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BILL THE MINDER
Written by W. Heath Robinson. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1314202
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

Limited edition of 380 numbered and signed copies. Gilt decorated vellum. 16 superb tissue-guarded mounted colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 254 pages. SIGNED by Robinson plus and inscription in ink "To Peter & Christopher Brinsmead, with best wishes for Xmas 1944 from Granny Heath Robinson". Copy no. 213. Very faint musty smell to contents. Covers are a little soiled. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Lacking silk ties. Joints are cracked but binding still tight. Endpapers browned. Foxspots to endpapers and some page margins. Pale page browning. A nice copy of this scarce item.

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THE SHIP THAT SAILED TO MARS
Written by William M. Timlin. Illustrated by William M. Timlin.
Stock no. 1314201
Published by George G. Harrap & Company Ltd.. 1st 1923. Good condition.

One of the classic works of fantasy and the author's solitary children's book. Only 2000 copies printed of which 600 were used for the American edition. Large format. Vellum spine with gilt titles and decoration. Grey paperboards. 48 magical colour plates. Both calligraphic text and plates are mounted on grey art paper making this a truly unusual item. Spine and corners bumped and worn, some chipping to top and tail of spine. Covers are grubby and marked, edges are rubbed. There is some surface paper damage to covers, particularly at edges. Binding re-stitched. Some damage to front endpaper. Small margin tears. Apart from some slight fingering all plates seem fine. A good copy of this scarce item.

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF TWELFTH NIGHT OR WHAT YOU WILL
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1314200
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Signed limited edition of 350 copies. Printed on handmade paper and bound in white vellum, gilt. 40 superb tipped-in colour plates on dark green mounts with captioned tissue-guards. 143 pages. Large, heavy format. SIGNED by the artist, this is copy no. 53. A few small, light marks to covers. Silk ties are missing. Foxing to textblock and to some page margins. Inscription in ink to front fly-leaf.

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THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE
Written by Algernon C. Swinburne. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1314199
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1918. Almost very good condition.

Limited Deluxe edition of 765 numbered, signed copies. Vellum-style boards and vellum spine. Gilt titles and vignette. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 133 pages. 11.5 x 9.25". 9 tipped-in colour plates mounted on heavy brown paper with captioned tissue-guards. 52 drawings. Pictorial endpapers. Contains extra colour plate not in trade edition. SIGNED by the artist, this is copy no. 76. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some foxing/browning/spotting to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to contents and a couple of light marks to page margins. Two of the plates have corner creases.

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THE FAMOUS JIMMY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Benjamin Rabier.
Stock no. 1314195
Published by E.P. Dutton & Company Inc.. 1st USA 1937. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

American edition. The story of Jimmy the famous duckling. Large format, white pictorial boards with red cloth spine. Yellow and black illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing/browning to covers. Foxing/browning to endpapers and some spotting to page margins. Joints are cracking. Very scarce dustwrapper is slightly grubby and foxed, large tear to rear panel and loss to spine (slight loss at base and 2" loss at top.

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MILITARISM IN INDIA THE ARMY AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN CONSENSUS
Written by Apurba Kundu.
Stock no. 2115562
Published by Tauris Academic Studies. 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver titles. ISBN: 1860643183. Light browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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THE BOAT SEEKERS
Written by M. Pardoe. Illustrated by B. Kay.
Stock no. 1314179
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Good condition.

Blue boards, dark blue titles and vignettes. 191 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers are badly faded. Spine and corners bumped. Textblock browned. A few corner tips creased.

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A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CANAL CRAFT
Written by Peter L. Smith.
Stock no. 2115509
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0713416378. Light bumping to spine. Wrapper spine is faded; edge-creasing.

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CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 14
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 2115502
Published by Stewart Williams. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807687. Some light page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing and light browning.

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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CARDIFF DIRECTORIES 1795-1978
Written by Howard Llewellyn.
Stock no. 1810137
Published by Survey Of Cardiff. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Survey of Cardiff Occasional Paper No 4. Cardwraps. 47 pages. ISBN: 0951388630. Covers a little grubby. Contents clean.

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FLIGHT 100 YEARS OF AVIATION
Written by R.G. Grant.
Stock no. 1810130
Published by Dorling Kindersley. 2010. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A journey through a century of flight. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780751337327. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and scuffed.

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50 YEARS OF PRESERVED STEAM ON THE MAIN LINE
Written by J.S. Whiteley; G.W. Morrison.
Stock no. 1810129
Published by Guild Publishing. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Slight mottling to boards which are otherwise clean and bright. Top edge of text block has minor foxing. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is creased to lower half of rear panel.

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