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188510092London; Longmans Green and Co. 1885. 1885. Hard Cover. First edition. Duodecimo two volumes. octavo pp. 8 292; 6 258. Bound in half dark blue straight grained morocco effect roan and red marbled paper over boardswith gilt fillets across spine and gilt spine ornaments and titles. A touch of wear to spine tips and corners. Both volumes holding firm with a small crack just starting at the lower joint of Volume II hinge of Volume I starting. Contents clean and bright and free of ownership inscriptions or annotations. A very good set. A collection of varied essays by Lady Verney a writer journalist and sister of Florence Nightingale. Many of the essays show folklorist interest with titles including "The Powers of Women and how to Use them" "Mythical and Mediaeval Swords" and "Old Welsh Legends and Poetry". London; Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885. hardcover
189523704<p>Longman's Green & Co 1895. Hardcover. Good. Illustrations by Florence K. Upton and verses by Bertha Upton; has duplicate pages 23 & 55 indicating this is a first edition; the leaf with pp47/48 has a two-inch tear from the bottom edge which does not interfere with text or image; a gift inscription is written in pencil on the front flyleaf and on its reverse also in pencil is written ""1st edition first book;"" minor wear to the fore edges of the boards plus a few red smudges to the rear board</p> Longman's, Green & Co hardcover
189923707<p>Longman's Green & Co 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrations by Florence K. Upton and verses by Bertha Upton; wear to edges and fore corners on boards; small red smudge on rear and other minor soiling front and back</p> Longman's, Green & Co hardcover
189823706<p>Longman's Green & Co 1898. Hardcover. Near Fine. Illustrations by Florence K. Upton and verses by Bertha Upton; small tear and loss of small triangular piece of material from rear flyleaf otherwise this a is a bright clean complete copy</p> Longman's, Green & Co hardcover
190023708<p>Longman's Green & Co 1900. Hardcover. Good. Illustrations by Florence K. Upton and verses by Bertha Upton; front hiinge is split wide open rear hinge is nearly completely split as well; front flyleaf is missing prior owner's name written in ink on the title page; small tears at bottoms of pp 23 26 through 24 and 47</p> Longman's, Green & Co hardcover
189623705<p>Longman's Green & Co 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrations by Florence K. Upton and verses by Bertha Upton; minor wear to fore corners of boards and touch of staining to bottom edge of front board</p> Longman's, Green & Co hardcover
189729161London: George Routledge & Sons Limited 1897. Very good plus. First edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of simply rhyming verses about the everyday life of little children at the turn of the century - quite scarce in this condition. 9.25'' x 8''. Original cloth spine paper pictorial boards. Illustrated throughout cw: depiction of golliwog doll. 62 2 pages. A bit of rubbing and light soil to boards hinges starting to crack but still firm. George Routledge & Sons, Limited unknown
1893437New York: E.P. Dutton and Company 1893. Near fine. Rare first edition of this early Upton title following the life of a little girl in the 1890s. A scarce and little known work illustrated by Florence Upton issued two years before the first of the Golliwogg books with Bertha Upton that made her famous. OCLC finds only two institutional holdings one the copyright deposit copy at LOC. A lovely copy. 8.25'' x 6''. Original quarter gilt-stamped cloth gilt floral paper boards. Illustrated by Upton with 9 halftone plates and a vignette. 65 1 pages. Ink gift inscription from Christmas 1893 to front fly leaf. Light toning to spine corners a touch worn. Hinges firm interior clean. E.P. Dutton and Company unknown
1895461496Boston: De Wolfe Fiske & Co 1895. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition American issue. Oblong quarto. Quarter cloth and illustrated paper over boards. Slight soiling on the boards a very nice near fine copy. The black Golliwogg doll entertains two new dolls that are sent to the U.S. from abroad. De Wolfe, Fiske & Co hardcover
1895032065Boston: De Wolfe Fiske & Co. 1895. Book. Illus. by Florence K. Upton. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 68pp. Pictorial boards. Clean vibrant color illustrations throughout. Boards are evenly soiled. The last page whiich has an illustration shows a closed tear only on the blank part of the page. foxing to the patterned endpapers. Rear inner hinge has paper loss. A childrens poem-story about a black male rag doll and five wooden Dutch dolls. Florence modeled her character Golliwogg after a doll she had as a child. She gave him a jet-black face wild wooly hair bright red lips and formal minstrel attire. Size: Oblong 11" x 8 1/2". De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. Hardcover
1895upt01aLondon: Longmans Green & Co. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. 1895. First Edition. Illustrated hardback board cover with brown cloth spine. 220mm x 280mm 9" x 11". 68pp. 32 full-page colour illustrations. Pagination errors present: p23 p23 p24 p55 p55 p56. Indicative of the first edition. In the name of political correctness Upton's wonderful golliwog - heroic gentle gallant and resourceful - has been lumped together with stereotypes and condemned out of hand. In fact when picture books were filled with images of white-skinned golden-haired blue-eyed children Upton was the first to use an Afro-Caribbean character as the main protagonist. . Longmans, Green, & Co hardcover
189976955London New York & Bombay: Longmans Green & Co. 1899. Oblong 4to. 64 pp. Red cloth spine over colour pictorial boards. Tape repairs to pages and reinforcement to hinges. Wear to edges of binding scattered foxing throughout. Full-page colour chromolithographic illustrations throughout by Florence K. Upson. Colours vibrant. Binding firm. A Fair to Good copy. . Fair. Pictorial Boards. 1899. Longmans, Green & Co. 1899 hardcover
18965682London: Longmans Green & Co. 1896. First edition. A nice copy of this uncommon first edition. Follow the adventures of Golliwogg and his old companions a group of Dutch peg dolls as they pedal their handcrafted bicycles across the globe. Their journey takes them through the streets of Paris beneath the iron arches of the Eiffel Tower and onward to Japan where they discover the thrill of riding in a rickshaw. The trip continues through Turkey across vast desert sands on camel back until a dramatic encounter with a tribe of cannibals brings their expedition to a most unexpected halt. Original hardback boards with green cloth spine. There is a touch of darkening to the boards and bumping to the corners but still an attractive copy. Gift inscription in pencil to the inside front board. The title page is moderately darkened. The rest of the book is clean with a few finger marks to some pages. There are a couple of very small closed tears to the edges not affecting text. Lovely full page and vignette illustrations. Curiously the copyright notice and date are printed on each full page illustration. 63 pages. 215 by 280mm 8½ by 11 inches. . Première édition. Un bel exemplaire de cette première édition rare. Suivez les aventures de Golliwogg et de ses vieux compagnons une bande de poupées à tige hollandaises alors qu'ils parcourent le monde à vélo sur leurs vélos fabriqués à la main. Leur périple les mène dans les rues de Paris sous les arches de fer de la Tour Eiffel puis au Japon où ils découvrent le plaisir de se faire conduire en pousse-pousse. Le voyage se poursuit à travers la Turquie à dos de chameau à travers les vastes étendues désertiques jusqu'à ce qu'une rencontre dramatique avec une tribu de cannibales mette un terme inattendu à leur expédition. Couverture rigide d'origine avec dos en toile verte. Les plats présentent un léger noircissement et les coins sont un peu abîmés mais l'exemplaire reste très attrayant. Dédicace au crayon sur la page de garde intérieure. La page de titre est modérément jaunie. Le reste du livre est en bon état avec quelques traces de doigts sur certaines pages. On note deux très petites déchirures fermées sur les bords qui n'affectent pas le texte. De ravissantes illustrations en pleine page et vignettes. Curieusement la mention de copyright et la date sont imprimées sur chaque illustration en pleine page. 63 pages. 215 × 280 mm. Florence K. Upton. Longmans, Green, & Co. hardcover
1898277609New York.: Longmans Green & Co. no date but circa 1898. red cloth binding with paper covered boards oblong 4to. fair with no dust jacket: damp stains faded and frayed spine shelf wear and very worn edges on cover with some of the paper torn off the cardboard owner’s inscription on ffep soil on pages-As Is. Longmans, Green & Co. hardcover
1898277607New York.: Longmans Green & Co. no date circa 1898. green cloth binding with paper covered boards. fair with no dust jacket: damp stains faded and frayed spine shelf wear and very worn edges on cover with some of the paper torn off the cardboard owner’s inscription on ffep soil on pages-As Is. oblong4to. Longmans, Green & Co. hardcover
1896026439London: Longmans Green & Co. 1896. Book. Illus. by UPTON FLORENCE. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to Landscape. pp. 62 ii fine colour lithographic illustration throughout. All pages present and generally very good. Original pictorial covers with blue cloth spine. Spine very good with minimal fraying. Boards with some general wear and marks corners slightly rounded crease to font board see images. Contents generally very good complete original end papers professional repair to the front and rear hinge where Gutta -percha has cracked. Discrete professional repaired tear to page 49 and a few other pages with short edge tears. Some general reading wear but no scribblings or inscriptions. A very good copy. Longmans, Green & Co. Hardcover
1896001150London New York and Bombay: Longmans Green & Co 1896. Hardcover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Oblong 11 By 9 Inches. 63 pp. Full color plate illustrations not quite every other page with text illustrations interspersed in margins of comic verse. One of the best of the politically dubious relics of late nineteenth century children's literature. It is hard to say whether the infectious humor of the illustrations or of the fluent inspired doggerel almost certainly emulated by the likes of Roald Dahl is the bigger draw. Probably the rarest of the highly desirable Golliwogg series this one taking our characters to Paris Japan and Africa. This copy has considerable soilage on the boards which are illustrated paper pasted onto the boards. Shelfwear along edges and corners. Original spine band survives with some wear by tips and rubbing along gutters. Interior tight. Some scattered soilage to pages but text and especially the illustrations remain attractive. Longmans, Green & Co hardcover
189749688London: Longmans Green & Co. 1897. First edition oblong 4to 62 2 pp. Colour illustrations contemporary inscription to fly leaf verso patterned endpapers. Original pictorial boards a little worn and marked neatly rebacked. London: Longmans, Green & Co. unknown
18975930London: Longmans Green & Co. Poor with no dust jacket. 1897. First Edition. Hard Cover. Cover is soiled and rubbed on the edges. Outer edge of first page is chipped & worn. There are no fep's but it appears not to have had any. It's not like I see multiple copies of this book to compare with. The illustrations are wonderful. It may have been a dream but she sure had fun before making her stew. One or two pages have tears but no pieces are missing.; 11x8 1/2" . Longmans, Green & Co. hardcover
189723703<p>Longman's Green & Co 1897. Hardcover. Near Fine. Illustrations by Florence K. Upton and verses by Bertha Upton; A touch of soiling to the rear boards otherwise all appears very near to new; complete and interior hinges are intact; has a protective wrapper</p> Longman's, Green & Co hardcover
189542369London: Longman Green 1895. Cover has rubbing and scratches First pastedwon badly damaged by ink and childrens pen marks F-fep have large tears and some amatuer sellotape repairs spine is sprung colour illus in remarkable condition look brand new PP clean and tidy. Hard. Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo Landscape. Longman Green Hardcover
1898J75410London New York and Bombay: Longmans Green & Co. 1st edition 1898. Hardcover. Good. Colour plates 31 colour illustrated Titlepage by Florence K. Upton text illustrations in brown. Oblong quarto 285mm x 220mm green cloth spined pictorial cover plain cream lower cover slight rubbing to tips of spine's cloth/wear to edges and especially corners/ pressure marks and surface abrasions but not to title or illustrated area. Colour pictorial titlepage 62pp 1pp=final illustration 5pp= blank pages.With additional pages 24 25 and 56 57 making a total of 66pp. Name to margin of titlepage neat Longmans, Green, & Co. 1st edition hardcover
1898003625<p>London: Longmans Green and Co. 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Publishing date on title page FIRST EDITION. This is the third title in the Golliwogg series of thirteen titles.Vintage children's illustrated story with politically incorrect images. Illustrated book boards are overall lightly rubbed/soiled with the green cloth spine complete but mottled. Extremities show shelf wear with corners worn. Pictorial end-papers. Front interior hinge is tight but has it's paper pulled away somewhat at gutter. A lengthwise crease to front end-paper with a very shallow crease to several following pages. All chromolithograph pates are vibrant and awesome. Some margins show faint finger smudges or just light foxing not impacting text or illustrations. One page has a 1" closed tear no paper loss at lower margin. A wonderful copy of this Nineteenth Century adventure. Protected in a mylar slip. Sidebar: Mother Bertha Upton wrote the verse and daughter Florence Upton was illustrator. A FIRST EDITION. <br /><br /></p> Longmans, Green and Co. hardcover
189687650London: Longmans Green 1896. First edition. Hardcover. Illustrations by Florence K. Upton. 1896 First edition. Landscape 4to. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards. The second book in the series by the Uptons and considered by many one of the most collectable understandably perhaps given it also features bicycles. Minor mark to lower of some leaves minor toning to margins; rubbing to boards worn at fore-corners. No jacket Longmans, Green hardcover
1898277607New York.: Longmans Green & Co. no date circa 1898. green cloth binding with paper covered boards. fair with no dust jacket: damp stains faded and frayed spine shelf wear and very worn edges on cover with some of the paper torn off the cardboard owner’s inscription on ffep soil on pages-As Is. oblong4to. Longmans, Green & Co. hardcover books
