Language: English
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1930
Seller: Nigel Smith Books, Gunnislake, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Logi Southby (illustrator). 1st Edition. Pages tanning, else internally a good, sound copy, endpapers a little spotted, owner's name on front pastedown; cover has light shelfwear and is rather grubby with some marking. No wrapper.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1930
First Edition
Hardcover. 352p., preface, illustrations, story introductions, stories, good only first edition in cloth boards and chipped and clipped dj, toning, foxing, large chip at head of spine. Historical fiction for children and young adults.
Published by Max Parrish,, London:, 1964
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Logi Southby (illustrator). First edition thus. Very good in a very good (age toning along the spine) dust jacket. B0025A7VKK.
Published by The Griffon Press Ltd., 1934
Seller: Heroes Bookshop, Paris, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.missing the 10 extra plates in the back envelope.10 colour plates (printed on brown paper) plus colour illustrations at the beginning and end of each chapter.some edge wear to the green cloth cover.
Language: English
Published by The Griffon Press Ltd., London, 1934
Seller: AJ Scruffles, Leigh On Sea, ESSEX, United Kingdom
US$ 63.60
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Southby's most popular work, which he wrote and illustrated. Complete with 10 illustrations on card, with striking use of colour done via pochoir. With a further 10 plates in a pocket to the rear for framing. Plus further illustrations within the text. 4to. No DJ. Some rubbing to edges. Occasional light spotting within. Mild foxing to fore-edge. Otherwise clean and sound. Good. *Due to size and weight, extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orders*.
US$ 69.13
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Logi Southby (illustrator). A beautifully illustrated work by Southby. Illustrated with ten pochoir plates. Lacking the duplicate set in the pocket to the rear, which has been removed. Pochoir is a form of stencil art work, a refined techinque of making fine limited editions of stencil prints, also called hand colouring. It is a style of artwork used by artists such as Picasso and Joan Miro, and is here used by the author. In a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. Front hinge slightly strained. Rear pastedown has had the pocket removed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with light spotting to first and last few pages. Very Good. book.
Published by Rich & Cowan Ltd., 1934
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
US$ 78.39
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Southby, Logi (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1934. Very good condition with no wrapper. Very large, heavy format (12.25 x 9.75"). 265 pages. 10 colour plates (printed on brown paper) plus colour illustrations at the beginning and end of each chapter. Inside the book the publisher is listed as The Griffon Press Ltd. An extra set of the 10 colour plates are contained in an envelope at the back of the book. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some light scuff(?) marks to covers. Light foxing to contents else contents clean. Only 4 of the 10 plates remain in the envelope at the back of the book. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good in Protector. Logi Southby (illustrator). First Edition. A scarce book in original dj from selfridge`s book department with a 1"x2" piece missing at the top front. Comes complete with the ten extra plates in a rear pocket for framing.
Published by The Griffon Press Ltd. 25, Soho Square, W.I., 1934
Seller: FARRAGO, HUDDERSFIELD, YORKS, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 179.73
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. THE WHITE DRAGON. Written and Illustrated by Logi Southby. Large, heavy quarto with dark green cloth boards; white dragon design and title to front, details to spine. Top and bottom edges and corners rubbed, with a little incipient fraying to spine top. Bright, clean and square. Contents: 266pp, 10 full page colour illustrations distributed throughout text, printed recto with Jean Berte watercolour printing process. An envelope affixed to rear pastedown contains a full set of additional plates "for framing". PART I has Chapters I - X; PART II, Chapters I - VIII. Each chapter has additional illustrations at start and finish. The text concludes:'Bedford, February, 1931 - March, 1932.' All tight, bright and clean, with a small speckling of foxing here and there.Free from any markings,inscriptions or labels. Dustwrapper unclipped (price on front and spine, 21/-, i.e. an old guinea, a not inconsiderable amount at the time), predominantly complete but age-toned - more so to spine, which has several small losses. A paper strip verso to reinforce the spine area of dustwrapper. Overall, a very nice copy of this extraordinary work- a unique tour de force. Scarce in dustwrapper, and also having complete set of 10 additional plates. Now protected with removable clear sleeve. PLEASE SEE FIVE ACCOMPANYING IMAGES. FREE p&p within the U.K. Shipping outside the U.K. at appropriate extra postage, to be agreed with the purchaser. (20% of all profits from FARRAGO sales donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association).
US$ 165.90
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Logi Southby (illustrator). First edition. An uncommon children's work by Logi Southby, 'The White Dragon', colourfully illustrated throughout and enclosed in the very scarce dust wrapper. A delightful children's work,The White Dragon, who destroys its enemies and victims by freezing them instead of burning them with fire. A classic work of fantasy with a contemporary twist, narrating the adventures of the handsome Prince Airling as he meets the beautiful Princess Pyrrha and tries to kill the fearsome dragon.Written and illustrated by Logi Southby.The first edition of this work.Illustrated with ten pochoir plates in colour, along with duplicate colour plates in a pocket to the rear.Collated and complete.Enclosed in the original very scarce dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. A few light marks to the front board. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn, age-toned and sunned, and has significant loss to the front of the wrap. Spots to the backstrip and residue from an amateur tape repair to the rear of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. A few instances of light spotting to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Very Good. book.
Published by London, Rich & Cowan., 1934
Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
First Edition
24 cm x 30 cm. 265 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Original illustrated hardcover. Very good condition rare first edition with only very minor signs of external wear. Some slight rubbing to outer spine. The White Dragon, beautifully published in 1934 by the Griffon Press of Soho Sqaure, was written and illustrated by Logi Southby who, after initial training at Art College, went on to work as a fashion artist and then fashion editor at 'The Daily Mail'. (Oxfamwinslow) Sprache: english.