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ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM
Written by George Faludy.
Stock no. 1831527
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, born in Rotterdam, was a philosopher, theologian and humanist. With his books, he had a great influence on the cultural and intellectual climate. Erasmus was a world citizen: he believed it was important for people to treat other people, the world and themselves with care and attention. Purple cloth boards, gilt title to spine. x and 298 pages including index. ISBN: 0413269906. Slight discolouration to top and tail of boards. Foxing to top edge of text block. Personal inscription in ink to half-title page. Brown pictorial dustwrapper lightly edge-worn, lihgtly sunned/faded to spine, and a few light marks.

ENGLISH HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS VOLUME X 1714-1783
Written by D.B. Horn; Mary Ransome.
Stock no. 1330897
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. 1957. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 972 pages. Spine is faded and bumped. Front cover is lightly stained/marked, some light scuff marks to rear cover. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Browning to endpapers and foxing to textblock.

RUGBY FOOTBALL
Written by D.R. Gent.
Stock no. 1328421
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. 1st 1932. Very good condition.

The Aldin Series. Foreword by Walter T. Pearce. Illustrated with b/w photographs specially taken for this work. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Foxing to textblock.

DOGS OF EVERY DAY
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2129089
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

"These verses specially written to accompany Mr. Aldin's drawings have appeared in the pages of "Punch" from time to time". Large format. Red cloth, dark titles. 12 monochrome plates plus some b/w text illustrations. Spine is browned. A few grubby and scuff marks to covers. A few pale foxspots. Illustrations are very good!

SKETCHES & NOTES FROM A BIRD PAINTER'S JOURNAL
Written by Philip Rickman.
Stock no. 1502802
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. 1st 1949. Slightly better than good condition.

Pale green cloth covers with dark green titles to spine. 2 colour plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. 119 pages. Published for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Spine bumped and worn with very split to top edge. Corners worn. Covers a bit grubby. Front joint is partially broken between frontis and title page. Rear joint starting to crack. Name in ink to front endpaper. Crease and small edge tear to page 85/86. Small brown spot to lower edge of text block affects bottom edge of a few pages. A little foxing.