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FLOWER LEGENDS FOR CHILDREN
Written by Hilda Murray. Illustrated by J.S. Eland.
Stock no. 2126687
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1ST 1901. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Delightful colour plates. A few marks to covers; some nicks to cloth at top and tail of spine. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. Some scuffing. Front joint is a bit cracked. Some marks to outer page edges and page margins.

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THE GOLLIWOGG AT THE SEA-SIDE
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 2125350
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Oblong format. Bold colour illustrations throughout. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Dark damp marks along cover edges. A few foxspots. Some margin marks; one margin tear to page 5/6 (around 1"). Light page corner creasing.

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MATRIX THEORY FOR PHYSICISTS
Written by J. Heading.
Stock no. 2120023
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks; some foxing.

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THE HIDDEN YEARS
Written by John Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1404686
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 14 colour plates. Stories of Jesus. A little bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Foxing throughout mostly to margins, including plate margins. Brown mark to top of pages 240/241 where possibly something has been pressed. Contents otherwise generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some small tears. Wrapper is grubby and foxed.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S FOX-HUNT
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 1315017
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1905. Very good condition.

Cloth spine, oblong format. Glorious, humorous colour pictures. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some light scuffing to covers. Light browning to endpapers, some light fingering to page margins. There is a strong smell to the contents of the book (not sure what it is). Overall this is a very nice copy of a very politically-incorrect book! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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A MANOR BOOK OF OTTERY SAINT MARY
Written by Catherine Durning Whetham; Margaret Whetham; W.C.D. Whetham.
Stock no. 2116763
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1913. Very good condition.

Red brick cloth with gilt title to spine. Note on the history of the dependent Manor of Cadhay by W.C.D. Whetham. Bumping to corners. A few marks/spotting to covers. Foxing to prelims and outer page edges.

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THE RED TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1403653
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1895. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and illustration to front cover. Black endpapers. Numerous b/w illustrations. 419 pages. All edges gilt. Spine bumped, browned and a little worn at top. Corners are bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Foxing and some fingering throughout.

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ON HAMPTON STREET
Written by Alice Williams. Illustrated by Anne Vaughan.
Stock no. 1108490
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

American Edition. Blue cloth with dark red title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Some damp marks to covers, bumping to corners and spine. Damp marks to bottom page margins of pages (wrinkled). Wrapper is edge-torn and marked, with some loss to base of spine and a few corners.

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THE HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford; G.P. Jacomb Hood.
Stock no. 1309231
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1892. Almost very good condition.

Based on the tales in the "Blue Fairy Book". Blue cloth, silver titles and vignettes. 160 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front pastedown and ink name stamp (small) to front endpaper. Front joint is cracked at to 3". Foxing to contents else clean.

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THE MAMMALS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by J.G. Millais. Illustrated by J.G. Millais; Archibald Thorburn; G.E. Lodge; Henrik Gronvold.
Stock no. 1706435
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1904. Almost very good condition.

Three volumes. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 14 x 13", large heavy format. Top edge gilt. Limited edition of 1025 copies. With 62 photogravures, 62 coloured plates and 149 uncoloured plates. Copy No. 217. Bookplates to front pastedowns. 12cm split to one side of spine from top to volume 1. Spines faded. Corners worn. Occasional foxspot to contents.

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KLOOF AND KARROO
Written by H.A. Bryden.
Stock no. 2107907
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1889. Very good condition.

Sport, Legend, and Natural History in Cape Colony. With a notice of the game birds, and of the present distribution of the antelopes and larger game. Cloth covers with gilt titles and vignettes. Tissue-guarded b/w plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping to top of spine; minimal loss. Spotting to covers. Ink stamp to half-title page. Foxing to outer page edges. A few marks to some page margins.

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INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Written by Alexander Findlay.
Stock no. 1805692
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 2nd 1944. Almost very good condition.

Second Edition revised and enlarged. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. 142 figures in the text. vii and 582 pages including index. Boards a little marked, corners bumped, spine cocked. Numerous names and addresses neatly crossed out to front endpapers. Front hinge pulled between title page and facing page. Contents clean. A good working copy.

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