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THE KINGS AND THE CATS
Written by John Hannon. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 577484
Published by Burns & Oates. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Munster Fairy Tales For Young And Old. 3 stories. Green cloth, gilt title and border. Attractive b/w plates, some cats but not in Wain's usual anthropomorphic style. xiii + 78 pages. REDUCED FROM £420. A few light marks to covers. Top and tail of spine lightly rubbed. Small bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing throughout. A must for the Wain completist.

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PETER A CAT O' ONE TAIL
Written by Charles Morley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 577486
Published by Pall Mall Gazette. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pale blue pictorial cloth. A story based on Louis Wain's beloved cat Peter. Delightful b/w illustrations throughout, but not in Wain's usual anthropomorphic style - these are real cats! 88 pages. Spine browned, covers grubby. Corners worn. Small bookplate and inscription in red ink to front pastedown. Front endpaper missing. Rear endpaper torn with no loss. A few faint margin marks else contents clean and bright. A nice copy of this early Wain title.

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HISTORY OF ST. ANDREWS
Written by Charles Roger.
Stock no. 576736
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1849. Good condition.

Brown embossed cloth, gilt title to spine. 15 b/w illustrations. 204 pages. With a Full Account of the Recent Improvements in the City. 2nd edition. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. 2/3 of backstrip missing. Bookplate to front pastedown. All plates (including folding map) present.

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THE REGISTER OF PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY CITY OF BATH IN 1900
No author listed.
Stock no. 576675
Published by E.R. Blackett. 1900. Very good condition.

Large format. Dark blue cloth. A list of names and addresses of everyone entitled to vote, ordered by parish. 274 pages. Corners worn, top and tail of spine chipped. Each entry is annotated, possibly by a canvasser, and shows people too ill to vote, dead, in prison or in South Africa (Boer war). A fascinating document. REDUCED FROM £125.

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A MYSTERY OF THE BROADS
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by E.A. Cox.
Stock no. 576484
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1930. Slightly better than very good condition.

Light brown and orange pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 223 pages. SIGNED by author. Corners lightly bumped. Overall a very bright copy. Rare with Westerman's signature. All plates present. Reduced from £350

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MORE WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 732891
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1929. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 254 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers and outer page edges lightly foxed. Wrapper is just slightly edge chipped, but otherwise complete. Some small closed tears to outer edges, 1" closed tear to spine. Brown paper reinforcements to outer edges of verso. Overall, wrapper is grubby with small stain to front panel. Still a desirable copy of a very scarce wrapper.

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WILLIAM THE OUTLAW
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 732898
Published by George Newnes Limited. 2nd 1927. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Fox spots to prelims and outer page edges. A bright copy in dustwrapper which is edge rubbed with a couple of small closed tears and slight chipping to corners. Large closed tear to top edge of rear panel continuing to spine, leading to some loss (1" x 0.5") to surrounding area of spine. Small patch of loss to top corner of front panel. Slight marking to rear panel. A nice copy of the 2nd edition.

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NOTITIA PARLIAMENTARIA OR AN HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES, CITIES AND BOROUGHS IN ENGLAND AND WALES
Written by Browne Willis.
Stock no. 576351
Published by Robert Gosling. 1715. Very good condition.

Full brown leather binding, gilt titles and raised bands to spine. xl + 183 pages + extensive booklist. An History of the Counties, Cities and Boroughs in England and Wales. Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Cambridge and Cheshire. Rebacked with modern spine. Some light page browning. REDUCED FROM £200.

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WHAT IS THE TRUTH?
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by R.J. Lloyd.
Stock no. 426501
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Farmyard Fable for the Young. Large oblong format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0571131557. SIGNED by author - "For Jenny, David's Wife. Greetings from Ted Hughes 15th November 84" on front endpaper. Very small amount of red marking to one corner of outer page edges. Wrapper is a little creased to edges.

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NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ASSOCIATED WITH A FLY FROM GLOUCESTER TO ABERYSTWITH AND FROM ABERYSTWITH THROUGH NORTH WALES
Written by Thomas Turner. Illustrated by D. Cox.
Stock no. 575974
1st 1840. Fair condition.

Brown leather spine with gilt title and decorations. Green cloth covers. 11 b/w plates plus portrait frontis. The journey was undertaken July 31st to September 8th 1837. Privately printed. Author's bookplate to front pastedown. Front joint broken else contents are very good with all plates present. Top of spine repaired. Corners slightly bumped. REDUCED FROM £160.

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THE COTTAGE HOMES OF ENGLAND
Written by Stewart Dick. Illustrated by Helen Allingham.
Stock no. 576017
Published by Edward Arnold. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Large format. White cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover. Gilt-ruled decoration. Top edge gilt. 64 tissue-guarded colour plates. Limited edition of 500 copies. SIGNED by illustrator (Allingham). Copy no. 475. All plates present. Contents very good. Rear cover soiled, front cover and spine browned. REDUCED FROM £480.

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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 576038
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1ST 1929. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A jovial domestic portrayal of Goldsmith's classic. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Dark green cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 232 pages. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Hinge between frontis and half-title page cracked. Contents fine. A few tiny foxspots to edge of textblock. Pictorial wrapper is soiled and torn with loss at edges.

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