Lot 204
Children's and Illustrated Books, a collection including Graves, Robert & William Nicholson, editors
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 14 February 2018 at 10:00 GMT
Description
The Winter Owl. London: Cecil Palmer, [1923?] 4to, 10 plates, original pictorial boards, spine chipped, some wear to covers; Caldecott, R. [A collection of picture books bound together, published by George Routledge and Sons, comprising:] The Mad Dog; The Three Jovial Huntsmen; The Babes in the Wood (some holes affecting text and images); The House that Jack Built; The Diverting History of John Gilpin (some tears and repairs to leaves); Leech, John Follies of the Year. London: Bradbury, Evans & Co., [1865]. Oblong 4to; Aldin, Cecil Just Among Friends. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1934. 4to, original cloth; Andersen, Hans - Kay Nielsen, illustrator Fairy Tales. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [n.d.] 4to, original red cloth gilt, covers faded and soiled, bookplate; Basile, Giambattista Stories from the Pentamerone. London: Macmillan and Co., 1911. 4to, red cloth gilt; Hall, S.C. Midsummer Eve. London: John Camden Hotten, 1870. 8vo, signed and inscribed by the author to Miss Agnes Blake, original cloth; Wagner, Richard - Arthur Rackham, illustrator The Ring of the Niblung. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1939. First edition, 8vo, original blue cloth; Towry, M.H. Spenser for Children. London: Chatto and Windus, 1878. 8vo, original green cloth gilt; and 12 others, sold not subject to return (21)