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MELISANDE
Written by Margery Sharp. Illustrated by Roy McKie.
Stock no. 2138022
Published by Collins. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. Memoir of a remarkable operatic soprano (a dog!). B/w drawings. Name in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning. Wrapper is in pieces, with loss in places.

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THE FOLIO BOOK OF HUMOROUS ANECDOTES
Written by Edward Leeson. Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle.
Stock no. 2137871
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Introduction by Leeson. Lime pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded. A few light marks to outer page edges. Slip case is very good - a few small knocks.

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THE EPIPLECTIC BICYCLE
Written by Edward Gorey. Illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Stock no. 2136425
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Small format. Oblong format. Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 4.75 x 7". ISBN: 0747541655. Very slight fade mark to edge of front cover/spine.

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JOKEBY, BURLESQUE ON ROKEBY
Written by John Roby.
Stock no. 2135877
Published by Thomas Tegg. 1813. Fair condition.

Leather spine and corners. Blue boards. A Poem, In Six Cantos By An Amateur Of Fashion. 8th edition, corrected and enlarged. Colour frontis. Much of leather spine and corners are chipped away/worn away and missing. Stitching to binding can be seen through spine. Covers are grubby and foxed. Prelims are almost detached. Foxing and page browning. Musty smell to book.

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RHYME STEW
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2135815
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Hare likes a flutter, the Tortoise cheats, and they're racing for right of veto on a vegetable patch; the Emperor's new ski clothes tickle the court ladies but leave him cold on the slopes... Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 0224026607. A few spots to covers. Bumping to spine and corners. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with small chips to top and tail of spine.

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TAKE ONE TOAD
No author listed. Illustrated by Ronald Searle.
Stock no. 2135562
Published by Dennis Dobson. 1st 1968. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Purple boards, silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w humourous drawings. ISBN: 0234772824. Covers are unevenly faded. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with tears and chips; a little loss; also foxed.

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THE MAN WHO WAS H.M.BATEMAN
Written by Anthony Anderson. Illustrated by H.M. Bateman.
Stock no. 1822309
Published by Webb & Bower. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author pays tribute to a unique and powerful talent and holds a revealing mirror up to the awkward and complex nature of the man who was H.M.Bateman. Colour and b/w illus throughout. 224 pages. Illustrated brown boards. ISBN: 0906671574. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed, minor white mark to lower edge of front board. Text block lightly browned. Extensive black mark across page 184 and 185 but text still legible. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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LONDON HUMOROUS READINGS
Written by Henry Lloyd.
Stock no. 2135290
Published by W. Nicholson & Sons. 1st 1890. Good condition.

Maroon cloth with gilt titles and black decorations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spotting and other marks to covers. Binding is starting to weaken. Some foxing and browning throughout. Ink stamp to title page.

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MORNINGS AT BOW STREET
Written by John Wight. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 2135188
Published by Charles Baldwyn. 1st 1824. Almost very good condition.

New binding of Brown cloth spine, green boards; white paper title to spine. A Selection of the Most Humourous and Entertaining Reports Which Have Appeared in the Morning Herald. B/w illustrations. Some fading and wear to new spine. New endpapers. Rest of pages have uncut edges; foxing to varying degrees throughout.

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THE MAN WHO WAS H.M.BATEMAN
Written by Anthony Anderson. Illustrated by H.M. Bateman.
Stock no. 1321411
Published by Webb & Bower. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author pays tribute to a unique and powerful talent and holds a revealing mirror up to the awkward and complex nature of the man who was H.M.Bateman. Colour and b/w illus throughout. 224 pages. Illustrated brown boards. ISBN: 0906671574. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed, small white spot to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed.

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GILES ANNUAL 1948 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Giles. Illustrated by Giles.
Stock no. 2134692
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Collector's limited edition facsimile of the third Giles Annual first published in 1948. Oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. ISBN: 1874507708. Light wear to cover edges. Card slip cover has some wear and a little creasing in places.

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THE FOLIO BOOK OF HUMOROUS ANECDOTES
Written by Edward Leeson. Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle.
Stock no. 2134230
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Leeson. Lime pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Darkening to spine. Slip case is very good - a few marks and some wear.

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