Belgian Hare Reed (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hbk, oblong 4to, quarter cloth over decorated paper-covered boards, 72pp, full-page color illustr throughout, covers shelfworn, rubbed at extremities and lightly soiled with a prev owner's name faintly inked at the top front, the boards loosening from text and in need of stabilization but text itself is tight, endpapers are wrinkled and torn, 1 plate ('The Tiger') has a single horizontal tear, but overall this is a good and internally bright and clean copy and a very good candidate for restoration.

Hardback. Condition: Good Only. E. T. Reed (illustrator). A charmingly illustrated series of poetry depicting the more fearful traits of various animals, written by Lord Alfred Douglas. The first edition.In the publisher's original illustrated boards.With pleasing full-page coloured illustrations throughout by Edward Tennyson Reed, who is primarily known for his political cartoons in Punch.A charming series of verses that propose the more unpleasant qualities of animals in rhymes.Written anonymously by Lord Alfred Douglas, a British poet, journalist who is best known as being a former lover of Oscar Wilde. In the original illustrated boards. Externally, hinges are tender. With dust staining and marks to the extremities. With wear to the board edges. Small contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, generally bound, with the last few leaves detached but present to the work. Front free endpaper is loosening, but remains. Pages are generally bright and clean, with age toning to the endpapers and the odd spot. Good Only. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. E.T. Reed (illustrator). First Edition. Previous owners inscription dated 1898. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, nicknamed Bosie, was a British author, poet, translator, and political commentator, better known as the friend and lover of Oscar Wilde. Boards slightly tight to open and staples rusted and pulled through the title page and front endpaper. Overall presents very nicely. Size: oblong. Illustrator: E.T. Reed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Inventory No: 47091. For further information on this title, click on the "Ask Bookseller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We will try to reply within two working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.

Decorative Hard Back. Condition: Good/Fair. Reed,. E.T. Reed. ( Edward Tennyson Reed ) (illustrator). First Edition. 72 pages. Decorative hard back binding Fair, ageing with edge wear/rubbing. Contents mostly very good and clean, front endpage, with owner signature and miss folded, corner loss, edge wear, Title page to page 64 very good and clean, just the odd minor mark, Page 65/6 & 67/8 detached with edge wear/loss, trimmed at spine edge. Blank endpage trimmed. Undated, but published 1898. Silly amusing verse, with single sided illustrations by Reed. good cloth spine. Unlike many copies this has not been restored. The blank rear of the full page colour illustration and the illustrations are not numbered but are part of the 72 pages. The illustrations are black/white with some colour printing. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (son of the Marquess of Queensberry) was a British poet, journalist but best known as the lover of Oscar Wilde. Size: 22 x 28cm Apporx.

Condition: Acceptable. First edition. Hardback. Oblong quarto. A poor copy with original illustrated boards slightly rubbed and marked, text block separated, pencil and ink marks and doodles on each page. Reference copy. c.1898.