Search Results: Illustrated from Ariadne Books

London: Gardner, Darton, c 1895. Decorated boards with cloth binding. 288mm x 215mm. Unpaginated. Twelve leaves each separated by lighter weight paper. Each printed page illustrated with strangely attractive colour cartoon-like figures and accompanying verse in a hand-written style. Illustrated endpapers. A bit of an oddity but definitely interesting. Poor. Boards edge-worn and rubbed with some soiling, which is worse to the rear. Text block separated from boards. Stitched binding almost completely separated between the two signatures. Paper toned. Gift inscription dated Xmas 1895 to recto of 'Portrait' of the author page.

London: Picador, 2022. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on a Picador bookplate affixed to the title page. Hardback. 135mm x 125mm. Unpaginated. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. In this enchantingly illustrated Christmas poem, Carol Ann Duffy invites readers to open the windows on "Advent Street". In each one is a gift. You may find yourself captivated by the colours of festive domesticity, or catch your lips moving in time with a Christmas carol drifting into the night. Whatever the surprise, when the curtains draw back and the lights sharpen, Duffy's beguiling words, paired with the beautiful illustrations from Yelena Bryksenkova, call you inside to feel the warmth. Book and jacket new. Jacket unclipped.

Salisbury: Michael Russell, 1977. Limited edition of 850 copies. Hardback. 160pp. Publisher's original binding. Black cloth with red and gilt. Book in near fine condition. Very clean and bright with a mass of delightful wood engravings.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1878. Hardback. Fair/No dust jacket issued.. Phiz (Hablot K Browne). George Routledge & Sons, London, 1878. Book condition: fair. Some wear and chips to the corners and edges. Cloth spine a little frayed and some splitting at the hinges. Spine somewhat shaken. Pages free of stains and marks. A little tanning to end papers. No jacket. Coloured frontispiece and 36 vignettes by Hablot K. Browne (aka Phiz). The rhymes written by Jane Euphemia Saxby (nee Browne) are sometimes misattributed to Ann Jackson Hawkshaw. The rhymes set to music by T. Crampton. This was a very popular book which ran to 9 editions between 1852 and 1879.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1939. Jean de Brunhoff. Second English edition, 1939. Hardback. Large format. 40 pages. Book condition: fair. Boards generally rubbed, scuffed and soiled. Extremities of spine a little worn. Corners bumped and some chipping to edges. Ink gift inscription to title page. Some cracking at gutter. Pages generally clean and bright.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1976. 1976 reprint. Hardback. Good/No dust jacket.. Jean de Brunhoff. Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1976 reprint. First published in this smaller size (fifth edition approx 10.5 x 7.5 inches) in 1953. Book condition: good. Corners very lightly bumped and boards clean & unmarked with only slight signs of wear. Binding sound. Relatively clean/unmarked internally - just an occasional light mark or sign of handling.

Syracuse, New York: Just's Food Company, circa 1903. Originally available from family physicians or by sending twenty-five cents to Just's Food Company. 198mm x 150mm. Embossed ivory card covers. Unpaginated. Twenty-four pages, simple stitched binding, knotted on the spine. Decorative end papers. Title page with border and illustrations. Five full-page illustrations, other pages with illustrations and borders. The booklet is set out for the proud parents to record the milestones of the baby's early years. This copy has been partially completed in a neat hand and records the progress of one Paul William Harutun, born at 6.40pm on Thursday the first of January 1903. Loosely inserted is a ms note from the child's grandpa, addressed "Dear little stranger" following the news from Papa that the baby "had come to board at his house". Illustrations and bordesr etc by Jessie Willcox Smith Condition - very good with just a little very light soiling to covers.

London: The Athenaeum Press, 1934. First edition, 1934. Hardback. 112pp. Blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. Dust jacket. Cunliffe Owen writes simply and directly about King David, John the Baptist and Mary the Virgin. Three striking wood engravings by John Farleigh illustrate the text. Book in good condition. A little light marking and soiling to the boards. Text block edges dust soiled. Very light toning to end papers. Previous owner's name to ffep. Internally clean and bright. Dust jacket fair. Unclipped. Generally rubbed and soiled. Edge wear. Chipping and loss to corners and to extremities of spine. Some closed tears to edges. Jacket in a protective sleeve.

Stockbridge, Hampshire: Bocaccio Books, 1970. First and limited edition of 300 copies, this being number 36. Signed on the limitation page by Taylor McCall. Book handpainted by the authors. Printed at Compton Press, Compton Chamberlayne, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Hardback. 103pp. Approx. 305mm x 200mm. Half bound in blue Morocco over mustard yellow cloth. Marbled endpapers. Original slipcase (also numbered 36). An eclectic collection of aphorisms, snatches of poetry and sayings etc all nicely illustrated. A fascinating and creative piece of work redolent of its time. Near fine condition. A little light soiling to the boards and spine slightly discoloured. Internally very clean and bright. Slipcase very good. Some discolouration where it has been exposed to the sun and a little superficial scuffing.

Llandogo, Monmouth: The Old Stile Press, 1987. Limited edition of 225 numbered copies, of which, this is no. 202. Signed by the illustrator to the Colophon. Hardback. Unpaginated. Decorated boards with cloth binding and gilt to spine. Original decorated slipcase. Hand-set in Garamond and printed on damped, mould-made paper from St Cuthbert's Mill. Binding by Woolnough Fine Binding. Beautifully illustrated edition of this canticle used in the Liturgy of the Hours. Both book and slipcase in fine condition with little sign of use.

Edinburgh: Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. (Privately printed for Subscribers., 1879. Copy 75 of 100. Hardback. 4to. xl, 386pp. Half vellum binding. Gilt titles to spine. Upper board printed in Black & red. Laid-on panel to upper board also. Top edge gilt. No jacket. Printed on Whatman paper. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Thomas Bewick. Further engraved portrait of Bewick following the preface. Part I consists of 48 Fables, each has a wood engraving by Bewick. Part II consists of 68 Fables, each of which has a wood engraving by Bewick. Part III consists of 26 Fables in verse, each of which has a wood engraving by Bewick. Third engraved portrait of Thomas Bewick precedes the section containing the Select Supplementary illustrations on pages 319 - 384, most of which have at least two illustrations per page (save six blank pages). Very good condition. Some bumping and some light stains. Internally very clean and bright. Laid on panel to upper board a little rubbed with some consequent loss.… Read More

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1954. First edition, 1954. Signed by the author on front flyleaf with a dedication and dated February 1955. Hardback. xiii, 624pp plus plates and a loosely inserted folded colour map. Bound in Burgundy half morocco with five raised bands and gilt to spine. 19 full page colour plates by George Lodge, D. M. Reid-Henry and Miss Talbot Kelly. 9 black & white photographic plates (between pages 8 and 9), 53 text figures and 35 text maps. Book in near fine condition. Minor spotting to text block edges. Internally very clean and bright. A very attractive and signed copy.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1906. A & C Black de luxe limited edition of 500 copies. this one is signed by the publishers and annotated on the limitation page as a 'Publisher's Presentation Copy'. Hardback. 4to. xii, 216pp. Cream boards with pink, green and gilt decoration to upper board and to spine. Top edge gilt. Silk page marker. 73 colour illustrations each with a captioned tissue guard; 20 black & white illustrations plus 58 smaller illustrations, mostly reproduced from Pencil Drawings in Birket Foster's Sketch-books, throughout the text and one etching preceding the frontispiece. Book in good condition. Boards generally lightly rubbed and soiled. Some wear to extremities of spine. Toning to free end papers. Some cracking at gutter but text block firmly bound with the exception of the first plate (op. p4), which is loose at lower third. Very occasional and slight spotting.

London: Holp Shuppan/The Bodley Head, 1981. Facsimile edition. Softcover. As New/No dust jacket issued.. Elizabeth Upton. Holp Shuppan/The Bodley Head, Tokyo/London, 1981. Soft cover. Book Condition: Near fine. Slip Case in near fine condition. Facsimile of the original edition reproduced from the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books, Toronto Public Library. Book has light card covers with marbled pattern. illustrated with seven tipped-in illustrations on green paper. A really delightful little book.

London: The Trianon Press for The William Blake Trust, 1978. Limited edition, this being volume 134 of 440 copies. Large Folio (oblong 17 inches by 22 inches). Unpaginated. 19 leaves: Title Page; Seven Plates, designed and engraved by W. Blake; Second Title Page (This facsimile of Blake's Illustrations of Dante is published by The Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, London 1978); List of The Trustees of the William Blake Trust; six pages of commentary on The Dante Engravings; limitation page; Publisher's Note; Early States and Related Drawings and Watercolours; five pages of reproductions (final two being four images per page). Original morocco backed cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Printed on Lana rag paper. Original slipcase with morocco tips to narrow edges at open end. Book in very good condition with only minor edge wear. Slipcase also very good with occasional very light soiling. A large and heavy book but no additional shipping costs to UK destinations.

London: L. Upcott Gill, 1900. First edition, 1900. Hardback. [i - v], vi - xiv, 3565pp plus plates. Upper board and spine printed black with gilt highlights. 27 full page colour plates, most illustrating two different species with male and female variants. Other black & white illustrations in text. Book in very good condition. A little rubbing to extremities. Printed ex libris plate (blank) to front paste down. Faint toning to prelims and very minor spotting to page edges here and there. A few minor soil marks. A nice bright example.

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1859. First edition, 1859. Hardback. viii, 136pp. 35 chromolithographic plates each with a tissue guard. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth with gilt to spine. All edges gilt. Original yellow chalk-glazed endpapers. 216 species figured. No jacket. Anne Pratt was a highly regarded botanical and ornithological illustrator. She worked on over twenty books illustrated with chromolithographs. Anne Pratt had a long business relationship with the engraver William Dickes, who was particularly skilled in the chromolithograph process. Anne Pratt's works were written in a very accessible form and had the huge merit of being accurate. It is fair to say that she made a huge contribution to the popularising of botany in her day. 35 chromolithograph plates, most illustrating several species. Beautifully drawn and coloured. Book in very good condition. Just a little rubbing to boards and a slight colour fade to spine. Faint trace of a lost… Read More

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904. First edition, 1904. Hardback. 8vo. [i - vii], viii - xiii, [1], 2 - 350pp. Brown boards with gilt design to upper board and gilt to spine. All edge gilt. Decorated end papers. No jacket. Thirty-two tales in this collection edited by Andrew lang. Illustrated b y H. J. Ford (Henry Justice Ford). Eight full page colour illustrations, including frontispiece which has a tissue guard, twenty-two full page black & white illustrations and twenty black & white illustrations in the text. Book in good condition. Extremities of spine a little rubbed and spine cover lightly creased. Previous owner's name to front fly leaf. Occasional crack to gutter but text block firmly bound. A few slight marks here and there and a couple of minor creases to page corners.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Reprint 1925. Hardback. Very good/Fair. Jessie Willcox Smith. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1925. Early reprint from 1927. Book condition: very good. Minimal shelf wear. Internally very sound and clean. Pictorial illustration to front cover very bright and clean. Dust jacket condition: fair and not price clipped. Generally rubbed and soiled. Edge wear with chipping to corners and slight loss to head & tail of spine. Faint pencil marks to title area of front - appears to be a previous owner's name. Ten full page colour illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith including tissue guarded frontispiece. A lovely introduction to Dickens and his fictional children.

New York: The Dial Press, 1939. Hardback. Good/No dust jacket.. Jessie Willcox Smith. The Dial Press Inc, New York, 1935. Book condition: good. Corners a little bumped and some shelf wear to head & tail of spine. Spine a little faded and a small area of discolouration to rear board in upper region adjacent to the hinge. A little rubbing and light scuffing to pictorial onlay to front board. Inscription to ffep dated December 1936 with faint traces of some numbers at base of ffep which have been erased. Endpapers slightly tanned. Binding very sound and the book is very clean internally. Eight full colour illustrations by Jessie Wiclox Smith. No dust jacket. Stories by various authors compiled by Ada and Eleanor Skinner.