KING ARTHUR'S SWORD
Written by Errol Le Cain. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1830903
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1968. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story suggested by the Arthurian legends but not attempting to follow them closely. Remarkable illustrations ranging from delicately romantic to startlingly dramatic, all in full colour. Errol Le Cain's first book. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout including endpapers. Unpaginated. Dustwrapper stuck to boards with clear laminate which has bobbled. Board edges rubbed. Surface paper damage to front endpaper (possible removal of tape or label). Previous owner's bookplate to front endpaper. Contents well fingered, creased and grubby, splash marks to bottom of a few pages. Tiny closed tear to gutter edge of one page (0.75"). Binding is tight. A well-loved copy.

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THE CABBAGE PRINCESS
Written by Errol Le Cain. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1830902
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1969. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a King with a very bad temper who offended a powerful enchanter. Matt colour pictorial boards. Bright colour illustrations and endpapers. Not paginated. ISBN: 0571091555. Clean pictorial boards. Minor spotting to text block and inside edge of boards. Name in ink to half-title page. Else a beautiful, clean copy. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners, lightly browned to spine and unevenly faded to rear panel witha few minor marks. Overall, a very nice copy.

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MRS. FOX'S WEDDING
Written by Brothers Grimm; Sara Corrin; Stephen Corrin. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1830899
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition.

A very sweet teling of a lady fox with many tails who is a widow. She soon finds herself facing many suitors, most of whom she rejects, until finally she finds one who reminds her of her late husband. As well as being a lovely story there are beautiful illustrations. Adapted from Grimm's Fairy Tales. Re-told by Sara and Stephen Corrin. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Superb colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0571114571. Spine faded. Small nick to top rear edge of spine. Name in ink to front pastedown. Else contents clean.

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THE MAGIC STONES: THE STORY OF THE ARCH
Written by Alain. Illustrated by Alain.
Stock no. 1830864
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

High on the Cathedral of Notre Dame is an ugly old gargoyle, the effigy in stone of Mr. Down who, so the story tells, sent the high towers tumbling down time after time in the days before men learned how to buttress an arch. This book tells in story form how early architects defeated Mr. Down and discovered the secret of raising a roof more than a hundred feet, with tall stained-glass windows instead of heavy walls. A fascinating introduction to one of the basic principles of building and architecture - the use of the arch. Blue pictorial paper boards. B/w and red, blue, black & white illustrations. 31 pages. Lower board edges & corners rubbed. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears (no loss) and is scuffed.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Anthony West; David Verey.
Stock no. 1830636
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New edition. Revised by David Verey. Red cloth boards, black title block to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, colour map to rear. 64 pages plus map to rear. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, split to rear edge of spine repaired to verso with clear tape, rear panel a little grubby.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by David Verey.
Stock no. 1830482
Published by Faber & Faber. 2nd 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition, completely rewritten with a very much longer introductory essay and a few impressions of Bristol. An invaluable companion for those who set out to discover Gloucestershire in all its variety. Brown cloth boards, blue title block to spine. Colour frontis and b/w photos. 136 pages including index. ISBN: 0571047106. Edges of boards lightly rubbed, boards clean. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and scuffed. Musty odour present.

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CARTS AND CANDLESTICKS
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330129
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A delightful little book of joyful experiences in childhood and youth spent in the countryside. Distinctive b/w illustrations by Tunnicliffe evoke the atmosphere of days gone by. Green cloth, silver lettering and decorations on spine. 160 pages includes 4 pages of folk songs. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers lightly mottled. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and page margins. Price-cut wrapper is foxed, browning to spine and minimal loss to top and tail of spine.

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SIX TALES OF THE FOUR PIGS
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Alec Buckels.
Stock no. 1330128
Published by Faber & Faber. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, blue title to spine and vignette of pigs to front. B/w illustrations. 128 pages. 5th impression. Fading to cover edges. Foxing to textblock and some preliminary pages. Inscription in ink and a name and address in biro to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is foxed and has a large closed tear to front panel, minimal loss to spine and corners.

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THE STORY OF JOSEPH
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1330109
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial paper boards with peach spine. B/w line drawings. 83 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Some light foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge chipped and lightly foxed.

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2 GROUP R.A.F.: A COMPLETE HISTORY, 1936-1945
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer.
Stock no. 1829886
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

No. 2 Group was formed in Bomber Command to support the Army. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 532 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0571094910. Front hinge between half-title page and title page is pulled but binding tight and not broken. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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GRAHAM SUTHERLAND: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Roger Berthoud. Illustrated by Graham Sutherland.
Stock no. 1829595
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An authorised biography, showing the artist, Graham Sutherland, to be no less complex and fascinating as a man than as an artist. Green cloth boards, brown title block with gilt title to spine, brown title to front. B/w and a few colour photos and illustrations. 328 pages including index. ISBN: 0571118828. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Text block very slightly browned. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is grubby.

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COLLECTED STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 1829491
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Edition. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, in green title block. 400 pages, top edge green. B/w illustrations. Small mark to spine. Text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. A few minor foxspots to endpapers else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, browned to rear panel, small tear to front edge of spine, repaired to verso with tape which is now lost leaving tape marks.

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