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ON THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH AND ON THE NEW ISLAND OF UTOPIA
Written by Thomas More. Illustrated by Adam Simpson.
Stock no. 1827559
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

'A Truly Golden Handbook, No Less Beneficial than Entertaining'. Green cloth spine with gilt title, light blue/green paper sides designed by the artist. 8 colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded at vertical open edge.

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POSSESSION: A ROMANCE
Written by A.S. Byatt. Illustrated by Rowena Dugdale.
Stock no. 1827558
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Green and blue pictorial cloth. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing, minor split to one open corner.

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FIVE GO DOWN TO THE SEA
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1327005
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is the Five's 12th adventure, where they spend the summer at Tremannon Farm, with it's mysterious deserted tower by the sea and the forgotten secret of the Wreckers way. Red boards with black lettering. Blue/black endpapers. B/w and two-tone illustrations throughout. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Foxing to first few and last few pages and to textblock. LATER dustwrapper (price 8/6 or 42.5p) is edge worn and lightly browned on verso. Ink tick marks to the title list on rear flap of wrapper.

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FIVE GO OFF TO CAMP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1327004
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1970. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The seventh Famous Five adventure. The 'spook train' of the moorlands and the mystery of the tunnels! Red boards, black lettering. B/w pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 183 pages. Second impression of this edition. Spine and corners bumped. Black transfer name and number 5 in blue biro to half title-page. Contents bright and clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and lightly browned on verso.

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FIVE HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Betty Maxey.
Stock no. 1327003
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Plain endpapers with summary of story to front endpaper. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340033746. Minimal bumping/fading to top and tail of spine. Old faint tape marks to endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and lightly browned on verso.

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GREAT CATHEDRALS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Bernhard Schutz.
Stock no. 1827557
Published by Abrams. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue leather spine with gilt title, b/w illustrated cloth boards. Fabulous colour & b/w photos throughout. 472 pages. ISBN: 9780810932975. 5th printing (no date, but after 2002). A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is unevenly faded to plain side and is a little scuffed.

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PARADISE LOST
Written by John Milton; Peter Ackroyd; John Wain. Illustrated by William Blake.
Stock no. 1827556
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Very good condition.

Large format. Green leather spine with gilt title. Peach silk moiree covered boards. Top edge coloured. A Poem In Twelve Books by Milton with a preface by Ackroyd, an introduction by Wain and colour illustrations by Blake. Spine & top coloured edge lightly faded. Contents lovely. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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INFERNO
Written by Dante Alighieri; Henry Francis Cary; Robin Hamlyn. Illustrated by William Blake.
Stock no. 1827555
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

Large format. Dark yellow cloth with brown line decorations. Top edge burgundy. Superb colour plates by Blake. Translated by Cary with an introduction by Hamlyn. Spine very slightly faded (difficult to discern). Top edge of text block has a couple of 'waves', one or two pages have a little bleeding of top edge red ink to top margin (minor). Otherwise a very nice copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is unevenly faded at edges and scuffed.

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FAUST
Written by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; David Luke; Nicholas Boyle. Illustrated by Eugene Delacroix; et al..
Stock no. 1827554
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Parts One and Two. Introduction by Nicholas Boyle. Translation and Notes by David Luke. Large format. Bound in quarter leather with moire silk sides. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed at pictorial side edges.

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FIVE RUN AWAY TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1327002
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Colour frontis. The third Famous Five book. Third impression. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with tape repairs, spine of wrapper is slightly faded and spotted. Browning to verso of wrapper.

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FIVE GO DOWN TO THE SEA
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1327001
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

This is the Five's 12th adventure, where they spend the summer at Tremannon Farm, with it's mysterious deserted tower by the sea and the forgotten secret of the Wreckers way. Red boards with black lettering. Blue/black endpapers. B/w and two-tone illustrations throughout. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and creased with some loss.

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EXCAVATIONS AT FISHBOURNE 1961-1969 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Barry Cunliffe.
Stock no. 1827553
Published by The Society of Antiquaries. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume I: The Site, together with Volume II: The Finds. Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London No. XXVI and No. XXVII. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spines. B/w illustrations, maps and plans, some folding. A lovely set. Pictorial dustwrappers are lightly edge-rubbed and slightly faded to spines, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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