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PETER RABBIT AND LITTLE WHITE RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by J.L.G..
Stock no. 1208964
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1927. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Spine tips slightly faded. Light fading to cover edges. Joints cracked but binding still firm. Tear to front free-endpaper. Contents are clean. White dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss.

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THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208963
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1917. Good condition.

Altemus' Wee Books For Wee Folks series. Small format (14 x 10.75cm). Pale blue pictorial boards with pink cloth spine. 63 pages. 31 colour illustrations (not by Potter). Spine and corners bumped. A few small, light marks to covers. Spine slightly faded. Page browning and foxing to endpapers and prelims. Some marks to page margins.

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PETER RABBIT AND THE TINYBITS
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by Margaret Campbell Hoopes.
Stock no. 1208961
Published by The Platt And Munk Co. Inc.. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Wee Books for Wee Folks Series. Blue cloth, black titles and colour onlay to front cover. Pictorial endpapers with reinforced joints. 62 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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HOW PETER RABBIT WENT TO SEA
Written by Duff Graham.
Stock no. 1208960
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Red cloth spine, lilac boards with onlay to front cover. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. 29 illustrations, (colour). 61 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front cover is faded and edges of rear cover also. Top and tail of front joint cracked. Grubby fingermarks a light page creases throughout.

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PETER RABBIT AT THE FARM
Written by Duff Graham.
Stock no. 1208959
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Yellow cloth spine, blue boards with onlay to front cover. Altemus' Wee Books for Wee Folk Series. 30 Illustrations, (colour). Unpaginated. Slight wear to lower corners. Spine and top corners slightly bumped. Child's name in black crayon (or heavy pencil?) to front pastedown. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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PETER RABBIT AND THE LITTLE GIRL
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by Bess Goe Willis.
Stock no. 1208957
Published by The Platt And Munk Co. Inc.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Wee Books for Wee Folks Series. Red cloth, black titles and illustration to front cover. Orange endpapers with reinforce joints. 58 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped, spine slightly faded. Front free-endpaper has been removed, surface paper damage to top corner of rear pastedown. Light mark to half title-page from removal of a small label else contents clean.

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WHEN PETER RABBIT WENT TO SCHOOL
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond.
Stock no. 1208956
Published by The Platt And Munk Co. Inc.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Wee Books for Wee Folks Series. Red cloth, black titles and illustration to front cover. Orange endpapers with reinforced joints. 58 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded, a few small splash marks to rear cover. Contents clean.

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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: SELECTED POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by William Wordsworth; Nicholas Roe. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830750
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Folio Poets series. Edited and introduced by Nicholas Roe. Bound on St. Paul's wove paper with quarter leather spine and patterned cloth sides. B/w engravings. Top edge dark brown. xix and 495 pages. Third printing. Headbands starting to detach from inner spine (common fault), slight discolouration to text block (not affecting margins). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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MAPPING THE WORLD: A HISTORY OF EXPLORATION
Written by Peter Whitfield.
Stock no. 1830732
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Turquoise cloth boards with an elaborate decoration in gilt to front, gilt title to spine. Brown pictorial endpapers depicting maps. Colour and b/w illustrations. 263 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor rubbing to open corners.

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THE BERTRAMS
Written by Anthony Trollope; David Skilton. Illustrated by Peter Brookes.
Stock no. 1830700
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1993. Nearly fine condition.

A novel. Introduction by David Skilton. Blue cloth spine with black title blocks and gilt title. Light blue paper boards with dark blue floral borders. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. xviii and 531 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a tiny mark to one side.

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SIR HARRY HOTSPUR OF HUMBLETHWAITE
Written by Anthony Trollope; Sue Bradbury. Illustrated by Peter Brookes.
Stock no. 1830698
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Nearly fine condition.

A novel. Introduction by Sue Bradbury. Red cloth spine, black title blocks with gilt title. Pink paper boards with red floral borders. Pink endpapers. Top edge red. B/w illustrations. xxii and 172 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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LONDON: A LIFE IN MAPS
Written by Peter Whitfield.
Stock no. 1830677
Published by The British Library. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

The evolution and change of the history of London, vividly illustrated by maps that have been drawn and published over the past 500 years; a magnificent panorama of London's history focusing on its maps. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations and maps. 208 pages inlcuding index. ISBN: 9780712349192. A few minor marks to rear cover else a lovely copy.

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