THE DURBAR
Written by Dorothy Menpes. Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Stock no. 1825639
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1903. Good condition.

White cloth with orange and blue decorations to spine and front cover. Gilt titles also to front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. 100 colour plates. A. & C. Black Colour Book. De Luxe limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies, signed by the artist. xii and 210 numbered pages. SIGNED by the artist (no dedication) and numbered 613 (of 1,000). Boards unevenly heavily browned and stained, scuffed to rear board. Fraying to cloth at base of spine. Joints cracked. Binding is still tight. All plates present and clean. A few pale foxspots and margin marks to contents.

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BIRKET FOSTER R.W.S
Written by H.M. Cundall. Illustrated by Birket Foster.
Stock no. 1324078
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1930. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black 20 shilling series. The Life and work of Myles Birket Foster. 73 tissue-guarded colour plates + b/w illustrations. Blue decorated cloth with gilt titles to spine. Reprint of September 1930 advertising the New Series. Spine bumped, faded and foxed. Heavy foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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THE SCENERY OF LONDON
Written by G.E. Mitton. Illustrated by Herbert M. Marshall.
Stock no. 2137560
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black 20 Shilling Series. Grey cloth with green/yellow decorations. Gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. 4 page newer booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a little chipping and fraying to cloth. Browning/fading to spine. Staining to bottom corner of front cover - showing through on pastedown and affecting page margins of prelims, including frontis. Some foxing and browning.

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HAMPSHIRE
Written by Telford Varley. Illustrated by Wilfrid Ball.
Stock no. 2137554
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1909. Almost very good condition.

Green decorated cloth, gilt titles to spine. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding map. 3000 copies printed. A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling series. Spine is bumped. A few marks to covers. Joints have white tape repairs - so strengthened. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Plate opposite page 164 has ragged edge. Some foxing and browning.

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GEORGE MORLAND
Written by Walter Gilbey; E.D. Cuming.
Stock no. 2137552
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. A. & C. Black Colour Book 20 Shilling series. 50 colour plates. 290 pages plus 2 page original booklist. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Piece of loss/hole to top corner of spine. Some scuffing to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Rear joint is pulled. Foxing and browning, mostly to outer page edges.

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BRITISH WATER-COLOUR ART
Written by Marcus B. Huish.
Stock no. 2137534
Published by Adam & Charles Black; The Fine Art Society Ltd.. 1st 1904. Good condition.

British Water-Colour Art 1804-1904 Covered by the Life of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours. A & C Black 20 Shilling Series. 3000 copies printed. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Red and gilt decorations also to spine and front cover. 60 tissue-guarded colour plates, plus 1 b/w and a folding facsimile of the address. Top edge gilt. Spine is browned with a few chips to top and tail. Damp stain along bottom edge of front cover. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing. Finger mark to plate page 20. Small stain to lower margin plates/pages 178-200. Rear joint is split and VERY FRAGILE - stitching is just about holding on. A reading copy.

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BRITTANY
Written by Dorothy Menpes. Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Stock no. 2137520
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1912. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Mauve cloth with green decoration. Gilt title to spine. Grey/green title to front cover. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. 1" split to top of spine, which is very browned with wear. Rest of covers are unevenly faded with wear; bumping to corners. Foxing. Some guards are browned. Light browning to plate margins.

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THE ROYAL NAVY
Written by H. Lawrence Swinburne. Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson; J. Jellicoe.
Stock no. 2137509
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Brown and cream decorations to front cover and spine. 61 colour plates. With some notes on the costume of the sailors of the past by Commander Charles N. Robinson R.N., Illustrated by J. Jellicoe. A and C Black Colour Book in the 20 Shillings Series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front endpaper is MISSING. Some foxing.

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THE ARMIES OF INDIA
Written by G.F. Macmunn. Illustrated by A.C. Lovett.
Stock no. 2137508
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1922. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine; yellow title and decoration, also with blind border to front cover. With a foreword by Field-Marshal Earl Roberts. 72 colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. 8 page booklist to rear. A and C Black 20 Shillings Series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little chipping to top and tail of spine. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper and top of title page. Some browning and foxing.

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WAR SKETCHES IN COLOUR
Written by Captain S.E. St. Leger.
Stock no. 2137507
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1903. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Red and orange/dark yellow borders to spine and front cover. 66 colour plates. B/w illustrations. A and C Black 20 Shillings Series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some browning to spine. A few marks to covers. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges; a few to margins. All plates present.

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EGYPTIAN BIRDS
Written by Charles Whymper. Illustrated by Charles Whymper.
Stock no. 2137437
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Fawn cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. Yellow, green and orange decoration to spine; 51 tissue-guarded colour plates as well as 11 line drawings in text. 2 page original booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Black mark to top edge of outer page edges (over gilt). Joints are a little cracked. Small damp marks along top edge and bottom corner of front endpaper. Some foxing and marks throughout. Light browning to plate margins.

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SICILY
Written by Spencer Musson. Illustrated by Alberto Pisa.
Stock no. 2137436
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Grey cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover and green and orange decorations. Top edge gilt. 48 tissue-guarded mounted colour plates and fold-out map to rear. Part of the A & C Black 20 Shilling Series. 1-2" split to top of spine; some fraying to cloth; other horizontal tear across top of spine - partially repaired with glue. Browning to spine. Bumping to corners. Some scuffing. Front joint is pulled. Newspaper cutting has been stuck to the rear pastedown. Some browning and foxing.

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