Heward May (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Various (illustrator). H/b; illus boards; 4to; illus on front cover is of girl carrying book, in red blazer and white hat, walking by sea; spine damaged at top- split in centre, and aty top edges; astill an attractive copy; 4 colour plates present; G++ ; Warne's Pleasure Book for Girls; Vol. 4; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Hardcover, paper covered bds, illust. by Frederick Barker or Parker, with 3 children forming a ring with a doll in the centre, Fair, scuffed at edges, spine paper missing, contents sound with b/w illust.s, some of which have been coloured in neatly, neat inscript. to front pastedown dated 1942, occas. soiling through text, pp96. A lively book of short stories. A scarce title.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Undated and without edition remarks, with 16 coloured plates. Wear and chipping to the pictorial boards. Light foxing but otherwise with, clean, clear contents. Binding is cracked but all holds together for reasonable handling. A fair reading copy.

Condition: Very good plus. First Edition. First edition of this delightful collection of rhymes, stories, and illustrations, with a gorgeous fairy cover. The structure of PIXIE-LAND feels very much like a children's holiday annual - the inscription, dated Christmas of 1932, reinforces this similarity. It is full of delightful tales and illustrations, many mimicking Greenaway, Rose O'Neill's Kewpies, and other popular artists of the day. 8.75'' x 6.25''. Original color pictorial boards. Color frontispiece with one color plate and black-and-white line drawings throughout. [80] pages. Gift inscription to front pastedown, dated Dec. 25th 1932. Advertising leaflet for the publisher's other titles loosely laid in. Binding with mild edgewear, boards a touch bowed. Leaves with occasional faint foxing. Bright.