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RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328920
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2003. Fine condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1904329330. Certificate no. 493 enclosed. A couple of small, light foxspots to front panel of slipcase.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1944 (FACSIMILE) - RUPERT IN MORE ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328852
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1996. Nearly fine condition.

Collectors Limited Edition. Reproduction of the 1944 Rupert annual. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 1874507694. A few small foxspots to textblock, also affecting some page margins. Otherwise a fine copy in bright card slipcase.

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DE HISTORIA ET VERITATE UNICORNIS ON THE HISTORY AND TRUTH OF THE UNICORN
Written by Michael Green.
Stock no. 1328649
Published by Running Press. 1st PB 1983. Very good condition.

The facsimile and translation of an original manuscript. Green cardwraps. 64 pages. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0894712063. Rubbing to cover edges. Joints inside covers are cracked. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE STUDENT'S HANDBOOK OF BRITISH MOSSES
Written by H.N. Dixon. Illustrated by H.G. Jameson.
Stock no. 1828951
Published by Wheldon & Wesley. 1st thus 1970. Almost very good condition.

Facsimile of the 3rd Edition published by V.V. Sumfield 1924. A practical handbook with an index of black and white plates. Dark green cloth boards; gilt lettering to spine. xlviii and 582 pages including index plus b/w plates to rear. Light marks/stains to boards. Text block browned with some minor foxing. Contents otherwise clean.

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A HANDBOOK OF THE LARGER BRITISH FUNGI
Written by John Ramsbottom.
Stock no. 1828940
Published by British Museum. 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile reprint of the 1923 publication except for a few small corrections. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w line drawings to text. iv and 222 pages including index. Seventh reprint. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Plain white dustwrapper is grubby and browned.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1939 (FACSIMILE) - THE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328494
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile of the 4th Rupert annual (1939). Colour pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Black/red/white illustrations throughout. 125 pages. The 'look and feel' of the original perfectly captured by this magnificent reproduction. ISBN: 085079241X. Covers edge rubbed at corners. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1959 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328488
Published by Egmont Books Ltd.. 2007. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Reproduction. Front cover shows Rupert holding a beach ball. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781405232654. Still in original shrinkwrap.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1939 (FACSIMILE) - THE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328485
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Facsimile of the 4th Rupert annual (1939). Colour pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Black/red/white illustrations throughout. 125 pages. The 'look and feel' of the original perfectly captured by this magnificent reproduction. ISBN: 085079241X. Covers edge rubbed. Contents fine.

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UTAMARO: A CHORUS OF BIRDS
No author listed. Illustrated by Utamaro.
Stock no. 1828544
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Viking Press. 1st thus 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book reproduces in size and in the fold-out format of the original copy of Utamaro's 'Momo-chidori kyoka awase' in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. To accomodate the left-to-right tradition of the Western reader, the sequence of illustrations has been reversed, however the Japanese verses should be read from right to left. Green cloth boards, white title label to front board. Boards have no spine as book opens concertina style. Colour illustrations in facsimile. B/w illustrations to rear. ISBN: 0870992805. A lovely copy, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded to spine and lightly knocked at top & tail, foxing to top edge.

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THE JAPERS OF ST. JIM'S
Written by Martin Clifford; Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1328282
Published by Howard Baker. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile edition of Gem Volume No 14. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. Martin Clifford is well known as Frank Richards. ISBN: 0703002236. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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BILLY BUNTER'S BANKNOTE
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1328170
Published by Hawk Books Ltd.. 1st thus 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A faithful facsimile of the original. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 263 pages. ISBN: 0948248688. Slight bumping to spine. Small dent to lower edge of rear cover. A few light marks to top edge of textblock. Crease to lower corner of half title-page. A few small foxspots to verso of wrapper.

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THE EARLY IRON INDUSTRY OF FURNESS AND DISTRICT
Written by Alfred Fell.
Stock no. 1828308
Published by Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1968. Very good condition.

Cass Library of Industrial Classics No. 21. Facsimile of original edition published in 1908. An Historical and Descriptive Account from the Earliest Times to the End of the 18th Century with An Account of Furness Ironmasters in Scotland, 1726-1800. Burgundy cloth boards, Black title label with gilt title to spine, gilt title to front. Spine lightly faded. Corners lightly rubbed. Initials and date in ink to front endpaper. Text block slightly grubby.

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