Poor Cecco by Margery Williams (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham (illustrator). First Edition. Pictorial navy cloth binding with gilt lettering slightly rubbed at extremities; backstrip a bit browned; boards lightly soiled; several points in textblock cracked; pencilled owners' names & inked gift inscription on front endpaper & front paste-down; a few leaves bent at bottom corners; leaf edges, endpapers foxed/smudged, else a nice book, with bright, clear ils. ; Many delightful b&w ils., seven color plates (one a tipped-in frontis) by Arthur Rackham, all present. ; Large 8vo; 175 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No d/j. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). First Edition. Very nice copy but there is a small gift inscription on FEP. Written by the author of the Velveteen Rabbit. Frontispiece is tipped in and the rest are all full (covers entire page) page illustrations.

1st edition. Hardcover. Very good orange cloth, lettered in red front and spine, spine a little faded, pages very clean bar a couple of small foxing spots. Margery Bianco's endearing story was her first book after the now-classic The Velveteen Rabbit, and was illustrated by Arthur Rackham with seven of his inimitable, tipped-in illustrations in full colour and black-and-white.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 1925 copyright by George H. Doran Company - Poor Cecco - B - Printed in the United States of America. Beautifully designed, rare tangible. Oversize 7 1/2" x 10" gift book design. Deep blue full cloth boards w/ornate gilt cover design, spine titles, moderate shelf wear, some spine rub, label residue at spine, back board. Bright gilt cover titles, gilt panel in silhouette of the wooden dog setting out w/handkerchief on stick among animals, clowns, castles, etc. Thick deckled pages generally very good; couple stamps for Merced County Library. Inside back cover: Gracey Memorial Fund, Children's Books, Merced Library antiquarian pictorial bookplate of rising castles beyond boy; small antiquarian bookstore label adjacent, of character carrying leaning stack of books: "Levinson's, The Book Store, Sacramento"; also, clipped dj summary blurb of Poor Cecco adhered. Card pocket remains at front endpaper. Bind fine; hinges intact. Rackham illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece mounted color plate w/caption below; and, six full-page illustrations in color with captions to adjacent page, and twenty-four drawings in black and white. Printed in the United States of America. 175 pages. Insured post. "The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real was Margery Williams Bianco's first American work, and it remains her most famous. It became an instant classic. After becoming a renowned author, Bianco wrote numerous other children's books, with her son becoming the namesake of one of them, 1925's Poor Cecco: The Wonderful Story of a Wonderful Wooden Dog Who Was the Jolliest Toy in the House Until He Went Out to Explore the World - a distinguished book. This lively adventure story, virtually a novel for children, is a brilliant exception to the sentimentality of Bianco's more famous book. Each of the many characters who populate the nursery toy cupboard is a distinct and amusing personality. Their interactions with each other and with the human, animal, and toy members of the world beyond it, whom they encounter on their quest for adventureand search for a lost friend, are delineated with understated humor. The relationship between the wooden dog Cecco, a natural leader, and Jensina, a highly independent and spirited wooden doll, is both subtle and funny. Superb illustrations by Arthur Rackham are a perfect complement to the narrative. While the publisher probably found it more practical to promote the shorter Velveteen Rabbit, Cecco's celebrated illustrator may have assured its survival." Latimore and Haskell, p. 59; Riall, p. 155. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). Hardcover and unclipped (7s.6d. net) jacket in good condition. Second printing ('B' on copyright page). Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The jacket is marked and worn with chipped spine ends and several tears and creases to the edges and corners. The boards remain bright with only minor sunning on the spine. Minor marks on the page block and a few pages. The binding is sound; all text and illustrations remain clear. CM. Used.

By The Author of The Velveteen Rabbit First English Trade Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BIANCO, Margery Williams. Poor Cecco. The Wonderful Story of a Wonderful Wooden Dog Who was the Jolliest Toy in the House until He Went out to Explore the World. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: Chatto & Windus, 1925. First English trade edition (no English limited edition was issued). Quarto (10 x 7 1/4 inches; 253 x 186 mm.). 175, [1] pp. Seven mounted color plates and twenty-four drawings in black and white. Original orange cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in red on front cover and lettered in red on spine. Blank endpapers. Small neat ink signature on front free endpaper. A very good copy. The text, with the same plates and drawings, first appeared in magazine form in Good Housekeeping, beginning in May 1925. "The Velveteen Rabbit (1922), [Margery Williams Bianco's ] first children's book, was illustrated by William Nicholson. It was followed by another book about a toy, The Little Wooden Doll (1925), for which the illustrator was her own daughter Pamela.Margery Williams Bianco's third children's book, the much admired Poor Cecco (1925), is the story of a wooden toy, a â loose-jointed thing like a dog', who gets out of the toy cupboard and has a lengthy series of adventures with his friend Bulka the rag puppy. The first edition was illustrated by Arthur Rackham" (The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature). Latimore and Haskell, p. 59. Riall, p. 155.

Hardcover. Condition: vg. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). First edition, first printing. 8vo. x. 176pp. Gilt decorated blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Corners rubbed. Illustrated endpapers. Tipped-in color frontispiece. Wonderful children's story illustrated with full-page color reproductions of paintings by Arthur Rackham. Overall very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 1925 at title page; Copyright, 1925, by George H. Doran Company - Poor Cecco - B - . Beautifully designed, rare tangible. Oversize 8" x 10 1/4" gift book design. From front wrapper panel: "The wonderful story of a wonderful wooden dog who was the jolliest toy in the house until he went out to explore the world - Illustrated in Colour and Line by Arthur Rackham." Orange full cloth boards, red cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Cover features stylized titles with Cecco and fellow toys on the march. Thick, heavy stock pages very good; toning at endpapers. Bind fine; hinges intact. Frontispiece tipped-in color plate w/caption uniquely behind side mounted plate; and, six additional full-page illustrations in color with captions to adjacent page, and twenty-four drawings in black and white. Rare original dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, chip, rub; unclipped 7s./6d. net, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel illustration matches Rackham plate inside: "By tea-time Jessina had washed one hundred and thirteen bundles of laundry, which was certainly, she thought, some help to her hostess, Mrs. Woodchuck." Rare near fine example and design in near very good original jacket. "The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real was Margery Williams Bianco's first American work, and it remains her most famous. It became an instant classic. After becoming a renowned author, Bianco wrote numerous other children's books, with her son becoming the namesake of one of them, 1925's Poor Cecco - a distinguished book. This lively adventure story, virtually a novel for children, is a brilliant exception to the sentimentality of Bianco's more famous book. Each of the many characters who populate the nursery toy cupboard is a distinct and amusing personality. Their interactions with each other and with the human, animal, and toy members of the world beyond it, whom they encounter on their quest for adventure and search for a lost friend, are individuated with understated humor. The relationship between the wooden dog Cecco, a natural leader, and Jensina, a highly independent and spirited wooden doll, is both subtle and funny. Superb illustrations by Arthur Rackham are a perfect accentuation to the narrative. While the publisher probably found it more practical to promote the shorter Velveteen Rabbit, Cecco's celebrated illustrator assured its survival." Latimore and Haskell, p. 59; Riall, p. 155. Printed in the United States of America. 176 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

1st Edition. 4to., 19.1 x 25.2cm, xi 175pp plus 7 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham as called for. Orange cloth covered boards with red stamped illustration and titles to the front and spine. The book has its original unclipped jacket with a 7s 6d price. The boards are clean and bright with no fading and only a hint of rubbing to the corners and spine tips. Internally, the book has no name, inscription or bookplate and is very clean with only slight toning to the free endpapers and a very few light spots to the fore edge. The somewhat dust stained dust jacket has a large chip measuring 6.5 x 5 cm at the top of the rear panel and one of 3 x 2.5cm from the head of the spine and minor chipping from the foot of up to 0.5cm. There is also minimal loss at the corners. There are a number of small tears of less than 5mm to the edges and four larger closed tears of 2-4 cm. Despite the damage to the scarce dust jacket this is a very good looking copy of a hard to find Rackham illustrated volume with a story by the author of The Velveteen Rabbit. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

First English trade edition (no English limited edition was issued). Quarto (10 x 7 1/4 inches; 253 x 186 mm.). Collating 175, [1]. Original orange cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in red on front cover and lettered in red on spine. Blank endpapers. Seven mounted color plates and twenty-four drawings in black and white. A Very Good copy in the scarce original color pictorial dust jacket (jacket complete but with some repairs). The text, with the same plates and drawings, first appeared in magazine form in Good Housekeeping, beginning in May 1925. "The Velveteen Rabbit (1922), [Margery Williams Bianco's ] first children's book, was illustrated by William Nicholson. It was followed by another book about a toy, The Little Wooden Doll (1925), for which the illustrator was her own daughter Pamela.Margery Williams Bianco's third children's book, the much admired Poor Cecco (1925), is the story of a wooden toy, a â loose-jointed thing like a dog', who gets out of the toy cupboard and has a lengthy series of adventures with his friend Bulka the rag puppy. The first edition was illustrated by Arthur Rackham" (The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature).

Condition: Fine in very good jacket. The first US edition of this Rackham-illustrated tale of dolls and toys on a mission to rescue one of their own, by the author of THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, in the elusive original dust jacket. Poor Cecco the wooden dog is named after Bianco's son. 9.75'' x 7.5''. Original blue cloth with gilt titles and illustration to front cover and spine. Original unclipped (three dollars net) color pictorial dust jacket. Full-page tipped-in color frontispiece, with six full-page color plates and black and white in-text illustrations throughout. xiv, 15-175, [1] pages. Scarce jacket lightly soiled, with a few large chips, some tape repairs to verso. Book with a bit of spotting but largely clean and beautiful.

The Rarest of the Limited Edition Rackham Books Limited to 105 Copies [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BIANCO, Margery Williams. Poor Cecco. By Margery Williams Bianco. Author of "The Velveteen Rabbit." Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1925]. First edition, deluxe large paper issue. One of 105 numbered copies (this one out-of-series and unsigned). Quarto (11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; 292 x 216 mm.). 175 pp. Seven full-page illustrations in color, mounted on white paper, and twenty-four drawings in black and white. Original parchment-backed light blue paper boards, navy blue lettering label on spine. Pictorial endpapers in pale blue on white. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Slight cracking to upper inner hinge, otherwise, a fine copy. This, the rarest of all the Rackham limited editions was actually never signed by Rackham. The 105 copies were numbered and signed by Margery Williams Bianco, this copy however apparently escaped the signing process. The text, with the same illustrations by Rackham, also appeared in Good Housekeeping beginning in May 1925. No limited English edition was issued, and this title/edition is the rarest of Rackham illustrated books, and extremely scarce. "The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real was Margery Williams Bianco's first American work, and it remains her most famous. It became an instant classic and has remained so through numerous adaptations in children's theater as well as on radio, television and in the movies. After becoming a renowned author, Bianco wrote numerous other children's books, with her son becoming the namesake of one of them, 1925's Poor Cecco: The Wonderful Story of a Wonderful Wooden Dog Who Was the Jolliest Toy in the House Until He Went Out to Explore the Worldâ "a distinguished book that belies its somewhat priggish subtitle and is arguably better entitled than The Velveteen Rabbit to status as a classic. This lively adventure story, virtually a novel for children, is a brilliant exception to the sentimentality of Bianco's more famous book. Each of the many characters who populate the nursery toy cupboard is a distinct and amusing personality. Their interactions with each other and with the human, animal, and toy members of the world beyond it, whom they encounter on their quest for adventure/search for a lost friend, are delineated with understated humor. The relationship between the wooden dog Cecco, a natural leader, and Jensina, a highly independent and spirited wooden doll, is both subtle and funny. Superb illustrations by Arthur Rackham are a perfect complement to the narrative. While the publisher probably found it more practical to promote the shorter Velveteen Rabbit, Cecco's celebrated illustrator may have assured its survival in the catalogues of rare book dealers despite its undeserved literary obscurity. A return to more sober themes marks Bianco's other popular works, such as the same year's The Little Wooden Doll, illustrated by her daughter Pamela, in which the title character is badly mistreated by some children, but shown love and compassion by another child, which made her whole again." (Wikipedia) Latimore and Haskell, p. 59; Riall, p. 155.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). First Edition. A very good + copy in 1/4 vellum like spine and blue boards (the front hinge is just starting) in original slipcase that shows edgewear. With seven (7) tipped in color plates with tissue guards. This copy was limited to 105 copies of which this is #52. An added bonus -- laid in is a 6" by 9" trimmed early photo of Ms. Margery Williams (Bianco). Margery is the author of the noted children's classic, "The Velveteen Rabbit". Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author. Signed, Limited.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing with the publisher's colophon on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed to a former owner by Margery Williams Bianco on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth stamped in gilt. Very Good soiling and light staining to cloth with rubbing to cloth at extremities, several small stains to paged and textblock edge. In a Good dust jacket with chipping and edge wear, foxing, and a number of small tape repairs made to the verso. Books signed by the author, who is best-known for writing The Velveteen Rabbit, are scarce.

First edition. First edition, limited issue. Signed by Margery Williams Bianco, author of The Velveteen Rabbit. Copy #58 of 105 thus. [2], 175, [1] pp. With seven tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue guards and 24 black-and-white illustrations in the text. In quarter vellum-style paper and textured blue paper over boards, gilt-stamped spine label, top edge gilt, endpapers illustrated in blue; housed in original slipcase with correct limitation number marked in pencil at head of spine panel. Spine darkened and lightly soiled, edges faintly sunned; minor toning to text leaves, tiny spots of soiling to rear endpapers, hinges starting but binding remains tight; slipcase soiled and sunned, worn and chipped at edges. A Very Good+ copy in a Good, unrestored slipcase. One of the most uncommon Rackham books. Latimore & Haskell p. 59; Riall p. 155.

Deluxe edition, number 12 of 105 copies signed by the author. Unlike many of Rackham's deluxe editions, this one was not signed by him, nor was it issued in the UK in a deluxe version. This is the rarest of all Rackham limited editions. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 59-60; Riall, p. 155. Quarto. Original vellum spine, gilt-lettered black morocco label, cornflower blue covers. Colour frontispiece and 6 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. Very slight toning to spine, extremities of covers slightly sunned, minor tear at head of front hinge, slight splitting to rear hinge; a near-fine copy.

Deluxe edition, number 78 of 105 copies signed by the author. Unlike many of Rackham's deluxe editions this one was not signed by him, nor was it issued in the UK in a deluxe version. This is the rarest of all Rackham limited editions. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 59-60; Riall, p. 155. Quarto. Original vellum spine, gilt-lettered black morocco label, cornflower blue sides. Housed in a fleece-lined, blue quarter morocco solander box. Colour frontispiece and 6 colour plates mounted and with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, by Rackham. Sides very slightly faded along top edges, small neat ink blot at foot of front free endpaper. A lovely copy.

Condition: Near fine. Signed limited edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham, one of only 105 numbered copies signed by Bianco. Margery Williams was born in London but moved to the U.S. when she was nine years old. Her first children's stories were published in London where she lived for a short time, met her husband and had two children, one of whom was a son named Cecco. In 1921 the family moved back to the United States and it was in the U.S. that she wrote her most famous book, The VELVETEEN RABBIT. Never issued in the UK as a limited edition, POOR CECCO is a notorious rarity in the Rackham world and this is a magnificent copy of the book. 11.5'' x 8.5''. Original vellum - like backed blue boards. In original slipcase with the limitation number of the book inked at head of case spine. Top edge gilt, fore-edge uncut, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Rackham with 7 fabulous and very large tipped-in color plates with tissue guards and black-and-white images in text. xiv, 15-175, [1] pages. Bookplate on front pastedown. Spine somewhat toned, owner bookplate, else a fine copy; slipcase repaired, still very good.