1 - 181 CHILDREN'S BOOKS, CATCHPENNY PRINTS, COMICS, DRAWINGS, GAMES AND TOYS
- Stamp on title-p.; title-p. and last leaf trifle foxed. Spine-ends worn/ dam.; 2 corners showing.
= Rare and early children's book by Dick Bruna. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE I.
- Fine copy. = Extremely rare.
Cuming, E.D. The Three Jovial Puppies. Ibid., Blackie and Son Ltd., n.d., (18) lvs., bound as a blockbook, num. col. lithogr. ills. and orig. clothbacked boards w. mounted ill. by J.A. SHEPHERD, 4to. - AND 1 other illustrated by F. ADAMS.
- Hinges starting; some foxing on title-p.; contemp. owner's entry on verso of first free endpaper; contents fine. Boards (sl.) soiled; top and bottom of spine and corners (sl.) worn.
Irving, W. Old Christmas: from the Sketchbook of Washington Irving. London, Macmillan, 1882, 4th ed., (2),XIV,(2),165,(1)p., num. woodengr. ills. after R. CALDECOTT, orig. cl. w. richly gilt front cover and spine, a.e.g.
- Lower hinge starting; contemp. owner's entry on title-p. Top and foot of spine and corners sl. rubbed.
AND 8 others, i.a. NORWEGIAN FAIRY TALES. English transl. by A. Heywood (London, 1895, num. ills. by B. DU VAL, orig. pict. cl.) and H. ANDERSEN, Fairy Tales (Nottingham, ±1920, num. (col.) ills. by W. HEATH ROBINSON, orig. gilt cl., 4to).
- Cards chipped; occas. creased/ dam. Box split and lacking side.
= Rare complete cardgame inspired by Carroll's story of Alice in Wonderland, consisting of 16 series of 3 cards.
- Contents fine. Wr. lacks ties; sl. frayed; spine dam.
= The very rare 1st edition. The plates are templates for lifesize masks for various people. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE II.
- Frontwr. dam in lower margin; wr. loose/ frayed. Contents w. a few foxed spots.
AND 2 others, i.a. A. DE LEEUW, Aestethische vorming. Papierarbeid (Amst./ Jakarta, 1950, num. (col.) ills., orig. limp boards, 4to).
= KVCS, p.762, no.70. Children's pastimes.
AND 5 others, 4x w. children playing and games and 1x w. activities on the ice.
- Soiled. = Two scenes with sleigh riding on the ice. KVCS, p.809, no.34.
"Zie kinderen, Een twaalftal nieuwe figuren, Het zijn alle rare kuren. De eene vegt en de andere bijt, Zoo raak een ieder zijn geld al kwijt". Catchpenny print w. 12 stencil col. woodcut scenes (1x monogrammed "AC[ranendonq]"), each w. double-line caption below, Rott., J. Hendriksen.
- Partly foxed. = KVCS, p.762, no.81.
AND 3 others by Rotterdam and Delft publishers.
- Margins cut short. = Cf. KVCS (Kannewet), p.770, no.54. I.a. figures of the Commedia dell'arte.
"Men vindt geen raarder volk/ als te water en te land. Zo als dit Zes-en-dertigtal vertoond in haare stand". Catchpenny print w. 36 fingercol. woodcut ills., Amst., J. Bouwer and David le Jolle, ±1810. - AND 15 others, i.a. published by Erven Rynders.
- Sl. browned. = De Meyer p.188, no. 75.
- With various defects. = KVCS (Schuitemaker), p.815ff.
- Stained in lower part. = KVCS p.809, 1.
AND 4 other 'stages of life' prints, i.a. the same print as above, publ. by Wed. C. Kok (Amst.) and a chromolithograph "Stufenalter des Mannes" (publ. by E.G. May).
= Various subjects.
- Wr. sl. yellowed and occas. sl. frayed. Good copy.
AND an incomplete set of the preceding w. figures cut out. - ADDED 4 others, i.a. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Stationery (7 fold. stationery sheets and 7 envelopes, orig. pict. cardboard box).
= Rare complete copy, including the ORIGINAL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH by Dave Gibbons. Comprises: (1). Z. SNYDER, Introduction (1 leaf); (2). Webisodes (CD-rom); (3). Poster (fold. col. offset movie poster, 51,5x33,5 cm.); (4). Timeline (fold. letterpress table, 68x26 cm.); (5). Badges (7 pictorial metal badges, each Ø 3,7 cm.); (6). D. GIBBONS, "Hurm" (col. lithograph, 17,5x14,8 cm. (image), signed "Dave Gibbons" and "581/1000" in pencil in lower blank margin, w. blindst. smiley); (7). Postcards (7 col. offset cards, each 21x14 cm.); (8). Comic Issue #1 (facs. reprint, (40)p. [incl. wr.], col. ills., large 8vo); (9). The History of Watchmen (1 fold. leaf, (4)p., col. ills., large 8vo); (10). Character Biographies (7 lvs. w. "Police Department" descriptions of the main characters); (11). Soundtrack (CD); (12). Production Notes (CD-rom).
WITH: Gibbons, D., Kidd, C. and Essl, M. Watching the Watchmen. London, TItan Books, 2008, without pagination, num. (col.) ills., orig. dec. boards w. dustwr., sm. folio.
- Hinges weak; final leaf w. tear in lower blank margin. Backstrip and covers worn/ dam. at spine-ends; backcover sl. chafed; boards rubbed/ worn along extremities.
= Ottens 1.1, backcover A46.
- Inner hinge weak. Top of spine dam.; boardedges sl. worn, corners showing; covers w. a few rubbed spots.
= Ottens 1.1b, backcover A46 (Captain Haddock's sweater printed in 2 different shades of blue).
Idem. De zwarte rotsen. N.pl., idem, 1947, (2),62p., col. ills. and orig. pict. boards by HERGÉ, 4to.
- Inner hinge weak; sl. dogeared. Covers sl. stained; frontcover chafed; spine-ends worn; backstrip dam.
= Ottens 1.1b, backcover A46.
Idem. De sigaren van de Farao. N.pl., idem, 1955, (2),62p., col. ills. and orig. pict. boards by HERGÉ, 4to.
- Trifle (finger)stained. Covers rubbed; backstrip dam. at top of spine.
= Ottens 1.1a, backcover A55.I.
- One leaf w. tear in lower blank margin; 6p. misaligned. Backstrip and covers worn/ dam. at spine-ends; covers w. a few scratches; boards sl. rubbed/ worn along extremities.
= Ottens 1.1, backcover A46.
- Occas. sl. stained in lower blank margin; pastedowns partly sl. faded. Covers rubbed/ worn; frontcover w. sl. silverfish dam.; backstrip sunned/ dam. (mostly at spine-ends).
= Ottens 1.1, backcover A46.