CRANFORD
Written by Mrs. Gaskell. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330422
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Grey and dark pink decorated endpapers. 255 numbered pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Some foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock a little dusty. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, is slightly edge chipped with minimal loss and has a large tear to rear panel. There is a message from the publisher on the colophon page stating "the first impression of this edition of Cranford was published in 1940, and most of it was destroyed by enemy action".

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OUR VILLAGE
Written by Mary Russell Mitford. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330421
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Introduction by William J. Roberts. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Grey and white decorated endpapers. B/w wood engravings. 228 pages. Spine slightly bumped, slight rubbing to spine and corners. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers are browned. Light foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock slightly dusty. Dustwrapper is chipped at edges with minimal loss and some loss to top of spine. Wrapper is slightly browned to spine and rear panel edges.

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SELF TO SELF
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Blair Hughes-Stanton.
Stock no. 1330405
Published by Faber and Gwyer, Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

No. 11 of The Ariel Poems. Large-paper edition, limited to 500 copies. Light grey boards with gilt title to front. Small b/w illustration to half title-page and one full-page illustration. SIGNED by the author to limitation page, this is copy no. 187. A few very small, light marks to covers. Contents bright and clean.

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THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330404
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1948. Very good condition.

Limp burgundy calf binding, gilt titles and borders with vignette to front cover. 479 pages plus game record pages at rear. 6.5 x 4". B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges lightly rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. A couple of small stains to front endpapers. Fronty joint is starting to crack. A few page corner tips are lightly creased. Contents otherwise clean.

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TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
Written by Thomas Hardy; Elspeth Sandys. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830374
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Elspeth Sandys. Purple cloth boards, lilac title block with gilt title to spine. Corn dolly motif to front board. Black and white wood engravings. Top edge purple. xix and 418 pages. Third printing. Minor scuffing to title block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is grubby.

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THE TRUMPET-MAJOR
Written by Thomas Hardy; Paul I. Webb. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830369
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Paul I. Webb. Red cloth boards, red title block with gilt title to spine. Corn dolly motif to front cover. B/w wood engravings. xvi and 314 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed.

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UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE
Written by Thomas Hardy; Angela Thirlwell. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830367
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Or The Mellstock Quire. A Rural Painting of the Dutch School. Introduction by Ange.a Thirlwell. Green cloth, corn dolly motif. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. xx and 172 pages. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed/grubby.

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THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830357
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Wessex Novel. Green cloth boards, corn dolly motif to front board. Top edge green. B/w wood-engravings. 413 pages. Reprint. Grubby mark to top of spine, above the title label. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with no discernible faults.

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WESSEX TALES: STRANGE, LIVELY, AND COMMONPLACE
Written by Thomas Hardy; Robert Gittings. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830356
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Robert Gittings. Blue cloth, corn dolly motif to front cover. B/w wood engravings. Top edge blue. xiii and 199 pages. Couple of scuffs to title block to spine else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some minor scuffing.

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IT'S MY DELIGHT
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1330044
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1949. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A thorough and entertaining discourse on the art of hunting by orthodox methods. Numerous b/w engravings. Blue/green cloth. 3rd impression. Spotting and some damp marking to covers. Front cover also has a school library gilt stamp. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-rubbed with some grubby marks; tiny nicks and chips at edges.

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FIELD AND HEDGEROW
Written by Richard Jefferies; Samuel J. Looker. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker.
Stock no. 1830135
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st thus 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies With an Introduction and Notes by Samuel J. Looker. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. 388 pages. Spine has a slight lean. A few marks to boards. Bookplate to front endpaper. A little foxing to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a large closed tear to lower half of front panel repaired to verso with selotape and a smaller closed tear to top of front panel (no loss), has some foxing and is a little grubby.

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WILD LIFE IN A SOUTHERN COUNTY
Written by Richard Jefferies; Samuel J. Looker. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1830134
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st thus 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Animals and flowers, clouds, wagons and country crafts - these were the natural material around which Jefferies spun his web of lovely prose; and Marlborough Forest, Burderop, Aldbourne, Surbiton, and above all, Coate and Coate Farmhouse, the settings which he has chosen here. With an Introduction and Notes by Samuel J. Looker. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. 384 pages. Lower corners of boards bumped. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Bookplate to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at edges, lightly faded to spine, and a little grubby.

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