Briggs, Raymond

The Snowman. Hamilton, 1978, first edition, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial boards, ownership signature, slight discolouration to boards; Fungus the Bogeyman Plop-Up Book. Hamilton, 1982, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'For | Eileen | Ireland | With Best Wishes | from | Raymond Briggs | 29 September 1982', original pictorial boards; When the Wind Blows. Hamilton, 1982, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'For | Eileen Ireland | With Best Wishes | from | Raymond Briggs | 18 April 1982', original pictorial boards; The Tin-Pot Foreign General and the Old Iron Woman. Hamilton, 1984, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'For | Eileen | With best wishes | Raymond Briggs | '85', original pictorial wrappers; The Man. MacRae Books, 1992, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author 'For | Eileen Ireland | With Best Wishes | from | Raymond Briggs | 9 September | 1992', original pictorial boards, dust-jacket; four autograph notes signed ("Raymond Briggs") to Eileen Ireland stating "BBC has accepted my radio play of 'Wind Blows'… 'Snowman' film on TV Xmas perhaps…", "I'm sorry you didn't like Wally, but then, few people did!" and "…don't think there's a bibliography as such. The idea sounds a bit grandiose!" (4 pages, [1980]-1994); together with large packet of ephemera and 33 others (listed on www.sothebys.com); 8vo and 4to, occasional ownership signatures

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In addition to the volumes listed above, the collection comprises:

Lindbergh the Lone Flier. Hamilton, 1968, first edition, library pictorial binding, library stamps and labels

Shackleton’s Epic Voyage. Hamilton, 1969, first edition, original pictorial boards, library stamps, some wear

The Tale of the Three Landlubbers. Hamilton, 1970, first edition, signed by both author (Ian Serraillier) and artist and additionally inscribed by the illustrator ‘For | Eileen Ireland | With Best Wishes | from | Raymond Briggs | 26 April 1981’, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, minor wear to dust-jacket

Fee Fi Fo Fum. Puffin, 1971, reprint, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial wrappers

Fee Fi Fo Fum. Puffin, 1984, reprint, original pictorial wrappers

The Fairy Tale Treasury. Hamilton, 1972, first edition, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, worn and soiled, library stamps, lacking front free endpaper

Jim and the Beanstalk. Penguin, 1973, first thus, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial wrappers

The Elephant and the Bad Baby. Puffin, 1973, reprint, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial wrappers

The Mother Goose Treasury. Puffin, 1973, first edition thus, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial wrappers, slipcase, slightly worn

Father Christmas. Puffin, 1975, first thus, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial wrappers, ownership signature, staples mis-aligned

Midnight Adventure. Beaver Books, 1976, first thus, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial wrappers, some browning

Father Christmas goes on Holiday. Puffin, 1977, first thus, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial wrappers, ownership signature

Fungus the Bogeyman. Hamilton, 1978, reprint, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial boards, ownership signature, slight discolouration to boards

Gentleman Jim. Hamilton, 1980, first edition, signed and dated by the author, original pictorial boards

Building the Snowman. Hamilton, 1985, first edition, original pictorial boards

Dressing Up. Hamilton, 1985, first edition, original pictorial boards

Walking in the Air. Hamilton, 1985, first edition, original pictorial boards

The Party. Hamilton, 1985, first edition, original pictorial boards

Unlucky Wally. Hamilton, 1987, first edition, original pictorial wrappers

The Snowman. Hamilton, 1989, reprint, original pictorial boards

The Snowman Story Book. Puffin, 1992, reprint, original pictorial wrappers

The Bear. MacRae Books, 1994, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author ‘For | Eileen Ireland | With Best Wishes from | Raymond Briggs | 1 September | 1994’, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket

Father Christmas Games Book! Hamilton, 1995, first edition, panorama format, original pictorial boards

Ethel & Ernest. Cape, 1998, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket

The Bear. Cape, 2000, first edition thus, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket

The Snowman. Hamilton, 2000, first edition thus, original pictorial boards

Ivor the Invisible. Channel 4 Books, 2001, reprint, original boards, dust-jacket

The Adventures of Bert. Viking, 2001, first edition, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket

Ug. Cape, 2001, first edition, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket

A Bit More Bert. Viking, 2002, first edition, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket

Blooming Books. Cape, 2003, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket

The Puddleman. Cape, 2004, first edition, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket

Hughes, Ted. Collected Poems for Children. Faber and Faber, 2005, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket