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MY BOOK OF FOLK AND FAIRY TALES
Written by W.J. Glover. Illustrated by George Hood.
Stock no. 1331465
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1932. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title block to spine. 12 colour plates. 325 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edges lightly rubbed, rear cover is lightly scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Heavy inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper has been erased. Some light fingering and foxing but contents generally clean. Some scratch marks (made by a compass?) to lower edge of textblock.

A BOOK OF NONSENSE
Written by Edward Lear. Illustrated by Edward Lear.
Stock no. 1331462
Published by The Bodley Head. 1981. Fine condition.

Facsimile edition from The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books. Wonderful blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. Printed on one side of the paper only. All edges are gilt. A super copy contained in publishers beige card slipcase.

THE MARQUIS' HEIR: A TALE OF THE EARLY YEARS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Written by A.H. Biggs. Illustrated by Harold Piffard.
Stock no. 1331395
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth. 3 colour plates. 254 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine and cover edges faded. Frontis is detached but still present. Foxing else contents clean.

COMRADES: A STORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH
Written by Joseph Bowes. Illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo.
Stock no. 1331394
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. 1st 1912. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 288 pages, all edges blue. 6 colour plates. Spine bumped. Cover edges slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some hinges cracked/pulled but binding still tight. Some foxing to contents.

JOHN LYON; OR, FROM THE DEPTHS
Written by Ruth Elliott.
Stock no. 1331296
Published by T. Woolmer. 1882. Good condition.

Grey pictorial cloth with gilt titles. B/w plates. 495 pages, publication list to rear. Fourth Thousand. Spine is worn at top and tail with fraying of cloth. Covers edge rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Some page browning and textblock slightly grubby, dusty to top edge.

EXPELLED: BEING THE STORY OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN
Written by Bernard Heldman.
Stock no. 1331293
Published by James Nisbet & Co.. Circa 1894. Good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title label to spine and gilt title to front cover. Black decoration to spine and black illustration to front cover. B/w plates. 347 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, small split to top of spine. Some spotting to covers. Initials and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing, page browning and fingering to contents. Some hinges cracked and pulled but binding still tight.

BERIC THE BRITON
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1331290
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A story of the Roman Invasion. Blue pictorial cloth. 384 pages. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and endpapers browned. Front joint is cracked, binding still tight.

WHEN LONDON BURNED
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 1331289
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1895. Good condition.

Blue and gilt pictorial cloth. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates. 388 pages plus 32 page booklist. A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers a little grubby and scuffed. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some foxing. Some hinges cracked. Binding still tight.

LOST IN THE WILDS
Written by Edward S. Ellis.
Stock no. 1331288
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1904. Almost very good condition.

Great River Series. Green pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis with tissue-guard. 331 pages plus publisher catalogue to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Cloth slightly grubby. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown (ink line through). Some light foxing. A couple of hinges cracked but binding still tight.

ALL ABOUT ENGINES
Written by Edward Cressey.
Stock no. 1830430
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Good condition.

For boys. Beginning with an account of a simple engine, and an explanation of how it works by steam, the reader is next introduced to the pioneers and their difficulties in order to bring out more clearly the principles involved in the production of mechanical power. After a survey of the various types of steam engines and boilers, gas, petrol, and oil engines are described. Blue pictorial cloth boards. Coloured frontis. 182 b/w illustrations and diagrams. Top edge blue. xv and 352 pages including index. Spine faded, boards marked and grubby. Text block browned. Frontis is detached but present. Foxing throughout. One plate partially detached.

RALPH'S YEAR IN RUSSIA
Written by Robert Richardson.
Stock no. 1330199
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1893. Almost very good condition.

Our Boys' Select Library. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 9 b/w engravings. 351 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded, affecting cover edges a little. Large prize plate to front pastedown. Booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock else contents clean.

THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS: FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME
Written by John Bunyan. Illustrated by Thomas Dalziel.
Stock no. 1828179
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A new edition with a memoir of the author by H.W. Dulcken and 100 b/w text illustrations by Dalziel. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles & vignettes. Bevelled edges. xix plus 304 pages. All edges gilt. Undated. Spine faded and rear board faded to spine edge and top edge. Top & tail of spine worn. Corners lightly worn. Boards are scuffed. Foxing to prelims and last few pages. A few grubby marks to prelims. Hinges pulled else binding tight. Contents otherwise clean.