Children's Books from Bristow and Garland

Printed for the Authors by Jackson and Walford, 18 St. Paul's Church Yard, London n.d. [The British Library suggests c. 1835]. 16 mo (4 1/8 x 2 5/8 inches), 46-pages plus 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at end. Original printed pink wrappers, stitched as issued. Very slightly edge worn but overall very good indeed, & very rare.

Macmilan, London, 1902. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), pages: 234:(2, advertisements), original green pictorial cloth blocked in white & black. Tissue guard to frontispiece tanned. Some foxing to the edge of the text block. Sunday School prize inscription on front free endpaper. Surprizingly uncommon. The binding of this volume, apart from a little bruising at the headbands is… Read more about this item

Hodder & Stoughton for Boots, [1923]. 15 tipped-in coloured plates and illustrations in b&w. 4to (10 x 8 inches), 319-pages. Original burgundy cloth pictorially blocked in gilt. Very bright indeed in the edge worn dust jacket.

Henry G. Bohn, London, 1857. Frontispiece and illustrations. 8vo (7 x 4 1.2 inches), 477-pages. Contemporary full tan calf, sides gilt ruled, spine gilt with black lettering piece, rubbed but good. Armorial bookplate. Short crack to upper joint.

Warne, London, [1895]. Plates in colours throughout printed by E. Evans. Oblong 8vo (9 3/4 c 8 inches), unpaginated. Original pictorial cloth blocked in colours and glt. Foxing to prelims, A lovely bright copy.

Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton [1912]. 1st edition. Coloured pictorial title and 24 coloured plates. 4to (11 1/2 x 10 inches), original cloth-backed coloured pictorial boards. Backstrip chipped and worn, corners worn. Internally very good.

C.W. Faulkner, [1919]. 13 (of 15? ) coloured plates; one colour plate detached and ragged, other plates good. Paper covering of upper cover detached, applied illustration still present but poor. May be useful in making a better incomplete copy of this rare work complete?

Blackie, London, 1965. Reprint. Coloured plates and b&w illustrations in the text. 8vo (8 3/4 x 6 inches), 344-pages, original red cloth blocked in gilt; very good in edge curled marked dust jacket. Tape marks to verso of front free endpaper.

National Society, London. [1892]. First edition, 8vo (7 1/2 x 5), 278-pages plus advertisements. Original blue bevelled cloth pictorially blocked in colours, Corners rubbed else good. Anon.

Blackie, [1941]. 5 thick board colour illustrated leaves. 4to (10 1/2 x 8 inches), original cloth-backed coloured pictorial thick boards. Corners rubbed else very good. Uncommon.

John Lane, 1900. 8vo (8 x 4 3/4 inches), pages:196:(4,publisher's list), original yellow cloth pictorially blocked in black to upper cover and spine. Endpapers tanned else very good.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. 50 tipped-in colouyred plates with lettered tissue guards. 4to (11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches), 126-pages. Original green cloth pictorialy blocked in gult. Two inch tear at head of lower joint, headband rubbed. Four b&w leaves detached, one with tear and ragged margins. Endpapers tanned. 1923 Christmas gift inscription on front free endpaper. The… Read more about this item

Collins, London, 1960. Reprint. Coloured frontispiece. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), 256-pages. Original cloth. Good in dust jacket which has some edge wear, creases and short tear.

Comstable, London, 1915. Plates & illustrations. 8vo (8 1/4 x 6 inches), 552-pages. Original blue grained cloth blocked in black & gilt; endpapers tanned else a very nice copy indeed.

Collins, London, 1960. Reprint. Coloured frontispiece. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), 255-pages. Original cloth. Some tanning else very good in slightly edge worn dust jacket with short tear otherwise very good.

Collins, London, 1964. First edition. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), 192-pages. Original cloth. Very good in good dust jacket which has some slight edge wear.

Collins, London, 1960. Reprint. Coloured frontispiece. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), 256-pages. Original cloth. Very good in good dust jacket which has some corner rubbing & foxing to the reverse.

Collins, London, 1961. Reprint. Coloured frontispiece. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), 256-pages. Original cloth. Some tanning, dust jacket with short tear, wear at headbands and corners.

Mulheim: Julius Bagel, n.d. c. 1895. Coloured frontispiece. Small 8vo (6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches), 96-pages. Original cloth-backed coloured pictorial boards. Signature and date, 1895, on front pastedown.

Mulheim: Julius Bagel, n.d. c. 1895. Coloured frontispiece. Small 8vo (6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches), 94-pages. Original cloth-backed coloured pictorial boards. Signature and date, 1895, on front pastedown.