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British Birds on Lake, River and Stream. A Book of Roses. A Book of Ships. Portraits of Christ. Caricature. British Shells. Fashion and Fashion Plates. Elizabethan Miniatures. The Microcosm of London. The Bayeux Tapestry. Fishes of Britain's Rivers and Lakes. The Poet's Corner. Edible Fungi. A Book of Lilies. Seashore Life and Pattern. Children as Artists. The Leaves of Southwell. Some British Moths. Garden Birds. English Ballet. Popular Art in Britain. Heraldry in England. Poisonous Fungi. Birds of the Sea. Ur: the First Phases. A Book of Toys. Flowers of Marsh and Stream. A History of English Clocks. Flowers of the Woods. A Selection of Engravings on Wood by Thomas Bewick. English Book Illustration 1800-1900. A Christmas Carol in Prose. Russian Icons. The English Tradition in Design. A Book of Spiders. Ballooning. Wild Flowers of the Chalk. Compliments of the Season. Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer. Edward Gordon Craig - Designs for the Theatre. British Butterflies. British Military Unifor
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: King Penguin Books, 1939-59.. 76 volumes. 8vo. Publisher's illustrated boards, excepting K3-5 which are in wrappers as issued, 32 of the volumes with dust jackets - seven up to K48 and all after K52. Profusely illustrated throughout. Occasional, mostly light, wear to the covers, generally very good. A charming and colourful series of books giving brief studies in a myriad of different subjects and showcasing the talents of some celebrated British illustrators including Edward Bawden, Barbara Jones, Enid Marx and John Piper. The set includes 70 first editions, the rest being early reprints. The volumes were not initially published with dust jackets, the earliest first edition with one here being K22, dated 1946.
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- Bow Windows Bookshop
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- 45623
- Title
- British Birds on Lake, River and Stream. A Book of Roses. A Book of Ships. Portraits of Christ. Caricature. British Shells. Fashion and Fashion Plates. Elizabethan Miniatures. The Microcosm of London. The Bayeux Tapestry. Fishes of Britain's Rivers and Lakes. The Poet's Corner. Edible Fungi. A Book of Lilies. Seashore Life and Pattern. Children as Artists. The Leaves of Southwell. Some British Moths. Garden Birds. English Ballet. Popular Art in Britain. Heraldry in England. Poisonous Fungi. Birds of the Sea. Ur: the First Phases. A Book of Toys. Flowers of Marsh and Stream. A History of English Clocks. Flowers of the Woods. A Selection of Engravings on Wood by Thomas Bewick. English Book Illustration 1800-1900. A Christmas Carol in Prose. Russian Icons. The English Tradition in Design. A Book of Spiders. Ballooning. Wild Flowers of the Chalk. Compliments of the Season. Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer. Edward Gordon Craig - Designs for the Theatre. British Butterflies. British Military Unifor
- Author
- (KING PENGUIN BOOKS)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: King Penguin Books
- Date Published
- 1939-59.
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Bow Windows Bookshop
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Lewes, East Sussex
About Bow Windows Bookshop
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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