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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 22ND YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; George Manville Fenn; Olive Molesworth; L.L. Weedon; Sheila E. Braine; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; E. Stuart Hardy; G.H. Thompson; et al..
Stock no. 1314970
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1910. Very good condition.

22nd year of publication. Cloth spine, pictorial front board shows a boy and a girl sledging. 6 colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. 131 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small indentation to edge of rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light page browning throughout, some grubby marks to margins and some light foxing.

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A TRIP TO STORYLAND
Written by R.V.; Christina Rossetti; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Harold Copping; Thomas Maybank; et al..
Stock no. 1404568
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictorial boards with dark titles to spine. Colour frontis plu b/w illustrations. Adverts on endpapers. Spine bumped and worn with small split at top. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Covers are grubby. Front joint and one hinge badly cracked showing webbing below. A couple of other hinges beginning to crack. Remains of a blue presentation plate to front endpaper. Small, blind bookseller's stamp to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Tissue guard for frontis is detached and browned. Some grubby marks to page margins. Advertising leaflet inserted into book.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Charles Herbert; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse; Louis Wain; Edith Harries; Marjorie Slade; et al..
Stock no. 1504941
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. 1928. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, red flowers and green leaves, circular pictorial onlay shows boy fishing, girl holding puppy. Red title to front cover, black title to spine. Colour illustrations mounted on brown card. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. First story: Stories of Robin Hood by Charles Herbert, features a few times in book. A couple of b/w illustrations by Wain. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers grubby with marks. Light scuffing to onlay. Joints cracked. Dated ink inscription to front endpaper (1928). Foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present.

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THE CHILDREN'S GARLAND OF VERSE
Written by Grace Rhys; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Sir Walter Scott; Edward Lear; et al. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2117994
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

A selection of work by well-known poets gathered by Grace Rhys. Pale grey cloth covers with blue, green and orange floral decorations. 8 colour illustrations. 296 pages. Spine is browned, with scuffing to title. Some scuffing also to title on front cover. Grubby marks to covers. Foxing/browning to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present.

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VISIONS OF JAPAN (BOXED SET)
Written by Arata Isozakie; Hidetoshi Kato; Simon Hoggart; Peter Popham; et al.
Stock no. 2117982
Published by Victoria & Albert Museum; The Japan Forum. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. This set was produced to go along with the 'Japan Festival' held in 1991. The exhibition took place at The Victoria and Albert Museum. there are 3 items in card case. First is a text volume, second is concertina style photographic album. Lastly in another slip-case and card cover is 'scrapbook', with a captions leaflet to accompany it. One volume (text) has some wear to edges and spine - otherwise rest are nearly fine. Slip-case has some edge-wear.

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TOT AND TIM ANNUAL
Written by Laurence Alma Tadema; Alice Massie; Bertha Leonard; Ethel Talbot; Natalie Joan; et al. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; E. Dorothy Rees; Grace Lodge; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1504777
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1925. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format, 10.5 x 8". Front cover shows two children holding a book. Illustrated endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 128 pages. Spine bumped and worn with some loss of surface paper, titles faded. Wear to corners and cover edges. Spine and covers grubby, some small areas of surface paper loss from front cover. Joints cracked. Some marks and foxing to contents but generally clean.

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LEONARDO DA VINCI AND THE ART OF SCULPTURE
Written by Gary M. Radke; et al.
Stock no. 1607288
Published by High Museum Of Art, Atlanta; Yale University Press. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780300154733. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE BIRDS OF SHETLAND
Written by Mike Pennington; Kevin Osborne; Paul Harvey; et al.
Stock no. 1811149
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Comprehensive Overview of the Status of Every Species Recorded in Shetland. B/w & colour photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713660384. A fine copy in a dustwrapper which is unevenly browned and has a 2" blue mark to rear panel.

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SILK & STONE THE ART OF ASIA
Written by George Michell; Robert Hillenbrand; et al.
Stock no. 2117268
Published by Hali Publications Limited. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. The Third Hali Annual. Looks at Persian and Indian painting, Chinese Jade, silks and ceramics, Mughal carpets and Indonesian gold among other things. ISBN: 1898113203.

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DE ZWARTE HOND: DUTCH REALIST
Written by Jeroen De Willigen; et al.
Stock no. 2116803
Published by Nai Publishers. Circa 2004. Fine condition.

Large format. Red covers. Over the past 20 years, De Zwarte Hond has evolved into a major player in the fields of architecture and urban design in the Netherlands. The firm follows a method of working determined largely by the design process and the day-to-day reality in the world of building. ISBN: 9056624059. Still in original shrink wrap.

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MARISA ALBANESE
Written by Achille Bonito Oliva; et al.
Stock no. 2116802
Published by Charta. Circa 2011. Fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. 143 illustrations, including 107 in colour. Dual-language book; text is in Italian and English. ISBN: 9788881588046. Still in original shrink wrap.

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ADRIAN TRANQUILLI
Written by Maria Grazia Tolomeo Speranza; Alberto Fiz; et al.
Stock no. 2116801
Published by Charta. Circa 2009. Fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Dual language book; text in Italian and English. 37 illustrations, including 12 in colour. ISBN: 8881583534. Still in original shrink wrap.

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