Maud Budden (11 results)

Hardback. Printed pages: 92. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Illustrated paper covered boards. Slight lean to binding. Wear to foot of spine and slightly to head of spine. Slight bubbling to the front pastedown endpaper. Previous owner's name scribbled out in the 'This book belongs to' section. Tear to outer edge of page 91/92. A very clean example. Contains three stories: The Great Bicycle Race; The Missing Mouse; Curly Wee and the Dragon. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 7.25 x 9.5 inches (18 x 24 cm). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Another Fabulous bright copy , Contents include the garden Cup , Mount Everest Expedition, The Scholar Mouse, The Rabbit Revolution.109pp. Very Rare in this condition. ROLAND CLIBBORN (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A fantastic copy in a very rare clean untorn dust jacket, just a tad edge worn. 113 pp. ROLAND CLIBBORN (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A firm copy of this 1930's ? edition. The book has been professionally tightened and cleaned. 112pp 8vo. Tan spine without titles.

Soft Cover. Condition: VG. First Australian. Undated, but c. 1944. No author stated, but attributed to Maud Budden and Roland Clibborn. 16mo. original printed paper wraps (slightly rubbed & creased, slight wear at one staple, small chip to upper fore-corner); pp. 48, with illustrations. A very good copy. Roland Clibborn (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 185 x 250mm. 112pp. illus. Boards very sl. cocked with rubbing to spine top. Front wrap appears to have been pasted to the front board. No markings. Textblock edges browned and some smudging to last page. Endpapers age-toned with a bit of light blotching. Roland Clibborn (illustrator).…

softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Publication: Liverpool, Liverpool Echo, 1948 Formatting: 4to, pp. 108. Condition Report: Good. The original pictorial paper boards remain remarkably bright and visually striking, though they exhibit expected signs of shelf-wear, including rubbing to the extremities, minor chipping to the corners, and light surface scuffing commensurate with a children's annual of this period. The blue quarter-cloth spine is intact but shows some softening and fraying at the head and tail, alongside general rubbing along the joints. Internally, the binding remains reasonably tight and secure. The pages are generally clean, displaying age-toning typical of post-war paper stock, with occasional handling marks and minor blemishes. A bold 'CANCELLED' stamp in purple ink is present on the front free endpaper. Overall, a highly presentable and structurally sound copy of a fragile wartime-era survivor. Catalogue Note: This is a scarce surviving copy of the Liverpool Echo's Curly Wee annual, collecting the beloved comic strip verses penned by Maud Budden and beautifully illustrated by Roland Clibborn. This particular edition includes the adventures "The Garden Cup," "The Mount Neverest Expedition," "The Scholar Mouse," and "The Rabbit Revolution." The Curly Wee comic strip was a staple of the Liverpool Echo and syndicated globally, beginning in 1937 and running for decades. Collections of these early strips in their original board bindings are increasingly scarce on the open market, as their primary audience of young readers ensured few copies survived in collectible condition. The presence of the 'CANCELLED' stamp to the preliminary leaf suggests an institutional or library provenance, though it remains an otherwise highly desirable copy for collectors of British comic history and regional ephemera. Step into the whimsical and satirical world of Fur-and-Feather Town with Count Curly Wee, the upstanding aristocratic pig in a top hat, and his array of animal companions. Originally captivating readers of the Liverpool Echo from the late 1930s onwards, this charming annual compiles four classic episodes of the rhyming comic strip. From the fierce horticultural competition of "The Garden Cup" to the daring heights of "The Mount Neverest Expedition," Maud Buddenâs clever verses and Roland Clibbornâs expressive, vibrant illustrations offer a delightful and enduring glimpse into mid-20th-century British children's humour. Roland Clibborn (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. No Date (1940s). Hardback: cartoons (4 on each page) by ROLAND CLIBBORN, dj (trimmed on edges and loosely laid down on matching paper), a little dusty and traces of sticky tape, typed title label pasted on spine, light grey boards with large pictorial onlay (as dj), edges slightly rubbed, inscription (dated Cairo 1945) and tear on flyleaf, flyleaves darkened, some foxing, one page corner creased, still vg. small 4to, 113pp. Newspaper cartoons for children. 4 episodes: The thief of Horse Academy - The great bicycle race . - The missing mouse - Curly Wee and the dragon. This edition made possible by special arrangement with the author and the artist and special co-operation with Newspaper Features and the Independent Newspapers Ltd, Dublin. Roland Clibborn (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to, pp. 112, unclipped dust jacket slightly soiled but complete, one small split on lower edge of cover, interior clean and crisp, some light foxing to fore edge, binding tight. Published in 1945, with three- colour illustrations. Roland Clibborn (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. The Egyptian Gazette, Cairo & Alexandria no date (1950's?) hardback 1st edition illustrated by Roland Clibborn. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ dustjacket. Newspaper cartoons for children. 4 episodes: The thief of Horse Academy - The great bicycle race . - The missing mouse - Curly Wee and the dragon. This edition made possible by special arrangement with the author and the artist and special co-operation with Newspaper Features and the Independent Newspapers Ltd, Dublin.…

Paper Boards. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Curly Wee and Company in four episodes of their exciting adventures: The Fire; The Holiday Camp; The Music Competition; Mr fox's Aunt. this book has been made possible by special arrangement with the author, the artist and the kind cooperation of Newspaper Features Limited. 112pp, cartoon style story illustrated in monochromatic orange tones, endpapers tanned, ink inscription to front free endpaper, paper boards with illustration pasted on, illustration repeated on dust jacket, which is worn with some loss to bottom front cover, unclipped. Size: 8vo. Roland Clibborn (illustrator). Cartoon.…