The Peacock Party by Alan Aldridge, First Edition (32 results)

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Aldridge, Alan; Willock, Harry (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition. Quarto hardback. 26 pp. Colour illustrations throughout; double-page folding plate at rear. Near Fine condition. No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Harry Willock (illustrator). First Ed. First ed. Near fine condition, very slight over all wear. No dustjacket, as issued. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated in collaboration with Harry Willock. Verses written with George E. Ryder. First British edition. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket, as issued.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Willock, Harry (illustrator). First Edition. First edition oversized full colour hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket, in very good condition. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Aldridge, Alan and Harry Willock (illustrator). 1st ed. 1st ptg. 4to illustrated boards, gorgeously illustrated by Alan Aldridge in collaboration with Harry Willock, verses by George E. Ryder. A Sequel to The Butterfly Ball. Near fine, no dj as issued, no previous owner's marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Jonathan Cape Ltd 1979 first edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Harry Willock (illustrator). 1st Edition. Some light wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, top and bottom of spine a little bumped, left side of cover a little faded, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Alan Aldridge illustrated in collaboration with Harry Willock (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed by Alan Aldridge. Firmly bound and clean. Laminated illustrated covers have some rubbing to bottom edges and corners. Some foxing to page edges. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Aldridge, Alan & Willock, Harry (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1979. Very good condition with no wrapper. Green glazed pictorial boards. A Sequel to The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. Superb colour illustrations with a double-spread fold-out at rear of book. Fading to spine and a couple of cover edges. Browning to page edges. 'PROOF' stamp to title page. Fold-out page to rear has crease along one edge. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Harry Willock (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Alan Aldridge, Harry Willock (illustrator). 1st Edition. "A sequel to the Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast". First edition 1979. Corners very slightly rubbed and gitdt inscription on reverse of front endpaper. Otherwise in fine condition.

first edition, glossy pictorial boards, unpaginated with col illus, fold out illus at rear, VG+(v sl bruised corners, v sl rubbed & sunned, sl. stained title page).

[26pp.] 4to. Original laminated, pictorial boards ( no dustwrapper issued). Large colour illustrations, one folding in rear. A near fine copy. . First US edition.

First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Fine in pictorial boards as issued. A sequel to "The Butterfly Ball and The Grasshopper's Feast". Illustrated in colour by Aldridge, in collaboration with Harry Willock. Postage within Australia for this small/light book is set at $3 , so please disregard any site default rate, which will be adjusted downwards when the order is processed by the bookseller.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. London. BCA/Jonathan Cape. 1979. Hard Cover. Demy 4to 11" x 8¾" [27.9cm x 22.2cm] approx. 12 full page glorious colour plates by Harry Willock. The rear picture is a fold out A£ drawing. Verses written with John Ryder. Based on The Peacock 'At Home' (1807). Beautiful silver and grey silhouette design to both endpapers featuring animals. Sir Perceval Peacock plans a party for those of his friends who were excluded from the Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. We have both books in stock. The boards will be covered with a 100 micron inert archival protective wrap which is removable.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Thin quarto. Fine in glossy pictorial boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION 1979, illustrated in collaboration with Harry Willock. Small 4to, 285 x 220 mm, 11 x 8¾ inches, colour illustrated shiny turquoise boards, illustrated endpapers, no pagination. 12 wonderful colour plates of animals including a double page spread. No inscriptions, a touch of dulling to shiny boards, very slight rub to lower corners of boards (see image). Near Fine clean crisp copy (issued without dustwrapper). Based on The Peacock 'At Home' (1807). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Harry Willcock (illustrator). 1st Edition. Sold as a pair, the Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast and the sequel The Peacock Party. The sequel has a rear fold-out illustration. First Edition for BCA Both books in near fine condition. Unmarked and complete.

Hard Cover. Condition: As New. Fine Colour Full Page Plates (illustrator). First Edition. unpaginated, but about 25 pp., 4 to, printed laminated case, excellent condition virtually as new, lots of colour illus. incl one fold out, with commentary in verse. Animals party Size: 4to.

Proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Original pictorial laminated boards. Issued without a dustwrapper. Illustrated in colour, including a fold out illustration of the party, by Alan Aldridge, A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a long, thin abrasion to the lower board and two short closed tears to the head of the spine. The contents, with the publisher's 'proof' stamp to the title page are otherwise clean and bright throughout. A few page corners have small creases. Uncommon in proof state. The sequel to 'The Butterfly Ball', in which the birds, offended at not being invited to The Butterfly Ball, throw their own lavish party. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

[Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes. Quarto (28 x 22cm), pp.[72]; pp.[28]. With colour illustrations by Aldridge to every other page. Publisher's glossy colour illustrated paper covered boards, first volume priced at £1.95; second volume priced with publisher's sticker at £5.95. Heavy pencil ownership rubbed out to flyleaf of first volume, removing some colour from the green endpaper. Volume I also very slightly sunned to spine. Otherwise a crisp, clean pair. Near fine.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Alan Aldridge; Harry Willock (illustrator). First edition. A pair of very decorative first editions from Alan Aldridge, signed by the author to 'The Peacock Party'. Two first edition works from British artist Alan Aldridge.Signed by the author to 'The Peacock Party' title page.In the publisher's original illustrative laminated boards.With an "invitation" to the Butterfly Ball tipped in to the work.Aldridge is best known for his psychedelic artwork, featured in record covers for The Beatles and The Who. These picture books are collaboration works with illustrator Harry Willock.This set contains:The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (1973) - Loosely based on the poem of the same name by William Roscoe, written in 1802 and telling the story of a party for insects and other small animals.Aldridge's version focuses more on the animals' preparations for the Ball. With verses by William Plomer.The Peacock Party (1979) - The sequel to The Butterfly Ball, with verses written with George E. Ruder. Based on the poem The Peacock 'At Home' by A Lady, written in 1807. In the original laminated boards. Externally, excellent with shelf wear, heavier to 'The Peacock Party'. Handling marks to the spine of 'Butterfly Ball'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. signed by author. book.