LITERATURE
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DESERT ISLANDS AND ROBINSON CRUSOE
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1323483
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1930.
Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration. B/w title-page illustration plus 4 other text illustrations. Spine bumped, worn and browned. Some fading to top edge of front cover. Vertical mark to centre of rear cover. Tissue-guards are browned. Some slight foxing. Dustwrapper is chipped and torn with loss at edges and to spine/rear panel. Light foxing to verso of wrapper.
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DESERT ISLANDS AND ROBINSON CRUSOE
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1323476
Published by Faber & Rinehart, Inc..
1st USA
1930.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth,, gilt title to spine. B/w title-page illustration plus 1 other text illustration. 299 pages, fore-edges untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light scuff marks to covers. A few light pencil annotation marks to text but generally contents clean.
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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare.
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1323422
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1908.
Very good condition.
40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small, light mark to front cover and light scuffing to rear cover. Some light browning and a couple of foxspots to spine. Foxing throughout on text pages. Plates all present and in fine condition.
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- LITERATURE
- SHAKESPEARE
- PLAYS
- PERFORMING ARTS
- ILLUSTRATED
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH
Written by Charles Dickens.
Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1323346
Published by The Golden Cockerel Press.
1st thus
1933.
Very good condition.
Printed for members of The Limited Editions Club. Limited to 1500 copies, this is no. 1263. Large format. Yellow cloth, green title to spine and vignette to front cover. Top edge is cut and dyed blue, other edges untrimmed. 7 beautiful colour plates. Covers are foxed, spine is slightly browned. Some light foxing and some browning to endpapers. Contents clean. Burgundy slipcase is edge worn, title on spine has faded
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
- PRIVATE PRESS
- LIMITED EDITION
HERZOG
Written by Saul Bellow; Malcolm Bradbury.
Stock no. 1323263
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2012.
Fine condition.
Introduction by Malcolm Bradbury. Illustrated boards with teal coloured cloth spine and silver title. B/w photographs throughout. Still in original shrinkwrap!
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE WORKS OF DANIEL DEFOE
Written by Daniel Defoe; John S. Keltie.
Stock no. 2140827
Published by William P. Nimmo.
1872.
Almost very good condition.
Brown leather spine and corners; raised bands to spin; gilt titles and decorations. Marbled boards, endpapers and outer page edges. Carefully selected from the most authentic sources, with a life on the author. Wear and chipping to leather corners and spine; some loss of top surface. Scuffing to covers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Joints are a bit cracked. Some foxing and browning.
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- LITERATURE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
Written by John Bunyan; George Godwin; Lewis Pocock.
Illustrated by Henry C. Selous.
Stock no. 2140757
Published by M.M. Holloway.
1844.
Almost very good condition.
Large oblong format. Black leather binding with gilt title to spine; borders and decorations. Blue decorated onlays to front and rear cover. Marbled endpapers. From this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream wherein are discovered Christian's manner of setting-out, his dangerous journey, and his safe arrival at the desired country. Edited by Godwin and Pocock. With a memoir of the author and a bibliographical notice. Illustrated by engravings in outline, and wood-cuts, from drawings by Selous. Some wear and scuffing to covers and edges. Spotting. Small splits to top of spine, with some chipping; a little loss. A few page margin creases. Foxing and browning with some margin marks to varying degrees throughout book. Triangle of surface paper damage to corner of rear pastedown.
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- LITERATURE
- WOODCUTS
- VICTORIAN
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
PUCK OF POOK'S HILL
Written by Rudyard Kipling.
Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 2140436
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1st
1906.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Top edge gilt. 20 b/w plates. 306 pages. Bumping and wear along cover edges and to corners. Large split along cloth at back of spine; a little fraying; spine is also browned. Some marks and spots to covers. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- LITERATURE
A MOTOR CAR DIVORCE
Written by Louise Closser Hale.
Illustrated by Walter Hale.
Stock no. 2140363
Published by Duckworth & Co..
1911.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. Reissue. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some grubby marks and scuffs. Browning and foxing to outer page edges and endpapers.
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THE INFERNAL MARRIAGE
Written by Benjamin Disraeli.
Illustrated by John Austen.
Stock no. 2139019
Published by William Jackson (Books) Ltd..
1929.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
White/cream spine with gilt title. Pale green cloth with gilt titles. Limited edition to 850 copies, of which 800 copies were for sale. Spine is browned with some spotting. Foxing and browning, mostly to endpapers and outer page edges, but a few margin marks. This is Copy No. 213. Wrapper has large tear, which has been partially repaired to verso; foxed and very browned, especially to spine; some chips and nicks, but only minimal loss.
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- LITERATURE
- LIMITED EDITION
EVERYMAN & OTHER PLAYS
No author listed.
Illustrated by John Austen.
Stock no. 2138768
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd.
1st
1925.
Very good condition.
Larger format. Black cloth with gilt titles. Blue, black, gold and white illustrations throughout. Contains: Everyman; The Nativity and The Shepherds' Play. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Some scuffs to covers. Page edge browning, with some foxing. A few margin marks. Small inscription in ink to free front endpaper.
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- LITERATURE
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
ROSY IS MY RELATIVE
Written by Gerald Durrell.
Stock no. 2138758
Published by Collins.
1st
1968.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A novel following the course of Rosy the elephant as she progresses through the South of England. An 'almost true' story. Browning and some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine, with some creasing; front flap has bottom corner cut off.
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- LITERATURE
- HUMOUR
- ELEPHANT