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AN ARTIST'S MODELS
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1316213
Published by H. F. & G. Witherby. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

SIGNED/LTD edition of which 300 copies are for sale. Not a collection of lovely ladies but a collection of even lovelier dogs! 20 superb full-page sketches depicting models the artists has known in various doggy poses. White boards, gilt titles. Plates have captioned tissue-guards. 80 pages, top edge gilt others untrimmed. SIGNED by Aldin to limitation page. This is copy no. 46. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing and slight grubbiness to covers. Evidence of removal of a name plate to front pastedown. Some pale foxing else contents clean.

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THE SURINAM ALBUM
Written by Julie Harvey. Illustrated by Maria Sybylla Merian.
Stock no. 1812675
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile edition with introductory booklet in custom made clamshell box. 91 watercolour facsimiles from the Maria Sibylla Merian Collection in the British Museum. Maria Sibylla Merian was one of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries' great painters of plants and animals. Limited edition of 1000. A sturdy inner panel holds the commentary volume underneath. This is bound in green cloth and printed on high-quality white laid paper. Julie Harvey of the Entomology Library at the Natural History Museum has written a fascinating introduction to Merian's work, setting it in context and providing an overview of her life and times. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. Small scuff mark to top of rear board (minor). Else a beautiful copy. Copy No. 16 of 1000. Clam shell case is in fine condition. Contained in original packaging from the Folio Society - polystyrene (reinforced and repaired with brown tape) and cardboard box. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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A COMING OF AGE AN ANGLER'S SEARCH FOR SOLITUDE CONTINUES
Written by Stuart Harris. Illustrated by Adam Entwistle.
Stock no. 2121616
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st 2016. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Brown boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos and some drawings throughout. Limited edition to 500 Hardback Copies. This is Copy No. 71 (bookplate stating this stuck to free front endpaper. Also Certificate SIGNED by author and Designer loosely inserted. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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LITTLE BROTHER & LITTLE SISTER
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1607965
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1917. Almost very good condition.

Deluxe edition, limited to 525 numbered and signed copies. Bound in light grey cloth with gold pictorial spine. Gold pictorial white label to front cover. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 13 tipped-in colour plates and 43 b/w drawings. Mauve on white pictorial endpapers. 250pp. 12 x 9.5". SIGNED by Rackham. Limited edition: this is copy number 352 of 525. Spine and corners bumped, with some wear to the cloth. Some marks to boards. Cracking ans splitting to front joint. Endpapers browned. Bookplate pasted to half-title page. All colour plates present: last plate is corner creased but all others are in fine condition. A few scattered foxspots. Contents generally clean and bright, but pages 248-9 are browned.

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A HEREFORDSHIRE MISCELLANY
Written by David Whitehead; John Eisel.
Stock no. 2119833
Published by Lapridge Publications. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Commemorating 150 years of the Woolhope Club. Edited by Whitehead and Eisel with 21 contributors. B/w photos. Green cloth, gilt titles. Limited edition. List of subscribers to rear. ISBN: 1899290087. This is Copy No. 651. Some light wear to cover edges.

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THE ERNE, ITS LEGENDS AND ITS FLY-FISHING
Written by Henry Newland.
Stock no. 2119785
Published by The Flyfisher's Classic Library. 1999. Fine condition.

Green full bonded leather covers, gilt titles. Colour frontis and title page. Limited edition of 450 copies. Contained in a fine slip-case. This is copy Number 117. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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INNS AND TAVERNS OF CHEPSTOW AND THE LOWER WYE VALLEY PART 5
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 2117360
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Card wrap orange booklet. 500 printed. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900278331. Spine is faded. Couple of foxspots to outer page edges/page margins.

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CHEPSTOW STREET LITERATURE AND EPHEMERA
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1607131
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. 90 examples of posters, handbills, timetables etc. Limited to 120 copies. Red boards. ISBN: 0906134064. Wrapper has some edge creasing and a couple of marks.

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WYE INTO SEVERN
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1607077
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A collection of short stories with a local Chepstow background. Limited to 130 copies. ISBN: 0906134439. Spine and corners scuffed. Scattered foxspots. Wrapper edge creased and has some fading / browning to spine.

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WYE INTO SEVERN
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1607075
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A collection of short stories with a local Chepstow background. Limited to 130 copies. ISBN: 0906134439. Edge of wrapper lightly worn.

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SNORUM A CHORUS OF COUNTY TALES
Written by John Barrington Barrett. Illustrated by Carol Walklin.
Stock no. 1713405
Published by Mullet Press. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 150 copies. B/w illustrations. Dark cloth boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0951992155. Copy no. 141. Wrapper has a couple of marks.

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A HISTORY OF THE SHIP LETTERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Alan W. Robertson.
Stock no. 2115920
Published by Pardy & Son Ltd.. Circa 1955. Almost very good condition.

An edition on Art Paper Limited to 600 copies. Large format. Blue cloth 'folders'. One volume contains sections A-D, next volume contains Section E (the catalogue) and third volume contains Supplement No. 4 (Section E, Part 4). Many b/w photos. SIGNED by author to Volume containing sections A-D. This is copy no. 353. Ex-lib. with some old library stamp marks etc. Covers have some uneven fading and a few marks. Foxing to outer page edges; some page browning.

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