A DOZEN DOGS OR SO
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1817337
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1928. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth, dark brown titles. A selection of verses which have appeared in 'Punch', all of which are about dogs. Twelve colour plates plus frontis plus b/w illustrations. 47 pages. Boards grubby. Gift inscription to front endpaper. Foxing to half-title page. Some hinges pulled.
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THE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA
Written by A.O. Exquemelin; Alexis Brown.
Stock no. 1817319
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1972. Slightly better than very good condition.

Comprising a Pertinent and Truthful Description of the Principal Acts of Depredation and Inhuman Cruelty Committed by the English and French Buccaneers Against the Spaniards in America. Blue leather spine with silver title. B/w illustrations. A few marks to leather spine. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase in very good condition.
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THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
Written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Illustrated by Garrick Palmer.
Stock no. 1817284
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Fine condition.

Burgundy silk moire boards, gilt title to spine, pictorial onlay to front. Pale blue endpapers. Printed on pale blue paper. B/w wood engravings. Contained in publisher's burgundy slipcase in fine condition.
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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold.
Stock no. 2129352
Published by Folio Society. 9th 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Tales from the Thousand and One Nights. White cloth, gilt titles and decoration. Colour plates. Small knock to top edge of rear cover. Spine has some light browning. Contents are fine. Slip case is very good - a few marks.
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THE FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2129351
Published by Folio Society. 4th 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

A reproduction of the 1909 edition. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Colour plates. Top edge blue. A beautiful book. Spine is faded/mottled. Contents are excellent. Slip case is near fine.
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THE WAYFARING TREE
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2129326
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Light blue cloth with silver lettering to spine and vignette of flying geese to front cover. B/w wood engravings throughout. An attractive country book from the pen of "BB" in which he looks back to his boyhood, tells of the friends he made, of expeditions in search of birds and first attempts at fishing and shooting. 8.75x6.5". 198 pages. Spine is unevenly faded/mottled. Page browning, a little foxing. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; small patch of surface paper damage to rear panel; spotting.
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DAVID GENTLEMAN'S LONDON
Written by David Gentleman. Illustrated by David Gentleman.
Stock no. 2129321
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0297785745. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Wrapper is price-cut with a browned spine; also edge-creased with a couple of closed tears.
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THE KNAVE OF HEARTS
Written by Louise Saunders. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish.
Stock no. 2129317
Published by Artists & Writers Guild. Circa 1925. Very good condition.

Large format. Spiral bound cardwraps. Stunning colour illustrations. Book is contained in a maroon cloth case and then in a marbled board slip case with leather spine with raised bands. Couple of damp mark to front cover. Creasing, with some chipping to corners and top and tail of spiral binding; a little loss. Page corner creasing. Maroon case is excellent. Slip case is edge-worn with some scuff marks; small patch of surface paper damage to rear.
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THE QUIET FIELDS
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2129313
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book tells of a year spent deep in the countryside, beginning when the year is young, when trees and hedges are bare to the winters winds, and on through the spring, summer and autumn, to winter once again. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Super b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718120396. SIGNED by author/illustrator to title page. Small bump to base of spine. Grubby mark to outer page edges.
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PETER PAN AND WENDY
Written by J.M. Barrie. Illustrated by Debra Mcfarlane.
Stock no. 1817178
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Fine condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, silver titles. Red title and silver floral and fairy decorations to front cover. Silver fairies decorate the spine. Illustrated endpapers. 12 beautiful tipped-in colour plates. Top edge blue. A reproduction of the text of the 1911 edition with minor emendations. Contained in publisher's blue slipcase which is lightly scuffed to one side and a few tiny marks to the other side.
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FORTY FINE LADIES
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2129092
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth. Two-tone hunting sketches plus verses to do with fox-hunting which have appeared in Punch previously . Heavy bumping to a couple of corners and spine. Grubby mark to rear cover. Inscription to front endpaper. Page corner creasing. Some spotting to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents are generally very good.
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MONARCHS OF MERRIE ENGLAND VOL I (WILLIAM I TO HENRY III)
Written by Roland Carse. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2129091
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w text illustrations. 2 colour plates. 3-4" split to top of spine; smaller split to base. Vertical crease to centre of covers; some chipping to corners. Corner creasing and some page browning; contents are still generally very good. A reading copy.
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