Libri per ragazzi

The Little Negroes.

SHERWOOD, Mrs. · 1849 · John Turton

£81.20 (€97.35 | $107.29 | ¥17,136)

London: printed for Houlston and Co, 1849. 10 x 6.5 cm. 15pp including frontis depicting manacled children, 4 text illustrations. Original printed blue paper wraps, disbound from a larger collection. * A 'penny reward' book. ** Osborne p. 302.

Sussex. 'The 20s. Series.'

BALL, Wilfred (Illustrator). · 1913 · John Turton

£44.08 (€52.84 | $58.25 | ¥9,302)

London: Adam and Charles Black, July 1913 reprint. 4to. ix[i], 197[1]pp, [8]pp publisher's list, 75 colour plates with printed tissue-guards, folding map, title-page printed in red and black. Original decorated colour-printed blue cloth gilt, teg. Extremes very lightly rubbed ...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

ROWLING, J. K. · 2000 · John Turton

£39.44 (€47.28 | $52.11 | ¥8,323)

[London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000 1st edition.] 8vo. 636pp, ht & title-page devices. Original pictorial paper-covered boards, glassine-protected d/w.

Old Inns.

ALDIN, Cecil. · 1925 · John Turton

£41.76 (€50.06 | $55.18 | ¥8,813)

London: William Heinemann, January 1925 new impression [1921]. 4to. viii, 149pp, 16 colour plates with printed tissue-guards, text illustrations. Original black cloth gilt, te coloured. Re-backed with original spine laid down; lettering to spine well faded; cloth lightly spott...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. ... illustrated ... by Harry Rountree.

CARROLL, Lewis. · 0 · John Turton

£25.52 (€30.59 | $33.72 | ¥5,385)

[Glasgow]: The Children's Press, N.D. 4to. 135pp, colour frontis, title-page vignette, 7 colour plates, text illustrations. Original quarter orange cloth lettered in black, pictorial colour-printed boards. Spine a little sun-faded; board corners rubbed with slight wear.

The Dome: a quarterly containing examples of all the arts [No. 3].

HIROSHIGE. · 1897 · John Turton

£23.20 (€27.81 | $30.66 | ¥4,896)

London: The Unicorn Press, 1897. 8vo. 91pp, [9]pp publisher's adverts, colour and b/w plates, prelims printed in red and black. Original printed paper boards, pictorial eps printed in red, uncut. Extremes rubbed with wear; binding lightly soiled. * Contains two colour Hiroshig...

The Living Hedge. With wood-engravings by Reynolds Stone.

PAUL, Leslie. · 1946 · John Turton

£13.92 (€16.69 | $18.39 | ¥2,938)

London: Faber and Faber, 1946. 8vo. 180pp, title-page vignette, 5 plates. Original green cloth gilt, chipped and partly browned d/w.

Mystery in the Windflower Wood.

KLICKMANN, Flora; H. M. BROCK (Illustrator). · 1932 · John Turton

£16.24 (€19.47 | $21.46 | ¥3,427)

London and New York: G P Putnam's Sons, October 1932. Large 8vo. v[i], 117[1]pp, colour frontis, title-page vignette, text illustrations. Original green cloth lettered in yellow, ep pictorial plans. Extremes lightly rubbed; spine a little faded and spotted; feps browned; very ...

The History of Samuel Titmarsh and The Great Hoggarty Diamond.

THACKERAY, William Makepeace; Hugh THOMSON (Illustrator). · 1902 · John Turton

£16.24 (€19.47 | $21.46 | ¥3,427)

London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, 1902. 8vo. xv[i], 200[2]pp, [6]pp publisher's list, frontis, plates, text illustrations. Original decorated blue cloth gilt, black eps, teg o/w uncut. Extremes lightly rubbed; spine a little darkened.

The Ballad of Beau Brocade, and other poems of the XVIII century.

DOBSON, Austin; Hugh THOMSON (Illustrator). · 1892 · John Turton

£17.40 (€20.86 | $22.99 | ¥3,672)

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1892. 8vo. xiii[iii], 89[1]pp, frontis with tissue-guard, plates, text illustrations. Original highly decorated green cloth gilt, green eps, aeg. Extremes very slightly rubbed; spine a little darkened.

The Story of Rosina, and other verses.

DOBSON, Austin; Hugh THOMSON (Illustrator). · 1895 · John Turton

£17.40 (€20.86 | $22.99 | ¥3,672)

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895. 8vo. xiii[iii], 120pp, frontis with browned tissue-guard, plates, text illustrations. Original highly decorated maroon cloth gilt, bevelled edges, teg. Spine moderately sun-faded; extremes rubbed with light wear; feps browned.

Useful and Instructive Poetry. With an introduction by Derek Hudson.

CARROLL, Lewis. · 1954 · John Turton

£20.88 (€25.03 | $27.59 | ¥4,406)

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1954. 8vo. 45pp, frontis, 7 plates (one double-sided). Original pictorial colour-printed paper-covered boards gilt, glassine and paper d/w. Glassine incomplete.

The James Reeves Story Book.

ARDIZZONE, Edward (Illustrator). · 1978 · John Turton

£16.24 (€19.47 | $21.46 | ¥3,427)

London: Books for Children, 1978. 8vo. 207[1]pp, title-page vignette, text illustrations. Original tan cloth lettered in black, glassine-protected d/w. D/w very lightly rubbed, chipped and soiled.

My First Horse.

SASSON, Siegfried; Lionel EDWARDS, et al. · 1947 · John Turton

£20.88 (€25.03 | $27.59 | ¥4,406)

London: Peter Lunn, 1947. Small oblong 4to. 80pp, colour frontis, text illustrations. Original decorated grey cloth gilt, pictorial eps. Spine very lightly sun-faded; cloth very slightly soiled; two very light vertical creases to title-page.

Five Hundred Charades, from history, geography, and biography.

[WAKEFIELD, Eliza.] · 1837 · John Turton

£20.88 (€25.03 | $27.59 | ¥4,406)

London: John W Parker, 1837 new revised and corrected edition. Small 8vo. 128pp, [8]pp publisher's list. Original blindstamped red cloth gilt. Cloth badly faded and stained; extremes rubbed with slight wear. * Crisp and bright internally.

Osé, or, The Alpine Flower.

0 · John Turton

£13.92 (€16.69 | $18.39 | ¥2,938)

London: Frederick Warne and Co, N.D. Small 8vo. [iv], 187pp, frontis with tissue-guard, plate, head-piece, decorated capitals. Original highly decorated red cloth gilt, yellow eps. Extremes lightly rubbed; spine sun-faded; scattered stains to rear board; ht browned with neatl...

Hare Goes Shopping. Pictures by Margaret Tempest.

UTTLEY, Alison. · 1969 · John Turton

£13.92 (€16.69 | $18.39 | ¥2,938)

London: Collins, 1969 2nd impression [1965.] Small square 8vo. 63[1]pp, title-page vignette, colour full-page text illustrations, printed in blue throughout. Original pictorial colour printed paper-covered boards, pictorial eps printed in red, chipped, rubbed and very lightly ...

The Wonder Book of Why & What?: answers to children's questions. 'Wonder Books Series.'

GOLDING, Harry (Editor). · 1921 · John Turton

£18.56 (€22.25 | $24.52 | ¥3,917)

London: Ward Lock & Co, N.D. [1921.] 4to. 255[1]pp, colour frontis, colour plates, tinted text illustrations (many full-page and some double-page). Original grey cloth lettered in black incorporating pictorial colour-printed glazed-paper boards, pictorial eps printed in blue. ...

British Animals. Containing 10 pictures. [No. 5 in Series.]

NATURAL HISTORY TOY BOOKS. · 1877 · John Turton

£46.40 (€55.63 | $61.31 | ¥9,792)

London: SPCK, N.D.[1877.] Large 8vo. [10]pp including inner wraps, 10 colour litho text illustrations. Original pictorial colour printed card wraps, stab-sewn. Wraps very lightly soiled.

Puss in Boots Pop up Book.

1961 · John Turton

£11.60 (€13.91 | $15.33 | ¥2,448)

London: Bancroft & Co., Ltd. 1961. 8 pop-ups, hospital copy. Original ¼ cloth, pictorial boards. Corners curled with minor loss of paper, pages lightly age browned, 2 pop-ups faulty.