Children's Books. Uttley (Alison), a collection of twenty-ei...

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£100 - £150

Children's Books. Uttley (Alison), a collection of twenty-eight works, including Townsend (William, illustrator), Moonshine and Magic, first edition, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1932, original publisher's pictorial cloth only, wear and some grime, back joint split, slight twist, 8vo, High Meadows, first edition, London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1938, lacking ffep, original publisher's cloth, worn, 8vo, 15 association copies, being works with tipped-in Christmas printed cards from the authoress, mostly unsigned, some volumes inscribed by the authoress &/or with tipped-in ALS & TLS,various titles, only one with original pictorial dustjacket, others with trimmed dustjackets tipped-in, 8vo, Tunnicliffe (C.F., RA, illustrator), The Button-Box and other essays, first edition, 1968, dj, hb, 8vo, Kennedy (A.E.), Macduff, first edition, 1950, cloth  only, 8vo, etc., (28)

Provenance: the fifteen association copies: 1) Audrey Cecil Walsh (1899-1998), of Cheshire, who became acquainted with Uttley during the latter's residency in the county (1924-38). Following Uttley's move to Thackers, Beaconsfield, Buckingamshire, the relationship continued, which these books testify to. 2) Sold by Elizabeth Sykes Books to David Brady, an Uttley researcher, from whom the present vendor purchased the collection.