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In the wake of a global thunderstorm, Nicholas enlists the help of his distant relative, who responds by saddling twenty-four penguins and flying to the North. There, they fashion toys which run not on electricity but laughter, steam, and air, with creations including toy puddings, mechanical wonder-birds and Christmas steam boats. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Electronic magic tends to break down…whilst Christmas magic is distilled down from imagination mixed purely with love.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story was recounted directly by Father Christmas and his cousin to their great, great, great, great nephew, and henceforth directly to the author. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55917391511876,"sku":"SQ8824829","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/357Foldthecornerbooks02252.jpg?v=1776874009"},{"product_id":"animal-wisdom","title":"Animal Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVAN SANDWYK, Charles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Wisdom \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVancouver: Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts, 2021\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOblong 8vo., dark cream sewn wraps with integrated maroon wrapper printed typographically with text and decorative borders in gilt; onlaid image showing an owl with a bow and the arrows of ‘Love’, ‘Grace’, ‘Humility’ and ‘Joy’ in his quiver; calligraphic text in brown throughout, printed on white and cream paper with 16 full-colour illustrations; fine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFourth reprint of an edition first published in 1999. This copy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esigned by van Sandwyk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in black ink to the inside front cover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContaining philosophical advice from the perspective of several wild animals, including the importance of remembering one’s roots, the knowledge that beauty is often found in the most fleeting of things, and that even small actions have the power to make a difference. Plates include monkeys reading, elephants helping with the harvest, squirrels cracking acorns with nutcrackers, and mice closing the envelope of ‘fate’ with sealing wax. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wondrous collection of aphorisms from some of the most sage of counsellors. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55917391577412,"sku":"SQ0705441","price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/349Foldthecornerbooks02237.jpg?v=1776871328"},{"product_id":"canadian-content","title":"Canadian Content","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVAN SANDWYK, Charles; \u003cspan\u003eWaisiki DOUGHTY [Intro.]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCanadian Content  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVancouver: Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts, 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8vo., brown card wraps with integrated sewn maroon covers; decorated and caligraphically lettered in black and gilt, with an onlaid label showing a watercolour and line drawing of a grizzly bear holding a handmade rod and two salmon; decorative pine cone border in black and gold; illustrative endleaves showing Canada geese with air mail bags; [unpaginated]; printed caligraphically throughout, with decorative title, ten full-page illustrations, and one double page, at the centrefold, showing two beavers in their lodge; reproduced folding letter pasted to inside front cover, containing the introduction from Waisiki Doughty; fine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst edition, this copy \u003cstrong\u003esigned \u003c\/strong\u003eto the colophon at the rear of the text, above a reproduced illustration of a beaver chewing a pencil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA homage to the homeland of both Charles van Sandwyk and Waisiki Doughty. Charles van Sandwyk was born in South Africa, and met Waisiki while living in Fiji. After emigrating to Canada, the author and illustrator invited Waisiki to join him in both work (producing the very book we have before us, and countless others at the press), and in exploration. Together, the pair began to venture outdoors, experiencing first hand the beauty of their new-found home; the Rockies, icy lakes, hot springs and coastal fjords which surrounded them, as well as the many diverse animals which inhabited the land. The book contains a poem to the country, accompanied by evocative illustrations of salmon, polar bears, cougars, and several nods to the humble beaver, along with many others. “[We] are both from distant lands”, Waisiki writes, “yet we have been made to feel welcome here. We wished to find a way to speak to the heart of Canada since it has spoken so eloquently to us”. 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Typeset in Founders Caslon and printed on Modigliani Paper in Italy. This copy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003einscribed by Charles van Sandwyk to the singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John and his husband David\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To Dear Elton and David, \/ We hope you enjoy reading this \/ to your two dear boys, \/ With kind regards from \/ Mr. Toad, Ratty and Mole, \/ and their faithful illustrator \/ Charles van Sandwyk \/ London, \/ September 19th \/ 2013.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story of The Wind in the Willows was first told in parts by Grahame to his son Alistair (nicknamed ‘Mouse’ by his parents). Often plagued with health problems, Grahame would make up bedtime stories for the boy, revolving around the character of a toad, and when Grahame traveled on solo boating holidays abroad, he would write them down, and post them back to his family at home. 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Illustrations include the caterpillar puffing on a shisha pipe; frog footmen in curly judges wigs delivering letters from a royal mail parcel (hanging from a snail); a gryphon dozing under a tree with a book entitled ‘Croquet: The Queen’s Rules’ and a plate of Battenberg by his side, and of course the classic scenes of the Mad Hatter’s tea party, playing cards painting the roses red, and others. “This is Wonderland as it was meant to be seen”, the publishers write, “with eccentric charm and dreamlike detail”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sumptuous publication, possibly the most beautiful edition of this work ever to be printed. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56710640533828,"sku":null,"price":5950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/76102479.jpg?v=1777534928"},{"product_id":"a-collection-of-material-concerning-the-gnome-king","title":"A collection of material concerning ‘The Gnome King’","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWITH HOLOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT FROM VAN SANDWYK’S FIRST NOVEL, NOT YET PUBLISHED \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-68db28c2-7fff-4dc7-2e83-cb2a62899ced\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eVAN SANDWYK, Charles \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of material concerning ‘The Gnome King’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[2026]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of publications which bring together the three previously-published themes concerning the story of ‘The Gnome King’, along with an original, handwritten holograph manuscript of the first chapter of van Sandwyk’s first ever novel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComprising: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gnome King’s Treasure Song \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorth Vancouver: Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts\/The Fairy Press, 2000 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12mo., stitched red card covers, with forest green dustwrapper lettered and decorated in metallic bronze; featuring an onlaid label of the Gnome King with his harp, sitting astride a wooden chest; unpaginated [pp. Xvi]; fully decorated, illustrated, and printed with typographic text throughout; including a highly decorative centrefold image; some outer edges untrimmed; fine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal first edition, signed by the author to the title page. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[and]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive original handcoloured artist proof copperplate etchings with characters from the above publication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8vos., 5 vols; green and gold card wraps with onlaid labels handwritten by the artist; containing five characters, each appearing in the original story of the Gnome King, soft mounted to each corner. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figures are: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Ye Flutter Bye’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Ye Wee King’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Ye Whistle Mouse’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Ye Spotted Winge’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Ye Royal Scribe’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esigned by the artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto the lower right hand corner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[and]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGnome King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish Columbia, Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts, [n.d.]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8vo., sparkling black wraps with integrated marbled dustwrapper; 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This copy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esigned by the author \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto p.[i]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[and] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLetters from Fairy-Land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8vo., black and green sparkly card wraps with onlaid handwritten label to the upper cover; loosely containing additional blue and tan card covers, and pp. [xii] pages of text and illustrations in full colour, as well as five pockets containing folded letters and an additional pocket at the rear containing a concertina with a ‘collection of little people common to the Natural Forest’’; fine. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first true private edition, signed by the author\/illustrator to the title page. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis publication proved to be the springboard for the later, extended Folio Society edition, and was originally produced exclusively for members of the High Branch society. A picture of the gnome king appears on p. [viii] and [xi], where the artist tells the story of his travels to fairyland in order to paint the gnome king for his 350th birthday. The green card covers have here been specially produced to fit the rest of this collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[and]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gnome King: Chapter 1. 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