Heath Robinson: Signed (61 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. A nice, bright copy. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 191 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. London: Werner Shaw, 1983. Very informative book on the illustrator W.Heath Robinson. 156 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w illustrations and colour frontispiece, all present as lcalled for plus very informative text, Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, has been price clipped, INSCRIBED and SIGNED by author on front endpaper A nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Inscribed By Author. First Edition First Printing. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by W.Heath Robinson. 9 ½ x 6½ Inches. Hardcover. W.Heath Robinson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1992. 1st edition 1st impression. Blue cloth, gilt titles, unclipped pictorial dustjacket. Edited and introduced by Geoffrey Beare. B/w illustrations by William Heath Robinson. Signed by the author to ffep: For Colin and Drusilla, With all best wishes, Geoffrey Beare. Condition: Fine book in fine dustjacket. Now in removable plastic sleeve. Size: 9.5x6.5in / 24x16cm. 192pp. Weight: 565g. William Heath Robinson (illustrator). Inscribed by Author. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1911. Periodical. Paperback. Pictorial wrapper. Signed by the editor in pencil to the title page. A collection of fiction, poetry and prose by various authors, with many plates in colour and b/w by various artists including W. Heath Robinson, Chesterton, Bateman, C.E. Brock, Frank Reynolds, Muirhead Bone, Frank Brangwyn, Lawson Wood and others. Several pages of advertisements to front and rear, with a couple laid in. Condition: Good. Yapped edges torn, split along top and bottom front edge of spine. Light crease to front cover. Signed by the editor. Some stains to pages. Binding firm. Size: 10x7.5in / 26x19cm. 96pp. plus lx pp. of advertisements. Weight: 495g. W. Heath Robinson; H.M. Bateman; G.K. Chesterton et al (illustrator). Signed by Author. …

Green Cloth, Gilt, Illustrated. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 2nd Edition. Viii, 178. Original Green Cloth, Gilt, With Illustration Stamped In White And Gilt, Color Frontispiece, Many B/W Plates And Figures. Stated Second Impression (Of The 1916 / 1917 Constable Second Edition). Gift Inscription "For Lu With Love From Doodie And Balo [?] 10 August, 1922, With De La Mare's Signature And Further Inscription "With All Good Wishes" Nov. 24, 1924" Below. Some Rubbing And Wear To Cloth, Mostly At Corners, Pin Point Frays At Two Lower Tips. Endpapers A Little Darkened, Hinges Tight. Tissue Guard For Frontispiece Browned As Usual, With A Small Chip At Upper Right. Spine Gilt All Present But No Longer Strong.Very Faint Damp Spot At Lower Corner Of Front Cover, Cloth Still Green But Slightly Lightened. Color Plates By W Heath Robinson (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten autograph signature Compliment slip by British Cartoonist Illustrator William Heath Robinson. Undated . William Heath Robinson (1872 - 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist who drew whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives. William Heath Robinson was born in Hornsey Rise, London, on 31 May 1872 into a family of artists in Stroud Green, Finsbury Park, North London. The signature is written on headed embossed paper 'The Copse Cranleigh' where he and his family resided between 1918 & 1929. Size is 176mm x 134mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Gum residue to rear. Ref19257. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. "A Song of the English" by Rudyard Kipling and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Autograph Edition de Luxe,14/50, signed by the author. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1909], 30 tipped-in colour plates, illustrations, occasional light spotting and offsetting to text, top edge gilt, modern morocco gilt, upper cover with original pigskin gilt upper cover trimmed and mounted to front cover. Very good copy. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A single over size volumes bound in vellum & boards. Limited to 125 numbered copies SIGNED by Kipling! Vintage bookplate to the front paste down. Covers mildly dusty. Otherwise a clean, tight and attractive volume. The low limitation number makes this one of the scarcer Kipling limited editions. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author. Illustrated by Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited edition. Small 4to. 156pp. Illustrated in black and white and color. Green morocco spine, gilt spine title; green cloth boards; top edge green. Dark green endpapers. A fine copy housed in custom cloth slipcase matching the boards. 255 bibliographic entries covering 1896-1979, preceded by background information and followed by appendix and index. Introduction by Oliver Robinson, the son of W. Heath Robinson. One of 5 numbered copies finely bound by the author and signed by him and by Oliver Robinson.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1913. Signed by Author on free page. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Early printing. 178 pages. Contents: Up and Down. Boys and Girls. Three Queer Tales. Places and People. Beasts. Witches and Fairies. Earth and Air. Songs. 6219.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st ed. 1st ptg. #190 of 500 cased (hardbound) copies. Square 8vo full black cloth, 240 pages of images and text by and about Charles, William Heath and Thomas Heath Robinson. Fine in fine dj with limitation page signed by the author laid in. Signed by the author. Robinson, Charles, Thomas and W. Heath (illustrator). …

1st edition original boards Very Good small folio (76)pp., b/w plates, etching, illusts., maps, No. 75/310 copies. Story of the Nithsdale Silver Fox Ranch. An inscribed complimentary copy from the author. With an original signed etching by Frank Mason. Small split at spine, boards a little grubby & worn at peripheries but internally very good indeed. …

Hutchinson & Co. 1978. First edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR WITH INSECT DOODLE/FLOURISH. Small 8vo hardback with DW. Illustrated throughout in colour. A few signs of use otherwise a clean and fresh copy in price-clipped wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HC/No DJ - This book comes from the personal library of Heath Robinson, Illustrator. Original DJ covering, included as a laid-in piece of memorabilia. Verso half-title page is a tipped-in BOOKPLATE from Heath Robinson, his signature in the lower left corner, dated 1/9/42. N.D.S. (1941-1942). Blue cloth with black decor and titling. Bumped/rubbed at edges, slightly. Color Illus. end-papers. Illustrated throughout by Robinson. This book owned by Robinson; one of the Great Illustrators and out of odd chance, I bought this book from one of his relatives earlier in my days :) Clean Interior. No markings. B/W Illustrated without. 18mo. 136pp. See photos --B.R. Box 108. Signed by Illustrator.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by W Heath Robinson and Cecil Hunt at the foot of the title page. Original decorated red cloth. Wartime production. The covers are a little marked and the spine is worn along the edge.However, a good copy of a unique item. Please see our other Heath Robinson and Robinson family items. All books outside the UK are sent airmail and those over £30 are tracked; those inside the UK are signed for. Paypal accepted. W Heath Robinson (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not ex-library. Very scarce in this state, signed by the author in blue ink on the title page, undated. Dust jacket worn at edges (dust jacket rarely preserved in any condition), not price clipped, with ad for other University of Chicago Press titles on back cover of jacket. Paul Bogaard, in his "Introduction" to the Harvard Lectures of Alfred North Whitehead (Edinburgh University Press, 2017) described Louise Robinson Heath as an important notetaker for lectures by Whitehead at Radcliffe. Heath (1899-1988) at the time of the lectures was a graduate student at Harvard, taking classes at Radcliffe. "The concept of time" was published while Heath was Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. Heath was a member of the faculty at Hood from 1926 to 1947, then became Dean at Keuka College from 1947 to 1954 (see Bogaard, "Introduction," pp. xxxiv-xxxv.). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. 4to. One year run of this illustrated childrenÕs religious magazine, run by the Sunbeam Mission (headquarters in Weston -Super-Mare.) Each issue about 16 pages on hand made style uncut paper heavily illustrated with woodcuts in black and red. Among the artists contributing were Charles Robinson with many signed or initialled contributions, including the covers--also his younger brothers William Heath Robinson and T.H. Robinson. Simon Houfe notes that Charles RobinsonÕs earliest work was for the Sunday School Union in 1894 so, presumably this work came out of that connection. Other artists used were George Soper and Percy J. Billingshurst. Highly attractive and scarce item. December 1896-November 1897. 12 issues stoutly bound in red unlettered cloth, slight wear; vg. Signedes. …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Colour tipped-in plates and Black & White by W. Heath Robinson. Very Good (+) in Very Good Dust Jacket (DJ edges lightly worn, with small chips). DJ protected by high-grade removable clear cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. SIGNED BY RUDYARD KIPLING. ORIGINAL SIGNATURE OF RUDYARD KIPLING PASTED TO FRONT ENDPAPER, HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL DECORATED CLOTH BINDING, COMPLETE WITH 16 x FULL PAGE MOUNTED COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS, NUMEROUS BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 10 x 7 INCHES. SOME WEAR TO CLOTH AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE, FLECKS TO CLOTH ON BOTTOM OUTER CORNERS OF FRONT & REAR BOARDS, TEXT TO TOP OF SPINE DULLED, HORIZONTAL SCRATCH TO MIDDLE OF FRONT BOARD, CORNERS BUMPED, ENDPAPERS BROWNED, ONE PLATE HAS A REPAIRED TEAR & EDGE WEAR TO MOUNTED CARD & NOT TO PLATE, VERY OCCASIONAL MINOR WRINKLES TO INNER PAGE MARGINS. OVERALL A GOOD - VERY GOOD ACCEPTABLE COPY WITH PAGES CLEAN. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOOK HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING THAT DOES SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX. Signed by Author(s).…

Softcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Undated [circa 1930]. 16pp stapled booklet with 15 large captioned Heath Robinson cartoon illustrations throughout in stiff card wraps with red lettering, also illustrated by Heath Robinson. Landscape 8vo. Covers are toned and a little spotted, gently rubbed and a little chipped at edges. Internally page lightly aged else neat, clean, bright and tight. Loosely laid in is a letter from William Heath Robinson, addressed to Master Norman Macdonald, dated June 1907, with his signature. A promotional booklet commissioned by the clothing retailer Moss Bros, from around 1930, containing a series of typical Heath Robinson cartoons of fantastical and over-engineered mechanical creations. Heath Robinson, [William] (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Signed and dated 1935 by artist, Robinson. Gilt title and cover design. No publishing date given. Wear at extremities and some foxing. Copy in Good condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). Signed By Artist.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Set of 4 books, each containing 10 colour plates. Books cover following periods: William I-Henry III; Edward I-Richard III; Henry VII-Elizabeth and James I-Edward VII. Red cloth spines. Pictorial onlays to front covers. SIGNED by author with dedication to previous owner to first volume of set. Bottom 1" of spine to first volume has splitting with some fraying of cloth. Some other nicks and chips to spine, with varying degrees of fading. Couple of covers are a bit bowed with some marks. Corners are worn, with some chipping. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Some margin marks to pages. Closed tear (repaired with magic tape) to one front endpaper. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). SIGNED - please see description for details. …

Condition: Very good plus. Signed limited edition, one of only 500 copies signed by Robinson. 12'' x 9.5''. Original full vellum stamped in gilt, red, and green. New ties. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Printed on handmade paper. Illustrated by Robinson with 30 magnificent tipped-in color plates with illustrated / lettered guards and 59 line illustrations throughout; the illustrations reproduce in excellent detail due to the high quality of the handmade paper. Ink gift inscription on front free endpaper. Light soiling to boards, moreso at edges. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 254pp. Full vellum binding, gilt titles and decoration on spine and front board. Darkening to vellum, some foxing, and red stains along front gutter. Slight split at lower front gutter but binding remains sturdy. Volume lacking silk ties. Foxing to endpapers, less to preliminary pages, then none to the plates or text block. All 16 tipped in plates and tissue guards are present. Same foxing to rear endpapers and preliminary page, then no foxing to text block or plates. Signed by Robinson in black ink on the limitation page, identifying this as copy 276 of the 380 from the edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

SHAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare's Comedy of A Midsummer-Night's Dream. With illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. London: Constable & Co., 1914. First signed, limited edition, first issue. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist. This being number 95. Quarto (11 3/8 x 8 7/8 inches; 290 x 225 mm). xii, [4], 185, [3] pp. Twelve mounted color plates. Forty-six full-page and seventeen smaller black and white text illustrations. Color-plates with descriptive tissue guards. Publisher's original vellum. Front board and spine pictorially stamped ruled and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Some minimal soiling and rubbing to vellum. Endpapers with some toning. Overall a very nice copy in the original binding. Originally published in 1914, only one hundred copies of the signed, limited edition (bound in vellum gilt) were issued at the time of publication. Since this copy is numbered less than 100, it is determined to be of the original, first issue. Beare 77e. HBS 69500. $2,250. ROBINSON, W. Heath (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Illustrated by the Author. Large quarto. Xiv, (2), 254, [2]pp. Line drawings and 15 mounted color plates with printed tissue guards. Original gilt-stamped decorated vellum. This is copy number 6 of 380 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, W. Heath Robinson. The front vellum board is particularly scuffed and has a few stains, the ribbon-ties are lacking, an externally fair only copy, but internally fine, and a certain candidate for expert restoration or rebinding. A regrettably flawed but low numbered copy of this children's classic. …

Vellum. Limited edition. pp. xxiv, 143. 4to. Gilt-decorated vellum binding, with tipped-in plates on card stock and with captioned tissue guards: all present as called-for. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Ties torn off but present. Small spot to limitation page. Remarkably clean and crisp. Slipcase quite worn, with loss to edges, and discolouration/soiling. Signed, limited deluxe edition: numbered 174/350 and signed by Heath Robinson. Heath Robinson (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Thus. An illustrated edition of Kipling's poetry, published in an edition of 125 signed and numbered copies printed on handmade paper. Robinson contributes seventeen plates, eight of which are full color tipped to mounts with gilt borders. xx, 392 pages. 7-3/4 by 10 inches. First illustrated edition. A very good to near fine copy in original half vellum-style paper over light gray-green paper. There are olive green morocco spine labels; the top edge is gilt; the other edges are untrimmed. The spine ends are somewhat bumped and the vellum has darkened, as usual. This is copy 35 of 125, signed by Kipling on the limitation page. Signed.…

Signed limited edition of Kipling's collection of songs of the seas and cities, elaborately illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Quarto, original publisher's full pictorial vellum decorated in gilt, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, illustrated with 30-tipped in plates with captioned tissue guards and numerous in-text illustrations. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the artist, this is number 218. In near fine condition. Kipling's A Song of the English contains his Songs of the Cities: Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Rangoon, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Quebec, Montreal, Halifax, Sydney and Melbourne in addition to his Song of the Dead, Song of the Sons, and Coastwise Lights.…

The signed vellum-bound limited edition of this collection of 16 children's stories of the exploits of the King of Troy and his boot-cleaner Bill, exquisitely illustrated. The titles are: Bill the Minder; The King of Troy; The Ancient Mariner; The Triplets; Good Aunt Gallandia; The Doctor; The Respectable Gentleman; The Sicilian Char-Woman; The Interval; The Real Soldier; The Wild Man; The Musician; The Lost Grocer; The Merchant's Wife; The Camp-Followers; The Siege of Troy. Limited edition no. 258 of 380 numbered and signed copies; 4to (29.5 x 24 cm); signed by the author in pen on the limitation page, 16 tipped-in colour plates including frontispiece, numerous line illustrations and vignettes, light spotting to endpapers and limitation page, otherwise internally clean with slight offsetting; publisher's illustrated gilt vellum, lacking ties, top-edge gilt, others uncut and slightly browned, a little soiled, a few marks to low cover, small puncture to lower joint, very good; xiv, [3], 2-254, [2]pp.…