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THE GOLDEN AGE OF RAILWAY POSTERS
Written by Michael Palin.
Stock no. 1827361
Published by Batsford; Pavilion Books. 1st thus 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Introduced by Palin. A celebration of the heyday of advertising graphic art - the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w vintage illustrations. ISBN: 9781849942782. Light rubbing to corners, Lower corners of boards a little bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is also lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE PIRELLI CALENDAR: 40 YEARS COMPLETE
Written by Francesco Negri Arnoldi.
Stock no. 1824270
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Pirelli Calendar is an icon of our times. Not available by purchase or subscription but only sent to a Who's Who of movers and shakers, this luxurious pin-up calendar has over the years featured the world's most beautiful women. This fortieth anniversary edition contains the full calendar for all the yeras from 1964 to 2004. Large format. Matt pink boards, black title to spine & publisher logo to front. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 050054297X. Pink has faded to green at board edges and spine. Text block lightly browned, minor foxing to top edge. Contents fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and is creased across top edge.

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OXO ROAD SAFETY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1320334
Published by Oxo Limited. Almost very good condition.

A painting book presented by Oxo. Oblong format, pictorial paper wraps. Pictures to colour. Covers slightly grubby at edges. Child's name written twice at top of front cover. Two of the b/w illustrations have been partly coloured in.

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SOME EARLY MOTORING ADVERTISEMENTS
Written by Roy Chambers.
Stock no. 2132270
Published by Bellona Publications Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Old b/w adverts. ISBN: 0850760178. Spine is bumped and browned. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips, couple of tape repairs to verso.

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KELLOGG'S FUNNY JUNGLELAND MOVING PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318587
Published by W.K. Kellogg. Circa 1932. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Pictures of jungle animals in strips which can be moved around to form peculiar creatures! A few lines of rhyme to each page. Front cover has possibly faded a little. Contents appear to be clean and complete.

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ART AND THE AUTOMOBILE
Written by D.B. Tubbs.
Stock no. 2132136
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An entertaining and informative book on car art, cars and autmobiliana. 225 superb illustrations of which 50 are in colour. Large format. ISBN: 0718823850. Fading to spine and cover edges. Foxing to prelims and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased. with a couple of nicks; unevenly browned.

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PREHISTORIC ANIMALS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2130876
Published by Brooke Bond Oxo. Very good condition.

Brooke Bond Picture Cards, originating free with Brooke Bond Tea and Tea Bags. Oblong format. Cardwraps. Some corner creases.

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ADVERTISING BRITISH CARS OF THE 50S
Written by Heon Stevenon.
Stock no. 2129745
Published by Haynes. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. Large format. 96 pages. ISBN: 0854298983. Wrapper has some grubby marks.

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MR. PICKWICK ON THE ICE AT THE MANOR FARM
Written by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Alice B. Woodward.
Stock no. 2124067
Very good condition.

Small format. Card wraps. What appears to be a seasonal booklet from Coleman's Mustard. Colour illustrations. Staples to spine have rusted. A few marks to covers. Damp staining mark to corners of last half of book (around 4 leaves of book).

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'THAT'S SHELL - THAT IS!' AN EXHIBITION OF SHELL ADVERTISING ART
Written by David Bernstein.
Stock no. 1812718
Published by Barbican Art Gallery. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition.

Exhibition running from 5th July-4th September 1983. Cardwraps. 47 pages. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0946372039. Minor marks to text block and light rubbing to corners.

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NURSERY RHYME RAG BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh; Gertrude E. Taylor; et al..
Stock no. 1315078
Published by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. circa 1914. Slightly better than very good condition.

Produced for Suchard advertising their products in children's rhyme. 10 cloth pages/covers with colour illustrations. Extremely rare. Pale foxing to contents otherwise contents fine. A super copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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KELLOGG'S FUNNY JUNGLELAND MOVING PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1504887
Published by W.K. Kellogg. 1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Card wraps. Pictures of jungle animals in strips which can be moved around to form peculiar creatures! A few lines of rhyme to each page. Covers creased and worn, small closed tear to top edge of front cover. Scribble to elephant's head on front cover, surface paper damage to centre of rear cover. Light marking to a couple of pages from light dampstain. Some creasing and wear. Staples rusty. All strips present. Some illustrations slightly off line.

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