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ARTEMUS WARD IN LONDON, AND OTHER PAPERS
Written by Artemus Ward; Charles Farrar Browne. Illustrated by J.H. Howard.
Stock no. 1820755
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers. 1st 1867. Very good condition.

With comic illustrations by J.H. Howard. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, embossed decoration to boards. 6 b/w plates. Spine browned & worn at top & tail. Corners lightly worn. Front joint just starting to crack. Some light browning.

ALFRED BESTALL'S PUNCH & TATLER DRAWINGS & PAINTINGS
Written by Caroline G. Bott. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2133879
1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy.

THE PERILS OF FLIGHT
Written by J. Xaudaro. Illustrated by J. Xaudaro.
Stock no. 1318575
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st thus 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Humourous full-page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0510000401. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Pale foxing and page edge browning else contents clean.

HEROES AND HEROINES
Written by Eleanor Farjeon; Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft.
Stock no. 1318294
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. History in rhyme. Spine and corners bumped and worn. 1" loss to base of spine and very slight loss at top. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing and some fingering to contents. Dustwrapper is worn with loss at edges, grubby and foxed.

FUN & FANTASY A BOOK OF DRAWINGS
Written by A.A. Milne; E.V. Knox. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 2128979
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Introduction by A.A. Milne. 7 colour plates, with verses by E.V. Knox. B/w illustrations. The artists illustrations from Punch Magazine. Heavy bumping and wear to covers; some splash/stains to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Some corner creasing. Contents are still very good. Wrapper is grubby, creased with tears and chips; a few pieces of loss; some tape repairs.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF FILM FUN
Written by Graham King. Illustrated by Ronald Saxby.
Stock no. 2126538
Published by Clarkes New Press. 1ST 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Comic Anatomy of Film Fun 1920-1962. Celebrating over 2,000 issues of Film Fun. Large format. Maroon boards. B/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0948451009. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips.

GRAHAM CLARKE'S GRAND TOUR
Written by Graham Clarke. Illustrated by Graham Clarke.
Stock no. 2126394
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. 24 etchings, 15 watercolours and numerous drawings. A humourous look at the Grand Tour. ISBN: 0714825719. SIGNED by Graham Clarke, with dedication to previous owner on half-title page. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

MONARCHS OF MERRIE ENGLAND VOL II (EDWARD I TO RICHARD III)
Written by Roland Carse. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2126369
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cardwraps. 2 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Chipping and wear to spine and cover edges. Some uneven fading and browning. Creasing. Some foxing.

MONARCHS OF MERRIE ENGLAND VOL IV (JAMES 1 TO GEORGE V)
Written by Roland Carse. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2126367
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Humourous Rhymes of Historical Times. Two superb colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Pictorial card wraps. Staples to spine have rusted. Some chipping and wear to spine and cover edges. Foxing and browning to cover and some internal pages. Rear cover has vertical crease.

MONARCHS OF MERRIE ENGLAND VOL II (EDWARD I TO RICHARD III)
Written by Roland Carse. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2125332
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cardwraps. 2 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. A few marks to covers. Creasing along edges and to corners. Scuff marks; mostly to rear cover. Light foxing.

THE MONARCHS OF MERRY ENGLAND (EDWARD I TO RICHARD III)
Written by Roland Carse. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2125304
1ST 1907. Almost very good condition.

Humourous rhymes of historical times with colour pictures and b/w text illustrations throughout. Pictorial blue boards, with red cloth spine. Large format. Spine is bumped and faded. Wear and bumping to corners and cover edges. Score mark to onlay to front cover; coloured with ink. Uneven fading to some cover edges. Front joint is partially cracked. Some foxing and page browning.

THE MONARCHS OF MERRY ENGLAND (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Roland Carse. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2124402
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd.. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Set of 4 books, each containing 10 colour plates. Books cover following periods: William I-Henry III; Edward I-Richard III; Henry VII-Elizabeth and James I-Edward VII. Red cloth spines. Pictorial onlays to front covers. SIGNED by author with dedication to previous owner to first volume of set. Bottom 1" of spine to first volume has splitting with some fraying of cloth. Some other nicks and chips to spine, with varying degrees of fading. Couple of covers are a bit bowed with some marks. Corners are worn, with some chipping. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Some margin marks to pages. Closed tear (repaired with magic tape) to one front endpaper.