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AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Gilbert James.
Stock no. 1502187
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. 1st thus 1905. Slightly better than good condition.

The Photogravure Series. Attractive green cloth covers with gilt titles. 12 b/w tissue-guarded photogravures. 91 pages. Top edge gilt. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. 0.5cm missing from base of spine. Covers a bit grubby, spine browned. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Tissue guard missing from frontis. Browning throughout and a little foxing. All plates present.

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1952
Written by G.E. Studdy; Christine E. Bradley. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1402349
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1952. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows Bonzo holding onto a firework rocket, with the moon smiling in the background. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Board edges are rubbed. Name and address in ink to belongs to box. Name in ink to front endpaper. Name & numbers in pencil to front pastedown. Partially erased doodle to rear endpaper. Few light marks otherwise contents are clean.

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TO BEAT THE CLIPPER SHIPS
Written by Barry Pickthall.
Stock no. 2113200
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Nedlloyd Spice Race. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0851743943. Bumping to spine and corners. Uneven fading along cover edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-creasing and a few nicks.

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ESSENTIAL CONSTABLE
Written by Mandi Gomez.
Stock no. 2113199
Published by Parragon Books. 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed illustrated boards. Colour illustrations. Introduction by Karen Hurrell. ISBN: 0752534866. Bumping to top and tail of spine. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a few nicks.

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THE STRING FAMILY AT HOME
Written by Patricia Cleveland-Peck. Illustrated by Jacqueline Sinclair.
Stock no. 1402346
Published by Severn House. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Mr. & Mrs. String with their children Hemp, Twine, Flax and baby Skein live on the top shelf of the kitchen dresser in Willow Cottage where they are undisturbed by the human occupant, Miss Floribunda. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 158 pages. ISBN: 0727812068. Spine and corners a little bumped. A few scratch marks to covers. Pages are a little browned and the tops of a few are wrinkled. Contents are generally clean.

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THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FORMULA ONE
Written by David Tremayne; Mark Hughes.
Stock no. 2113187
Published by Parragon. 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Complete Guide to the Fastest Sport in the World. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 0752542206. Wrapper is edge-creased, with small nicks to base of spine and to a couple of edges.

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OLD MASTER PAINTINGS IN NORTH AMERICA
Written by John D. Morse.
Stock no. 2113174
Published by Abbeville Press. Circa 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. A comprehensive guide to locating and enjoying over 300 masterpieces by 50 artists. ISBN: 089659050X. Browning to page edges. Wrapper is creased, with couple of inch tear to top of spine; some grubby marks.

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PAINTERS FIRST
Written by Marc Alexander.
Stock no. 2113173
Published by Leader Books. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beautiful colour illustrations by disabled artists who paint with their feet and mouths. Art celebrating the conquest of misfortune. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of small nicks; lightly browned; large tear to top of spine.

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POLLYANNA'S PROTEGEE
Written by Margaret Piper Chalmers.
Stock no. 2113144
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with pink title to spine. Bumping to corners. Some fading/browning to cover edges. Front endpaper is MISSING. Ink stamp from previous owner to half-title page. Page browning, with some foxing; mostly to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine; large closed tears; chipping, with a little loss; creased.

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NONSENSE SONGS
Written by Edward Lear; Dudley Glass. Illustrated by Edward Lear.
Stock no. 2113142
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Set to music by Glass. Large format. Cloth spine, orange boards. 23 pages. B/w text illustrations. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little page browning; some foxing, mainly to outer page edges. A few grubby margin marks. Wrapper has some large tears and chips; large piece of loss to front panel and corner; grubby.

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THE TALE OF THE BIRDS
No author listed. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham.
Stock no. 2113128
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Ring-O-Roses Series No. 43. Blue pictorial cardwraps. 8 pages. Easy to read text. Colour illustrations to text. Browning to covers; staples have rusted. Couple of marks to rear cover.

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PRAYERS AND GRACES
Written by Allan M. Laing. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 2113125
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A little book of extraordinary piety. 30 full page b/w illustrations. 63pp. Blue cloth covers, gilt vignette to front. Some browning to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby margin marks. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-tears and chips; minimal loss.

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