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THE BRONZE CHRYSANTHEMUM
Written by Sheena Porter. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1330413
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. When Ellie, Roger, and Jane bought wooden Chrysanthemums for Mother's birthday odd things begin to happen to the family... Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear free-endpaper is partly browned. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty, otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Karen Avery.
Stock no. 1330410
Published by Chatto & Windus. Circa 1975. Very good condition.

A Peepshow Book. 360 degree book, use the ties to display. Pink glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0701121426. Slight wear to spine and corners. Cotton ties and hanging knot a little grubby. Contents in good working order. Remains of a small sticky label to rear cover.

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AUGUST ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1330409
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Five children in a caravan, and a horse between its shafts, in pursuit of an absent-minded aunt whose address they didn't exactly know! A story of the Lockett family. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxing to textblock and page margins else contents clean.

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THE TALE OF TIMMY TIPTOES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208896
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Deluxe edition with original gilt decorated red cloth, small pictorial onlay to front. Colour frontis and 26 illustrations. 84 numbered pages, all edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded and slightly frayed at top. Some light fading to top edge and spine edge of rear cover. Frontis is starting to detach at foot. Name in pencil to front free-endpaper (along with some light pencil markings) and another (different) in ink to half title-page. Light foxing to textblock and a few pages have light margin marks. Page 80 has lower (blank) corner torn away. Still a nice copy of the deluxe first edition.

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THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208895
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1906. Very good condition.

The delightful story of Miss Moppet, the little kitten, and her attempts to catch a mouse who is determined not to be caught! The first edition is printed in panoramic form, mounted on a strip of linen and folded concertina-style into a wallet with a tuck-in flap. Needless to say, these were very fragile and few survived. Later editions were printed in the usual small book format. The wallet is covered with grey pictorial cloth with a colour onlay of the Miss Moppet to the front. "London & New York" on rear cover denotes the first printing. This is the 2ND PRINTING with New York & London on back cover. Unusually the silver tab closure is still present (slightly torn on edges), tab on front flap for closng is still present too. A few small black spots to covers and a light spot to front but covers are otherwise bright. Some rubbing to page edges and some light foxing. One page has light vertical creases to it. Several page corner tips have a small ink stain. A super copy of the 2nd priinting.

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THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208894
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1919. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Deluxe edition with original gilt decorated grey cloth, oval pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis and 26 illustrations. All edges gilt. 84 numbered pages. Light fingering to the contents but still bright and clean. Spine slightly bumped with slight rubbing to spine and corners. Cloth is beautifully bright having been protected by original printed glassine wrapper which is chipped and torn in places, with archival tape repair to rear panel, large tears to spine and corners. Printed 1/6 net at base of wrapper spine and Timmy Tiptoes is the last title listed on the wrapper. Published between 1911 and 1919 (Timmy Tiptoes published in 1911 and Warne went Ltd in 1919). A very nice copy of a deluxe edition with an exceptionally scarce glassine wrapper.

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FARM BUILDINGS VOLUME ONE: TECHNIQUES - DESIGN - PROFIT
Written by John B. Weller.
Stock no. 1830532
Published by Crosby Lockwood And Son Ltd. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

"Every farm building forms part of an investment. Any part of a building which does not contribute a profit from the enterprise concerned hinders the success of the farm." This is the basis of the author's approach to his subject, as it must be, logically, that of the farmer, the architect, builder and agricultural adviser. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xv and 269 pages including index plus advertisement to rear. White marks to boards. Rust spots to front endpapers. Previous bookseller's address label to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn, faded to spine and grubby to rear panel.

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CLARICE CLIFF
Written by Lynn Knight.
Stock no. 1830531
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An insightful biography of one of the most prominent ceramic designers of the twentieth century. Black boards, green foil title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 328 pages including index. ISBN: 9780747578284. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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AUSTIN A30/A35 (ACCESSIBLE CLASSICS No. 1)
Written by Kim Henson.
Stock no. 1830530
Published by Classic Car Publishing Ltd.. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Enjoying your Austin: Buy it, love it, look after and preserve it, upgrade it if you like, but most of all have fun with it! Pictorial glazed boards. Endpapers show a colour photo celebrating 50 years of the Z30, in October 2001. Colour photos throughout. 224 pages. ISBN: 0954762908. A lovely copy, light scuffing to rear board.

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THE EAGLE AND THE HART: THE TRAGEDY OF RICHARD II AND HENRY IV
Written by Helen Castor.
Stock no. 1830528
Published by Allen Lane. Circa 2024. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The lives and reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose rivalry brought their nation to the brink of disintegration - and back again. One of the strangest and most fateful relationships in English history. A story about power, and masculinity in crisis, and a nation brought to the brink of catastrophe. At its heart, it is the story of two men whose lives were played out in extraordinary parallel, to devastating effect. Burgundy cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour photos. xxix and 652 pages including index. ISBN: 9780241419328. Third printing. Minor knock to lower edge of boards. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor creases.

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AYERS ROCK: ITS PEOPLE, THEIR BELIEFS AND THEIR ART
Written by Charles P. Mountford.
Stock no. 1830527
Published by Angus & Robertson Ltd.. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This is a study of the huge monolith that rises over 1,100 feet in the western desert of central Australia, and the daily life, beliefs and art forms of its aboriginal inhabitants, the Pitjandjara tribe. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 5 colour plates, b/w plates and figures to text. Fold out pages of cave painting sites. xiv and 208 pages including index. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with slight loss and closed tears, spine lightly faded.

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THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
Written by H.E. Wimperis.
Stock no. 1830526
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 2015. Almost very good condition.

Second Edition, new and revised. A Text-Book for the Use of Students and Engineers. Dark Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front board. B/w diagrams. xvi and 319 pages including index. Top & tail of spine and board corners lightly worn. A few minor scuff marks to boards. Front spine edge has a couple of tiny holes in cloth. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Small name & date in faded green ink to front pastedown. Front joint split. Hinges pulled else binding tight.

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