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LONDON: HUTCHINSON , 1956 Black Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 205 x 145 mm approx. 408 pp. First Edition 1956. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good/ Good (Book- mild shelf soiling to boards, gilt titles a little dulled. Light offset banding to free end papers, with very mild foxing to same and to edges of book block. Remainder of book block clean with no previous owner name or inscription. Dust Jacket shelf rubbed with a little chipping to colour head and tail of spine, 1 small tear to tail/ fold to front panel, minor general shelf soiling. Non price clipped - cover 16s.Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

HARMONDSWORTH: PENGUIN BOOKS, 1939 Orange and white card wraps.280 nos.pp. No174 in Penguin Fiction Series.2nd Printing 1939 in d/j VG/GOOD (Book- Covers clean and bright with no notable wear, tanning to book block, no previous owner name or insc.Binding sound. Dust Jacket - a few chips mainly to tail of spine area, 3 cm approx split to front flap fold, non price clipped). Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

LONDON: LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO, 1960 Grey card covers (Stapled Paperback) 180 x 120 mm approx. 34 pp 1960 reprint of the Second Edition(Revised by Bureau Staff). African Folk Stories. Text in Chinyanja. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG (Book- No notable shelf wear or soiling, no previous owner name or insc. Binding sound with no notable defects).

LONDON: GEORGE RONALD, 1958 Green Boards with silver blocked titles to spine, 205 x 130 mm approx. 158 pp Numerous full page and in text wood engravings by Yvonne Skargon.Forword by Dr Kwame Nkrumah then Prime Minister of Ghana. First Edition 1958. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book- negligible shelf wear to boards, no previous ower name or insc. Dust Jacket- mild general shelf soiling to rear panel, negligible rubbing to extremities, non price clipped, cover 12s6d. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

NEW YORK: DUTTON Childrens Books, 1993 VG+ Slim H/b. 1st thus- Dutton 1993. 32pp. Nobody seemed to know where they came from, but they were here in the forset ... [ all characters the same as expected from original books of AA Milne & EH Shepard ] No inscsp, colour illust. throughout text with col. illus. end papers." This Book Belongs To" is clean & blank. Laminated boards tiny col-rub to front corners, No fade. 190x145mm. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

London : Constable & Co. Ltd, 1960 1ST.VG/VG. Story set in central Africa, Zambezi River " against the background of the huge building operations at the Dam site; the sinister undercurrents of violence threatened ... and the menace of the unprecedented flooding of the Zambesi.."[ sound clean copy, No inscsp., minor fox tan spotting 1st/last few pages] Dust Jacket not price clipped, 16s , light spine fade & handling soil to rear, tiny dot corners col rub/loss max 1mm.now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective cover .Please see our actual image of the book offered for sale.

Germany Paperback , Poor+ , 58pps , An Art booklett , German text , fun , humerous detailed art line drawing illustrated , 15 headings , how to see people / scenes in perspective - well illustrated , Abbildung 267 [ Arts & Crafts ] drawing , Book - tight bindings , sound copy , card wraps a very grubby salmon shade shows 3 happy boy's heads in caps , minor edgwear , top / tail spine 2mm loss , few very minor annotations , no inscsp , Undated - circa 1940/50's ?

WOODBRIDGE: ANTIQUE COLLECTORS' CLUB, 1986 Moss Green Moir silk cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and front, 280 x 220 mm approx. Maps to end papers, 348 pp. 80 colour illustrations, 250 in black and white and 33 line drawings (per flap fold) no reason to doubt. First Edition 1986. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Fine/ Near Fine (Book- no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- non price clipped - cover £29.50. In a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No notable defects to book or jacket). A heavy tome and an additional charge will need be made for overseas shipping

LONDON: HUTCHINSON , 1955 Black Boards with yellow blocked titles to spine, 190 x 130 mm approx. 216 pp. First Edition 1955. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good/ Fair (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling to boards, book block slightly coocked, previous owner name in ink to free front end paper with mild foxing to end papers and edges extending to margins of first few signatures. Dust Jacket - heavy shelf wear with nicks and a little loss, price clipped. Supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve to lend it respectability on the book shelf and to avoid further degradation).

London: WILLIAM HEINEMANN Ltd, 1925 VG H/b.Chapter 1 The Beginning of It. Illus. in line by Artist Archie MacGregor throughout the text. Undated c.1920's. Each chapter starts with a Rhyme or Ballad.[ Pater , Cave-man, Parliament of Toys , Christmas Holiday , Butterwops , Clockwork Child , Bobby etc ] Children's Fantasy [ dark-green cloth, Bright gilt titles to front & spine, clean throughout , no inscsp, no annotation ] few markings to covers & spine cloth edge-wear. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale

LONDON: FREDERICK WARNE AND CO, 1910 Illustrated Paper covered Boards, 240 x 180 mm approx. 62 pp with text outlining the purpose of this series of book published by Warne to front paste down and guidance on painting to rear. Undated circa 1910. Date of publication Issue points applicable:- Publisher Frederick Warne & Co. New York Address to rear panel : 12 East 33rd Street.High list of other Greenaway works listed : The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Interestingly - and to confuse -there is a Hamley's 59 Knightsbridge London SW sticker to the front paste down. (Hamley's moved from these premises to their flagship store in Regent Street in 1881). We have settled on attributing a publication date at 1910 as laid into the book when acquired by us is a photograph of four girls in Edwardian dress whom it is likely were the infant hands who with varying degree of proficiency have painted some of the outline drawings as was intended when the book was first sold. Some in water colour and some in wax… Read More

LONDON: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK / A & C Black, 1905 Blue Decorative cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, 230 x 170 mm approx, xx + 302 pp + 2 of publisher's adverts. Colour frontis with captioned tissue guard + 53 further colour plates inc. the illustrated nursery wall paper end papers, 34 b/w plates and 56 line drawings in text all as called for. First Edition 1905 ( 20 s. Series, 3,000 copies - Inman).Biography of the Victorian Illustrator with many of her paintings and drawings together with copious extracts of her correspondence with John Ruskin with whom she had a longstanding friendship. (Book- Significant fading to spine and some uneven fading to boards, moderate shel wear mainly to head and tail, professionally repaired tear of 6 cm to free front end paper near gutter, slight damage to opposing colour plates pp 64/65 - see images, binding sound with no other notable defects). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

LONDON: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS , 1974 Black Boards with gilt titles on red blocked slip. Burgundy end papers. 240 x 160 mm approx. xvi + 296 pp. B/W Portrait frontis + many unspecified photos, facsimile letters and sketches. First Edition 1974. Biography of the war poet killed in Normandy 3 days after D-Day. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/VG (Book- no notable shelf wear/ soiling, a few spots to top edge of book block, slight musty smell from long term storage- not offensive but worthy of mention. Binding sound with no other defects. Dust Jacket - light general shelf rubbing and price clipped. No other defects).

LONDON: THE BODLEY HEAD , 1980 Olive Green Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx. 222 pp. 38 b/w photos on 32 pp of glossy plates. First Printing 1980. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book - hint of dust spotting to top edge of book block, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- non price clipped - cover £8.50. No notable defects to book or jacket).

LONDON: PENGUIN, 1988 Soft Back.367 nos.pp. Vol 2 of The Dragon Lance Tales editied by Weis and Hickman with contributions from numerous fantasy fiction writers. VG+ Foredges a little tanned. No previous owner name or insc. Negligable rubbing and no discernable reading creases.

New York: AUGUSTUS M KELLEY Publlishers , 1969 FINE H/b in VG D/j.1st ed.340pp.Set in 6 parts - Early Partnerships 1786 -1882 / Apogee & Climacteric 1883 - 1914 / Decline 1914-39 war] / Vicissitudes in Fortune 1939-66 / Labour Relations 1866-1966 / Themes & Perspectives. 2 Mpas;- 1836 South Staffordshre & 1889 West Bromwich. b/w illus. listed photo-plates & 32 Figs listed, as expected. [ black cloth gilt titles, book as new, no inscsp] Dust Jacket not clipped, minor edge-wear col rub/loss , small closed tear-line top rear,now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective cover. 215x150mm . Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

MAIDSTONE: KENT MESSENGER, 1954 Larger format H/b Dust Jacket VG/Poor+.1st ed. A Comprehensive work on the Churches of Kent seeking to do justice to many Kent Churches which, due to their remoteness & lack of visitors, have hitherto attracted little attention . Profusely Illustrated B/w plates. (some taken prior to WW2 ) set on heavy paper with accompanying text.176pp (Purple cloth boards+ gilt titles to book- No previous owner name or insc. slight fading to boards at extremities] D/J not price clipped , 20/-, Wear to extremities -mainly colour loss but some loss at head of spine- max 10x7mm. and a few closed tears- max 15mm approx. Moderate shelf soiling to white rear panel, now in clear proprietary protective cover. NB.Extra postage may be sought for Overseas. PLS See our image

Newbury: Countryside Books, 1989 Laminated Paper Back , FINE , 1st edition 1989 , well illustrated b/w plates . True Front page Kent news stories from a bygone era before Radio - scandal , outrage , celebration - includes - terrible accident claimed lives 30 Hop Pickers near Hadlow 1835 / first murder of the Brides in the bath at Herne Bay 1912 , 1st passenger Railway in the world 1830 , horrific train crash near Staplehurst 1865 etc A Bignell well established in this area as author and reporter / feature writer , 127pp. Intro; 13 chpts .[ sucessful author of many books on Kent ] book - no inscsp/annotaions. isbn 01853060593

LONDON: GORDON FRASER, 1988 Large FINE H/b in FINE D/j.1st ed. Artist J Tookey trained Sir John Cass School [ similar style to Edward Seago ] currently Painter & Poet , he holds classes & his work acquired by Galleries , Corporate & private Collectors , Map of all covered areas.Text by A Bignell who lives & writes about Kent , Reporter for Kent Messenger for 30 yrs & devotee of Rural scenery - previous books acclaimed.60pp.[ tight binding, No inscsp, no annotation, Dust Jacket is price clipped, Laminated boards to book with matching scene to cover] now in clear easily Removable proprietary protective cover . Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

LONDON: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK / A & C Black, 1907 Green cloth boards with Hop Bine illustration and gilt titles to spine and front, 230 x 175 mm approx. Top edge gilt , x + 240 pp, Colour frontis with Caption guard + 72 other full colour plates by W.Biscombe Gardner all as called for + two fold out maps and plan. First Edition 1907. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good/ Poor (Book- Colour rubbing to extremities, significant offset browning and foxing to end papers with sporadic foxing throughout to varying extent, the better quality china clay paper of the plates unaffected. Previous owner name in ink to reverse of free front end paper. Dust Jacket - shelf rubbed with tears, creases and two significant areas of loss - triangular 5.5 x 4 cm approx bottom front panel near tail of spine and 1 cm in depth across head. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve to which coloured paper has been inserted in front of the stark white of… Read More