MONARCHS OF MERRIE ENGLAND VOL II (EDWARD I TO RICHARD III)
Written by Roland Carse. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2125332
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cardwraps. 2 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. A few marks to covers. Creasing along edges and to corners. Scuff marks; mostly to rear cover. Light foxing.

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THE MONARCHS OF MERRY ENGLAND (EDWARD I TO RICHARD III)
Written by Roland Carse. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2125304
1ST 1907. Almost very good condition.

Humourous rhymes of historical times with colour pictures and b/w text illustrations throughout. Pictorial blue boards, with red cloth spine. Large format. Spine is bumped and faded. Wear and bumping to corners and cover edges. Score mark to onlay to front cover; coloured with ink. Uneven fading to some cover edges. Front joint is partially cracked. Some foxing and page browning.

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THE TEMPLE OF FLORA
Written by Stephen Harris. Illustrated by Robert Thornton.
Stock no. 2125063
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Fine condition.

Very large format. The first ever full-size facsimile of the greatest English florilegium. Quarter-bound in Nigerian goatskin, cloth sides. Front board printed and blocked with design by David Eccles from 'The Night-Blowing Cereus'. 232 pages with 9 preliminary monochrome plates, 5 preliminary colour plates and 29 flower illustrations. Text printed on felt-marked Modigliani Neve paper and plates printed on Modigliani Insize. Green ribbon marker. Coloured top edges. Book Size: 22.5" x 18.25". Commentary volume by Stephen Harris. Presented in solander box, bound in buckram. 128 pages. 12" x 8.25". Of the Limited edition of 1980 copies only 600 have been bound into book form. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. This is Copy No. 90. Also contains 2 beautiful colour plates in an envelope - for you to frame! Contained in original slip case that has bumping to a couple of corners and some scuff marks. This is a gorgeous item! This copy would make a wonderful gift. This book is VERY heavy and will be needed to be sent via courier.

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THE STUDIO AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF FINE AND APPLIED ART VOLUME 11 AND 12
Written by Gabriel Mourey; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Lys Baldry; Fritz Thaulow; et al..
Stock no. 2124944
Published by The Studio. Circa 1897. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth. Brown leather spine with gilt title. This is a combined volume. Contains numerous articles by different contributors about many different artists. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. Big splash mark to front cover, affecting cloth, a few smaller marks to rear cover. Spine is worn with 1-2" split to top. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins. Page 21/22 lower corner torn and creased affecting text but still legible (tear is approx 3" with no loss).

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THE PERVERSE WIDOW AND THE WIDOW
Written by Richard Steele; Washington Irving. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2124874
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Two short stories in one volume. 3 tipped-in colour plates mounted on brown card plus b/w text illustrations. Small format. Brown boards with onlay to front. Some chipping/splits to spine. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins. All 3 tipped-in colour plates are present.

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JOLLY OLD SPORTS
Written by Frank Adams. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2124745
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1922. Good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine with light blue/green boards; colour pictorial onlay to front cover. With 36 full-page colour illustrations. Splitting to cloth spine, with some fraying at edges. Fading/browning to cover edges. A few scuff marks and some indentation marks to covers. Heavy foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Illustrations are beautifully bright. Just a few small page margin tears and marks, otherwise contents are very good indeed!

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WANDERING WITH NOMAD
Written by Norman Ellison. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 2124492
Published by University of London Press. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. Photo frontis. B/w illustrations. Thrilling adventures among the wild life of the countryside. Spine and over edges are browned. Some bumping to corners. Lengthy inscription in pencil to front pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges. Top corners of pages have a bit of creasing. Wrapper is foxed with edge-tears and chips; some loss.

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THE MONARCHS OF MERRY ENGLAND (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Roland Carse. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2124402
Published by Alf Cooke Ltd.. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Set of 4 books, each containing 10 colour plates. Books cover following periods: William I-Henry III; Edward I-Richard III; Henry VII-Elizabeth and James I-Edward VII. Red cloth spines. Pictorial onlays to front covers. SIGNED by author with dedication to previous owner to first volume of set. Bottom 1" of spine to first volume has splitting with some fraying of cloth. Some other nicks and chips to spine, with varying degrees of fading. Couple of covers are a bit bowed with some marks. Corners are worn, with some chipping. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Some margin marks to pages. Closed tear (repaired with magic tape) to one front endpaper.

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DOGS OF EVERY DAY
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1317199
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

"These verses specially written to accompany Mr. Aldin's drawings have appeared in the pages of "Punch" from time to time". Large format. Red cloth, dark titles. 12 monochrome plates plus some b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Cream dustwrapper is slightly grubby and foxed and has a few small tears at edges.

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OUR VILLAGE
Written by Mary Russell Mitford. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1317063
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1893. Almost very good condition.

Limited edition of four hundred ad seventy copies of the large paper edition. Dark red cloth, white title label to spine. 256 pages, edges untrimmed. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers faded to spine and edges, title-label to spine rubbed. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Name in pencil to front endpaper. Browning and foxing to endpapers. Joints starting to crack. Page browning throughout.

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A MODERN PROMETHEUS
Written by Zarch Nubar. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1316996
Published by Forge Press. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

A modern philosopher-mathematician of France relates the present ills of a world obsessed with war to the idealism of world unity. White pictorial cardwraps. 3 b/w illustrations. Slight rubbing to cover edges and a few small, light marks to covers. Hinges inside covers are starting to crack. Contents clean.

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LET'S HAVE A PARTY
No author listed. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1316995
Published by Blumenthals Ltd. circa 1955. Slightly better than very good condition.

A 'fine drinking' book issued by the houses of Ayala Champagne Croizet Brandy & Rocher Liquers. To help you make your party a success. White paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Staples rusty. A few foxspots. A super copy of a scarce booklet.

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