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RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1321969
Published by Daily Express. 1940. Fair condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Picture of Rupert drawing on wall on front cover. Colour pictures throughout. Covers are worn, grubby and scuffed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown and name and address in belongs to box. Doodles/scribbles to both pastedowns have been partially erased. Pencil doodles to verso of title-page. Contents are very grubby with some stains at margins and some tears. A good copy to work with.

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ART OF THE NEW NATURALISTS
Written by Peter Marren; Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 2135917
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

The history of the artwork of the dustwrappers, describing the frantic workings behind the seemingly serene collection of illustrations that have shaped Britain's most iconic natural history series. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. ix and 310 pages including index. Limited to 50 copies. Full leather. All edges gilt. ISBN: 9780007284719. This is Copy No. 17, SIGNED by authors to bookplate on front endpaper. Light wear to covers. Contents are excellent! Slip case is better than very good - light fraying at edges to cloth.

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GROUSE (NN 107)
Written by Adam Watson; Robert Moss.
Stock no. 2135916
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Leather Bound limited edition to 250 copies. Gilt title to spine and blind logo to front. New Naturalist no. 107. All edges gilt. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780007150977. This is Copy No. 184, SIGNED by authors to bookplate on front endpaper. Tiny spot mark to top of spine/front cover. Slip case is better than very good - a few light marks.

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WOODLANDS (NN 100)
Written by Oliver Rackham.
Stock no. 2135915
Published by Collins. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

The 100th volume in the New Naturalist series. Leather bound edition to mark the 100th volume of the New Naturalist Library. Limited to 100 copies. All edges gilt. ISBN: 0007202431. This is Copy No. 52, SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. Bookplate has small red smudge mark to one edge. Slip case is near fine.

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BOOKS AND NATURALISTS (NN 112)
Written by David Elliston Allen.
Stock no. 2135913
Published by Collins. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 112. The author explores the often complicated ways in which books on the flora and fauna of these islands have been published through the years, from the earliest days of printing through to the era of the computerised distribution atlas and the giant multinational compendium. Limited edition to 75 copies. Leather binding with gilt titles and all edges gilt. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007240845. This is Copy No. 34, SIGNED by author on a bookplate to front endpaper. A few small marks to gilt to outer page edges. Original slip case is still in excellent condition - light wear at edges.

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FERRARI 250 GTO: THE HISTORY OF A LEGEND
Written by Anthony Pritchard.
Stock no. 1822851
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Celebrating the 250 GTO by combining a detailed account of every aspect of this charismatic car's history with a magnificent collection of over 250 period photographs gathered from all over the world. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781844255467. Board corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE VOYAGE OF ARGO THE ARGONAUTICA
Written by Apollonius Of Rhodes; E.V. Rieu; Lawrence Norfolk. Illustrated by Daniel Egneus.
Stock no. 1822839
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2014. Fine condition.

Blue pictorial boards. Translated by Rieu with an introduction by Norfolk. Colour & b/w illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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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 MOOCHERS ABROAD
Written by Jane Shaw.
Stock no. 2135776
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title to spine. Colour frontis. 3 numbers in ink to front pastedown. First few pages have light corner tip creasing. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of small closed tears; some wear.

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THE MOOCHERS
Written by Jane Shaw.
Stock no. 2135775
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title to spine. Colour frontis. Couple of small knocks to base of spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips and nicks; a few marks to rear panel.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S CHILDREN'S BOOK 1929
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 2135599
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows about twenty small characters including tin soldier and large yellow duck in blue bonnet. 8 gorgeous colour plates and numerous b/w drawings. Large format. Onlay to spine has chipping and a bit of loss in places. Onlay to front cover has scuffing and marks. Foxing and browning to various degrees throughout. 8 colour plates are all present.

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ROSAMUND'S VICTORY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 2135507
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles and two-tone blue diagonally striped front cover. Colour frontis. 256 pages. A Romance of the Abbey Girls. Light bumping to spine. Small inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Just under 1" tear to bottom margin of frontis, next to spine. A few margin marks. Wrapper is price-cut with tears and chips; some tape repairs to verso; a little loss; some creasing.

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