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MR BUMSTEAD
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1311844
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Mr Bumstead is a spaniel, with a gift for getting into scrapes. Red boards, blue title and black vignette to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. A few foxspots and a light stain to edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and rubbed with minimal loss and is a little grubby on rear panel.

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DOWN THE BRIGHT STREAM
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1310253
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Continuing the the story of the Little Grey Men who find themselves as refugees when they receive the appalling news that their beloved Folly is drying up and they must move at once. Fully illustrated with exquisite water-colours and fascinating little b/w sketches. 16 colour plates. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 200 pages. Wonderful! Spine and corners bumped. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing, mainly to endpapers and page edges. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn, loss to top and tail of spine.

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NURSERY RHYMES AND PROVERBS
Written by Marjory Hood. Illustrated by Marjory Hood.
Stock no. 1309208
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth spine, blue and yellow pictorial boards. Beautiful colour plates. Spine bumped and rubbed, corners worn. Light mark to top edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned and a couple of small glue spots to both pastedowns. Some foxing else contents clean.

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SLEEPING PARTNERS
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1801153
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1929. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Sleeping Partners A Series of Episodes. A series of plates by Aldin featuring what appear to be a Irish Wolfhound and a terrier. Large format. Blue boards, light blue titles. Corners bumped. Endpapers a little grubby/foxed. Contents beautifully bright and clean. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with loss.

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MATE IN THREE
Written by Bernice Rubens.
Stock no. 595991
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1966. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A sad but funny story about a strange kind of marriage. Laminate on wrapper starting to split at spine edge. Wrapper has a small closed edge-tear.

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NETLEY ABBEY
Written by Thomas Ingoldsby. Illustrated by Ernest M. Jessop.
Stock no. 594409
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1889. Very good condition.

Large format. 15 x 11". Green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Story in verse. Address label to front endpaper. Joints very slightly cracked else contents fine. Corners worn. Boards lightly rubbed.

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SCARLET TO M.F.H.
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 626663
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1933. Very good condition.

A book of fox-hunting with hounds. Written for the novice with information and instruction on some of the things he or she should know before deciding to follow a pack of hounds and some idea of how they are managed in field and kennel. Limited edition of 50 copies. Large format. Vellum spine with gilt title, red cloth covers. B/w illustrations. xii and 151 pages. SIGNED by Cecil Aldin. Limited edition of just 50 copies. This is copy no. 26. All plates present. Modern red covers, original spine retained and a little grubby. Endpapers a little grubby else contents immaculate! A lovely copy.

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RAVEN AMONG THE ROOKS
Written by S.P.B. Mais. Illustrated by Alex Jardine.
Stock no. 687564
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. Circa 1939. Good condition.

Green cloth with black titles to spine. B/w illustrations. Boards marked. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. A few holes from bookworm.

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