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CARY'S NEW ITINERARY
Written by John Cary; Thomas Hasker.
Stock no. 1824055
Published by J. Cary. 6th 1815. Almost very good condition.

Sixth edition with improvements. Cary's New Itinerary or An Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross Throughout England and Wales. With Many of the Principle Roads in Scotland From an Actual Measurement by John Cary Under the Direction and Inspection of Thomas Hasker. Brown leather spine and corners, red title label with gilt title. Raised bands to spine. Green marbled paper boards. Folding map of the UK to frontis plus 6 folding maps. Index to the Direct Roads from London. Coach Directory, list of inns throughout the Metropolis from which mail and other stage coaches depart. Index to Country Seats. 946 pages + 3 page booklist to rear of publications by J. Cary. Rebound with new boards, new leather, new endpapers. Some professional paper repair especially to map of UK which is missing a good portion of the UK (see photo). Text block heavily browned, contents also heavily browned and with foxing, some damp staining to margins, some more so than others, text is legible. All plates present with browning and foxing. Overall a good copy for a book 200 years old.

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REPRESENTATIVE ART OF OUR TIME (8 VOLUMES)
Written by Charles Holme.
Stock no. 1824054
Published by Offices Of The Studio. 1st 1903. Very good condition.

With original etchings & lithographs, also reproductions of oil & water-colour paintings, pastels, &c. A set of 8 (complete) very large format grey card-wrap booklets with string binding. Each volume has an essay and 6 plates. Eight volumes with light edge0wear and browning to cover edges. All plates are present. Volume III has some foxing to a plate or two and facing blank pages, Volume VII has foxing to pages and plates are foxed on verso of page. Volume VIII has foxing to 1st plate and facing blank page. Some top edges unopened. All contained in a large presentation folder with ribbon clasp, folder is very worn, browned and scufffed, foxing to inside boards, spine is split. A nice, complete set.

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VIKING ARTEFACTS: A SELECT CATALOGUE
Written by James Graham-Campbell.
Stock no. 1824021
Published by British Museum Publications. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A catalogue of the objects featuring in the major exhibition on Vikings mounted by the British Museum in the spring and Summer of 1980. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Bw photos. 312 pages including text and photos. ISBN: 0714113549. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few marks. A scarce item at the time of cataloguing.

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PETER PAN'S POSTBAG
No author listed. Illustrated by Albert Rothenstein.
Stock no. 1323259
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1909. Good condition.

Letters to Pauline Chase when she was playing the part of Peter Pan. Brown pictorial cloth with white titles. Fold-out map of Never Never Land to rear of book. Colour frontis. Spine is browned and title to spine has rubbed away. Covers a bit grubby. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. SIGNED by Pauline Chase to lower margin of frontis. Frontis has been removed from original position and taped in between title-page and introduction page (old tape marks to margins of these pages and to margin of frontis). Foxspots to contents. Biro annotation marks to the last letter (page 63 & 64) and map at rear is creased and torn with old tape marks. Booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. A few small, light marks to page margins and one hinge is cracked showing webbing beneath.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 2140948
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1915. Almost very good condition.

The Raphael House Library series. Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. 12 charming colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 135 pages, publication list to rear. Spine is faded and bumped, with a few nicks to cloth at top and tail. Bumping and wear with scuffing and surface paper damage to edges and corners. Scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to belongs to box on front pastedown. Rear joint is a bit crack and looks partially repaired. Foxing and margin marks. One plate has slight damage, otherwise still bright; a few margin marks.

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THE BOO-BOOS AND BUNTY'S BABY
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 2140943
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Pale blue/green boards with dark blue titles to spine and front cover. Colour pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 colour plates, plus dark green line drawings. Spine and edges are browned; some foxing and fading to covers. Initials and date in ink to belongs to page. Foxing throughout, but not too much to colour plates, which are still lovely and bright! Small writing to top of title page in ink.

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BUNTY AND THE BOO-BOOS
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 2140942
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1922. Good condition.

Small format. Dark green/grey boards with white titles to spine and front cover. Colour pictorial onlay to front cover. Contains 14 colour plates, including frontis, plus green line drawings. Bottom 1" of spine is MISSING; rest of spine has splits to side. Wear and loss of white title to spine and front cover. Foxing and some grubby marks to contents. Name in ink to belongs to page. All plates are present and generally bright - some grubby marks to margins. Small margin tear to front endpaper. Creasing to page and some plate corners.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S ANNUAL 1924
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 2140867
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1924. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Front cover shows little girl in green frock, holding green basket in which a pixie is riding. Another five pixies are walking alongside. Some 'creasing'/scuffing to covers, with browning and marks. Inscription in ink to belongs to box; browning. Foxing and browning to varying degrees throughout the book. Margin tear to top of one plate page.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S ANNUAL 1933
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 2140864
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1933. Almost very good condition.

Fuschia pictorial covers. Front cover shows little girl with green umbrella dog and slogan "Hul-lo everyone! Full of Good Things". Colour plates and two-tone illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping/surface paper damage. Some scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Name in ink to belongs to box. Foxing and browning to varying degrees throughout book.

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[C]ARTOGRAPHY MAP-MAKING AS ARTFORM
Written by William J. Smyth; William Laffan; Mic Moroney.
Stock no. 2140852
Published by Crawford Art Gallery; Raven Design. 1st IRELAND 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. White boards with titles. Colour and b/w photos, maps and illustrations. Published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name at the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork. ISBN: 1874756066. Foxing and browning to endpapers, outer page edges and cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and some grubby marks.

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BIRDS OF ARGYLL
Written by Tristan Ap Rheinallt; Clive Craik; Paul Daw; et al.
Stock no. 2140682
Published by Argyll Bird Club. 1ST 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780955777707. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper, which is a dedication to previous owner from the Chairman of the Argyll Bird Club. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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BEYOND THE LENS VOLUME 2: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF GEORGE MCKAIGE
Written by Chester McKaige.
Stock no. 2140520
Published by Chester McKaige. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Collection of Motor Racing Photographs 1952 - 1956 by amateur photographer George McKaige. Large format. Dark green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780646472607. SIGNED by Chester McKaige, with an inscription/dedication to previous owners on publisher information page. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and a couple of tiny nicks.

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