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KATE GREENAWAY
Written by M.H. Spielmann. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1312641
Published by A. & C. Black. 1911. Very good condition.

British Artists series. Sixteen examples in colour of the artist's work. Green cloth, gilt titles. Pictorial onlay to front. Tipped-in plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing and page browning to text pages. All plates present and in fine condition. Hinge between last page of text and first plate is cracked. This edition "reissued with slight rearrangement of pictures, February 1911".

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THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ILLUSTRATION
Written by Gerard Quinn.
Stock no. 1109348
Published by Studio Editions. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Compilation of More Than 5,000 Illustrations and Designs. Large format. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0851703608. Light browning to covers. A few marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips/nicks.

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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2114423
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth. "Sendak's Life and Works are explored in affectionate detail, including many colour and b/w illustrations and folding plates, a moveable scene and a facsimile of the tiny mock-up that Sendak first made for the story that would later become Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0370303865. Light wear to cover edges. Light page browning.

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THE BROTHERS ROBINSON
Written by Julia Cornelissen; Geoffrey Beare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson; Charles Robinson; T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 1312513
Published by Chris Beetles Ltd.. 1st 1992. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Compiled by Cornelissen, introduction by Beare. Cased edition, limited to 500 copies. Black cloth with blind vignette to front cover. An exhibition catalogue. Contains brief biographies of the three brothers. Packed with colour and b/w photos and illustrations. 240 pages. ISBN: 187113630X. Contains a slip of paper stating this is copy no. 104, SIGNED by Beare. Spine of wrapper looks as though it is a little grubby but it is possible this it the way it is meant to look!? This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1312475
Published by Harry N. Abrams. 1st 1980. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Sendak's life and work are explored in affectionate detail in this charming fun-filled book. 94 full-colour illustrations and more than 165 b/w illustrations. Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth showing scene from "Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0810916002. A few very light scartch marks to the heavy plastic original dustwrapper.

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THE BEST OF BRITISH PLUCK
Written by Philip Warner.
Stock no. 2113275
Published by Book Club Associates. 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A portrait of the Boy's Own Paper. Articles from the earlier years when the magazine had its widest-ranging appeal. Recreating the vigorous spirit for which the Boy's Own Paper became a household name. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Some light wear to top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a couple of tiny nicks.

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A DICTIONARY OF ARTISTS WHO HAVE EXHIBITED WORKS IN THE PRINCIPAL LONDON EXHIBITIONS FROM 1760 TO 1893
Written by Algernon Graves.
Stock no. 1808495
Published by Kingsmead Reprints. 1973. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A facsimile of the 1901 3rd edition. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xiv and 314 pages. Price-cut wrapper is unevenly faded and edge-worn.

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A DICTIONARY OF ARTISTS WHO HAVE EXHIBITED WORKS IN THE PRINCIPAL LONDON EXHIBITIONS FROM 1760 TO 1893
Written by Algernon Graves.
Stock no. 1808489
Published by Kingsmead Reprints. 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A facsimile of the 1901 3rd edition. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xiv and 314 pages. Top corner bumped and subsequently the contents have a slight corner crease to top corners. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Wrapper is a little edge-worn.

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A DICTIONARY OF SCIENTIFIC TERMS
Written by I.F. Henderson; W.D. Henderson.
Stock no. 1708889
Published by Oliver and Boyd. 1920. Very good condition.

Pronunciation, Derivation, and definitions of terms in biology, botany, zoology, anatomy, cytology, embryology, physiology. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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THE LINDLEY LIBRAY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1708833
Published by Royal Horticultural society. 1927. Very good condition.

Blue cloth gilt titles. Corners bumped. A little relevant annotation.

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A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF THE BRITISH FLORA
Written by N. Douglas Simpson.
Stock no. 1708701
1st 1960. Very good condition.

Limited edition of 750 copies. Privately Printed. Large format. Corners bumped.

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FINE BIRD BOOKS 1700-1900
Written by Sacheverell Sitwell; Handasyde Buchanan; James Fisher.
Stock no. 1708677
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1st thus 1990. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With a Foreword by S. Dillon Ripley. Large format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0854932038. Wrapper spine faded.

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