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Harry Potter Series, Complete Deluxe Set - 7 volumes -
J. K. Rowling
1999-2007 - Bloomsbury, London - All First Deluxe Editions, First Printing, in Deluxe Bindings
Harry Potter's award-winning wizarding adventures have had an unrivalled impact in popular culture today; indeed, some experts have referred to adults between the ages of roughly 20-30 years old as 'the Harry Potter generation'.
Presented here is a complete and fine and stunning seven volume set of first printings of the deluxe editions, superior to the trade editions, being larger, with quality cloth and gilt lettered covers, the artwork inlaid to the upper panels, silk bookmarks, and all edges finished in gilt.
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Price HK$ 35,000
1999-2007 - Bloomsbury, London - All First Deluxe Editions, First Printing, in Deluxe Bindings
Harry Potter's award-winning wizarding adventures have had an unrivalled impact in popular culture today; indeed, some experts have referred to adults between the ages of roughly 20-30 years old as 'the Harry Potter generation'.Presented here is a complete and fine and stunning seven volume set of first printings of the deluxe editions, superior to the trade editions, being larger, with quality cloth and gilt lettered covers, the artwork inlaid to the upper panels, silk bookmarks, and all edges finished in gilt.
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Price HK$ 35,000
English Fairy Tales -
Flora Annie Steel, Arthur Rackham (illustrator)
1918 - Macmillan & Co. Ltd, London - Deluxe Signed Limited and First Rackham Illustrated Edition
Fine deluxe signed edition, numbered 291 of 500 copies, in publisher’s stunning deluxe vellum and gilt binding.
Magically illustrated by Arthur Rackham with sixteen tipped on colour plates, and forty-two black and white illustrations and decorations throughout.
With forty one fairy tales including – ‘St. George of Merrie England’, ‘The Story of the Three Bears’, ‘Jack the Giant-Killer’, ‘The Golden Ball’, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, ‘The Three Little Pigs’, ‘Mr. Fox’, ‘The Old Woman and her Pig’, ‘Little Red Riding-Hood’, ‘The Babes in the Wood’, ‘The Ass, the Table, and the Stick’, and ‘The Rose Tree’.
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Price HK$ 28,000
1918 - Macmillan & Co. Ltd, London - Deluxe Signed Limited and First Rackham Illustrated Edition
Fine deluxe signed edition, numbered 291 of 500 copies, in publisher’s stunning deluxe vellum and gilt binding.Magically illustrated by Arthur Rackham with sixteen tipped on colour plates, and forty-two black and white illustrations and decorations throughout.
With forty one fairy tales including – ‘St. George of Merrie England’, ‘The Story of the Three Bears’, ‘Jack the Giant-Killer’, ‘The Golden Ball’, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, ‘The Three Little Pigs’, ‘Mr. Fox’, ‘The Old Woman and her Pig’, ‘Little Red Riding-Hood’, ‘The Babes in the Wood’, ‘The Ass, the Table, and the Stick’, and ‘The Rose Tree’.
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Gulliver’s Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World -
Jonathan Swift, Arthur Rackham (illustrator)
1909 - J. M. Dent & Co., London - Number 700 of 750 signed copies on large paper
One of the world’s greatest stories by one of its greatest satirists.
A large, superior and beautifully produced example of the deluxe large paper limited edition, signed and magically illustrated by Arthur Rackham, including thirteen tipped-in colour plates (one more than the standard edition), two full page black and white line drawings, four chapter headings and twenty seven tailpieces.
‘Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.’
An iconic and surrealist narrative, and a savage parody on man and his institutions. On publication it was described in a letter from English poet John Gay to Swift as being ‘universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery’.
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Price HK$ 18,000
1909 - J. M. Dent & Co., London - Number 700 of 750 signed copies on large paper
One of the world’s greatest stories by one of its greatest satirists.A large, superior and beautifully produced example of the deluxe large paper limited edition, signed and magically illustrated by Arthur Rackham, including thirteen tipped-in colour plates (one more than the standard edition), two full page black and white line drawings, four chapter headings and twenty seven tailpieces.
‘Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.’
An iconic and surrealist narrative, and a savage parody on man and his institutions. On publication it was described in a letter from English poet John Gay to Swift as being ‘universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery’.
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Price HK$ 18,000
Eloise -
Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight (illustrator)
1955 - Simon and Schuster, New York - First Edition
‘Anyone who fears that the whole human race has been turned out on the same assembly line had better make the acquaintance of Eloise. She is the raw material of genius.’ – New York Herald Tribune Book Review.
‘I am Eloise. I am six. I live at the Plaza hotel.’
With those immortal words, we are introduced to the irreverent and hilarious young occupant of the Plaza, the quirky and ever-lovable Eloise, (rumoured to have been modeled on Kay Thompson’s young goddaughter, Liza Minnelli)...
Accompanied by her English Nanny, loyal pug, and pet turtle, Eloise enjoys spending her days riding the elevator, adding her crayon art to the walls, and avoiding homework at all costs. Selling over 150’000 copies within the first two years of its publication, Knight’s protagonist went on to become one of the most influential and iconic characters of children’s literature, brought to life by Hilary Knight’s brilliant illustrations, combining child-like wonder with warmth and comedy.
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Price HK$ 19,500
1955 - Simon and Schuster, New York - First Edition
‘Anyone who fears that the whole human race has been turned out on the same assembly line had better make the acquaintance of Eloise. She is the raw material of genius.’ – New York Herald Tribune Book Review.‘I am Eloise. I am six. I live at the Plaza hotel.’
With those immortal words, we are introduced to the irreverent and hilarious young occupant of the Plaza, the quirky and ever-lovable Eloise, (rumoured to have been modeled on Kay Thompson’s young goddaughter, Liza Minnelli)...
Accompanied by her English Nanny, loyal pug, and pet turtle, Eloise enjoys spending her days riding the elevator, adding her crayon art to the walls, and avoiding homework at all costs. Selling over 150’000 copies within the first two years of its publication, Knight’s protagonist went on to become one of the most influential and iconic characters of children’s literature, brought to life by Hilary Knight’s brilliant illustrations, combining child-like wonder with warmth and comedy.
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Eloise in Paris - with - Eloise in Moscow -
Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight (illustrator)
1957 - Simon and Schuster, New York - First Editions
Two first editions of the fabulous Eloise series with lovely illustrations by Hilary Knight. Starring the magnificently precocious Eloise, who can become dangerously influential to a daughter's life.
‘Oh my Lord we are going to Paris France, to get roses in our cheeks!’
A wonderful way of learning about Paris.
‘Pas de quoi d'accord and zut!’
Following on from Paris, despite Nanny’s pleading, nothing can deter Eloise from her trip to Moscow! Armed with her natural charm and somewhat questionable diplomacy skills, she’s determined to put on her Ushanka, pack up her sled, and get to the Aragvi in time for tea.
An interesting glimpse into a Cold War 1959 view of Soviet Russia, including stunning fold-out panorama of ‘Ancient Kremlin Citadel’, adding colour and humour, albeit with slightly less pink than Eloise would have wished for...
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Price HK$ 8,000
1957 - Simon and Schuster, New York - First Editions
Two first editions of the fabulous Eloise series with lovely illustrations by Hilary Knight. Starring the magnificently precocious Eloise, who can become dangerously influential to a daughter's life.‘Oh my Lord we are going to Paris France, to get roses in our cheeks!’
A wonderful way of learning about Paris.
‘Pas de quoi d'accord and zut!’
Following on from Paris, despite Nanny’s pleading, nothing can deter Eloise from her trip to Moscow! Armed with her natural charm and somewhat questionable diplomacy skills, she’s determined to put on her Ushanka, pack up her sled, and get to the Aragvi in time for tea.
An interesting glimpse into a Cold War 1959 view of Soviet Russia, including stunning fold-out panorama of ‘Ancient Kremlin Citadel’, adding colour and humour, albeit with slightly less pink than Eloise would have wished for...
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Price HK$ 8,000
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm -
Kate Douglas Wiggin
1903 - Houghton, Boston and New York - First Edition
‘Rebecca was a thing of fire and spirit.... [she] was plucky at two and dauntless at five.’
A finely bound example of this classic tale about the pain of growing up, admired by authors from Jack London to Mark Twain. Beautifully written with a humorous touch.
‘When ten-year-old Rebecca Randall comes to live with flinty aunt Miranda and her sentimental sister Jane in a small town in Maine, they expect to turn her into a proper young lady. Instead, Rebecca will end up changing them.’ [Random House]
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Price HK$ 2,500
1903 - Houghton, Boston and New York - First Edition
‘Rebecca was a thing of fire and spirit.... [she] was plucky at two and dauntless at five.’ A finely bound example of this classic tale about the pain of growing up, admired by authors from Jack London to Mark Twain. Beautifully written with a humorous touch.
‘When ten-year-old Rebecca Randall comes to live with flinty aunt Miranda and her sentimental sister Jane in a small town in Maine, they expect to turn her into a proper young lady. Instead, Rebecca will end up changing them.’ [Random House]
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Price HK$ 2,500
A House of Pomegranates -
Oscar Wilde, Charles Ricketts & C. H. Shannon (illustrators)
1891 - James R. Osgood, London - First Edition, Limited to 1, 000 copies
A suitably bound first edition of Oscar Wilde’s second collection of fabulous fairy tales: The Young King, The Birthday of the Infanta, The Fisherman and His Soul, and The Star-Child.
Sumptuously art-nouveau, with designs and illustrations by Charles Ricketts and his lifetime partner Charles Shannon. The four tinted plates by Shannon, which were printed separately in Paris, faded due to the application of soft flannel to each copy by the printer {see below for more on this].
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Price HK$ 8,000
1891 - James R. Osgood, London - First Edition, Limited to 1, 000 copies
A suitably bound first edition of Oscar Wilde’s second collection of fabulous fairy tales: The Young King, The Birthday of the Infanta, The Fisherman and His Soul, and The Star-Child.Sumptuously art-nouveau, with designs and illustrations by Charles Ricketts and his lifetime partner Charles Shannon. The four tinted plates by Shannon, which were printed separately in Paris, faded due to the application of soft flannel to each copy by the printer {see below for more on this].
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Price HK$ 8,000