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Leipzig: Insel. owner's inscription. Published by 1943. 21-30 Tausend. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardback. more information

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London: Cassell and Company, 1898. bound copy from June to November 1898.. Contains the following: 'Bull Fighting in Mexico' by Gilbert Cunningham; 'In the Chains of Crime' ( 6 part story ) by E. W. Hornung (author of 'Raffles'); 'The Doll's Romance' illustrated by Arthur Rackham; 'The Resurrection of Matthew Jephson' by R. Austin Freeman; 'Salomy Jane's Kiss' by Bret Harte; 'An Interview with Louis Wain' illustrated by Louis Wain with original illustrations. First Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Arthur Rackham; Louis Wain. Hardback. more information

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London: Chatto & Windus, 1989. Nos 1-10 boxed set signed by all the authors - Raban, Foot, Lloyd, Weldon, Warner, Shawcross, Rendell and Ward, Warnock, Townsend and Hitchens. Slightly soiled to bottom of box.. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Fine/Wrappers. Paperback. more information

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London: New English Library, 1973. Under the guidance of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, City Lights, a publishing house, gave birth to the 'beat' generation. this book is a collection of prose and poetry from the '60's. One closed tear with some fading to the spine; some internal creasing to dustwrapper.. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Macmillan, 1955. first of the series, containing stories by Kingsley Amis, L. P. Hartley, Storm Jameson, Pamela Hansford Johnson, V.S Pritchett (illustrated by Robin Jacques) and Osbert Sitwell. Owner's inscription. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Robin Jacques. Hardback. more information

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Edinburgh, 1753. Volume 1 only which covers March - June 1710. Index. Both boards are detached and the book block is in two halves and is poised to split into even more parts. Rebinding only (if you lack this volume) or for research/reference purposes.. Disbound Full-leather. Poor. Hardback. more information

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Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1969. contains 'The Wanderer', Riddles, 'The Battle of Maldon'. 'The Dream of the Rood', 'The Seafarer' etc. Readers Union. Near Fine/Wrappers. Hardback. more information

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London: Caxtons Editions, 2000. full colour photographs linked to key places relating to W. B. Yeats. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Virgine Amant. Hardback. more information

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London: Smith Elder and Co., 1886. This is a CS/US item. Further details on request. Green leather spine; edge wear; chip to upper spine.. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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Grange Books, 1992. direct from Connecticut USA. Fine/Fine. Hardback. more information

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Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1863. Directly from Connecticut USA. In 15 volumes complete; only 100 copies publlished; half black leather; gilt titles; red boards, some rubbed; loosening of hinges in 2 volumes, otherwise tight and completely clean. Half-Leather. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Heinemann, 1935. SCARCE TITLE. Removal of sticker has left front paste-down rough; large area of rear paste-down has had a sticker removed leaving residue and discoloration. Some floppiness to spine. . First Edition. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Laurian Jones. Hardback. more information

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London: Simon and Schuster, 1995. the sequel to Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Hardback. more information

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London: The Folio Society, 1971. First published in 1929. Fading to spine but title is entirely legible; box very slightly rubbed to corners with some very slight soiling.. 1st Thus. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Janet Archer. Hardback. more information

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London: Methuen, 1895. rubbing and bumping to extremities and a cracked front hinge which has been repaired. 5th Edition. Good. Hardback. more information

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1843. brown decorated gilt; emblem to front; tight; tear to top of spine. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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USA: Yale University Press, 1985. Russet cloth, spine gilt embossed, 350pp, reprint of Edwardian classic, lavishly illustrated by author. Oxford University photo to endpapers. from the USA.. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Max Beerbohm. Hardback. more information

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Martin Secker, 1912. This is a CT/US item . Further details on request. Brown cloth; gilt; presentation copy with owner's plate.. First Edition. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Cassell, 1929. marking to boards, light spotting to preliminaries, corners scuffed. First Edition. Good/No Jacket. Hardback. more information

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Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blackiston, 1848. This is a CT/USA item . Decorated olive embossed boards, gilt titles, engraved title page which is foxed, some edgewear, contents tight and clean.. First Edition. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback. more information

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Lindsay and Blackiston, 1848. Gilt titles; some foxing; 10 engraved plates; sunned spine; light green cloth; some edge wear. First Edition. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blackiston, 1848. This is a CT/USA item . More details on request. Faded spine and cover. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Arthur F. Bird, 1906. The UK 1st edition (printed in New York) which is the same design as for the US 1st edition: olive green boards with red lettering to upper board and spine; intricate floral motif infilled with red. Ownership inscriptions to blank fep that cover half the page; a marginal comment in ink on one page; scattered foxing to preliminaries; hinges slightly starting; edges softened; slight splitting to spine ends; light marking to boards; single ripple to pages. However, still a presentable copy.. 1st UK Edition. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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Burrows Brothers, 1890. This is a CT USA item . Green cloth; decorated gilt; all edges gilt; some internal staining.. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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This is a CT/US item . In three volumes; gilt spine; foxing; board detached. Full-Leather. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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New York: James Pott, 1905. This is a CT/USA item . Red decorated cloth, gilt cameo of Milton, black and white frontispiece, tissue guard, 11 black and white plates, top edge gilt, spine lightly bumped.. 1st US Edition. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Longleat Press, 1987. a fascinating investigation into the truth behind our 600 fictional favourites. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Hardback. more information

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Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1841. This is a CT/US item . In four volumes; marbled boards; ribbed spine; gilt.. Facsimile. Half-Leather. Near Fine. Hardback. more information

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Dorset, UK: Bryanston School, 1958. Limited Edition 49/350 in slipcase. A fundraising publication of prose and poetry for Bryanston School. However, the unique point is that all the contributions were commissioned for this book and had not appeared previously elsewhere. Contributions from Rebecca West, Hugh Casson, Fred Hoyle, Jacquetta Hawkes, John Murray, Rosamond Lehmann, J. B. Priestley, C. Day Lewis and many more. Also the first publication of Charles Causley's "The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond" illustrated by Lionel Miskin. Browning to the spine and the edges of the slipcase are slightly rubbed and soiled.. First Edition. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1987. half clothbound. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Tom Phillips. Hardback. more information

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London: Oxford University Press, 1937. Book is tight and clean although the dustwrapper is browned, chipped to edges and corners with a closed tear. 2nd Impression. Very Good/Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Frederick Warne. Albion Edition. Publication date unknown but not before 1862 and possibly much later. Complete with Memoir. Green cloth with gilt titles. Owners' inscriptions. Book a little floppy with hinges starting and some rubbing to corners and spine extremities. . New Edition. Good. Hardback. more information

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Smith Elder and Co., 1887. This is a CS/USA item . More details on request. Tight clean copy; gilt; slight edge wear.. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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Smith Elder and Co., 1871. This is a CS/US item . Further details on request. . First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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Smith Elder and Co., 1877. This is a CS/US item . Further details on request. . First Edition. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Cassell, 1932. lacks blank free endpaper; owner's bookplate. First Edition. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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Liverpool: Henry Fisher, 1816. Explanatory notes by W. Mason. In three parts. Caxton Press. A rebound copy which has not included the final page of Mason's notes. Dated from the latest of the etchings. Rubbing to board edges and much foxing and discoloration to some pages. Some cracking to hinges but boards are secure.. Half-Leather. Good/Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Thomas Kelly, 1825. This is a CT/US item . Further details on request.Small tears to some pages.. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Heinemann, 1964. the basis for the Oscar winning film "Shakespeare in Love". A little bumped at the spine and very slightly rubbed and faded at the spine base. In clear protective cover.. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardback. more information

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London: Heinemann, 1985. Slight lean; price clipped. Still a nice copy. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardback. more information

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London: Thames and Hudson, 1978. extensively annotated in biro by previous owner; sellotape (external) to top of spine; reviews laid in. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Frederick Warne, 1896. author of "The Secret Garden"and "Little Lord Fauntleroy. Cracked to one hinge with browned end papers.. First Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Lancelot Speed. Hardback. more information

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Philadelphia: J. Crissy, 1842. Full tan calf with black label on the spine. Gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Gilt lines ribbing. Light foxing. Two steel engraved plates including portrait. Very small ink spot on cover otherwise tight and clean. 258pp plus 18 pages of additional poems.This is a CT/US item .Further details on request.. Full-Leather. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Methuen, 1920. boards grubby and some splitting to top and base of spine which have been partially restored. Scattered foxing with some larger marks to some pages.. 4th Edition. Fair/No Jacket. Hardback. more information

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Chichester UK: The Cock Robin Press, 1932. Scarce. Browning to paper boards which lack title label; spine and corners chipped; endpapers browned; hinges starting; small knock to one edge.. First Edition. Good. Hardback. more information

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London: George Routledge, 1884. leather boards; gilt lettering; school crest; prize label to front endpaper. Some reapair to the spine. Full-Leather. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: George Allen and Unwin, 1936. 3rd Impression. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardback. more information

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New York: D Appleton, 1885. This is a CT/USA item . More details on request. Faded spine and cover. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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New York: D. Appleton, 1885. from Connecticut USA. Red leather, gilt, spine ends worn. Very Good. Hardback. more information

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London: Michael Joseph, 1944. selotape to front joint internally and half title has been pasted to blank endpaper. Selotape to rear hinge with pronounced cracking to rear joint. This is a presentable reading copy of a scarce and important title. First Edition. Fair/No Jacket. Hardback. more information

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