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RABBIT AND PORK RHYMING TALK
Written by John Lawrence. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830969
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

'Rabbit and Pork' stands for 'rhyming talk' or Cockney rhyming slang, the unique language with its famous phrases suchas 'plates of meat' (feet) and 'bees and honey' (money). A collection of fifty different phrases, all illustrated with a coloured wood engraving. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0241891302. Boards slightly grubby. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Neat gift inscription in ink to top of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has remains of old price label to front flap and is lightly rubbed at corners.

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A PAIR OF SINNERS
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830968
Published by Granada. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition.

Full title on title-page of book: 'The history of A Pair of Sinners forgetting not their Ma who was one also'. A story in rhyme. Matt cream pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations to verse throughout. 41 pages. ISBN: 0246113251. Boards very slightly grubby, spine slightly faded. Small annotation in ink to verso of front endpaper. Pale foxspot to verso of front endpaper and the half-title page. Tiny nick to top edge of page 27/28. Else contents clean.

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A YEAR AND A DAY
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830967
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Walker Treasures series. Dark pink boards with colour illustration to front. Colour illustrations to text. ISBN: 0744567548. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Boards clean. Light finger marks to rear endpaper else contents clean.

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LIGHT UNLOCKED: CHRISTMAS CARD POEMS
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland; Lawrence Sail. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830966
Published by The Enitharmon Press. 2005. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A sparkling anthology consisting of poems sent by their authors, many of them well-known contemporary writers, as Christmas cards. Edited by Kevin Crossley-Holland and Lawrence Sail. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Gold coloured endpapers. B/w wood engravings. 96 pages. ISBN: 1904634184. Reprint in the same year as first publication. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly faded to spine.

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THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY GENTLEMAN
Written by Laurence Sterne; Graham Petrie; Gilbert Phelps. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830965
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1970. Very good condition.

Tristram begins his autobiography at his conception, complaining that his parents approached his creation without planning or forethought. He believes this was the start of his misfortunes, as his humors were out of balance from the very start. Tristram’s birth was equally disastrous, but before narrating it he feels compelled to explain the context... Edited by Graham Petrie. Introduction by Gilbert Phelps. Olive green patterned cloth boards, white title block with gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. 492 pages. Spine lightly faded. Title block lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a bit worn to top and tail with small splits, small mark to one side.

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THE HAPPY CAPTIVE
Written by Francisco Bascunan; William C. Atkinson. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830964
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1977. Almost very good condition.

Written in the late 17th century by a former Spanish officer in colonial Chile, the book recounts the events encountered by the author as a young man of 20 years in 1629, mostly while captured by Mapuche soldiers during one of the wars for Spanish domination of southern Chile. Translated from the Spanish by William C. Atkinson. Burgundy morocco spine, gilt titles. Beige boards. B/w vinyl-cuts. 154 pages. Spine is scuffed. Boards clean. Text block lightly dusty. Personal bookplate to front endpaper else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is worn at open corners, unevenly faded and has a darker circular patch to one side.

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ROY JENKINS: A WELL-ROUNDED LIFE
Written by John Campbell.
Stock no. 1330831
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The best Prime Minister that Britain never had. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Burgundy endpapers. 818 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 9780224087506. Slight shelf wear to spine and corners. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON: THE INVINCIBLE QUEST
Written by Conrad Black.
Stock no. 1330830
Published by Quercus. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A thrilling and masterly re-appraisal of the most controversial president in US history. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. Red endpapers. B/w photos. 1152 pages (including index). ISBN: 184724209X. Spine and corners bumped. Small mark to lower edges of front endpapers, also affecting the lower edges of the prelims and the lower edge of the textblock. Textblock is lightly fingered, top edge is grubby. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE ORIGINS OF THE LABOUR PARTY 1880-1900
Written by Henry Pelling.
Stock no. 1330829
Published by Oxford University Press. 2nd 1965. Very good condition.

Second edition (first published by Macmillan). Blue cloth, git title to spine. 256 pages (including index). Some b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light and neat pencil annotations to page margins. Light foxing to textblock.

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THE OLD CAUSE: THREE BIOGRAPHICAL STUDIES IN WHIGGISM
Written by John Carswell.
Stock no. 1330828
Published by The Cresset Press Ltd.. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition.

The lives of Wharton, Dodington and Fox which span the century and a quarter that elapsed between the Restoration and the Regency. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. 402 pages (including index). B/w plates. Spine slightly bumped. Light spotting to covers. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and pale page browning. Light musty smell to contents.

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THE AKENHAM BURIAL CASE
Written by Ronald Fletcher.
Stock no. 1330827
Published by Purnell Book Services Limited. Circa 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The nationwide scandal in Akenham over the burial of an unbaptised child of non-confirmist parents in 1870's. Book Club Edition. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 280 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock, page browning throughout. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with tiny tears at top of spine.

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CONSENSUS AND DISUNITY: THE LLOYD GEORGE COALITION GOVERNMENT 1918-1922
Written by Kenneth O. Morgan.
Stock no. 1330826
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st PB 1986. Very good condition.

The pattern of political and social change in Britain during the period of the Lloyd George Coalition government. Black cardwraps. 436 pages (including index). ISBN: 0198229755. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Spine lightly creased where book has been held open to read. Light foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock a bit grubby. Name and date in ink to half title-page.

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