RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Willy Pogany.
Stock no. 2134714
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1913. Very good condition.

Brown suede limp binding with gilt titles and embossed decoration. 16 tipped-in colour plates. Some rubbing/light fading to suede covers. Top 1" of front joint is cracked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning. Corner crease to a couple of plates.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; A.S. Byatt. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat; Stephen Raw.
Stock no. 1821945
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer Poet of Persia, Translated into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald with an introduction by Byatt, full page colour illustrations throughout by Puttapipat, Top edge gilt. Blue Nigerian Goatskin spine with gilt title, purple vendome cloth sides. Gilt endpapers. Originally published in 1859. 69 pages. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby and scuffed to one side. Slight binding imperfection where the boards are not sitting central - one board is sticking out further than the other.

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THE ANNE ANDERSON PICTURE BOOK
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 2134634
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Orange/brown cloth spine. Large format. Pictorial boards. Numerous coloured and b/w illustrations by Anne Anderson, illustrating Hans Andersen and Grimms' Fairy Tales. Spine is faded. Bumping/some scuffing/wear to cover edges and a couple of corners. Surface paper damage to edge of rear cover. Page edge browning, but contents are still very good.

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SIXPENNY WONDERFULS 6D GEMS FROM THE PAST
No author listed.
Stock no. 1320956
Published by Chatto & Windus; The Hogarth Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations of the front covers of books first published between 1880 and 1914. ISBN: 0701139366. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, tiny indentation to top edge of front cover. Erased pencil markings to endpapers.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2134321
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

The perfect showcase for Dulac's genius in depicting eastern fantasy with 20 magnificent tipped-in colour plates. Cream buckram stamped in rich gilt. Front cover has peacock design above and elephants below a central wreath. Spine has gilt titles and vignette of a flower urn. Peacock feather design on endpapers. Brown decorative border to each page. 11.25 x 8.75". Unpaginated. Spine is very browned, with a couple of chips/nicks to top and tail. Bumping to corners. A few knocks to cover edges. Marks to covers. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing to various degrees throughout the book. Plates are still very good!

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RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1320489
Published by Peter Hansens Forlag. 1st 1905. Very good condition.

Text in Danish. Limited edition. Large format, green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. Each of the 51 tipped-in colour plates are mounted on a separate sheet of heavy brown paper with captioned tissue guards. Except for the frontis, the plates are all bound together after the text. This is copy NO. 180 with prineted signature of Arthur Rackham. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Ink writing to front free-endpaper. Joints cracked. Browning to contents.

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THE STORY OF MR KORAH
Written by Christabel Aberconway. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1320428
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey cloth with red spine. Gilt vignette to lower front corner. Delightful tipped-in colour plates and b/w drawings. How Mr. Korah is taken captive by an octopus but lives to tell the tale. Spine and corners bumped. A few light foxspots to textblock. Faint whiff of tobacco to contents. Dustwrapper is just a little grubby.

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THE TEMPLE OF FLORA: THE FLOWER PLATES
No author listed. Illustrated by Robert Thornton.
Stock no. 1820349
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Fine condition.

Very large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title. Green ribbon ties. The Flower Plates from Robert Thornton's 'The Temple of Flora' are taken from the edition of 1980 copies published by The Folio Society in 2008. They are printed on Modigliani paper by Beacon Press, Uckfield, Sussex. 29 plates in total. All plates present and immaculate. Portfolio has a slight scuff to rear board (very minor).

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1319525
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1919. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and elaborate peacock and elephant design to front cover. 20 superb colour plates, tipped onto cream card with decorative border and each with a tissue-guard. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to contents. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. The covers of this copy are beautifully bright and clean as the book has been protected by the scarce original dustwrapper. The dustwrapper is slightly foxed and browned to spine with slight wear.

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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1319491
Published by Harry N. Abrams. 1993. Very good condition in a very good 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. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0810980630. Spine and corners are bumped and slightly rubbed (heavy bump to top front corner. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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WALTER CRANE AS A BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
Written by Rodney K. Engen.
Stock no. 1319489
Published by Academy Editions. 1st UK 1975. Good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 085670170X. Covers are edge rubbed and faded to spine and edges of front cover. Small black mark to top edge of front cover. Foxing to contents which are otherwise clean.

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OLD MANOR HOUSES
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1319359
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

12 tissue-guarded colour plates plus tinted illustrations. Colour pictorial endpapers. Grey cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby with a few light marks. Front joint cracked, rear joint just starting to crack. Some light foxing and fingering but contents generally clean.

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