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EDMUND DULAC'S FAIRY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2126380
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1916. Almost very good condition.

De-luxe edition limited to only 350 signed and numbered copies. 15 glorious tipped-in colour plates mounted on vellum, each mount edged with gold. White cloth elaborately decorated with gilt to front cover and spine. Vellum endpapers. Deckled edges. 170 pages. 11.5 x 9". SIGNED by Dulac to verso of a free front endpaper. This is Copy No. 52. Spine and edges are browned. Bump to bottom of spine. Some grubby marks to cloth. Surface paper damage to front pastedown, where it appears that something has been removed (possibly a bookplate). Front endpaper has inscriptions in ink; one crossed out, with tape glue marks, where again it appears that something has been removed. Rear pastedown also has some surface paper damage. Edge tear to margin on one contents page. Some darkening and grubby margin marks to pages. All plates are present and beautifully bright.

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BRANTUB THE DANCING BEAR
Written by Margaret Norton. Illustrated by Kay Widdowson.
Stock no. 2126314
Published by The Bodley Head Children'S Books. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

When the word goes out that the king wants a dancing bear, Brantub presents himself at the palace. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370314093. SIGNED by author to title page. Some fading to spine. A few marks to covers.

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CLICKING VICKY
Written by Clement Freud. Illustrated by Glenys Ambrus.
Stock no. 2126311
Published by Pelham Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Vicky would have been an ordinary little girl except that she "clicked" every nine seconds while she slept! Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0720711762. SIGNED by author, with dedication to previous owner. Spine is bumped, with a little fading. Foxing to some pages.

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COSMIC IMPACT
Written by John Keith Davies.
Stock no. 2126310
Published by Fourth Estate. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Every day tons of cosmic dust enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up as falling starts. Sometimes larger stones fall from the sky to the land as meteorites, perhaps causing minor damage in the process.... This book draws together different branches of science and presents a picture of why such collisions occur, what happens when they do, and what the consequences of one might be for the Earth and its inhabitants. ISBN: 0947795200. SIGNED by author to title page. Bumping along cover edges. A few marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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CHILDREN STILL
Written by John F. Macpherson. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 2125999
Published by Shakespeare Head Press. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 4 tipped-in colour plates. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner to front endpaper. Also includes a hand written postcard from the author to the same previous owner. Chipping along bottom of spine; some fraying/loss to cloth. Bumping to corners. A few marks to covers. Some foxing. What look like browned glue marks to pastedowns. All plates present.

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CABINETMAKING THE PROFESSIONAL APPROACH
Written by Alan Peters.
Stock no. 2125934
Published by Stobart & Son. 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 085442024X. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Light fading to top and tail of spine. Wrapper is edge-creased with uneven browning.

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NANCY RIDLEY'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH HISTORY
Written by Nancy Ridley.
Stock no. 2125868
Published by Oriel Press. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0853621918. SIGNED by author, 'with best wishes' to front endpaper. Bumping to spine and a couple of corners. A little fading along cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few light marks.

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LANCASHIRE AUTHORS A SERIES OF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Written by John Randal Swann.
Stock no. 2125700
1924. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. SIGNED by (and dedicated to) R.W. Kenyon - designer of the Ewbank carpet sweeper. Spotting and wear to covers. Corners are bumped. Foxing.

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150 YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED PROGRESS IN RAILWAY ENGINEERING
Written by R.C. Bond; O.S. Nock.
Stock no. 2125554
Published by Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. A James Clayton Lecture. ISBN: 085298328X. SIGNED by authors to title page. Some scuffing and creasing to corners.

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THUNDER IN THE PARK
Written by Tom Wheatcroft.
Stock no. 1610550
Published by Live Wire. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited edition of 5000. The story of Tom Wheatcroft and Donington Park. 280 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 0954286057. SIGNED by author (without dedication) to front endpaper. Copy number 4023 of 5000 written in pencil on front endpaper. Damp stain to outer page edges and some page margins; the contents are otherwise clean and bright.

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A KETTLE FULL OF MAGIC AND OTHER STORIES AND POEMS
Written by Jean Kenward. Illustrated by Val Biro.
Stock no. 2125273
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340423390. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Also a gift inscription (not from author), in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Page browning. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing.

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THE PIG THAT SAVED THE CITY
Written by H.Y.J. Taylor. Illustrated by Noreen Littleton.
Stock no. 2125176
Published by Miss N. Littleton. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Ballad of the Famous Pig Which Caused King Charles To Raise The Siege of Gloucester September 5 1643. Green cloth, gilt title and vignette. Red and black calligraphy. Line drawings. Illustrations and calligraphy by Littleton. ISBN: 0950704202. SIGNED by Illustrator/Calligrapher, with No. 199 (assumed Limited edition). A few marks to covers. Wrapper is edge-creased with some grubby marks.

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