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ENGLAND
Written by Ronald Carton. Illustrated by Gordon Home; et al.; A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137019
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1932. Almost very good condition.

32 coloured plates, blue cloth, Popular Series. Some wear and marks to covers. Front endpaper is stuck to front pastedown. Some foxing and browning, but mostly to outer page edges. All plates present.

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THE CASTLES OF ITALY
Written by C.T.G. Formilli. Illustrated by C.T.G. Formilli.
Stock no. 2136951
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cream cloth with dark brown/red titles and black pictures to front cover and spine. 24 colour plates. A & C Black Colour Book. Spine is browned and grubby; some marks to covers also. Page edge browning.

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THE ADVENTURES OF TOMMY TITMOUSE
Written by Reginald Harrison. Illustrated by Reginald Harrison.
Stock no. 1320452
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1940. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Small format. Buff boards with black titles and blue Titmouse vignette to front cover. 60 pages. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations throughout. Boards are a little warped. Some light foxing. Dustwrapper is grubby with light stains. Loss to wrapper edges and to lower half of spine, extensive tape repairs on verso of wrapper.

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THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by H.J. Owen.
Stock no. 2131078
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

A Fairy Tale From Grimm. Large format, 11.25 x 8.75". Blue cloth with pictorial onlay to front cover and yellow titles. 8 mounted colour plates and some line drawings to text. 37 numbered pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some pencil writing to front cover. Rubbing to cloth, with some colour loss in places. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to some pages. Plates are exquisite! A few hinges are a little pulled. Grubby margin marks.

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THE LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND
Written by Annie R. Rentoul. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 2130264
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1932. Almost very good condition.

Dedicated "to all who love fairies and have found The Little Green Road". 8 magical colour plates and 8 b/w plates, all of fairies. Pale green cloth, dark green titles and vignette to front cover. 102 pages. 10.75 x 8". Damp stain across bottom edge of front cover. Corners and spine are bumped, with wear. Other marks, especially brown spotting and splash marks to rear cover. Foxing to prelims, outer page edges and page margins. All plates present.

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THE STORY OF ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN
Written by John Finnemore. Illustrated by Allan Stewart.
Stock no. 2125083
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1941. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth with dark green titles. 8 colour plates. Entirely reset. 272 pages plus 2 page book list to rear. Bumping to corners. A few light marks to covers. Front endpaper is MISSING. Some foxing - mostly to outer page edges. All plates present.

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BUNNY AND BROWNIE THE ADVENTURES OF GEORGE AND WIGGLE
Written by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 2124511
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1930. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine, small pictorial onlay to front cover. 16 full-page illustrations, 8 of which are in colour. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. 1" split to top of spine; a little fraying of cloth. Browning to spine. A few marks and scuffs to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins throughout. All plates present.

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THE LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND
Written by Annie R. Rentoul. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 1407025
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1932. Very good condition.

Dedicated "to all who love fairies and have found The Little Green Road". 8 magical colour plates and 8 b/w plates, all of fairies. Pale green cloth, dark green titles and vignette to front cover. 102 pages. 10.75 x 8". Bumping to spine and corners. Spine browned. Uneven fading to covers. Light browning to endpapers. Light browning to endpapers and some internal pages. Some light foxing mostly to prelims and page edges otherwise contents are very good. Plates are all present and in very good condition.

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MORE ABOUT REBECCA
Written by Kate Douglas Wiggin.
Stock no. 1406806
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1949. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

A sequel to 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'. Green cloth, red titles. Colour frontis. Bumping to spine and corners. Spine unevenly faded. Top of boards also faded with some foxing. Small booksellers label to rear pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Book leans a little to one side. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears and areas of loss to top and bottom of spine and top of foprnt pane. Wrapper is grubby.

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THE WAY OF A TROUT WITH A FLY
Written by G.E.M. Skues.
Stock no. 2122656
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

And Some Further Studies in Minor Tactics. 4th edition. Colour plates. ISBN: 0713607122. Wrapper is edge-creased with corner of front flap cut off.

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THE SINGING WOOD
Written by Lady Frazer. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 1506504
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A charming collection of 18 original fairy stories in the classic manner. Illustrated blue cloth covers. Colour frontis plate, b/w chapter headings and tail pieces throughout. 144 pages. 8.25 x 6". Spine a little bumped. Foxing to prelims and text block. Contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears and chips. Also a bit grubby, especially spine. 1" tear to top edge of front panel.

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JANET AND THE FAIRIES
Written by Bertha M. Danks. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 1505178
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue title to spine and vignette to front, 7.5 x 5". 4 pretty colour plates featuring fairies. 64 pages. Spine bumped and faded. Light bumping and wear to corners. Stain to centre of front cover, possibly cup stain. Covers grubby with a few small marks and some browning/fading to edges. Tiny nick to bottom edge of front cover. Top of front joint starting to crack, 3 hinges cracked. Endpapers browned. A few fingermarks and some light foxing to contents but generally they are clean. All plates present.

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