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TIME AND THE CONWAYS.

Priestley, J. B., · 1971

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Samuel French, London, ND (circa 1971), acting edition, paperback, 84pp, paper wrappers, play, ownership label inside upper wrapper, stain on title from publisher's label on verso, light stain lower wrapper over price, very good plus,

ANGEL PAVEMENT.

Priestley, J. B., · 1930

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

William Heinemenn Ltd., London, 1930, 1st edn., 613pp, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pub. device in blind lower bd., a novel of London, v. sl. cocked, lightly rubbed at extrems. and a little bumped at spine ends and lower cnr. upper bd., top edge dusty, all edges...

THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON.

Wyss, J. R., · 1972

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

J. M. Dent, London, 1972, 341pp, frontis and 7 col'd plates, numerous line drawings in text all by Charles Folkard, decorative endpapers, beige cloth lettered in black at spine and upper bd., decorated in orange, col'd pictorial dustwrapper, a few faint fox marks to top edge,...

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS into Several Remote Nations of the World.

Swift, Jonathan (ill. Arthur Rackham), · 1983

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

J. M. Dent, London, 1983 reprint, xiv, 210pp, 4 col'd plates and a number of in text line drawings by Arthur Rackham, dark brown cloth with black title panels at spine and upper board, lettered and decorated in gilt, col'd pictorial dustwrapper, a little bumped at upper cnrs...

THE ILLUMINATED BOOK OF DAYS.

Lee, Kay and Marshall (eds), (ill. Kate Greenaway and Eugene Grasset), · 1979

£9.50 (€11.39 | $12.55 | ¥2,004)

Macdonanld and Jane's, London, 1979, 213pp, col'd endpapers, illustrated in colour and line by Kate Greenaway and Eugene Grasset, quarter bound in maroon cloth backed dark green paper covered bds., lettered in gilt at spine, col'd pictorial onlay upper bd., decorative head an...

THE ADVENTURES OF KING ARTHUR.

Price, Eleanor C., (ill. Rowland Wheelwright), · 1931

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

J. Coker and Co., London, 1931, 154pp, frontis and 7 col'd plates by Rowland Wheelwright, large format 10 x 7.5 inches, blue cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards lettered in black at spine, a little rubbed at extrems. and rubbed thro' at cnrs., top edge dusty, all edge...

THE DIARY OF A NOBODY.

Grossmith, George and Weedon (ill. Paul Hogarth and Philip Hood), · 1984

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Elm Tree Books, London, 1984, 1st thus, 151pp, 12 full page col'd ills by Philip Hood (after 'Spy'), numerous other col'd ills in text by Paul Hogarth, col'd endpapers, half bound in dark blue rexine backed bds. and cnrs., lettered and decorated in gilt at spine, marbled pape...

IN CONSTABLE'S COUNTRY.

Tompkins, Herbert W., · 1906

£19.80 (€23.73 | $26.16 | ¥4,177)

J. M. Dent, London, 1906, 1st edn., 264pp, col'd frontis port. drawing and 15 col'd plates by Constable, green buckram covered boards lettered in gilt at spine and decorated in black, lettered in gilt at upper board and decorated in black and red, top edge gilt, fore and lowe...

THE STORY OF OULTON BROAD FROM ANCIENT TIMES.

Reed, Jon, · 1995

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Lowestoft Museum, Broad House - Oulton Broad, 1995, 1st edn., 8pp, paperback, stapled pictorial paper wrappers illustrated in line 'after Stark', a text only account of the development of Oulton Broad near Lowestoft, Suffolk, fine,

NORWICH INHERITANCE.

Kent, Arnold and Stephenson, Andrew, · 1948

£14.20 (€17.02 | $18.76 | ¥2,996)

Jarrold, Norwich, ND [1948], 1st edn., 166pp, 150 half tone photo plates, large format (9.5 x 7 inches), beige cloth lettered in dark brown at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, a photographic record of the cathedral, churches, streets and older buildings of Norwich with tex...

A BRIEF HISTORY OF LOWESTOFT.

Fisher, Lilian, · 1995

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Lowestoft Museum, Broad House - Oulton Broad, 1995, 1st edn., 8pp, paperback, stapled pictorial paper wrappers illustrated in line by Paul Durbridge, a brief text only account of the development of Lowestoft from the earliest times, fine,

ENGLAND'S CONSTABLE.

Darracott, Joseph, · 1985

£11.30 (€13.54 | $14.93 | ¥2,384)

The Folio Society, London, 1985, 1st edn., 144pp, col'd frontis and numerous in text mainly col'd ills., beige cloth with black title panel at spine lettered in gilt, pictorial onlay upper board, col'd pictorial slipcase, the life and letters of John Constable, illustrated wi...

LOWESTOFT THROUGH THE AGES.

Craik, Stuart, · 1979

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Weathercock Press, Gunton Hall - Lowestoft, 1979, 1st edn., paperback original, 32pp, 14 in text half tone ills., stapled coloured pictorial wrappers, a brief history of Lowestoft since Roman times with an account of its development, industry and some of its prominent citzen'...

SUFFOLK.

Burke, John, · 1971

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

B. T. Batsford, London, 1971, 1st edn., 200pp, incl. frontis and 30pp half tone plates, red cloth grained paper covered bds. lettered in gilt at spine, col'd photo pictorial dustwrapper, a description of the area and its' people, ex public library, an excess of the usual stam...

KOBA.

Biderman, Bob, · 1988

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Gollancz, London, 1988, 1st edn., 190pp, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorated lettered dustwrapper, inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper, a little bumped at lower tips, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good plus dustwrapper,

FOR THE TIME BEING.

Vercors (Jean Bruller), · 1960

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Hutchinson, London, 1960, 1st edn. UK, 181pp, end piece by author, first published in France, 1957, as POUR PRENDRE CONGÉgood plus in a good dustwrapper,

COMEBACK.

Francis, Dick, · 1991

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Michael Joseph, London, 1991, 1st edn., 277pp, dark blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, col'd photo pictorial dustwrapper, v. sl. cocked, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, a little rubbed at surface and extrems., nicks at head of spine i...

SEA AND ISLANDS.

Innes, Hammond, · 1967

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Collins, London, 1967, 2nd imp., 288pp, many col'd and half tone photo illustrations, turquoise cloth lettered in black at spine, dustwrapper by Frank Francis, non-fiction, a book of two parts; his travels round Europe in his ocean going yacht Mary Deare, and his travels furt...

HIGH STAND.

Innes, Hammond, · 1985

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Collins, London, 1985, 1st edn., 336pp, an adventure in the Yukon - trees, drugs and boats, light bump tail upper of spine, edges tanned, leaves tanned, dustwrapper: price clipped, lightly rubbed at tips, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

THE STRODE VENTURER.

Innes, Hammond, · 1965

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Collins, London, 1965, 1st edn., 320pp, blue/black dichromatic cloth lettered in gilt at spine, dustwrapper design by 'Farnhill', a maritime adventure in coral atolls of the Maldives, with a background of high finance in the shipping world, slightly cocked, a little rubbed a...