DEEP SEA CHANTIES
Written by Frank Shay; William McFee. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson.
Stock no. 1316787
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition.

Old Sea Songs with elegant engravings. Large format. Cream spine with blue boards and title onlay to front. Colour and b/w decorations and woodcuts. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine grubby and small piece of title-label on spine missing. Front cover is discoloured causing browning to title-label. Light foxing to contents.
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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1507573
Published by George Allen. 1st 1894. Almost very good condition.

Presented In Eight Pen Designs by Walter Crane. Signed Limited Edition of 650 copies, 600 of which are for sale. Engraved and printed by Duncan C. Dallas. Very large format. 14.75 x 11.5" approx. Green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. Plates are mounted on thick card with paper guards. No text. Copy no: 10. Spine and corners bumped with wear. Some foxing and a few small marks to covers. Front joint cracked, rear joint starting to crack. Light corner crease to both endpapers, title page and signature page. Some foxing and browning to contents. Foxing to first plate and just a couple of fox spots to second plate.
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STRUWWELHITLER
Written by Doktor Schrecklichkeit; Robert Spence; Philip Spence.
Stock no. 1316774
Published by Daily Sketch & Sunday Graphic Ltd.. circa 1941. Good condition.

"A Nazi Story Book" by Doktor Shrecklichkeit. Colour pictorial paper wraps. Colour illustrations. A parody on the original Struwwelpeter. Picture on front cover shows Hitler with one armband denoting later edition. Covers are detached from contents with small tears and slight loss to top and tail of spine. Covers slightly grubby with some browning to edges. There is a fault in the paper used at the back of the book causing some light creasing to contents.
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STRUWWELHITLER
Written by Doktor Schrecklichkeit; Robert Spence; Philip Spence.
Stock no. 1316774
Published by Daily Sketch & Sunday Graphic Ltd.. circa 1941. Good condition.

"A Nazi Story Book" by Doktor Shrecklichkeit. Colour pictorial paper wraps. Colour illustrations. A parody on the original Struwwelpeter. Picture on front cover shows Hitler with one armband denoting later edition. Covers are detached from contents with small tears and slight loss to top and tail of spine. Covers slightly grubby with some browning to edges. There is a fault in the paper used at the back of the book causing some light creasing to contents.
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THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON
Written by J.M. Barrie. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1407026
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1914. Almost very good condition.

Limited edition of 500 SIGNED by Hugh Thomson. White vellum, heavily decorated with gilt. 21 beautiful tipped-in colour plates. Top edges gilt. 235pp. 12.5 x 10". A very handsome book. SIGNED by Thomson. This is copy no. 148. Bumping to spine and corners. Covers are grubby and rear cover has a couple of marks. Creasing to front endpaper and prelims including mount and tissue guard for frontis but plate itself is not affected. Browning to endpapers. Some light page browning. Light foxing mostly to prelims and page edges and some fingering. One page and last tissue guard creased. Plates all present and in very good condition.
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LITTLE BROTHER & LITTLE SISTER AND OTHER TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1407023
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1917. Very good condition.

Adds 40 more stories to the 60 which Rackham already illustrated several years earlier. The violence and grotesqueries have been toned down conveying instead a wealth of humour and charm throughout. 12 beautiful tipped-in colour plates plus 43 b/w drawings. Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette. Pictorial endpapers and title page. 250 pages. Spine, corners and board edges bumped. Spine browned. Some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Browning to endpapers tissue guards and some pages internally. Some foxing mainly to page edges and a little fingering otherwise contents are clean. Corner creases to six plates, the others are fine. Tissue guards are loose and creased.
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SIEGFRIED AND THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
Written by Richard Wagner. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1407022
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

The second of the two volumes making up the trilogy of The Ring Of The Niblung. Brown cloth, gilt decorations to spine and front cover. 30 magnificent tipped-in colour plates which display the Germanic inspiration evident in Rip and Midsummer Night's Dream and continuing through Undine and the Wagner books. Orange and cream pictorial endpapers. Top edge brown. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers marked and gilt on spine faded. Browning to endpapers. Creasing to printer's page at rear of book. Brown offsetting to some pages - where plates are tipped in. Some light foxing mainly to page edges. One plate creased. Slight bend to last plate and mount corresponding with crease on opposite page. Plates are otherwise fine. Tissue guards very lightly browned and one is creased at the corner.
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CLAIR DE LUNE AND OTHER TROUBADOUR ROMANCES
Written by Michael West; Alfred Mereer. Illustrated by Evelyn Paul.
Stock no. 1407020
Published by George G. Harrap & Co.. Very good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt titles and vignettes to front cover. Attractive colour illustrations, some tipped-in. Decorated initial letters to start of each chapter. Top edge gilt, others are untrimmed. A little bumping to spine and corners. Bookplate, which is browned and foxed to front pastedown. Light browning to endpapers.A few foxspots otherwise contents are very good. Colour illustrations are beautifully bright.
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MANKA THE SKY GIPSY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1407019
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

The story of a wild goose, taking the reader from snow-sheeted mountains and ice-bound seas to secret little lochs where wild birds find sanctuary. Illustrated by beautiful woodcuts which seem to have a life of their own. Blue covers, cream spine with gilt titles. 258 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Spine is browned and gilt a little dulled. Blue cloth a little marked. Inscription and name to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Brown mark to inner margin and some text of several pages. Text is still legible. A few foxspots to page edges.
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DRAWN FROM LIFE
Written by E.H. Shepard. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1507534
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Continuing the story of Shepard's childhood from 1890, when his mother died until his wedding day. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w text illustrations. 217 pages. 8.5" x 6.5". Spine bumped. Faint blotchy marks to covers. Pen inscription to front endpaper, small bookseller's label to pastedown. Just a few fox spots. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, with tears and chips, rear panel is grubby, a few fox spots.
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LITTLE WALKS IN LONDON
Written by Yveling Rambaud. Illustrated by John Leech.
Stock no. 1507488
Published by Longman, Green And Co.. 1875. Very good condition.

A tutor takes two children on six walks in London to show them a different world, more real, and less flattering which will amuse but give some instructive lessons. Green spine, yellow paper boards with black titles. Text in French and English. 7 full-page b/w illustrations. 57 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby. Bookplate and small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Browning/foxing to endpapers and first and last few pages. Contents generally clean.
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IS IT WELL WITH THE CHILD?
No author listed. Illustrated by Eve Garnett.
Stock no. 1507485
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

A volume of b/w drawings illustrating the remarks made by slum children which have been overheard. Marjorie Bowen, in a long introduction, has much of interest to say about slum children. Foreword by Walter de la Mare. White cloth spine, grey paper boards, onlay of titles. 11.5 x 9". A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Two small bumps to top edge and nick to bottom edges of covers. Endpapers browned. Light browning to page edges and a little foxing to text block. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, creased and torn with some loss from ends of spine and folds. Grubby, spine and folds browned. Some tape repairs on verso.
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