{"title":"Children's Books","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n#more {display: none;}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom first editions to modern illustrated editions by the beloved publishers like The Folio Society, Sancho's Rare Books specialises in and sells a large collection of children's classics. So whether you are looking to return to the 1970s and help \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/fantastic-mr-fox\" target=\"”_blank”\"\u003eFantastic Mr Fox\u003c\/a\u003e escape farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean, by diving into a first edition of this classic from Dahl, or are searching for one of Folio Society's coveted fairy books, we are certain to have something for you in stock. \u003cspan id=\"dots\"\u003e...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"more\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e First and Early Edition, Signed or Inscribed Children's Books \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep back in time with a range of children's illustrated classics and true firsts. Choose between gems of 19th century literature such as Andrew Lang's collected fairy books, 20th century beloved first and early editions of The Hobbit, Peter Pan, Dr Seuss' The Cat in the Hat and Paddington, and recent 21st century works such as Philip Pullman's The Dark Materials trilogy, and enjoy seeing some of these classics in their author-approved versions. We buy, curate and sell wonderful old, rare and desired antiquarian children's books of cultural and historical significance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Illustrated Folio Society and Fine Press Children's Books \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFine press publishers have been recreating beloved works of fantasy for many decades now, and Folio Society is undoubtedly one of the most known publishers of children's books in finer bindings. Our collection boasts over 100 Folio Society's children's books. From older works such as John Masefield's The Box of Delights, to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Wind in the Willows illustrated by the wonderfully talented and whimsical artist Charles van Sandwyk, to The Silver Sword, Black Beauty, Anne of Green Gables and Neil Gaiman's more recent Coraline. Browse our collection of Folio Society, Lyra's Books, Suntup, and other fine press illustrated publications of kids' books that have truly shaped storytelling and many a childhood. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you are looking to collect your first or next first edition book, searching for a lovely gift for a close one who happens to be a bookworm and a lover of fairy tales and children's fantasy books, or simply want to add to your existing Folio collection, we hope we have something for you in or stock. We work very hard to ensure we have a broad, carefully-curated offering of wonderful first editions and illustrated classics in this genre, so you can confidently explore this book collection and find your next literary treasures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbutton id=\"myBtn\" onclick=\"myFunction()\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/button\u003e \u003cscript\u003e\nfunction myFunction() {\n  var dots = document.getElementById(\"dots\");\n  var moreText = document.getElementById(\"more\");\n  var btnText = document.getElementById(\"myBtn\");\n\n  if (dots.style.display === \"none\") {\n    dots.style.display = \"inline\";\n    btnText.innerHTML = \"Read more\"; \n    moreText.style.display = \"none\";\n  } else {\n    dots.style.display = \"none\";\n    btnText.innerHTML = \"Read less\"; \n    moreText.style.display = \"inline\";\n  }\n}\n\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"watership-down-richard-adams-first-edition-1st-impression-1972-rex-collings","title":"Watership Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADAMS, Richard. Watership Down.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: Rex Collings, 1972. First edition, first impression of Richard Adams' first novel, in its original, unclipped dust wrapper. Octavo. Pp. viii, 413. Original brown cloth, spine lettered and front cover decorated with rabbit vignette in gilt. With original, unclipped dust jacket. A very good copy overall, with lightest crushing to spine tips, a few minor wear marks to spine, foxing to edges and prelims, a 3.5 cm stain to fore edge and spine slightly cocked. Complete with the map to rear; in very good condition. In a very good dust wrapper that is unclipped (£3.50 price to front flap), with spine ever-so-slightly discoloured and with a light stain, and a couple of small stains to joints; else in beautiful condition and now placed in an archival wrapper. A very nice, increasingly rare copy indeed of this much loved classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitially turned down by several publishers, Watership Down was finally accepted by the small firm of Rex Collings, with a first printing of only 2,500 copies. It was soon recognised as a major work of British post-war literature. Watership Down won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for children's fiction, and was adapted into an animated film in 1978, and two animated television series. Adams (1920-2016) remains \"a significant figure in the development in children's literature, namely in the establishment of the 'crossover' novel which, though intended for younger readers, can reach out to adults through maturity of theme, complexity of thought, and sophistication of language\" (ODNB).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title refers to the rabbits' destination, a hill in the north of Hampshire, England, near the area where the author grew up. The story has its roots in the tales that Richard Adams made up for his young daughters during long car journeys. As he explained in 2007 in an interview with the BBC, he \"began telling the story of the rabbits . . . improvised off the top of my head, as we were driving along.\" He based the struggles of the animals on the struggles he and his friends encountered during the Battle of Oosterbeek in 1944. The daughters insisted he write it down, \"they were very, very persistent.\" After some delay he began writing in the evenings and completed it 18 months later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48683598774611,"sku":null,"price":1425.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/Watership-Down-RICHARD-ADAMS-Rex-Collings-1972-FIRST-EDITION-Dust-Wrapper-RARE_1.webp?v=1765883819"},{"product_id":"the-song-of-hiawatha-henry-wadsworth-longfellow-1912","title":"The Song of Hiawatha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: George G. Harrap \u0026amp; Company, [1912]. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19cm x 25cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome marks, fading and wear to boards and spine. Bumping to spine tips and corners. Text block cocked and tanned. Some very old water damage to the bottom of the frontispiece which did not content, nor photograph. Pages lightly tanned, but text is clearly legible, complete with all photographs. A few stamps from the previous owner on the paste-down end papers, two on the front free end papers and one on the half-title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall remains in good reading condition, a rare find with interesting photographic plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48683786371411,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_ed2a5745-20da-45f6-bc80-7612fc07901e.webp?v=1716396355"},{"product_id":"a-christmas-carol-charles-dickens-folio-society-2003-sealed","title":"A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2003]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. 252 × 192 × 31 mm. Pp. [1–12] 13–173 [174–176]: [8] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [3], 24, 41, 73, 88, 120, 137 and 156). Type: Caslon. Printed and bound by Cambridge University Press. Full blue buckram with a design in white, pale blue, red, black and gold by Foreman; white endleaves with colour paintings by Foreman. Red slip case. This is the second separate Folio edition of this text, which was published in a facsimile edition in 1970, and was also included in the Christmas books of 1988. In addition to Foreman’s colour paintings, there are 29 monochrome drawings by him printed in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is new and sealed with very light bumping to rear corners of slipcase. The last four pictures are taken of another edition of this book, just so one can see its wonderful illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48695322411347,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_ed69e1c3-570a-41a8-b44c-9e0336445a57.webp?v=1716551516"},{"product_id":"the-sleepy-song-book-florence-campbell-1915-george-harrap","title":"The Sleepy-Song Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sleepy-Song Book by Eugene Field May Byron.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: George G. Harrap and Company, [1915] This delightful book contains twelve songs written by Eugene Field, May Byron and Florence Perugini Campbell, each with a musical score and by H.A.Campbell and illustrated with thirteen stunning full page colour prints of work by Anne Anderson. For its age, I would say the condition is very good and the gilt is incredibly vivid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue cloth with decorative gilt title to spine and large onlaid pictorial to front board.\u003cbr\u003e83 pages in total.\u003cbr\u003e13 coloured plates (including frontispiece), as called for.\u003cbr\u003eSome stains, discolouration and fraying to spine and boards.\u003cbr\u003eBumped corners and top and bottom of spine.\u003cbr\u003eBinding slightly shaken, cracked in a couple of places. No loose pages yet, but could loosen if not handled with care.\u003cbr\u003eOriginal boards slightly grubby. Mild wear overall, as shown in pictures.\u003cbr\u003ePages show some foxing and slight marks throughout.\u003cbr\u003eContent is clean, readable and the book is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48695512498515,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_48.webp?v=1716558324"},{"product_id":"ethel-ernest-fungus-the-bogeyman-raymond-briggs-first-edition-print-1998-1977","title":"Ethel \u0026 Ernest: A True Story, and Fungus the Bogeyman","description":"\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthel \u0026amp; Ernest and Fungus the Bogeyman by Raymond Briggs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape [1998], \u0026amp; London: Hamish Hamilton, [1977]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEthel \u0026amp; Ernest - Boards clean with minimal marks. Minimal bumping to top-right corner. In a good, unclipped dust wrapper with minimal chipping to the head of the spine. Slightly grubby. Content is clean, legible, and the book is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFungus the Bogeyman - Pictorial binding in good condition with minimal wear. Extremities slightly bumped. Mild staining to some pages, however without affecting any of the content and beautiful illustrations. Content is clean, legible, and the book is complete. No dust wrapper, as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48695512629587,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_2f257475-64b4-4ce9-8d09-0ec91516e11a.webp?v=1716556073"},{"product_id":"watership-down-and-tales-from-richard-adams-signed-1976-1996-first-edition-kestrel-books","title":"Watership Down and Tales from Watership Down","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatership Down by Richard Adams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarmondsworth: Penguin Books \/ Kestrel Books, [1976]. \u003cbr\u003eFirst illustrated edition, first impression. Sized 24 x 16cm, pp.550, plus folding map. With full colour plates by John Lawrence, and numerous marginal sketches in black and white. Publisher's brown quarter cloth, with black and gilt titles to spine, cream paper over boards, and orange endpapers. With the illustrated jacket priced at £8.75, and the matching publisher's slipcase. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foxing to edges, a bit of marking and shallow bumping to extremities of an otherwise good book. In like dust wrapper that is slightly sunned to spine and rubbed to head of spine, showing a few spots of foxing on the inside, a little edge-wear and some archival tape repairs on the inside. Contained in a very good slipcase that is lightly discoloured to top edge. A nice copy overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales from Watership Down by Richard Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: Hutchinson, [1996]. \u003cbr\u003eFirst edition, first impression, signed by the author to title page: \"Yours sincerely Richard Adams\". Sized 24 x 16, pp. 198. With illustrations by John Lawrence. Publisher's black binding, with gilt titles to spine, and green endpapers. With the illustrated jacket priced at £14.99. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shallow bumping to one corner and spine tips and foxing to edges of an otherwise very good book. In like dust wrapper with just a hint of wear to extremities. A near-fine copy that is signed by the author to title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful opportunity to acquire the first illustrated editions of both the original story and its sequel that permits readers to return to the warren, reacquainting us with the characters we know and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48704653689171,"sku":"","price":320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240526_160527454-Photoroom.webp?v=1716746663"},{"product_id":"badgers-beech-elleston-trevor-first-edition-illustrated-leslie-atkinson-1948","title":"Badger's Beech","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBadger's Beech by Elleston Trevor. With illustrations by Leslie Atkinson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Falcon Press, [1948]. First edition, first impression. 18.2 x 12.6, pp. 152. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, pictorial endpapers. With the illustrated dust wrapper priced at 8s. 6d. net. Light wear and bumping to extremities, a few small foxing spots to edges and top extremities of pages 13 and 15 ever-so-slightly clipped; otherwise a very good copy. In like dust wrapper that shows a little edgewear with a couple of small tears and nibbles, foxing to the inside and two flaps, and a lightly sunned spine; now in a protectiv, archival sleeve. A lovely fantasy book, the seventh in the Happy Glade\/Deep Wood series of British novelist and beloved children's author Elleston Trevor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48710029607251,"sku":"","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240526_165447281_2-Photoroom.webp?v=1716801780"},{"product_id":"the-little-grey-men-a-story-for-the-young-in-heart-bb-folio-society-2008","title":"The Little Grey Men, A Story for the Young in Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Little Grey Men by Denys Watkins-Pitchford or BB.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2008]. First printing thus. Preface by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford. 230 × 162 × 22 mm. Pp. [i–vii] viii–xxii, [1] 2–198 [199–202]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 3, [27], 43, 50, 178 and 192). Type: Scotch Roman with Arts and Crafts for display. Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. in full grey cloth blocked in red with a design by the artist; red endleaves. Red slip case. ‘BB’ was the pseudonym of Denys Watkins-Pitchford. In addition to the plates, copious black and white illustrations are in the text. Part of A Children’s Treasury series. Near-fine book with pages tightly bound and free of any inscriptions; one or two minuscule marks to edges. In like slipcase with a little shelf-wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736602390867,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240529_142537272-Photoroom.webp?v=1716992988"},{"product_id":"paddington-takes-the-air-michael-bond-first-edition-print-1970","title":"Paddington Takes the Air","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003ePaddington Takes the Air by Michael Bond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003eLondon: Collins, [1970]. First edition, first impression. Pp. 126. Publisher's green binding, silver titles to spine, plain endpapers; in unclipped dust wrapper showing price to front flap. Very good book with lightest bumping to corners and spine tips, a little foxing to edges and a small, penned name inscription to FFEP. In like dust wrapper that is a little foxed and grubby, has nibbling and a tiny bit of wear to extremities and has had some tears taped on the inside with archival tape; now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766380015955,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_152430537-Photoroom.webp?v=1717258225"},{"product_id":"paddington-at-work-michael-bond-first-edition-print-1966","title":"Paddington at Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003ePaddington at Work by Michael Bond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003eLondon: Collins, [1966]. First edition, first impression. Pp. 127. Publisher's clay-coloured binding, silver titles to spine, plain endpapers; in unclipped dust wrapper showing price 10s 6d to front flap. Very good book with lightest bumping to spine tips, foxing to edges and a few spots sporadically throughout. In like dust wrapper that is a little foxed, has a lightly sunned spine, nibbling to extremities (with very little loss to spine tips) and four small closed tears; now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766415733075,"sku":"","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_153824452-Photoroom.webp?v=1717258297"},{"product_id":"paddington-takes-the-test-michael-bond-first-edition-print-1979","title":"Paddington Takes the Test","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003ePaddington Takes the Test by Michael Bond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'MS Sans Serif'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\"\u003eLondon: Collins, [1979]. First edition, first impression. Pp. 125. Publisher's clay-coloured binding, silver titles to spine, plain endpapers; in unclipped dust wrapper lacking price to front flap. Very good book with lightest bumping to corners, a little foxing to edges, prelims, and a few spots of foxing sporadically throughout. In like dust wrapper that is a little tanned and has a little nibbling to extremities; now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766451384659,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_155241679-Photoroom.webp?v=1717258406"},{"product_id":"the-twits-roald-dahl-first-edition-1980-jonathan-cape-quentin-blake","title":"The Twits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eThe Twits by Roald Dahl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape, [1980]. First UK edition, first impression. Pp. 80. Publisher's original red binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers. In original dust wrapper showing £3.50 price to front flap. Very good book, with a little bumping to spine tips and corners, a small, discoloured strip to lower portion of rear board, a few spots of foxing to edges and prelims, and pages 64 to 80 being of a darker colour than the rest of the pages. In a very good dust wrapper that is sunned to spine, a little creased to extremities and showing a little faded marking to rear panel (which is red on the inside of the wrapper); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003enow placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e Clean and uninscribed otherwise. A lovely example overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766485987667,"sku":"","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_162146839-Photoroom.webp?v=1717258537"},{"product_id":"charlie-the-chocolate-factory-roald-dahl-signed-first-uk-edition-1967-b","title":"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, [1967]. Pp 127. First UK edition, first impression. Illustrated boards and spine with black lettering. Bumping to corners, a little wear to spine tips, including a very small, 0.5 cm tear to rear board, and a 3 cm tear to front joint. Plastic film slightly torn in places. Spine a little cocked. A few spots of foxing to an otherwise tanned text block, as well as to prelims. One or two faded smudges throughout, not affecting text, nor illustrations. Free of inscriptions. A lovely example overall of this Roald Dahl early classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoosely inserted \u003cstrong\u003ecard signed, dedicated and dated by the author Roald Dahl\u003c\/strong\u003e \"To Neil with love Roald Dahl 1979\" in blue marker. Signed on the famous Gipsy House, Great Missenden letterhead postcard, which was home to the late, great Roald Dahl and his family, and the scene of much of Dahl's inspired magic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766515380563,"sku":"","price":895.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/SIGNEDCharlieandtheChocolateFactoryROALDDAHLAllenUnwin19671STEDITION_1.webp?v=1726914617"},{"product_id":"james-and-the-giant-peach-roald-dahl-first-edition-alfred-knopf-second-print","title":"James and the Giant Peach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. With illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1961]. First US edition, Second State, with four-line colophon reading \"Bound by The Book Press, New York.\" Octavo (26cm); orange cloth, titled in gilt on spine, with pictorial elements embossed onto front cover, green endpapers, and no ISBN present on rear cover; price-clipped dustjacket; [viii],118,[2]pp; illus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good book with very little bumping to corners and spine tips, a little discolouration to extremities and a few spots of foxing to edges. In like dust wrapper with foxing and a little marking to panels, a few faded stains to spine, some chipping to extremities and a little loss to spine tips; price-clipped. Now placed in an archival sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766641668435,"sku":"","price":220.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_173148494-Photoroom.webp?v=1717259017"},{"product_id":"esio-trot-roald-dahl-first-edition-print-1990-quentin-blake","title":"Esio Trot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEsio Trot by Roald Dahl. With illustrations by Quentin Blake. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape, [1990]. First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers; with unclipped dustwrapper showing price £6.95 to front flap. Near-fine book with lightest bumping to one corner and a couple of foxing spots to edges. In like dust wrapper with a few foxing spots and a little discolouration to spine. A very lovely copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766650417491,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_173946160-Photoroom.webp?v=1717259076"},{"product_id":"the-minpins-roald-dahl-first-edition-1991-patrick-benson","title":"The Minpins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eThe Minpins by Roald Dahl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape, [1991]. First edition, first print; in unclipped dust wrapper. Publisher's illustrated boards with lettering to front board and spine, and red endpapers; in unclipped dust wrapper showing price £8.99 to front flap. Near-fine book with only mildest bumping to upper spine tip and rear corners. In like dust wrapper with only a little crease to upper portion of the spine; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003enow placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e. A near-fine example overall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766661787987,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_175048714-Photoroom.webp?v=1717259126"},{"product_id":"dirty-beasts-roald-dahl-first-us-edition-print-1983-rosemary-fawcett","title":"Dirty Beasts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirty Beasts by Roald Dahl. With illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York: Farrar Straus Giroux, [1983]. First US edition, first impression. Publisher's burgundy cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine and plain endpapers;\u0026amp;nbsp;in original, unclipped dust wrapper showing price $11.95 to front flap. Very good book with a little bumping to corners, light cocking to spine and one or two innocuous handling marks throughout. In like dust wrapper that is a little creased to extremities and has a couple of small, closed tears to extremities and now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality. A nice copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766673715539,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240531_180603227-Photoroom.webp?v=1717259194"},{"product_id":"charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-roald-dahl-first-us-edition-1964","title":"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. With illustrations by Joseph Schindelman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1964]. First US edition, second state, without the inclusion of the paper manufacturer in the colophon [printing information] on the last page. Pp. 161. Publisher's red cloth with an embossed title image to front, gilt lettering to spine, red top edge, and yellow endpapers; in original dust wrapper with price of $3.95 to front flap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition overall; light bump and a strip of discolouration to bottom of front board, very light bumping to corners and spine tips, spine a little cocked and a few light marks left behind to one of the front pages after an inscription in pencil was carefully erased. In a good dust wrapper that is a tad grubby and tanned, with chipping to extremities, minimal loss and the front flap completely detached (but kept in place well by a protective sleeve of archival quality).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48856248582483,"sku":"","price":470.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240611_125248180-Photoroom.webp?v=1718356183"},{"product_id":"the-tale-of-peter-rabbit-beatrix-potter-folio-society-limited-edition-2022","title":"The Tale of Peter Rabbit","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2022]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eThis collection of rarely seen editions of Beatrix Potter’s much loved debut,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Peter Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e, features exquisite facsimiles from the archive of her publisher Frederick Warne \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., charting the transformation from Peter’s initial appearance in a picture letter, to the glorious full-colour deluxe first commercial edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eA stunning production from Folio Society limited to only 1000 copies, out of which this is copy number 697. Brand-new in Folio Society's original wrapping, only opened for condition checking and placed back in the box. The last few photos are stock pictures for illustrative purposes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tale of Peter Rabbit, the Warne Archive Collection\u003c\/b\u003e. 6 vols (see below). Reprographics by Pureprint. Clamshell box by Tiny Box Maker in pale blue cloth titled (as above) blocked in silver and decorated in blue, lined with dark blue paper printed with repeat design in silver. The six volumes are as follows:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[1] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter\u003c\/b\u003e. [Facsimile]. 149 × 109 × 12 mm. Pp. [1–88]. Printed and bound by Pureprint in full pale brown paper decorated in black; white endleaves. A reproduction of the privately printed edition of 1901. Rests in its own recess of the box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[2] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter\u003c\/b\u003e. [Facsimile]. 130 × 95 × 11 mm. Pp. [1–88]. Printed and bound by Pureprint in clear paper. A reproduction of the maquette produced by Potter for Frederick Warne in 1902. Protected in a dark blue paper folder decorated in silver. Rests in its own recess of the box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[3] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter\u003c\/b\u003e. [Facsimile]. 143 × 107 × 13 mm. Pp. [i–ii], [1–7] 8–97 [98–102]. Printed and bound by Pureprint in full orange cloth decorated in brown with inset printed paper label; printed endleaves. A reproduction of the first commercial de luxe edition of 1902. Rests in its own recess of the box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[4–5] [Letters]. [Facsimiles]\u003c\/b\u003e. [My dear Noel]. 203 × 123 × 1 mm. Pp. 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All are loosely inserted in a dark blue paper wallet decorated in silver for which there is a pocket pasted in the box’s lining. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[6] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, A Commentary\u003c\/b\u003e, with a foreword by Emma Thompson, and an essay by Sara Glenn. 240 × 170 × 8 mm. Pp. [1–4] 5–73 [74–80]. Type: Caslon. Printed and bound by Kingsbury Press in full paper blocked with design in silver. The volume lies in the pocket of the box lining.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48856277844307,"sku":"","price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240611_122417483-Photoroom.webp?v=1718356408"},{"product_id":"the-book-of-dust-volume-two-the-secret-commonwealth-philip-pullman-first-edition-print-2019","title":"The Book of Dust, Volume Two: The Secret Commonwealth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Book of Dust, Volume Two: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: David Fickling Books in association with Penguin, [2019]. First edition, first printing. Publisher's black binding with gilt speckling and lettering to spine, illustrated endpapers; in unclipped dust wrapper showing price of £20. Very good book with a cocked spine and a crease down the spine, together with light bumping to spine tips and corners. In a near-fine dust wrapper with a little creasing to extremities; now placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48856339382611,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240604_154006557-Photoroom.webp?v=1718356980"},{"product_id":"the-hobbit-j-r-r-tolkien-1958-second-edition-tenth-impression-george-allen-unwin","title":"The Hobbit or There and Back Again","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J. R. R. 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Very early trade edition, featuring 16 beautiful tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, protected by tissue guards. Publisher's red cloth binding, with ornate frame blindstamped to front and gilt illustration and lettering to front and spine, map front endpapers and plain rear endpapers; in price-clipped dust wrapper with pasted-on illustration to front. Very good condition overall; light discolouration to extremities, a small, faded water stain to corner of rear board, text block a little tanned, prelims a tad foxed and first tissue is loose. In a good dust wrapper that is worn to extremities, darkened, with a little staining on the inside, and which shows quite a bit of nibbling to extremities; now placed in an archival sleeve. 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Octavo (24 x 16cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind device to upper. Lightly bumped to head and tail of spine, as well as two corners. Top edge orange. Clean boards, clean text edges. Internally clean with no marginalia and no previous owner's inscriptions. A very good+, close to near-fine book. Presenting excellently in its original price-clipped dust jacket, also illustrated by Burkert. With the exception of a stain to back panel (slightly spreading onto the back flap), and some mild chipping at the top that has now been closed with acid-free document repair tape, the dust wrapped is in very good condition. The dust jacket has now been placed in a 50-micron sleeve of archival quality to protect it for the future. 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Spine edges mildly creased. Binding is tight. Internally, there is a neat dedication on the FFEP. There are no other markings or marginalia. Plates in wonderful condition with all content clean and legible. Complete example. Has now been placed in a 50-micron sleeve of archival quality to protect it for the future (easily removable if desired).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49020810232147,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_17_5dcc3c08-cf14-461e-b2b4-f00b15db2d61.png?v=1720461056"},{"product_id":"uncle-toms-cabin-harriet-beecher-stowe-1852-h-g-bohn","title":"Uncle Tom's Cabin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: H. G. Bohn, 1852. 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Fair only, with covers soiled and stained, with spine discoloured and cloth pulling apart from the joints, with extremities rubbed, bumped and frayed. Internally, hinges are cracked with several further cracks to gutter throughout, the binding is shaken with pages beginning to come loose if not handled with care. There is foxing and a number of thumbmarks throughout, including a couple of marginal stains and shorter closed tears. Collated as complete, with all plates and pages present. A very scarce example, but one that is in dire need of restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The Red Fairy book' is the second book in Andrew Lang's renowned 'Fairy Book' series, in which Lang compiled fictional and sometimes true stories, fairy tales and folk tales from around the world. In this volume Lang compiled stories from French, Russian, Danish, Romanian, and Norse mythology. 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Content is clean, legible and the book has been collated as complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49030044221779,"sku":"","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_19_eb795c6d-0c53-4bfa-81f4-bff71eb1364b.png?v=1720578822"},{"product_id":"alices-adventures-in-wonderland-lewis-carroll-arthur-rackham-first-trade-edition-1907","title":"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: William Heinemann, 1907. First trade edition (thus), first impression. 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The book has now been placed in a removable, protective sleeve of archival quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49030062899539,"sku":"","price":391.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_24_40b79419-6be1-4b52-a717-5f47c55da6bd.png?v=1720575908"},{"product_id":"when-we-were-very-young-a-a-milne-fourth-edition-shepard-1924","title":"When We Were Very Young","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Methuen and Co., [1924].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFourth edition. With unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, spine and front cover ruled in gilt, vignettes to front and rear covers in gilt, illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrated throughout by Ernest H. Shepard. Externally in very good, clean condition, with binding nice and square, and the lightest of wear and pressing to corners and spine tips. Joints and hinges remain strong for age with slight tearing to front and rear hinge (see photo 18) and a couple of sporadic (light) breaks (see photos 23 and 24). Both front and rear FEPs exhibit two strips of acidic transfer, otherwise foxing, spotting and the odd thumb mark are almost unnoticeable throughout. Presenting excellently in its original, unclipped dust wrapper, exhibiting the usual toning to spine, a few nibbles and a couple of small, closed tears, as well as small portions of loss, mostly to the lower portion of the spine. Light spotting to front and rear panels, as well as on the inside. 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Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. in full red cloth blocked in gold, metallic red and black with a printed paper label inset on front board; cream endleaves printed with design in dark green. Dark green slip case printed with repeat design in gold. Alongside one new decoration, van Sandwyk has provided new designs for the endleaves and binding. Colour has also been added to some of the illustrations, including the title and chapter-opening initials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of only 200 copies SIGNED by the wonderfully-whimsical and internationally-acclaimed Canadian artist Charles van Sandwyk in 2024 and sold by The Folio Society. Signed on a specially-commissioned four-colour illustrated book plate for this collector's edition only. One of the fastest selling editions with all 200 signed copies sold out in four hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew in publisher's Sylvicta wrapping paper. No dents, nor faults. 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Bound by Real Lachenmaier in series binding with the other fairy books. Full green buckram blocked with a design by de Narvaez in pale green, black, gold and cream; green endleaves with a design in gold. Green slip case. First published in 1892. The 42 stories are punctuated by additional drawings by de Narvaez.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Green Fairy Book was first published in 1892, and in his Preface to this volume, Lang expressed the view that it would be “probably the last” of the collection. Their continuing popularity, however, demanded many subsequent books. This volume contains many stories from Spanish and Chinese traditions as well as tales from Madame D’Aulnoy and others. 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