THE READING LIFE: THE JOY OF SEEING NEW WORLDS THROUGH OTHERS' EYES
Written by C.S. Lewis; David C. Downing; Michael G. Maudlin.
Stock no. 1829403
Published by William Collins. 1st 2019. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

C.S. Lewis's own writings on the transformative practice of reading. Cultivated from his many essays, articles and letters, as well as his classic works, The Reading Life includes his essays on the wisdom of 'reading two old books for every new one', why children's books aren't just for children, and why reading 'for fun' is the whole point of choosing what to read. Edited by Downing and Maudlin. Grey cloth boards, white title to spine. xvi and 171 pages. ISBN: 9780008307110. A lovely copy.

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THE PEREGRINE'S SAGA AND OTHER WILD TALES
Written by Henry Williamson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1329231
Published by Putnam & Co. Ltd.. 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 265 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Spotting to covers (damp?). Light page browning and foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is grubby, browned to spine and has some loss to spine and corners.

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SOUTHERN HARVEST
Written by Clare Leighton. Illustrated by Clare Leighton.
Stock no. 1329224
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. Dramatic wood-engravings, some full-pgage. Spine faded at top and tail. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxspots to endpapers and textblock. White dustwrapper is worn with loss (mainly to top and tail of spine.

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CAT'S COMPANY
Written by Michael Joseph. Illustrated by B.F. Dolbin.
Stock no. 1329219
Published by Geoffrey Bles. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

10 x 7.5". Blue cloth. Gilt titles. Delicate b/w sketches by celebrated continental artist, Dolbin. Pages untrimmed. A celebration of cat stories. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some light marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Heavy foxing to page edges and to prelims. Some light fingermarks.

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SWORD OF HONOUR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Evelyn Waugh; Mark Amory. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1829353
Published by Folio Society. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reissued with new binding. Colour pictorial cloth. Introduced by Mark Amory. Three volumes comprising "Unconditional Surrender"; "Officers and Gentlemen"; "Men At Arms". Colour plates. Third printing. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed and has a few minor knocks to edges.

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THE GENIUS OF JAMES THURBER
Written by James Thurber; Michael Rosen. Illustrated by James Thurber.
Stock no. 1829351
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Very good condition.

Selection and introduction by Michael J. Rosen. Silver grey pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a small patch of surface paper damage to one side and edge (possibly caught with sticky tape and top layer of paper removed)... relatively minor and not immediately noticeable (VG).

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THE BEST OF DOROTHY PARKER
Written by Dorothy Parker; Mervyn Horder. Illustrated by Helen Smithson.
Stock no. 1829350
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition.

Introduction by Mervyn Horder. Grey glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 233 pages. Publisher's laminate covering the boards is badly creased. Book itself is very nice, contained in publisher's slipcase with minor fading at edges.

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THE CANTERBURY TALES
Written by Geoffrey Chaucer; David Wright.
Stock no. 1829328
Published by Folio Society. 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

A verse translation with an introduction and notes by David Wright. Red cloth spine with gilt title, cream paper boards with gilt vignette to front. B/w pictorial endpapers. B/w chapter headers. xxii and 519 pages. Fifth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.

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THE MANDALA OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Written by Jamyang Norbu.
Stock no. 1829284
Published by Harpercollins Publishers India. 2000. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Adventures of the Great Detective in Tibet. Based on the reminiscences of Hurree Chunder Mookerjee. Brown cloth boards, light brown title to spine. xxv and 287 pages including glossary. ISBN: 8172233647. Fourth impression. Faint marks to boards (looks like fingermarks). Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lovely and clean.

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FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM
Written by Umberto Eco; William Weaver. Illustrated by Neil Packer.
Stock no. 1829216
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2016. Very good condition.

An enthralling mystery novel. Translated by William Weaver. Grey cloth boards with blocked design. White title block to spine with grey title. Blue pictorial endpapers. xii and 609 pages. 11 colour plates including frontispiece. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is stained on one side and is scuffed (VG). Book itself is in almost fine condition.

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PLUGGED
Written by Eoin Colfer.
Stock no. 1328979
Published by Headline. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A brilliant crime debut. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 277 pages. ISBN: 9780755379989. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine slightly bumped.

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THE BIRDS/THE FROGS (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Aristophanes; Dudley Fitts; Gilbert Seldes. Illustrated by Marian Parry; John Austen.
Stock no. 1829200
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Two stories in one volume. Introduction by Dudley Fitts and Gilbert Seldes respectively. Wood engravings by John Austen in The Frogs. Collector's Edition. Bound in genuine leather. Dark green leather boards, four raised bands and gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Peach colour moire cloth endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. A lovely copy.

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