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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF 'STUCK-UP' PEOPLE.
London: D. Bogue, 1847. 12mo., pp.112, pictorial paper wrappers, b/w frontispiece and pictorial title, b/w illustrations; partial loss to paper covering of spine (light loss at head of spine, and 3cms loss at tail), surface soil to wrappers, with light creasing/curling to lower corners, a good copy, which is internally very good.
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CAROLS.
London: Alexander Moring Limited, The De La More Press. First edition, small 4to., pp.43, cloth, gilt, a.e.g., 6 double-page colour plates and 6 further colour illlustrations, as well as inlaid colour plate to front board; toning to free endpapers, occasional thumb-marking, only very slight wear to extremities, a very good copy.
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ISABELLA, OR THE POT OF BASIL.
Edinburgh/London: T.N. Foulis, 1908. Slim 8vo., pp.39, grey cloth, gilt, with inlaid colour plate to front board, tipped-in colour plates by Jessie M. King, mounted on grey paper - frontispiece, pictorial title, Contents page, and three further colour plates, small b/w headpiece; neat ink ownership gift inscription, dated 1908, to front free endpaper, small (later) ownership nameplate to front paste-down endpaper, toning to free endpapers and prelim blank, rubbing to extremities, slight marking to rear board, a very good, internally fresh copy.
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THE SONGS OF THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD.
London/Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, 1916. First edition, small 8vo., pp.(ii),152,(iv) adverts, bound in decoratively blindstamped reverse calf wrappers, gilt, t.e.g., untrimmed paper, 6 tipped-in colour illustrations by Jessie M. King (frontispiece, decorative title, one double-page plate and 3 single-page plates, all with tissue-guards); neat ink ownership gift inscription, dated 1916, to foot of front free endpaper, toning to half title and final page of adverts, toning at inner hinges, spine lightly sunned, a very good copy indeed.
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THE AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF CAPTAIN CASTAGNETTE,
Nephew of the ‘Man With the Wooden Head’.
London: S.O. Beeton, 1866. First edition, 4to., pp.68, recased with new endpapers, spine professionally repaired, publisher’s brown leather, front board lettered in gilt, all edges red, 43 b/w illustrations, including full-page plates, by Gustave Dore, parchment tape repair (over text) to p.61 (text remains legible), light wear to corners of plate at p.33 (the image itself is not affected, but there is a small crease and light loss at the fore-corners), light surface soil, fingermarking and light creasing within, rubbing and light wear to extremities, a good(+) copy of this scarce title.
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RED FOX.
The Story of His Adventurous Career in the Ringwaak Wilds and of His Final Triumph over the Enemies of His Kind.
London: Duckworth and Company, 1945. First UK edition, 8vo., pp.xv,340, uncut, pictorial green cloth, pictorial spine, gilt, t.e.g., colour frontispiece with caption-sheet, pictorial half title and title, 48 b/w plates, 11 further vignettes, pictorial endpapers; light foxing to reverse of frontispiece, light toning to free endpapers, rubbing to extremities, with slight wear at headband, a very good, fairly bright copy, which is internally clean.
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A SLENDER REPUTATION.
An Autobiography.
London: Frederick Warne, 1994. First edition, 8vo., pp.288, black hardcover, gilt, 16pp. colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations; a very good copy indeed, in very good unclipped dust-jacket.
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM.
London: Constable and Company Limited, 1920. First edition thus, 4to., cream paper-covered boards, gilt, with inlaid circular colour plate to front board, tipped-in colour frontispiece and 5 further colour plates, 18 tipped-in b/w plates, 14 tipped-in b/w plates with colour accents, and 39 vignettes; small ink ownership inscription (dated 1920) to upper margin of front free endpaper, light toning/foxing to endpapers, otherwise internally fresh and very good indeed (plates are fine and without creasing), toning to spine and margins of boards, small closed tear to headband, light vertical crease to spine, light marking to boards (small water stain to front board, and extensive water-stain to rear board), rubbing and slight wear to extremities, overall a very good copy.
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MAY.
Prague: Artia Graphic Design, 1965. First edition thus, 4to., pp.82, decorative cream cloth blocked in black, ribbon bookmark, 6 b/w plates plus b/w vignettes; light spotting to top edges of cloth, else fine, in mylar wrapper, housed in very good decorative slipcase, which is rubbed to extremities.
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THE SECOND COMING OF TOULOUSE-LAUTREC.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970. First edition, oblong 4to., pp.50, red hardcover, gilt, b/w illustrations throughout; light foxing to endpapers, else very good, in good price-clipped pictorial dust-jacket, which has multiple tears to edges (rear of jacket has 3 fairly extensive closed tears), some with light loss, and whole jacket is now mounted onto a paper backing.
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PUSHKIN’S FAIRY TALES.
London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1978. First edition thus, 4to., pp.94, black hardcover lettered in silver, b/w lithographic illustrations plates; slight perfumed odour, else very good indeed, in very good+ unclipped dust-jacket.
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THE ADVENTURES OF ALCASSIM:
An Iranian Entertainment.
London: Johnathan Cape, 1936. First edition, 8vo., pp.352, red cloth lettered in black, b/w frontispiece, 13 further b/w plates plus pictorial headpieces; slight loss to lower corner of front free endpaper and crease to upper corner of front free endpaper, light foxing to fore-edges, light mottling to corners of front board, a very good copy, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket, which is toned to pale paper, with light surface soil, publisher’s price sticker to foot of spine, and slight wear to extremities - now in a protective cover.
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ADOLF IN BLUNDERLAND.
A Political Parody of Lewis Carroll’s Famous Story.
London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1939. First edition, small 4to., pp.60, pictorial paper-covered boards, b/w frontispiece, plates and in-text illustrations; ink ownership inscription (dated 1940) to front free endpaper, foxing to prelims, torn flap to spine (apx. 1.5 x 1.5cms, and without loss), wear to headband (chipping and rubbing, again without loss) and rubbing to other extremities, water-marking to lower margins of boards, as well as general light surface soil to boards, internally clean, a good+ copy.
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EROTIC FAIRY TALES.
Englished from the French of Abbe de Voisenon. For Private Collectors of Erotica.
New York: The Panurge Press, 1932. Limited edition, no.252 of 1000 copies, 8vo., pp.246, uncut, quarter black cloth, gilt, decorative yellow cloth boards, text printed in blue; toning to fore-edges, very slight roll to spine, rubbing to lower corner of front board, a bright and very good+ copy.
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THE COWSLIP, OR, MORE CAUTIONARY STORIES IN VERSE.
London: J. Harris/B. Crosby, 1811. 12mo., pp.68,(iv)adverts, decorative paper-covered card wrappers with printed paper label to front and pictorial vignette pasted down to rear, 29 engraved illustrations; some wear to paper covering of spine, light rubbing to extremities, otherwise very good indeed.
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THYME AND BERGAMOT.
London: The Dropmore Press, 1947. Limited edition, no.390 of 550 copies, 4to., pp.59, blue cloth, lettered in gilt and with pictorial emblem in gilt to front board, decorative gilt inner dentelles, handmade paper, with wood engravings by John O’Connor, including dedication page, pictorial title, 6 full-page plates, plus illuminated letter and decorative tailpiece; foxing to edges, else very good indeed, in vg unclipped dust-jacket, which has foxing to pale paper.
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OASIS.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1924. First edition, 8vo., pp.69, uncut, quarter green cloth with printed paper label to spine, cream paper-covered boards, woodcut illustrations; partial toning to free endpapers, foxing to edges, slight wrinkle to paper label, else very good indeed, in vg complete dust-jacket, which has two small closed tears to upper edge, and light surface soil to pale paper, with light stain to spine/rear inner margin (now in a protective cover).
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A NATURE DIARY.
New York: Viking, 1985. First edition, signed by author and illustrator, 8vo., pp.160, hardback, gilt, colour illustration to title page, black and white illustrations throughout; slight soiling to top-edge, neat dedication to previous owner and very light soiling to extremities on front free endpaper, otherwise very good in very good, price-clipped dust jacket.
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THE VIGIL OF VENUS.
London: Frederick Muller Ltd. Signed, limited edition, no.39 of 250 copies signed by author and illustrator, small 4to., pp.50, quarter cream cloth, gilt, marbled paper-covered boards, wood-engraved plates and in-text illustrations; slight evidence of tape-marks to paste-down endpapers, light wear to paper at corners of boards, overall very good indeed.
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LE ROMAN DE TRISTAN ET ISEUT.
Paris: L’Edition D’Art, H. Piazza. First, limited edition, no.20 of 525 copies on japon paper, large 8vo., pp.197, uncut, paper wrappers, gilt, colour illustrations, b/w illustrations and decorations, one of only 25 extra-illustrated copies; internally fresh and fine, a very good copy indeed.
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