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IN THE COUNTRY.

Crawford, Peter (ed), · 1980

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

Macmillan, London, 1980, 1st edn., 202pp, 16pp col'd ills, numerous in text halftone and line ills., green cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, to accompany the BBC TV series, a look at the crafts, traditions, landscapes, ecology and wildlife of ru...

A CENTURY OF LONDON CO-OPERATION.

Brown, W. Henry, · 1928

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Education Committee of the London Co-operative Society, London, 1928, 1st edn., 179pp incl. 20pp line and half tone ills., maroon rexine type cloth lettered in gilt at spine and upper board, a story of the birth and development of the London Co-operative Society, rubbed at ex...

PORTRAIT OF CHESTER.

Bethell, David, · 1980

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Robert Hale, London, 1980, 1st edn., 192pp, 24pp half tone photo ills., town plan in text, dark blue cloth with light blue title panel at spine lettered in silver, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, edges tanned, ink name front free endpaper, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbe...

ALDEN'S OXFORD GUIDE.

Alden, Henry J. C. (ed), · 1928

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Alden and Co., Oxford, ND (c1928), (xxx ads) 186pp (viii ads), frontis and numerous half tone ills in text, 4 mounted coloured plates, plan and index, coloured folding city plan tipped to final pastedown, pocket size about 6 x 5 inches, dark blue cloth gilt at spine and upper...

THE BIRDIKIN FAMILY.

Marshall, Archibald (ill. George Morrow), · 1932

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

J. M. Dent, London, 1932, 1st edn., [vi], 154pp, frontis and numerous in text line drawings by George Morrow, pictorial endpapers, brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine and upper board, decorated in black at upper board, upper edge coloured, a collection of twenty-four storie...

SIMPLE PEOPLE.

Marshall, Archibald (ill. George Morrow), · 1928

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

George G. Harrap, London, 1928, 1st edn., 160pp, numerous in text line drawings by George Morrow, pictorial endpapers, dark blue cloth over bevelled edge boards, lettered and decorated in gilt at spine and upper board, upper edge gilt, a collection of twenty-three stories, so...

HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES.

Andersen, Hans, · 0

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Ward Lock, London, ND, 176pp incl. 16 plates in colour and 8 in halftone all by Margaret W. Tarrant, large format about 10 x 8 inches, paper covered boards backed with blue cloth at spine lettered in black, pictorial upper board, in the 'Sunshine' series, a little rubbed and ...

ROBIN HOOD.

Vivian, E. Charles, · 1950

£11.50 (€13.78 | $15.19 | ¥2,426)

Ward Lock, London, ND (circa 1950's), 128pp, frontis and 15 other col'd plates by Harry G. Theaker, large format about 10 x 8 inches, paper covered boards backed with red cloth at spine lettered in black, pictorial upper board, in the 'Sunshine' series, sl. cocked, a little r...

SOMETHING IN THE CELLAR... Ronald Searle's Wonderful World of Wine.

Searle, Ronald, · 1986

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Souvenir Press, London, 1986, 1st thus, unpaginated [80pp], col'd frontis and illustrated throughout mainly in colour with some drawings in line, coloured endpapers, large format about 12 x 9 inches, black cloth lettered in silver at spine, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, a c...

TORPEDO RUN.

Reeman, Douglas, · 1981

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Hutchinson, London, 1981, 1st edn., 290pp, maps at endpapers, dark blue cloth grain paper covered bds. lettered in silver at spine, wraparound pictorial dustwrapper by Chris Mayger, novel of an MTB flotilla in the Black Sea 1943, lightly rubbed at tips, faintly bumped at uppe...

TORPEDO RUN.

Reeman, Douglas, · 1981

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Hutchinson, London, 1981, 1st edn., 290pp, maps at endpapers, dark blue cloth grain paper covered bds. lettered in silver at spine, wraparound pictorial dustwrapper by Chris Mayger, novel of an MTB flotilla in the Black Sea 1943, lightly rubbed at tips, a little bumped at upp...

LOWER THAN VERMIN.

Yates, Dornford, · 1950

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Ward Lock, London, 1950, 1st edn., 325pp, pedigrees at endpapers., errata slip tipped onto p17, black cloth lettered in pale blue at spine, top edge coloured, decorated lettered dustwrapper by Val Biro, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, light partial browning to endpapers...

SUFFOLK TALES.

West, H. Mills, · 1982

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Barbara Hopkinson Books, Woodbridge, ND (copyright 1982), 1st edn., paperback original, 148pp, col'd pictorial wrappers, twenty-nine short stories of times past that 'go right to the heart of the Suffolk countryside and its people', lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

A VILLAGE IN THE CEVENNES.

Willings, Heather, · 1979

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Victor Gollancz, London, 1979, 1st edn., 186pp, [ii] blank, 12pp half tone photo ills., green cloth lattered in gilt at spine, col'd photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the way of life of a village in the remote Cevennes region towards the South of France, the history...

THE ODYSSEY.

Homer (translated by Robert Fagles, intro. and notes by Bernard Knox), · 1997

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

The Softback Preview, 1997, reprint, trade paperback, x, 541pp incl. 6pp maps, [vii] blank, decorated wrappers, uniform with the same publishers issue of The Iliad, a new (1990) translation of the epic poem of Odysseus's voyage, heavy, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned and...

COSTUME AND FASHION IN COLOUR [COLOR] 1550 - 1760.

Cassin-Scott, Jack (text intro: Ruth M. Green), · 1977

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Blandford Press, Poole, 1977, reprint, 234pp, [ii] blank, incl. 80pp col'd plates and line drawings, blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial montage dustwrapper, edges tanned, dustwrapper: unpriced, sl. sunned at spine, several light wrinkles in laminate, remains of p...

PAPERS FROM LILLIPUT.

Priestley, J. B., · 1922

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Bowes and Bowes, Cambridge, 1922, 1st edn., 236pp, new rebind in beige cloth backed green cloth covered boards (as original binding), printed spine label, all edges uncut, essays, edges tanned, some faint marks in margins, no dustwrapper, very good,

THE PLUNDERERS.

Holmes, L. P., · 1959

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers, London, 1959, 1st in imprint, paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., #T635, pictorial upper wrapper by S. R. Boldero, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,

FORT STARKE.

Everett, Wade, · 1960

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers, London, 1960, 1st edn UK, paperback original, 187pp, [i] ads., #SW878, pictorial wrappers by Jas. E. McConnell, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned and foxed, light foxing inside wrappers and to adjacent pages, very good,

THE MUSTANGERS.

Foster, Bennett, · 1955

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers, London, 1955, 1st in imprint, paperback, 201pp, [vii] ads., #T103, pictorial upper wrapper by S. R. Boldero, a little rubbed at extrems., light crease upper wrapper, edges tanned, light stain upper cnrs. final few pages, good plus,