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THE WORLD
Written by Ascott R. Hope.
Stock no. 1826300
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1915. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine, blind decorations to both spine and front cover. Peeps at Many Lands. 32 full page colour illustrations. New edition. Spine and covers are a bit browned with some grubby marks. Some foxing and browning throughout. Some hinges pulled but binding tight.

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HOLLAND
Written by Beatrix Jungman. Illustrated by Nico Jungman.
Stock no. 1825644
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1904. Good condition.

De Luxe edition limited to 300 numbered copies and signed by the illustrator. White cloth, blue borders and orange tree design with gilt titles. 75 tissue-guarded plates. Top edge gilt. SIGNED by the artist (no dedication) and numbered 128 (of 300). Spine browned, boards marked and grubby. Top & tail of spine worn and fraying. Front hinge pulled with residue surface paper from front endpaper stuck to half-title page. Rear hinge pulled wide, free rear endpaper is stuck to rear pastedown (possibly a binding error). Some inner hinges pulled else the binding is tight. Some foxing present especially to tissue-guards but not the plates themselves. Small damp stain to margins and lower corner of last few pages and plates.

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THE DURBAR
Written by Dorothy Menpes. Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Stock no. 1825639
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1903. Good condition.

White cloth with orange and blue decorations to spine and front cover. Gilt titles also to front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. 100 colour plates. A. & C. Black Colour Book. De Luxe limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies, signed by the artist. xii and 210 numbered pages. SIGNED by the artist (no dedication) and numbered 613 (of 1,000). Boards unevenly heavily browned and stained, scuffed to rear board. Fraying to cloth at base of spine. Joints cracked. Binding is still tight. All plates present and clean. A few pale foxspots and margin marks to contents.

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EGYPT
Written by R. Talbot Kelly. Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly.
Stock no. 1825638
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1902. Almost very good condition.

De Luxe Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies, signed by the author. Bevelled boards. Heavy duty cloth boards with gilt titles and colour pattern. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. xiii and 239 numbered pages. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) and numbered 238 (of 500). Boards grubby and stained, rear edge of spine has a small patch of cloth fraying.Joints cracked, rear endpaper missing. Binding of first few pages weak and will possibly disintegrate further so that the pages are loose. Binding glue drying out and thus a few weak spots. A few foxspots throughout. All plates present and clean.

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THE SCENERY OF LONDON
Written by G.E. Mitton. Illustrated by Herbert M. Marshall.
Stock no. 2137560
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black 20 Shilling Series. Grey cloth with green/yellow decorations. Gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. 4 page newer booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a little chipping and fraying to cloth. Browning/fading to spine. Staining to bottom corner of front cover - showing through on pastedown and affecting page margins of prelims, including frontis. Some foxing and browning.

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THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Written by Frank Fox.
Stock no. 2137556
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, pale titles to spine and front cover. 32 colour plates. A & C Black Colour Book The Larger Peeps At Many Lands series - part of the A and C Black Colour Books. Appears to be a reprint, as it doesn't have the original gilt titles. Spine is faded with a few splits to top and tail. Corners are bumped. A few marks. Some foxing and browning throughout.

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HAMPSHIRE
Written by Telford Varley. Illustrated by Wilfrid Ball.
Stock no. 2137554
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1909. Almost very good condition.

Green decorated cloth, gilt titles to spine. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding map. 3000 copies printed. A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling series. Spine is bumped. A few marks to covers. Joints have white tape repairs - so strengthened. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Plate opposite page 164 has ragged edge. Some foxing and browning.

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GEORGE MORLAND
Written by Walter Gilbey; E.D. Cuming.
Stock no. 2137552
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. A. & C. Black Colour Book 20 Shilling series. 50 colour plates. 290 pages plus 2 page original booklist. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Piece of loss/hole to top corner of spine. Some scuffing to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Rear joint is pulled. Foxing and browning, mostly to outer page edges.

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LANCASHIRE
Written by F.A. Burton. Illustrated by Albert Woods.
Stock no. 2137541
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. Circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. 32 colour illustrations. Map at rear. South Manchester School gilt embossed stamp to front cover. Spine is browned with some chipping to cloth. Marks to covers; possibly damp marks. Some browning and foxing to pages. Plate opposite page 28 slightly edge-worn. Slight damp stains to margins of plates.

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BRITTANY
Written by Dorothy Menpes. Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Stock no. 2137520
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1912. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Mauve cloth with green decoration. Gilt title to spine. Grey/green title to front cover. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. 1" split to top of spine, which is very browned with wear. Rest of covers are unevenly faded with wear; bumping to corners. Foxing. Some guards are browned. Light browning to plate margins.

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THE ARMIES OF INDIA
Written by G.F. Macmunn. Illustrated by A.C. Lovett.
Stock no. 2137508
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1922. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine; yellow title and decoration, also with blind border to front cover. With a foreword by Field-Marshal Earl Roberts. 72 colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. 8 page booklist to rear. A and C Black 20 Shillings Series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little chipping to top and tail of spine. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper and top of title page. Some browning and foxing.

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WAR SKETCHES IN COLOUR
Written by Captain S.E. St. Leger.
Stock no. 2137507
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1903. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Red and orange/dark yellow borders to spine and front cover. 66 colour plates. B/w illustrations. A and C Black 20 Shillings Series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some browning to spine. A few marks to covers. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges; a few to margins. All plates present.

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