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Hsaio Ch'ien
£60.00

The Spinners of Silk and Etching of a Tormented Age (signed copies)

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PUBLISHERGeorge Allen & Unwin Ltd. London. (both books)
BINDINGSpinners of Silk: red cloth boards.
Etching of a Tormented Age: pictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSpinners: boards are quite worn at edged, with bumped corners and some fading. Some browning and foxing mainly affecting outer leaves. Text is little marked....

Hsaio Ch'ien
£150.00

A Harp With a Thousand Strings (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERPilot Press Ltd, London.
BINDINGLight blue cloth boards. Produced to war economy standards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at the edges, spine faded. A little browning and foxing mostly affecting outer leaves. Text remains largely clear and little marked. The fold out time line is intact but tattered at...

Laurie Lee
£880.00

Cider with Rosie (signed first edition)

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PUBLISHERThe Hogarth Press, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just slight signs of wear to edges of boards. Faint browning and some tiny spots on block edges. Printed pages and images are clear and have barely any discernable marks. 
DUST JACKETVery...

J.R.R. Tolkien
£100.00

The Father Christmas Letters

Children
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PUBLISHERGeorge Allen & Unwin Ltd.
BINDINGPictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear around edges, the ends of the spine spine are bumped. Some faint scratching to gloss surface. There are some faint foxing spots throughout the book, although mostly confined to outer leaves. Four bottom corners on...

Peter Churchill
£22.00

By Moonlight

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PUBLISHERRobert Hale Limited, London.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and faded at edges. Small tear at top of front hinge and some splitting at the back, although binding still feels secure. Some browning and foxing to block edges and outer leaves, although text remains largely...

Captain W.E. Johns
£20.00

Biggles Works it Out

Children
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PUBLISHERHodder & Stoughton Limited, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with black lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, with some discolouration and fading. Some browning and foxing to block edges and outer leaves. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETVery...

Captain W.E. Johns
£15.00

Biggles Breaks the Silence

Children
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PUBLISHERHodder & Stoughton Limited, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with silver gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with fading especially to spine and some stain marks. Binding secure. Some foxing to block edges and outer leaves, although printed pages and images are mostly clear and little...

Captain W.E. Johns
£55.00

Biggles Fails to Return

Children
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PUBLISHERHodder & Stoughton Limited, London.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards with black lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn with some fading at edges. Binding secure apart from the frontispiece which is halfway detached. Foxing to block edges and rear endpapers, printed pages and illustrations remain largely clear and little marked.

Richmal Crompton
£65.00

William's Television Show

Children
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PUBLISHERGeorge Newnes, Limited, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition, boards have just a little wear at edges. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with several tears and creasing at edges. Discolouration and...

Richmal Crompton
£55.00

William's Happy Days

Children
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PUBLISHERGeorge Newnes, Limited, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with black lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges and corners, spine faded. Browning to endpapers, but printed pages and illustrations remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with several tears which have been previously...

Virginia Woolf
£50.00

The Years

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PUBLISHERLeonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, London.
BINDINGAlthough the boards now appear cream with a blue / green tinge, they are believed to have originally been green.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and very faded. Hinges weakened, but binding feels secure. The first few pages are quite...

Boris Pasternak
£30.00

Safe Conduct: An Early Autobiography and Other Works

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PUBLISHERElek Books, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, boards are just a little worn at edges. Gilt lettering on spine faded. Some browning mostly affecting outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Ink inscription on flyleaf. 
DUST JACKETIntact, but worn at...

Gertrude Bone, Illustrated by Stephen Bone
£35.00

Mr. Paul (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERJonathan Cape, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with paper title patch on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, especially at edges. Corners bumped. Title patch very faded and discoloured. Opened page edges are uneven and browned. Foxing and browning mostly affecting endpapers, outer leaves and very edges....

Jane Austen
£60.00

Sense and Sensibility

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PUBLISHERMacmillan and Co. London.
BINDINGNavy blue leather boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine, and embossed borders. Mauve ribbon marker. With a cloth covered card slipcase. 
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are fairly well preserved, with some mostly faint scratches and dents. Some browning and a couple of small stains...

Bettina Ehrlich
£70.00

Cocolo

Children
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PUBLISHERChatto & Windus, London.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards with red lettering and donkey design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn at edged and generally faded and discoloured. Foxing marks, as well as some in pencil and paint. Binding feels secure. Front endpapers have further marks in what looks like brown paint...

Phil Strong, Kurt Weise
£18.00

Honk the Moose

Children
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PUBLISHERGeorge G. Harrap & Co.
BINDINGIllustrated boards with cloth tape over spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, commensurate with age. Some scratches and marks, ends of spine a little frayed. Colours remain bright. Slight browning, but printed pages and images are largely clear with few noticeable...

Anne Michaels, John Berger
£15.00

Railtracks

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PUBLISHERGo Together Press
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just slight wear to very edges of covers, a couple of small marks on back. Printed pages and images are clear and unmarked. Little handled. 
DUST JACKETPreserved in clear archival pouch.
EDITION2011.
DESCRIPTIONTakes the form of a...

Francis Bacon and Samuel Johnson
£30.00

Essays, and The History of Rasselas (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERJohn Sharpe, London.
BINDINGGreen leather boards with gilt decoration and littering, banded spines. Gilt block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONWell preserved for age, with some general shelf wear and scuffing. Bindings feel quite tight and secure, although the title page of vol. I is loose. Slight browning, but printed pages...

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