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TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
Written by Thomas Hardy; Elspeth Sandys. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830374
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Elspeth Sandys. Purple cloth boards, lilac title block with gilt title to spine. Corn dolly motif to front board. Black and white wood engravings. Top edge purple. xix and 418 pages. Third printing. Minor scuffing to title block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is grubby.

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THE BROWNINGS
Written by Joanna Richardson.
Stock no. 1830372
Published by Folio Society. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

A biography compiled from contemporary sources. Red cloth boards, , gilt title to spine, gilt decoration to front. xv and 285 pages including index. Second printing. Minor mark to front board else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly grubby.

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THE TRUMPET-MAJOR
Written by Thomas Hardy; Paul I. Webb. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830369
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Paul I. Webb. Red cloth boards, red title block with gilt title to spine. Corn dolly motif to front cover. B/w wood engravings. xvi and 314 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed.

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UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE
Written by Thomas Hardy; Angela Thirlwell. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830367
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Or The Mellstock Quire. A Rural Painting of the Dutch School. Introduction by Ange.a Thirlwell. Green cloth, corn dolly motif. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. xx and 172 pages. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed/grubby.

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WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Written by Simon Goldhill; Richard Barber; Theodore K. Rabb; Jonathan Glancey.
Stock no. 1830365
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Beige pictorial cloth, brown title to spine. Colour photos. 308 pages including index. Still in original shrinkwrap, hence Circa 2006. One open edge has a knock.

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IT STARTED WITH A MAP: THE STORY OF THE BOGNOR REGIS ADVANCED LANDING GROUND 1943-1944
Written by Sylvia Endacott.
Stock no. 1330243
Published by S. Endacott. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

The story of a forgotten World War II Advanced Landing Ground in Bognor Regis, long since returned to agriculture. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1933570997. Uneven fading to spine edges and rear cover. Base of spine bumped with closed tear. Otherwise contents fine.

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THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY
Written by Cecil J. Allen.
Stock no. 1330242
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 3rd 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Third Edition, enlarged. Blue cloth. gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Front endpapers partially browned. Folding map at rear is present and in excellent condition. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/chipped with some slight loss and old tape repairs on verso.

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FIVE GO OFF IN A CARAVAN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1330237
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

Blue cloth. Green and white pictoral endpapers. Colour frontis. Two-colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and some slight rubbing to cover edges. Foxing to textblock, prelims and endpapers. Contents clean. Contained in a PHOTOCOPY of a good dustwrapper.

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WHILE THE BELLS RING
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Janet Rawlins.
Stock no. 1330233
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w drawings. A story about people and the Yorkshire Dales. 96 pages. ISBN: 024189932X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly browned (as is usual with this wrapper).

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THE INCLINE
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1330232
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. A powerfully direct statement about adolescent emotions and human relationships. 191 pages. ISBN: 0241021383. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine slightly bumped. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at spine ends.

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A WHIFF OF BURNT BOATS
Written by Geoffrey Trease.
Stock no. 1330231
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

An early autobiography. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers. A few b/w photos. 191 pages. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Evidence of a small label removed from front free-endpaper and a larger label removed from pastedown.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Tove Jansson.
Stock no. 1330229
Published by Tate Publishing. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Alice comes to new life in Tove Jansson's drawings. Her wit and imagination are a perfect match for the humour and enchantment of the world at the end of the rabbit hole. Pale blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Wonderful colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781854379573. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased with a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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