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THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS
Written by Thomas Ingoldsby.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 592196
Published by J.M. Dent & Co..
1st thus
1907.
Very good condition.
Olive green cloth, gilt titles and vignettes to front cover and spine. Large format. Dark green pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 24 mounted colour plates with captioned tissue guards, 12 full-page tinted illustrations plus numerous b/w drawings. Book: all plates present. Tissue guard to frontis heavily foxed not affecting plate. Title page lightly foxed. Spine slightly faded and bumped. Corners rubbed.
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
THE MASTER OF PEN Y BRYN
Written by E. Tegla Davies.
Stock no. 592163
Published by Christopher Davies.
1st
1975.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The action of this novel takes place during the Tithe war of the 19th century. ISBN: 0715401793. Dustwrapper: price-cut. Spine browned.
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- LITERATURE
- WALES
RAINING CATS AND DONKEYS
Written by Doreen Tovey.
Illustrated by Maurice Wilson.
Stock no. 591952
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1967.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 156 pages. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-creased with a couple of small nicks and a couple of very small edge-tears.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- CATS
- CATS (FACTUAL)
- DONKEYS
- LITERATURE
- ANIMAL STORY
THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 590317
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1ST
1929.
Very good condition.
A jovial domestic portrayal of Goldsmith's classic. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Dark green cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 232 pages. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners are bumped. A few light marks to rear cover. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and outer page edges. Front hinge next to frontis and title page is cracked. All plates are present and beautifully bright!
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
Written by Oliver Goldsmith.
Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 734024
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
Very good condition.
Beautifully decorated green cloth covers, gilt title to spine. Illustrated endpapers. 25 super tipped-in colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 197 pages. 10.5 x 8". Spine mottled and gilt rubbed. Otherwise covers are bright and clean. Name in ink to verso of frontis page. Some top page corner tips very lightly creased. All plates present and in fine condition. In original tissue wrapper and box. Box is in several pieces. FRAGILE
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- LITERATURE
- PLAYS
- PERFORMING ARTS
- ILLUSTRATED
MR. SPINKS AND HIS HOUNDS
Written by F.M. Lutyens.
Illustrated by F.M. Lutyens; C. Lutyens.
Stock no. 578611
Published by Vinton & Co. Ltd..
1st
1896.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates and illustrations. A hunting story. Covers marked. Corners bumped and rubbed. Contents very good.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- LITERATURE
- DOGS (FICTION)
- ANTIQUARIAN
THE RED DANUBE
Written by Bruce Marshall.
Stock no. 428098
Published by Constable and Company Ltd..
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth with silver title to spine. 216 pages. A story of the British Military Government in Vienna. Top and tail of spine a little bumped. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine, marked to rear panel with a few small edge-chips and tears. Front of wrapper with Ardizzone illustrations is still bright.
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- LITERATURE
THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 576038
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1ST
1929.
Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A jovial domestic portrayal of Goldsmith's classic. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Dark green cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 232 pages. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Hinge between frontis and half-title page cracked. Contents fine. A few tiny foxspots to edge of textblock. Pictorial wrapper is soiled and torn with loss at edges.
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
THE TABLE-TALK AND BON-MOTS OF SAMUEL FOOTE
Written by Samuel Foote; William Cooke.
Stock no. 508172
Published by Myers & Rogers.
1902.
Very good condition.
Limited to 120 copies. Pale grey cloth spine with title label. Original pale blue boards. 14 b/w illustrations. Copy no. 90. New endpapers and spine. Boards foxed. Contents very good.
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- LITERATURE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LIMITED EDITION
Y SANHEDRIN
Written by E. Tegla Davies.
Stock no. 559553
Published by Llyfrau Cymreig.
1st
1945.
Very good condition.
Recitations And Discussions. Text in Welsh. Dark beige cloth, black titles. Name in ink to front endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WELSH
- WALES
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- LITERATURE
THE NOVELS, TALES AND SKETCHES OF J.M. BARRIE
Written by J.M. Barrie.
Stock no. 573011
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons; Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1896.
Almost very good condition.
8 volumes. Green cloth, gilt titles. Gilt decoration to spines. B/w frontis to each volume. Spines browned. Boards slightly marked. Three spines have small patches of wear. Contents in general very good.
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- LITERATURE
- ANTIQUARIAN
A SERVANT OF THE MIGHTIEST
Written by Mrs. Alfred Wingate.
Stock no. 657462
Published by Crosby Lockwood.
1st
1927.
Very good condition.
A novel based on the life of Chingiz Khan firmly rooted in historical fact.
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- LITERATURE
- CHINA