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CHRISTINA'S FAIRY BOOK
Written by Ford Madox Ford. Illustrated by Jennetta Vise.
Stock no. 1506934
Published by Latimer House Limited. 1st thus 1949. Slightly better than good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

A collection of lovely fairy stories. Grey cloth covers, red titles to spine. 7.5 x 5". B/w illustrations. 60 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Crease to cloth at top corner of front cover with pinhole. Some faint marks to covers. Heavy erased pencil lines to front endpapers, half-title page, page 15 and one line to title page. Small part of line on half-title has torn paper which has been repaired on both side with clear tape. Just an odd mark and some foxing otherwise. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with a little loss from base of spine. Grubby with a couple of light stains, foxed on verso. Surface paper damage from label removal on front panel.

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THE SLEEPY-SONG BOOK
Written by Eugene Field; May Byron; Florence Campbell. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1506909
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1915. Almost very good condition.

Music by H.A.J. Campbell. Large format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and large pictorial onlay to front cover. 13 colour plates. 83 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wear and a few marks to onlay. Spine lightly browned and gilt darkened. Rear cover slightly grubby with a few light scratches. Small ink blot affects top edge of pages 28/29. Top page corners lightly creased from bumped corners. A few small marks to endpapers. Light foxing and a few fingermarks to contents. All plates present.

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HEATH ROBINSON'S BOOK OF GOBLINS
No author listed. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1506906
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

A Collection of Folklore and Fairy Tales. Blue textured cloth boards, gilt titles and blind vignettes. Seven colour plates including frontis and over 50 b/w illustrations. 239 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. A couple of tiny bumps to cover edges. Spine browned and gilt on spine and front dulled. A couple of marks to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to contents and text block otherwise very good.

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DOWN THE BRIGHT STREAM
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1406401
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a slightly better than 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. Couple of small dark spots to front board. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Name to top of front endpaper. Couple of small foxspots. Plates in very good condition with small marks to verso of a few plates. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, creased and has s few small areas of loss. A few small marks to verso of front panel.

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NEW GIRLS AT WOODEND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1406308
Published by Frederick Books; Blackie & Son. 1st 1957. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A country school, entirely of seniors, is suddenly invaded by five juniors, of 12 years old or less, accepted by the headmistress for various reasons. Green boards with red titles to spine. 240 pages. Spine a little bumped. Slight bump to top corner of first thirty pages. Contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a little chipped. Rear panel is browned. Wrapper is generally grubby.

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THE THREE GOOD FRIENDS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506743
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Almost very good condition.

A Coloured Picture Book For The Nursery. Containing nursery rhymes and Little Red Riding Hood plus sixteen coloured (chromolithograph) illustrations. Untearable - pages mounted on cloth. Brown decorated cloth with gilt title labels and small oval floral onlay to front cover. Large format 11.5 x 8.75". Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Some darkening to cover edges. Onlay and gilt on front cover ribbed. A few short scratches to rear cover. Endpapers browned. Light foxing to contents but colours are bright and pages are generally clean.

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DARK ESTUARY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2122674
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A source of abiding delight to all those who love wildfowl and the lonely firths of Scotland. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 15 glorious colour plates plus b/w drawings. SIGNED by author to dedication page. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks with a little scuffing to covers. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine, with edge-tears and chips; some repairs; only a little loss. Wrapper also has some grubby marks.

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A GENERAL HISTORY OF MALVERN
Written by John Chambers.
Stock no. 2122667
1817. Almost very good condition.

Embellished with plates, intended to comprise all the advantages of a guide, with the more important details of chemical, mineralogical and statistical information. Leather binding. Printed for Wm. Walcott and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. New leather spine, with original covers laid down; a bit of loss to edges of original leather. New endpapers. Foxing and damp marking to contents.

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AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF HEREFORD
Written by John Price.
Stock no. 2122666
1796. Very good condition.

Three-quarter burgundy leather, marbled boards and endpapers. With Some Remarks on the River Wye and the Natural and Artificial Beauties Contiguous to its Banks from Brobery to Wilton Embellished with Elegant Views, Plans etc. 7 b/w engraved plates. 262 pages. Printed by D. Walker. Contents are original; binding is more modern, with new endpapers. Some fading to leather on spine. Foxing and a bit of page browning. Damp corner marks to a couple of pages.

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THE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316349
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1906. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. Contained in a green hinged box with silver title and triangular onlay to front. Also includes a green leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723257299. This is copy no. 59. Presentation box is further protected by a white card slip band. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to the binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316346
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1904. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Contained in a blue hinged box with silver title and square onlay to front. Also includes a blue leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723249881. This is copy no. 23. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316343
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1904. Small format book with cream Italian leather and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Contained in a blue hinged box with silver title and square onlay to front. Also includes a blue leather foil-blocked bookmark and 6 individual prints. ISBN: 0723249887. This is copy no. 59. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'leather' written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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