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THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY GENTLEMAN
Written by Laurence Sterne. Illustrated by John Austen.
Stock no. 1824560
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited; Dodd, Mead & Company. 1st thus 1928. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A fictional autobiography. Black cloth with gilt vignette and borders to front cover, title and vignette to spine. Pink and black illustrated endpapers. Introduction by J.B. Priestley. B/w illustrations. 557 pages. Gilt at top edge faded, gilt title to spine faded to blue. Corners lightly bumped and some light mottling. Text block browned. Foxing throughout. Black pictorial dustwrapper is worn and chipped to top of spine, rubbed at corners, lightly marked to rear panel.

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SECRET SERVICE!
Written by Norman Dale. Illustrated by Gertrude Elias.
Stock no. 1323694
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of the wonderful things that happened to two small boys who ran away to sea. Vivid blue cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Dustwrapper is chipped with some loss and foxed to rear panel and also on verso.

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DANGEROUS TREASURE
Written by Norman Dale. Illustrated by Diana John.
Stock no. 1323693
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Peter and Ginger hunt for treasure believed to be buried beneath a priory. Cream cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. 128 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine foxed and faded. Foxing to endpapers. Second impression dustwrapper is chipped with some loss and grubby to rear panel.

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LOST LAGOON
Written by Armstrong Sperry. Illustrated by ARMSTRONG SPERRY.
Stock no. 1323358
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st UK 1943. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pacific Adventure. Green cloth, blue title to spine. 160 pages. B/w text illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Small, neat inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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THE BOY WHO WAS AFRAID
Written by Armstrong Sperry. Illustrated by ARMSTRONG SPERRY.
Stock no. 1323357
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st UK 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. Winner of the highest American Award - the Newberry Medal. Some very light spotting to covers and some very slight fading to spine. Foxspots to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly edge rubbed.

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LEGIONS OF THE EAGLE
Written by Henry Treece. Illustrated by Christine Price.
Stock no. 1323270
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The story of Gwydion, son of a Belgic chieftain. Blue boards, red titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. 172 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Fading to cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is very worn and edge chipped, front flap is almost detached.

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THE EXCITING JOURNEY
Written by Norman Dale. Illustrated by Ley Kenyon.
Stock no. 1323267
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

Cream cloth, red title to spine. 153 pages. B/w illustrations, including maps to endpapers. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Front endpapers browned. Textblock grubby.

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ANGLING IN BRITISH ART THROUGH FIVE CENTURIES: PRINTS, PICTURES, BOOKS
Written by Walter Shaw Sparrow; H.T. Sheringham. Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson; Ernest Briggs; et al..
Stock no. 2135850
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1923. Very good condition.

Large format. Black leather spine and corners; raised bands to spine with brown/red title block; gilt title. Brown cloth. With a foreword by Sheringham. 200 illustrations, 39 in colour. Foxing throughout the book and to outer page edges. A few plate pages have margin tears, but still present and complete.

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THE CHRIST CHILD
Written by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham. Illustrated by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham.
Stock no. 2126827
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. Circa 1931. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Colour picture to front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little scuffing/chipping along cover edges. Pale foxing to outer page edges and a few page margins.

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THE BRIDGE
Written by Christian Barman. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn.
Stock no. 1504503
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Chapter in the History of Building. Green cloth covers with blind title to front cover, gilt to spine. 10.25 x 8". Top edge of text block green, others uncut. 24 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 249 pages. Spine bumped, a little wear to corners. Some blotches and uneven fading to spine and covers. Foxing, mainly to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Light browning to half-title page. Contents very good, just an odd mark mark. All plates present, one has creasing to margin. Dustwrapper has a few areas of loss along edges. Also grubby with some browning.

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