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TALES FROM CHAUCER
Written by Eleanor Farjeon.
Illustrated by William Russell Flint.
Stock no. 650153
Published by The Medici Society.
1st
1930.
Very good condition.
The true spirit of the original Tales presented in an easy and attractive form. Red cloth, gilt titles. 12 colour plates. 245 pages All plates present. Spine worn at top and slightly faded. Corners bumped. Light foxing to contents.
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THE ETHICAL ENGINEER
Written by Harry Harrison.
Stock no. 675663
Published by Victor Gollancz.
1st
1964.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Yellow wrapper has small nick to one corner and slight foxing internally on one fold. Very slight crack to front joint. Wrapper spine lightly darkened, also one edge of rear. Wrapper not price-clipped.
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LORD ORMONT AND HIS AMINTA
Written by George Meredith.
Stock no. 983482
Published by Bernhard Tauchnitz.
1895.
Very good condition.
2 Volumes in 1. Small format Pages: 278, 270. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Mark to rear cover.
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CERISE
Written by G.J. Whyte-Melville.
Stock no. 983487
Published by Chapman & Hall.
1st
1866.
Almost very good condition.
A novel. First edition. 3 Volumes. Three-quarter red calf binding, marbled boards, gilt lettering on spines. Corners worn. Tops of spines chipped with loss. Spine to Volume I has 2" split.
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THE ADVENTURES OF FERDINAND COUNT FATHOM VOL I
Written by Tobias Smollett.
Stock no. 985840
Published by W. Johnston.
1771.
Good condition.
Second edition. Vol. 1 of 2. Pages: viii, 262. Contemporary full leather binding. Contents very good but boards worn.
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CHAMBERS'S MISCELLANY OF USEFUL AND ENTERTAINING TRACTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 985816
Published by William and Robert Chambers.
Very good condition.
7 Volumes. Contemporary half leather bindings, with marbled boards and edges, gilt-lettered black morocco labels on spines. Numerous steel engravings. Corners rubbed but in general a very nice set.
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CHAMBERS'S REPOSITORY OF INSTRUCTIVE AND AMUSING TRACTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 985817
Published by William and Robert Chambers.
Circa
1852.
Very good condition.
5 Volumes. Contemporary half leather bindings, with marbled boards and edges, gilt-lettered black morocco labels on spines. Numerous steel engravings. Undated but probably the edition issued 1852-54. Corners rubbed. Volume 1 front joint broken, rear joint starting to crack.
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NOONTIDE LEISURE
Written by Nathan Drake.
Stock no. 983817
Published by T. Cadell.
1st
1824.
Almost very good condition.
First edition. 2 Volumes in 1. Pages: 302 + 1, 327. Original blind-stamped sea-green cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Engraved frontis. Foxing to prelims else contents very good indeed. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Corners rubbed.
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THE HIDDEN HAND
Written by Eden Phillpotts.
Stock no. 986936
Published by Hutchinson.
1st
1952.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth. Dustwrapper: price-cut. Rear panel browned.
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CAPTAIN CLUTTERBUCK'S CHAMPAGNE
Written by William G. Hanley.
Stock no. 987203
Published by William Blackwood and Sons.
1862.
Almost very good condition.
Subtitled: A West Indian Reminiscence. No author stated but believed to be Colonel William G. Hanley Royal Engineers. First edition. Pages: 372. Contemporary three-quarter leather binding with marbled boards and edges, gilt-lettered lable on spine. Foxing to prelims. Corners worn.
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THE YOUNG VISITERS OR MR SALTEENAS PLAN
Written by Daisy Ashford.
Illustrated by Diana Brough.
Stock no. 692125
Published by Folio Society.
1st
1956.
Very good condition.
Red cloth spine, yellow decorative paper boards. 8 hand-coloured plates. A few foxspots. Contained in good slipcase which is split and faded.
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PHILIP THE KING
Written by John Masefield.
Illustrated by Laurence Irving.
Stock no. 311355
Published by Heinemann.
1927.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Limited edition of 360 copies (of which 350 were for sale). Large format. Black cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w mounted plates (printed on tissue paper). 45 pages. SIGNED by author and illustrator, copy no. 231. Corners bumped. Covers very lightly faded. A few small foxspots else contents clean. White paper dustwrapper (with brown title and vignette to front) is slightly edge chipped and lightly browned. Contained in original slipcase which is well worn but has done it's job and kept the book/dustwrapper nice.
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