Bill the Minder, Heath Robinson, First Edition (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Previous owner has stamped marks throughout the book and on the front cover. Complete with all lovely colored plates. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. No date stated, c1920. Publication of 254 pages. Frontispiece in color. The boards are a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and the spine is slightly discolored. There is foxing on the first and last pages. The remaining pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. The binding is strong. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DUST JACKET. 1st Edition. VG, Shelfwear, indentations, browning. "Fifteen enchanting adventures from the TV series, edited by Timothy Forder and produced by Mary Swindale narrated by Peter Chelsom based on the stories by W. Heath Robinson". Photo on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. W. Heath Robinson (illustrator). First Edition. Pp. xv, (1), 254, (2) Illustrated with 15 full page colour plates of 16 called for. (Lacking frontis) & 122 (of 126) monochrome illustrations. This includes prelim pages and last leaf illustrations not called for in contents and one additional vignrtte at page 78 omitted in contents. Lacking one leaf i.e. pp. 31-32 with tailpiece and vignette. The monchrome illustrations include all the full page title pageandother full page illustrations as well as vignettes, tailpieces and illustrations in text. The covers are stained, worn, bumped and rubbed and the spine is btroken along rear edge & well faded. Internally a bit grubby on page margins. Very occasional fraying and edgewear with one page stuck in in the wrong sequence. The colour iillustrations are largely good-very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.01.

254pp. 8vo. Original decorated cloth, tipped in colour frontispiece and 15 tipped-in colour plates. Black and white illustrations. A very good copy. First Hodder edition having the full complement of tipped in plates as the Constable first edition of 1912.

254 [2] pp. Written and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson, including 16 tipped-in color plates. Small 4to, publisher's red cloth stamped in black. First US edition. Slight rubbing to the extremities of the spine; clean, tight and sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. W. Heath Robinson (illustrator). 1st Edition (Thus). Please email for Photographs or further information. Fine - Book in near fine unread condition. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. Please see photos as part of condition report 1982 1st Edition (Thus) , BILL THE MINDER By W. Heath Robinson William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 ? 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives. His early career involved illustrating books ? among others: Hans Christian Andersen's Danish Fairy Tales and Legends (1897), The Arabian Nights (1899), Tales from Shakespeare (1902), Gargantua and Pantagruel (1904), Twelfth Night (1908), Andersen's Fairy Tales (1913), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1914), Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies (1915) and Walter de la Mare's Peacock Pie (1916). Robinson was one of the leading illustrators selected by Percy Bradshaw for inclusion in his The Art of the Illustrator (1917?1918) which presented a separate portfolio for each of twenty illustrators. Illustrated By: W. Heath Robinson William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 ? 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives. His early career involved illustrating books ? among others: Hans Christian Andersen's Danish Fairy Tales and Legends (1897), The Arabian Nights (1899), Tales from Shakespeare (1902), Gargantua and Pantagruel (1904), Twelfth Night (1908), Andersen's Fairy Tales (1913), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1914), Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies (1915) and Walter de la Mare's Peacock Pie (1916). Robinson was one of the leading illustrators selected by Percy Bradshaw for inclusion in his The Art of the Illustrator (1917?1918) which presented a separate portfolio for each of twenty illustrators. Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, London Royal octavo (8vo 6+1?4 × 10 159 × 254),Pages 254 ISBN: 9780340277324 Bill the Minder is a book and television series that tells of the adventures of a 15-year-old boy and his cousins Boadicea and Chad. In the process of their adventures they meet many strange people and help solve their unique problems with the use of fantastic machines which Bill is capable of crafting in a short time. The original book was written and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson and published in 1912. The televised series contains a large number of the fantastic machines that Robinson is famed for. SKU: BTETM0002286 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. W. Heath Robinson (illustrator). 1st Edition. Published in 1912, this the first edition of this delightful children's fantasy novel from W. Heath Robinson, beautifully illustrated with sixteen colour plates and many drawings in black and white throughout, 10 inches tall approx., 255 pages. Some light spotting to the front cover, small edge bumps, internally some browning to endpapers, pages generally nice and clean, small piece missing to top corner of rear blank endpaper with corresponding browned spot to adjacent page, no inscriptions.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). First edition. 1st thus 1982. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. Spine faded. Lower corners lightly bumped. Mark to lower edge of text block. Contents clean. All plates present. Contained in original glassine wrapper which has small patch of loss from top edge of rear panel, chipping to base of spine and folds, 2" tear to front panel. Original price sticker to rear panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). First edition. 1st thus 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. Some light wear to spine and corners. Bookplate with ink name to front endpaper. A few marks to outer page edges. Original glassine (clear plastic) wrapper has tear to top of spine and partially across front panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: None. W. Heath Robinson (illustrator). First Edition. Cover: blue cloth with black titles and illustration to front cover; soft rubbing and dusting of some light spots and smudges. Head & foot of spine with thin bumping, light rubbing and surface cracks. Four corners with small bumpning and a touch worn. Faint rubbing to bottom boards edges. Age yellowing and mild foxing to edges. Fep with news article: "Origin of Nursery Rhymes." pasted down. Ffep with name address and small newspaper peeled. Moderate foxing to eps; faint few only foxing to several pages albeit mostly to the margins. Comprehensive colour and b/w illustrations, binding very good albeit feels a little loose. 256p.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 10" x 7.5", 254 pp, with 15 color plates and many additional b/w illustrations, all by Robinson. Original green cloth boards with mounted color illustration. Boards are slightly bowed and there is some old water damage visible on the cloth (not affecting the inside). All color plates in very nice condition, text has occasional light foxing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Heath Robinson, W. (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1915 cheaper re-issue. Large 8vo. 254pp. Blue cloth boards with black and gilt titles and decoration. Some very minor wear to edges and corners slightly bumped. In brown paper dust wrapper with red and green titles and illustrative decoration, some significant edge wear including some minor loses at the corners, some creasing and general surface wear. 16 colour illustrations by the author and 130 b&w. Some minor wear beginning to show on front hinge. Previous owners bookplate to paste down end paper. Overall a Very Good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1912 First Edition published by Henry Holt & Co. (New York). EXCELLENT condition - both the exterior and the interior! The owner of this book specializes in children's books (an ex librarian) and states that this is the nicest copy of this book that she has seen. Olive green cloth cover on this hardback with BEAUTIFUL pastedown on front cover. Heavy embossed gilt embellishments and titling on the front cover and spine. Written and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Does have a name on the 'To The Good Children" page in a very pretty cursive in ink and again at the end of the contents page. 15 full page coloured plates with tissue guards. Numerous other illustrations. Some very slight foxing on the back end paper; otherwise this book is immaculate and pristine. Gift worthy. BR (Shelf 96).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 16 tipped-in colour plates, 25 line drawings & 100 vignettes; xvi + 256 pages, 250 x 175mm; green cloth gilt with mounted plate (spine a little sunned); (with PICTURE).

Decorated Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). First Edition. xvi, 256 pp. Gilt-decorated green cloth with illustrated paper onlay to front board. Spine slightly faded. Ink ownership inscription to fep. Colour frontis and 15 additional tipped-in colour plates illustrated by the author. Numerous b&w illustrations. A solid VG copy. 4to.

Leather. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited to 250 copies. Book measures 25x19.cm. Collation, xiv, [2],254,[2]pp, 16 coloured plates, text illustrations. Bound in blue crushed leather with gilt design on spine and top board, gilt lettering, full gilt edges, blue endpapers. Binding in fine condition. Internally, pages clean and bright throughout. Housed in publishers slipcase. A fine near new copy. Size: Large 8 Vo.

Cloth. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Large 8 Vo. Gilt lettered green cltoth with decorative paper label to front panel. !6 full page tissue guarded colour plates by Robinson. 100's more drawings and illustrations in text. A few spots to the outside edge o/w a near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 4to., xvi, 256pp., 16 full colour tipped in plates with titled tissue guards plus 117 other wood-cut illustrations which range from small vignettes to full page illustrations, original green cloth covered boards with gilt titling and decoration to upper board and spine with colour pictorial panel to centre of upper cover. An unusually VG++ clean copy of this famous work by Heath Robinson. William Heath Robinson, an English cartoonist and illustrator, was best known for his drawings of eccentric machines and Bill the Minder represents one of the first books where he began to explore the possibilities of such illustration and design. This story follows the adventures of the young Bill and his cousins, Boadicea and Chad. In the process of their adventures they meet many strange people and help solve their unique problems with the use of fantastic machines devised by Bill. The story also formed the basis of a 1980's UK TV series.

Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. W. Heath Robinson (illustrator). First American Edition. A spectacular and brilliantly illustrated book, bound in olive green and elaborately decorated in gilt, with pastedown illustration on front boards. Profusely illustrated with 16 colored tissue-guarded plates and numerous wonderful drawings. With owner's signature, otherwise internally unmarked. Binding is sturdy and square. A beautiful copy of this highly collectible author/artist's work.

First trade edition; 4to; frontispiece and 15 colour plates with captioned tissues guards and 126 black and white illustrations throughout by W. Heath Robinson, light spotting to endpapers and extreme edges, else very good; publisher's blue cloth gilt, the upper cover mounted with a pictorial plate, age-toned, bumped on spine ends and a little rubbed, otherwise a decent copy. A collection of 16 children's stories of the exploits of the King of Troy and his boot-cleaner Bill, exquisitely illustrated. The titles are: Bill the Minder; The King of Troy; The Ancient Mariner; The Triplets; Good Aunt Gallandia; The Doctor; The Respectable Gentleman; The Sicilian Char-Woman; The Interval; The Real Soldier; The Wild Man; The Musician; The Lost Grocer; The Merchant's Wife; The Camp-Followers; The Siege of Troy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912, SIGNED, Numbered, Limited, First Edition. Full red morocco leather binding by the Chelsea Bindery, with bright gilt titles and decoration to the spines, gilt decoration to the front board, marbled end papers, inner gilt dentelles and gilt page top edges. With 16 full colour captioned, tissue-guarded, tipped-in plates, illustrated in monochrome throughout. Pages a little wavy, age toned and marked, boards a little bowed. Stamped and with red ink number to the bottom corner of the final blank end paper. Limited issue this copy number 167 of 380 copies issued. Pagination: xiv, [xv-xvi], 254, [2]pp. Provenance: no bookplates or inscriptions. Approximately 11 ½ inches tall (29.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition bright gilt titles, raised bands with gilt lined compartments, minor marks and scratches. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition full red morocco leather, gilt decoration to the front board, both boards gently bowed inwards, gently rubbed and worn. Page edges very good condition top edges gilt, others untrimmed and age toned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs very good condition new, marbled paper, gilt dentelles. End papers very good condition new, marbled paper. Title good condition tanned with foxing and marks. Pages good condition tanned, foxing and marks, page edges untrimmed, some corners to pages turned over at the end of the volume, illustrations very good. Binding very good condition. See photos. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Condition: Fine. Deluxe signed limited edition, one of only 380 numbered copies signed by Robinson, a fine copy. Because the book is printed entirely on handmade paper, the quality of the black and white illustrations in this limited edition is far superior to those in the trade edition, and the mounted color plates seem to be sharper and richer in color as well. The story features a boot cleaner named Bill who ends up baby sitting, or becoming the Minder, for a disagreeable group of children and they have marvelous adventures with Bill. Really an amazing copy of Robinson's best work, issued in a small limitation. 11'' x 9''. Original full gilt-stamped vellum with original silk ties. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Illustrated by Robinson with frontispiece and 15 other full-page color plates, plus many full-page and vignette black-and-white images throughout. xvi, 256 pages. Signed by Robinson on the limitation page. Offsetting to endpapers, else fine: vellum unbowed and unsoiled, gilt bright, original ties.

With frontispiece and 15 tipped-in color plates by W. Heath Robinson with printed tissue overleaves as well as numerous other black and white vignettes and text illustrations. Folio, publisher's gilt-decorated vellum; t.e.g. The ribbon ties are absent. First edition; No. 143 of 380 copies, signed by W. Heath Robinson. Light foxing to endsheets; old circular blind-embossed ownership stamp at corner of front free endpaper; vellum a little darkened at edges; tight and sound.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Robinson, W. Heath (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Limited edition of 380 numbered and signed copies. Gilt decorated vellum. 16 superb tissue-guarded mounted colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 254 pages. SIGNED by Robinson plus and inscription in ink "To Peter & Christopher Brinsmead, with best wishes for Xmas 1944 from Granny Heath Robinson". Copy no. 213. Very faint musty smell to contents. Covers are a little soiled. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Lacking silk ties. Joints are cracked but binding still tight. Endpapers browned. Foxspots to endpapers and some page margins. Pale page browning. A nice copy of this scarce item. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! SIGNED - please see description for details.

Condition: Very Good. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1912. First American Edition. Large octavo; publisher's olive green gilt-stamped cloth, color pictorial paste-on to upper cover; xiv,[2],254pp.; color frontispiece, fifteen leaves of plates, half-tone text illus. throughout. Moderate shelf wear to cloth margins, spine a shade faded; overall a Very Good, internally clean and sound copy. Marvelously-illustrated collection of fairy tales by the English cartoonist and illustrator W. Heath Robinson.

London, Constable & Co. Ltd. 1912. 4to. Original pale green cloth with large onlaid pictorial label to upper board surrounded by rococo flourishes in gilt, top edges green; pp. [xvi] + 254; illustrated with 16 fine mounted coloured, and tissue-guarded, plates and line drawings throughout in profusion; a fine copy in exceptional condition both internally and externally, with only the faintest speckling to endpapers and fore-edge of book block; scarce in this condition. First edition, first issue, of this sought-after, and elusive, children's classic by the famed cartoonist and inventor of whimsically elaborate machines to complete basic everyday tasks. The name Heath Robinson has entered the lexicon to describe a particular brand of British eccentricity. In this fairy tale Heath Robinson weaves together a ridiculous, and riotous, series of events which exploit this talent. The main protagonist, a 15 year-old-boy named Bill, devises an array of gadgets to solve the problems faced by the eccentric figures he meets on his adventures. These include characters as diverse as the green-toed button crane of Baraboo, and a Sicilian cleaning lady. Given the task of looking after his younger cousins Boadicea and Chad, Bill and the two youngsters enjoy a loosely connected series of mind-bending experiences as the story unfurls. Following the great success of his first major work, the masterpiece Uncle Lubin (1902), Heath Robinson followed up with another fantasy about a guardian of the young, but this time a champion child minder, Bill. The book is made up of 16 crazy stories which combine to form a work which the artist himself referred to as "not a book for children". Constable, the publisher, commissioned 125 line drawings, which are very finely executed and among Heath Robinson's best work, as well as 16 plates of jewel-like colour which surpass, in quality, much of his output. The publisher was probably experiencing financial pressures at the time of publication because far fewer of the expensive coloured plates were printed than sets of sheets, and only a relatively small run of the first issue of the book was produced in this decorative publisher's binding. Remainder sheets were issued subsequently in a much plainer red cloth, with half the number of plates. Interestingly three of the illustrator's children, Joan, Oliver and Alan, appear in one of the coloured plates.

First edition, signed limited issue, number 215 of 380 copies, signed by the artist. Simon Heneage in the ODNB states that in the early period of Heath Robinson's career, "his best books were his own fantasy Bill the Minder (1912) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1914), in which, most notably in line drawings, he surpassed himself". A contemporary review in the Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art stated that "the illustrations are delightful, particularly some of those in colours" and The Bookman noted that "the humour of [the] tale of 'Bill the Minder' and the humour of the pictures is so delicious that when you look at it you almost wish you were a child again yourself, and when you read it you are one, and don't want to grow up any more." "The illustrations to the book mark the beginning of a new phase in Heath Robinson's work, in which fantasy is the predominant element" (Beare, p. 37). Beare 69b. Geoffrey Beare, The Illustrations of W. Heath Robinson, 1983; Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art, 8 December 1912, Supplement, p. x; The Bookman, December 1912, p. 150. Quarto. Illustrated title page, 16 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Heath Robinson. Original vellum, spine and front cover lettered and illustrated in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, renewed yellow silk ties. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. A clean and crisp copy. Some minor marks to binding, corners slightly bumped, some foxing: a near-fine copy.