Search Results: mary poppins by travers

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934. First American edition of this children's classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 27 line cuts (13 full-page) and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard. Boldly signed by P.L. Travers on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some light rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.

London: Gerald Howe, 1934. First edition. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Mary Shepard. A stunning, very scarce first edition of P L Travers' famous children's novel, 'Mary Poppins'. Signed by the author, this is a beautifully bound copy of this beloved tale. 'Mary Poppins' first appeared in a short story in 1926 titled 'Mary Poppins and the Match Man' which introduced Poppins and Bert, the street artist. Travers then went on to create this children's book regarding her characters. It was Travers's first literary success. After this first novel, she continued writing many books in the series following Mary. A very scarce work, made even rarer by Travers' signature to the recto of front endpaper. The personal inscription from the author reads 'Ramona Heidman with love from Pamela Travers Christmas 1934'. Rebound, in a stunning calf binding, which recreates the motif from the original cloth boards. A very bright binding, restored by Grace Bindings with their stamp to the rear pastedown.… Read More

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934. First American edition of this children's classic. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 27 line cuts (13 full-page) and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A superior example. Accompanied by a collection of two autograph letters entirely in the hand of P.L. Travers, one page of an original typed Mary Poppins manuscript corrected in Travers' hand, and an original full-page newspaper article featuring an interview with Travers. Accompanied by an explanatory letter of provenance from the letters' recipient which reads in part, "When I returned to New York in the early 40s, Pamela Travers whom I had met asked me to stay in her flat off Lexington Avenue and look after her adopted son Camillus. I did so and Pamela sometimes wrote me notes on the back of typewritten sheets of Mary Poppins with instructions, whilst she went to visit Montreal...She was a strange character but I… Read More

Gerald Howe Ltd. London. 1934. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.2 inches). 27 line illustrations by Mary Shepard. One small, faint mark to the title page otherwise a near fine copy which is bright and clean throughout. Publishers yellow cloth with black lettering to the spine and front board, which also has an illustration of Mary Poppins. Illustrated endpapers. In the original illustrated grey dustwrapper which is split in two but is currently held together in a removable wrapper protector. There is some loss to the top and bottom of the spine and a large closed tear to the front panel with a small amount of loss. Small and neat booksellers label (Zeitlin Books of Los Angeles) to the rear pastedown endpaper. Overall a near fine book, with a little bumping to the top of the spine, in a good example of the scarce dustwrapper that is quite clean and more then 95% complete, so could easily be restored to it's former glory. The author's scarce first book, and the first of the eight Mary Poppins books, which… Read More

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock , 1934. First US edition, first printing. Published by Reynal & Hitchcock in New York, 1934. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper, profusely illustrated by the daughter of E.H. Shepard, Mary, is highly presentable. There are some mild creases to the edges and at the spine tips. It has not been price clipped, showing the original $1.50 net price - rear flap has been clipped. There is a small closed tear to the front panel, which has been internally repaired, as has a minor chip to the top of the rear panel. The spine is slightly toned. The boards, with the frontal motif of the title character, are so slightly bowed, though do not lean when standing. The corners are markedly sharp, though the front (top) right-hand is bumped. The spine tips are also slightly bumped, the tail notably so. The hinges are tight and intact. The front fly is slightly toned, as are further preliminaries. There is a small previous owner's inscription to the front endpaper. The… Read More

MARY POPPINS, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934, first American edition (8th printing), some rubbing and light wear to the spine extremities and fore edge corner tips, some tanning to the spine, pencil erasure to the dedication page, else a just about vg copy in the publishers oriinal pictorial cloth binding. SIGNED by the author in her hand in what appears to be a contemporary signature with the books publication. Most desirable thus. The first MARY POPPINS book of which we note no SIGNED or INSCRIBED copies offered in any of the major auction houses for the last 40 years! (As new facsimile dust-wrapper is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you).

London: Lovat Dickson & Thompson Limited, 1935. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by P.L. Travers on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner, "thanking him for his work on 'Mary Poppins.'" 303 pp. Bound in publisher's beige cloth decorated in green. Near Fine with small ding on spine, light wear, in the fragile dust jacket with chips at edges, rubbing and light soiling, a few tears. The second Mary Poppins book, rare signed.

London: Lovat Dickson and Thompson Ltd., 1935. [Classic Children's Fantasy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.303; [1], imprint; [1], blank. With black and white illustrations. Publisher's cream cloth blocked in green, illustrated endpapers, top edge green, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 5s. Some marginal soiling to pp.80-81 else contents clean, jacket with a couple of small chips/nicks to extremities, spine a little toned. An attractive copy. Scarce in wrapper, particularly so in nice state. The second adventure for the magical English nanny Mary Poppins, one of the most beloved characters in children's literature. The enchanting illustrations are by Mary Shepard (1909-2000), daughter of the famous book artist E.H. Shepard.

Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good first US edition in a chipped good dust jacket, signed by P. L. Travers on the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

London: Gerald Howe LTD, 1934. First Edition. Good. First British edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original yellow cloth stamped in dark blue, lacking the dust jacket. Good, significant slant to binding, cloth soiled and with a short split at the top f the rear spine joint. Former owner name to front free endpaper, several pink lines to the contents page and pages thumbed. The first British edition of this classic is scarce.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth stamped in darker blue. Near fine with spotting to boards, and toning to pages. In a Near Fine unclipped dusty jacket ($1.50) with sunning to spine, toning and light edge wear.

New York: Reymal & Hitchcock, 1934. First US edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. First printing. Blue cloth printed in dark blue. Pictorial endpapers, Maroon top stain. Light fading of the cloth due to age else a near fine copy. The maroon dustwrapper is present with the first issue price of $1.50 on the flap. Except for a tiny bit of wear at the tip of the spine and the top and bottom fold edges it is in fine condition. .

New York: Reynal & Hitchkock. Original blue cloth in Dust Jacket. First American Edition. A children's classic. Basis for Walt Disney's film by the same name that won 5 Academy Awards and was selected for preservation in the United States Film Registry. Previous owner's bookplate tipped in, Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1934.

London: Lovat Dickson & Thompson Limited, 1935. First Edition. Very Good/Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's beige cloth decorated in green. Good, with toning to cloth at head, and light soiling. Offsetting to endsheets. Pages toned, thumbed soiled, with heavy soiling to first four pages of text and minor soiling throughout, and a 4-inch closed tear to final page of text. In a Good dust jacket with price intact, toned, worn, soiled, with edge short tears and chipping to spine ends and corners. Scarce in the dust jacket.

Walt Disney Productions, 1964. Rare original LP of the Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack, boldly signed by Julie Andrews on the front panel. In near fine condition.

Gerald Howe, 1934-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. True first edition, first printing, Gerald Howe, 1934. Hardcover, no jacket. Original publisher's yellow cloth. Pages are clean and unmarked. The binding is slightly pulled in places, but otherwise strong. An owner's bookplate inside. Exterior is moderately soiled and edge-worn. The spine is somewhat darkened, with some spotting and a few short tears at joints. A small portion of the boards is visible at head. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!

New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, 1934. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the classic 1964 film starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Very Good in an about Very Good, price-clipped dust jacket. Slight lean, with boards lightly foxed and a contemporary gift inscription on the front endpaper. Jacket chipped at the corners and spine ends, with front flap fold starting, and spine evenly faded.

The First UK Printing of this omnibus edition published by Peter Davies, London in 1940. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Light pushing at the spine ends. Red lettering to the boards remains bright. Light toning and dustiness to the text-block but the pages remain very clean. A neat previous owner's name and date to the upper front end-paper. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good condition. Some loss at the upper spine end and corners. A 4cm closed tear to rear upper spine fold. Some toning to the folds with a little light marking to the covers in places. A small amount of tape reinforcement to the verso which does not show through to the front. The wrapper remains very attractive in the removable Brodart archival cover. The first omnibus edition of the first two 'Mary Poppins' titles wonderfully illustrated throughout by Mary Shepard. A very scarce title with its original wrapper. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

NY: Reynal & Hitchcock. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1934/5. 1st Edition. Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. First US edition, fifth printing of Mary Poppins (December 1934) with first US edition, first printing of Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935) both in red pictorial slipcase. Mary Poppins in publisher's full blue cloth, black lettering on spine, black lettering and embossed medallion on cover, t.e.g. (red), illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with full-page drawings as well as numerous head and tail-pieces by Mary Shepard. Mary Poppins Comes Back in publisher's full green cloth, blue lettering on spine, blue lettering and illustration on cover, t.e.g. (blue), green illustrated endpapers. Illustrated will full-page B&W drawings and numerous head and tail-pieces by Mary Shepard. . Mary Poppins is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. Its blue illustrated unclipped dust jacket, now in Mylar, has only minor shelf-wear and a couple of minor closed… Read More

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1934. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Shepard, Mary. First American edition (no subsequent printings mentioned on copyright page). Very good in good supplied later state jacket with $2.50 price on flap. Jacket edges rubbed with minimal loss from corners, jacket spine faded, small bookseller plate on rear endpaper. 1934 Hard Cover. xii, 206 pp. 8vo. Blue cloth with darker blue titles, red top edge. Pictorial endpapers, frontis, and sketches throughout by Mary Shepard. The story that inspired the motion picture of the same name starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.