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6 Larger images. AN ABBEY CHAMPION Oxenham, Elsie Jeanette. Illustrated by Horder, Margaret. Stock no. 382956 Frederick Muller Ltd. 1st ed 1946. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 219 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Spine faded. Covers unevenly discoloured with a couple of small splash marks to rear cover. Light foxing to endpapers and page margins else contents clean. Photocopy wrapper. Price: £180.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book

7 Larger images. ROSAMUND'S VICTORY Oxenham, Elsie Jeanette. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 382976 George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1936. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. A romance of the Abbey Girls. Blue cloth, black title to spine and borders to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped with some slight wear. Spine faded (and some slight fading to top edge of front cover). First gathering of pages (5-12) is detached but still present (binding error?). Foxspots to outer page edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss to spine and corners. Price: £380.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book

7 Larger images. GUERRA MARITIMA Holland, James. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 630114 Penguin. Circa1942. Nearly fine condition. A Portuguese Puffin Picture Book (No. 2 War At Sea). Second in list of five titles inside front cover. Pictorial paper wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Slight loss to lower front corner (tiny nibble). Corners very lightly rubbed. Contents very nice, clean and tight. Price: £120.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book

5 Larger images. MAKE YOUR OWN FARM PART ONE Trix, . No illustrator listed. Stock no. 630115 Penguin. 1st ed 1945. Fine condition. A Puffin Cut-Out Picture Book (Picture Puffin no. 41). Pictorial card wraps. Farm animals to cut out and make. Colour pictures. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean and unused. Price: £150.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book

5 Larger images. MEMORIALS OF THE ANTIQUITIES AND ARCHITECTURE, FAMILY HISTORY AND HERALDRY OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX Suckling, Alfred. No illustrator listed. Stock no. 817048 John Weale. 1st ed 1845. Very good condition with no wrapper. Large format. 12 x 9 inches. Dark green leather spine and corners. Raised abands and gilt decorations to spine. Marbled boards and endpapers. All edges gilt. 34 tinted lithographs. B/w illustrations in text. Coloured shield to title page. Book: all plates present. Contents clean and bright. Corners and top and tail of spine bumped and rubbed. A handsome copy. Price: £180.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book