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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THE FLORA OF BRISTOL
Written by James Walter White.
Stock no. 1606462
Published by Chatford House Press Ltd.. 1972. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Being an Account of all the Flowering Plants, Ferns, and their Allies That Have at Any Time Been Found in the District of the Bristol Coal-Fields. A facsimile of the 1912 edition. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 722 pages. 3 b/w plates and a map. Limited to 400 copies. ISBN: 0950083658. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper, with partially erased pencil annotation. Wrapper is faded to spine and edge torn with a little loss.

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BILL THE MINDER
Written by W. Heath Robinson. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1314202
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

Limited edition of 380 numbered and signed copies. Gilt decorated vellum. 16 superb tissue-guarded mounted colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 254 pages. SIGNED by Robinson plus and inscription in ink "To Peter & Christopher Brinsmead, with best wishes for Xmas 1944 from Granny Heath Robinson". Copy no. 213. Very faint musty smell to contents. Covers are a little soiled. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Lacking silk ties. Joints are cracked but binding still tight. Endpapers browned. Foxspots to endpapers and some page margins. Pale page browning. A nice copy of this scarce item.

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF TWELFTH NIGHT OR WHAT YOU WILL
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1314200
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Signed limited edition of 350 copies. Printed on handmade paper and bound in white vellum, gilt. 40 superb tipped-in colour plates on dark green mounts with captioned tissue-guards. 143 pages. Large, heavy format. SIGNED by the artist, this is copy no. 53. A few small, light marks to covers. Silk ties are missing. Foxing to textblock and to some page margins. Inscription in ink to front fly-leaf.

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THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE
Written by Algernon C. Swinburne. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1314199
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1918. Almost very good condition.

Limited Deluxe edition of 765 numbered, signed copies. Vellum-style boards and vellum spine. Gilt titles and vignette. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 133 pages. 11.5 x 9.25". 9 tipped-in colour plates mounted on heavy brown paper with captioned tissue-guards. 52 drawings. Pictorial endpapers. Contains extra colour plate not in trade edition. SIGNED by the artist, this is copy no. 76. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some foxing/browning/spotting to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to contents and a couple of light marks to page margins. Two of the plates have corner creases.

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THE HISTORICAL ANTIQUITIES OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by Henry Chauncy.
Stock no. 1712811
Published by Ben Griffin. 1st 1700. Good condition.

Large format. Full leather binding with raised bands to spine and gilt title and decoration to spine, gilt borders to covers. Only 500 copies printed. Reference book states 66 engravings including 2 maps, no list of plates in volume. Subtitle: "with the Original of Counties, Hundreds or Wapentakes, Boroughs, Corporations, Towns, Parishes, Villages and Hamlets. The Foundation and Origin of Monasteries, Churches, Advowsons, Tythes, Rectories, Impropriations and Vicarages in General. Describing the County..." 1 or 3 plates missing, depending on your research, a missing plate is North Prospect of Town of Hertford. Leather edges worn with small split at top of spine. Front endpaper almost detached, but otherwise binding sound but front and rear joints showing. Previous owners notes to first blank page which has a corner loss. 1 plate has a little margin loss, 2 plates have closed tears. Some page browning particularly to pages at rear of book.

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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF DERBYSHIRE
Written by John Heath.
Stock no. 1809457
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1982. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. This is a Limited edition. A complete list of original subscribers to rear. ISBN: 0860231275. A nice, clean copy.

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JOHN HALIFAX GENTLEMAN
Written by Dinah Maria Murlock; Gordon Home. Illustrated by Oswald Moser; G.F. Nicholls.
Stock no. 2114825
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st thus 1912. Almost very good condition.

Deluxe, limited edition of 250 copies, SIGNED by publisher. Large format. Cream cloth with gilt titles and elaborate black/brown decorations. 20 tipped-in colour plates, with captioned page guards. This is copy 109. SIGNED by publisher. Damaged spine has been repaired - still some chipping. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Front endpaper has been repaired. Some foxing and grubby marks. All plates present. Damp marks to bottom of last pages.

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TURNS & CHANCES
Written by Juliet E. McKenna; Chaz Brenchley.
Stock no. 2114530
Published by Ps Publishing. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The country of Lescar was carved out of the collapsing Tormalin Empire by ambitious men who felt entitled to seize power. SIGNED, Limited edition (to 300 copies). ISBN: 190461907X. SIGNED by authors to special page. This is copy no. 246.

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FORTY FINE LADIES
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1109160
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

Limited edition of 250 copies. White vellum spine, burgundy cloth, gilt titles. Large format. B/w and two tone illustrations. Top edge gilt. Verses to do with fox-hunting which have appeared in Punch previously . SIGNED by author and illustrator. This is copy no. 96. Vellum spine is grubby. Some foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents are very nice!

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