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WILLIAM CALLOW R.W.S., F.R.G.S.
Written by William Callow; H.M. Cundall.
Stock no. 2137057
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1908. Almost very good condition.

An Autobiography. Green cloth with gilt title to spine, black title to front cover and red/brown decorations. Edited by Cundall. A. & C. Black 7/6 series. Spine is browned. Corners are bumped. Cracking to joints. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.

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WINCHESTER
Written by Telford Varley. Illustrated by Wilfrid Ball.
Stock no. 2137056
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1910. Good condition.

24 tissue-guarded colour plates. 2000 copies printed. Top edge gilt. Blue cloth, gilt titles and coat of arms to front cover. A & C Black Colour Book 7s 6d Series. Covers are heavily marked and faded. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some pages internally. Some plate pages are starting to become detached. A reading copy.

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WAR IMPRESSIONS
Written by Dorothy Menpes. Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Stock no. 2137055
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1903. Good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. 216mm x 153mm. xiv, 254 pages. Folding chart. 99 tissue-guarded colour plates. 3000 copies printed. An A. & C. Black Colour Book. Damp staining to bottom corner of front cover. Split to top of spine at front; to about half way down the book. Marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Ink stamp to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and margins. Tear to fold-out page. A working copy ONLY!

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WATER-COLOUR GUIDANCE FOR THE STUDENT, THE AMATEUR AND THE OCCASIONAL COLOURIST
Written by J. Hullah Brown. Illustrated by J. Hullah Brown.
Stock no. 2137051
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. 24 colour plates and other b/w illustrations. A & C Black Colour Book. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spotting and marks to covers. Top inner margins of pages (next to top of spine) creased. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks. All plates present.

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ENGLAND
Written by Ronald Carton. Illustrated by Gordon Home; et al.; A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137019
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1932. Almost very good condition.

32 coloured plates, blue cloth, Popular Series. Some wear and marks to covers. Front endpaper is stuck to front pastedown. Some foxing and browning, but mostly to outer page edges. All plates present.

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YORKSHIRE
Written by Gordon Home. Illustrated by Gordon Home.
Stock no. 2137009
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1905. Good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles and small motifs. 32 tissue-guarded colour plates plus map. Top edge gilt. A & C Colour Book 7/6 series. Booklist to rear. Spine is bumped and worn with browning. Some fraying/chipping to cloth at top and tail. Marks to covers. Browning and foxing, especially to outer page edges. Plates to pages 50 + 142 are inserted elsewhere. Looks like one page to prelims has been reinserted. Joint broken to page 137. Tissue guard to page 134 is torn. Tissue guards and plates are worn. This is a working copy ONLY! All plates present. Booklist to rear is dated 1905.

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KENT
Written by W. Teignmouth Shore. Illustrated by W. Biscombe Gardner.
Stock no. 2136983
Published by A. & C. Black. 1924. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth. 32 colour plates. Popular series. 2nd revised edition. Spine is browned. Marks to covers, including damp stain to rear cover. Foxing. Damp stain to first few plates on lower margin. Browning to margins of plates. Grubby mark to plate on page 113.

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SOUTH DEVON
Written by Chas R. Rowe. Illustrated by C.E. Hannaford.
Stock no. 2136979
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt titles and decorations. 24 colour plates. A & C Blacks 6 shilling series. Spine is faded. A few marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some throughout. Plate pages 72, 104 and 120 have been reattached.

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THE CASTLES OF ITALY
Written by C.T.G. Formilli. Illustrated by C.T.G. Formilli.
Stock no. 2136951
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cream cloth with dark brown/red titles and black pictures to front cover and spine. 24 colour plates. A & C Black Colour Book. Spine is browned and grubby; some marks to covers also. Page edge browning.

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WORLD PICTURES
Written by Mortimer Menpes; Dorothy Menpes.
Stock no. 2136948
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Good condition.

A & C Black 20 Shilling Series. 9 x 6.5 ins. Red cloth with black and gold decorations to front board. 50 colour and 50 black and white plates. Joints are broken! 1" split to cloth at base of spine; some chipping and nicks with fraying to cloth on spine and corners. Heavy bump to bottom corner of rear cover. Remains of bookplate to front pastedown. Front endpaper is nearly detached, browned and torn. Page edges are browned. All plates present.

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JOHN HALIFAX GENTLEMAN
Written by Dinah Maria Murlock; Gordon Home. Illustrated by Oswald Moser; G.F. Nicholls.
Stock no. 2136946
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st thus 1912. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt titles, black and cream decorations. 20 Colour plates. Introduction by Home. A and C Black 7/6 Series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front cover is a little bowed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Damp staining to top margin of front pastedown and front endpaper. Creasing to tissue guard of frontis. Plate opposite page 161 has slightly grubby margin. Page edge browning and some foxing.

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BONNIE SCOTLAND
Written by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. Illustrated by Sutton Palmer.
Stock no. 2123624
Published by A. & C. Black. 1912. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

An outline of Scotland's salient features with a glimpse at its history, national character and customs. 75 colour plates. Blue decorated cloth; gilt title to spine; brown title to front cover. 254 pages and 8 page booklist to rear. 9 x 6". An A. & C. Black Colour Book in the 20 Shillings Series. Some wear to cover corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. A little foxing; some margin marks. A couple of tissue guards have become loose, but still inserted. Wrapper is very creased and damaged; has been repaired to verso with brown tape; still some pieces of loss.

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