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THE SURINAM ALBUM
Written by Julie Harvey. Illustrated by Maria Sybylla Merian.
Stock no. 1812675
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile edition with introductory booklet in custom made clamshell box. 91 watercolour facsimiles from the Maria Sibylla Merian Collection in the British Museum. Maria Sibylla Merian was one of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries' great painters of plants and animals. Limited edition of 1000. A sturdy inner panel holds the commentary volume underneath. This is bound in green cloth and printed on high-quality white laid paper. Julie Harvey of the Entomology Library at the Natural History Museum has written a fascinating introduction to Merian's work, setting it in context and providing an overview of her life and times. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. Small scuff mark to top of rear board (minor). Else a beautiful copy. Copy No. 16 of 1000. Clam shell case is in fine condition. Contained in original packaging from the Folio Society - polystyrene (reinforced and repaired with brown tape) and cardboard box. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE SWORD OF ST. CYPRIAN
Written by Violet Needham.
Stock no. 1316112
Published by The Violet Needham Society. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

Needham's last book - it was never previously published and due to the bad handling of the publishers rejection Needham never wrote again. Large format. Blue cardwraps with black title to spine and front cover. 133 pages. Mostly unedited from the author's original manuscript (a few grammar errors and renumbering of chapters). Slight rubbing to spine and corners. A few very small marks to rear cover. Foxing to contents. Top corner tips are lightly creased. Contents clean.

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SPORTS AND GAMES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Ogle.
Stock no. 1316063
1st 1924. Almost very good condition.

A Book for Children, With a Story for Every Month In the Year. A Scarce, early Enid Blyton book, with 4 exceptional colour illustrations. Stiff cardwraps. Covers slightly browned and a little worn at spine and corners. Light scratch marks to front cover and a small damp spot to lower edge of front cover. Front and rear hinges feel like they may have been re-glued. Staples rusty. Contents detached at lower staple. Light page browning and some foxspots. A nice copy of a scarce Blyton book. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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MOTOCOURSE 1980-81
No author listed.
Stock no. 1608347
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1980. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Motorcycle racing. Foreword by Kenny Roberts. ISBN: 0905138147. Wrapper has a few small edge tears with small area of loss to lower edge of rear panel.

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YORKSHIRE PAST AND PRESENT (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Thomas Baines; Edward Baines.
Stock no. 2121939
Published by William Mackenzie. Very good condition.

A History and Description of the Three Ridings of the Great County of York, From the Earliest Ages to the Year 1870; With an Account of its Manufactures, Commerce and Civil and Mechanical Engineering by Thomas Baines, Including an Account of the Woollen Trade of Yorkshire by Edward Baines. 2 volumes complete. Large format. Leather spine and corners. Some fading and wear to leather on spine and corners. Wear and a little chipping also along edges, with fading. Some foxing and margin marks.

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SKELTON'S ETCHINGS OF THE ANTIQUITIES OF BRISTOL
Written by J. Skelton. Illustrated by Hugh O'Neill.
Stock no. 2121875
Published by J. Skelton. Circa 1825. Almost very good condition.

Very large format. Contemporary binding; Leather spine has raised bands and gilt title. Green covers. 56 b/w plates. Book has been rebound with leather spine, which has some fading and scuffing; wear to top and tail. Green covers, which have a few marks; top corner of front cover is bumped. New endpapers, which now have some browning/foxing. Original pages internally have foxing and some damp marking; chipping to edges of some pages.

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TROUTING IN NORWAY
Written by E.F. Burton. Illustrated by F.N. Burton.
Stock no. 2121840
Published by Simpkin, Marshall And Company Limited. 1st 1897. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles and fly-fish decoration to front cover. With illustrations from photographs by Lieut. F.N. Burton. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A few small marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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TUNNELLING DESIGN, STABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION
Written by B.N. Whittaker; R.C. Frith.
Stock no. 1608294
Published by The Institution Of Mining And Metallurgy. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. 460 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. Intended to serve the tunnel designer and practitioner with a basis for a better appreciation of tunnel problems and a range of solutions. ISBN: 187070620X. Some light marks to covers and light corner creasing. Contents near fine.

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SILVER AND GOLD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Ethel F. Everett.
Stock no. 1506116
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st thus 1927. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Attractive white cloth with silver and gold decorations and vignette. Pictorial endpapers. Eight pretty colour plates. Full-page b/w illustrations. A book of verse for children. Spine bumped. Browning to spine and some cover edges. Cloth at top edge of rear cover slightly rippled. Covers slightly grubby. Light crease to front endpaper. Foxing to contents otherwise clean. All plates present. Dustwrapper has some edge wear with a couple of small tears, chips and creases. Loss from base of spine disguised by photocopy underneath. Clear tape repairs to tears on verso. 5 written on front panel near fold. Corners cut from flaps.

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HOLKHAM
Written by Leo Schmidt; Christian Keller; Polly Feversham.
Stock no. 1812578
Published by Prestel. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Built between 1734 and 1765, Holkham Hall - Thomas Coke, the Earl of Leicester's, 25,000 acre estate in Norfolk - is a tribute to time gone by. This book explores the landscape and architectural history of Holkham Hall. Large format. Dark red cloth boards, gilt title to front and embossed blind title to front. Colour & b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 379133414X. Spine of dustwrapper lightly faded else a beautiful copy.

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BILL THE MINDER
Written by W. Heath Robinson. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1506042
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. circa 1930. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New edition. Dark yellow cloth with black titles to spine and front cover and black and red vignette to front cover. 16 beautiful tipped-in colour plates, with captioned page guards before them. Small b/w illustrations to text. 254 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Spine faded with tiny dark mark towards base. Top edges of covers and text block browned. Light browning to endapers. Some foxing, mainly to prelims and page edges. All plates present and in fine condition. Contained in rare dustwrapper which is price-cut and edge worn with small chips at top of folds. Spine, folds and edges of rear panel browned. Remains of small circular labels to spine and bottom of front panel.

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THE LITTLE TOY FARM AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1315835
Published by Pitkin. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pitkin Pleasure Series. Brown boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Foxing, mainly to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and tape repairs on verso. Publishers printed price of 10'6 (advertising The Story of My Life) has been crossed out on rear flap of wrapper.

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