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EDMUND DULAC'S FAIRY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2126380
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1916. Almost very good condition.

De-luxe edition limited to only 350 signed and numbered copies. 15 glorious tipped-in colour plates mounted on vellum, each mount edged with gold. White cloth elaborately decorated with gilt to front cover and spine. Vellum endpapers. Deckled edges. 170 pages. 11.5 x 9". SIGNED by Dulac to verso of a free front endpaper. This is Copy No. 52. Spine and edges are browned. Bump to bottom of spine. Some grubby marks to cloth. Surface paper damage to front pastedown, where it appears that something has been removed (possibly a bookplate). Front endpaper has inscriptions in ink; one crossed out, with tape glue marks, where again it appears that something has been removed. Rear pastedown also has some surface paper damage. Edge tear to margin on one contents page. Some darkening and grubby margin marks to pages. All plates are present and beautifully bright.

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THE CHILDREN AT THE POLE
Written by Lionel Fable. Illustrated by Willy Pogany.
Stock no. 2126237
Published by George G. Harrap & Company. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

From the "Willy Pogany Children" series. A small fold-out panorama with the story on one side and a poem on the other. Colour illustrations above the text of the poem. Pictorial boards. Couple of stains to edges of covers. Bumping and chipping; some scuffing to edges. Small remains of sticker to bottom edge of cover. Names in ink to top of one cover and to inside. Some foxing. Possible page repair to pages 7/8, where it looks like it has been reglued/stuck back together.

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THE FABLES OF AESOP
Written by Aesop. Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold.
Stock no. 2126057
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth with gilt titles and illustration to front. Pictorial endpapers. 23 beautiful tipped-in colour plates with tissue-guards. Assumed 1st edition. Spotting/browning to spine; some chipping to cloth at top and tail; a little fraying. Wear along cover edges; a few small nicks at corners. Some foxing and browning, mostly to prelims. All plates present. Bottom corner of page 144 has small piece torn off.

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THE TALE OF JOHNNY TOWN-MOUSE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2126051
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1919. Good condition.

Brown boards, white lettering. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 84 pages. Early Reprint. Spine has been re glued (appears to have at one time been detached). Some chipping. Bumping and wear to corners. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some grubby margin marks and the odd foxspot. Front joint is a bit cracked.

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CHILDREN STILL
Written by John F. Macpherson. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 2125999
Published by Shakespeare Head Press. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 4 tipped-in colour plates. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner to front endpaper. Also includes a hand written postcard from the author to the same previous owner. Chipping along bottom of spine; some fraying/loss to cloth. Bumping to corners. A few marks to covers. Some foxing. What look like browned glue marks to pastedowns. All plates present.

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BRITISH WARBLERS (NN 71)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 1816243
Published by Collins. 1985. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 71. 2nd state - light green boards, square spine, originally produced as 500 paperback copies and then turned into hardback. One of the scarcer titles in the series. ISBN: 000219810X. Second state. A few small marks to boards. Foxing to text block especially top edge. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine (as is usual with this series).

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THE GOLLIWOGG AT THE SEA-SIDE
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 2125350
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Oblong format. Bold colour illustrations throughout. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Dark damp marks along cover edges. A few foxspots. Some margin marks; one margin tear to page 5/6 (around 1"). Light page corner creasing.

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THE TWO FORM CAPTAINS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Percy Tarrant.
Stock no. 2125311
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with green and blue decorations. 4 b/w plates. 380 pages. A few light marks to covers. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Foxing and a few grubby marks to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. All plates present.

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THE BIG BOOK OF FABLES
Written by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2125303
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth with super gilt titles and vignettes of animals to front cover and spine. Green pictorial endpapers. 28 colour plates plus numerous b/w text illustrations. 293 pages. Spine is bumped and faded. A few small splash marks to rear cover. Name in ink to half-title page. Foxing heavy to prelims, lightly to other areas, including page margins. Frontis is creased to edges with a couple of small edge-nicks. All plates present.

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MASERATI BIRDCAGE
Written by Joel E. Finn.
Stock no. 1610529
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Marvellous Tipo 60 and 61 Sports Racing Cars. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850453666. Corners bumped. Light browning to page edges. Text on wrapper spine is faded.

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THE TEMPLE OF FLORA
Written by Stephen Harris. Illustrated by Robert Thornton.
Stock no. 2125063
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Fine condition.

Very large format. The first ever full-size facsimile of the greatest English florilegium. Quarter-bound in Nigerian goatskin, cloth sides. Front board printed and blocked with design by David Eccles from 'The Night-Blowing Cereus'. 232 pages with 9 preliminary monochrome plates, 5 preliminary colour plates and 29 flower illustrations. Text printed on felt-marked Modigliani Neve paper and plates printed on Modigliani Insize. Green ribbon marker. Coloured top edges. Book Size: 22.5" x 18.25". Commentary volume by Stephen Harris. Presented in solander box, bound in buckram. 128 pages. 12" x 8.25". Of the Limited edition of 1980 copies only 600 have been bound into book form. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. This is Copy No. 90. Also contains 2 beautiful colour plates in an envelope - for you to frame! Contained in original slip case that has bumping to a couple of corners and some scuff marks. This is a gorgeous item! This copy would make a wonderful gift. This book is VERY heavy and will be needed to be sent via courier.

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BLUE PETER
Written by Alina Lewitt. Illustrated by Lewitt-Him.
Stock no. 2124968
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1943. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Peter is a blue dog! A little fraying to cloth at top of spine. Wear to cover edges. Binding is weak; joint between front endpaper and title page is broken. Rear joint is partially cracked. Some hinges are pulled. The odd foxspot. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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