Tootleoo Two. by DARWIN, Bernard and Elinor - 1927

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Previous owner's inscription on front free end page. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Nonesuch Press, 1927. Book. Good. hardback. hardback, rectangular format and measuring 7 1/2" x 10 1/4", pictorial parchment paper covered boards, knocked to the corners, the sewing remains sound, one or two short closed edge tears, some creasing and light soiling from page-turning, illustrated in full colour..

London: The Nonesuch Press [1927]. Oblong 8vo.Illustrated. Not paginated. Paper pictorial boards. Some minor marks and bumping to the boards with small tear to the tail of the spine. Some slight marks internally and illustrated in colour throughout. Minor lean to the spine. . Very Good. Illustrated Paper Covers. 1927.

, [72] pages, contains 20 colour wood-cut plates

The Nonesuch Press. London. No Date. 1927. FIRST EDITION. Large oblong 8vo. (10.2 x 7.7 inches). Finely illustrated with line drawing on the title page and 20 full page colour lithographs by Elinor Darwin accompanying the verses of Bernard Darwin. Original beige paper covered boards with wave, fish and border decorations and reproduction of one of the book's illustrations in blue on front cover. A very good, bright and clean copy with small amount of chipping to the top of the spine and minimal rubbing and bumping to the extremities.

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1927. Pp. [82](last blank), black & white title page vignette, 20 full page coloured lithographic illustrations; oblong 4to; pictorial light brown padded papered boards, lettered and decorated in blue, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; the free endpapers slightly offset, The Nonesuch Press, London, n.d.[1927]. First edition. McKitterick 45. *A sequel to The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo, in which a learned dragon agrees to tutor naughty Marmaduke and the other cockyollychicks. The grandson of Charles Darwin, Bernard Darwin is best known for his golf books. He and his wife, the engraver Elinor Monsell, collaborated on three books for children featuring Mr. Tootleoo.

London: The Nonesuch Press,, 1927. First edition, first impression, of the second 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. Oblong quarto. Original brown boards lettered and decorated in blue. With dust jacket. With 20 full-page coloured illustrations by Elinor Darwin. A very good copy in the scarce dust jacket, heavily torn and chipped, a little sunned around extremities.

New York: Harper & Brothers [1928]. Pictorial boards, light wear to corners and spine ends, else Near Fine. Sequel to Mr. Tootleoo, illustrated with 20 beautifully printed color plates. A wonderful fantasy written for children by noted golf author, Bernard Darwin. Scarce.. Probable First Amer. Edition. Near Fine/No Jacket. Oblong 4to.