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SUGAR AND SPICE
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 1326156
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. Circa 1933. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth. Black titles and borders. 256 pages. States "First Published 1929" on verso of title-page but this is believed to be an early reprint. Spine and corners bumped. Covers suffer with light damp mottling. Spine is faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (dated 1933). Some foxing and light browning but contents generally clean.

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STEFFAN GREEN
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 1326121
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1940. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. A novel from the creator of "Just William". Reprint of July 1940 (same month as first edition). Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded. Name in ink and initials in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is very slightly grubby but generally contents clean.

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THERE ARE FOUR SEASONS
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 1326120
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1937. Very good condition.

Burnt orange cloth with black title to spine. 317 pages. Reprint of October 1937. Spine and corners slightly bumped, spine and cover edges faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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PEG WOFFINGTON
Written by Charles Reade. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1325899
Published by George Allen. 1st 1899. Good condition.

Large Paper Copy (one of 200 copies printed on hand-made paper). Red cloth with elaborate gilt decoration to spine and front cover. 297 numbered pages, edges untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to covers. Neat writing in ink to endpapers, pictures and small paper clippings stuck to endpapers, prelims and to rear fly-leaf. Browning to endpapersl. Light foxing to page margins.

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THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR
Written by Josephine Tey; Antonia Fraser. Illustrated by Paul Hogarth.
Stock no. 1826532
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Antonia Fraser. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy, appears unread. Contained in publisher's slipcase with some minor scuffing.

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NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
Written by John Donne; Rivers Scott.
Stock no. 1826516
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Nearly fine condition.

A selection from the prose of John Donne, selected, edited and introduced by Rivers Scott. White paper boards with black text. Lilac endpapers with repeating pattern. B/w illustrations. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with no visible faults.

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THE DUEL AND OTHER TALES
Written by Joseph Conrad; Giles Foden. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1826502
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Giles Foden. Pictorial blue boards, silver title to spine. Dramatic, stylised black & white illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some very minor scuffing.

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THE RESCUE: A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS
Written by Joseph Conrad; Richard Woodman. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1826498
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Richard Woodman. Blue pictorial cloth. 351 pages. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some very minor shelf-scuffing.

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Written by Harper Lee; Albert French. Illustrated by Aafke Brouwer.
Stock no. 1826489
Published by Folio Society. 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Bright orange cloth with gold chain link design. Introduction by Albert French. B/w illustrations. Thirteenth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipase which has a small mark to closed vertical edge and some scuffing.

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BEYOND THE PALE & OTHER STORIES
Written by William Trevor. Illustrated by Lyndon Hayes.
Stock no. 1826433
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Short stories selected and introduced by William Trevor. Pictorial cloth boards with silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. Tiny white mark to rear board else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

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THE SPY'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by Graham Greene; Hugh Greene; Stella Rimington. Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle.
Stock no. 1826428
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, white titles. B/w illustrations. An anthology edited by Greene and Greene, introduced by Rimington. 260 pages. A lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed and has a minor knock to one closed edge.

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COUNTRY NOTES
Written by V. Sackville-West.
Stock no. 1826314
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Most of these notes have appeared at fortnightly intervals during 1938 and 1939 in the New Statesman and Nation. The author's ramblings of country life. Beige cloth boards, brown titles. B/w photos throughout. Boards browned and some foxing mainly to spine and top edges. Text block browned. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean.

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