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THE SCULPTURE OF TULLIO LOMBARDO: STUDIES IN SOURCES AND MEANING
Written by Sarah Wilk.
Stock no. 1827645
Published by Garland Publishing Inc.. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition.

A Garland Series. Outstanding Dissertations in the Fine Arts. Originally entitled Iconological Problems in the Sculpture of Tullio Lombardo. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 082403256X. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Else contents fine.

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THE IRON INDUSTRY OF THE WEALD
Written by Henry Cleere; David Crossley.
Stock no. 1827644
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718512138. Light browning and minor foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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EARLY VICTORIAN WATER ENGINEERS
Written by G.M. Binnie.
Stock no. 1827643
Published by Thomas Telford. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of the grudging acceptance of the need for constant unpolluted water supplies and the many problems, human and technical, that had to be faced in meeting that need. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0727701282. Boards clean and bright. Text block browned with some foxing. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has a few foxspots to verso (not visible to front).

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JOY'S NEW ADVENTURE
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 1327051
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

A Romance of the Abbey Girls. Pale blue cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. 4 b/w plates. 254 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Small black spot to edge of front cover. Small booksellers sticker (Foyles) to front pastedown. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to page margins and textblock. Very slight damage (surface paper?) to edge of front free-endpaper. A decent copy of the scarce first edition.

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PATCH AND A PAWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327050
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1940. Good condition.

Orange cloth, black titles. B/w frontis. 250 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing and some grubby fingermarks to contents.

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MARGERY MEETS THE ROSES
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327049
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

18-year-old Margery Paine goes to Rainbows, a model village built by a young heiress, to open its first sweet shop. Blue cloth, black title to spine. B/w frontis. 258 pages. Spine slightly bumped with some slight fading to base. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Light browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge chipped at spine.

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QUEEN OF THE ABBEY GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327048
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1934. Good condition.

Red boards, black titles and borders. Colour frontis. 314 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Wear and grubbiness to front cover. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock, prelims and to last text page.

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THE LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL: A HISTORY AND GUIDE
Written by Mike Clarke.
Stock no. 1827642
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Illustrated history of England's longest and most successful inland waterway. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0948789409. Text block lightly browned with some foxing. Else a clean copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. There is a slight musty odour present.

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STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327047
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Good condition.

Green cloth, green titles to spine. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Small black mark to top of spine. Front free-endpaper removed, half title-page is part detached at top 2".

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THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1327046
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1943. Good condition.

Orange cloth with black titles and vignettes. B/w frontis plate by P.B. Hickling. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly grubby. Writing in ink to endpapers (front and rear) and some erased pencil writing. Textblock is grubby. Some foxing and fingering to page margins.

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THE PEOPLE ALONG THE SAND: THE SPURN PENINSULA & KILNSEA A HISTORY, 1800-2000
Written by Jan Crowther.
Stock no. 1827641
Published by Phillimore. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Spurn Head is a 3.5 mile sand and shingle peninsula stretching between the North Sea and the River Humber. This social history of Spurn and Kilnsea has an emphasis on how the landscape of this very unusual area has impacted upon the people who have lived there or been associated with it. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781860774195. A lovely copy.

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SCHOOLGIRLS AND SCOUTS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327045
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1945. Very good condition.

Blue boards, silver title labels to front cover and spine. 320 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn, small splits to top and tail of spine. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Contents browned but otherwise clean.

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