Once Upon a Time!
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co., Lrd, London, 1910
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB
AbeBooks seller since March 8, 2010
Condition: Used
US$ 850.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Original red cloth over color pictorial front board and advertisement on rear board, advertisements on endpapers. Corners and board edges a little worn. Large quarto (10 3/16 x 7 11/16 inches; 259 x 195 mm.). Pictorial title-page printed in blue, 92 unnumbered pages and six full page color plates. Numerous other mono-color and black & white illustrations throughout the text including six by Louis Wain. Ink inscription on verso of color frontispiece dated Xmas 1910. A good copy of a very scarce book, in fact the first time that we have ever seen this title. The Louis Wain illustrations in this delicate book include the following: How Pride Betrays. (three 0ne-third page, printed in brown) When the Cook's Away. (full-page, printed in blue) Tubbing the Kitties. (one-third page, printed in green) "You Naughty Kitties!" (full-page, printed in green).
Seller Inventory # 3818
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Once Upon a Time!
- Author
- Wain, Louis. Harry B. Neilson (illustrators)
- Publisher
- S.W. Partridge & Co., Lrd, London
- Publication year
- 1910
- Edition
- First edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Children's Literature, Gift Ideas, Illustrated Books
Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB
Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 2 to 5 business days | 2 to 3 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 20.00 | US$ 35.00 |
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Store description
Whitmore Rare Books runs an open shop in "Old Town" Pasadena, Ca specializing in literary first editions and other important works of western civilization and culture. Each book is carefully selected with an eye towards quality, scarcity and significance. Please get in touch in there are specific books of interest not currently in our inventory and we can help locate appropriate copies for you.
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Seller's business information
Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB
121 E. Union St.
Pasadena, CA U.S.A. 91103
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Whitmore Rare Books, Inc.
121 E. Union St.
Pasadena, Ca 91103
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