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WALDEN OR LIFE IN THE WOODS
Written by Henry David Thoreau; John Updike. Illustrated by Herbert W. Gleason.
Stock no. 1829080
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by John Updike. Large format. Grey leather spine with silver title, gold coloured silk moire cloth boards. B/w photos by Gleason. Top edge silver. xxii and 282 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with just a few light scuffs.

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EPICS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Richard Barber. Illustrated by John Vernon Lord.
Stock no. 1829079
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Brown leather spine with gilt title. Brown cloth boards with elaborate gilt decoration. Edited and introduced by Richard Barber. 16 colour illustrations including frontis. Top edge brown. xxx and 665 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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PAGANS AND CHRISTIANS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Robin Lane Fox.
Stock no. 1829078
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Very good condition.

Three volume set. Brown cloth printed with a black design. Black title outlines to spines. Colour plates. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is fairly heavily scuffed (VG).

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FIVE GET INTO TROUBLE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328794
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Yellow and black pictorial endpapers. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, a little grubby to rear panel and spine and foxed on verso.

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MR. TWINK TAKES CHARGE
Written by Freda Hurt. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1328793
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

More tales of the inscrutable feline detective. Mr. Twink is a black cat. This is the second in the series of nine tales. Green boards, black title to spine & vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is foxed and a little grubby.

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MR. TWINK FINDS OUT
Written by Freda Hurt. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1328792
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards. Red cat vignette to front and title to spine. B/w illustrations. Another story of Mr. Twink the Siamese cat detective. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Small brown spot to edge of front cover. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is price-cut, grubby and edge rubbed. Damp stain to wrapper spine and small red mark to lower edge of front panel.

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INDIA: A HISTORY (2 VOLUMES)
Written by John Keay.
Stock no. 1829077
Published by Folio Society. 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Volume I - Red/gold decorated cloth. Volume II - Green/gold decorated cloth. Colour photos. Second printing. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase with a few ligtht scuff marks.

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THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB
Written by Charles Dickens; A.N. Wilson. Illustrated by R. Seymour; R.W. Buss; Phiz.
Stock no. 1829076
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Containing a Faithful Record of the Perambulations, Perils, Travels, Adventures and Sporting Transactions of the Corresponding Members. Introduction by A.N. Wilson. Burgundy cloth boards, burgundy leather spine with black title block, gilt text. B/w illustrations. Top edge gilt, Red ribbon page marker. xxxvi and 798 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed (VG).

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CLEVER MR. TWINK
Written by Freda Hurt. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1328791
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, black title to spine, black vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Mr. Twink is a cat. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock and rear endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is foxed, edge chipped and slightly grubby.

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TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE
Written by William Shakespeare; Charles Lamb; Mary Lamb; Katherine Duncan-Jones. Illustrated by Daniel Maclise; Henry Fuseli; et al..
Stock no. 1829075
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Green cloth with gold, silver and black titles and decorations. Illustrated with paintings of scenes from Shakespeare by various artists. This edition follows the text of the Penguin Popular Classics edition published in 1995, with minor emendations. Introduced by Katherine Duncan-Jones. Top edge green. xix and 268 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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VERSES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Harry Golding. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328790
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Beige cloth, black titles, pictorial onlay to front. Prince Charming Colour Books For Children series. 48 coloured plates (includes endpapers). 340 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine bumped and browned. Heavy foxing otherwise contents clean.

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THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST OR THE PARISH BOY'S PROGRESS
Written by Charles Dickens; Peter Ackroyd. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 1829074
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Burgundy leather spine with gilt title on black title label. Burgundy cloth covers with gilt titles. Introduction by Ackroyd. B/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. xxvii and 418 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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