This gorgeous 1923 edition of #CharlesKingsley 's #WestwardHo was given as a school prize in #Hamilton, #Ontario. Sixteen #ColourPlates by #EACox. It would make a lovely #gift for a #ChildrensBook #collector, or an #art enthusiast! Gutter break at page 112. $40. #Booksky #prettybooks #oldbooks
This 1929 #LargeFormat edition of #JamesFenimoreCooper's #Deerslayer features 9 stunning #ColourPlates by #NCWyeth! Slight #oldbooksmell. $50. #Booksky #literature #art #ChildrensBooks #FirstNations #oldbooks #PrettyBooks
This undated #LargeFormat #MotherGoose #book features charming #ColourPlates by various #illustrators! It was given as a gift in 1954. $40. www.daveshootsbookseller.com/product/1693... #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #NurseryRhymes #fables #art
This 2003 #FolioSociety edition of #RobinHood features lovely #ColourPlates by #JohnHolder. Would make a wonderful #gift! $50. #Booksky #giftworthy #folklore #England #outlaw #literature #art
This early '90's #RudyardKipling #FolioSociety #boxedset would make an excellent #gift! #JustSoStories is #illustrated with #B&W #drawings by the #author, while #JungleBook has #colourplates by #MauriceandEdwardDetmold. $50. #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #literature #KitLit #BritLit #animals
I first read #NoelStreatfield 's #BalletShoes as a child in the late 1960 's...I loved it! This #scarce 2009 #FolioSociety edition is #illustrated with delightful #ColourPlates by #IngaMoore. It would make a lovely #gift! $35. #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #KidLit #art #PrettyBooks #giftworthy
This 1916 #LargeFormat edition of #WaterBabies features 12 #TippedIn #ColourPlates by #JessieWillcoxSmith. Would make a lovely #gift! One signature detached but present. $200. #Booksky #CharlesKingsley #ChildrensBooks #art #PrettyBooks
For the #outdoors enthusiast on your list, we suggest this complete 1923 10-volume set of the #NewNatureLibrary! Dozens of #ColourPlates and #B&W #illustrations. $150. #Booksky #topedgegilt #oldbooksmell #oldbooks #prettybooks #birds #mushrooms #butterflies #insects #animals #wildflowers
This 1936 #ChildrensBook was a #fundraiser for the #PrincessElizabethofYorkHospital in #London. #Stories by many #British #authors. #B&W #illustrations and seven stunning #ColourPlates. $40. #Booksky #QueenElizabethII #JMBarrie #RudyardKipling #GKChesterton #AlgernonBlackwood #HughWalpole
This 1946 #book is beige on the outside, but inside is bursting with 48 #ColourPlates and 132 #B&WIllustrations of #Trees, #WildFlowers, #Animals, #Birds, #MarineLife, and #Insects of #Britain! $20. #Booksky #NaturalHistory #art #prettybooks
This padded #leatherette 1984 edition of #WindintheWillows features 15 delightful #ColourPlates by #JonathanLangley. Wonderful #gift! Gift #inscription to previous owner. $30. #Booksky #ChildrensBooks #KidLit #KennethGrahame #animals #literature
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This 1957 #FirstEdition #ChildrensBook is full of delightful #ColourPlates by #WJPopham. It was part of #EdmundWard 's #TruthinaTaleSeries. $20. #Booksky #LittleBooks #flowers #gardens #ChildrensBooks #art
We couldn't resist this #BigHonkinBook from 1980! It features 34 stunning #ColourPlates of #birds (and other #animals) by #EdwardLear. $30. #Booksky #art #humour #CoffeeTableBook
This 1920 #ArthurScottBailey #ChildrensBook has #illustrated #endpapers and four #ColourPlates by #HarryLSmith. Part of the #TuckMeInTales #series (more in link). $25. #Booksky #ChirpyCricket #animals #oldbooks www.daveshootsbookseller.com/quicksearch/...
This 1933 #reprint of an #Ontario #textbook for #art #teachers has plenty of #colourplates, as well as #B&W #illustrations. $30. #Booksky #education #TEatonCo #painting #drawing
These four ca.1900 #art #books from the #MasterpiecesinColour #series are #scarce with #dustjackets! Each has 8 #ColourPlates and an #artist #biography. $25 each, or all four for $85! #Booksky #Perugino #Ingres #BernardinoLuini #Mantegna #ItalianArt #FrenchArt #OldMasters
#MothersDay is coming up! If your #mom enjoys the #outdoors, this complete 1923 10-volume set of the #NewNatureLibrary would be a great #gift! Dozens of #ColourPlates and #B&W #illustrations. $150. #Booksky #topedgegilt #oldbooksmell #birds #mushrooms #butterflies #insects #animals #wildflowers
Attention #Rubaiyat #collectors! This #scarce ca.1920 edition #illustrated with 7 #tippedin #colourplates by #Indian #artist #AbanindranathTagore could be yours for only $100! Pebbled red #leather cover. #Booksky #OmarKhayyam #EdwardFitzgerald #art #poetry #Persia
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Buy this ca.1920 #ChildrensBook for the 12 stunning #ColourPlates by #Welsh #illustrator, #ACMichael! $25. #Booksky #art #history #prettybooks #oldbooks
We have this #scarce early 20th century edition of #LewisCarroll's #AlicesAdventuresinWonderland and #ThroughtheLookingGlass. #Colourplates by #ElenoreAbbott in addition to #illustrations by #JohnTenniel:
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This gorgeous #ChildrensBook was given as a gift in 1937. It was sold as an #English #hospital fundraiser. The previous owner has neatly coloured a few of the line drawings (not shown). $40. #asis #Booksky #ColourPlates #art #PrincessElizabeth #royalty
This 1929 #LargeFormat edition of #JamesFenimoreCooper's #Deerslayer features 9 stunning #ColourPlates by #NCWyeth! Slight #oldbooksmell. $50. #Booksky #literature #art #ChildrensBooks #FirstNations
This gorgeous 1923 edition of #CharlesKingsley's #WestwardHo was given as a school prize in #Hamilton, #Ontario. Sixteen #ColourPlates by #EACox. It would make a lovely #gift for a #ChildrensBook #collector, or an #art enthusiast! Gutter break at page 112. $40. #Booksky #prettybooks
This 1961 #reprint edition of #TheYearling features 14 stunning #colourplates by #NCWyeth! Great #gift for a #ChildrensBook #collector or an #art enthusiast! $40. #Booksky #nostalgia #vintage
This 1916 #LargeFormat edition of #WaterBabies features 12 #TippedIn #ColourPlates by #JessieWillcoxSmith. Would make a lovely #gift! One signature detached but present. $200. #CharlesKingsley #ChildrensBooks #art #PrettyBooks #BookSky
