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THE FAIRY WORLD OF IDA RENTOUL OUTHWAITE
Written by Marcie Muir; Robert Holden.
Stock no. 1827079
Published by A. & C. Black. 1st UK 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book tells of Outhwaite's Melbourne background and childhood, of her successful career in Australia and overseas. It also considers her place in the 'Golden Age' of English book illustration. Large format. Green boards with silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713628340. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a small slit at front spine edge (0.5", no loss).

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CREATURES THAT WALK
Written by June Morton. Illustrated by Winifred Vaizey.
Stock no. 1325818
Published by A. & C. Black. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Peeps at Nature for Little Folk. Pale brown covers with dark green titles and vignette. Colour frontis and illustrations throughout. 48 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, minimal loss to spine and corners, and foxed on verso.

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SOUTHERN SPAIN
Written by A.F. Calvert. Illustrated by Trevor Haddon.
Stock no. 2137431
Published by A. & C. Black. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover and yellow and orange decorations. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates and fold-out map to rear. Part of the A & C Black 20 Shilling Series. 1" split to top of spine. Bumping to corners. Some scuffing. Joints are cracked and weak - can see stitching through the paper. Page edge browning. Lower margin has slight loss page 155/6. Browning to margins of plate pages.

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BATH & BRISTOL
Written by Stanley Hutton. Illustrated by Laura A. Happerfield.
Stock no. 2137410
Published by A. & C. Black. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 7s 6d Series. 3000 copies printed. Grey cloth, green titles and borders. 20 tissue-guarded colour plates. 2 folding maps. REPRINT! Spine is browned. Marks to covers; bumping. Front joint is a bit cracked. Margin tear to plate guard page 101. Blue mark to verso of plate page 176. Some foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.

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LONDON
Written by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. Illustrated by J.H. Hartley; John Fulleylove; et al..
Stock no. 2137366
Published by A. & C. Black. 2nd 1916. Fair condition.

Red cloth with heraldic design in yellow to front cover and spine. 60 tissue-guarded colour plates. 3000 copies printed. Text first published in the "Fascination of Europe" series. A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling series. Covers are heavily worn and faded/stained. Spine badly split to both sides, with fraying to cloth. Joints are cracked, which is starting to make the binding weak. Contents are generally very good. A reading copy.

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AYRSHIRE IDYLLS
Written by Neil Munro. Illustrated by George Houston.
Stock no. 2137360
Published by A. & C. Black. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

Green decorative cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. 20 tipped-in colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 7s 6d series. Bumping to spine and corners. Browning to spine. Front endpaper is MISSING. Foxing is heaviest to prelims and outer page edges. Some page browning.

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WORCESTERSHIRE
Written by A.G. Bradley. Illustrated by Thomas Tyndale.
Stock no. 1823538
Published by A. & C. Black. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Original pale blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 24 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding map to rear. Top edge gilt. A & C Black Colour Book 7s 6d Series. viii and 181 pages including index, 2 page publisher adverts for books in same series to rear. Spine browned, red marks to rear cover lower edge and rear edge of spine. Endpapers and prelims browned and fragile. All plates present and lightly browned. Rear joint cracking. Some hinges pulled but binding tight.

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LONDON
Written by A.R. Hope Moncrieff; G.E. Mitton. Illustrated by Gordon Home; John Fulleylove; J.H. Hartley; et al..
Stock no. 2137235
Published by A. & C. Black. 1929. Very good condition.

Blue cloth. 32 colour plates. A & C Black Colour Book Popular series. Revised by Mitton. Spine is browned. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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GREECE
Written by J.A. McClymont. Illustrated by John Fulleylove.
Stock no. 2137137
Published by A. & C. Black. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Navy blue pictorial cloth showing Greek ships. Gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding map. Booklist to rear with latest books listed first published in 1906. Possible first variation or very early reprint going from the books listed to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Base of spine is damaged; chipped with some fraying and a little loss of cloth. Scuffing to covers. Joints are pulled. Some light foxing. A little browning to plates.

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SOUTH AMERICA
Written by W.H. Koebel. Illustrated by A.S. Forrest.
Stock no. 2137130
Published by A. & C. Black. Circa 1912. Very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Light green cloth, dark green and yellow pictorial decoration to spine and front cover. Gilt titles to spine, and yellow title to front cover. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding map. Reprint. 2 pages of booklist to rear Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning to spine. A few marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Embossed (raised) stamp to front endpaper. Brown marks to a few pages. This is assumed a reprint, as it doesn't have gilt titles to front cover, or top edge of outer page edges.

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THE STONES OF ITALY
Written by C.T.G. Formilli. Illustrated by C.T.G. Formilli.
Stock no. 2137128
Published by A. & C. Black. 1927. Almost very good condition.

Grey pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. 32 colour plates. A. & C. Black Colour Book. Bumping to cover edges and corners. Some grubby marks. Large fox spots throughout. All plates present.

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THE TOWER OF LONDON
Written by Arthur Poyser. Illustrated by John Fulleylove.
Stock no. 2137123
Published by A. & C. Black. Circa 1908. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black Colour Book 7s 6d Series. Red cloth, gilt titles and vignette to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 20 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding plan of the Tower. Booklist to rear (shiny). Possible variant first/early edition, as booklist to rear lists books published 1908. Spine is browned with couple of splits to top. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. A few grubby margin marks. All plates present.

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