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Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 738899
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1927. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt titles, vignette and border. Top edge gilt. Pink pictorial endpapers. Delightful b/w illustrations throughout. 103 pages. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed to head and tail, spine has faded patches to centre and base. Lower edge of rear cover is very slightly faded. Covers generally bright and clean. Previous owner's name in ink to half-title page. One hinge cracked. A few very light finger marks to page margins. The book itself is a nice, clean copy. Original wrapper is in two halves (detached along rear edge of spine), spine is browned and has 2.5" loss at top, 1" loss at centre and slight loss at base, also patch of loss to top corner of rear panel. The wrapper looks as though it was originally too small for the book (0.5cm too small along top edge).

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THE DIRECTORY OF THE MOTOR INDUSTRY
No author listed.
Stock no. 590802
Published by Society Of Motor Manufacturers & Traders Ltd.. 1969. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. 937 pages. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good. Spine faded.

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THE JUNIOR INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS RECORD OF TRANSACTIONS VOLUME XXII
Written by A. Clifford Swales.
Stock no. 590826
Published by Percival Marshall And Co Ltd.. 1912. Very good condition.

Edited by Swales. Purple cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Spine faded.

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TWO THOUSAND MILES OF WANDERING IN THE BORDER COUNTRY, LAKELAND AND RIBBLESDALE
Written by Edmund Bogg.
Stock no. 590790
Published by Edmund Bogg. 1st 1898. Slightly better than good condition.

Large paper edition. Three-quarter dark blue leather binding with raised bands, gilt title and decoration to spine. Dark blue boards with gilt title to front. Marbled endpapers. xxi + Errata page + 364 pages + 263 pages. Includes list of subscribers. Numerous b/w photos and illustrations. Contents detached from covers but otherwise tight, foxing to endpapers but generally clean and bright. Corners a little worn.

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THE TAYLOR'S CUSSION
Written by George Owen; Emily M Pritchard.
Stock no. 590718
Published by Blades, East & Blades. 1st 1906. Slightly better than good condition.

A facsimile reproduction from the original manuscript which was in two volumes, issued with a short biography of the author by Pritchard. Large format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. xx + 106 pages + 4 blank pages + title page for the Seconde Parte + 2 blank pages + 116 pages + 4 blank pages + 4 pages "A Table To The Seconde Parte" + prospectus for this book + 3 pages of prospectus with reviews + 4 pages hand-written index (presumably done by previous owner) + 1 illustrated page "The Taylor's Cussion" + 3 pages handwritten (in Latin) notes and genealogy. Limited to 300 copies. Includes list of subscribers. Contents very good. Skillfully rebacked in matching green cloth. Corners worn. Two bookplates to front pastedown and a note to say that this was a copy that belonged to one of the subscribers (Henry Owen), possibly the author of the handwritten text.

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THE CAMBRIAN POPULAR ANTIQUITIES
Written by Peter Roberts.
Stock no. 590723
Published by E. Williams. 1st 1815. Very good condition.

The Cambrian Popular Antiquities or An Account of Some Traditions, Customs, and Superstitions of Wales With Observations as to Their Origin. 9 colour + 1 b/w plate + b/w text illustrations. viii + 360 pages. Modern three-quarter leather binding, gilt title and decorations to spine. Marbled boards. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. One small stamp to title page and one to verso of title page (no stamps to plates). Half-title has been strengthened at foredge. All plates present. A handsome copy.

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MOSS AND BLISTER
Written by Leon Garfield. Illustrated by Faith Jaques.
Stock no. 738777
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1976. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Garfield's Apprentices Series. Green pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 043494033X. Wrapper is very lightly foxed on verso. A super copy.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 738815
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Pretty colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges very very slightly grubby. Large but light foxspots throughout. One plate was detached, now reinserted but with slightly ragged edges. A nice copy of the first edition.

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THE COMING OF MAMMALS
Written by Melvin Berger. Illustrated by Robert Cremins.
Stock no. 590670
Published by Child's Play (International) Ltd.. 1st UK 1986. Very good condition.

A New World, In Three Dimensions. Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Pop-ups. Some of the largest and most unusual mammals of the past. ISBN: 0859532186. Front cover a little bowed. Some foxing. All pop-ups are very good.

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RUPERT FUN
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 590532
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1988. Fine condition.

Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0850791782.

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CAMBRIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY
Written by William Rowlands; D. Silvan Evans.
Stock no. 590439
Published by Meridian Publishing Co.. 1st 1970. Fine condition.

A complete and unabridged reprint of the 1869 edition. An Account of the Books Printed in the Welsh Language, or Relating to Wales, From the Year 1546 to the end of the 18th century with Biographical Notices by Rowlands, edited and enlarged by Evans. Some text in Welsh. Pages: xxii, 762. Grey cloth, black title label to spine with gilt titles.

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