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ENGLAND
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1329017
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Navy blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224031619. Slight bumping to spine. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and spine edges and is slightly edge crease. Small stain to edge of front panel.

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DR. SEUSS FROM THEN TO NOW
No author listed. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1329013
Published by Random House. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A catalogue of the Retrospective Exhibition organised by the San Diego Museum of Art. Red boards with gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0394892682. Minimal bumping and rubbing to corners. Some foxspots. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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SONGBIRD STORY
Written by Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Jill Dow.
Stock no. 1329012
Published by Frances Lincoln. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two songbirds soar among the leaves and branches, filling the woods with their singing. Then along comes the birdcatcher with his traps.... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0711207186. Spine is faded else a fine copy.

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ADVERTISING ART OF STEIFF
Written by Dottie Ayers; Donna Harrison.
Stock no. 1329011
Published by Hobby House Press. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A compilation of antique Steiff advertisements. Large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations/photos. The text of the German advertisements has also been translated into English. ISBN: 087588363X. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and verso of wrapper.

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MORNING FLIGHT A BOOK OF WILDFOWL
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329009
Published by Country Life Limited. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. 9 x 11.5". 138 pages. Written with charm and vigour. Exquisite colour plates. B/w illustrations. 11th impression. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Front endpapers have been professionally replaced. Foxing to textblock, rear endpapers and some page margins. Some pale page edge browning, generally contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, has large tear (repaired) and crease to rear panel and is a bit grubby.

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THE LITTLE BEAR STORIES
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Barbara Firth.
Stock no. 1329008
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A beautiful volume containing the four stories about Little Bear and Big Bear: Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?; Let's Go Home, Little Bear; You and Me, Little Bear and Well done, Little Bear. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744581540. Some very light/faint foxing to top edge of textblock.

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THE SWANS
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329007
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignettes to front cover. B/w illustrations and photos. Comprehensively and scientifically dealing with all eight species of swans. ISBN: 0718107071. Slight bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, edge worn with slight lifting of laminate and a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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RABBIT
Written by Alison Catley. Illustrated by Alison Catley.
Stock no. 1329004
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Spring, summer, autumn, winter - in exquisite tempera paintings. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0091744083. Old price label to rear panel of wrapper else a fine copy.

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BADGER'S RACE
Written by Alison Catley. Illustrated by Alison Catley.
Stock no. 1329003
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Boastful fox challenges dear old Badger to a race... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0091761743.

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THE LITTLE CATS ABC BOOK
Written by Martin Leman. Illustrated by Martin Leman.
Stock no. 1329001
Published by Victor Gollancz. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Fat cats, thin cats, sleepy cats, shy cats, all in brilliant colours. With rhyming couplets for each letter. A beautiful book. Glazed pictorial boards. Unpaginated. 10.25 x 9". ISBN: 0575055944. Pale browning to spine. Some light foxing to contents.

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FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM
Written by Umberto Eco; William Weaver. Illustrated by Neil Packer.
Stock no. 1829216
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2016. Very good condition.

An enthralling mystery novel. Translated by William Weaver. Grey cloth boards with blocked design. White title block to spine with grey title. Blue pictorial endpapers. xii and 609 pages. 11 colour plates including frontispiece. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is stained on one side and is scuffed (VG). Book itself is in almost fine condition.

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THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Aaron Sheehan-Dean.
Stock no. 1829214
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Three volume set. Volume I: Military Affairs; Volume II: Affairs of the State; Volume III: Affairs of the People. Plum colour cloth with gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781107154582. Top & tail of spines slightly bent from shelf-wear. Dustwrappers are ligthly edge-creased with some very light scuffing. A handsome set.

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