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OUT OF THE MIST: THE CONNEMARA PONY
Written by Pat Lyne.
Stock no. 1831401
Published by Pat Lyne. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

A further study of the Connemara Pony throughout the world wherever he is bred and used. Limited edition. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. x and 299 pages including index. ISBN: 0950967424. SIGNED and dated by the author to title page. Also has the author's address label to colophon page. Boards are just a little grubby. Small knock to lower edge of rear board. Contents clean.

APHRODITE'S CARP
Written by John Langridge.
Stock no. 1330985
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st 2006. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete history of Britain's favourite fish. Purple cloth, white and gilt titles. Black endpapers. 272 pages. A few b/w photos and illustrations. Limited edition of 500 copies. ISBN: 9781899600441. Light dents to top edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. This copy is NOT numbered.

LINEN HOUSES OF BANBRIDGE
Written by Catherine Cahill; Jack Diamond. Illustrated by Clare Boyce; Elizabeth McCalla.
Stock no. 1831077
1st thus 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Historical and Architectural Study of the Houses of The Linen Merchants of Banbridge, Ireland. Limited Edition of 200. Oblong format. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 72 pages including index. This is copy 88 of 200. A few scuff marks to dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

WE HAVE HEARD RAVENS
Written by Dorothy Wordsworth; Catherine Simmonds.
Stock no. 1831048
Published by Flagon Press. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

Poems drawn from Dorothy Wordsworth's Journals. Introduction and notes by Catherine Simmonds. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Pictorial cardwraps. 54 pages. ISBN: 9780955707346. Covers a little edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

SUN, MOON & STONEHENGE: HIGH CULTURE IN ANCIENT BRITAIN
Written by Robin Heath.
Stock no. 1831031
Published by Bluestone Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

How did the builders of Stonehenge predict eclipses to within a minute of accuracy? Why did they bring stones all the way from West Wales? What is the connection between Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid? Could ancient Britons really predict eclipses to the hour? Limited Edition of 2000 numbered copies. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. xv and 239 pages including index. ISBN: 0952615177. SIGNED by the author, dedicated 'To Polly, with best wishes', to front endpaper on tipped in plate. This is copy 98 of 2,000. Covers lightly scuffed, very minor grubbiness to top edge of text block. contents clean.

OENONE IN JANUARY
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830957
Published by The Old Stile Press. 1st thus 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

There is a stanza for each day of the month of January which explores the world through the eyes of a three-year-old; people, relationships and the language they use. Small format. Peach paper boards, gilt to spine, black title and vignette to front board. B/w wood engravings. 21 pages. Limited edition of 350 signed by author and illustrator. ISBN: 0907664172. SIGNED by author and illustrator in pencil to verso rear endpaper. Very light, minor rubbing to corners of boards. Contents clean. This is copy 63. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed.

THE RUDIMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE: OR, THE YOUNG WORKMAN'S INSTRUCTOR
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830876
Published by Black & Harris Publishers. 1st thus 1992. Very good condition.

This edition published in 1992, being a reprint with new introduction from the 1778 printing (reprint of 1773 edition). Limited to 300 copies. Black cloth spine with 4 raised bands and gilt title. Marbled cloth boards with cream title onlay to front. B/w drawings. ISBN: 0951958100. Gilt to spine a little rubbed and obliterated. Rubbing to rear edge of spine. Text block browned and a little grubby. Browning to page edges.

BERT HOULDING: TT PIONEER MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER: MADE IN PRESTON
Written by Paul Ingham.
Stock no. 1330713
Published by Paul Ingham. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A limited edition of 500 copies. Cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9780952480242. This is copy no. 451. Covers slightly edge rubbed, Contents fine.

NAPPER TANDY: THE STORY OF A GOOD CAT BY HIS FRIEND ARGOS
Written by Hazel Brill Jackson. Illustrated by Hazel Brill Jackson.
Stock no. 1330484
Published by Hazel Brill Jackson. 1962. Very good condition.

Burgundy cardwraps with gilt title and vignettes to front cover, small gilt vignette to rear cover. B/w illustrations throughout. SIGNED by the author to colophon page and also to dedication page (this copy dedicated to Una(?)). This is copy no. 9. Covers are edge worn with slight fading and a couple of small tears. Staples are rusty (the lower one has partially broken away on the outside of the book). Minimal foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

BROTHER MARCUS AND THE BIRDS
Written by Austin Burn-Jones. Illustrated by Marion Smylie-Wild.
Stock no. 1330447
Published by Imagier Publishing. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Colour & Read book. "Choose your favourite crayons and colour in each page as you read about Brother Marcus and the Birds". Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Limited to 200 copies. ISBN: 9780955841583. Covers ever so slightly grubby. Corner tips ever so slightly creased. Contents fine.

BROTHER MARCUS AND THE BEES
Written by Austin Burn-Jones. Illustrated by Marion Smylie-Wild.
Stock no. 1330446
Published by Imagier Publishing. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Colour & Read book. "Choose your favourite crayons and colour in each page as you read about Brother Marcus and the Bees. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Limited to 200 copies. ISBN: 9780955841590. Covers ever so slightly grubby. Contents fine.

SELF TO SELF
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton.
Stock no. 1330405
Published by Faber and Gwyer, Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

No. 11 of The Ariel Poems. Large-paper edition, limited to 500 copies. Light grey boards with gilt title to front. Small b/w illustration to half title-page and one full-page illustration. SIGNED by the author to limitation page, this is copy no. 187. A few very small, light marks to covers. Contents bright and clean.