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AN EMBASSY TO CHINA
Written by Lord Macartney; J.L. Cranmer-Byng; Jonathan Spence. Illustrated by William Alexander.
Stock no. 1830604
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Being the journal kept by Lord Macartney during his Embassy to the Emperor Ch'ien-lung 1793-1794. Introduced by Jonathan Spence. Edited by J.L. Cranmer-Byng. Cloth spine with gilt title. Green paper boards with white dragon and lion repeating pattern. Light blue endpapers are maps. Colour illustrations. xviii and 314 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE LITTLE GREY MEN
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330482
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A story about the last gnomes in Britain, their exploration of the Folly Brook and their search for Cloudberry, their long-lost brother who went up the Folly and never returned... Grey cloth, red titles. Enchanting b/w wood-engravings. 200 pages. (The true first edition, as this book was later published with colour plates). Spine and corners bumped. Fading to cover at top of spine and top front cover. Endpapers and textblock foxed. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and torn with slight loss to top of spine, rear panel is very slightly grubby.

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THE FOREST OF BOLAND LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330481
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A quite enchanting story of a colony of gnomes who live in the vast Forest of Boland, quarrying in their mines for precious metals with the aid of the Boland Belle of the Forest Light Railway. One day a mischievous leprechaun leads a band of followers in an attempt to break up the railway... Humour and excitement is captured with ingenious detail in BB's superb b/w illustrations and colour frontis. Blue pictorial boards. 127 pages. Some light browning to spine edges and some light spotting to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, foxed to rear panel and lightly browned to spine.

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TALES FROM CATLAND FOR LITTLE KITTENS
Written by Tabitha Grimalkin. Illustrated by Billings.
Stock no. 1330480
Published by Ticknor, Reed, And Fields. 1852. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Embossed red cloth, gilt titles. 4 b/w plates. 114 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Loss to top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper dedicated to Poet Longellow's two sons (Charley & Ernest), Ernest has been neatly crossed out. The inscription is dated 1851, the printed date on the title-page is 1852. Some hinges pulled, some page browning.

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THE WOMBLES
Written by Elisabeth Beresford. Illustrated by Barry Leith.
Stock no. 1330477
Published by Ernest Benn. 2nd 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A lively, entertaining and humourous book, stuffed with ingenious ideas and endearing characters. Yellow/green cloth, gilt titles to spine. Cute b/w illustrations drawn from Ivor Wood's original film puppets. Originally published in 1968 with drawings by Margaret Gordon, this is the second edition. 189 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". ISBN: 0510096824. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and has a small mark to front panel where a label has been removed.

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DUCK ON A POND
Written by Barbara Willard. Illustrated by Mary Rose Hardy.
Stock no. 1330476
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Tim and Janie rescue a duck from the common pond. Dark green boards, gilt title to spine. Vignette to front cover. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light stain to base of spine (affecting spine edges of covers). Endpapers partly browned. Small mark to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with tape repairs on verso.

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TORTY OF WOODEND
Written by Fred J. Speakman. Illustrated by Jill Gaze.
Stock no. 1330475
Published by G. Bell & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

Brown mottled boards, silver titles. 93 pages. Story about a very old and wise tortoise. A few b/w drawings to text. ISBN: 0071351731. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Light browning to front free-endpaper and some light foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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THE FESTIVAL OF CATVILLE
Written by Charles Griffiths.
Stock no. 1330474
Published by Collins. 1st 1967. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library series. Blue boards, silver title to spine and seagull vignette to front. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Mr. Marmalade, one of the cleverest cats in Catville and owner of the Marmalade Milk Bar, organises a festival. Spine bumped. Child's name in green felt-tip pen and red ink stamp to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned and foxed throughout. Price-cut wrapper is a little edge worn.

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TOLKIEN'S HOBBIT
No author listed. Illustrated by Alan Lee; John Howe; Pauline Baynes; et al..
Stock no. 1330472
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

A book of 20 postcards. Oblong cardwraps. ISBN: 0261183512. Unused. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers. Tiny scratch to centre of front cover.

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A SLENDER REPUTATION
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1330469
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Autobiography of the creator of Orlando the Marmalade Cat. Black boards with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0723237972. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge worn.

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AND ANOTHER THING...
Written by Eoin Colfer.
Stock no. 1330468
Published by Michael Joseph; The Penguin Group. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy part Six of Three. An Englishman's continuing search through space and time for a decent cup of tea! Black boards, silver title to spine. Yellow endpapers. 359 numbered pages. ISBN: 9780718155148. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Foxing and page browning throughout. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

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ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE WOODEN HORSE
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Joyce Lankester Brisley.
Stock no. 1330467
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

Green cloth, black title to spine and border to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers browned and foxed. Foxing to textblock. A few small marks to page margins.

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