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THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1506620
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1913. Good condition.

Green boards, burgundy titles and pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 93 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine browned/faded. Covers slightly grubby with small mark to bottom edge of front cover. Prelims have been re-inserted incorrectly, order now is frontis, front endpaper, half-title, title page. Yellowed tape residue down full length of front joint. A couple of hinges starting to crack but binding is firm. Label with ink inscription to verso of frontis. Some light fingering and foxing to contents but generally they are clean.

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FANTASTIC ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN IN BRITAIN, 1850-1930
Written by Diana L. Johnson.
Stock no. 2122430
Published by Museum Of Art. 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth, gilt titles. Colour plates, b/w photos and illustrations. Limited to 7000 copies. Not only a book on the subject of fantastic illustration, but also the catalogue of an exhibition. Bumping to spine. A few light marks to covers. Wrapper is grubby with edge-creasing and chipping; couple of closed tears.

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WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
Written by William Feaver.
Stock no. 2122410
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1ST 1977. Very good condition.

Two Centuries of Children's Book Illustration. Large format. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0500270759. A few grubby marks to covers. Couple of corners are a bit creased.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2013
No author listed. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Enid Ash; Stuart Trotter; John Harrold.
Stock no. 2122388
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Cover shows a scene from "Rupert and the Go-Kart Race" - the new story by Stuart Trotter. Annual no. 78. ISBN: 9781405267656. Book: not price-cut or inscribed Remains of old sticky price label to top of front cover. Contents are fine.

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TAIL FEATHERS FROM MOTHER GOOSE
Written by Iona Opie. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak; Janet Ahlberg; Quentin Blake; John Burningham; Anthony Browne; Nicola Bayley; et al..
Stock no. 2122378
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Rhymes chosen from the Opie family archives. Oblong format. Red/brown boards, blue title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout by renowned illustrators. ISBN: 0744510392. Light wear to corners and top and tail of spine. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with a few small marks; faded to spine.

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AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES (NN 87)
Written by Trevor J.C. Beebee; Richard A. Griffiths.
Stock no. 2122363
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A natural history of the British herpetofauna. New Naturalist No. 87. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 270 pages. ISBN: 000220083X.

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THE NEW NATURALISTS (NN 82)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 2122362
Published by Collins. 2nd 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 82. Second Edition. Colour and b/w photos. The behind-the-bookshelf story of the New Naturalist Library. With bibliography. ISBN: 0007197160. A lovely copy!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2008
Written by Stuart Trotter; Anna Bowles. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 2122341
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2008. Fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial covers, with a padded front cover. The first annual by Stuart Trotter. Front cover shows Rupert with an orange ice-lolly. ISBN: 9781405238908. Book: not price-cut or inscribed This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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SOUTH WALES COLLIERIES VOLUME ONE
Written by David Owen.
Stock no. 2122332
Published by Tempus. 1ST 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752423649. Light wear to cover edges.

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LOCH LOMONDSIDE (NN 88)
Written by John Mitchell.
Stock no. 2122324
Published by Harper Collins. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

New Naturalist No. 88. Colour and b/w photos. Card wraps. ISBN: 0002201461. Light creasing to front cover.

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THE NEW NATURALISTS (NN 82)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 2122323
Published by Collins. 2nd 2005. Nearly fine condition.

New Naturalist No. 82. Second Edition. Colour and b/w photos. The behind-the-bookshelf story of the New Naturalist Library. With bibliography. Card wraps. ISBN: 0007197152. A couple of small marks to covers.

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NATURE CONSERVATION (NN 91)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 2122319
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

New Naturalist No. 91. A review of the conservation of wildlife in Britain 1950-2001. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0007113064. Spine is faded with bump to top.

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