- Textblock loose and a trifle browned. Ties dam. Otherwise a good copy.
= An early Dutch example of a "Jack-in-the-book". Rare.
- Contents sl. foxed/ browned.
= The Children's World of Learning 3171: "Beautifully illustrated and hand-coloured fable book for children (...). The plates show animals and small children, mostly out of doors with plants and flowers."
ADDED: 14 others, i.a. J. VAN OOSTERWIJK BRUIJN, Luimige dichtstukjes. Eerste/ Tweede verzameling (Amst., 1836/ 1839, 2 vols., 2 engr. titles by E. SCHMETTERLING, contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces, sm. 8vo).
- Foxed. Owner's entry on frontwrapper; spine almost entirely split. = Rare.
Sheperd, J.A. Zig Zag Fables. London, Gardner, Darton & Co., n.d. (1897), 1st ed.(?), 40p., col. lithogr. ills. and orig clothbacked boards by J.A. SHEPERD, obl. 4to (rare).
- Hinges broken; contents yellowed/ browned. Boards sl. worn.
AND 1 other: F. LEIGH, Discontented Susan (London, (1899), col. lithogr. ills., 4to).
- First few quires sl. dogeared; title-p. sl. duststained; old owners' entries on verso backwr. Vellum (dust)soiled.
= Muller 995, otherwise this edition not in the usual reference works. Popular schoolbook telling of the French occupation of the Netherlands in 1672-1673 and the atrocities committed by the French during their stay. The history is told in the form of a dialogue between a father and his son. It was first published in 1674 and was still in use at the end of the 18th century.
- Some foxing. Spine-ends rubbed.
= Very elegant edition of Perrault's fairy tales, printed with the stereotype process invented by Louis-Etienne Herhan.
- Sl. foxed; hinges sl. weak. Vol. 1-4 spine strengthened w. cloth.
= Comprises: Zoogdieren, Vogels, Amphibiën + Visschen, Gelede dieren, Weekdieren + Wormen etc. Dutch text.
- Vol. 1 backstrip and corners worn.
= Complete series. With the accomp. text vol. Verhalen en Sprookjes bij de plaatjes van Verkade's Album No.3 (sl. foxed; frontwr. loose).
- Faded owner's entry on first free enpaper, dated 1912.
Idem. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. London, F. Warne & Co. Ltd., (1919-1934), 84,(1)p., col. ills., orig. boards w. mounted plate by B. POTTER, sm. 8vo.
- Dedication on htitle, dated 1934, otherwise a good copy.
AND 25 others by B. POTTER, incl. 5 early ed. (1919-1942), i.a. THE TALE OF GINGER & PICKLES (London, (1919-1942), (col.) ills., orig. boards w. mounted plate by B. POTTER, sm. 8vo); THE TAEL OV TOM KITTEN (London,1965, (col.) ills., orig. boards w. mounted plate by B. POTTER, sm. 8vo. The tale of Tom Kitten in Initial Teaching Alphabet); THE TALE OF MR. TOD (Ibid., n.d. (1919-1934), (col.) ills., orig. boards w. mounted plate by B. POTTER, sm. 8vo) and THE TALE OF THE PIE AND THE PATTY PAN (Ibid., 1953, (col.) ills., orig. boards w. mounted plate by B. POTTER, sm. 8vo).
= First publ. in 1904. This ed. with the col. endpapers introduced in 1910, but published before F. Warne and co. became a limited company in May 1919. Linder p.410-424.
Idem. The tale of Tom Kitten. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1910-1919), early ed., 84,(1)p., num. col. ills. and orig. grey boards w. mounted col. plate on frontcover by B. POTTER, sm. 8vo (fine).
= First publ. in 1907. This ed. with the col. endpapers introduced in 1910, but published before F. Warne and co. became a limited company in May 1919. Linder p.410-427.
AND 11 other tales by the same, including 3 more early editions and 2 Dutch editions. - ADDED: C.M. BARKER, Flower Fairies of the Summer (London & Glasgow, n.d., early (possibly 1st) ed., col. plates, orig. boards, sm. 8vo) and IDEM, The Lord of the Rushie River (London & Glasgow, n.d., early (possibly 1st) ed., ills. and col. plates, orig. boards, sm. 8vo).
- All vols. w. sm. owner's entry. First vol. loose(ning); vol. 5 w. rubbed spot on frontcover; corners and most boardedges rubbed/ (sl.) worn. A very good set.
= 1. Gédéon; 2. Gédéon sportsman; 3. Gédéon en Afrique; 4. Placide et Gédéon; 5. Gédéon mécano; 6. Gédéon s'amuse; 7. Gédéon comédien.
- Without vol. I. First vol. w. stamp on title. Both vols. boardedges worn and covers sl. soiled.
= De Bodt/ Kapelle p.114 and p.250.
- Final textleaf sl. creased in lower outer corner; frontcover trifle fingersoiled. = Van Dam p.8ff.
AND 2 others, i.a. A. LISTAL, Van de Wortelkindertjes (Alkm., n.d. (±1920), col. full-p. ills. and orig. clothbacked pict. boards by F. LANGELER, obl. 4to. Bookblock loose).
- Slightly foxed. Otherwise fine.
Marschak, S. Ben ik 't nou, of ben ik 't niet? Dutch adapt. L. Dworson and E. Hess-Binger. Ibid., idem, 1930, (12)p. (incl. wr.), col. lithogr. ills. and orig. wr. by V. KONASCHEWITCH. Idem. De reis door Rusland. Dutch adapt. L. Dworson and E. Hess-Binger. Ibid., idem, 1930, 1st-5th thous., (8)p., col. ills. and orig. wr. by W. LEBEDEW. - AND 2 others from the same series: ENGEL, De gouden blaren (ibid., n.d. (±1930), col. ills. and orig. wr. by WYSCHNEWETSKI and FRADKIN) and VOLKSRIJMPJES (ibid., 1930, col. ills. and orig. wr. by V. KONASCHEWITCH. With annots. in pen).
- Trifle yellowed. Lacks tiny portion of lower right corner frontwr.
= Lemmens/ Stommels, p.348: "The impact of Marshak's text in combination with Lebedev's illustrations was so great that soon after their presentation abroad they were published in translation while retaining their original form".
Goerjan, O. Het vroolijke onweer. Dutch adapt. L. Dworson and E. Hess-Binger. Ibid., idem, n.d. (±1929), 1st-4th thous., 18,(1)p. (incl. wr.), col. lithogr. ills. and orig. wr. by B. POKROWSKI.
- Vague oblique fold throughout. Wrappers sl. yellowed/ foxed; sl. waterst. along spine backwr; foot of spine dam.
AND 3 others publ. by the same: C. MARSHAK, De reis door Rusland (1930, col. ills. and orig. wr. by W. LEBEDEV), VOLKSRIJMPJES (1929, ills. by V. KONASCHEWITCH) and ENGEL, De gouden blaren (1930, ills. by WYSCHNEWETSKI and FRADKIN).
= Two boys having a dispute on how they should cross a busy street: by taking a shortcut through the heavy traffic or by walking a little further on towards the traffic light. Commissioned by the Moscow traffic police department. Very rare.
- Spine sl. worn/ splitting. Otherwise a good/ fine copy.
Idem. Knizhka pro knizhki (Booklet on booklets). Ibid., Izd. detskoi literatury, 1935, 5th ed., (12)p., col. lithogr. ills. and orig. wr. by D. MITROKHIN.
- Trifle foxed/ spotted. Frontwr. loose(ning).
- Trifle foxed. Covers trifle soiled.
= Comprises: Engel, De gouden blaren ((12)p., col. lithogr. ills. and orig. wr. by Wyschnewetski and Fradkin); O. Goerjan, Het vrolijke onweer (18,(2)p., col. lithogr. ills. and orig. wr. by Pokrowski); N.N. Koeprejanow, Dieren in den winter ((12)p., col. lithogr. ills. and orig. wr. by Afanasjew).
Russische prentenboeken. Tweede serie. Dutch adapt. L. Dworson and E. Hess-Binger. Ibid., idem, n.d. (±1930), 3 parts in 1 vol., orig. clothbacked pict. boards by KONASCHEWITCH, all orig. wr. pres., sm. 4to.
- Covers trifle soiled, otherwise a fine copy.
= Comprises: Volksrijmpjes ((8p.), col. lithogr. ills. and orig. wr. by Konaschewitz); C. Marschak, De reis door Rusland ((8)p., col. lithogr. ills. and orig. wr. by W. Lebedew); Idem, Ben ik 't nou, of ben ik 't niet? ((11)p., col. ills. and orig. wr. by Konaschewitz).
- Binding sl. stained and soiled.