1.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
By
T. S. Eliot
Illustrator
Nicolas Bentley.
1940, Faber and Faber.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
17cm x 22cm.
45 pages.
3rd impression of 1st edition, Nov 1940.
Dustwrapper missing back panel.
Covers generally clean.
Spine slightly darkened.
Fore-edge is rough-cut.
5cm darkish mark on front endpaper.
Contents slightly tanned, with a few faint marks mostly adjacent to the stitching, but otherwise clear.
Overall close to VG, with a partial dustwrapper.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
2.
Selected Cautionary Verses
By
Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator
Nicolas Bentley.
1st Thus edition, 1950, Puffin.
67th book in Puffin Story Book series.
Paperback.
Minor wear to covers.
Spine darkened.
Some light foxing to front cover.
Pages slightly tanned.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition.
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The mirror of the age
By
James Laver
Illustrator
Nicolas Bentley.
1st edition, circa 1960, Hector Powe Ltd..
Paperback.
Pictorial covers.
26.5cm x 19cm.
Unpaginated.
Landscape format.
"A Hector Powe booklet to interest and entertain men who know good clothes".
Very good condition.