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DESERT ISLANDS AND ROBINSON CRUSOE
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1323476
Published by Faber & Rinehart, Inc.. 1st USA 1930. Very good condition.

Blue cloth,, gilt title to spine. B/w title-page illustration plus 1 other text illustration. 299 pages, fore-edges untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light scuff marks to covers. A few light pencil annotation marks to text but generally contents clean.

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1323422
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. 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 and slightly worn. Small, light mark to front cover and light scuffing to rear cover. Some light browning and a couple of foxspots to spine. Foxing throughout on text pages. Plates all present and in fine condition.

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THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH
Written by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1323346
Published by The Golden Cockerel Press. 1st thus 1933. Very good condition.

Printed for members of The Limited Editions Club. Limited to 1500 copies, this is no. 1263. Large format. Yellow cloth, green title to spine and vignette to front cover. Top edge is cut and dyed blue, other edges untrimmed. 7 beautiful colour plates. Covers are foxed, spine is slightly browned. Some light foxing and some browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Burgundy slipcase is edge worn, title on spine has faded

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THE WORKS OF DANIEL DEFOE
Written by Daniel Defoe; John S. Keltie.
Stock no. 2140827
Published by William P. Nimmo. 1872. Almost very good condition.

Brown leather spine and corners; raised bands to spin; gilt titles and decorations. Marbled boards, endpapers and outer page edges. Carefully selected from the most authentic sources, with a life on the author. Wear and chipping to leather corners and spine; some loss of top surface. Scuffing to covers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Joints are a bit cracked. Some foxing and browning.

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PUCK OF POOK'S HILL
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 2140436
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1906. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Top edge gilt. 20 b/w plates. 306 pages. Bumping and wear along cover edges and to corners. Large split along cloth at back of spine; a little fraying; spine is also browned. Some marks and spots to covers. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.

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A MOTOR CAR DIVORCE
Written by Louise Closser Hale. Illustrated by Walter Hale.
Stock no. 2140363
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1911. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. Reissue. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some grubby marks and scuffs. Browning and foxing to outer page edges and endpapers.

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THE INFERNAL MARRIAGE
Written by Benjamin Disraeli. Illustrated by John Austen.
Stock no. 2139019
Published by William Jackson (Books) Ltd.. 1929. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

White/cream spine with gilt title. Pale green cloth with gilt titles. Limited edition to 850 copies, of which 800 copies were for sale. Spine is browned with some spotting. Foxing and browning, mostly to endpapers and outer page edges, but a few margin marks. This is Copy No. 213. Wrapper has large tear, which has been partially repaired to verso; foxed and very browned, especially to spine; some chips and nicks, but only minimal loss.

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EVERYMAN & OTHER PLAYS
No author listed. Illustrated by John Austen.
Stock no. 2138768
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Larger format. Black cloth with gilt titles. Blue, black, gold and white illustrations throughout. Contains: Everyman; The Nativity and The Shepherds' Play. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Some scuffs to covers. Page edge browning, with some foxing. A few margin marks. Small inscription in ink to free front endpaper.

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UNE VIE
Written by Guy De Maupassant. Illustrated by Laszlo Acs.
Stock no. 2138227
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

Olive green spine with gilt titles. Decorative yellow boards. Two-tone illustrations. 238 pages. Slip case is good - Tape repair to one edge, which is split completely. Some fading and bumping to edges.

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BARCHESTER TOWERS
Written by Anthony Trollope; Julian Symons. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 2138213
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

Green cloth spine with gilt title & decoration. Green patterned boards. B/w illustrations. Browning to outer page edges. Slip case is very good, with browning and a couple of nicks at corners.

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THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR
Written by Josephine Tey; Antonia Fraser. Illustrated by Paul Hogarth.
Stock no. 2138109
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Antonia Fraser. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 254 pages. Spine is browned. Slip case is very good - some white marks and scuffs.

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LAMIA'S WINTER-QUARTERS
Written by Alfred Austin. Illustrated by George Samuel Elgood.
Stock no. 2137588
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1908. Good condition.

Red cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 16 colour plates. 4 page booklist to rear. Spine is bro2wned with small split to base. Damp staining to rear, going through to pages at rear. Foxing.

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