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UK: Methuen, 1925. First Edition . Paper. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ernest Shepard SIGNED. 2nd Imp 1925. Signed by Ernest Shepard to the title page in 1964. Th book belonged to Ursula Brown to whom the book was originally inscribed. Ursula met Ernest in 1964 and was given the some pictures from the book and also signed he book at the same time. Includes a copy of the letter from the original Powell family owner. Book is good++ and quite bright. Edges rubbed in places. Light soiling to covers. More images can be taken upon request. ref 14977
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Playtime and Company
by E V Lucas
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Forgotten Tales of Long Ago
by E V Lucas
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UK: Wells, Gardner, 1906. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good ++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. F D Bedford. 1st Edition 1906. A very lovely decorative book with Colour frontispiece, vignette title page, and 22 black and white illustrations. Book is very good and bright. Contents good. Rear board a little age toned and a small amount of cloth lift. Spine slightly age toned. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 4458 ##008011
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Here's Misery! - From the Library of Henry Williamson. Presentation inscription from Henry Williamson to his first wife Ida Loetitia Williamson (Gipsy) The inscription reads - 'Gipsy from Bill Xmas 1928'.
by E V Knox
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UK: Methuen, 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good ++/Very Good+. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Eric Fraser. 1st Edition 1928. Presentation inscription from Henry Williamson to his first wife Ida Loetitia Williamson (Gipsy) The inscription reads - Gipsy from Bill Xmas 1928. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. The book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good+ and bright. Odd nicks/small closed tears to edges. Minuscule loss to spine tips. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17754
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Old Fashioned Tales
by E V Lucas
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UK: Wells, Gardner, 1905. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good ++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. F D Bedford. 1st Edition 1905. A very lovely decorative book with Colour frontispiece, vignette title page, and 38 black and white illustrations. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents very good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 14243 ###017057
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The Plums of England
by H V Taylor
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UK: Crosby Lockwood & Son, 1948. 1st Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good ++/Very Good++. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. John Minton. 1st Edition 1949. A study of plums and their qualities for dessert, cooking and canning and some tree-growth, blossom development and other agricultural information, includes rootstocks, breeders, blossoms and pollination, distribution, soils and nutrition, diseases and pests. Wonderful full page colour illustrations. Book is very good++ and quite bright. The wrapper is very good++ and very bright. Light edge rubbing. Uncommon edition. More images can be taken upon request. Ref A1234
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The Cherries of England
by H V Taylor
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UK: Crosby Lockwood & Son, 1949. 1st Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good ++/Very Good++. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. John Minton. 1st Edition 1949. A study of cherries and their qualities. Includes sections on soil, preparation, pests, orchard management, varieties and some tree-growth. Wonderful full page colour illustrations. Book is very good++ and quite bright. The wrapper is very good++ and very bright. Light edge rubbing. Uncommon edition. More images can be taken upon request. Ref A1234
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The Apples of England
by H V Taylor
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UK: Crosby Lockwood & Son, 1948. 3rd Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good ++/Very Good++. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. John Minton. 3rd Revised Edition 1948. A study of apples and their qualities for dessert, cooking and canning and some tree-growth, blossom development and other agricultural information, includes rootstocks, breeders, blossoms and pollination, distribution, soils and nutrition, diseases and pests. Wonderful full page colour illustrations. Book is very good++ and quite bright. The wrapper is very good++ and very bright. Light edge rubbing. Minuscule loss to top edge. Uncommon edition. More images can be taken upon request. Ref A1234
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Dead Man Leading - The Authors Own Retained Book with a Presentation Dedication Inscription to His Wife Who the Book is Dedicated to.
by V S Pritchett SIGNED The Dedication Copy, Paul Theroux
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UK: Oxford University Press, 1984. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition Thus 1984. A new edition with an introduction by Paul Theroux. The Authors Own Retained Book with a Presentation Dedication Inscription to His Wife Who the Book is Dedicated to. With the authors Bookplate to the endpaper. A new printing of his classic adventure novel. Dorothy Pritchett became the ideal partner to VSP, as he was known, and as she always called him. She made a career out of looking after her husband, typing all his manuscripts, hammering away at tremendous speed on an Imperial typewriter. She worked through the second, third and fourth drafts and was the only person who could decipher VSP's notoriously spidery handwriting. Book is good++ and quite bright. Cloth with surface rubbing and marking. Contents good. The wrapper very good and quite bright.Spine tips with surface loss. Edges rubbed and nicked in places. Small closed tear to top front edge.…
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The Turn of the Years - The Authors Own Retained Book with a Presentation Dedication Inscription to His Wife Who the Book is Dedicated to.
by V S Pritchett SIGNED, Paul Theroux SIGNED
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UK: Michael Russell, 1982. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Reynolds Stone . 1st Edition 1982. The Authors Own Retained Book with a Presentation Dedication Inscription to His Wife. With the authors Bookplate to the endpaper. A limited edition of 150 copies this being number 21 and signed by V S Pritchett and Paul Theroux.Dorothy Pritchett became the ideal partner to VSP, as he was known, and as she always called him. She made a career out of looking after her husband, typing all his manuscripts, hammering away at tremendous speed on an Imperial typewriter. She worked through the second, third and fourth drafts and was the only person who could decipher VSP's notoriously spidery handwriting. Book is near fine and bright. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18670
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Le Dragon Rouge
by Francis Vacher SIGNED
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UK: Griffith and Farran, 1889. First Edition . Cloth. Good ++/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition 1889. Presentation copy Sonja Vacher with the authors vey best good wishes for Xmas and the New Year. Not in Wolff. A curious tale about an inn in Hamburg , Le Dragon Rouge, which operates as a clandestine casino where the narrator's girl friend is imprisoned and forced to work as a croupier. Includes parts of the original paper wrapper.The book is good+ with bright boards. Small repaired split to spine base.Light soiling to boards. Age toing to boards and spine ends/edges. Contents good. The wrapper is poor but a scarce survivor. It is in two halves and lacks most of the spine as well as being chipped to the edges... More images can be taken upon request. Ref 15493
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A Country Still All Mystery
by Mark Valentine SIGNED
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UK: Tartarus, 2017. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition 2017. Signed by Mark Valentine. Limited edition of 350. These essays continue similar literary and antiquarian themes to his well-received earlier volume, Haunted By Books (2015). Includes subjects such as Why were certain lonely houses left beyond parish boundaries? Is there a missing book by T.E. Lawrence? When and where was the last wolf seen in England? What became of the original Tower of Moab? A Country Still All Mystery is a interesting collection of the out-of-the-way, the obscure, the eccentric and the weird. Book is fine. Nice clean contents. The complete wrapper is fine and bright. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16449
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Aunt Louisa's Welcome Visitor. Comprising My Favourites, Tabby Tea-Fights
by Laura Valentine
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UK: Warne, 1889. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good ++. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st Edition Circa 1889. Undated. Features, three of Aunt Louisa's toy books collected as a 'Welcome Gift. Illustrated in each story with five chromolithographic colour plates, one of which is double paged, for a total of four doubled paged plates. Book is very good++ and very bright. Contents good. Small inscription to inner page. Pages age toned. More images can be taken upon request. RefA1234
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The Bishop Murder Case
by S. S. Van Dine
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UK: Grosset and Dunlap, 1929. First Edition Thus . Cloth. Very Good ++/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition Thus Circa 1929. Undated. First Grosset & Dunlap photoplay edition of the fourth novel in the Philo Vance series. Made into the 1929 movie of the same name starring Basil Rathbone as Philo Vance. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. Light age toning. The wrapper is very good and quite bright. Heavy Edge rubbing with nicks and light loss. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18708
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An Original Handwritten Letter Signed by Actor Violet Vanbrugh Lord Cheylesmore
by Violet Vanbrugh SIGNED
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UK, 1917. First Edition . Paper. Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. An Original Handwritten Letter Signed by Actor Violet Vanbrugh Lord Cheylesmore. Dated 1917. A letter confirming her ability to perform at Lord Roberts Workshops Fund. Violet Vanbrugh 1867-1942, born Violet Augusta Mary Barnes, was an English actress with a career that spanned more than 50 years. Despite her many successes, her career was overshadowed by that of her more famous sister, Dame Irene Vanbrugh. Major-General Herbert Francis Eaton, 3rd Baron Cheylesmore, 1848-1925 was a British Army officer, sportsman, and peer. He was Chairman of London County Council, chairman of the National Rifle Association and presided over courts martial during the First World War. Size is 180mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17706
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Original Paper Charity Letter Signed by Violet Vanbrugh
by Violet Vanbrugh SIGNED
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UK, 1900. First Edition . Paper. Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. An Original Signed Paper Slip by Violet Vanbrugh. Dated 1900. Intresting printed signed letter about raising money for stay and lost cats. Violet Vanbrugh 1867 - 1942, born Violet Augusta Mary Barnes, was an English actress who had a career spanning more than 50 years. Despite her many successes, her career was overshadowed by that of her more famous sister Irene Vanbrugh.. Size is 175mm x 110mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16652
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Area X
by Jeff Vandermeer SIGNED
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UK: Farrar, Straus, 2014. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition 2014. Signed by the author. Omnibus edition of ANNIHILATION, AUTHORITY and ACCEPTANCE. First Hardcover Edition, Full number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Basis for a new series. Book and wrapper are fine. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 14303
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Some Important Questions in Scots Entail Law Briefly Considered: To Which Are Added Reports of the Decisions of the House of Lords, 31st July, 1822, in the Appeals Vans Agnew Against Stewart . and Vans Agnew Against the Earl of Stair and Others.
by John Vans Agnew
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UK: Waugh and Innes, 1826. First Edition . Soft cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 1st Edition 1826. Some Important Questions in Scots Entail Law Briefly Considered: To Which Are Added Reports of the Decisions of the House of Lords, 31st July, 1822, in the Appeals Vans Agnew Against Stewart . and Vans Agnew Against the Earl of Stair and Others. Complete in 96 pages. Pages are in average condition. Pages lightly soiled and foxed in places. Taken from abound up book. More images can be taken upon request. Ref15215
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
by Jules Verne
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UK: Sampson Low, 1887. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 6th Edition 1887. Undated. 64 Illustrations. The book is very good+ and is bright. Edges lightly rubbed in places. Contents good. Front endpaper gutter repaired. Name to endpaper. Quite a nice example. More images available upon request.Ref17833
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From the Earth to the Moon
by Jules Verne
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UK: Sampson Low, 1896. Tenth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 10th Edition 1896. 26 plate illustrations. The book is very good and is in bright condition. Lovely pictorial boards. Edges lightly rubbed. Contents good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17456
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The Fur Country
by Jules Verne
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UK: Sampson Low, 1879. Sixth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 6th Edition 1879 With 100 engraved plates including a frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth with black and gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper. The book is very good and is quite bright. Nice pictorial boards. Boards lightly marked. Light creasing/nicks to spine tips. Edges rubbed in places. Contents good with slightly age toned pages. Page edges a little uneven. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 16592
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