BOOKS AND NATURALISTS (NN 112)
Written by David Elliston Allen.
Stock no. 2135913
Published by Collins. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 112. The author explores the often complicated ways in which books on the flora and fauna of these islands have been published through the years, from the earliest days of printing through to the era of the computerised distribution atlas and the giant multinational compendium. Limited edition to 75 copies. Leather binding with gilt titles and all edges gilt. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007240845. This is Copy No. 34, SIGNED by author on a bookplate to front endpaper. A few small marks to gilt to outer page edges. Original slip case is still in excellent condition - light wear at edges.

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MR PICKWICK PAGES FROM THE PICKWICK PAPERS
Written by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Frank Reynolds.
Stock no. 2135912
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

Burgundy leather binding with gilt titles and decorations; raised bands to spine. 25 tipped-in, tissue-guarded colour plates. All edges gilt. Limited edition. Some light wear to covers and to gilt on outer page edges. Browning to some tissue-guards on plates. Slip case is very good - some wear and small remains of label.

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RADETZKY'S MARCHES
Written by Michael Embree.
Stock no. 2135748
Published by Helion & Company. 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. The Campaigns of 1848 and 1849 in Upper Italy. B/w illustrations and maps. 470 pages. ISBN: 9781909384392. Some light corner creases.

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RHYMES OF FLOOD & FIELD
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2135684
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Limited to 1500 copies. B/w illustrations. Brown cloth spine, red/brown covers. Uneven darkening/browning to spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Some pages appear uncut.

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THE ASTON MARTIN: A COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ROAD TESTS 1948-1959
Written by Adrian M. Feather.
Stock no. 1822619
Published by Adrian M. Feather. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third book in the series, contains road tests of Aston Martins from the 1948 2 litre prototype to the 3 litre DB Mk III, the ultimate expression of the DB2 theme. Limited to 1000 copies. Large format. Red cloth, gilt title to front. B/w photos. This is copy 537 of 1000. Lower corners lightly bumped. Boards & verso of dustwrapper lightly mottled. Red pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE ASTON MARTIN: A COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ROAD TESTS 1959-1969
Written by Adrian M. Feather.
Stock no. 1822618
Published by Adrian M. Feather. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume 4 in series. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front. Limited to 1,000 copies. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904577023. This is copy 694 of 1000. Lower corners bumped. Light mottling to boards and verso of dustwrapper. Foxspots to title page. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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A WELSH LEECH BOOK OR LLYFR O FEDDYGINIAETH
Written by Timothy Lewis.
Stock no. 1822426
Published by D. Salesbury Hughes. 1st thus 1914. Almost very good condition.

Faithfully reproduced from the original manuscript. Edited by Timothy Lewis. Limited Edition of 300. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Brown flower patterned endpapers. Introduction in English, recipes etc in Welsh. Boards damp stained. Corners rubbed and worn. Joints a little weak and starting to crack. Damp staining to pastedowns. Text block browned. Scattered foxing throughout. Joints pulled but binding is generally tight.

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BREAKFAST IN PERIGORD
Written by William Russell Flint. Illustrated by William Russell Flint.
Stock no. 1822281
Published by Charles Skilton. 1st 1968. Slightly better than very good condition.

Essays on Various Occasions and in Diverse Moods with favourite quotations decorated and enlivened with 60 illustrations & devices. Large format. Black leather spine with gilt title. White boards with black vignette to front. Top edge gilt. Limited edition of 525 signed and numbered copies. SIGNED by the author to rear. This is copy 147 of 525. A few minor grubby marks to white boards. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a large bookplate to one side and is lightly shelf scuffed.

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LIBER BESTIARUM
Written by Christopher De Hamel; Richard Barber.
Stock no. 1321645
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

A facsimile of manuscript Bodley 764 in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Large format. Handbound in red/orange goatskin leather over bevelled boards, blocked with a design by David Eccles. Limited to 1980 numbered copies and 20 lettered copies. Raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Blue ribbon page marker. An illuminated manuscript. 137 numbered pages. Together with a blue cloth bound commentary & translation with gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Commentary by De Hamel, translation by Barber. Facsimile volume is a tiny bit rubbed at front edge of spine and has a tiny scratch mark to front cover. Blue solander slipcase is bumped at corners with a couple of tiny dents at edges.

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MUSIC FOR KING HENRY
Written by Nicolas Bell; David Skinner.
Stock no. 1822161
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

A facsimile of a Royal Choirbook. Very large format. Burgundy cloth spine, cream boards with gilt & foil decorations. Limited edition of 500 copies and 20 lettered copies. 36 pages. Coloured frontispiece and ornamented initial letters. Also includes a commentary volumes which has red cloth spine with gilt title and pictorial front board. Colour illustrations and 117 pages. Also included is a CD: Henry's Music Motets from a Royal Choirbook Songs by Henry VIII. This is copy 55 of 500. CD is MISSING. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which are lightly scuffed. The song book has a bump to tail of spine which also transfers to inside tail of gutter edges (see photos). There is some transference of red dye from the slipcase to the very outer edges of the song book (minor). All contained in original packaging from the Folio Society.

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SENT FORTH A DOVE: DISCOVERY OF THE DUYFKEN
Written by James Henderson.
Stock no. 1821996
Published by University Of Western Australia Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In 1606 the little Dutch East India Company Ship, Duyfken, came upon the coast of Cape York Peninsula. Its skipper, Willem Jansz went to his grave without knowing that his crew were the first Europeans to land on the shores of the sixth continent. His chart lay undiscovered in the archives for many years. Nearly 400 years later, a small group of people dedicated themselves to the daunting task of bringing the Dufyken story back to life including building a replica ship. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations and a few colour photos. This is a presentation copy of 1000 numbered and signed by the author. ISBN: 1876268247. This is copy 340 of 1000 SIGNED by the author. Text block browned, a few foxspots to endpaper. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Strong tobacco smell present.

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FIFTY FABLES OF LA FONTAINE
Written by Jean De La Fontaine; Norman R. Shapiro; Sarah Bakewell. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1821900
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Translated by Shapiro, introduced by Bakewell. Green goatskin leather binding with gilt titles. Limited edition of 1000, each copy numbered and signed by Quentin Blake. Colour illustrations. Top edge gilt. This is copy 55 of 1000 and SIGNED by Quentin Blake. A beautiful copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is in almost fine condition with a minor knock to to spine edge.

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