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ALMANACK FOR 1924
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 737044
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1924. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations (originally used n the 1883 Almanack). Minimal rubbing to corners. Some light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Contained in original glassine wrapper which states "The coloured illustrations are the actual first printing of the 1883 Almanack. The text for the Year 1924 is now inserted". The wrappper is just slightly edge chipped but complete.

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CITTA DI TORINO MOSTRA DEL BAROCCO PIEMONTESE (3 VOLUMES)
No author listed.
Stock no. 586198
Published by Citta Di Torino. 1st 1963. Slightly better than very good condition.

Three volumes. Pictorial card wraps. Architettura Scenografia; Mobili E Intagli, Tessuti E Ricami, Maioliche, Porcellane Argenti, Libri E Rilegature Monete E Medaglie; Pittura, Scultura Arazzi. B/w photos. Text in Italian. Covers of volume II are unevenly faded.

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ART FORMS AND CIVIC LIFE IN THE LATE ROMAN EMPIRE
Written by H.P. L'Orange.
Stock no. 586226
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 1965. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Wrapper slightly edge-chipped. Some pencil underlining.

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LITTLE LADY MARIA
Written by Frances Marshall. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 586242
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Slight discolouration to top edge of rear cover.

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ZEBROLOGY
Written by H.A. Rey. Illustrated by H.A. Rey.
Stock no. 737037
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition.

Small oblong format. Cream pictorial card wraps. A story without words showing how the zebra came to be. 8 delightful colour pictures. Author's first English title. Inscription in ink (dated 1937) on front cover. Covers lightly creased with some slight scuffing on rear cover. Some light foxing to contents.

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QUINTILIAN AND THE CURIOUS WEATHER SHOP
Written by John Hatfield. Illustrated by John Hatfield.
Stock no. 736964
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. ISBN: 0224616897. Spine slightly bumped. White pictorial wrapper is a little grubby and edge rubbed. A nice copy.

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THE AMBER SPYGLASS
Written by Philip Pullman.
Stock no. 736968
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. 1st USA 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

His Dark Materials Book Three. Brown pictorial boards. 518 pages. ISBN: 0679879269. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Gold wrapper with circular cut-out to front (to see design on front board of book) has a small closed tear to edge of cut-out and is very slightly creased at corners.

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FROM ELIZABETH I TO VICTORIA
Written by Brynmor Pierce Jones.
Stock no. 586139
Published by Newport Corporation. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The government of Newport (Monmouthshire) 1550-1850. B/w illustrations. Covers lightly mottled.

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SOUTH LONDON
Written by Walter Besant. Illustrated by Francis S. Walker.
Stock no. 585971
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles and vignette. Numerous b/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. Book: book plate to front pastedown. A few scattered foxspots throughout.

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TELLING THE TIME WITH NODDY
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 431626
Published by Macdonald Purnell. 1986. Very good condition.

A Cardboard book, shaped like a clock, with colour pictures of things that Noddy does at different times of day - so that they can be copied on the clock hands above! ISBN: 0361071353. Creasing to top of 'clock'.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S 'AUTO-GO-CART'
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 431464
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine. pictorial front board. Oblong format. 8.5 x 11". Colour illustrations throughout. Covers have some brown marks and a few scuff marks. Corners have been protected with what looks like browning paper tape. Spine is a little worn and browned to base. Front joint has been repaired eith white cloth tape. Date in ink to front endpaper and a few to title page. One hinge internally reinforced with white cloth tape. A couple of small margin tear repairs. A few margin marks, else contents are still lovely and bright.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S BICYCLE CLUB
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 431466
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1896. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front board. Super colour illustrations throughout. Oblong format. 8.5 x 11". Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some scuff marks to covers. A few grubby marks. Date in ink to front endpaper and a couple of times to title page. Copyright date of 1896 to pages internally. Some hinges have been strengthened with tape. There are some page tears which have been repaired with sticky tape. Contents are still very good.

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