A GUIDE TO IRISH COUNTRY HOUSES
Written by Mark Bence-Jones.
Stock no. 1829232
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised edition. The author sets out to describe every Irish country house of which he knows, whether still standing or ruined or long demolished. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. xxxi and 320 pages including index. ISBN: 0094687501. Lower edge of boards lightly browned, lower spine shelf-worn. Text block and endpapers grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at corners and a little scuffed.

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1328895
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. Circa 1919. Very good condition.

3rd issue of the first edition. Large format. Beige cloth spine with green title, green boards. 12 tipped-in colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 185 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Creases to lower corners of a couple of pages (55-58). Light foxing and some grubby fingermarks to contents. Plates are fine.

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THE PARADISE OF CHILDREN
Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated by Patten Wilson.
Stock no. 1325079
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. Very good condition.

The Orange Tree series of children's books. The story is reprinted from Hawthorne's Wonder Book. Grey pictorial boards, small pictorial onlay to front cover. 27 pages. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers browned. Slight smell of tobacco to the contents.

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A CHILD'S DAY
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Carine Cadby; Will Cadby.
Stock no. 1323710
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1912. Very good condition.

A book of rhymes. B;ue cloth with dark blue titles and pictorial onlay to front. 56 numbered pages. Lovely b/w tipped-in photography plates of a young girl in different poses. Printed on grey paper. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly darkened. Rear cover is partly discoloured with a few small pink marks. Small mark to pictorial onlay. Front cover is slightly warped. Some light foxing to the plates and light browning to the endpapers.

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A CHILD'S DAY
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Carine Cadby; Will Cadby.
Stock no. 1824070
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1920. Almost very good condition.

A book of rhymes. Beige boards with brown titles and decorative frame to pictorial onlay. 56 numbered pages. Lovely b/w tipped-in plates of a young girl in different poses. Printed on burnt orange coloured paper. Spine split at front and rear edge. Boards a little scuffed and marked. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Minor discolouring to lower edge of prelims. One or two plates have minor corner creases.

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PEACOCK PIE: A BOOK OF RHYMES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1824059
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1916. Very good condition.

Green cloth boards, gilt illustration and titles to front. Colour frontis, numerous b/w text and full page illustrations throughout. 178 pages. Boards a little rubbed at edges and lightly marked to rear board. Gilt to boards is bright. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers and text block browned. Title page browned. A few marks to contents. Slight musty odour present.

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BROOMSTICKS AND OTHER TALES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Bold.
Stock no. 2140154
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Cream/beige cloth spine with title label and gilt titles. Grey boards. Limited edition to 278 Numbered and Signed copies. B/w woodcuts. SIGNED by author to verso of half-title page. This is Copy No. 51.Spine is browned and worn. Title block is a bit faded and worn. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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LOST LONDON
Written by E. Beresford Chancellor. Illustrated by J. Crowther.
Stock no. 2134139
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1926. Very good condition.

Being and description of Landmarks which have disappeared pictured by J. Crowther circa 1879-87 and described by E. Beresford Chancellor. Large format. Brown cloth with gilt titles. Colour plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a few marks to covers. Small nick to top of spine. Foxing to prelims, endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. All plates present. Cigarette smoke odour.

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LEWIS CARROLL
Written by Derek Hudson.
Stock no. 2123934
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st thus 1976. Very good condition.

An Illustrated Biography. Card wraps. ISBN: 009464280X. Spine is browned with vertical crease.

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THE WATER-BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1814880
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1915. Very good condition.

Cheap Edition (no plates present). A Fairy-tale for a Land-Baby. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt titles. Lighter blue boards, black titles and illustration to front cover. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. Gilt to spine faded. Corners of boards rubbed. Musty odour present. Contents clean. A nice copy.

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PEACOCK PIE: A BOOK OF RHYMES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1405775
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1916. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth boards, gilt illustration and titles to front. Colour frontis, numerous b/w text and full page illustrations throughout. 178 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Board edges darkened. Both joints beginning to crack. Heavy browning to endpapers, tissue guard and title page. Some foxing, worst on prelims and last couple of pages and page edges.

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BILL THE MINDER
Written by W. Heath Robinson. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1314202
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

Limited edition of 380 numbered and signed copies. Gilt decorated vellum. 16 superb tissue-guarded mounted colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 254 pages. SIGNED by Robinson plus and inscription in ink "To Peter & Christopher Brinsmead, with best wishes for Xmas 1944 from Granny Heath Robinson". Copy no. 213. Very faint musty smell to contents. Covers are a little soiled. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Lacking silk ties. Joints are cracked but binding still tight. Endpapers browned. Foxspots to endpapers and some page margins. Pale page browning. A nice copy of this scarce item.

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