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Second printing. Pictorial card covers. Tight binding. Light creasing to spine and corners, light rubbing to edges. Pages age toned. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 348pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Mauve coloured boards with gilt iniitials to front board and green titles on gilt panels to spine. Boards clean. Binding tight with forward lean. Slight rubbing to spine ends. Top edge mauve. Content generally clean with age toning. Previous owners neat ink signature and date to front endpaper. Jacket not clipped 12/6d net slightly discoloured with light edgewear with minor tears and chipping. Frontispiece and jacket design by John Piper. Not ex-library. No notes or inscriptions. 501 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Ward, Lock & Co., London. 1946 Reprint. hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Red cloth covered boards with black title to spine. Binding firm with light bumping to corners and spine ends. Content clean and bright. Top edge dusty. Inscription in ink dated 1947 to front endpaper. Dust jacket has 3 cm tear to top of spine with small loss. 2 cm split to top of front flap. General chipping to edges with some light creases and light scuffing to surfaces of jacket. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. 222 pages. All books are individually described.

Small format book 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Engraved frontispiece. Complete in two volumes, bound as one with continuous pagination (volume two commencing at page 342). Text in original French. Contemporary calf binding with rubbing to extremities and ink stain to front. Lower board slightly loose but binding firm. Content generally clean. Top corner of last few pages creased. Scribbles to rear pastedown. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 367 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

First UK edition. Red cloth boards with black titles to front and spine. Binding tight and boards clean. Slight forward lean. Toning to front free endpaper. Lacking rear free endpaper. Content clean and bright. Jacket not clipped, price 6s 0d, with chipping to spine ends, tear to lower spine, short tears and creasing to edges. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 113 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Oxford University Press, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Oxford University Press, London. 1937 Reprint. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt emblem and decoration to front and lettering to spine. Binding firm with very light bumping to corners. Spine ends slightly bumped. Small dent/hole to cloth near bottom of front board. Some spotting to back board. Content clean and bright. Previous owners bookplate to front endpaper. Tonal line mark to rear endpaper Some foxing to top edge and occasional spotting to fore-edge. Jacket edges chipped with several 1 cm long tears. head of spine has 2 no. 3 cm tears. Foot of spine has a 7 cm tear along spine edge and a 2 cm tear across spine. Not ex-library. Overall a very nice copy. 287 pages.

First edition. Large format children's book 32.5 x 25 cm. Numerous lovely colour illustrations. Publishers original illustrated cream boards. Front board partly detached and held by webbing. Lacking spine strip. Boards lightly soiled, paper missing on corners. Previous owners name and date 1939 on front free endpaper. Content generally clean with the occasional mark. Not ex-library. 40pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

"Presentation Copy" stamped to title page. Blue covers with red titles to front. Foot of spine worn, head of spine, corners and edges rubbed. Some scuffing to surfaces of covers. Tight binding. Pages age toned but clean with no markings. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 127 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1922. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Blue boards with black decoration and titles to front and spine. Binding tight with some rubbing to corners, spine ends and edges. Content clean and bright with some minor occasional spotting to fore-edge. Lacking front endpaper. Small size approximately 4" x 6.5". Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 141 pages. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Swedish children's story. Ex-library book with front free endpaper removed and library 'written off' stamp to copyright page - no other library stamps or marks. Original brown cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Binding firm and boards clean. Content generally clean with occasional small marks, red pen line mark to page 8. 3 cm closed tears to gutter bottom of title page and page 7. Jacket not clipped 12s=60p, chipping to head and rubbing to bottom of spine, light edge creasing. 92 pp. A scarce title. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Pitman. Hardcover. Poor. Pitman, London. No date. Hardcover. Book Condition: Poor. No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth with gilt title to front and spine. previous owners inscription to front endpaper with green pencil untidy crossing out and marks. Spine edges ripped approximately two inches each end. Spine ends rubbed and worn. Corners bumped with some small losses. Boards rubbed and marked. Pages age toned. Numerous black and white illustrations, for example: 'Freckled Cowslips', 'Forget-me-Nots'. 203 pages.

Alderman Press, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition, first printing. A fine, tight, clean book in a fine, clean unclipped jacket. Looks unread. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 214 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: A. & C. Black, Ltd.. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. A. & C. Black Ltd., London. Undated. Softcover. Book Condition: Good. C1940-50. First Edition? Green covers with brown lettering and illustration to front and back. Top outer corner creased and some marks to cover. Content generally clean and bright with no notes. Small school oval rubber stamp to title page. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 48 pages. All books are individually described.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. 1st Edition 7th Printing. Hardcover. Good. Hodder & Stoughton, London. 1937. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. 7th printing. Red cloth boards with blind stamped decoration to front and black lettering to spine. Spine slightly faded. Binding firm with light bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends. Light rubbing and marks to surfaces. Red top edge. Content clean and bright. Previous owners name, address and date to front free endpaper. red endpapers. Light foxing to fore-edge. Not ex-library. 317 pages. All books are individually described.

Third edition, reprint. Lovely colour plates. Publishers green cloth boards with black titles and ploughman to front, black titles to spine. Binding firm with light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Small marks to boards. Content clean and bright with no markings. Overall a nice copy. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 90 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Twelfth impression. Includes Stories of the Supernatural (Ghosts, Vampires, Witchcraft etc.) and Stories of the Human and Inhuman (Disease, Madness, Cruelty etc.). Blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Binding tight with light bumping to corners. Slight sunning to edges. Pages age toned. Previous owners name to front pastedown. Gollancz yellow jacket not clipped (no price) with moderate edgewear with small chipping to spine ends, light edge creasing, spine sunned and spotting to back panel. Not ex-library. 619 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

First edition. Green cloth boards with black cloth spine with gilt titles to spine. Binding tight. Top and bottom edges of boards slightly edge rubbed. Content generally clean with occasional small mark. Jacket has a clear pvc protector which has been stuck to jacket with sticky tape which has left light marks on front and back boards and heavier marks to pastedowns. Previous owner ink name and name and address label to front endpaper. Jacket not clipped and has rippled due to protector. Jacket has been trimmed slightly short. Not ex-library. 288 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

First edition. Unpaginated. Numerous colour illustrations. A series of verses for children. Cloth boards with black titles to front and spine and illustration to front. Illustrated endpapers. This type of caoutchouc (a type of latex sap) binding normally results in all leaves becoming detached as is the case here. All leaves are present. Small split to head of spine. Boards slightly marked. Content generally clean with just occasional marks. Tear to edge of verse 13 but does not affect text. A little spotting to endpapers. Previous owner inscription to reverse of frontispiece. Not ex-library. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

London: Heinemann, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Black cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Content clean and bright with no markings. Jacket not clipped with just slight chipping to corners. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions.194 pages. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail international tracked.

London: Pelham Books, 1971. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof Copy. An American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events. He won a total of five gold medals and one silver medal at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. Beige card covers with black titles to front and spine. Some marks to covers, small dent to front cover, creasing to spine and rubbing to spine ends. Content clean and bright with no markings. Not ex-library. No names, notes or inscriptions. 266 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.