SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1330587
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. There is some very slight fraying of cloth to spine edges. There are a couple of tiny nicks to top edge of front cover. Discolouration to the rear cover (see picture). Foxing to page margins and textblock. Some hinges slightly cracked but binding still nice and tight. Plates all present and in fine condition.

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THE BEST OF BB AN ANTHOLOGY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330583
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of extracts from all BB's adult books and a few extracts from his timeless children's books as well. Accompanied by the superb scraperboard illustrations of the author. Grey boards, black title to spine. 277 pages. 9.5 x 6.5". ISBN: 0718125649. Spine bumped. Some light browning to cover edges. Books leans to one side a little. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1330568
Published by William Heinemann. 1919. Slightly better than good condition.

Frontis and 50 superb colour plates, tissue-guarded and mounted on green card at rear of book. 62 text pages. Green cloth, green titles and vignette to front cover. Spine bumped, worn and browned with small splits to the cloth. Top corners badly bumped with top rear corner almost split. Bumping to bottom corners. Bottom board edges bumped and rubbed. Covers a little grubby. Book plate to front pastedown. Browning to front endpapers and some of the mounts for the plates. Inscription in ink to half title page. Some hinges are cracked. Some fingering. Creasing to a couple of plates. Top of book is bowed.

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BEASTS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
Written by Henry Tegner. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330553
Published by Galley Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From Whales to Shrews. Dealing with warm-blooded land and sea animals found in, and off the coast of, Durham and Northumberland. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine on black surround. Six pages of b/w plates, 26 drawings by D. Watkins-Pitchford (also known as BB) and one engraving by Bewick. 144 pages. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY IN THE CEVENNES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1830739
Published by Folio Society. 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 135 pages. Fourteenth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded to edges and very lightly scuffed.

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ZULEIKA DOBSON OR AN OXFORD LOVE STORY
Written by Max Beerbohm. Illustrated by Michael Kirkham.
Stock no. 1208925
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

A novel. Light grey, illustrated boards. Cream endpapers. Colour plates. v and 208 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby.

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DULAC
Written by David Larkin; Brian Sanders. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1830676
Published by Coronet Books. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition.

A selection of 40 colour pictures. Dulac's images are set in a world of beauty. The contents of his illustrations is never ugly. This book contains only a selection of his prolific output, but gives a clear picture of his genius. Edited by David Larkin with an introduction by Brian Saunders. Large format, pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 034018986X. Spine faded, front corners of covers creased. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Contents otherwise clean.

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THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
Written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Richard Holmes. Illustrated by Garrick Palmer.
Stock no. 1830617
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Richard Holmes. Burgundy silk moire boards, gilt title to spine, pictorial onlay to front. Pale blue endpapers. Printed on pale blue paper. B/w wood engravings. 50 pages. Spine very lightly faded else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE LITTLE GREY MEN
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330482
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A story about the last gnomes in Britain, their exploration of the Folly Brook and their search for Cloudberry, their long-lost brother who went up the Folly and never returned... Grey cloth, red titles. Enchanting b/w wood-engravings. 200 pages. (The true first edition, as this book was later published with colour plates). Spine and corners bumped. Fading to cover at top of spine and top front cover. Endpapers and textblock foxed. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and torn with slight loss to top of spine, rear panel is very slightly grubby.

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DICKENS' LONDON
Written by Charles Dickens; Rosalind Vallance. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 1830590
Published by Folio Society. 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Essays selected and Introduced by Rosalind Vallance. Brown cloth spine, gilt title. Light brown pictorial paper boards. B/w illustrations. 239 pages. Eighth impression. Minor browning to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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OUR BIRD BOOK
Written by Sidney Rogerson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330450
Published by Collins. 3rd 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine. 8 x 11". 128 pages. Superb colour plates plus many fine black and white illustrations. A particularly beautiful book. Large format. Spine and corners bumped. Some light spotting to covers and light scratch marks to front. Foxing to textblock, endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is foxed and a bit grubby, browned to spine and edge worn with minimal loss.

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BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD
Written by Sidney Rogerson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330449
Published by The Country Book Club. 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beautiful colour plates. B/w illustrations. A book about farming. Spine and corners bumped. A few small dents to cover edges. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is foxed, browned to spine and is slightly edge worn with a couple of small tears.

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