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THE TRAGEDY OF MR. PUNCH
Written by Russell Thorndike; Reginald Arkell. Illustrated by Arthur Watts.
Stock no. 1825542
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

A Fantastic Play in Prologue and One Act. The classic tale of Punch and Judy. Introductory essay by Max Beerbohm. 9 tipped-in colour plates mounted on brown paper. Large format. Beige cloth spine, grey marble effect boards. 61 pages. Board edges rubbed. Three flower stickers/decoupage to lower half of front pastedown. Text block and endpapers browned. Small burn mark to top margin of page 13-17 with minor loss. One or two closed tears to page edges (no loss), a few grubby marks to contents. All plates present, some have a lower corner crease.

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THE THEATRE AT WORK
Written by James Cleaver. Illustrated by James Cleaver.
Stock no. 1323703
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition.

Picture Puffin Book No. 75. Pictorial paperwraps. 31 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Staples rusty. Covers slightly pulled at staples. Publisher's 'new' price sticker to front cover (stating 2/-). Contents clean.

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1323422
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small, light mark to front cover and light scuffing to rear cover. Some light browning and a couple of foxspots to spine. Foxing throughout on text pages. Plates all present and in fine condition.

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EVERYMAN & OTHER PLAYS
No author listed. Illustrated by John Austen.
Stock no. 2138768
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Larger format. Black cloth with gilt titles. Blue, black, gold and white illustrations throughout. Contains: Everyman; The Nativity and The Shepherds' Play. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Some scuffs to covers. Page edge browning, with some foxing. A few margin marks. Small inscription in ink to free front endpaper.

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HASSAN
Written by James Elroy Flecker; Basil Dean. Illustrated by Peter Bucknell.
Stock no. 1322875
Published by Folio Society. 1966. Very good condition.

Introduction by Basil Dean. The Story of Hassan of Bagdad and how he came to make the Golden Journey to Samarkand. A play. Dark blue silk moire binding. Colour plates. Top edge blue. Cloth is slightly dusty and faded to spine. Gold slipcase is scuffed with a few scratch marks.

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PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL 1958
No author listed.
Stock no. 1822399
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1958. Slightly better than very good condition.

For People Who Go to the Pictures. Blue cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. B/w photos. Corners rubbed, a few grubby marks to rear board. Overall boards are nice and bright. Creasing to endpapers and a few minor foxspots. Contents lovely.

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MOSCOW 1900-1930
Written by Serge Fauchereau; et al.
Stock no. 1822337
Published by Mallard Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A series of essays presenting an array of the finest and most distinctive works from the various fields of Russian and Soviet visual and performance art, film, and literature, refining our knowledge of individual artists, movements, and areas of study providing a thorough look at this great Eastern city during a time of political, social, and artistic upheaval. Red cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 0792457374. Light scuffing to black pictorial dustwrapper.

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THE ROCK PACK
Written by James Henke.
Stock no. 1319105
Published by Van Der Meer. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

An extraordinary "interactive" book packed with memorabilia and facsimiles from the most famous album covers and posters to guitars and sitars. More than 200 full colour photos and illustrations, plus separate pull-out booklets and pop-up pictures. ISBN: 9076048053. Some light page browning. Appears complete.

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2131379
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine is faded. Corners are nice and sharp. All plates are present and fine. Foxing throughout book, but still very good! Contained in original (rare) wrapper with pictorial onlay to front panel. Edge-creasing to wrapper, with a few tears and chips, but minimal loss.

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THE FILMGOERS' ANNUAL 1932
Written by William A. Mutch.
Stock no. 2130866
Published by Simpkin, Marshall. 1932. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour frontis. Monochrome photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping. Scuffing to covers, with some browning. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges.

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PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL 1932
No author listed.
Stock no. 1817304
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1932. Slightly better than very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour, sepia and b/w photos. Front shows John Boles and Evelyn Laye in "One Heavenly Night". Slight loss of surface paper to top of rear spine edge. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Glassine dustwrapper with title printed is in two halves and worn with loss.

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QUALITY STREET
Written by J.M. Barrie. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 2127180
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1940. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Embossed border. 18 pretty tipped-in colour plates with captioned paper guards. 8.25 x 6.25 inches. 198 pages. Couple of corners are lightly bumped. Bookplate to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. A few light margin marks. All plates present. Wrapper is very browned to spine, with creasing and wear; a few chips and tears; only small amounts of loss.

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