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Antiquarian book dealers Est. 1971

Welcome to St Marys Books and Prints, Stamford's premiere bookshop.

Our stock of 50,000 books can be browsed online...Or make the virtual a reality - visit our shop and indulge yourself in the charming world of second hand, rare and antiquarian books where you can delve into our print collection and marvel at our range of taxidermy. Situated in the finest stone town in England, we provide the perfect place to find a book.

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[055309] T.S. Eliot. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. London: Faber And Faber Limited, 1939. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very Good / Very Good. 45 printed pages, complete with the original yellow dustjacket. The famous work by T.S. Eliot, here as a very good bright copy with only a small nick to the top of the front cover and some slight rubbing to the edges. The contents are clean and bright and free from inscription. The spine is a little darkened. Overall a very good examaple with no restoration. £750.00

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St Mary’s Books has just acquired some Beatrix Potter First Editions,

The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies

Please e-mail for more details, info@stmarysbooks.com

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[054459] Arthur Ransome. Swallows and Amazons. London: Jonathan Cape, 1931. 1st. 8vo. H. Back. Very Good New Illustrated edition. Recently bound in full blue morocco, gilt tooling to spine, with vellucent colour illustration inlaid to upper cover, bound by the Cottage Bindery, Bath, contained in custom-made blue slipcase. Contents very clean with the merest hint of foxing to the margins. Usual map endpapers to the front and rear. pp 349 A Fine binding

£1,200.00