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FIRST EDITION. Oblong 4to. 10.5 x 7.5 inches. Unpaginated, [2] + [44] pp. (2 pp. letterpress captions and verse to each plate). In original paper-covered boards with spine and corner decorations and with red embossed vignette to upper board. Slight wear to extremities but otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by 22 full-page colour illustrations by Elinor Darwin to accompany verses by Bernard Darwin and by title page vignette. Bernard Darwin (1876-1961) was a grandson of Charles Darwin. He was a lawyer by training but not by inclination and moved into journalism, becoming a leading writer on golf, a game which he played well as an amateur. In 1906 he married Irish born artist, Elinor Mary Monsell (1879-1954) and found time to write a number of children's books that she ably illustrated. ILLUSTRATED/CHILDRENS CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 20TH CENTURY FIRST EDITION ILLUSTRATED/CHILDRENS. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 24404
Titel: THE TALE OF MR. TOOTLEOO.
Verlag: The Nonesuch Press. [1925], London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1925
Anbieter: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Some wear, soiling marks to boards. Content with light toning. Crayon marks to end papers with owner gift message. Stain to page corners. Circa 1925. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9999-99986349656
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: P Rulton Rare Books, Leominster, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback 1st ed 1st printing. unpaginated. Illustrated by Elinor Darwin. Bound in paper covered boards with a red medallion in the centre and decorated spine and corners the book is in very good condition. There is one neat ink name on the front end paper. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 104846
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Anbieter: Boyd Used & Rare Books, Portland, OR, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition [1925]. Oblong format. Parchment covered boards with embossed medallion on upper cover. Parchment split along outer hinge of upper cover; head of spine pushed; top fore-edge corners bumped. Interior clean and unmarked, pages bright. 22 color plates. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 015147
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Anbieter: Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB, Kanada
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Uncredited (illustrator). Mr. Tootleoo is a sailor who suffers shipwreck but doesn't drown. "Close at hand, upon my word, he found a Cockyollybird." It goes on to tell of the cockyolly chicks, a whale, a seagull who takes an egg to our hero, and finally, the Cockyollybird turns into a lovely lady, her chicks become girls and boys, and Mr. Tootleoo proposes. Now meet Mr. and Mrs. Tootleoo ! The recto pages are full colour, while the verso pages contain the poem. A delightful bit of nonsense. Previous owners' names and date supplied by Aunt Ellen (1928). Approx. 64 pp. Size: 7 1/2 x 10 Oblong. Book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 012699
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Anbieter: GfB, the Colchester Bookshop, Colchester, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No jacket. The Nonesuch Press, [1925]. Hardback, ob4to, illust. Original parchment-backed boards, slightly bumped and rubbed. A good copy. /0.4uk. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 376139
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Anbieter: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paper Covered Boards. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. n.d. [1925] . unnumbered. 45 leaves, including 22 splendid full page colour illustrations. In the original light brown paper cover boards, with red decoration to the spine and corners, and a large blind stamped red medallion of 'Mr Tootleoo and the cockyolly birds' ' six shillings'. The head and tail of the spine have been crushed with a little loss, and there is a general overall toning. However, this is a very good copy of an uncommon title. Bernard Darwin was grandson of Charles Darwin; he was a golf writer and good amateur golfer. Oblong 4to. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 5389
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Anbieter: Fine Golf Books, St. Andrews, Fife, Vereinigtes Königreich
44p. paper boards. This the first of the series written and illustrated by the Darwins FIRST EDITION, second impression, prited in Great Britain for circultion via Harper & Brothers in the USA. Oblong 4to. 10.5 x 7.5 inches. Unpaginated, [2] + [44] pp. (2 pp.letterpress captions and verse to each plate). In original paper-covered boards with spine and corner decorations and with red embossed vignette to upper board. Slight wear to extremities but otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by 22 full-page colour illustrations by Elinor Darwin to accompany verses by Bernard Darwin and by title page vignette. Bernard Darwin (1876-1961) was a grandson of Charles Darwin. He was a lawyer by training but not by inclination and moved into journalism, becoming a leading writer on golf, a game which he played well as an amateur. In 1906 he married Irish born artist, Elinor Mary Monsell (1879-1954) and found time to write a number of children's books that she ably illustrated. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 12217
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paper Covered Boards. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. Unpaginated [45 leaves, including 22 full-page colour illustrations]. Original light brown paper-covered boards, with red decoration to the spine and corners, and a large embossed red medallion of 'Mr Tootleoo and the Cockyolly Birds' to the front board. Boards clean. Internally clean. No ownership names. With twenty-two full-page colour illustrations. A nice copy of an uncommon title. Bernard Darwin was a grandson of Charles Darwin; he was a golf writer and good amateur golfer. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 63756
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Anbieter: Shapero Rare Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
First edition, first impression; oblong 4to; 22 full-page colour plates by Elinor Darwin, light toning to leaves, very occasional creasing; original brown pictorial boards printed in red, red blindstamped roundel to front cover, light wear to spine ends, corners slightly rubbed, some marks to boards, otherwise a very good copy. First edition of the first Mr. Tootleoo book. Bernard Darwin (1876-1961) was the grandson of the naturalist Charles Darwin. He collaborated with his wife on their children's books, with Bernard providing the text, and Elinor the illustrations. Dreyfus 27. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 107962
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Anbieter: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, USA
1st Edition (Keynes 27). Unpaginated. Beautifully illustrated with color lithographic plates. Oblong format: 7-5/8" x 10-1/4" General wear & soiling to boards. Top board faint vertical crease. Corners curled. Withal, Very Good. Original tan paper boards with red decorations & red medallion in center of top board. No dust jacket. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 45305
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