A BOOK OF OLD BALLADS
Written by Beverley Nichols. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 1208889
Published by Hutchinson & Co.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Large format. Brown suede covers with gilt titles and vignettes. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. 16 superb colour plates. Poems that are "the very essence of the British spirit" selected and introduced by Nichols. All plates present. Spine slightly bumped. Rear cover a little scuffed. 4 x 4 inch piece cut from top corner of front endpaper. Contents near fine.

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SOUTH AND EAST
Written by John Masefield. Illustrated by Jacynth Parsons.
Stock no. 2123779
Published by The Medici Society. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

Limited to 2750 copies. Grey cloth, black vignette and silver titles to front cover. Story in verse set in the time of King Arthur. 6 colour mounted plates (set onto grey card with paper guards). 23 pages. Spine is bumped and browned. Piece pasted to front pastedown. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper and rear pastedown. Foxing and some browning.

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THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY FROM GWENT
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1609698
Published by Ivor Waters. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Yellow card wraps. Poetry by the Chepstow historian. ISBN: 0950007978. SIGNED by author on title page (no dedication). Staples rusted.

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THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; Laurence Housman. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1406743
Published by Collins. circa 1944. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth, Gilt titles and decoration to front cover. 4 tipped-in colour plates. Pictorial title page. Decorative orange border to each page. 94 pages. 11 x 7.75". Bumping to spine, corners and top and bottom edge of rear board. Spine and part of rear board faded and a little foxed. Boards are mottled, faint damp stains to lower edges. Bookplate to front pastedown and inscription plus '198' written on front endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page edges. Inner bottom corner of all plates a little creased.

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SUNLIGHT AND SCARLET
Written by Ivor Waters; Antonio Machado.
Stock no. 1609079
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st thus 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine. Selected poems by Machado with English versions by Ivor Waters, the Chepstow historian. Limited edition of 100 copies. ISBN: 0906134404. Fading / mottling of cloth along board edges. This is copy no. 71 of 100. Wrapper spine faded.

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ARCADIAN BALLADS
Written by James Reeves. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1406638
Published by Heinemann Educational Books. 1st thus 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Tall format. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 48 pages. ISBN: 0435147722. Erased pencil mark to top of front endpaper. A little foxing to edge of text block. Contents very good. Spine of dustwrapper a little faded and rubbed.

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A LETTER TO THE WORLD
Written by Emily Dickinson. Illustrated by Prudence Seward.
Stock no. 1406420
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st thus 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Poems for Young Readers chosen and introduced by Rummer Godden. Grey boards with gilt titles to spine. Green endpapers. B/w illustrations. 70 pages. A little bumping to spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn. Light mark to bottom of spine/ rear panel. Laminate on spine beginning to crack. Spine is browned. Light foxing.

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BALLADS AND LYRICS OF LOVE
Written by Frank Sidgwick. Illustrated by Byam Shaw.
Stock no. 1406389
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1908. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Introduction by Sidgwick. Top edge gilt, other edges are untrimmed. 10 colour plates. 178 pages. 9.5 x 6.75". Spine and corners bumped and worn with some fraying of cloth. Spine browned and gilt dulled. Couple of small indents on front cover. Covers unevenly faded and a little grubby. Some hinges are cracked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers and page edges browned. Couple of creases to rear endpaper. A little foxing and fingering.

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BREEZES FROM THE WELSH MOUNTAINS: A SCRAP BOOK OF CAMBRIAN PROSE AND POETRY
Written by John Pryse.
Stock no. 1812842
Published by John Pryse. 1st 1858. Good condition.

Compiled by John Pryse. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 67 pages plus contents to rear. Boards worn at spine edges to front and rear, remains of a label to front. Joints starting to crack. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean.

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THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn.
Stock no. 1506170
Published by T. N. Foulis. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth covers with gilt illustration to front cover, gilt titles to spine. 7 x 5.5". 8 Colour plates. Repetitive background illustrations to text pages. 123 pages plus book list. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A couple of bumps to cover edges. Browning to spine and cover edges. Some of gilt on front cover is rubbed. Two names in pen to front endpaper, one crossed out. Front joint starting to crack by frontis. Browning to endpapers and some page edges. Contents generally clean. All plates present.

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SILVER AND GOLD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Ethel F. Everett.
Stock no. 1506116
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st thus 1927. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Attractive white cloth with silver and gold decorations and vignette. Pictorial endpapers. Eight pretty colour plates. Full-page b/w illustrations. A book of verse for children. Spine bumped. Browning to spine and some cover edges. Cloth at top edge of rear cover slightly rippled. Covers slightly grubby. Light crease to front endpaper. Foxing to contents otherwise clean. All plates present. Dustwrapper has some edge wear with a couple of small tears, chips and creases. Loss from base of spine disguised by photocopy underneath. Clear tape repairs to tears on verso. 5 written on front panel near fold. Corners cut from flaps.

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IMMORTALITY
Written by Alice Reed.
Stock no. 1506078
Published by Ernest Nister. Very good condition.

Easter Poems. Beige card wraps, pictorial front cover with silver title. Silver tassle tie and all edges silver. 7.25 x 6.5". 4 chromolithographs. Wear to spine. Very light crease to lower corners. Covers slightly grubby. Contents clean with just a little light foxing/browning.

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