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W.B. YEATS: COLLECTED POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by W.B. Yeats; Roy Foster. Illustrated by Harry Brockway.
Stock no. 1827679
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Foster. Brown leather spine with gilt title, pictorial brown cloth boards. Top edge brown. B/w engravings. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON: SELECTED POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by Alfred Lord Tennyson; Ruth Padel. Illustrated by Ian Stephens.
Stock no. 1827678
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Green leather spine with gilt title: Tennyson. Introduced by Ruth Padel. Green decorative boards. B/w engravings. Top edge green. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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JOHN KEATS: THE COMPLETE POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by John Keats; John Barnard; Andrew Motion. Illustrated by Simon Brett.
Stock no. 1827677
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Folio Poets Series. Bound on St. Paul's wove paper with quarter leather and cloth sides. B/w engravings. Top edge green. Edited by John Barnard and introduced by Andrew Motion. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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THE GORMENGHAST TRILOGY (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Mervyn Peake; Michael Moorcock. Illustrated by Peter Harding.
Stock no. 1827676
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Michael Moorcock. Contains Titus Groan, Gormenghast, and Titus Alone. All volumes have gilt titles to spines; b/w illustrated covers. B/w illustrations. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor shelf scuffing.

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FOUR CORNISH NOVELS (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Daphne Du Maurier; Raleigh Trevelyan. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 1827675
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Raleigh Trevelyan. Four volumes: Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel. Full page b/w illustrations. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor shelf scuffing.

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THE BUMPER BIGGLES BOOK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327272
Published by Chancellor Press. 1984. Almost very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Five adventures of the intrepid aviator! Contains Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter; Biggles Flies South; Biggles in the Orient; Biggles Defies The Swastika; and Biggles In The Jungle. ISBN: 0907486320. Spine bumped with small split at top, Pale page browning else contents clean.

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BIGGLES FLIES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327271
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. Spine slightly bumped. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to textblock. Contents browned but clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel.

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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1327270
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, silver titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Small mark to rear cover. Some pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and some margin marks.

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KING OF THE COMMANDOS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1327269
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1943. Good condition.

A story of Combined Operations. Red cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontispiece, 10 other b/w illustrations. 7.5 x 5". 192 pages. Frontis is MISSING from this copy. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Some ink marks to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Rear joint is cracked causing last page to be detached (but still present).

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BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1327268
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1949. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Light blue boards, silver title on front cover and spine. Colour frontis plus b/w plates. 180 Pages. Third impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges and spine. Endpapers browned, foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and grubby with old tape marks (tape no longer present). Some loss to both flaps.

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THE GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 57
Written by Gladys M. Spratt; Elsie J. Oxenham; Alfred Bestall; et al; Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; M. Sankey; et al..
Stock no. 1327267
Published by The Girl's Own Paper Office. Good condition.

Large heavy format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Includes Oxenham story "Peggy and the Brotherhood" and Brent-Dyer story "The Robins Make Good". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some damp staining to covers. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Some page browning and foxing and some light fingermarks to page margins. Generally contents clean.

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EMPIRE YOUTH ANNUAL 1948
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327266
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition.

Includes articles on air, road, rail & radio links to the Commonwealth. Plus numerous illustrated stories. Colour and b/w photos. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 416 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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