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THE WAY OF A SHIP
Written by Derek Lundy.
Stock no. 1801180
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail. A work of fiction. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0224061399.

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SHADES OF GREENE
Written by Jeremy Lewis.
Stock no. 630874
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

One Generation of an English Family. Graham Greene and his five siblings and six cousins, of these twelve children, eight led exceptionally interesting, diverse and well-documented lives. A truly remarkable English family. This book is a riveting exercise in group biography and a masterly account of English society in the twentieth century. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xii and 580 pages including index. ISBN: 0224079211. A very nice copy.

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THE LIFE OF GRAHAM GREENE VOLUME ONE 1904-1939
Written by Norman Sherry.
Stock no. 630890
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0224026542. Top of spine lightly bumped. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is lightly browned. A decent copy.

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INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI
Written by Giles Neville. Illustrated by Patricia Neville.
Stock no. 446826
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1980. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Joseph Grimaldi was revered in his time for bringing to the London stage a unique comic genius that filled to capacity the vast old Covent Garden Theatre night after night for months on end. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224018698.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
Written by Christopher Logue. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 991684
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Wonderful full-colour pop-ups. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0224013009. All pop-ups in excellent working order. Corners rubbed.

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QUINTILIAN AND THE CURIOUS WEATHER SHOP
Written by John Hatfield. Illustrated by John Hatfield.
Stock no. 736964
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. ISBN: 0224616897. Spine slightly bumped. White pictorial wrapper is a little grubby and edge rubbed. A nice copy.

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MISSEE LEE
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 735668
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers of Miss Lee's Islands. B/w illustrations. 335 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Bookworm damage to endpapers and fly-leaves. Textblock is slightly grubby but contents clean.

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ROYAL BOROUGH
Written by Rachel Ferguson.
Stock no. 620857
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

A selection of readers letters with the author's comments and replies; Kensington in the 2nd World War; The Coming of Peace; and Kensington today. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Corners slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pale foxing. Pictorial wrapper edge-torn with loss and almost in two halves.

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DOCTOR DOLITTLE'S GARDEN
Written by Hugh Lofting. Illustrated by Hugh Lofting.
Stock no. 553236
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition.

Grey cloth, orange titles. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Top and tail of spine chipped. Spine browned. No. "7" written on front endpaper. Foxing to prelims and last few pages. A few margin marks but generally clean.

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FATHER CHRISTMAS'S LAST PRESENT
Written by Marie-Aude Murail; Elvire Murail. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 567844
Published by Jonathan Cape. 2003. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Small format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224070215.

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THE DAY OF THE SQUIRRELS
Written by Mary Cockett. Illustrated by Doreen Caldwell.
Stock no. 665885
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Hopscotch series. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Tom and Alice discover some abandoned squirrels in a nest. SIGNED by author on title page. A nice bright copy.

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MISSEE LEE
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 621873
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1941. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers of Miss Lee's Islands. B/w illustrations. 335 pages. Spine bumped. Small bump to top and bottom front edge. Light foxing mainly to outer page edges and a few corner creases. Inscription in ink to title page.

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