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THE KINGDOM UNDER THE SEA AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1328766
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Delightful retelling of traditional East European folk tales. Dark green boards, gilt title to spine. Full-page colour pictures - exquisitely beautiful, black silhouettes against marble colours, plus numerous other silhouette illustrations. 104 pages. ISBN: 0224618822. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light vertical mark to centre of front cover. Slight foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss. Small red ink mark to front panel of wrapper, authors name partially rubbed to spine.

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SHAKESPEARE WITH THE PETS
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Persis Kirmse.
Stock no. 1328686
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles. Wonderful b/w illustrations of cats and dogs with quotations from Shakespeare. Spine slightly bumped. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is foxed and browned (particularly to spine) and worn at top and tail of spine.

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LORNA DOONE
Written by R.D. Blackmore. Illustrated by Lionel Edwards.
Stock no. 1328602
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream decorated cloth with red titles. 24 line drawings and 8 colour plates. xi and 493 pages. Children's Illustrated Classics series. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Name in pencil to verso of front free-endpaper, name in ink to front fly-leaf. Red pictorial wrapper is price-cut and slightly edge chipped.

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THE RING OF THE NIBLUNG
Written by Richard Wagner. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328450
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st thus 1939. Good condition.

A Trilogy With A Prelude By Richard Wagner. 2 Volumes in 1: The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie; Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, originally published in 1910 and 1911. 48 dramatic colour plates and b/w decorations. Blue cloth, black titles. Green/white pictorial endpapers. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly rubbed. Damp spotting to cover edges. Small splash mark to lower edge of front cover. Foxing to contents.

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THE HUNDREDTH STORY OF A.E. COPPARD
Written by A.E. Coppard. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings.
Stock no. 1328448
Published by The Golden Cockerel Press. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Green leather spine with gilt title. White and green decorated boards. B/w engravings to text. Limited to 1000 copies. Spine slightly worn at top and tail and is lightly browned. Some slight browning to edges of covers. Endpapers are lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Tiny booksellers sticker and ink stamp of binder (S & S, London) to front pastedown. This is copy no. 521.

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A LOOK AT CECIL ALDIN'S DOGS AND HOUNDS
Written by Rupert Collens. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328398
Published by The Lambourn Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. A visual journey through Aldin's career. Colour & b/w illustrations. Oblong format. Brown boards with gilt titles. ISBN: 1872708005. Spine bumped at top. Some erased pencil writing and other light marks to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased and faded, small brown mark to front panel.

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TWO TALES OF THE CONGO
Written by Joseph Conrad. Illustrated by Dolf Rieser.
Stock no. 1828272
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Includes: An Outpost of Progress; and Heart of Darkness. Beige cloth boards, black title block to length of spine, black image to front. B/w Copper-engravings by Dolf Rieser. An early Folio Society publication - no slipcase, as issued. Text block & endpapers browned. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and is browned, particularly to rear panel.

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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS: FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME
Written by John Bunyan. Illustrated by Thomas Dalziel.
Stock no. 1828179
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A new edition with a memoir of the author by H.W. Dulcken and 100 b/w text illustrations by Dalziel. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles & vignettes. Bevelled edges. xix plus 304 pages. All edges gilt. Undated. Spine faded and rear board faded to spine edge and top edge. Top & tail of spine worn. Corners lightly worn. Boards are scuffed. Foxing to prelims and last few pages. A few grubby marks to prelims. Hinges pulled else binding tight. Contents otherwise clean.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Blanche Macmanus.
Stock no. 1327786
Published by The De La More Press. 1925. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Saint George series. Red cloth with black titles and decoration to front cover. B/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. Small brown spot to front pastedown transferring onto free-endpaper. Cream dustwrapper is slightly grubby and marked.

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RANDOLPH CALDECOTT'S JOHN GILPIN AND OTHER STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1327764
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st thus 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Containing The Diverting History of John Gilpin, The House That Jack Built, The Frog He Would A-Wooing Go and The Milkmaid. Brown boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front board. Mustard yellow endpapers. Colour illustrations and b/w text illustrations throughout. 80 pages. 12 x 8.5". ISBN: 072322062X. Spine and corners bumped. Evidence of erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased.

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ZULEIKA DOBSON OR AN OXFORD LOVE STORY
Written by Max Beerbohm. Illustrated by Michael Kirkham.
Stock no. 1327593
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Light grey, illustrated boards. Cream endpapers. Book itself is fine. Cream slipcase is slightly grubby.

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THE MAN WHO DIED
Written by D.H. Lawrence. Illustrated by John Farleigh.
Stock no. 1827693
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A novel. Large, slim format. Beige cloth spine with gilt title. Marbled boards. Pages untrimmed. 10 full page woodcuts. Light bump to top front edge of boards. Scattered foxing throughout. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned , a few minor stains and a crayon mark to front panel.

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