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THE RAINBOW TWINS
Written by Florence Mary Anderson. Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson.
Stock no. 2130267
Published by Joseph Johnson. Circa 1920. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Large pictorial onlay to front cover. 12 colour plates. 1" split to top of spine, with a little fraying to cloth. Corners are bumped, with wear. Uneven browning to covers. Foxing throughout. Binding is starting to become a little weak in places. Light colouring to front endpapers. All plates present.

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ROBINSON CRUSOE
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2130266
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brightly coloured pictorial paper boards with clear window in centre showing Crusoe looking through a spyglass. Top corner of boards & contents cut in shape of parrot. First and last double page spread is a colourful pop-up by Kubasta. Colour illustrations to story. Top 3" of spine have split with chipping. Damp marking/spotting to top of pages next to binding on pages throughout book. Pop-ups are very good - although it appears that one tab has come unstuck to last pop-up.

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THE LITTLE GREEN ROAD TO FAIRYLAND
Written by Annie R. Rentoul. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 2130264
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1932. Almost very good condition.

Dedicated "to all who love fairies and have found The Little Green Road". 8 magical colour plates and 8 b/w plates, all of fairies. Pale green cloth, dark green titles and vignette to front cover. 102 pages. 10.75 x 8". Damp stain across bottom edge of front cover. Corners and spine are bumped, with wear. Other marks, especially brown spotting and splash marks to rear cover. Foxing to prelims, outer page edges and page margins. All plates present.

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TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE
Written by Charles Lamb; William Shakespeare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2129855
Published by Sands & Co.. 1st 1902. Good condition.

Red cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. This book has 'Orkney House Easter 1902' in gilt to front cover. 16 b/w plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Small chips/splits to top and tail of spine. Bookplate (Orkney House) to front pastedown. Browning and foxing to some pages. Pages 137-156 are wrinkled/creased with some edge-tears. Page wrinkling also to pages further on in book; margin marks and browning.

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THE DESCRIPTION OF PEMBROKESHIRE (3 VOLUMES)
Written by George Owen.
Stock no. 2129629
Published by Chas. J. Clark; The Bedford Press; The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. 1892. Almost very good condition.

Complete in 4 parts, bound into three volumes. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Volume 1 (part 1 & 2) dated 1892. Volume 2 (part 3) dated 1906, volume 3 (part 4) dated 1936. Colour coat of arms plate before part 2. Contents page of volume 1 is torn with a little loss. Map of Penbrok is torn in two pieces, with other tears along folds. Some damage to page margins; chipping. Repairs to pages 257-318 - paper repairs and sewing; rebacked. Browning to pages; some foxing. Modern binding with new endpapers.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1945 - A NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2129624
Published by Daily Express. 1945. Almost very good condition.

Harrison printing with red endpapers. Pictorial card wraps showing Rupert flying in air on a bicycle with wings. Castle overlooking sea in background. Spine has been repaired with yellow cloth. 4.5" loss to bottom of original paper spine; quarter inch paper loss to top. Creasing to cover corners; some foxing and a few marks. What appear to be sticky glue marks to inside front cover and opposite on belongs to page. Name in ink in belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Foxing to outer page edges and a few page margins. Some page corner creases. Illustrations are still lovely and bright!!!

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WYATT EARP A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGEND VOLUME II, PART 1: TOMBSTONE BEFORE THE EARPS
Written by Lee A. Silva; Susan Leiser Silva; et al.
Stock no. 2129560
Published by Graphic Publishers. 1st USA 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Introduction by Robert G. McCubbin. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780971471917. SIGNED by author, with dedication to previous owner.

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WYATT EARP A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGEND VOLUME I: THE COWTOWN YEARS
Written by Lee A. Silva; Elmer Kelton; et al.
Stock no. 2129559
Published by Graphic Publishers. 1st USA 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Including The 'Buntline Special' Colt Controversy and the Evolution of the Gunfighter. Several introductions. ISBN: 0971471908. SIGNED by author, with lengthy inscription to previous owner to front endpaper.

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FOUR SEASONS: BEING THE FISHING DIARIES OF CHRISTOPHER YATES JUNE 1977 - MARCH 1981
Written by Christopher Yates.
Stock no. 2129556
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

SIGNED, Limited Edition to 1489 copies. Green covers with gilt title to spine and onlay to front cover. Includes an author signed bookplate to title page, photo of author in a print and a facsimile copy of authors hand drawn map, that was issued with the book. ISBN: 1899600035. Ths is a Binder's copy; SIGNED bookplate has been REMOVED from title page. Also does NOT include map or plate of author. This copy HAS been numbered: Copy No. 811, with 'Display' written over it.

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FISHING FOR A YEAR
Written by Jack Hargreaves. Illustrated by Bernard Venables.
Stock no. 2129512
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st thus 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Dark green cloth with copper and black titles. Limited edition to 975, 125 are quarter bound in leather (this is the cloth bound edition). B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1899600027. This is the Binders File Copy - and so is NOT numbered. A few marks to outer page edges.

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FOUR SEASONS: BEING THE FISHING DIARIES OF CHRISTOPHER YATES JUNE 1977 - MARCH 1981
Written by Christopher Yates.
Stock no. 2129510
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

SIGNED, Limited Edition to 1489 copies. Green covers with gilt title to spine and onlay to front cover. Includes an author signed bookplate to title page, photo of author in a print and a facsimile copy of authors hand drawn map, that was issued with the book. ISBN: 1899600035. This is the Binders File Copy - this being the case there is NO pictorial onlay to front cover, NO Signed picture to title page and NO facsimile hand drawn map. A few marks to covers.

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BARBEL
Written by J.W. Martin. Illustrated by Paul Cook.
Stock no. 2129509
Published by The Medlar Press. 1st 2002. Fine condition.

Smaller format. Leather binding. Black title to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Deluxe, Limited edition to 55 copies. B/w illustrations. Being a Practical Treatise on Angling with Float and Ledger in Still Water and Stream. ISBN: 1899600248.

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