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A HISTORY OF ENGLAND
Written by Rudyard Kipling; C.R.L. Fletcher. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1829224
Published by The Clarendon Press. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. Maps to endpapers. 15 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 250 pages. Boards a little marked & scuffed. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn, front edge of spine has 2" split in cloth. Front joint has small tear where spine has split to front and is lightly worn. Front endpaper starting to pull from title page from top. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to contents. All plates present. Hinge between page 8 & 9 pulled but binding is tight.

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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1328898
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt title and vignette to spine and front cover. Numerous b/w illustrations. 366 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight rubbing to the gilt vignettes. Tissue-guard to frontis has been removed. Name and date in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Some erased pencil writing to front fly-leaf. Some foxing throughout, some page corner tips creased. Joints cracked, rear joint has exposed webbing, some hinges pulled but binding still tight. Grubby fingermarks to contents. Still a decent copy of a scarce book.

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THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1327888
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Specially rebound in modern green leather binding, with raised bands to spine, title blocks, with gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers. All edges are marbled. Numerous b/w illustrations. Wear and chipping to leather on spine and edges. Some scuffing. Front joint is partially cracked in a few places. Inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Some foxing and browning.

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THE ORANGE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Captain Charles Gilson; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.J. Ford; Cyrus Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1325524
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Circa 1925. Good condition.

Orange and pale blue pictorial boards. 9 colour plates. Numerous b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Cover edges rubbed. Scuffing to rear cover. Name and date in ink to belongs to box. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and some page margins, some fingermarks to pages.

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THE TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Lockhart Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 1824737
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1915. Good condition.

Edited by Andrew Lang. Dark blue cloth, blind decoration to front cover, gilt vignette & title to spine. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Boards rubbed at edges and a little grubby, scuffed. Spine is browned and worn top & tail. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. A few light margin marks.

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THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 2139762
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1889. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth covers, gilt title to spine and vignettes to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 390 pages plus 16 page booklist to rear. All edges gilt. Catalogue to rear of book is dated August 1889. Spine is bumped with wear and faded. Corners are bumped. Front hinge next to frontis page is cracked, with browning glue marks showing. Frontis is edge-creased with a few nicks and some foxing. Tissue guard to frontis is heavily foxed. A couple of hinges are pulled. Foxing to varying degrees to pages throughout book.

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THE RED TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1403653
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1895. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and illustration to front cover. Black endpapers. Numerous b/w illustrations. 419 pages. All edges gilt. Spine bumped, browned and a little worn at top. Corners are bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Foxing and some fingering throughout.

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THE HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford; G.P. Jacomb Hood.
Stock no. 1309231
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1892. Almost very good condition.

Based on the tales in the "Blue Fairy Book". Blue cloth, silver titles and vignettes. 160 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front pastedown and ink name stamp (small) to front endpaper. Front joint is cracked at to 3". Foxing to contents else clean.

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THE ORANGE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Captain Charles Gilson; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.J. Ford; Cyrus Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 584677
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1922. Very good condition.

Orange and pale blue pictorial boards. 9 colour plates. Numerous b/w illustrations. Book: all plates present, Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Corners worn.

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