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OUR VILLAGE
Written by Mary Russell Mitford. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1317063
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1893. Almost very good condition.

A collection of about 100 literary sketches of rural lifeLimited edition of four hundred ad seventy copies of the large paper edition. Dark red cloth, white title label to spine. 256 pages, edges untrimmed. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers faded to spine and edges, title-label to spine rubbed. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Name in pencil to front endpaper. Browning and foxing to endpapers. Joints starting to crack. Page browning throughout.

THE GIRLS AND I
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1208826
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black title and vignette plus gilt border to front. Gilt title and decorations to spine. 192 pages. 7 full-page b/w illustrations. One plate missing. Spine browned. Covers slightly soiled. Endpapers browned, rear endpaper soiled. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents very good.

SYLVIE AND BRUNO CONCLUDED
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Harry Furniss.
Stock no. 1405774
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1893. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt vignettes to front and rear covers. 46 b/w illustrations. All edges gilt. 423 pages plus booklist. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded else cloth and gilt still bright. Heavy foxing to prelims and last page. Couple of marks affecting a few page margins.

MY NEW HOME
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1314206
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1894. Very good condition.

Orange cloth covers with black titles and picture of house. 7 b/w illustrations. 207 pages plus book catalogue. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Erased pencil mark to front fly-leaf. Contents clean.

FOOTNOTES FROM THE PAGE OF NATURE OR FIRST FORMS OF VEGETATION
Written by Rev. Hugh Macmillan.
Stock no. 1809110
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1861. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and gilt vignette to front. Tissue-guarded colour frontis plus numerous b/w text illustrations. x and 294 pages plus 24 page publisher adverts to rear. Front edge of spine fraying and split to outside edge. Corners lightly worn. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Frontispiece present but detached. A few hinges starting to pull. Some grubby marks present.

SYLVIE AND BRUNO CONCLUDED
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Harry Furniss.
Stock no. 2108799
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1893. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt vignettes and borders. 46 b/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Spine is faded, with a little chipping to cloth at top and tail. A little cracking to joints. Gilt still bright. Wrapper is browned, with some edge-tears and chips; a bit of loss to spine and corners. Creasing next to spine down front panel.

MARY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1305040
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1893. Very good condition.

A nursery story for very little children. Orange cloth with black decorations, gilt title to spine. 180 pages plus catalogue to rear. 7 full-page b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few small marks to covers, spine slightly browned. Endpapers lightly browned. Lower corner of front free-endpaper torn off. Tissue-guard to frontis is foxed. Contents clean.

COACHING DAYS AND COACHING WAYS
Written by W. Outram Tristram. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson; Herbert Railton.
Stock no. 630817
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1888. Good condition.

A comprehensive guide to the history of coaching in England, covering the period from the early 18th century to the mid-19th century. Library binding. Dark green leather spine with gilt title, black cloth boards. B/w plates and illustrations. xiii and 367 pages. Ex-library with usual stamps and labels. Spine worn, edges rubbed. Text block a little grubby. Library stamps to verso of plates and margins of some pages. Finger marks and margin marks to contents. A good working copy.

THE GIRLS AND I
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 381723
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1892. Good condition.

Orange cloth wtih black decorations, gilt title to spine. 1944 pages plus 2 page booklist to rear. 7 full-page b/w illustrations. Covers grubby and darkened. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Name plate to front fly-leaf. Embossed booksellers stamp to front endpaper. Joints cracked. Grubby fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

THE SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE
Written by Thomas Hughes. Illustrated by Richard Doyle.
Stock no. 733176
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1859. Very good condition.

'Or the long vacation ramble of a London clerk'. By the author of 'Tom Brown's school days'. Blue cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title. B/w text illustrations. 228 pages plus booklist to rear. 7 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Light dampstaining to lower edges of endpapers. Joints very slightly cracked. Some light foxing. A nice copy.

NURSE HEATHERDALE'S STORY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 672481
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1891. Almost very good condition.

Orange decorative cloth, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w plates. 191 pages plus 55 page publishers booklist. Edges rubbed. One plate detached. One gathering a bit loose.

BRACEBRIDGE HALL
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 327336
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1877. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles and vignettes to front and spine. All edges gilt. B/w illustrations throughout. Grey/brown endpapers. 284 pages + adverts. 7.5 x 5" Covers and spine darkened. Some joint cracked. Faint inscription to front endpaper. Contents a bit foxed but generally clean.