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THE TALE OF KITTY-IN-BOOTS
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327531
Published by Frederick Warne. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Kitty's owner thinks she is a serious, well-behaved cat but Kitty sneaks out at night to go hunting. Beatrix Potter wrote this in 1914 but did not find time to illustrate it, over 100 years later Quentin Blake has brought Kitty to life. Blue matt boards with white titles and mock pictorial onlay. Colour illustrations. 69 pages. ISBN: 9780241247594.

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TERRIER OF LLANTHONY PRIORY'S HOUSES AND LANDS IN GLOUCESTER 1443
Written by Richard Steymor; Robert Cole; John Rhodes.
Stock no. 1827813
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 1st thus 2016. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 30. Llanthony Priory's terrier is a detailed history and description of 231 houses and gardens lying in nearly every street of medieval Gloucester. This edition expands the terrier into a history and description of 554 houses and gardens identified by postal addresses and extending from the middle ages to 1672, the date of surviving Hearth Tax returns. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780900197918. A couple of minor knocks to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Tove Jansson.
Stock no. 1327530
Published by Tate Publishing. 2013. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Alice comes to new life in Tove Jansson's drawings. Her wit and imagination are a perfect match for the humour and enchantment of the world at the end of the rabbit hole. Pale blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Wonderful colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781854379573. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed, very slightly marked on rear panel with a small barcode label to same.

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THE JUNGLE BOOK
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Stock no. 1327529
Published by Templar Publishing. Circa 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Kipling's animal favourites are brought to life in stunning illustrations by award-winning artist Ingpen. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781840117189. 6th printing. Spine slightly bumped. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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HANSEL AND GRETEL
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Stock no. 1327528
Published by Omega Books. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Classic Collector's Series. Green boards, gilt title to spine and decoration to front board. 6 double-sided colour plates (12 different pictures). 275 pages. Green silk page marker. ISBN: 1850070814. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Light foxing to textblock and light page browning to margins. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge creased.

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ALL MARY
Written by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williams.
Stock no. 1327527
Published by The Owl Man. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Revised and re-issued. Red boards, gilt titles and vignette. B/w text illustrations. 130 pages. ISBN: 1900186004. Spine bumped at base and neat barcode sticker to rear cover else a fine copy.

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MOSTLY MARY
Written by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williams.
Stock no. 1327526
Published by The Owl Man. 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Revised and re-issued. Green boards with gilt titles and vignette. B/w illustrations to text. 98 pages. ISBN: 1900186020. Small mark to rear endpapers, affecting lower edge of last few pages a tiny bit. Spine slightly bumped. Barcode sticker to rear cover.

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THE WINDFALL YACHTS: A LEGACY OF GOODWILL
Written by Michael Cudmore.
Stock no. 1827812
Published by Topsy Ii Publishing. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of a large fleet of ex German yachts mainly built in the 1930s and taken over by occupying forces in 1945. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780954254711. SIGNED by the author (with personal gift dedication) to title page. Couple of minor knocks to board edges. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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THE ART OF FORTRESS BUILDING IN HOSPITALLER MALTA 1530-1798: A STUDY OF BUILDING METHODS, MATERIALS, AND TECHNIQUES
Written by Stephen C. Spiteri.
Stock no. 1827811
Published by Bdl Publishing. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study that seeks to examine the manner in which the Knights of the Order of St John and their military engineers went about designing, building, repairing, and arming their defensive works throughout the 268 years of their rule over the Maltese islands. A limited edition. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9789995720063. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed, scuffed to rear panel and damp stained to verso.

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TAKE JENNINGS FOR INSTANCE
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1327525
Published by Collins. 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jennings joins the Natural History club. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. Red boards, black title to spine. 256 pages, top edge red. Endpapers partly browned. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' price sticker above. Dustwrapper is edge creased and slightly chipped.

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JENNINGS' DIARY
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1327524
Published by Collins. 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis. Top edge red. 253 pages plus booklist. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small brown spot (foxing?) to title-page. Contents browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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THE TROUBLE WITH JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1327523
Published by Collins. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

According to Mr Wilkins, the trouble with Jennings was due to the fantastic way his mind appeared to work! Grey boards, red title to spine. Coloured frontis, b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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