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Published by Methuen, 1938
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1938. First Edition. 57 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and staining to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.
Published by Methuen, London, 1936
Seller: Neil Williams, Bookseller, Victoria, BC, Canada
First Edition
Condition: VG. First Edition. Pencil sketches of animals illustrating Shakespearean quotes. Bound in blue cloth. Spine and adjoining area of boards sunned. 40 pp.
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1935
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Fair. 1935. First Edition. 55 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with heavy tears to spine edges.
Published by Methuen
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.
Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. (William Shakespeare, Quotations, Dogs, Cats).
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1934
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1934. Second edition. 55 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by author. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing, fraying and tearing to spine ends and edges. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Boards are slightly bowed.
Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. (William Shakespeare, Quotations, Birds).
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1931
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1931. 'First Published'. 43 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Paper cover has heavy damp and dust stains.
Published by UK: Methuen, 1936, UK, 1936
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Kirmse? (illustrator). pp 55 illus stain on cloth slight warping of boards.
Published by Longmans, Green and Co, London, New York, Toronto, 1932
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
First Edition
Green Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Persis Kirmse (illustrator). First Edition. xi, 271pp, illustrated with black & white drawings, spotting to edges, foxing to a few pages, ink signature to front free endpaper, green cloth, gilt spine lettering, some scuffs, no dust jacket. Size: 8vo. Fiction.
Published by Methuen & Co., 1932
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, Bucknell, SHROP, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st Edition. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 31 pages: ill. ; 21 cm.
Published by Metheun & Co., London, 1934
Seller: Ripping Yarns, London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair+. 1st Edition. Orange boards with dust jacket. 2x2.5 inch triangle missing of dj from top right of front cover. Small tears to top of dj back cover. Price-clipped, slight foxing. Boards bumped and rubbed at edges. Black and white illustrations of dogs with Shakespeare quotes. From inside cover: 'Miss Persis Kirmse, who is well-known as a portrait painter of dogs, pictures of many famous pets from her brush being treasured in England and France, has here let her fancy play round familiar Shakespeare quotations with very ingenious results.' 55pp. contains list of illustrations and list of breed of dogs drawn. Size: 8½ x 7 Inches.
Published by Methuen & Co Ltd, 1934
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
Book
hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This book does NOT include a jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
Published by Methuen, 1934
Seller: Green Meadow Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust wrapper by PERSIS KIRMSE Also Frontis. (illustrator). First edition. Paper title onlay to cloth spine. Super copy in pretty wrapper. Charming collection of essays. Two tissue guarded plates. A lovely copy.
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 1934
Seller: B A Downie Dog Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Persis Kirmse (illustrator). First Edition. vii + 56 pages. Red cloth on boards, black lettering on front & spine. The dust jacket has foxing marks and is worn at the top edge. Familiar Shakespeare quotations delightfully illustrated by the artist's portraits of dogs (57 different breeds are represented.).
Published by Methuen, 1930
Seller: Green Meadow Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Frontis and dust wrapper by PERSIS KIRMSE (illustrator). First edition. Paper title onlay to cloth. Super copy delightfully signed by E V Lucas and scarce thus. Charming collection of essays and fantasies from Mice to Elephants!. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Printed by Dog Ink
Seller: Robert Wright, trading as 'The Bookman', Norwich, United Kingdom
Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. Illus. by PeRSIS KIRMSE (illustrator). Antics of the Dandie Dinmont terrier charmingly observed - first pub. 1936 and here produced in facsimile. Not dated (First Edn. Thus, circa mid-to-late 1900s); grey card; 7+[1]pp., loosely tied (as issued) with black cord; illus. bw. drawings. First and final pages very faintly tanned at edges, but text fresh, pages bright/crisp/very clean. Complete (as originally issued) with mailing envelope (unused), printed with illus./title to top corner (envelope slightly tanned at edges, and torn/creased at one corner, but complete/quite clean). No inscriptions. Lightweight item, hence overseas customers will have SHIPPING CHARGES REDUCED subsequent to ordering. Near Fine in Fair envelope. PRICE INCLUDES UK POSTAGE & PACKING. Size: Approx. 215mm x 135mm N.d. [First Edn. Thus, c.mid-late 1900s]. Softcover.
Published by John Roslyn for the Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club; Printed By Anchor Press, Cudworth, 1978
Seller: Robert Wright, trading as 'The Bookman', Norwich, United Kingdom
First Edition
Stapled Pamphlet. Condition: Near Fine. Illus. by PeRSIS KIRMSE (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Antics of the Dandie Dinmont terrier charmingly observed - first pub. 1936 and here produced in facsimile. First Edn. Thus, 1978; yellow card covers; titling/illus. printed in blue to front cover; 7pp.; illus. bw. drawings. Covers/pages crisp and very clean/bright; staples very clean/bright. No inscriptions. Lightweight item, hence overseas customers will have SHIPPING CHARGES REDUCED subsequent to ordering. Near Fine. PRICE INCLUDES UK POSTAGE & PACKING. Size: Approx. 200mm x 143mm. Softcover.
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd. London., 1935
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The book is bound in red boards with bright black letters on the front cover & spine. Light wear on the spine tips & cover corners. Light foxing inside the covers, on the endpapers + extending a few pages in. States: "First published 1935". The dust jacket has light wear on the spine tips & cover corners. One small hole on the front edge of the spine. Some darkening of the white paper. Not price clipped.
Published by Methuen & Co, London, 1936
Seller: Uncle Peter's Books, Clunes, NSW, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardback, with dust wrapper. Green boards with blue lettering on spine. Head and tail of spine lightly rubbed. Binding is neat and tidy. Page edges bear discolouration, particularly the head edge. Some foxing on pastedowns and free endpaper. Previous bookseller's stamp on tail of front pastedown. Some spots and light foxing throughout, yet this book is in good condition. Dust wrapper has some moderate rubbing and creases at the edges. Thumbing along top and bottom, some small chips and tears. Back cover lightly scuffed. General discoloration due to age. Price clipped. Edges and corners showing wear, yet this dust wrapper is in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound.
Published by Methuen and Co. Ltd. London, 1935
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition. DW. viii, 55pp. Frontis. + Illustrated to every page Boards slightly worn, fore-edges lightly foxed. School prize inscription to front endpaper, some occasional light foxing. Wrapper slightly soiled, spine and rear panel dulled, extremities chipped, lacking small portion from head of spine not affecting text o/w VG/VG-.
Published by 4 Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, London, 1919
Seller: Lazarus Books Limited, Blackpool, LANCS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Decorative Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Maude Angell, Persis Kirmsé (illustrator). First Edition. First edition,size 8.5" x 11" tall,blue decorative hardcover with colour illustrations flowers fixed to front,book cover has age wear and spine ends rubbed with two very small tears to spine bottom,illustrated pastedowns and endpapers,inscription wrote on free pastedown,endpapers have small rip.double colour frontispiece with protective trace paper,black and white illustrations thoughout,671 pages all clean. Many beautiful colour plates include Lilac by Maude Angell and Splendid Cat by Persis Kirmsé. Contributors include Harriet L Smith, D Furniss.
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Angell, Maude & Wain, Louis & Kirmse, Persis & Stampa, G.L. & Browne, Gordon & et al., (illustrator). Good condition with no wrapper. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl and horse's head. Title on front cover reads School Girl's Stories. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 128 pages. Includes two articles and b/w illustrations by Louis Wain. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers a bit grubby, scuffed and rear cover is darkened. Front joint cracked between frontis and title page. A couple of hinges starting to crack. Endpapers browned, white marks to rear endpapers. Text pages very good. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!.
Publication Date: 1922
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Angell, Maude & Wain, Louis & Kirmse, Persis & Stampa, G.L. & Browne, Gordon & et al., (illustrator). Circa 1922. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl and horse's head. Title on front cover reads School Girl's Stories. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 128 pages. Includes two articles and b/w illustrations by Louis Wain. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Damp stain to base of spine and affecting lower inner corners of covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear free-endpaper. Some light browning and foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby with damp staining to lower edges and some other marks, loss at edges. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!.
Published by Methuen, London, 1938
Seller: Northern Lights Rare Books and Prints, Sastamala, Finland
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First Printing. Red cloth, 57 pages. Quotations from the Bard illustrated with drawings. Gift inscription to the front endpaper, the prelims and edges of the book have minor spotting, text/drawings not affected. Dustjacket is chipped with tears.
Published by Methuen & Co, London, 1931
Seller: B A Downie Dog Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Persis Kirmse (illustrator). First Edition. 1st Edition, 43 pages. Stiff tan paper covers, with fold-over flap, brown lettering & illustrations of 3 Pekingese dogs on the front. Cover lightly worn with a pale cup mark & a few other light marks on the front. Interior clean & tight. Story of No-Nose, a Pekingese dog who goes to the dog show, told in verse by E. V. Lucas. Each verse illustrated with a full page illustration by Persis Kirmse. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by London: Methuen and co., 1931, 1931
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 17cm), pp.[4] 43 [1]. With twelve pen and ink illustrations, including a frontispiece, by Persis Kirmse. Publisher's softcovers. With the pictorial dust-jacket, also featuring illustrations by Kirmse, unpriced. Internally bright and clean, only minor toning throughout. Bookplate of L. Gertrude Wills which gums front flap to paste-down. Rubbing and slight toning to dust-jacket. Very minimal bumping to extremities. Very good. A short, comedic tale centring the Pekingese pooch, No-Nose. The Pekingese became a popular breed in the West after its migration from China to the laps of British royalty in the late 19th century. The book is illustrated by Persis Kirmse, famous for her pet portraits and animal re-imaginings of Shakespeare.
Published by Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London First Edition . London 1934., 1934
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, black lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 8½'' x 7'' 55 pp. Full-page monochrome illustrations throughout with quotes beneath. Small ink message to the front free end paper, thump-nail piece of paper missing to the top corner of page 31, slight age darkening to the covers, the paper is clean and free from foxing, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book).
Published by Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London First Edition . London 1931., 1931
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
First edition in publisher's original plain cream card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 7''. Contains 43 pages with splendid full-page monochrome illustrations throughout. Ink message to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in near Very Good dust wrapper which is adhered down the spine as issued, small chips to the spine ends, corners turned-up, small piece of paper missing across the top corner of the rear cover. Member of the P.B.F.A. HUMOUR (Satire, Cartoon).