was celebrated for being an engaging work. "


Dreyfus 27 & 45. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.
  • Bookseller Whitmore Rare Books US (US)
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine
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  • Edition First edition
  • Publisher The Nonesuch Press
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1927

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The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo

The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo

by Darwin, Bernard and Elinor

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London: Nonesuch Press Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Good. Hardcover. 7 1/2 x 10 Oblong. Mr. Tootleoo is a sailor who suffers shipwreck but doesn't drown. "Close at hand, upon my word, he found a Cockyollybird." It goes on to tell of the cockyolly chicks, a whale, a seagull who takes an egg to our hero, and finally, the Cockyollybird turns into a lovely lady, her chicks become girls and boys, and Mr. Tootleoo proposes. Now meet Mr. and Mrs. Tootleoo ! The recto pages are full colour, while the verso pages contain the poem. A delightful bit of nonsense. Previous owners' names and date supplied by Aunt Ellen (1928). Approx. 64 pp..
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The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo

by Darwin, Bernard & Elinor

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London: The Nonesuch Press [1925]. Oblong 4to. n.d. [1925] . unnumbered. 45 leaves, including 22 splendid full page colour illustrations. In the original light brown paper cover boards, with red decoration to the spine and corners, and a large blind stamped red medallion of 'Mr Tootleoo and the cockyolly birds' ' six shillings'. The head and tail of the spine have been crushed with a little loss, and there is a general overall toning. However, this is a very good copy of an uncommon title. Bernard Darwin was grandson of Charles Darwin; he was a golf writer and good amateur golfer. . Very Good. Paper Covered Boards. First Edition. 1925.
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The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo

by Darwin, Bernard & Elinor

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London: The Nonesuch Press N.d. [1925]. Oblong 8vo.Illustrated. Unpaginated [45 leaves, including 22 full-page colour illustrations]. Original light brown paper-covered boards, with red decoration to the spine and corners, and a large embossed red medallion of 'Mr Tootleoo and the Cockyolly Birds' to the front board. Boards clean. Internally clean. No ownership names. With twenty-two full-page colour illustrations. A nice copy of an uncommon title. Bernard Darwin was a grandson of Charles Darwin; he was a golf writer and good amateur golfer. . Near Fine. Paper Covered Boards. First Edition. 1925.
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The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo.

by DARWIN, Bernard and Elinor

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The Nonesuch Press, London., 1925. First edition. Oblong quarto. Unpaginated. A children's story in rhyming couplets by Bernard Darwin illustrated in colour and in Edward Lear style by his wife Elinor. Decorated boards with relief coin panel on front.Near fine in very good, slightly nicked dustwrapper torn and chipped at head of spine and faded at the edges.
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The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo

by DARWIN, BERNARD AND ELINOR

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London: Nonesuch Press, n.d. [presumably 1925]. First Edition (presumably). Publishers’s paper-covered boards with a relief medallion-like title on the front board; 1928 gift inscription; very good. [With] Tootleoo Two. London: Nonesuch Press, n.d. [ca. 1925 or later]. First Edition (presumably). Publisher’s paper-covered boards; owner’s initials on the front free endpaper; very good.
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The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo.

The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo.

by DARWIN, Bernard & Elinor

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London: The Nonesuch Press,, [1925]. First edition, first printing. The first Mr. Tootleoo book. Bernard Darwin (1876–1961) was the grandson of the naturalist Charles Darwin. He and his wife collaborated on their children's books, with Bernard providing the text, and Elinor the illustrations. With a handwritten note on the publisher's stationery loosely inserted, apparently unconnected to this copy. Oblong quarto. Original brown boards with red decoration, red blindstamped roundel to front cover. With dust jacket. With 22 full-page coloured illustrations by Elinor Darwin. Covers a little cockled, else a very good copy in the dust jacket, a little chipped and toned around extremities.
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The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo [together with] Tootleoo Two

by Darwin, Bernard and Elinor

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London: The Nonesuch Press, 1927. First editions. Illustrated in color by Elinor Darwin. 2 vols. Oblong 8vo. Original decorated paper over boards, fine copies, IN ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS, Volume II with loss, and Vol. I VG. First editions. Illustrated in color by Elinor Darwin. 2 vols. Oblong 8vo. In Dust Jackets. Dreyfus 27, 45
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