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ANGUS LOST
Written by Marjorie Flack. Illustrated by Marjorie Flack.
Stock no. 1328722
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1933. Fair condition.

Angus is a Scottish Terrier. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Yellow pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and foxed. Front joint is broken but stitches are holding it together. Some light foxing and a light musty smell to contents. Small mark to title-page.

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RICK AFIRE!
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328139
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w text illustrations, endpapers are maps. Corners bumped, cover edges very slightly dusty. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is grubby to spine and rear panel.

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HERMIT IN THE HILLS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328076
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss and grubby to rear panel.

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A CABIN FOR CRUSOE
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328057
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth with black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some very slight fading to cover edges. Some foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly worn at spine and corners and a little grubby.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Herbert Cole.
Stock no. 1326439
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1909. Very good condition.

Flowers of Parnassus series (famous poems illustrated). Small format (5.75 x 4.5"). Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. 75 numbered pages. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some grubby fingermarks to contents and endpapers lightly browned.

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NIGHTLIGHT TATTOO
Written by M.T. Candler. Illustrated by John Benison.
Stock no. 1325256
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth covers with red title to spine and vignette of toy soldier to front. B/w text illustrations. 197 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, slight fading to lower cover edges. Foxing to textblock. A couple of pages have slightly ragged edges where they have been opened after the binding process. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, slightly grubby and edge rubbed.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by R.J.E. Moony.
Stock no. 1324866
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Grey cloth with red titles and ship vignettes. Blue floral decorated endpapers. 8 colour plates. Top edge red, others untrimmed. Spine bumped and faded. Some slight foxing to spine edges, rubbing to front edge of spine is causing some slight splitting in the cloth. Endpapers partly browned. Heavy foxing, mainly at page edges. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1324440
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1906. Very good condition.

Dark green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. B/w text illustrations. 136 pages plus publication list to rear. All edges gilt. Spine and corners are bumped. A couple of small marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper and tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Browning to endpapers, foxing to textblock.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish.
Stock no. 2140382
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1900. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine, blue and yellow decoration to front cover. B/w plates. 252 pages plus publication list to rear. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Joints are partially cracked. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges, some page margins and couple of plates.

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SPANISH ARMS AND ARMOUR
Written by Albert F. Calvert.
Stock no. 1823880
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the Royal Armoury of Madrid. Red cloth boards, gilt decoration and title to spine, vignette to front. Top edge guilt. Lower edge untrimmed. B/w illustrations. Boards marked, front board cloth is bubbled. Browning to text block and endpapers. Some foxing. Some pencil annotation. Still a decent working copy.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by R.J. Enraght-Moony.
Stock no. 2138155
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1ST THUS 1915. Very good condition.

Large format, Grey cloth, red titles and ship decoration. Blue and white floral decorated endpapers. 19 colour plates. Top edge red, others untrimmed. Spine is faded. Bookplate to front pastedown. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Name and date in ink to top of half-title page.

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A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY
Written by William J. Locke. Illustrated by W.W. Lendon.
Stock no. 1321474
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

The story of three wise men. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 35 pages. 6 colour plates. Spine bumped with slight wear. Fading to spine and cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to contents.

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