Search Results: Illustrated from N K Burchill Rana Books

hardback. Aurum Press Ltd. UK. 1983. Hardback without dustjacket. This is a First edition of 'Angelina Ballerina' by Katherine Holabrid and illustrated by Helen Craig is a delightful book. Full of charming colour illustrations. Oblong format book in glazed pictorial boards. This is the first in the series. Clean, bright covers are nice and glossy with a fine spine. Contents: there is a name to the front endpaper with a lite dustiness to front and back endpapers and very light crease to front paper otherwise unmarked contents. A handsome copy of this book all round. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Bodley Head. UK. 1986. 'A Bad Year for Dragons' by John Ryan. This book is a Hardback in glazed boards. First edition. A handsome copy of this very scarce first edition from the creator of 'Captain Pugwash', John Ryan. Lovely clean, bright boards with very good edges, tips and spine. Contents clean and unmarked.

Hardback. Bodley Head. UK. 1970. Hardback with dj. First edition. Scarce with dj. Large format hardback in pictorial boards. Chihiro Iwasaki was a highly acclaimed artist in Japan. This is the second book about Momoko. PLEASE NOTE: Dj is torn right across the front with smaller tears and rub to edges. Some dustiness and darkening to top edge. Now protected in crystal clear, removeable cover to prevent further damage. Not price clipped showing old price of 90p(18s net). Boards are generally lovely with a little darkening to top of spine but overall very good. Gorgeous illustration to front, as with the dj. Contents: there is a very faint and brief name to front but otherwise no writing etc - clean with minimal text and beautiful illustrations on nice, thick, good quality paper. This book is very scarce in this first edition. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Holt, Rhinehart and Winston. New York. 1982. Colonel Grunt' by Jenny Partridge. This book about Oakapple Wood is a Hardback with dj. First edition. Small format. A pretty little book with clean, bright dj bearing lovely illustrations to front and back. Pretty wrapper. Contents: name in pencil to front with one or two age spots and back board bears two initials in felt tip but otherwise clean and bright. An Oakapple Wood Story from Jenny Partridge. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Gollancz. UK. 1979. Large, thin, square format hardback in glazed pictorial boards. First Gollancz edition. 'Comic and Curious Cats' has words by Angela Carter, the author of 'The Magic Toyshop' and 'Nights at the Circus' and gorgeous colour illustrations. A lovely looking book with bright, clean, strong boards with very good edges and tips. Just a touch of fade to spine, titles still bright and clear. Contents clean and unmarked. Martin Leman's colour illustrations are big, bright and gorgeous. Not exllib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. �Dean & Son Ltd, London, 1977. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gorgeous illustrations by the sister artists Janet and Anne Johnstone, whose work is becoming more collectable. 'Dean's Book of Indians'. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Andre Deutsch. UK. 1980. 'Eli' by Bill Peet. This is a Hardback with dj. A handsome copy of this book by Bill Peet, former illustrator for Walt Disney. Clean, bright, dj with very good edges and tips and great illustration to front. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Blackie and Son. UK. Undated, small format hardback. No dj. although this small, vintage children's book is an early edition. Clean and bright covers. Spine is rubbed to top and bottom with clean split to front - no loss - but still attached. Blue decorated endpapers and lovely text and illustrations throughout. Each plate is blank behind it. There is a gift inscription and name and date (1958) to front. 'Fairies of the Trees' by Mary Cicely Barker. Book is not exlib and will be packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Blackie. UK. 1985. Small hardback with dj.. First edition in this format, published after Cicely Mary Barker's death in 1973, under the Estate of Cicely Mary Barker. The dj is bright and unclipped showing price of �2.95. Slight dustiness to back. Lovely illustration to front with good edges and tips. Smart green boards and are clean and bright with no inscriptions or writing. Beautiful drawings throughout. Flower Fairies series. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

hardback. A World's Work Children's Book. UK. 1981. This books is a small hardback in a pretty dustjacket. It is First edition in this format. of 'Grandma Snuffles' by Jenny Partridge. The dustjacket is bright with good edges, tips and spine. There is a light stain to the reverse of the dj but it does not show to the front. The dj is neatly price clipped. The contents are clean and unmarked with wonderful colour illustrations by Jenny Partridge who also wrote the text. 'Grandma Snuffles' by Jenny Partridge is another book in the 'Oakapple Wood' series.

Hardback. Nelson Young World. UK. 1974. First edition. A lovely copy of this charming children's book. Gerda Macaskie has written 'Grandpa Bear's Blossom Shop' and book has been illustrated by Ben and Stephanie Manchipp. Boards are bright and strong with very good solid and strong spine and contents are clean and unmarked. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

hardback. Walker Books. UK. 2007. First edition. This is a Hardback of 'Guess How Much I Love You in the Winter' by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram. In clean, bright, strong pretty pictorial boards and spine. Clean, bright contents. A handsome item all around. Another tale from the author of 'Guess How Much I Love You'. This is 'Guess How Much I Love You In The Winter. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Andersen Press. UK. 1990. Hardcover in glazed pictorial boards. First edition, full number line. In author's inimitable illustrating style, the tale of two 'rags' owned by two children and the stories they weave. Clean, bright, glazed pictorial boards are very good as is spine. Clean, unmarked contents. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Collins. 1944. First edition. Hardback with dj. Dj has spine missing yet front and back of dj are good with minor rub to edges. Lovely colour plates and black and white illustrations. A little age spotting to contents otherwise very good. No names to front etc. Not exlib and sent with care.

Hardback. Jonathan Cape. UK. 1983. Hardback with dj. First edition. A large, heavy, oblong format book. *Please not this bookdue to the size will require additional postage costs for overseas buyers* Ralph Steadman's colour illustrations are striking, showcasing his fascination with Leonardo Da Vinci. Dj is bright and bears a wonderful illustration of the painter. Price clipped with rub at top of spine where there is some wear. Hint of rub to one tip and a little to bottom of spine. Green boards with gilt titles to spine. Contents: personal inscription to ffep otherwise clean and unmarked. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Gallery Five Ltd/William Heinemann, London, 1977. Hardcover. . 1st First edition. A super copy of this book in miniature, part of the Jan Pienkowski Fairy Tale Library. Boards are very good as is unfaded spine. There is a faint mark towards bottom of spine but I did not notice it when purchasing this little book many years ago as it is almost camouflaged. Contents are clean and unmarked. Gorgeous illustrations in elegant silhouette with marbles endpapers. A small 8 by 11 cms item. Not ex lib and packed/posted with care.

Hardback. World Distributors, World and Whitman. UK. Hardback in glazed pictorial boards. First edition. 1979. A very good copy of this scarce book in the Jungly Jim series. The boards are bright and glossy with very good edges and tips and contents are clean and unmarked except for a few marks to the edges of the pages. Great illustrations featuring Rory the Lion. Lovely children's book. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Macmillan. UK. 1977. Hardback with dj. First edition. Kenneth Mahood was a celebrated political cartoonist, working for various broadsheet and tabloid newspapers over many years. This is a rather scarce non-exlib first edition of this story. Please note: The dj bears some patches of wear to edges and missing chip to back but overall it is a bright, unclipped dj with Kenneth Mahood's colourful wraparound illustration. Contents are clean and unmarked - no names etc. Plenty of colourful illustrations. A boy lives with his seven uncles in a ship-shaped house which has everything in the right place. Except Willy, the boy, keeps losing things. 'Losing Willy' by Kenneth Mahood. Author was a political cartoonist. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. Collins. UK. 1977. Small Hardback in glazed pictorial boards. First edition. A delightful little book. Clean, bright boards with good edges. Fore-edge of text block bears some age spotting to side, contents and clean and unmarked. The paper used is of high, card-like quality. Very scarce in first edition. Bruce Angrave was a highly accomplished industrial artist and designed many transport posters. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardback. 1979. Limpsfield, Surrey; Paper Tiger. First edition, first print of this book. Hardback with dj. A lovely copy of 'Master Snickup's Cloak' by Alexander Theroux and illustrated by Brian Froud. A Medieval moral tale. Dj is clean, bright, unfaded. It is neatly price clipped. Contents clean and unmarked. 'Master Snickup's Cloak' by Alexander Theroux. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.