CHILDREN’S & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS 636 Aldin (Cecil). A group of 4 Cecil Aldin’s Painting Books, London: Lawrence & Jellicoe, [1910], comprising volumes 3: The Cat and Dog Book, 4: The Doggy Book, and 5: The Baby Book (two copies), chromolithograph illustrations, volume 3: some edge-chips and several closed tears; title with ink stamped owner’s name to upper margin; sewing broken and contents loose in covers, 1st copy of volume 5 with some pinpricks throughout, original pictorial card covers (toned), volumes 3, 4 and 1st copy of 5: somewhat rubbed and marked with wear to spines, volume 3 spine splitting and covers lightly creased, volume 5 2nd copy: rear cover with crease to lower outer corner, slim 4to, together with: White Rabbit [and] Pale Peter, London: Humphrey Milford, [1921], together 2 volumes from the Letter Book series, chromolithograph illustrations, facsimile manuscript text, Pale Peter lightly toned with a little edge-fraying and some gutters/folds strengthened, original pictorial card covers, White Rabbit extremities lightly rubbed, Pale Peter rubbed, creased and rebacked, small 4to, and a copy of Rags, His Adventures: Cecil Aldin’s Happy Family book IV, [1912] The Painting Books: scarce, especially without any juvenile colouring as here. (7) £150 - £200
635 Aldin (Cecil). A Gay Dog, 1905; Jack and Jill, [1914]; Gyp’s Hour of Bliss, [1919]; Willie Winkie’s Animal Book, [circa 1920], 1st editions, colour illustrations, occasional light spotting and offsetting, presentation inscriptions to A Gay Dog and Willie Winkie’s Animal Book, original pictorial boards, Jack and Jill and Gyp’s Hour of Bliss rebacked, some edge wear and stains, 4to (4)
£150 - £200
637* [Aldin, Cecil]. A group of 4 hand-painted earthenware ‘Dogs’ tiles, Carter and Co. (ie. Poole Pottery), c.1936-1940, together 4 glazed earthenware tiles, each with a hand-painted terrier, after designs by Cecil Aldin, and with facsimile artist’s signature to lower right, surfaces crazed, some discolouration and edge-chipping, each 12.5 x 12.5cm (5 x 5ins), contained together in modern frame (1)
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£200 - £300