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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Herbert Cole.
Stock no. 1326439
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1909. Very good condition.

Flowers of Parnassus series (famous poems illustrated). Small format (5.75 x 4.5"). Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. 75 numbered pages. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some grubby fingermarks to contents and endpapers lightly browned.

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NIGHTLIGHT TATTOO
Written by M.T. Candler. Illustrated by John Benison.
Stock no. 1325256
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth covers with red title to spine and vignette of toy soldier to front. B/w text illustrations. 197 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, slight fading to lower cover edges. Foxing to textblock. A couple of pages have slightly ragged edges where they have been opened after the binding process. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, slightly grubby and edge rubbed.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by R.J.E. Moony.
Stock no. 1324866
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Grey cloth with red titles and ship vignettes. Blue floral decorated endpapers. 8 colour plates. Top edge red, others untrimmed. Spine bumped and faded. Some slight foxing to spine edges, rubbing to front edge of spine is causing some slight splitting in the cloth. Endpapers partly browned. Heavy foxing, mainly at page edges. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1324440
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1906. Very good condition.

Dark green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. B/w text illustrations. 136 pages plus publication list to rear. All edges gilt. Spine and corners are bumped. A couple of small marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper and tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Browning to endpapers, foxing to textblock.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish.
Stock no. 2140382
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1900. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine, blue and yellow decoration to front cover. B/w plates. 252 pages plus publication list to rear. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Joints are partially cracked. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges, some page margins and couple of plates.

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SPANISH ARMS AND ARMOUR
Written by Albert F. Calvert.
Stock no. 1823880
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Royal Armoury of Madrid. Red cloth boards, gilt decoration and title to spine, vignette to front. Top edge guilt. Lower edge untrimmed. B/w illustrations. Boards marked, front board cloth is bubbled. Browning to text block and endpapers. Some foxing. Some pencil annotation. Still a decent working copy.

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BILLY MINK
Written by Thornton W. Burgess. Illustrated by Harrison Cady.
Stock no. 2139956
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

Orange pictorial cloth. 8 colour plates, including frontis. Spine is faded and browned. Foxing throughout. All plates present.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by R.J. Enraght-Moony.
Stock no. 2138155
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1ST THUS 1915. Very good condition.

Large format, Grey cloth, red titles and ship decoration. Blue and white floral decorated endpapers. 19 colour plates. Top edge red, others untrimmed. Spine is faded. Bookplate to front pastedown. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Name and date in ink to top of half-title page.

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A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY
Written by William J. Locke. Illustrated by W.W. Lendon.
Stock no. 1321474
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

The story of three wise men. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 35 pages. 6 colour plates. Spine bumped with slight wear. Fading to spine and cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to contents.

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND BLUE BEARD
Written by Walter Crane. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1318036
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

Small format, 14 x 11cm. Grey/green pictorial boards. Full-page colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers a bit grubby. A couple of hinges are slightly cracked. A few small foxspots else contents clean.

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PROFESSOR BRANESTAWM'S TREASURE HUNT
Written by Norman Hunter. Illustrated by James Arnold.
Stock no. 2131064
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1937. Good condition.

A terrific treasure hunt with unexpected perils. The Professor's inventions include invisible glass and an expandable house that can be enlarged at will to contain extra guests! Yellow cloth, black title to spine and illustration to front cover. Pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations throughout. 230 pages. The first in the series to be illustrated by James Arnold. Spine is grubby and faded. Damp staining to rear cover. Bumping to corners. Marks to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges, which also have damp marking to some. Margin marks to pages.

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DREAM DAYS
Written by Kenneth Grahame.
Stock no. 2130893
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1899. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth, dark titles and decorations. Spine is browned, with wear. Marks to covers. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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