PUPPY TAILS
Written by Richard Waylett. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1314820
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Good condition.

The Playtime Picture Books No. 4. Puppy dog verses. Small format (13 x 11cm). 10 full page colour illustrations by Aldin plus green/white illustrations to text. Red cloth spine, grey paper boards with red title to front and white puppy dog about to land in water. Covers are grubby with slight surface paper damage to the A of 'Tails' on front cover. Front joint is cracked causing front free-endpaper to be almost detached. Small tear to edge of title-page. Foxing throughout and a few pages affected by a small brown mark at edges (includes margins of two plates - although actual pictures unaffected). Still a decent copy of a scarce book.

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THE DOG WHO WASN'T WHAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS
Written by Walter Emanuel. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1504626
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

Extracts from the diary of a Mongrelian named Gibus, so-called, says his master, because his face reminds him of his opera hat when it is shut up! Large format. Light brown pictorial cloth. Delightful and amusing colour plates plus a few b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light marks to covers. Browning to endpapers. Small piece missing from edge of rear pastedown and light stain to top corner. Ink inscription to verso of frontis. A couple of corner tips creased. A few closed margin tears with no loss. Occasional fox spots and light margin marks but overall a decent copy with contents clean and bright.

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CECIL ALDIN - THE STORY OF A SPORTING ARTIST
Written by Roy Heron. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2115149
Published by Webb & Bower. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed biography of the famous illustrator of dogs. Green pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 208 pages. 9.5 x 7". ISBN: 0906671469. Wrapper is edge-creased and faded to spine.

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OLD MANOR HOUSES
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1314100
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1923. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

12 tissue-guarded colour plates plus tinted illustrations. Colour pictorial endpapers. Grey cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine. Spine bumped. Some light foxing otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and creased with some loss, patch of surface paper damage to front panel.

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A SPORTING GARLAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1711743
Published by Sands & Co.. 1st 1902. Fair condition.

Large oblong format. Green cloth spine. Green front board with white banner to left edge. A delightful selection of colour plates throughout contents. Binding weak with 3 plates and rear endpaper detached. Believed to be complete. Detached plates are also have some loss to margins and generally browned. Front endpaper creased. Front joint almost broken. Spine has some splitting and fraying to top and tail. Board edges worn.

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FORTY FINE LADIES
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1109160
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

Limited edition of 250 copies. White vellum spine, burgundy cloth, gilt titles. Large format. B/w and two tone illustrations. Top edge gilt. Verses to do with fox-hunting which have appeared in Punch previously . SIGNED by author and illustrator. This is copy no. 96. Vellum spine is grubby. Some foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Contents are very nice!

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MY DOG
Written by Maurice Maeterlinck. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1109156
Published by George Allen and Co. Ltd.. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

Stories of a cute little bulldog. Translated by A. Teixera de Mattos. Brown cloth, gilt titles. Large pictorial onlay to front cover. 6 colour plates. Some light bumping to spine and corners. Page browning and some foxing - mostly to prelims and outer page edges. One hinge badly cracked but binding remains tight.

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THE DOGS OF WAR
Written by Walter Emanuel. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2114164
Published by Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1906. Very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine, red title to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine is darkened with foxing. A few grubby marks to covers. Some foxing to contents and margin marks.

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ZOO BABIES
Written by G.E. Farrow. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2114158
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green boards with red titles and picture of a bear to front cover. Full page two and three colour illustrations. Spine is faded, with chipping. Bumping and wear to edges. A few marks to covers. Some grubby margin marks and foxing.

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RIGHT ROYAL
Written by John Masefield. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2114104
Published by William Heinemann. 1st thus 1922. Very good condition.

Black cloth, gilt titles and horsehead vignette to front. 4 tipped-in colour plates. A horse-racing poem. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine is faded. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present.

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FARM FRIENDS
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham; Cecil Aldin; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1312271
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front cover. Full-page colour and b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Loss to base of spine and a few marks to rear cover. One b/w illustration has been coloured in with pink pencil. Contents generally clean.

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THE SNOB
Written by Walter Emanuel. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1312270
Published by Laurence and Bullen. 1904. Fair condition.

Some episodes in a Mis-spent Youth. Green pictorial boards with typical Aldin full page illustrations. Covers are edge worn, scuffed with 8 d tape marks across the spine/covers (see photos). Spine covering is chipped with loss. 8 old tape marks across the joints of the books which have browned and affect the prelims and last few pages. There is also sticky fabric reinforcing the joints. Staples are rusty. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked. Contents are foxed, grubby and lightly browned. Not as bad as it sounds! Still a decent copy.

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