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Boris Kochno
£20.00

Diaghilev and The Ballets Russes

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PUBLISHERHarper  & Row, New York.
BINDINGOatmeal cloth boards with embossed lettering on front, gilt on spine. Decorated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little wear to edges and a few small marks. Binding secure. Text and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, with...

Nicolas Legat
£30.00

Ballet Russe: Memoirs of Nicolas Legat

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at edges, spine faded, corners bumped. Small piece of paper adhered bottom front left. Some browning affecting mainly block edges, outer leaves and margins. Text and images are mostly clear and little marked. Uneven opened pages.

Michel and Vitale Fontine
£30.00

Fokine: Memoirs of a Ballet Master

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PUBLISHERConstable & Company Limited, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound pale blue cloth boards with black over spine and gilt lettering. Decorated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are a little worn and faded at edges. Slight discolouration. Some faint foxing and browning to leaves, but text and images remain largely clear. Small previous...

K.V. Burian
£25.00

The Story of World Ballet

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PUBLISHERAllan Wingate, London.
BINDINGCream cloth boards with black and red design, gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and affected by foxing and discolouration. Hinges a little weakened, but binding secure. Inside, the text and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1963,...

Lorna Hill
£16.00

La Sylphide: The Life of Marie Taglione

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PUBLISHEREvans Brothers Limited London.
BINDINGPale orange cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear and some discolouration to edges of boards. Binding secure. Foxing affecting block edges, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little wear at edges, spine faded.
EDITION1967.
DESCRIPTIONA...

Joan Lawson
£17.00

Classical Ballet: It's Style and Technique

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PUBLISHERAdam & Charles Black, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little general wear and slight fading at edges. Binding secure. Browning to block edges and outer leaves, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with tearing and creasing...

Mervyn Peake
£120.00

Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor

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PUBLISHEREyre & Spottiswoode
BINDINGCream cloth boards with green lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear at edges and are a little discoloured. Hinges weakened with a split, but binding still feels secure. Foxing spots and browning affecting endpapers, but the coloured pages of images and text remain mostly...

A.A. Milne
£220.00

Now We are Six (first edition)

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. 
BOOK CONDITIONSome general wear and scuffing to edges of boards, corners and ends of spine are bumped.  Discolouration and a few marks. Hinges are a little weakened, but binding remains secure. Browning affecting outer leaves....

A.A. Milne
£190.00

Winnie-The-Pooh

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. A little general wear to edges of boards, corners and ends of spine bumped. Hinges slightly weakened, but binding secure. Faint browning to leaves, but otherwise text and images...

A.A. Milne
£300.00

Winnie-The-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We were Very Young, Now We are Six (four volume collection)

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGLeather bound, with tooled gilt design and border. Gilt lettering and block edges, banded spine and marbled endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONSome wear and fading around spines. First volume is a little more worn, with some scuffing and a partial split to leather along spine....

The Duke of Bedford and Spencer R. Pickering
£240.00

Report of the Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm (15 volumes, 1897-1921)

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PUBLISHEREyre and Spottiswoode, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONAlthough the boards of each have some wear, they are in good condition for age. Some discolouration and a few foxing spots, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Ex library with book...

Stephen Lloyd, Colin Anderson et al.
£18.00

Modern French Tapestries

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PUBLISHERCity Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, and R.C.A. Galleries, London.
BINDINGSoft covers. 
BOOK CONDITIONCovers have some creasing, and wear at edges. Scratching to gloss surface. Binding secure. Slight yellowing to margins, but text and images remain clear and little marked, colours bright.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1972.
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John Bosy
£20.00

Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair

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PUBLISHERYale University Press.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards, illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, slight shelf wear to edges of boards. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little wear and creasing at very edges, some faint scratching to gloss surface.
EDITION1991.
DESCRIPTIONA true...

John C.L. Sparkes
£25.00

A Manual of Artistic Anatomy for the Use of Students in Art

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PUBLISHERBailliere, Tindall and Cox, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound textured blue cloth boards with navy leather over spine. Gilt lettering and decorative bands on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, the spine has some scuffing and damage, corners bumped. Binding secure. Some yellowing, but otherwise text and images remain largely...

William M. Cooper
£30.00

Flagellation and the Flagellants: A History of The Rod

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PUBLISHERWilliam Reeves, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and design, and embossed decorative border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and discoloured with scuffing, bumped corners and various marks. Hinges are weakened and partially split, but binding feel secure. The pages are lightly browned, with some foxing throughout,...

Richard Church
£20.00

The French Lieutenant (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERHeinemann.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to edges of boards. Text remains clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETWear and scuffing to edges and corners, a tiny tear at top of spine. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITIONFirst edition 1971.
DESCRIPTIONA...

Lawrence Weaver
£60.00

Houses and Gardens by E.L. Lutyens

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PUBLISHERCountry Life
BINDINGQuarter bound brown paper covered boards with cream cloth over spine. Title patch. Gilt lettering and banded spine. Decorated endpapers, gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general wear, with scuffing discolouration and stain marks. Hinges slightly weakened but binding is otherwise secure. A few foxing...

Jasper Conran
£40.00

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PUBLISHERConran Octopus Ltd.
BINDINGBrown boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, a little shelf wear to edges of boards, top of the spine is bumped . Text and images remain clear, bright and unmarked. 
DUST JACKETSlight wear and creasing to very edges. Preserved in removable book wrap.

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