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HARRY WHARTON'S BANK HOLIDAY
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126772
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st thus 1982. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume 47. Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet nos. 71-80, 1909. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703002376. SIGNED by Publisher. This is Copy No. 251. Bump to base of spine. Original glassine wrapper is unevenly browned, mostly to spine, with creasing and a few chips. Slip case is unevenly faded.

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MICK THE GIPSY
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126771
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st thus 1980. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 34. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of Magnet issue nos. 819-823 and 828-830, 1923/1924. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703002023. SIGNED by Publisher. This is Copy No. 58. A few marks and a little foxing to outer page edges. Original glassine wrapper is edge-creased with browning to spine and a couple of edges. Slip case is very good - a couple of chips to cloth.

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JIM LEE'S SECRET
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126724
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st thus 1981. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 37. Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 779, 781-784, 787, 763-765. Simulated green leather, gilt title. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703002112. SIGNED by Publisher. This is Copy No. 240. Foxing to outer page edges. Original glassine wrapper is browned with some creasing. Slip case has some grubby marks and wear.

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THE SCHOOLBOY CARAVANNERS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126720
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st thus 1978. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume 22. Limited edition to 500 copies. Originally produced in The Magnet 1921. ISBN: 0703001566. SIGNED by Publisher. This is Copy No. 112. Slight odour to book. Original glassine wrapper is browned to spine, with some edge-creasing and a few tiny nicks. Slip case is very good, with a few scuffs.

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GREEN WILLOW AND OTHER JAPANESE FAIRY TALES
Written by Grace James. Illustrated by Warwick Goble.
Stock no. 2126689
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

De-Luxe edition, Limited to 500 copies. 40 exquisite tissue-guarded colour plates, mounted on brown card. 38 tales and legends collected from many sources. Vellum bound, with gilt titles and vignettes. Foxing and spotting to covers, endpapers and outer page edges; a few to some page margins. Ties to covers are no longer present. A few scuff marks to covers. All plates are present and in fine condition!

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EDMUND DULAC'S FAIRY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2126380
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1916. Almost very good condition.

De-luxe edition limited to only 350 signed and numbered copies. 15 glorious tipped-in colour plates mounted on vellum, each mount edged with gold. White cloth elaborately decorated with gilt to front cover and spine. Vellum endpapers. Deckled edges. 170 pages. 11.5 x 9". SIGNED by Dulac to verso of a free front endpaper. This is Copy No. 52. Spine and edges are browned. Bump to bottom of spine. Some grubby marks to cloth. Surface paper damage to front pastedown, where it appears that something has been removed (possibly a bookplate). Front endpaper has inscriptions in ink; one crossed out, with tape glue marks, where again it appears that something has been removed. Rear pastedown also has some surface paper damage. Edge tear to margin on one contents page. Some darkening and grubby margin marks to pages. All plates are present and beautifully bright.

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LEATHER AND OAK BARK AT CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 2126228
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

200 copies of this edition printed. Card wrap booklet. 33 pages. B/w illustrations. Revised edition. ISBN: 0906134102. Staples to spine are starting to rust slightly. Some foxing to rear cover. Contents are fine!

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GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER
Written by Fred Dustin.
Stock no. 2125985
Published by Westerners Publications Ltd.. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Custer's Trial: The Aftermath The Review by Judge Advocate General Holt and Final Action by General Grant. Limited to 100 copies. Volume 1 in the British Custeriana Series. This is Copy No. 064.

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EARLY ENGLISH PROSE ROMANCES PART II ROBIN HOOD
No author listed.
Stock no. 2125382
Published by Otto Schulze And Company. Circa 1904. Almost very good condition.

The Noble Birth and Gallant Atchievements (sic) of that Remarkable Outlaw Robin Hood, Together with a True Account of the Many Merry & Extravagant Exploits He Play'd. Red cloth spine. Grey paperboards. Gilt title to front cover. Limited to 500 copies. B/w illustrations and decorations. Large format. Spine is very faded to edge. Spotting and marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing. Hinge next to rear endpaper is cracked.

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THE WAR OVER KEYNSHAM
Written by Michael C. Fitter.
Stock no. 1610610
Published by The Ammonite Press. 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The companion volume to Keynsham in Grandfather's Day. ISBN: 0952320215. Wrapper spine faded.

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THE QUEST FOR ROBIN HOOD
Written by Jim Lees; Keith Mellor.
Stock no. 2125077
Published by Temple Nostalgia. 1987. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green leathertte covers. Subscribers' Limited edition. Bw illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1870010027. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased and faded to spine.

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THE TEMPLE OF FLORA
Written by Stephen Harris. Illustrated by Robert Thornton.
Stock no. 2125063
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Fine condition.

Very large format. The first ever full-size facsimile of the greatest English florilegium. Quarter-bound in Nigerian goatskin, cloth sides. Front board printed and blocked with design by David Eccles from 'The Night-Blowing Cereus'. 232 pages with 9 preliminary monochrome plates, 5 preliminary colour plates and 29 flower illustrations. Text printed on felt-marked Modigliani Neve paper and plates printed on Modigliani Insize. Green ribbon marker. Coloured top edges. Book Size: 22.5" x 18.25". Commentary volume by Stephen Harris. Presented in solander box, bound in buckram. 128 pages. 12" x 8.25". Of the Limited edition of 1980 copies only 600 have been bound into book form. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. This is Copy No. 90. Also contains 2 beautiful colour plates in an envelope - for you to frame! Contained in original slip case that has bumping to a couple of corners and some scuff marks. This is a gorgeous item! This copy would make a wonderful gift. This book is VERY heavy and will be needed to be sent via courier.

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