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A GENERAL HISTORY OF MALVERN
Written by John Chambers.
Stock no. 2122667
1817. Almost very good condition.

Embellished with plates, intended to comprise all the advantages of a guide, with the more important details of chemical, mineralogical and statistical information. Leather binding. Printed for Wm. Walcott and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. New leather spine, with original covers laid down; a bit of loss to edges of original leather. New endpapers. Foxing and damp marking to contents.

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AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF HEREFORD
Written by John Price.
Stock no. 2122666
1796. Very good condition.

Three-quarter burgundy leather, marbled boards and endpapers. With Some Remarks on the River Wye and the Natural and Artificial Beauties Contiguous to its Banks from Brobery to Wilton Embellished with Elegant Views, Plans etc. 7 b/w engraved plates. 262 pages. Printed by D. Walker. Contents are original; binding is more modern, with new endpapers. Some fading to leather on spine. Foxing and a bit of page browning. Damp corner marks to a couple of pages.

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THE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316349
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1906. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. Contained in a green hinged box with silver title and triangular onlay to front. Also includes a green leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723257299. This is copy no. 59. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to the binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316346
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1904. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Contained in a blue hinged box with silver title and square onlay to front. Also includes a blue leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723249881. This is copy no. 23. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316343
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1904. Small format book with cream Italian leather and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Contained in a blue hinged box with silver title and square onlay to front. Also includes a blue leather foil-blocked bookmark and 6 individual prints. ISBN: 0723249887. This is copy no. 59. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'leather' written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF THE PIE AND THE PATTY-PAN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316341
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1905. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan. Contained in a grey hinged box with silver title and circular onlay to front. Also includes a grey leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723256861. This is copy no. 59. There are a couple of light scuff/scratch marks to top of presentation box else fine. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front, small dent to one edge of the box. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316340
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2007. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1907. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Tom Kitten. Contained in a brown hinged box with silver title and rectangular onlay to front. Also includes a brown leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 9780723258957. This is copy no. 59. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF MR. TOD
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316337
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2012. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1912. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 79 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Mr. Tod. Contained in a brown hinged box with silver title and rectangular onlay to front. Also includes a brown leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 9780723267522. The presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. This is copy no. 59. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front, small dent to top of box. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316334
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2013. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1913. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 80 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Pigling Bland. Contained in a brown hinged box with silver title and onlay to front. Also includes a brown leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 9780723268918. It is unlikely the book has ever been opened (still a very tight binding). The presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. This is copy no. 59. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TIMMY TIPTOES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316333
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2011. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1911. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Timmy Tiptoes. Contained in a red hinged box with silver title and onlay to front. Also includes a red leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 9780723266747. It is unlikely the book has ever been opened (still a very tight binding). The presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. This is copy no. 59. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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TWO JOANS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1406218
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with silver titles. 3 b/w plates. 222 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Slight rubbing to titles on front cover. Small bump to side of front board. Couple of hinges are cracked. Top edge of text block is dusty. Some light fingering. Scarce dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with loss to top and bottom of spine and corners. Rear panel is torn and mended on verso with tape. . Wrapper is a little grubby.

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SPORTS AND GAMES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Ogle.
Stock no. 1406180
1st 1924. Slightly better than good condition.

A Book for Children, With a Story for Every Month In the Year. A Scarce, early Enid Blyton book, with 4 exceptional colour illustrations. Stiff cardwraps. Spine and corners bumped and worn. 3" split to bottom of spine. Top of spine beginning to split. Covers grubby and scratched. Pages browned and foxed. Small piece torn from top corner of page 3/4. A scarce Blyton item.

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