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THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY GENTLEMAN
Written by Laurence Sterne; Gilbert Phelps. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830561
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1970. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Gilbert Phelps. Olive green patterned cloth boards, white title block with gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. 492 pages. Title block is scuffed, spine is lightly faded. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at one end of spine and worn at the other.

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LOST ILLUSIONS
Written by Honore De Balzac; Herbert J. Hunt; Graham Robb. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1830560
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Very good condition.

Translated by Herbert J. Hunt and with an introduction by Graham Robb. Brown cloth spine, gilt title. Beautiful bronze silk cloth with gilt peacock decorations. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. xvi and 584 pages. Some faint mottling to spine. Title block is lightly rubbed. Lower edge of text block has minor browning and a tiny amount of grubbiness. Overall, a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE GRAND TOUR 1592-1796
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1830559
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Grand Tour of Europe 1592-1796. Edited by Roger Hudson. Colour pictorial cloth boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 270 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a couple of minor knocks to edges.

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A TOUR THROUGH THE WHOLE ISLAND OF GREAT BRITAIN
Written by Daniel Defoe; P.N. Furbank; W.R. Owens; A.J. Coulson.
Stock no. 1830557
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by P.N. Furbank, W.R. Owens and A.J. Coulson. Originally published in three volumes between 1724 and 1726. This edition follows the text of the illustrated, abridged edition first published by Yale University Press in 1991, with minor emendations. Large format. Dark green cloth spine with gilt title. Green and gilt map of part of the UK on front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. 524 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed at the edges of the pictorial onlay.

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THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
Written by Patrick Cormack. Illustrated by Albert Durer; Hans Holbein.
Stock no. 1830556
Published by Folio Society. 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Book of Common Payer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David Pointed at they are to be sung or said in Churches. Ornamented with wood cuts from designs of Albert Durer, Hans Holbein, and others. In imitation of Queen Elizabeth's Book of Christian Prayers. Foreword by Sir Patrick Cormack. Green leather spine with gilt toolings and title, marbled paper sides. B/w woodcuts throughout. Top edge gilt, other edges green. Green ribbon page marker. x and 718 pages. Fifth printing. Headband detached from outer spine at top (common problem) else a fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is light scuffed with heavier scuffing and a few spots to base from shelf rubbing.

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THE ENCHANTED WOOD (AUDIO BOOK READ BY KATE WINSLET)
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Jill Newton.
Stock no. 1330434
Published by Chorion. 1st thus 2000. Very good condition.

4 tapes, 5 hours of stories and a souvenir booklet. Contained in pictorial oblong boards. ISBN: 1903614007. Tapes are UNTESTED. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners and a couple of small, light marks inside front cover.

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QUIET AS MOSS
Written by Andrew Young. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330433
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Thirty-six poems chosen by Leonard Clark. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 39 numbered pages. Small mark to front edge of spine. Spine very slightly bumped. Foxing else contents clean. Pale blue pictorial wrapper is edge worn, foed and faded to spine and folds. Small damp stains to front fold.

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AMONG US CATS
Written by W.E. Hill. Illustrated by W.E. Hill.
Stock no. 1330432
Published by Harper & Bros. 1st 1926. Good condition.

Cat conversations and illustrations in b/w. Red cloth, black title to spine, large pictorial onlay to front. Tipped in colour frontis 'Au Magazin du Chic Chat'. B/w illustrations throughout. Front joint starting to crack and hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked but binding is still tight. Grubby fingermarks to endpapers and some page margins. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly grubby. A good copy of a scarce book.

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A NATURE LOVER'S NOTE BOOK
Written by Eric Pochin. Illustrated by John Read.
Stock no. 1330430
Published by The Brockhampton Book Co. Ltd.. 1944. Almost very good condition.

Pale brown cloth spine, cream boards with illustration to front. Brown and white text illustrations. 62 pages. Spine and corners bumped, wear to lower front corner. Heavy foxing otherwise contents clean. Original price-cut glassine wrapper is browned and slightly edge chipped.

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GREEN TIDE
Written by Richard Church. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330429
Published by Country Life. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A series of essays on the theme of country life in wartime, life in the Weald of Kent. Green cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light damp stains to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is chipped with loss to spine and slightly grubby.

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WALKING WITH FANCY
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330428
Published by Country Life Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Sketches of country life. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small marks to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing, mainly to textblock but does affect some page margins.

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IN THE MASTER'S GARDEN
No author listed. Illustrated by Fred Hines; et al..
Stock no. 1330427
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Circa 1890. Very good condition.

A daily companion for a month (a devotional companion). Brown cloth spine, cream boards with illustration to front. Black endpapers. Beautiful chromolithograph and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers just slightly marked. Light foxing and page browning else contnets clean. Cracking to joints with glue repair to front joint.

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