Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers
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A quantity of hardback books, mainly 19th century literature, including 'Highways and Byways in Devon and Cornwall and London', three AC Blacks pictorial cover books, 'Venice' by Mortimer Menpes, 'The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám', 'The English Lakes' by A Heaton Cooper, 'Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens', by JM Barrie, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 'Chats On Old Furniture' by Arthur Hayden, 'The Lakes' by W Heaton Cooper, published by Warne, 'Winnie The Pooh' by AA Milne, 'The House at Pooh Corner' by AA Milne, Second Edition, 'When We Were Very Young', sixth edition, 'The Blue Fairy Book', Edited by Andrew Lang, fifth edition 1892, and the 'Welsh Fairy Book' by W Jenkyn Thomas fourth impression 1915. CONDITION REPORT The spine on the Lilac Fairy Book is worn, as are the front corners of the boards, it has a pencil inscription to the title page and staining to the first dozen or so pages to the bottom right. Further foxing throughout, appears to be complete but worn. The spine on the Welsh Fairy Book is flattened at the top and bottom, the opposing corners of the front and back boards are turned in. It has an inscription 'Tommy, With best love Christmas 1915' to the title page. The adhesive is starting to give from the spine to the pages of the book. There is heavy foxing to the title page and further light foxing throughout. The majority of the books in this lot appear to be in a well-used and worn condition.
