Gray Severne (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Charming children's book of verses, illustrated with six "revolving scenes". Each full-page revolving scene contains a colour illustration, which, when pulled around in a circle by the attached ribbon, reveals a second colour illustration, which is described in verse. The opposing page contains additional verse with small b&w illustrations. Four contributors: Gray Severne, L.L. Weedon, Hope Myrtoun, & Clifton Bingham. No date (1896). Printed in Bavaria. Bound in publisher's original colour pictorial boards (rear board plain white), brown cloth unlettered spine, pale-blue printed endpapers. NOTE: A FAIR copy only, with much handling wear. ALL PAGES DETACHED (but all present), quite a bit of damage to the fragile revolving scenes (many small closed tears, some slightly off-track, all revolving scenes mostly work, although two with ribbons missing & therefore not easy to turn), much edgewear to brittle pages, covers slightly soiled, mild marginal toning, otherwise a clean complete hardcover copy of a scarce item. Price reflects various faults. Unpaginated (16pp + endpapers). Very RARE.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The scarce first edition of this beautiful late nineteenth century children's work, illustrated with six colour moving plates. A scarce first edition.Illustrated with six colour plates with pull tabs that move slats, in order to reveal hidden images.Collated, complete.This delightful work includes short tales 'The Kittens' Christmas', 'A Busy Day' and 'Fairies'.Dated 1897 via the University of Cambridge.With a contemporary 1897 inscription to the front free endpaper, giving the work to 'dear little Rose' from her aunt as a Christmas present.A charming work. In the publisher's original cloth backed, pictorial paper covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with rubbing and handling marks to boards. Rear hinge strained, with board a touch tender. Boards lightly bowed. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting throughout. Moving plates in full working order. Small closed tears to two text leaves. Good. book.