Search Results: Titles starting with U from Roger Middleton

Paris, L. Westhausser, (1893).. FIRST EDITION inscribed 1893, French text, small 4to, 230 x 185 mm, 9 x 7¼ inches, cloth backed cream covers with chromolitho illustration to upper cover of dog in bath tub and small boy in huge bathrobe, 12 text pages, no title page called for, 8 very pretty chromolitho plates (2 by Lizzie Lawson), and sepia illustrations in the text. Patapouf is 5 and learning about life with his brothers and sisters. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly worn, 2 small pale water stains in margin of upper cover, a couple to lower cover with a few tiny brown marks, first and last pages lightly foxed, inscription to reverse of front endpaper. A very good copy. No copy in Bibliotheque Nationale or WorldCat. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, William Darton, no date (1825).. Circa 1825-1830, 12mo, 140 x 90 mm, 5½ x 3½ inches, thin card covers with repeat of title page printed on upper cover and adverts for all Elliott's French editions on lower cover, large folding engraved frontispiece and 2 charming engraved plates, all 3 plates showing little girls and a doll, 36 pages. Expertly restitched with new matching spine, covers slightly stained, inscription to inside of upper cover, offsetting to title page from frontispiece, a couple of small light stains to text, 1 tiny hole with loss of 1 letter, all easily legible. Acceptable copy of scarce title. See Marjorie Moon, Bibliography of Elliott, page 128, No. 435; The Dartons, page 406, No. H466. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Victor Gollancz, 1974.. FIRST UK EDITION 1974, 8vo, green boards, gilt lettered spine, 253 pages. No inscriptions, tiny bump to upper corners. A near Fine copy in almost Fine DUSTWRAPPER illustrated by Robin Jacques, not price clipped. Science fiction for children, a blend of fantasy and space-age adventure. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Jonathan Cape, 1966.. FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING 1966, 8vo, 220 x 140 mm, 8¾ x 5½ inches, yellow boards gilt, light green illustrated endpapers, 172 pages. Illustrated in line by Quentin Blake. First 12 leaves including prelims very slightly 'rippled' at fore-edge (see image), 3 tiny brown dots on lower cover (see image), no inscriptions. Otherwise a near Fine clean copy in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, a couple of tiny very pale stains on lower panel, spine very slightly darkened). The third book in the saga of Uncle the benevolent millionaire elephant. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Deutsch / Scholastic, 1993.. FIRST EDITION 1993, correct countdown digits for a first issue, small 4to, 220 x 160 mm, 8¾ x 6¼ inches, grey boards gilt lettered, 89 pages. Uncredited black and white illustrations throughout, some full page. Story about a jolly uncle who is known as the black sheep of the family. No inscriptions, a Fine copy in Fine clean white DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Oxford University Press, 1977.. FIRST EDITION 1977, 8vo, blue boards, gilt lettered spine, 169 pages. Black and white frontispiece by Ian Ribbons who also designed the dustwrapper. The story about a boy who is a drummer in an Orange band is set in Belfast in 1969. No inscriptions, small bookplate on front pastedown (see image), otherwise a Fine clean crisp copy in almost Fine unclipped DUSTWRAPPER, a touch of wear to head and tail of spine. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Orchard Books, 1989.. FIRST EDITION 1989, SIGNED BY IAN PENNEY ON THE TITLE PAGE, 4to, 300 x 235 mm, 12 x 9¼ inches, colour illustrated shiny white boards, orange endpapers, (36) pages. 12 splendid full page coloured illustrations, a counting book in which the child has to find objects and creatures in the pictures prompted by clues in the verses opposite, with the answers at the back. No inscriptions, a new unread Fine crisp copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, tiny wrinkle at head of spine. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Faber, 1987.. FIRST EDITION 1987, 8vo, blue boards lettered white on spine, 152 pages. No illustrations. Faint darkening to page edges, no inscriptions. A Fine copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, shiny black background a touch rubbed. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Hamilton, 1992.. FIRST EDITION first issue 1992. 8vo, dark blue boards, gilt lettered spine, 185 pages. No illustrations. A thrilling tale of supernatural mystery and intrigue. No inscriptions, minute bump to head and tail of spine, otherwise a Fine clean crisp copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, light vertical crease to front inner flap. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Paris, Bruxelles, Henry Lemoine et Cie, (1947).. Copyright 1947, oblong 4to, 245 x 325 mm, 9¾ x 12¾ inches, thin grey card wraps illustrated and lettered green and red (Babar with a Pierrot and an ostrich), title page lists 7 pieces in Spanish, English and French, a black and white vignette at the head of each piece, 3 featuring Babar, 25 pages + 3 (adverts). Spine slightly worn, 30 mm (1¼") split at tail of spine, tiny closed tear on upper and lower cover, 10 mm (½") chip to lower corner of upper cover, 2 small price stamps to lower corner of title page, title page faintly browned in the margins, staples just slightly rusty. A very good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, W. Bent, 1787.. Small section of the Universal Magazine (no title page) 1787 including 3 pages on early Australia with summary of plans for the convict settlement at Botany Bay, also several mentions of Captain Cook, pages 137-139. Slim 8vo, approximately 220 x 135 mm, 8½ x 5¼ inches, LACKS THE CHART, a very good facsimile now inserted, pages:113-168 with engraved portrait frontispiece, nicely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in half calf, gilt lettering and rules to spine, marbled boards with dividing gilt rules, new cream endpapers. Printing on page 137 a little pale, but all text legible, pale age-browning, 2 small neat edge repairs, otherwise a very good copy. One article outlining early Dutch discoveries and the landfalls of William Dampier before Captain Cook's survey of the east coast. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, W. Bent, 1787.. Small section of the Universal Magazine (no title page) 1787 including 3 pages on early Australia with summary of plans for the convict settlement at Botany Bay, also several mentions of Captain Cook, pages 137-139. Slim 8vo, approximately 220 x 135 mm, 8½ x 5¼ inches, engraved portrait of Jonas Hanway and engraved folding chart of New Holland dated 1787, pages: 113-168, nicely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (their name in gilt at the foot of first pastedown), in half calf, gilt lettering and rules to spine, marbled boards with dividing gilt rules, new cream endpapers. Lacks original wrappers, printing on page 137 a little pale, but all text legible, pale age-browning, 2 small neat edge repairs, otherwise a very good copy. One article outlining early Dutch discoveries and the landfalls of William Dampier before Captain Cook's survey of the east coast. The folding chart is based on Fielding's map of 1786, though the 3 page article is short it details early Dutch discoveries… Read More

London, Cape 1984.. FIRST EDITION 1984, 8vo, tan boards, gilt lettered spine, 268 pages. Black and white illustrations by Pat Marriott. A collection of 14 stories, some of which had previously appeared in anthologies. No inscriptions, minute bump at top of upper hinge, a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Cape 1984.. FIRST EDITION 1984, 8vo, tan boards, gilt lettered spine, 268 pages. Black and white illustrations by Pat Marriott. A collection of 14 stories, some of which had previously appeared in anthologies. No inscriptions, a Fine copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1998.. FIRST EDITION 1998, first issue with correct countdown digits, oblong 4to, 240 x 285 mm, 9½ x 11¼ inches, glazed pale blue boards with coloured illustration by Blake, purple endpapers, (32) pages. Humorous coloured illustrations, some full page. Mr Fflyte a handyman comes up with a brilliant invention to get birds flying. No inscriptions, a touch of fading to spine, lettering on spine still bright, tiny shallow dent to top edge of both boards. A near Fine crisp clean copy (issued without dustwrapper). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Neuchatel, Imprimerie Paul Attinger, 1923.. FIRST EDITION 1923, FRENCH TEXT, no printed date, date taken from Clockmaker's Library. Approximately 200 x 130 mm, 8 x 5¼ inches, portrait frontispiece of Urbain Jurgensen, 15 illustrations in the text, 48 pages, the last page advertising other books, original publisher's dark green pebbled card covers with title mounted on upper cover, number 294 printed on the back of title page. Slight fading to spine, front and rear endpapers age-browned, 2 previous booksellers' small labels at foot inside front cover, (Hadfield & Garner) otherwise a very good copy. See: The Clockmaker's Library compiled by John Bromley, page 10, No. 151. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1954.. FIRST EDITION 1954, 8vo, cream boards, lettered red, green and gilt, gilt illustration to upper cover, 45 pages. 7 facsimiles of the drawings made by Carroll and one facsimile page of his verses. 17 poems of which only 6 have been published elsewhere, written by Carroll for a family magazine when he was 13. No inscriptions, tiny light brown stain to fore-edge of page 29 continuing to rear endpaper, increasing slightly in size (see image). Near Fine in original glassine DUSTWRAPPER with printed paper front flap (dw: not price clipped (6s net), short closed tear at tail of spine and at lower corner of upper cover). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.