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ROBERT HARLEY, PURITAN POLITICIAN
Written by Angus McInnes.
Stock no. 1831450
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Robert Harley was prime minister of Great Britain in the early years of the eighteenth century. He was raised to the peerage of Great Britain as an earl in 1711. Between 1711 and 1714 he served as Lord High Treasurer, effectively Queen Anne's chief minister. He has been called a prime minister, although it is generally accepted that the de facto first minister to be a prime minister was Robert Walpole in 1721. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. 223 pages including index. ISBN: 0575005211. A few minor marks to rear board, browning to top edge of spine. Foxing to text block. Personal inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and browned.

SANTA'S SECRET
Written by Gregoire Solotareff.
Stock no. 1831064
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st UK 1989. Very good condition.

One day, Noel was walking in the forest when he found a huge red sack... Discover Santa's secret in this witty and inventive Christmas story. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0575046872. Top & tail of spine and corners worn. Boards a little scuffed, a little grubby, front board slightly discoloured at edges. Contents clean.

THE RAIN DOOR
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1830873
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

Harry finds the rain door one hot summer Thursday and enters a fantastical world where he has an exciting adventure in place behind the weather. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0575030976. Boards clean and bright. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. Else contents clean.

DARK DREAMS
Written by C.L. Rinaldo.
Stock no. 1830707
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A young boy, Carlo, is sent to live with his grandmother when his father goes to fight in WWII. He is unable to stand up to the members of the tough neighbourhood gang. He is befriended by Joey J who has all the strengths that Carlo lacks but is himself victimised for he is brain damaged. Carlo's battle on Joey J's behalf and his confrontation with the people who intend to commit Joey J to a home for the mentally handicapped, make this a memorable and touching story. Purple cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 154 pages. ISBN: 0575019530. Boards clean. Endpapers lightly browned. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine, foxing to verso (not visible to front).

THE BROTHERS GRIMM - POPULAR FOLK TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm; Brian Alderson. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1329879
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w throughout. Illustrated endpapers. 192 pages. 10 x 7". ISBN: 0575024461. SIGNED by the artist to title-page. Spine very slightly bumped. Slight evidence of some pencil erasure to verso of front free-endpaper.

THE SILENT PLAYMATE
Written by Naomi Lewis. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329112
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Collection of Doll Stories. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. For doll lovers of all ages. Black and white illustrations throughout. 219 pages. ISBN: 0575026189. SIGNED by the artist to verso of half title-page with personal dedication. Some light foxing. Bright and complete dustwrapper..

COMIC & CURIOUS CATS
Written by Angela Carter. Illustrated by Martin Leman.
Stock no. 1329018
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Each page starts with 'I love my cat with a... and goes through all the letters of the alphabet. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0575025921. SIGNED by the artist to top margin of title-page. Previous owners name in pencil to top of front free-endpaper. Foxspots to contents. Spine is bumped and faded.

DAGGIE DOGFOOT
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Mary Rayner.
Stock no. 1328797
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Daggie was born with strangely misshapen feet - his mother is convinced that they've been given to him for some special purpose; she is proved right! ISBN: 0575027673. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to top edge of textblock. Duswrapper is bright.

MOONSHADOW
Written by Angela Carter. Illustrated by Justin Todd.
Stock no. 1327482
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1982. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cream glazed pictorial boards. A magical hide-and-seek book, find Tom's moonshadow cat and lot more besides. Vivid colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0575030267. Spine bumped. Heavy foxing to contents.

LUCY & TOM'S A.B.C.
Written by Shirley Hughes. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1824091
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Oblong format. White glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour pictures. ISBN: 0575033983. Boards and text block lightly browned. Top corner of boards bumped. Light vertical crease to front endpaper and title page. Contents clean.

TIME FOR THE STARS
Written by Robert A. Heinlein.
Stock no. 2138007
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. A Science Fiction Adventure. Spine is faded. Bumping along couple of cover edges. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine with small stain to top; worn at edges; a few small nicks.

LUCY & TOM'S A.B.C.
Written by Shirley Hughes. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1321614
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Oblong format. White glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour pictures. ISBN: 0575033983. Spine and corners bumped. One gathering is pulled causing contents to be a little loose.