Zoe Hoyle (6 results)

Hardcover. Fair hardcover with two inches missing from the spine at the heel and one inch from the crown, rubbing to the other extremities, a light crease to the covers, and light soiling; the hinges are tender, the forms lightly shaken, and there is light tanning to the page edges but the interior is otherwise clean with only light signs of handling. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. An unauthorized edition of Chloe Preston's third book, in which the Kewpie doll-like Peek-a-Boos visit the rabbits at their home. There are no credits in the book (and thus presumably unauthorized) but it was written by Preston's aunt Zoe Hoyle, identified in the original as "Z.H.," and illustrated by Preston in collaboration with George Howard-Vyse. Preston drew the Peek-A-Boo characters and backgrounds while Howard-Vyse rendered all the rabbit figures. Preston (1887-1969) was the illustrator and writer of many British children's books, most published between 1910 and 1934, when she received a substantial inheritance and more or less removed herself from public view. Unpaginated [54 pages]; 6 color plates + b&w illustrations throughout and illustrated endpapers; 6.5 x 7.5 inches. McLoughlin #2210.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Some of the plates are detached, but all present. Worn corners and edges to the boards - see image. ; Tight binding and clean, unmarked text and illustrations. Vivid colored full-page illustrations. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece. Scarce copy in this New York publication. No date given except 1919 written in on 3rd front free endpaper. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Red cloth spine with gilt and black lettering, pictorial paper covered boards quite worn, chipping to edges with heavy rubbing and some staining. Front hinge cracked with webbing showing. Name written front endpaper, pages toned with occasional fingerprint smudge. A few of the illustrations are detached, but includes sixteen full-page color illustrations with no tearing or markings. Scarce.; MCF03605. Illustrated by Chloe Preston (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. First printing. Large format. Uninscribed. Binding firm, slight easing of front hinge. Rubbing to three corners and edges. The dust jacket is a mess, very worn and repaired with acid free Japanese tissue. But it is a rare survival. Chloe Preston (illustrator).…

Condition: Very good. PEEK-A-BOOS Maximilian and Matilda attend a ball organized by humanized rabbits: a later American edition of the classic book. Curious later edition of the circa 1913 first American edition of this title, this with redrawn plates. 7.25'' x 6.5''. Original pictorial boards with color paste-on. Color frontispiece with five color plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout. With black-and-white pictorial endpapers of a boy and a dog. [56] pages. Prior owner's name in ink to front fly leaf. Light pumping to edges, with some mild sunning to extremities. Overall clean and sound.…

Condition: Very good. First Edition. Scarce first American edition of the story Maximilian and Matilda's time spent among humanized rabbits. Preston and Howard-vyse teamed up for a number of titles in the PEEK-A-BOO series, Preston responsible for the PEEK-A-BOOs and Howard-Vyse in charge of their animal compatriots. Howard-Vyse's style is quite reminiscent of Beatrix Potter. 8.75'' x 7.75''. Original pictorial boards with color embossed roundel to front cover. Pictorial endpapers of a rabbit and a little girl. Color frontispiece with seven color plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout. [68] pages. Ink gift inscription to front flyleaf dated "Christmas 1913." Light soiling and rubbing to cover, with mild edgewear; a few small spots to text. Overall sound and neat.…