Wood, Marni & Harrie (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. In the original pictorial paper-covered boards. NO dustjacket. Covers = Good Minus. Internally = VG Plus but with the slight faults noted. The spine is sunned, but the black title - Something Perfectly Silly - is very clear, however the Author and Publisher were also printed in pink (! ) on the spine and this has now faded to virtually unreadable. The head/tail of the spine are chipped with a little loss to the top edge. Bumped and rubbed corners. The paper boards are most attractive and have retained their bright colour but are a bit soiled, and the PAPER at points on the front and rear hinges is partially split, but the covers/binding is solid and ALL hinges tight. The rear cover is plain and a little marked/dusty, as is the front cover but as noted the front cover is quite bright with the yellow base colour and depicting boldly a full pink, green and black illustration from one of the limericks, with the titling. Internally Very Good - NO Inscriptions - BUT one illustration only has a light corner crease, another has a small bottom inner edge closed tear, but one other has been torn down the inner edge/border of the illustration, has a very light stain on a blank area, and has an old repair to the torn edge with now yellowing sellotape, otherwise NO other Marks. VG Pink illustrated endpapers (A Fairground by Harrie Wood) a few very light marks, but bright and clean overall. 64 pages (printed on rectos only) . All boldly illustrated in bright colours by Harrie Wood. Very 1930! . LOVELY! . The book is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover. "A collection of limericks, each one accompanied by a full page drawing in colour." - " They Say That A Gnarly Old Gnu, Kept A Shop Somewhere Near Timbuctu, And He Sold As Antique, Things Made Only Last Week. But I Know The Gnu Knew They Were New." . Delightful! . A Scarce Title. Further Images available on request. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. First edition first printing, 4to (10 x 8.5 inches), pp. (64) without pagination, 30 color plates with a limerick for each printed on the rectos only after drawings by Harrie Wood. Original color pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. Near fine clean bright copy with minor fray to the endcap at foot of the spine in very good+ dust jacket with a few short tears, some wear to upper side corners, and 1/2 x 3/16-inch perforation to rear panel of dj near the fore edge. H10656 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Quarto. [64]pp. printed on rectos only. Illustrated in color, by Harrie Wood. Pictorial paper-covered boards. Two corners are very slightly bumped else a fine bright copy in very good or better dust jacket slightly tanned on spine and a few short archivally internally mended tears. A collection of limericks, each one accompanied by a full page drawing in color. Inscribed by Marni Wood on the front flyleaf: "For Ida and Nelson, from Marie and Harrie" the inscription continues in pencil in the lower margin: "P.S. It is really David who likes this tome + so he is sending it to Henry Charles with his compliments. M." The David mentioned in the inscription is the son of Marni and Harrie Wood; the recipient Nelson is Nelson White, the son of the painter Harry C. White. A scarce title with a nice association.