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FAUST (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; Alice Raphael. Illustrated by Eugene Delacroix.
Stock no. 1829199
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1980. Nearly fine condition.

A Tragedy: in a Modern Translation by Alice Raphael. The original Drame illustrated with lithographs by Delacroix. Collector's Edition. Bound in genuine leather. Burgundy leather boards, four raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Light brown moire cloth endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. Colour frontis (not Delacroix) & b/w lithographs. xxv and 183 pages. All edges gilt. A lovely copy.

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THE FEDERALIST OR THE NEW CONSTITUTION (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Alexander Hamilton; James Madison; John Jay; Carl Van Doren.
Stock no. 1829198
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Carl van Doren. Papers by Hamilton, Madison & Jay. Collector's edition. Bound in genuine leather. Navy blue leather boards with 4 raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Peach coloured moire endpapers and matching ribbon page marker. Colour frontis. All edges gilt. xxii and 600 pages including index. A lovely copy.

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CANDIDE OR OPTIMISM (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Voltaire; Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire; Paul Morand. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage.
Stock no. 1829197
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1977. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Paul Morand. Collector's edition. Bound in genuine leather. Grey leather boards with three raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Orange moire endpapers with matching page marker. xix and 131 pages. All edges gilt. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. A lovely copy. Ribbon page marker is creased.

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THE ESSAYS OR COUNSELS CIVILL & MORALL OF FRANCIS BACON (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Francis Bacon; Christopher Morley.
Stock no. 1829196
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1980. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Christopher Morley. Collector's Edition bound in genuine leather. Brown leather boards, four raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Red moire endpapers. Colour frontis. Ribbon page marker. ix and 190 pages. All edges gilt. Some very light rubbing to rear board else a lovely copy.

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OUT WITH ROMANY
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; G. Bramwell Evens.
Stock no. 1328961
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1937. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black titles and vignettes. B/w photographic plates and b/w text illustrations. 184 pages. 7.5 x 5.25". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxing and page browning. Dustwrapper is chipped, browned and grubby and has large section of spine missing.

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OUT WITH ROMANY BY THE SEA
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328960
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A continuation of Romany's adventures with Tim, the farmer's boy. Blue cloth. B/w text illustrations and photos. Spine bumped and faded. Small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is browned to spine with slight chipping at top and tail and a little grubby to rear panel.

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ROMANY MURIEL AND DORIS
Written by G.K. Evens; RAQ. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328959
Published by University of London Press. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Romany by his dog. B/w illustrations, 8 b/w plates. Green cloth, black titles and vignette of Raq to front. vii and 172 pages. Spine bumped and rubbed. Foxing throughout, some heavy. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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OUT WITH ROMANY AGAIN
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; G. Bramwell Evens.
Stock no. 1328957
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Romany of the BBC. Peach cloth, green titles and vignette to front cover. B/w photos and text illustrations. vii and 182 pages. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel.

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OUT WITH ROMANY ONCE MORE
Written by G. Bramwell Evens. Illustrated by Reg Gammon.
Stock no. 1328955
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1940. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title and vignette to front. B/w photo plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, foxed to rear panel and browned to spine with damp stain at base.

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PUFFIN 50TH ANNIVERSARY STORYBOOK BOX
Written by Barbara Euphan Todd; Norman Hunter; E.B. White; et al.
Stock no. 1328952
Published by Puffin Books. 1st thus 1991. Very good condition.

Containing 10 great puffin story books. Also includes a little booklet entitled "The Story of Puffin Books" by Sally Gritten and "Fifty Puffin Years A Celebration in Poetry". All paperbacks with b/w illustations. Books look unread. Some volumes have light foxing/browning to page edges. The box is rubbed at edges, slightly grubby and scuffed.

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THE CUCKOO TREE
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328951
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Dido Twite and Captain Hughes set out from Chichester Harbour with urgent dispatches for London. Their coach overturns in the middle of nowhere leading Dido to become involved in some 'havey cavey goings in' with smugglers, witches, kidnappers and treasonous pirates. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illus. 251 pages. ISBN: 0224005146. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink and another name blotted out to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut, edge worn, slightly marked to front panel with a tear to top spine corner and spine is slightly browned.

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THE FAITHLESS LOLLYBIRD AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328950
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Stories of magic, mystery and miraculous surprise. ISBN: 0224013327. Spine bumped and faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby.

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