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CAMBRIDGE AT WAR: THE DIARY OF JACK OVERHILL 1939-1945
Written by Jack Overhill; Peter Searby.
Stock no. 1827975
Published by Cambridgeshire Records Society. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

Cambridgeshire Records Society volume 19. This volumes contains the entries for 1939 to 1945 in Jack Overhill's gigantic diary (it comprises twenty-five books of typescript), which he began in 1932 when he was 29, and ended shortly before his death in 1989. A detailed and striking portrait of Cambridge in the Second World War, from the viewpoint of a quarrelsome pacifist. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780904323214. Covers lightly browned and a little grubby. Edges rubbed and worn, top front corner creased. Contents clean.

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MIDLAND ENGINEMAN
Written by Horace Mann; F.G. Cockman.
Stock no. 1827970
1st 1981. Very good condition.

The story of a man, Horace Mann, who loved steam locomotives and devoted his life to cleaning, firing and driving them. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 40 pages. ISBN: 0950787205. Covers are scuffed, creased at spine edge and lightly rubbed to corners. Contents clean.

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PLINY A SELF PORTRAIT IN LETTERS
Written by Pliny; Betty Radice.
Stock no. 1827957
Published by Folio Society. 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Second impression. Translated and Introduced by Betty Radice. Green cloth spine with gilt titles. Colour pictorial boards. 249 pages. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly shelf-scuffed (NR F).

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PLUTARCH LIVES (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Plutarch; Arthur Hugh Clough; Tom Holland. Illustrated by David Rooney.
Stock no. 1827949
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Very good condition.

A four volume set based on the Dryden Translation and edited by A.H. Clough: The rise of Classical Greece; The Age of Empire-Builders; From Kings to Consuls; The Age of Caesar. Biographies of Green & Roman figures. Introduction by Tom Holland. Red cloth boards with gilt decorations and titles. B/w plates. Volume I has a small piece of paper/label stuck to front board, also a minor stain to lower edge and vertical edge of text block. Else, a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor shelf-scuffing.

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MICHELANGELO
Written by Howard Hibbard; Michael Levey. Illustrated by Michelangelo.
Stock no. 1827932
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Michael Levey. Large format. Brown cloth spine and rear cover, gilt titles. Pictorial front board. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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AS I WALKED OUT ONE MIDSUMMER MORNING
Written by Laurie Lee; Jason Webster. Illustrated by Daniel Haskett.
Stock no. 1827920
Published by Folio Society. 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Orange pictorial cloth. Introduction by Jason Webster. Colour illustrations. Second printing. A lovely copy in publisher's slipcase which has a minor spot to one side and light shelf scuffing.

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ONE LAST CAST: THE DIARY OF A CARPFISHER
Written by Rob Maylin.
Stock no. 1827914
Published by Bountyhunter Publications. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A 'must read' for the carp angler. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780951512746. A lovely copy.

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BIG CARP LEGENDS: LEE JACKSON
Written by Lee Jackson; Rob Maylin.
Stock no. 1827910
Published by Bountyhunter Publications. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Big Carp magazine this series of books will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history. This volume is dedicated to Lee Jackson. Forword by Rob Maylin. Colour photos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780951512760. SIGNED by Lee Jackson to title page (no dedication). A lovely copy in a clean & bright pictorial dustwrapper.

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BIG CARP LEGENDS: ROB MAYLIN
Written by Rob Maylin.
Stock no. 1827909
Published by Bountyhunter Publications. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Big Carp magazine this series of books will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history. This volume is dedicated to Rob Maylin, editor of Big Carp magazine for over 20 years. Colour photos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780956980007. A lovely copy in similar pictorial dustwrapper.

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BIG CARP LEGENDS: PETE SPRINGATE
Written by Pete Springate; Rob Maylin.
Stock no. 1827908
Published by Bountyhunter Publications. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Big Carp magazine this series of books will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history. This volume is dedicated to Pete Springate, or 'Sir Pete' as he is fondly known, one of the godfathers of carp angling. Foreword by Rob Maylin. Colour & b/w photos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780951512753. A lovely copy in a similar pictorial dustwrapper.

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BIG CARP LEGENDS: STEVE BRIGGS
Written by Steve Briggs; Rob Maylin.
Stock no. 1827907
Published by Bountyhunter Publications. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Big Carp magazine this series of books will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history. This volume is dedicated to Steve Briggs, a carp fishing penomenon. Foreword by Rob Maylin. Colour & b/w photos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780951512777. A lovely copy in a similar pictorial dustwrapper.

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BIG CARP LEGENDS: RITCHIE MCDONALD
Written by Ritchie McDonald; Rob Maylin.
Stock no. 1827906
Published by Bountyhunter Publications. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Big Carp magazine this series of books will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history. This volume is dedicated to Ritchie McDonald, one of big carp fishing's true legends. Foreword by Rob Maylin. Colour & b/w photos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780951512715. Light crease to title page else a lovely copy in a similar pictorial dustwrapper.

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