PAINTER OF PASSION: THE JOURNAL OF EUGENE DELACROIX
Written by Eugene Delacroix; Hubert Wellington; Timothy Wilson-Smith.
Stock no. 1830562
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition.

A selection edited by Hubert Wellington, introduction by Timothy Wilson-Smith. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, oval portraiture onlay to front. Colour illustrated endpapers. Colour photos. 378 pages. Headband is detached from the outer spine (common fault). Text block lightly browned. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a knock to one edge.

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A SLENDER REPUTATION
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1330426
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. Covers are slightly damp(?) spotted. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed.

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CLARICE CLIFF
Written by Lynn Knight.
Stock no. 1830531
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An insightful biography of one of the most prominent ceramic designers of the twentieth century. Black boards, green foil title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 328 pages including index. ISBN: 9780747578284. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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AN INNKEEPER'S DIARY
Written by John Fothergill; Craig Brown. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
Stock no. 1830470
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Very good condition.

Introduction by Craig Brown. Green cloth spine, cream decorated boards. B/w illustrations. Minor white mark to top of spine. Minor foxing to text block. Boards and contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily scuffed, faded to sides and has a couple of nicks to one side (VG-).

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PIET MONDRIAN
Written by Hans L.C. Jaffe. Illustrated by Piet Mondrian.
Stock no. 1830446
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A concise edition of Hans L.C. Jaffe's Mondrian, originally published in 1969. Large format. Grey cloth boards iwth gilt title and publisher vignette to front. Colour & b/w illustrations. 128 pages. ISBN: 0500080402. Spine has a slight lean. Board edges have a few light knocks. Name in ink to front pastedown. Some light foxing, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has a small patch of surface paper loss to top edge of rear panel.

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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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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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DRAWN FROM MEMORY
Written by E.H. Shepard. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330226
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A charming autobiography of Shepard's childhood. Green cloth, gilt titles. Top edge red. B/w text illustrations throughout. 190 pages. 8.5" x 6.5". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Evidence of erased pencil marks to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners and a little grubby to rear panel.

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A WHIFF OF BURNT BOATS
Written by Geoffrey Trease.
Stock no. 1330208
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2009. Good condition.

An early autobiography. Originally published by Macmillan in 1971. Cardwraps. 163 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781847450715. EX-LIB with labels and stamps to prelims. Covers and contents otherwise clean.

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CATLAND
Written by Rodney Dale. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1330194
Published by Magna Books; Promotional Reprint Company Ltd.. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tells the story of Wain's life. Large format. Red glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Published by the Promotional Reprint Company exclusively for Magna Books. ISBN: 1854229222. Spine and corners bumped. Top edge of textblock is foxed. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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LAUGHTER AT THE DOOR: A CONTINUED AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Geoffrey Trease.
Stock no. 1330177
Published by Macmillan London Limited. 1st 1974. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The second instalment of the authors autobiography, written in response to numerous individuals who enjoyed A Whiff of Burnt Boats and demanded more. Dark green boards, gilt title to spine. 186 pages. ISBN: 0333168119. EX-LIB with stamps and damage. Front free-endpaper torn out. Spine and corners bumped. Contents well fingered, textblock grubby. Dustwrapper has a small piece of tape to rear flap and remains of a library label to front flap. Wrapper is lightly browned.

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KILVERT'S DIARY (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Francis Kilvert; William Plomer.
Stock no. 1830294
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1980. Very good condition.

Chosen and Edited by William Plomer. Three volumes. Green cloth spine with gilt titles, beige marbled effect boards. B/w photos. Top edges green. ISBN: 0224012991. Reprint of the 1977 edition. A very respectable set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor marks.

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