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THE DAUGHTER OF TIME
Written by Josephine Tey; Alison Weir. Illustrated by Lucy Weller.
Stock no. 1830348
Published by Folio Society. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Alison Weir. A novel. Burgundy cloth spine and rear board with gilt title to spine. Pictorial paper front board. Colour plates. xvi and 187 pages. Second printing. A few tiny, minor marks to top edge of front endpapers. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just a little scuffed and has a small white mark to spine.

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Written by Harper Lee; Albert French. Illustrated by Aafke Brouwer.
Stock no. 1830347
Published by Folio Society. 1997. Very good condition.

Bright orange cloth with gold chain link design. Introduction by Albert French. B/w illustrations. 270 pages. Second printing. A few faint grease spots and small mark to front board (not bad). Spine is very slightly faded. Contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a couple of minor marks.

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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
Written by John Bunyan.
Stock no. 1830334
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Very good condition.

From this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream. Second impression, with a new binding and additional illustrations. Brown cloth spine, gilt title. Brown pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 290 pages. Tiny corner crease to a couple of page else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and has a firm indent to one side.

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A TEN O'CLOCK SCHOLAR AND OTHER ESSAYS
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330135
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An autobiographical collection of essays. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 142 pages. ISBN: 0571095216. Some ligth spotting to covers. Light foxing to textblock. A nice copy with a nice, complete dustwrapper.

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THE CREAM OF NOEL COWARD
Written by Noel Coward; Michael Cox. Illustrated by Helen Smithson.
Stock no. 1830199
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Selected by Michael Cox. Gold pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 277 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly grubby.

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ROADS AND VAGABONDS
Written by Kenneth Hare. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1830159
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1930. Good condition.

Large format. Red cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis and one other colour plate. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Spine is faded and split at edges, frayed to top & tail. Boards a little grubby, corners worn exposing board beneath cloth, tiny nibble to front and back board lower edge of cloth. A few scattered foxspots throughout.

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SMOKE ACROSS THE FELL
Written by Graham Sutton.
Stock no. 1830118
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A novel based in West Cumberland. Terracotta cloth boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front board. 254 pages. Boards clean. Text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small closed edge-tears, worn at corners, a little grubby to rear panel.

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ADVENTURE STORIES FROM THE STRAND
Written by Geraldine Beare; Tim Heald. Illustrated by David Eccles.
Stock no. 1329884
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Stories selected by Geraldine Beare. Introduction by Tim Heale. Green and gilt pictorial cloth, gilt title block to spine with black title. B/w illustrations. Top edge green. Spine is faded and slightly spotted, bumped at top and tail. Gold slipcase is slightly scuffed.

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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by John Massey Wright.
Stock no. 1329693
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1903. Good condition.

De Luxe Limited edition of 250 copies. White cloth with gilt titles and green clover leaf decoration. 13 colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. Includes John Forster's Essay on The Vicar of Wakefield. xli + 260 pages. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. This is copy no. 205. Spine and corners are bumped. Spine is frayed at top and bottom. Cloth is grubby and spine is browned. Foxing throughout. Front joint between endpaper and fly-leaf is cracked.

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A FEW QUICK ONES
Written by P.G. Wodehouse.
Stock no. 1329649
Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 207 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Some foxing to textblock and endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with a small tear to top corner of front panel and light damp stains to lower edges (not very visible).

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SERVICE WITH A SMILE
Written by P.G. Wodehouse.
Stock no. 1329641
Published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel, tiny nick to lower edge of same.

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A DOUBLE LIFE: NEWLY DISCOVERED THRILLERS OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Written by Louisa M. Alcott; Madeleine B. Stern; Fay Weldon.
Stock no. 1829527
Published by Macmillan London Limited. 1st UK 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

As the creator of the March family in Little Women, Louisa May Alcott has touched the lives of millions of readers. Yet before that success, Alcott rebelled against the literary conventions of her day. In tales published anonymously in the 'tabloids' of the mid-nineteenth century, she confronted subjects considered too shocking for the book-reading public. Five of those thrillers, recently discovered to be her work, are collected for the first time in this volume. Preface by Fay Weldon, Introduction by Madeleine B. Sterne. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 246 pages. ISBN: 0333490339. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Browning to pastedowns underneath the dustwrapper flaps. Page browning throughout. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little grubby and scuffed.

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