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THE ART OF WALT DISNEY
Written by Walt Disney; Christopher Finch. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1828257
Published by Virgin Books. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms. Revised and Expanded Edition. Three new chapters to cover all the major Disney projects since the 1995 edition. Includes Mulan, Fantasia/2000, James and the Giant Peach, Lilo & Stitch, Brother Bear and Home on the Range, as well as Disney's enormously popular films with Pixar such as Toy Story and Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo. Large format. White cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 504 pages including index. ISBN: 1852272309. Light browning to text block. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE EARLY TOWN BOOKS OF FAVERSHAM C. 1251-1581 (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Duncan Harrington; Patricia Hyde.
Stock no. 1828118
Published by History Research. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Town Books of Faversham c. 1251-1581 are invaluable because they provide the basis for the history of the town in the period. The First Town Book, compiled c. 1382-1405, being a collection of documents dating from 1251 relating to the legal status of the Borough. The Second Town Book comprises the Town Accounts, Wardmote minutes and other records for the period 1436-1581. Two volumes. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles to spines. Colour frontispieces. Limited edition of 250 numbered & signed copies. ISBN: 9780953099832. Copy L (50) of 250 and SIGNED by Duncan Harrington. Edge of boards lightly rubbed. Contents are fine. White pictorial dustwrappers are both a little scuffed and grubby.

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PRINTING TYPES: THEIR HISTORY, FORMS AND USE
Written by D.B. Updike.
Stock no. 1827615
Published by Oak Knoll Press; The British Library. 4th 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is the combined edition, volumes I & II. Foruth Edition, expanded. A classic study of typography from the dawn of printing to the twentieth century. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A fat volume. ISBN: 0712347348. Spine is slightly concave but does not affect overall contents. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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CHILDREN'S FICTION A HANDBOOK FOR LIBRARIANS
Written by Sheila Ray.
Stock no. 1326885
Published by Brockhampton Press; Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 2nd 1972. Good condition.

Second revised edition. Purple card wraps. 239 pages. Designed to meet the needs of students reading for the Library Association final examination. ISBN: 0340159146. Covers are well sunned and faded to spine. Creasing to spine (where book has been held open). Foxing to textblock and prelims.

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THE DICTIONARY OF 20TH CENTURY BRITISH BOOK ILLUSTRATORS
Written by Alan Horne.
Stock no. 1324225
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Information about some 1,000 British illustrators, the lesser known as well as the masters in the field. Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. 456 pages. ISBN: 1851491082. Spine very slightly bumped. A nice, bright copy.

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DICTIONARY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION
Written by Alan Jay Christensen.
Stock no. 1824435
Published by McGraw-Hill. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

A unique, comprehensive reference that defines the language of today's landscape architecture, planning, construction, and environmental science, covering specifics such as irrigation, plant science, soil science, wetlands, landscape ecology, horticulture, and land planning. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and sketches in the text. ix and 479 pages. ISBN: 0071441425. Board corners lightly rubbed. Boards a little scuffed, top of spine bumped. Small knock to top rear edge of board. Text block a little grubby else contents clean. Minor creasing to corner tip of some pages.

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF YESTERDAY
Written by Philip James; C. Geoffrey Holme.
Stock no. 1323931
Published by The Studio Ltd.. 1933. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The Studio Special Autumn Number. Large format. Green cloth, blue titles. 128 pages. Full of b/w photos and some colour illustrations. Spine bumped. Slight browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby and chipped with some loss.

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MATTERS OF FACT
Written by Margery Fisher.
Stock no. 1323772
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Aspects of Non-fiction for Children. Dark brown boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0340035773. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little browned at edges.

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FOUR TO FOURTEEN
Written by Kathleen Lines; Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1322951
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A library of books for children compiled by Lines, introduction by De La Mare. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge faded and chipped with minimal loss.

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FLEMISH MANUSCRIPT PAINTING IN CONTEXT: RECENT RESEARCH
Written by Elizabeth Morrison; Thomas Kren.
Stock no. 2138974
Published by The J. Paul Getty Museum. 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Based on symposia held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (September 5-6 2003), and at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London (February 21, 2004, under the sponsorship of the Courtauld Institute and the Royal Academy of Arts), with an additional essay by Margaret Scott. ISBN: 9780892368525.

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THE ILLUSTRATED GIFT BOOK 1880-1930
Written by Michael Felmingham.
Stock no. 2138629
Published by Wildwood House Ltd.. 1st thus 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. The history of book illustration. ISBN: 0704506270. Some light page edge browning.

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JOHN OGILBY AND THE TASTE OF HIS TIMES
Written by Katherine S. Van Eerde.
Stock no. 2138620
Published by Dawson. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Grey cloth with white titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0712906908. Page browning.

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