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SECRET MEMOIRS OF A RENAISSANCE POPE
Written by Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini.
Stock no. 1321572
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Commentaries of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini Pius II. An abridgement. B/w illustrations. Full cream vegetable parchment ('Elephanthide'), with Piccolomini's crest blind stamped to front cover. Dark red leather title label to spine with gilt title. A few fox spots to spine else book is fine. A couple of tiny marks to slipcase.

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AS MAD AS A HATTER!
Written by David E. Evans.
Stock no. 1816357
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of Nonconformism in Dursley. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0904387909. Name in ink to front endpaper and a grubby mark. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and lightly scuffed.

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ENGLISH HERITAGE BOOK OF SHRINES & SACRIFICE
Written by Ann Woodward.
Stock no. 1815775
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1992. Fine condition.

An analysis of Iron Age and Roman religious sites in Britain, concentrating on the evidence for the special buildings, shrines, and the various objects, alive, dead or symbolic which were offered up as sacrifices within them. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, a few colour plates. ISBN: 0713460849.

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CAROLS
No author listed. Illustrated by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
Stock no. 1506935
Published by Alexander Moring Ltd.. circa 1945. Almost very good condition.

Dark red cloth with gilt title and onlay. 14 carols. 6 double page spread colour plates; 5 other colour plates. 43 pages. 10.25 x 8". Spine faded and bumped with wear to ends. A little wear to corners. Uneven fading to front and rear cover. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Tiny hole to front joint. One hinge cracked. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Light page edge browning. All plates present.

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A BOOK OF SAINTS
Written by J.M. Marsh. Illustrated by J.M. Marsh.
Stock no. 1810633
Published by Student Christian Movement Press. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ten christian saints. Each saint has a full page silhouette by way of illustration. Yellow paper boards with black titles and silhouette to front. Spine and corners bumped, top of spine torn across, boards a little grubby. Some minor scattered foxing to contents. Hinges pulled but stitching firm. Dustwrapper is worn at corners and spine with loss and browned/grubby.

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THROUGH STORMY SEAS SOME OF THE SPIRITUAL CRISES IN MY LIFE AFLOAT
Written by E.G. Carre.
Stock no. 2115579
Published by Pickering & Inglis Ltd.. 2nd 1939. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. B/w photos. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips - 1" loss to top f spine.

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BATH MILLENIUM
Written by Barbara G. Stone.
Stock no. 806614
1973. Fine condition.

The Christian Movement 973-1973. Red pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. ----

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HYFFORDDWR YN EGWYDDORION Y GREFYDD GRISTIONOGOL
Written by Thomas Charles.
Stock no. 591968
Published by Robert Saunderson. 1838. Fair condition.

Small format. Paperwraps. Text in Welsh. Several books on similar subjects bound together. 80 pages; 96 pages; 88 pages; 56 pages. Contents browned. Additional brown paper wrapper stuck to original wraps.

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THE CHILDREN'S WORSHIP
Written by Phyllis Graham. Illustrated by Elsie Anna Wood.
Stock no. 589883
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

Blue card wraps. Colour illustrations. In slightly edge-chipped orange dustwrapper.

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THANK YOU GOD
Written by Vivyen Bremner.
Stock no. 583866
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1950. Very good condition.

A picture book of praise and prayer for little children to use. Blue cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Corners worn.

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THE VALIDITY OF ORDINATION BY MEER PRESBYTERS
Written by Charles Owen.
Stock no. 987061
1715. Almost very good condition.

Pages: 6, 281, 3. Modern black cloth spine, grey boards. Prelims browned. Title page missing. Boards fine.

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