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THE WHITE FOXES OF GORFENLETCH
Written by Henry Tegner. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329038
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green Boards with gilt title to spine. Full page b/w wood engraving illustrations plus chapter headers and footers. 149 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". Minimal bumping to spine. Endpapers partly browned. Top edge of textblock foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn, rear panel is grubby.

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THE TECHNIQUE OF WOOD ENGRAVING
Written by John O'Connor.
Stock no. 1829218
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The author examines the wide range of wood engraving techniques and their application for the contemporary printmaker. The types of wood required, tools and methods of cutting, transferring a design, engraving by the human-mechanical system, the elimination method, printing, presses, colour, and trade engraving. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour illustrations and engravings. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0713425172. Text block lightly browned, contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is browned to flaps, closed tears to top edges repaired to verso with clear tape, scuffed.

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THE BIRDS/THE FROGS (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Aristophanes; Dudley Fitts; Gilbert Seldes. Illustrated by Marian Parry; John Austen.
Stock no. 1829200
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Two stories in one volume. Introduction by Dudley Fitts and Gilbert Seldes respectively. Wood engravings by John Austen in The Frogs. Collector's Edition. Bound in genuine leather. Dark green leather boards, four raised bands and gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Peach colour moire cloth endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. A lovely copy.

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THE OLD STAG AND OTHER HUNTING STORIES
Written by Henry Williamson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328954
Published by Putnam & Company. 1946. Very good condition.

Illustrated edition. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A couple of small, light marks to front cover. Page edge browning else contents clean.

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SEALSKIN TROUSERS AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Eric Linklater. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1328953
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

"Five stories written under a northern light that makes a little magic comfortably at home in a calm and lucid narration of uncommon events". Illustrated by wood-engravings delightfully in keeping with the temper of the stories. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 127 pages. 8 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers. Browning to endpapers and page edges. Light damp staining to page edges causing paper wrinkling. Dustwrapper is worn and grubby, slightly edge chipped adn browned to spine.

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BIRD PORTRAITURE
Written by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328929
Published by The Studio. 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

How To Do It series no. 35. Colour & b/w illustrations. Green cloth, dark green title to spine. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Light discolouration to cover edges. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and light foxing to some page margins. Dustwrapper is browned and slightly grubby with slight loss to spine, foxed on verso.

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MY LIFE
Written by Thomas Bewick; Iain Bain. Illustrated by Thomas Bewick.
Stock no. 1328889
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Brown cloth spine, gilt titles. Yellow boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Original tissue-paper wrapper is browned and edge torn with loss to top of spine and also around front panel.

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THE LEAVES RETURN
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328886
Published by Country Life. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A taste of the Devonshire countryside, beautifully illustrated by Tunnicliffe's wood engravings. Green cloth, white titles. 110 pages. 9.75 x 7.25". Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Endpapers are foxed and partially browned. Heavy foxing to top edge of textblock, affecting the margins ever so slightly. Dustwrapper is browned and foxed on verso, is slightly grubby and has a small chip at top of spine.

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NATURE & THE DESIGNER
Written by T.J. Corbin.
Stock no. 1328696
Published by Adam & Charles Black Ltd. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A practical study of the use of natural objects in the design of fabrics, embroidery, wood engraving and other crafts. Pink boards with red title, dark pink cloth spine with silver title. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations and photos throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped, some light fading to cover edges. Foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is grubby, foxed and edge chipped with slight loss.

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GEORGE TUTE WOOD ENGRAVER
No author listed. Illustrated by George Tute.
Stock no. 1328613
Published by City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. 1986. Very good condition.

Grey card wraps. B/w illustrations. Catalogue of a retrospective exhibition held in Bristol. ISBN: 090019930X. Slightly grubby mark to front cover, spine slightly faded. Contents clean.

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THE WIZARD OF BOLAND
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328462
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped with slight browning at top and tail. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Some light brown stains to margins of a few of the first few pages. Wrapper is price-cut by publisher ('new' price printed above) and edge worn with slight loss.

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WHERE THE GOLDEN EAGLE SOARS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Colin Gibson.
Stock no. 1328215
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story for lovers of nature about wildlife in the Highlands of Scotland. Green cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations to text. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. A couple of small creases in cloth to edge of front cover and some slight fading to top edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to page edges and margins, slight foxing to prelims. Very light patch of surface paper damage to front pastedown. A couple of pages have small margin tears at lower edge. White dustwrapper is nice and clean with some slight foxing.

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