Florence Upton Bertha (129 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Full-page colour plates and one double page (the final plate on page 65 is missing), with sepia vignettes on text pages which are written in verse. pp. 64, patterned front and rear paste-downs but both front and rear endpapers are missing as well as page 66. Cloth backed colour pictorial…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Reprint of Earlier Edit. in slip case, 64 pages : illustrations (some color) 22 x 29 cm.,Osborne collection of early children's books, no. 2, [no. 2],Reprint. Originally published: London: Longmans Green, 1895 Issued in slipcase,Cover title: The adventures of two Dutch dolls Size: Oblong 4 to.. Floren…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1900 Earliest Issue. Pictoral paper covered card boards with black lettering to front. Boards are marked and generally grubby with some loss to lower edges and a waterstain to rear. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Spine is faded with bumping to ends. Missing ffep, no prelims, volume starts at titl…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First edition of Florence Upton's 4th children's story to feature the Golliwog. With 32 colour plates by Florence and verse by her mother Bertha. Oblong 4to. Rubbing to edges, toning to covers. Tearing to title page with loss to top edge, not effecting text. Mild offsetting throughout. Slight weakenin…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Signed Limited Edition. London: Francis Joseph Publications, 2003. Book beautifully illustrated by Florence Upton. limited edition of 1000 SIGNED by Jean Upton this is number 257. Patterned endpapers, contains 64 pages plus 2 pages of adverts at rear, all in very bright clean condition…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Publishing date on title page, FIRST EDITION. This is the third title in the Golliwogg series of thirteen titles.Vintage children's illustrated story, with politically incorrect images. Illustrated book boards are overall lightly rubbed/soiled with the green cloth spine complete, but…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition in Good condition. There's a wobble to the binding but all pages are secure. Boards are rubbed and a little grubby with some loss of paper to the edges. Spine worn at ends with a small white paint stain to the middle of the lower hinge. Pages are slightly tanned but generall…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition of Florence Upton's first children's story to feature the Golliwog. A character based on an old minstrel toy she had owned, who is one of a number of toys who come to life one night for obligatory hi-jinx. The Golliwog was well received, becoming the main character for further stories as…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Astonishing tale of a young girl dragged into a world of anthropomorphised vegetables who endeavour to teach her a lesson. With Beautifully coloured chromolithographic plates done by Florence, with text by her sister Bertha. This peculiar adventure appeared just as their Golliwog stories were becoming…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Many full page and one double page colour illustrations, with small line drawings printed in sepia on all text pages, title page with coloured illustration, pp. 64, orig. patterned endpapers, cloth backed, pictorial upper board. Other than slight wear to edge of lower outer corner, i…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition in Good condition. There's a wobble to the binding but all pages are secure. Boards are rubbed and a little grubby with some loss of paper to the edges. Spine worn at ends, front hinge split Pages are slightly tanned but generally clean, bright and unmarked with no tears.sca…

paperback. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Oblong hardback book with color plates illustrated by Florence Upton. Text by Bertha Upton. Boards are scuffed/soiled/worn especially at edge. Tears/creases on endpapers and a few pages with light soiling - name written opposite title page. Would rate a good reading copy. Bookseller since 1995 (ULBDRM…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardback. Recently rebound in untitled plain burgundy cloth. New edition, 1923. 64pp, with illustrations to the majority of pages, many full-page in colour. Cloth has a small patch of light spots, else clean. Paper is toned. Some finger marking and other marks and stains, usually to page edges. Tp and…

First edition. Coloured illustrations throughout. Oblong folio (11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches), 62-pages. Original cloth-backed coloured pictorial boards. Some dust marking to binding, some rubbing to lettering on upper cover, corners rounded, 1 gathering detached, inner joints cracked, one inch tear to one margin without loss. Overall…