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FRANK RICHARDS - THE CHAP BEHIND THE CHUMS
Written by Frank Richards; Mary Cadogan.
Stock no. 1330940
Published by Viking. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. A book about the life and works of Frank Richards. Full of photgraphs and pictures. 258 pages. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0670819468. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and just a tiny bit rubbed at corners.

PHILIP HENRY GOSSE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Written by R.B. Freeman; Douglas Wertheimer.
Stock no. 1208913
Published by Wm. Dawson & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

P.H. Gosse (1810-88) was among the most distinguished natural historians in the nineteenth century. He was a true field naturalist, and all his work is pervaded with his own observations. This bibliography is the result of a collaboration between an expert on Gosse and natural-history writing in general in an attempt to provide a complete inventory of all the writings of Gosse, with full bibliographical descriptions and analysis of various editions, issues and bindings. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xviii and 148 pages including index. ISBN: 0712909354. A nice copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

PAGES AND PICTURES FROM FORGOTTEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Written by Andrew W. Tuer.
Stock no. 1329160
Published by Leadenhall Prefs. Ltd.. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Title to spine and front cover is 'Forgotten Children's Books'. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 400 b/w illustrations to text. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 510 pages + booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked/pulled but binding still tight. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

JULIANA HORATIA EWING AND HER BOOKS
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing; Horatia K.F. Gatty.
Stock no. 1329158
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1887. Good condition.

Grey pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. Covers are edge worn, foxed and grubby. Spine is browned and slightly chipped. Contents are browned. Hinges cracked.

A PECULIAR GIFT
Written by Lance Salway.
Stock no. 1328870
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Nineteenth Century Writings on Books for Children. Selected and Introduced by Lance Salway. Beige/olive boards, purple title to spine. B/w illustrations. 572 pages including index. ISBN: 0722651406. Spine bumped. Top edge of textblock is lightly foxed and partially stained. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

CECIL ALDIN - THE STORY OF A SPORTING ARTIST
Written by Roy Heron. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328853
Published by Webb & Bower. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed biography of the famous illustrator of dogs. Green pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 208 pages. 9.5 x 7". ISBN: 0906671469. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock and pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and is faded to spine.

MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Chris Beetles. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1328647
Published by Pavilion; Michael Joseph. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. A tribute to Attwell's enduring talent and style with biographical summary, colour illustrations and bibliography. ISBN: 1851452826. Slight bumping to spine. Foxspots else contents fine.

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF WALES
Written by R.T. Jenkins; William Rees.
Stock no. 1327650
Published by University of Wales. 1st 1931. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. xiv + 218 pages. Spine slightly bumped, covers edge rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Textblock is foxed at top and has a mark at fore-edge. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and chipped with some loss, spine and edges of wrapper are browned.

COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT BOOKS
Written by Christopher H. Sterling.
Stock no. 2138571
Published by Paladwr Press. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

An Annotated Bibliography of Airlines, Airliners, and the Air Transport Industry. Green cloth with gilt titles. ISBN: 0962648396. Couple of corners are a bit bumped.

FOLIO 50
Written by Paul W. Nash.
Stock no. 1322896
Published by Folio Press. 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. A checklist of the publications of the Folio Society 1947-1996. Grey cloth, gilt on burgundy titles.B/w illustrations, colour plates. 331 pages. Scuffing to base of slipcase.

ART OF THE NEW NATURALISTS
Written by Peter Marren; Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 2135917
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

The history of the artwork of the dustwrappers, describing the frantic workings behind the seemingly serene collection of illustrations that have shaped Britain's most iconic natural history series. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. ix and 310 pages including index. Limited to 50 copies. Full leather. All edges gilt. ISBN: 9780007284719. This is Copy No. 17, SIGNED by authors to bookplate on front endpaper. Light wear to covers. Contents are excellent! Slip case is better than very good - light fraying at edges to cloth.

FOLIO 50
Written by Paul W. Nash.
Stock no. 1821846
Published by Folio Press. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

Large format. A checklist of the publications of the Folio Society 1947-1996. Grey cloth, gilt on burgundy titles.B/w illustrations, colour plates. 331 pages. Spine browned. Text block grubby. Content clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is browned and scuffed.