Nesbit, E.

The Enchanted Castle. T. Fisher Unwin, 1907, first edition, the dedication copy inscribed by the author “To | Margaret Ostler | the very first copy | with love from |E. Nesbit. Nov 2. 1907,” frontispiece and 47 illustrations by H.R. Millar, original pictorial red cloth gilt, lower cover almost detached, covers faded, spine worn with some loss;

The Red House. Methuen & Co., 1903, first edition, with the author’s ex libris dated Jan 29 1903 and a later inscription to Margaret Ostler dated Sep. 2 1907, frontispiece and 6 (of 8) illustrations, 40-page publisher’s catalogue, original red cloth gilt, lacking 2 illustrations, frontispiece detached, hinges cracked, binding worn;



The Railway Children. Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1906, first edition, inscribed by the author to Margaret Ostler, frontispiece, title vignette and illustrations, 10-page publisher’s catalogue, original pictorial red cloth gilt, front free endpaper excised, some slight water damage, slightly browned, binding slightly faded and worn at extremities, spine bumped at head and foot;



The House with No Address. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909, first American edition, inscribed by the author to Margaret Ostler, original grey cloth gilt, cover slightly scuffed, spine faded and bumped at head and foot;



Daphne in Fitzroy Street. George Allen & Sons, 1909, first edition, inscribed by the author to Margaret Ostler, some wear to extremities, spine faded and worn at head and foot;



 



[together with eight first editions:]



The Story of the Treasure Seekers. T. Fisher Unwin, 1899, first edition, frontispiece and 16 illustrations by Gordon Brown and Lewis Baumer, 10 pages of publisher’s advertisements bound at end, original green cloth, ownership inscriptions, hinges weak, binding worn;



The Wouldbegoods. Harper & Brothers, 1901, first edition, frontispiece and 15 illustrations, original pictorial cloth, ownership inscription on front free endpaper, slightly foxed, hinges weak, binding worn;



The Literary Sense. Methuen, 1903, original red cloth gilt, ownership inscription on title, slightly foxed, some wear to extremities, lower cover faded, spine faded and chipped at head and foot;



These Little Ones. George Allen & Sons, 1909, 10 illustrations by Spencer Pryse, original green cloth gilt, slight spotting, spine bumped at head and foot;



The Magic City. Macmillan and Co., 1910, frontispiece and 26 illustrations by H.R. Millar, 2 pages of publisher’s advertisements at end, original red pictorial cloth, front free endpaper detached (with earlier repair), hinges weak, lower cover slightly stained, spine faded and bumped at head and foot;



Fear. Stanley Paul & Co., [1910], 32 pages of publisher’s advertisements bound at end, original red cloth, slight spotting, some wear to extremities, spine faded and chipped at head and foot;



Wings and the Child or The Building of Magic Cities. Hodder and Stoughton, 1913, portrait frontispiece and 42 illustrations, original pictorial green cloth, covers slightly warped, spine faded and bumped at head and foot;



Wet Magic. T. Werner Laurie, [1913], frontispiece and 13 illustrations by H.R. Millar, original pictorial red cloth gilt, occasional slight spotting, spine faded



 



[together with six reprints:]



Five Children and It. T. Fisher Unwin, 1904, frontispiece and 45 illustrations, original red pictorial cloth gilt, front free endpaper excised,worn at extremities, spine faded and bumped at head and foot;



The Phoenix and the Carpet. T. Fisher Unwin, 1908, frontispiece and 47 illustrations by H.R. Millar, original pictorial red cloth gilt, endpapers browned, covers dampstained at foot, faded at edges, spine faded and worn at head;



Dormant. Methuen & Co., 1911, second edition, 31 pages of publisher’s advertisements at end, original red cloth gilt, some slight spotting, spine faded and bumped at head and foot;



The Story of the Amulet. T. Fisher Unwin, 1926, frontispiece and 25 illustrations, original blind-stamped cloth, slightly spotted, corners bumped, spine chipped at head and foot;



New Treasure Seekers. T. Fisher Unwin, 1926, frontispiece and 32 illustrations, original blind-stamped cloth, title-page spotted, lower cover scuffed, spine bumped at head and foot;



The House of Arden. Ernest Benn Ltd, 1947, original cloth, binding faded;



all 8vo, some spotting and browning, bindings worn (19)

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